Archive for January, 2007

Kwispelbier!

Beer for dogs!
“Kwispel” is the Dutch word for wagging a tail.
I would have gone for the (more pedestrian) hondbier, but I’m Dutch-American. (”Hond” is Dutch for “dog”.)
Pet shop owner creates beer for dogs
UPDATE: Sweet! There’s an American version; Happy Tail Ale. [via Popgadget]

Filed in Beer, Cool!, Pets One Response so far

Think tank: Mich. should raise beer tax to ease budget problems

State officials should consider raising the tax on beer for the first time since the 1960s as part of an effort to ease the state’s budget problems, according to [John Bebow, executive director of The Center for Michigan, a think tank in the Ann Arbor area].
I hereby postulate that Mr. Bebow is a snobby wine [...]

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Cheap at Twice the Price

We are assembling a community of heathen pet-lovers to care for pets that are “left-behind.” We are coordinating with feed mills and kennels in preparation for your post-apocalyptic pet care needs.
JesusPets [via MeFi]

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Who the hell is running Sony?

Seriously, nothing like ending the run of a format before it even gets started. Sony announced today, after days of back and forth, that they will not allow their disc-replicating subsidiary to produce pornographic titles. At all. Sony says they won’t actively try to prevent adult titles on Blu-Ray, but won’t allow their subsidiary to [...]

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Open Letter

Dear Ann Arbor photographers,
It snowed. We get it.
Thanks,
Everyone Else
Flickr: Photos tagged with annarbor

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Adventures in Misreading

Here’s a quote from an article on organ donors, plus one important word I read that was not actually published:
The Secretary of State’s office is kicking off a campaign that asks residents who are willing to be organ donors to place a heart sticker on their license plates or state identification cards.
The words “plates” was [...]

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Ah, schadenfreude

Amanda Congdon, former hostess of Rocketboom and attention whore, gets tasered at CES. And no, the irony of my linking to this video is not lost on me.
ABC News: Amanda Congdon Index

Filed in Cool!, Entertainment, Made Me Laugh One Response so far

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