What's up with the tight ass pants?

[See More Pics] OOH LA LA!!

Stupid is as stupid does...

UPDATE: Man gored to death at Pamplona bull run...

Busted! Checking out the goods...

Oh là là Barack Obama

US President
checks out G8
delegate's bum

Oh là là - US President Barack Obama was snapped at the G8 summit checking out the bum of a delegate as Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in amusement. more ...

Schmuck...

Joe Biden update: No 'private meetings,' just meetings closed to the press...

Friday's Hit It Girl - Diora Baird

TGIF Wankers! What a week it's been. Multiple jams, house plumbing problems, and the MAN coming down hard with the axe. It's been hell. Don't know what the future holds but whatever happens, we can hopefully land back on our feet. Enough of the negativity. Those bums that put out that bogus "The Secrect" say the answer lies in positive thinking (I just saved you the cost of buying the book! No joke!). What better way to bring back positivity into our lives than with this week's Hit It Girl - Diora Baird. She's a beauty hailing from right here in Miami. You may remember her from Wedding Crashers. Enjoy the weekend, it couldn't have gotten here any sooner. Anyway, here are her vitals:

Birthday: 4/6/1983
Nickname: Dee Dee
Birthname: Diora Baird
Hometown: Miami, Florida, USA
Assets: Best breasts ever!
Vices: gives in to society that forces her to wear a shirt
Sign: Aries
Height: 5'8
Job: Actor, Model
Ethnicity: White
Country of Origin: USA
Stats: 32DD-30-36
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Actor, ModelHobbies

McCartney Says - "Rumors Untrue!" [Link Me!]

First the rumor went around that Michael Jackson was leaving the Beatles catalog to Paul McCartney in his will. Then the rumor was that McCartney was upset that Jackson didn't leave the Beatles catalog to the Beatle in his will.

Neither is true, said McCartney in a posting on his Web site.

"Some time ago, the media came up with the idea that Michael Jackson was going to leave his share in the Beatles songs to me in his will which was completely made up and something I didn't believe for a second," McCartney said.

"Now the report is that I am devastated to find that he didn't leave the songs to me. This is completely untrue," he added.

The story of the Beatles song catalog is long and tangled. At the time McCartney and writing partner John Lennon wrote their songs, they retained only a portion of the rights in the publishing company created by the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, and London music publisher Dick James. (The company was called Northern Songs, a nod to the Beatles' Liverpudlian roots.) The company went public 1965.

According to the myth-busting site Snopes.com, Lennon and McCartney each had 15 percent of the shares, Epstein (and his NEMS Enterprises) had 7.5 percent, James and partner Charles Silver had 37.5 percent and Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr had less than 2 percent. The rest was available for public investment.

Over the years (and partly due to the group's legal battles) the Beatles lost or sold their control, and the catalog of about 250 songs -- almost all of Lennon/McCartney's creations -- ended up in the hands of British media mogul Sir Lew Grade and his ATV Music Publishing. ATV added the Beatles' songs to its holdings, a cache that eventually grew to more than 4,000 songs. (Other songs in the catalog include those recorded by the Kinks, the Moody Blues and Elvis Presley.)


Link Me for the Rest of Story...

The 8 Gayest Mick Jagger Poses

Rolling Stones' front man Mick Jagger is a rock 'n roll legend and we would never argue otherwise. After all, he's responsible for one of the 10 craziest rock star sex stories of all time. However, he is also responsible for striking more gay-looking poses than any straight rocker this side of Steven Tyler. That's why we decided to put together this collection of The 8 Gayest Mick Jagger Poses...not that there's anything wrong with them.


8. The "Save Me" Stare
We know this album cover is about being with a woman and that there's a woman in the background (at least we think that's a woman), but Mick's pouty eyes are just staring at us with that "I'm not going to have to actually do anything with this woman's vagina, am I?" kind of stare.



7. The Runway Pose
We assume this photo is from a concert performance, but doesn't it look like Mick is walking down a model runway at a Tyra Banks fashion show?




6. The Twist
Is there any rock star other than Mick Jagger that can manage to make himself look like your gay uncle who goes bananas when the band starts to play "The Twist" at a family wedding?



5. The Nipple Strut
Just because Mick Jagger is 100-years-old doesn't mean he's going to stop wearing see-through shirts and showing off his nips West Hollywood style.



