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Fed-up residents of the Austrian town of F**king are being offered a helping hand by their German neighbours in a town named W**k.

The people of F**king have grown tired of English-speaking tourists acting out their village’s name (and also, no doubt, of amused British journalists writing stories about it.)

But now residents of the German town of W**k have told them grasp the opportunity.

Juergen Stoll, who runs the W**k guest house, said: ‘The people in F**king should cash in on their fame.

‘I have so many visitors here at the W**k guest house that we have the mattresses all in a line in one big room for people to sleep on. Otherwise we couldn’t fit everybody in.

‘If the name helps to bring the tourists in, then why not cash in on it? In these credit crunch times every little helps,’ he added.

In summer visitors can take hikes up the 1,780 metre W**k Mountain, or, if they prefer, take it easy in the four seater W**k cable car that goes all the way to the peak.

There are numerous opportunities to enjoy paragliding at W**k, and in winter it’s possible to go skiing on the W**k piste.

Local tourism chiefs say they realised that although the name meant nothing in German, it was a goldmine when it came to attracting English-speaking visitors.

A W**k tourism spokesman said: ‘There are W**k postcards on sale although many people prefer to take their own W**k holiday snaps standing beside Welcome to W**k signs.’

F**king recenty announced plans to install CCTV to deter tourists from lewd behaviour beside their roadsigns. The mayor of F***ing, Franz Meindl, previously complained: ‘We don’t find it funny. We just want to be left alone. We don’t harm anyone and just want to live in peace.’

heh ... so in other words, you do the W**k scene if F**king isn’t possible

“Why would you guys try to stuff a health care bill down our throat in 3-4 weeks, when the President took six months to pick what he wanted for a dog for his kids”

Steny H. Hoyer (D - MD) spouting nonsense.
The Erie Canal? WTH!

Got it from SondraK

Got it from Denny

OHFORSHITSAKE!!!

and btw ... who is responsible for this Beer Summit tab? You can’t tell me it’s going to be a cheap affair

H/T SondraK

Yep ... it’s hot. And before any of you start comparing your weather to the Seattle area, don’t even try. You see the difference between Western Washington hot weather and any other place is ... AIR CONDITIONING. Over 80% of homes in this area do not have AC and that includes me. It’s a rarity that AC is ever needed or worth the expense around here and I have to agree ... until today that is.
So to all you lucky souls out there with AC enjoy yourselves, but remember some of us out there are not so fortunate


UPDATE:
Just posted in the want ads.... "Now hiring a very good-looking cabana boy. Must have own palm tree leaf for fanning and a sprayer for water misting. Skills required: able to make a GOOD margarita, and ability to stand for long durations with a smile. Blender and uniform are provided (a banana leaf of course!). Pay DOE and references."

Heh

Could prove very entertaining

Do our state legislators behave as though they’re on drugs? Somebody thinks so, as there is a petition in circulation for a proposed ballot measure that would test legislators for illegal drugs and “habitual use of alcohol” on the first day of the session. A positive test and they’d basically be suspended from the Legislature and sent to rehab.

A second dirty test, and they’d be kicked out of the Legislature. Marijuana use would be permitted with a doctors note.

Initiative

STUART, Fla. (July 23) - All sides agree on one thing in the case of a South Florida hospital that secretly repatriated a seriously brain injured patient back to Guatemala.

During the early hours of a steamy July 2003 morning, Martin Memorial Medical Center chartered a private plane and sent Luis Jimenez back to the Central American country without telling his relatives in the U.S. or Guatemala — even as his cousin and legal guardian, Montejo Gaspar, frantically sought to stop the move

There, things get murky. Gaspar is suing the hospital for essentially deporting Jimenez, who was an illegal immigrant. The hospital, which spent more than $1.5 million on his care over three years, says Jimenez wanted to go home.

Underlying the dispute is the broader question of what Americans expect a hospital to do with a patient who requires long-term care, is unable to pay and doesn’t qualify for federal or state aid because of his immigration status. Health care and immigration experts across the country are watching the case, which could set precedent in Florida and possibly beyond. Lawyers for Jimenez said this appears to be the first time a lawsuit has been filed in such a case.

The case went to the jury for deliberations this afternoon.

Help me out here. Did the hospital do something illegal?

