Dunkin Donuts Brings Us Spheres Of Perfection... Meat Munchkins

By: Don Caldwell


Dunkin Donuts has created a bite-sized miracle. All the awesome, with none of the cooking. Men around the country a cheering.


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The new concoction is a pancake ball, pre-soaked in maple syrup, and filled with sausage.
As Michael Showalter blogs, "Did you get that? The syrup is in the pancake and the sausage is in the pancake that the syrup is in too! F*** it! Let's all get in that pancake! It's a pancake party!"


They'll be sold for a limited time at participating Dunkin Donuts at 3 for $1.59 or 6 for $3
No, I am not advertising for Dunkin Donuts. I just get kind of excited when they figure out how to shrink / take the cooking out of / make it easier to eat ones’ favorite foods.

Only in America could we be so ingenious...

(ORIGINAL LINK) Dunkin Donuts Launches Meat Munchkins - The Consumerist

Apps that someone should build.

By: Don Caldwell


What apps would you like to have on your phone?


There are thousands of “apps” on the market today, but how many “apps” are ones that you really want? Have you ever thought about an idea for a good app? What “apps” do you look for?


Is most of our time spent playing games, listening to music, or from something else? Should we spend more time doing something productive with ourselves? Should we have more educational, informative, or religious “apps”?



What does the type of apps you use / download say about who you are as a person?


Ah, to heck with it, I want “apps” that make me laugh :o)

(ORIGINAL LINK) Useful iPhone apps that someone should build — Lost At E Minor: For creative people

You Can Now Buy Bacon-Flavored Soda. I Know What I Want For Christmas.

                                 By: Don Caldwell


Just when you thought soda could not get any better.


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When you're too lazy to make bacon, why not pop a bottle and just drink bacon instead?

J&D Foods, a company that specializes in all things bacon -- including bacon-flavored envelopes and the bacon Kevin Bacon sculpture that made headlines recently -- has taken the obsession one step further by coming up with a new drinkable pork product: bacon-flavored soda.

That's right, Coca-Cola is out, and swine soda is in.

J&D Foods owner Justin Esch told AOL News that his company recently partnered with Jones Soda to create a special-edition bacon-flavored drink just in time for the holidays.

"They know soda. We know bacon. We were destined to merge our technologies for something big," Esch said. "We've already made bacon beauty products, bacon stationery and edible bacon products, so something drinkable was next."

Esch said his crew and mixologists over at Jones worked tirelessly for months concocting the perfect bacon flavoring for the beverage.

After much trial and error, he said they were finally able to get the taste just right


This is why kids should take chemistry in school. To bring us miracles like this. Now I can have my entire fast food meal taste like bacon. Now if only they could make air smell like bacon…PERMANENTLY…

(ORIGINAL LINK) Bacon-Flavored Soda Sizzles Onto Shelves

Homer Simpson is Catholic, Vatican Says. D’oh.

By: Don Caldwell

Can someone that drinks so much beer be holy?…lol


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"The Simpsons" just got a blessing from the Vatican.


The official Vatican newspaper has declared that beer-swilling, doughnut-loving Homer Simpson and son Bart are Catholics -- and what's more, it says that parents should not be afraid to let their children watch "the adventures of the little guys in yellow."


"Few people know it, and he does everything to hide it. But it's true: Homer J. Simpson is Catholic", the Osservatore Romano newspaper said in an article on Sunday headlined "Homer and Bart are Catholics."
The newspaper cited a study by a Jesuit priest of a 2005 episode of the show called "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star". That study concludes that "The Simpsons" is "among the few TV programs for kids in which Christian faith, religion and questions about God are recurrent themes."


The Simpsons pray before meals, and "in its own way, believes in the beyond," the newspaper quoted the Jesuit study as saying.


It's the second time the animated U.S. TV series, which is broadcast in 90 countries, has been praised by the Vatican.
But executive producer Al Jean told Entertainment Weekly on Monday he was in "shock and awe" at the latest assertion, adding that the Simpsons attend the "Presbylutheran" First Church of Springfield.


"We've pretty clearly shown that Homer is not Catholic," Jean said. "I really don't think he could go without eating meat on Fridays -- for even an hour."


In December 2009, the Osservatore Romano described the show as "tender and irreverent, scandalous and ironic, boisterous and profound, philosophical and sometimes even theological, nutty synthesis of pop culture and of the lukewarm and nihilistic American middle class."


"The Simpsons", which introduced the catch-phrase "D'oh", is the longest-running prime-time TV series in the United States and is now in its 22nd season.


At the very least, it shows that the Catholic Church has a sense of humor. And it makes me wonder if maybe, just maybe, there are some TV programs that are worth watching.
Will this be the cause of a great schism within the church??… : )

(ORIGIANL LINK) Homer Simpson is Catholic, Vatican paper declares - Yahoo! News

McDonald's Offering $400 Wedding Packages–My Dream May Be Coming True.

By: Don Caldwell

YES!…Now ALL of your dreams can come true! lol ;o) Now I can say to God “I’ve seen enough, and I’m ready to go.”


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Weddings can be complicated and stressful affairs so would you be loving it if someone was able to serve up the whole meal deal for you?


Imagine having your ceremony, reception, wedding cake and catering for up to 100 people provided for just £250. (apx 400$)


There's just one drawback - it's at McDonald's.


Couples can tie the knot at the fast food chain in Hong Kong from January 2011.