4. The Suck
This is when Mick puts his giant lips together and...you know the rest.



3. The Gargle
This unfortunately is what tends to come after The Suck.



2. The Kiss
Can you imagine if two of the biggest music stars in the world - let's say Jay-Z and Lil' Wayne - struck this pose in a video? Wow, the 1980's were a strange time.



1. The Kneepads
Shirt open? Check. White tights? Check. Kneepads? Check. Not only is this Mick Jagger's gayest photo, but this might be the gayest photo ever taken.

Schmucks...

Greenpeace activits mount banner on Mount Rushmore.

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In this picture provided by the environmental group Greenpeace, Greenpeace climbers rappel down the face of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D. on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 to unfurl a banner that challenges President Obama to show leadership on global warming. Obama is at the G8 meeting in Italy to discuss the global warming crisis with other world leaders. A federal prosecutor says a dozen people were taken into custody on Wednesday after the incident.

(AP Photo/Greenpeace, Kate Davison)

WTF? What is wrong with these gooks?

Tue Jul 7, 2:59 AM ET

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Almost three-quarters of South Korean male office workers feel uncomfortable when female colleagues show too much leg or cleavage in the workplace, a survey has revealed. A poll of 1,254 employees by the job portal site CareerNet found that 74 percent of men felt upset with the attire of their female co-workers.

(AFP/File/Valery Hache)

If an erection lasts for more than 6 hours contact your doctor...

He forgot to contact the doctor and now he is DEAD! with a boner.

Laugh a little bit..

"Bernie Madoff hired a prison consultant to learn how to live
in the can. His first piece of advice was, "Bernie, try not
to look so smokin' hot." -David Letterman

--

A young couple went to the doctor for their annual physical
exams. Afterwards, the doctor called the young man into his
office and told him that he had some good news and some bad
news. "The good news," he explained, "is that your fiance
has an particular strain of gonorrhea that I have only heard
of once before."

The guy paled. "If that's the good news, then what the hell
is the bad news?"

"Well," the doctor elaborated, "the bad news is that I heard
about this nasty strain just last week from my dog's vet."

--

The parish priest went on a fishing trip.

On the last day of his trip he hooked a monster fish and
proceeded to reel it in.

The guide, holding a net, yelled, 'Look at the size of that
Son of a Bitch!'

'Son, I'm a priest. Your language is uncalled for!'

'No, Father, that's what kind of fish it is - a Son of a
Bitch fish!'

'Really? Well then, help me land this Son of a Bitch!'

Once in the boat, they marveled at the size of the monster.

'Father, that's the biggest Son of a Bitch I've ever seen'
'Yes, it is a big Son of a Bitch. What should I do with it?'

'Why, eat it, of course. You've never tasted anything as
good as Son of a Bitch!'

Elated, the priest headed home to the rectory.

While unloading his gear and his prize catch, Sister Mary
inquired about his trip.

'Take a look at this big Son of a Bitch I caught!'

Sister Mary gasped and clutched her rosary, 'Father!'

'It's OK, Sister. That's what kind of fish it is, a Son of
a Bitch fish!'

'Oh, well then, what are you going to do with that big Son
of a Bitch?'

Sister Mary informed the priest that the new Bishop was
scheduled to visit in a few days and that they should fix
the Son of a Bitch for his dinner.

'I'll even clean the Son of a Bitch', she said.

As she was cleaning the huge fish, the Friar walked in.

'What are you doing Sister?'

'Father wants me to clean this big Son of a Bitch for the
new Bishop's Dinner'

'Sister! I'll clean it if you're so upset! Please watch
your language!'

'No, no, no, it's called a Son of a Bitch Fish.'

'Really? Well, in that case, I'll fix up a great meal to
go with it, and that Son of a Bitch can be the main course!

Let me know when you've finished cleaning that Son of a
Bitch.'

On the night of the new Bishop's visit, everything was
perfect. The Friar had prepared an excellent meal. The wine
was fine, and the fish was excellent.

The new Bishop said, 'This is great fish, where did you get
it?'

'I caught that Son of a Bitch!' proclaimed the proud priest.

'And I cleaned the Son of a Bitch!' exclaimed the Sister.

The Friar added, 'And I prepared the Son of a Bitch, using
a special recipe!

The new Bishop looked around at each of them. A big smile
crept across his face as he said, 'You mother fuckers are
my kind of people!'

