This increasingly inaccurately named Graph of the Week comes in link form (since I didn’t make it) and was actually found by Ryan, who was nice enough to let me post it:
http://wonkette.com/412361/all-193-of-republicans-support-palin-romney-and-huckabee
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On a more serious note, this interactive infographic contains some very interesting and somewhat disturbing information on how we’re doing as a nation when [...]
An Indonesian woman delivered a 19.2 pound baby on Monday. WHOA! WHAT? Is that even humanely possible? Apparently it is! This baby didn’t even set the world record (23 pounds set in 1879). Unbelievable. Check out the article and accompanying photo of the baby. The little guy next to him looks a little scared, don’t you think?
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We had a shareholders meeting, and Matt was in charge of the minutes:
Clearly we are dedicated to bringing you more Awesome.
Turning to the arena of public policy, this week’s Graph of the Week post is on the hot topic of Healthcare Reform.
*Note: “optional end of life counseling” means talking to your doctor about living wills an advance directives, but in this society it’s colloquially known as “death panels.”
Welcome to the glorious return of Badass of the Week!
This week, we have a story out of Houston. In a nutshell, a would-be-robber is thwarted by the clerk of the store he tried to rob.
Sandwich store clerk Yava Matthews punched the man in the mouth as he tried to get away with some money. Matthews [...]
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The Boobinator [July 3, 2009]
Dear Women of the World: If you desire bigger breasts, smaller breasts, higher breasts, or maybe your breasts could just be a little more symmetrical, Dr. Ted Eisenberg is your man. This Philadelphia-based plastic surgeon specializes in cosmetic breast surgery, and he happens to have a trick or two up his sleeve. Now, don’t run [...]
I have a bad habit of buying books and then not reading half of what I buy, so I started visiting the free public library to save some cash and bookshelf space. I stumbled across this Secondhand Book Club the other day and thought it was such a fantastic idea. The books are chosen monthly [...]
Never underestimate a girl in a pleated skirt.
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This week’s badass award goes to an angry mob in Kensington, a rough and economically distressed neighborhood in Philadelphia, PA. The members of this mob, upon hearing that the guy who raped an 11-year-old girl was on the run from the police and possibly in their neighborhood, took to the streets in a rare moment [...]
For those of you who live near a Wawa, rejoice! It’s HoagieFest 2009! For those of you who don’t live near a Wawa, consider moving.
I can’t think of anything that fits the spirit of Life in Awesomeopolis better than HoagieFest. It takes something already awesome, Wawa, and layers on top of it some pure unadulterated [...]