But while you may think any self-respecting bride would blush if she were to get married there, McDonald's claims it has decided to offer the service only after acquiescing to public demand for it.


The danger of barbecue sauce squirting down the bride's dress is seemingly inconsequential when compared to some people's attachment to their local branch and the desire for a Big Mac and fries.


The idea first came about after one couple, who met at a McDonald's, held their wedding reception at a branch in Hong Kong earlier this year.


Helen Cheung, Hong Kong McDonald's director of corporate communications, said: 'Over the past two years, we've started receiving calls from people who want to have a wedding party in our restaurants. There are about 10 calls a month.


'People said they'd dated here, or met here, and wanted to get married here. 


'We see this as a business opportunity.'


As if a McWedding wouldn't be different enough already, it would have to be a champagne-free ceremony because alcohol is banned from the family-friendly restaurants.


And the bride shouldn't expect any special treatment, such as walking to the front of the queue to collect her Chicken McNuggets, because she will have to vye for space with normal customers as McDonald's plans to keep the branch open as usual.


But if, given the auspicious beginnings, the marriage lasts at least a year, the happy couple can return to celebrate their union again because the chain also plans to host anniversary parties.




Imagine being the first couple on the block being blessed by the Golden Arches!!! Although, not having the ability to drink alcohol might be a problem. I mean, I think I would start drinking if I was getting married there. Also, does anyone know if the Catholic Church would send a priest to marry the LUCKY couple??… lol… I have a whole new appreciation for church….and mass…..and the Eucharist …which is definitely better than fries…

(ORIGINAL LINK) Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1320488/McDonalds-wedding-Couples-marry-fast-food-chain-HK-January.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz12SwehXvg

U.N. creates “Ambassador” position to greet extraterrestrials. Seriously?

 

My respect and appreciation for the United Nations knows no bounds. In their great foresight and wisdom, they have created a post that has long been needed. Oh wait, that’s right, this is freaking crazy!!…lol

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In news that's part wacky and part surprising, the United Nations will be appointing, early next week, Earth's official first contact (i.e., an ambassador) for aliens from outer space. (You couldn't make this stuff up. Well, you could ... but why bother?)

The U.N. has chosen a Malaysian astrophysicist by the name of Dr. Mazlan Othman, who happens to be the head of its Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna, "to act as Earth's first contact for any aliens that may come visiting."

Apparently, Dr. Othman:

" ... is scheduled next week to tell delegates at a scientific conference at the Royal Society's Kavli conference center in Buckinghamshire "that the recent discovery of hundreds of planets around other stars has made the detection of extraterrestrial life more likely than ever before - and that means the UN must be ready to coordinate humanity's response to any 'first contact'."

Do you know how this will affect the future writing of all the alien movies in the future?..lol… Of all the things the U.N. could be spending their time / money on…

(ORIGINAL LINK) U.N. creates First Contact position to greet extraterrestrials | Blastr

The Weirdest (and somewhat awesome) Thing I’ve Ever Seen.

This is definitely one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen….But part of me sits in wonder…..Does the squirrel eat the Nazis’ ?

(ORIGINAL LINK) Image of the Day: Chewbacca on a giant squirrel ... fighting Nazis | Blastr

Drake University’s ‘D+’ Marketing Campaign. Did Anyone Think About This First?

I’m thinking I would not want to major in marketing at this university…lol. You would think someone would have had enough common sense to not let this one get by. How would you rate the value of your education?

(ORIGINAL LINK) Great moments in collegiate marketing: Drake University’s ‘D+’ campaign | The Upshot Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News

Fried Beer…. The Final Frontier.

One word: Mantastic!

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It's really quite simple. Ravioli-ish pockets of dough are filled with Guiness and then deep fried. Judging by the below video, the beer just spills out onto the plate after the first bite.

(ORIGINAL LINK) Fried Beer... The Name Says It All - The Consumerist

Possibly The Best Review Of Anything, EVER

LOL…This is GREAT!!

(ORIGINAL LINK) Possibly The Best Review Of Wendy's, Or Anything, Ever - The Consumerist

40 Funny Print Ads

These are pretty good :)

(ORIGINAL LINK) 40 Seriously Funny Print Ads | Webdesigner Depot

Web video “Republican Women Are HotterTthan Democrats” Causes Stir.

In the realm somewhere between funny and offensive, a Minnesota Republican office has made a video testifying to the belief that Republican women are “hotter” than Democratic women. It did not take long before many cried foul. The original (Link) has been removed, as it has caused a little bit of a stir.


Here is a link to the video:

What do you think? A type of humor or offensive?

(ORIGINAL LINK) Minnesota GOP: Republican women are hotter than Democrats - Yahoo! News

Man Gets Married in Handcuffs After Drug Hearing

 

Kill two birds with one stone?

“The bride wore a gray suit. The groom wore a prison jumpsuit - and handcuffs.”

“And a Pennsylvania judge was doing double-duty after having just handled proceedings in the groom's drug case.”

“Judge Leonard Zito said he had never gotten such a request before, but "we're a full-service court."

“And when Zito asked whether anyone knew any reason why the marriage shouldn't proceed, the three-year mandatory minimum sentence that Barndt faces if convicted didn't come up.”

“The pair even managed to exchange a kiss over the objections of prosecutor Michele Kluk.”

When you really love someone, I guess nothing can keep them apart. I guess they also felt like they were short on time :o)

(ORIGINAL LINK) FOXNews.com - Pennsylvania Man Gets Married in Handcuffs After Drug Hearing