Babies on board...

SCIENTISTS CREATE HUMAN SPERM...

...FROM STEM CELLS

Cure for male infertility?

US manned space flight in doubt 40 years after moon walk

US ambitions to send astronauts back to the moon as a prelude to missions t...

US ambitions to send astronauts back to the moon as a prelude to missions to Mars have been put in doubt by budgetary constraints 40 years after man's triumphant landing on Earth's nearest neighbor.

After the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003, former president George W. Bush decided to phase out the shuttle flights by 2003 and set a more ambitious mandate for America in space.

Launched in 2004, the so-called Constellation program aims to take Americans back to the moon by 2020 to use as a launch pad for manned voyages to Mars.

Without renouncing those objectives, President Barack Obama has named a commission of experts to review the US manned space flight program and make recommendations by the end of August. [THAT SUCKS! - LINK ME TO READ MORE DUDE]

La Pared Concert Video

Former Status Unknown Guitarist Albert Griffith sent this video of his group "LA PARED" (The Wall) latest exploits in the Nicaraguan Rain forest.

HOLIDAY HORRORS:

Fireworks accidents kill 5 workers...

Deadly DISNEY Monorail Crash...1 Dead

Bridge Collapse After Fireworks Show In Indiana; 100 people plunge into water...

And then there were 6 - You are hitting it and then KABOOM! you are DEAD!

Steve McNair R.I.P.


WHO KILLED THE QB?

Shot repeatedly...

20yo Girlfriend 'turned gun on herself'...



This combo shows Steve McNair, left, in a 2003 season file photo and Sahel Kazemi is shown in this undated booking photo from the Davidson County Sheriff. McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans' drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead Saturday July 4, 2009 with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Police said a pistol was discovered near the body of a woman, identified by Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron, as 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi also shot dead in a downtown condominium. She had a single gunshot wound to the head. (AP Photo)

Unmotivational Thought Of The Day

Chicago- Saturday in the Park "Live" (1972)

Hey it's the Fourth of July dudes

God Bless America - Happy Independence Day...

The Eagle is the awesomest bird ever invented. If I had to come back as a bird this would have to be it. Love it or leave it fellars.

Brad Approved Guano T-Shirts hit the market...

F-22 Raptor Supersonic

And finally before I sign off, I share with you a photo of our mighty Air Superiority Fighter: The F-22 Raptor, going supersonic. My nipples hardened when I saw this photo. This plane can do everything short of your taxes, better, faster, stealthier, and deadlier than anything any tin horn dictator can put up now, or in the next 50 years. Money well spent in my opinion. I sleep well at night knowing we have it.

Caption: A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft participating in Northern Edge 2009 executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while the ship is underway in the Gulf of Alaska on June 22, 2009. The visual effect is created by moisture trapped between crests in a sound wave at or near the moment a jet goes supersonic. Credit: DoD/Petty Officer 1st Class Ronald Dejarnett, U.S. Navy

Or how about this gem?

Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD
(AP)
ELK GROVE, Calif. – A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.

Officials at the Elk Grove Unified School District asked families of the teacher's 24 students to get rid of the DVD after the unintended clip was found spliced in a scene where children were sharing stories in class.

"Just destroy them," said spokeswoman Torrey Johnson.

Johnson said the teacher, whose name isn't being released, sent the DVD home with her students from Isabelle Jackson Elementary on the last day of class Friday. She learned of the mistake after a parent called her. She then called all the parents to ask them to destroy the DVD.

The school district, located just south of Sacramento, initially sent a letter home to parents asking them to return the DVDs, but then asked parents to simply destroy them.

Dudes!!!

Wud up Bros! I picked out a potpurri of choice links to articles covering the pressing issues of our time. Some of these highlight the hypocrisy of our government while Americans struggle and lose their jobs in these difficult times. Sometimes I feel we are in the Titanic and the band plays on. This economy is going nowhere fast. Consumers have closed their wallets but for the most necessary of expenditures. And banks have closed, or severely curtailed their credit even to the credit worthy despite the so called "STIMULUS". We have a crisis of confidence, or at least I do, that the dudes at the helm of this ship have only no clue of what to do next, but what they are doing is totally the opposite of what they should be doing. And what do they feed us? More Michael Jackson.