Furthermore aided by a prominent Floridian firm, Jiménez’s cousin is currently suing the hospital for the personal injury of false imprisonment—essentially arguing that Martin Memorial’s actions constituted kidnapping.

Ohforshitsake .. they took him home to his mother. Last I checked that’s the opposite of kidnapping.

So, let’s say the plaintiff does win. Will the Judge say here is your 1.5 million, and now I order you to pay it back to the hospital for all the care they rendered?
And ... How can illegals have the rights to our judicial system when they do not pay our taxes?

Sad story to be sure, but this is another reason why our medical costs are so high. Most hospitals cover millions of dollars of treatments for illegals who do not pay and then, to cover their costs, pass the costs on to us.

Well, well, well, whoda thunk

NEWARK, N.J. (July 23)—An investigation into the sale of black-market kidneys and fake Gucci handbags evolved into a sweeping probe of political corruption in New Jersey, ensnaring more than 40 people Thursday, including three mayors, two state lawmakers and several rabbis.

[...]

Federal prosecutors said the investigation initially focused on a money laundering network that operated between Brooklyn, N.Y.; Deal, N.J.; and Israel. The network is alleged to have laundered tens of millions of dollars through Jewish charities controlled by rabbis in New York and New Jersey.

[...]

Among the 44 people arrested were the mayors of Hoboken, Ridgefield and Secaucus, Jersey City’s deputy mayor, and two state assemblymen. A member of the governor’s cabinet resigned after agents searched his home, though he was not arrested. All but one of the officeholders are Democrats.

More ...

Corruption within the Government???? This isn’t even news anymore. It’s becoming a norm and soon they will be reporting no government corruption as being the real news

How pathetic

Excuse me Mr President ... but I find NO humor in “we’re out of money.”

Luckily he had a trusty second teleprompter to tide him over



*snicker*

I found this over at red collars blog and I felt I just needed to share it. It irritates me that the some people in society expect us to pay for their stupidity. Heh.. and no I’m not talking about socialize health care. Close, but not this time
As a past medic I worked my share of emergency rescues in the mountains for injured snowmobilers, a few victims off the side of cliffs, snowboarders boarding off the marked trail and even injured hotshot jet skiers. No biggy. No biggy because I worked for a private company and when we left our station the charges started. PERIOD. And there is no getting out of paying ...  and we’re talking several thousand dollars if we started up the chopper or jet. The following clip is a different issue all together and it irks me to no end. 

I hope this asswipe of a kid ticks you off as much as he does me.
Over the last several months I have encountered my share of personal emergencies that required the use of the local county/city EMS. I wasn’t out looking for adventure. I was simply living my life and an unexpected near fatal situation occurred. It never entered my mind that I would not pay for the services I received.
It boggles my mind how the stupider than stupid people out there are getting away with a free ride on our money
Arrgggh!  It ain’t right

An eleven year old fifth grader at the Aurora Frontier K-3 school was suspended for wearing an Anti-Obama shirt. Here’s a picture of the shirt.



Unfortunately by the time I tried to link this to the original source it is no longer available.

AURORA - An Aurora 11-year-old says his first amendment rights are being trampled after he was suspended for wearing a homemade shirt that reads “Obama is a terrorist’s best friend.”

The fifth grader wore it on a day when students were asked to wear red, white and blue to show their patriotism.

The boy’s father Dann Dalton describes himself as a “proud conservative” who has taken part in some controversial anti-abortion protests. Dalton says the school made a major mistake by suspending his son for wearing the shirt.

“It’s the public school system,” Dalton says, “let’s be honest, it’s full of liberal loons.”

The school district told Daxx Dalton that he had the choice of changing his shirt, turning his shirt inside out or being suspended.

Daxx chose suspension.

“They’re taking away my right of freedom of speech,” he says. “If I have the right to wear this shirt I’m going to use it. And if the only way to use it is get suspended, then I’m going to get suspended.”

Daxx’s dad agrees with him and is encouraging his son to stand his ground. “The facts are his rights were violated. Period.”

Aurora public schools could not talk about the case but said they “Respect a student’s right to free speech, such as the right to wear specific clothing” but they said they review any situation that interrupts the learning environment.

H/T ScoopThis.org

UPDATE

Enjoy!

May we remain a free nation with God’s many blessings.



and for those needing a little more enthusiasm…

Attention SAB’ers

LOL