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By Dave Hitt on Mar 11, 2009 in Big Brother, Cigars, Politics, Yeah - That'll Work | 8 Comments
I meant to post about this when it happened a couple of weeks ago. Today I was reminded about it by a catalog from JR Cigars, announcing the 54% tax increase on cigars. Obama promised none of his tax increases would hit the poor or middle class. He lied. Surprise surprise. SCHIP was originally intended […]
By Dave Hitt on Dec 21, 2008 in Amusing, Yeah - That'll Work | 0 Comments
This article, How to Commit Armed Robbery in Six Easy Steps, is only moderately amusing. Now, if someone were stupid enough to take it seriously, that would be funny. You can tell from their pictures that these three women are not exactly rocket surgeons. They followed the article’s advice: “On a side note, you may […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 12, 2008 in Bad Business, Yeah - That'll Work | 0 Comments
I want to put out a newsletter, (The Smartenizer) so I’m looking at various services and sending some of them questions. This is one of the few times I’ve clicked on the ads that appear next to Gmail messages. One was for RDH Marketing. The link showed me a generic 404 page. (Not even a […]
By Dave Hitt on Jul 14, 2008 in Politics, Yeah - That'll Work | 1 Comment
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Hillary has told Obama she just won’t have time to campaign for him unless he helps pay off her $10 Million campaign debt. She’ll also need a private jet to get around. Obama wrote her a personal check for the maximum allowed contribution: $2,300. Now she wants him […]
By Dave Hitt on Apr 18, 2008 in Nanny Nation, Yeah - That'll Work | 2 Comments
While most countries are badgering their citizens to lose weight, France thinks they have the opposite problem – some of their citizens are too skinny. New French legislation makes it a crime to promote excessive thinness. Anyone guilty faces fines of up to $70,000 dollars and three years in jail, where the food is, evidently, […]
By Dave Hitt on Apr 14, 2008 in Nanny Nation, Yeah - That'll Work | 4 Comments
Evidently it doesn’t take much to be a professor in New Zealand. Or a “top public health expert,” for that matter. Professor Rod Jackson (which would be an excellent screen name for a porn star) has declared that butter is poison. He uses the word repeatedly in his rants. He claims “We have a health […]
By Dave Hitt on Mar 26, 2008 in Big Brother, Nanny Nation, Yeah - That'll Work | 1 Comment
A high school project in New Jersey asked teens to design public policy. They designed one that requires Big Brother to punish kids for making incorrect decisions, proving that government schools are doing a fine job of raising the next generation of sheep. The new bill would fine kids caught possessing tobacco or smoking in […]