Anyhoe here they are for your perusal. Read and educate your minds so you can sound intelligent and God forbid maybe even get some tail in the process.

First the obligatory token Michael Jackson Link:

JACKSON LAST REHEARSAL VIDEO LEAKS...


Can you believe the balls on these people?

Congress's Travel Tab Swells...

Spending on Taxpayer-Funded Trips Rises Tenfold...

From Italy to the Galápagos...

Ant mega-colony takes over world... <=== Imagine the potential on this one. Chicks will dig you.

LAUNCH: 'Largest commercial satellite'; 15,200 lbs...

Un-bee-lievable: Bee swarm delays Astros/Padres game... <===Fantastic!

WHERE IS THE STIMULUS? <==== I don't know? Definitely not here.



DOWN ON THE 4TH OF JULY...

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Jobless rate at 9.5%; 467K jobs cut in June...

26-year high...

'We're in the Middle of a Crash': Black Swan...

NY City Apartment Sales Down Over 50%...

Slide in Tourism...

GM Plans 'Garage Sale' for Plants, Golf Course, Michigan Parking Lot... <==== This is embarassing. Once the largest Corp. in the world. Too big to fail huh?

USA ready to shoot down North Korea long-range missile...

NKorea raises tension with 4 missile launches...
... South Korea says NKorea may fire more missiles...<====Let them try... MAN! I wish they had the balls to shoot one at Hawaii.. But they don't 'Soviet parts in rocket'... <=== Really? what a surprise! Police: Conn. teens mishear mom's sex screams, beat her companion... <====Checkout this gem...You could use as ice breaker... guaranteed to get you laid or not.

'Rogue broker' blamed for oil spike... <=== BASTARD! They should make him Bernie Madof's cell buddy...

OK I think that is enough for one assignment, plus I'm getting sleepy...

Semper- infi

Ashton tweets "don't fly on airbus..."

People have been speculating about whether Airbus has a public relations problem.

It does.

Actor Ashton Kutcher, actress Demi Moore, and CNN host Wolf Blitzer arrive at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on May 9. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Actor Ashton Kutcher cautioned his fans on Wednesday that a pilot recommended to him not to fly on Airbus until the manufacturer's composite tail is declared safe.

Kutcher shared this message via Twitter.

His exact words were: "A 30 year vetran pilot recommended 2 me that I dont ride on an airbus until they prove that the composite tail is not creating ths accidents."

He then adds that, "I'm not a big fear person I just felt it would be neglegent to not share."

Who the heck cares what a U.S. actor thinks? Clearly, we shouldn't make flying decisions based on his opinion.

But the problem for Airbus is that Kutcher has has 2,546,626 "followers" on Twitter, as of the time that I'm writing this. That means that every time Kutcher says something, potentially 2,546,626 people are reading it and forming opinions.

Two Airbus aircraft crashed in June. An Air France jet crashed June 1 in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 228 people en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro. A Yemenia jet crashed Tuesday carrying 153 people from France to Comoros via Yemen. One teenage girl survived.

The cause of both crashes is still unknown.

Kutcher got people talking. Hundreds of conversations about the safety of Airbus followed his "tweet."

For example, user "prettynpink247" responded, "Really? My parents run an orphanage in Africa and they always fly airbus. I will advise them!!!"

User "mnazania" wrote, "and i thought Airbus were built better than Boeing. im s**ing myself and Im due to fly intercontinental soon."

User "makebo" thanked Kutcher for the heads up. User "MelodeeCA" says, "My father is a retired aerospace engineer and says he wouldn't fly on Airbus planes as well."

All of these people, who shared more than 200 tweets (I stopped counting at 243 and there were tons more), also have followers, who pass along the information to their followers and so on. This is how viral information spreads in society and on Twitter.

This = PR problem.

Comment by Pete: Damn right they have a problem... And Ashton should be careful for Airbus might send hitmen or worse lawyers out after him. Credibility you say? Hell YES! he has credibillity..Anyone that can bang Demi Moore and remain friends with Bruce Willis has instant credibility with me.

Air France Flight 447 struck sea surface on belly in one piece

French investigators have released an interim report providing details on the crash of Air France Flight 447, which plunged into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1 killing 228 people.

The report does not give a definite reason for the crash of the Airbus A330, and investigators issued a disclaimer: "This document has been prepared on the basis of the initial information gathered during the investigation, without any analysis and - given the continuing absence of wreckage, the flight recorders, radar tracks and direct testimony - without any description of the circumstances of the accident. Some of the points covered may evolve with time."

The report does say that the plane struck the ocean intact.

"Visual examination showed that the airplane was not destroyed in flight; it appears to have struck the surface of the sea in a straight line with high vertical acceleration," the report says.

Investigator Alain Bouillard described it this way: "The plane went straight down ... towards the surface of the water, very very fast. ... We were able to see that the plane hit the surface of the water flat. Therefore everything was pushed upwards -- everthing was pushed from the bottom to the top."

AFP explains it this way: "The plane appears to have hit the surface of the water in flying position with a strong vertical acceleration," he added, explaining that the plane hit the water belly-first.

Details leaked to the media about the autopsies of the victims showed that they had broken bones in their legs and hips, suggesting an impact while they were seated. French investigators say they have not seen the autopsy reports.

The report also confirms that the plane had speed problems, which was already known, and it adds this new detail: The crew tried to contact a control tower in Dakar, Senegal, three times without success.

The crew's attempts to connect to the Dakar control system were refused because the control system detected the absence of a flight plan for the aircraft or because "there was a mismatch between the flight plan filed for this registration number, the flight number and the reported position."

Airbus does not have to ground its fleet, an official told Reuters. "The information available today does not indicate any such need," Philip Swan, an adviser to France's BEA air accident board, said at a news conference. "They have flown tens of million of hours, and there are 660 of them flying."

The hunt for the aircraft's black boxes will go on until July 10.

(Read the full report. PDF.)

Following are facts established in the report:

The crew possessed the licenses and ratings required to undertake the flight,

The airplane possessed a valid Certificate of Airworthiness, and had been maintained
in accordance with the regulations,

the airplane had taken off from Rio de Janeiro without any known technical problems,
except on one of the three radio handling panels,

no problems were indicated by the crew to Air France or during contacts with the Bra-
zilian controllers,

no distress messages were received by the control centers or by other airplanes,

there were no satellite telephone communications between the airplane and the
ground,

the last radio exchange between the crew and Brazilian ATC occurred at 1 h 35 min
15 s. The airplane arrived at the edge of radar range of the Brazilian control centers,

at 2 h 01, the crew tried, without success for the third time, to connect to the Dakar
ATC ADS-C system,

up to the last automatic position point, received at 2 h 10 min 35 s, the flight had fol-
lowed the route indicated in the flight plan,

the meteorological situation was typical of that encountered in the month of June in
the inter-tropical convergence zone,

there were powerful cumulonimbus clusters on the route of AF447. Some of them
could have been the center of some notable turbulence,

several airplanes that were flying before and after AF 447, at about the same altitude,
altered their routes in order to avoid cloud masses,

twenty-four automatic maintenance messages were received between 2 h 10 and 2 h
15 via the ACARS system. These messages show inconsistency between the meas-
ured speeds as well as the associated consequences,

before 2 h 10, no maintenance messages had been received from AF 447, with the
exception of two messages relating to the configuration of the toilets,

the operator's and the manufacturer's procedures mention actions to be undertaken
by the crew when they have doubts as to the speed indications,

the last ACARS message was received towards 2 h 14 min 28 s,

the flight was not transferred between the Brazilian and Senegalese control centres, between 8 h and 8 h 30, the first emergency alert messages were sent by the Madrid
and Brest control centers,

the first bodies and airplane parts were found on June 6,

the elements identified came from all areas of the airplane,

visual examination showed that the airplane was not destroyed in flight ; it appears to
have struck the surface of the sea in a straight line with high vertical acceleration.

Comment by Pete: WOW! The American NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board for you non types) takes 6 months or more, sometimes years and that is having recovered flight recorders...and most wreckage to study. And these Frenchies already know what happened only a month later, with no recorders, and no substantial wreckage!. What kind of bullcrap investigation is that? They have nothing!... I don't know-- something smells here... Is Airbus and maybe Air France trying to blame the pilots and put this horrible crash and the public relations nightmare behind them?... Grieve a little...pay everybody up and off and let's move on? Looks like a transparent attempt at covering up and putting profit before safety. Let the Americans look for the boxes damn it. We will find them. Offer some bounty hunters 10 million dollars, OK 50 million to whoever comes up first with the prize... GEEEZZZZZ!!! The lack of imagination these people have kills me. I think air safety is paramount and the search should continue at whatever cost. My hunch is that Airbus does not want the boxes found because they will show just what a crappy airplane they build. If I was the families of the victims I would demand an independent investigation of the facts by the boys and gals at the N.T.S.B.. I believe that not until a thorough investigation is done that clears their airplanes as safe to fly in, will confidence in Airbus be restored in the minds of the flying public and myself. OK I have now spoken. Throw me a bone.

Friday's Hit It Girl - Linda Mertens

Happy 4th of July Wankers! Ok, so I'm a day early but I'm off today so it's the 4th for me! Thankfully, it's been a short week! This week's Hit It Girl comes all the way from Belgium. She's the singer for the group Milk, Inc - Linda Mertens. Gotta run so have a great 4th of July and here are her vitals:













Birthday: 7/20/1978
Nickname: Linda
Birthname: Linda Mertens
Hookups: Single
Hometown: Herentals
Assets: Voice, Smile
Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'3
Job: Singer
Hobbies: Going out, Kickboxing
Ethnicity: White
Country of Origin: Belgium
Stats: 32C-32-38

Make It 5 .....Karl Malden Dead at 97

Oscar winner Karl Malden, the bulbous-nosed character actor acclaimed for film roles in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" before gaining TV fame as a leading man in "The Streets of San Francisco," died on Wednesday at age 97.

Also remembered as the commercial spokesman for American Express travelers checks, sternly warning tourists, "Don't leave home without them," Malden died in his sleep at his Los Angeles-area home, according to his longtime agent, Budd Moss. He said the actor had been in failing health in recent years.

In a career spanning seven decades, Malden made his mark playing plain-spoken men of gruff manners, though he was noted for bringing an understated, natural dignity to many roles.



Editorial Note: With the staff busy sifting through all the MJ news, this one fell through the cracks here at BMRI.

We Interrupt This Broadcast To Bring You - Hot Chick vs. Fat Chick on Mechanical Bull

Hot Chick vs Fat Chick Mechanical Bull - Watch more Funny Videos

That's Gonna Leave A Mark....

Blocked Rifle Barrel Explodes - Watch more Funny Videos

Random Hotness...

FAAAKKKK...

Mortgage applications fall to 7-month low...

Private sector sheds another 473,000 jobs in June...

'Layoffs may be worsening'...

US AIRWAYS Flight diverted after passenger undresses in seat...

Photos...

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AIR NEW ZEALAND staff bare all to get flyers' attention...

Teens Posting Nude Photos on iPhone App

Bank Fees Rise as Lenders Try to Offset Losses

Here's more... the good news just keep on coming... Here's how they pay us for bailing them out.

Bounced check: $32. Stop-payment: $30. A.T.M. charge: as high as $3.

Peter Foley/European Pressphoto Agency

Customers using A.T.M.’s, like these at a Bank of America branch in New York, are noticing higher fees for transactions.

Multimedia

Graphic

Even now, after all those bailouts, banks never seem to tire of dipping a little deeper into your wallet. Despite the tough economic times and increased scrutiny from Washington, they are keeping most fees at record highs, and are eking out slight increases on others like overdraft charges — a step they rarely took during past recessions.

The result? Americans are paying more to save and spend their money.

And while the increases are still relatively small by historical standards, they illustrate how banks are looking for almost any nugget of income to help offset huge loan losses and lower revenue as consumers buckle down on spending. [BOGUS - LINK ME DUDE]

Fuel tax could be replaced with by-the-mile road tax

Here you go dudes start rubbing the vaseline...I tell you what, the year is 2020 and there are no more cars left to tax because nobody can afford them any longer. Everybody is now driving a bicycle or a horse. Of course this is what they have planned in case we get away from a gasoline based economy.. I guess they can still put a GPS receiver on a horse. BASTARDS!!! Gotta find novel ways to keep ramming it in. Here's the stupid article.

The year is 2020 and the gasoline tax is history. In its place you get a monthly tax bill based on each mile you drove — tracked by a Global Positioning System device in your car and uploaded to a billing center.

What once was science fiction is being field-tested by the University of Iowa to iron out the wrinkles should a by-the-mile road tax ever be enacted. [I'm rubbing it - link me to read more dude]

'Airbus could be asked to ground all long-range airliners'

'Airbus could be asked to ground all long-range airliners'
USA Today - USA
The firm represents the families of 20 of the victims of Flight 447 and specializes in aviation issues, according to the Times. Despite the Times' report, ...

Comment by Pete: A day late and a dollar short. But better late than never. If God forbid another one crashes, Airbus will have a hard time recovering their reputation which is already badly damaged. And as far as Boeing goes, they can capitalize on this. I would really make sure their new 787 which has composite components built all over the world kind of copying the Airbus business model, is up to snuff before they stake the company's reputation on it.

Group seeks ballpark hot dog warning labels

Here we go again with the useful idiots. Add to the cost of already overpriced dogs.

Billboard promotes tagging franks served at all MLB stadiums as ‘dietary disasters’

Associated Press

Wednesday, July 01, 2009.

St. Louis — A new billboard debuting in St. Louis asks for “dietary disaster” warning labels to be put on hot dogs served at Busch Stadium and other Major League Baseball stadiums.

NO WAY DUDE! [LINK ME DUDE TO READ MORE]

The fees are coming!

This is just a sampling of all the fees and taxes that went into effect in Florida from an out of control, money hungry, who cares if we are in a recession, state government... With exclusive commentary by me.

BIG BROTHER


FEDS HUNT FOR GUNS, ONE HOUSE AT A TIME

Happening quickly right before our very eyes wankers...

DNA samples from felons: Convicted felons already must give DNA samples but a new law extends that requirement to those charged with a felony -- starting with murder, rape and assault.

Over 10 years, the list will grow to include every felony on the books, providing a DNA database for screening in different cases.

This is just the beginning brutes. Now you don't have to be convicted, if you are just accused you have to give up your DNA... I predict you can expect this to include speeding tickets within the next ten years. And insurance companies will have access to this info. That is how they do it. They stick it in very slowly and then you are left wondering how the hell did we get here.

Florida seat-belt law gets tougher June 30

Marco Island Sun Times - Pete Beucler - ‎Jun 30, 2009‎

Adopting the new legislation, Florida is now the 26th state to recently change seat-belt laws. Seat belt laws are divided into two categories -- primary and ...

Now you can be stopped just for not wearing a seat belt. SWEET! But I saw this one coming a long time ago. This is a huge revenue generating opportunity with a fine of $114.00. BTW I wear my seat belt always but still is the idea of the Nanny- money grabbing- government that pisses me off. Mandatory helmets for motorcycle riders are next.

FEES SHORTY FEES

Court filing fees: They will rise $505 for civil and family cases involving between $50,000 and $250,000 -- plus $1,000 more for suits of more than $250,000. Probate fees rise $115 and there will be a $100 filing fee hike for non-family civil cases.

Driver license: Fees for car registration, driving licenses and vehicle titles are also rising in the new year.

Driver license renewal goes from $20 to $48.

Car registration: Registration fees go up in each weight class -- from $28.10 to $46.65 for lighter cars; from $36.10 to $57.65 in the 2,500- to 3,499-pound class; and from $46.10 to $71.15 for vehicles more than 3,500 pounds.

Title and registration fees also shot up, more than doubling for many cars.

Here is the usual scaremongering, justifying bull-crap comment from some dude named "Murzin" if I could have $10.00 for every time I have heard this I would be rich :

"When you're facing a $6 billion budget deficit, the question is at what point to vital services cease to exist," he said. "We did the best we can with what we have."

Murzin said driving license fees hadn't risen since 1989 and "if we'd indexed it to the consumer-price index, they would have gone up a lot more than they did."

This how they always justify it. Oh well we haven't raised them since the 1900s and inflation and BLAH BLAH BLAH.. How about NOT RAISING THEM AT ALL you schmucks and tighten your belts like the average family has to do. It is not our fault that you squandered billions when the going was good, and now have a deficit.

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I'm not a smoker but this pisses me off. The hypocrisy of taxing into oblivion an industry. One day they will wake up and find out that they have killed the golden goose. A pack of cigarettes in New York is now like $12.00!!! They are also hurting the small business man who only makes about 50 cents per pack. Just like in gasoline. The government collects more money in taxes without doing anything than the companies and the retailers that explore and refine and otherwise bring the product into your gas tank.

That's it. I'm done. Throw me a bone.

LOL!

Run for your lives!!!

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