It may not be quite as awesome as some of the stuff in this thread so far, but it's still awesome.
Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality. The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in America if the album dropped in 2008. "Chinese Democracy," infamously delayed since recording began in 1994, goes on sale Sunday.
"We never thought this day would come," Tony Jacobs, Dr Pepper's vice president of marketing, said in a statement. "But now that it's here, all we can say is: The Dr Pepper's on us."
Beginning Sunday at 12:01 a.m., coupons for a free 20-ounce soda will be available for 24 hours on Dr Pepper's Web site. They'll be honored until Feb. 28.
Dr Pepper is owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
I'm just shocked someone besides me knows about Cactus Cooler! Too bad it's only sold in the southiest of southern California. 'Tis amazing soda though.
This may be the first good news Motorola's had in a long while: A feller named RJ Richard down in the New Orleans suburb of St. Tammany Parish was on his lawnmower in his backyard when something struck him hard on the chest. When he pulled his Moto RAZR out of his breast pocket to see if it had been damaged by what he presumed to be a pebble, a damn .45 caliber bullet fell out! Having saved the man's life, the phone fell apart.
“I stopped and I lifted up my sweatshirt and I took out the cell phone to check it to see if it was damaged and this bullet falls out,” Richard told the local CBS affiliate WWL. He said the shot—which was strong enough to tear a hole in his sweatshirt—felt like a punch to the chest.
Investigators said that the bullet could have come from as far away as a quarter of a mile, and that people shoot guns in that area all the time.
“We have no reason to believe that there was any type of criminal intent,” Sheriff Jack Strain told WWL. “That this truly was just an incident where someone discharged his weapon, whether it was target practicing or hunting." He did add though, "To have such an impact at such a vital location and to be saved by your cell phone, I'm sure has given [Richard] time for pause, and to be thankful.”
Well, Motorola, it seems this Thanksgiving at least one customer is going to thank you for saving its life—probably one more than Samsung, Nokia or even Apple can claim.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's growing opposition and President Hugo Chavez's left-wing party shared the spoils from weekend elections as they jostled for political momentum in the OPEC nation on Monday.
The multi-party opposition eroded Chavez's dominance of regional politics, winning six top posts that govern over almost half of the population, although his Socialist Party took a clear majority of state races.
The results make more challenging Chavez's goal of changing the law to run for reelection in 2012. The opposition defeated that move in a referendum vote last year and gained some extra ground on Sunday.
In power for almost a decade, the popular anti-U.S. president won 17 of 22 states, but the opposition held onto the two states it won at the last regional elections four years ago, picked up three more and won the powerful mayoralty of the capital Caracas.
Opposition candidates were helped by widespread voter complaints the government has done too little to control some of the world's worst murder rates and Latin America's highest inflation rate.
The overall mixed results triggered a public relations battle as each side fought to seize the momentum by persuading Venezuelans it was the victor in an election where a high 65 percent of voters cast ballots.
The outcome of the post-election tussle could determine whether Chavez has the backing to realize his reelection goal or follow through on threats to spread his nationalizations program by seizing assets from landowners or food companies.
Chavez had campaigned frenetically saying his political future was at stake, and he claimed victory on Monday.
"The (revolutionary) flame is stronger today," he said. "This is a great victory for the party ... and now we will focus on the task of deepening and extending our project."
Still popular for spending freely on the majority poor, the man who calls former Cuban President Fidel Castro his mentor vowed to press his drive toward socialism despite plummeting income from Venezuela's main export, oil.
His party said the political map was still painted the red of Chavez's self-styled revolution and that his allies tallied about 1.5 million more votes overall than the opposition.
But emboldened by its second electoral advance in 12 months, the opposition celebrated that it now governs over Venezuela's most populous areas in a coastal "electoral corridor" that is often key to winning Venezuelan elections.
The opposition's wins in major urban centers enhance its visibility and its chances of building credibility that it can meet voters' demands for better services such as trash collection.
SPACE IN THE CENTER
Leopoldo Lopez, a young star of the opposition who the government blocked from standing with legal technicalities, said the election showed Venezuelan politics had finally shifted after years of Chavez's dominance.
"The main lesson from the election is that there is a sentiment of plurality among voters that is over and above the government and the opposition," he said. "We need to build an alternative for a different Venezuela that brings people together in the center."
Chavez, whose military formation was in a tank division, has sought to polarize the electorate.
In the campaign that he wanted to turn into a plebiscite on himself, he threatened to jail opposition leader Manuel Rosales, cut funds off to areas won by the opposition and even warned he could deploy tanks if the rich "oligarchs" beat his TV star pick in one state.
Controlling the judiciary, Congress and state companies, he eavesdropped on opponents and aired their conversations on state TV hoping to embarrass them.
Chavez has stripped some powers from elected officials, including authority over the police and hospitals in Caracas, and threatened to create government posts to oversee them.
"This reduces the importance of the gains made by the opposition as it will make it more difficult ... to build on them to mount a serious challenge to the regime down the road," Goldman Sachs senior economist Alberto Ramos said.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade has officially been Rick Rolled.
The float for Cartoon Network's "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends" seemed normal enough, with a group of muppet-esque characters singing a tune from the show. But the music abruptly scratched to a stop, and Rick Astley emerged on the float to perform "Never Gonna Give You Up."
Hugo Chavez has lost support from almost half of Venezuela's population.
On a side note, one of the stupid rumors circulated by the McCain campaign was that Obama's campaign was being funded by Hugo Chavez. The Republicans got desperate to the point of hilarity in that election.
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Originally Posted by The Huffington Post
The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade has officially been Rick Rolled.
The float for Cartoon Network's "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends" seemed normal enough, with a group of muppet-esque characters singing a tune from the show. But the music abruptly scratched to a stop, and Rick Astley emerged on the float to perform "Never Gonna Give You Up."
That is the most freakin awesome news since the election!
Good! Hopefully Chavez will not be able to change the reelection law after all! It seems so pointless to have the law in the first place if a power hungry president just changes it at a whim.
And that is awesome that the Macy's Day Parade was Rickrolled. Way for ridiculous internet memes to make that much headway into mainstream society.
Ok, Rickrolling has gotten way out of hand. Next thing you know, when Obama is being sworn in for the presidency, he'll rip off his mask, revealing himself to be Rick Astley all along, and then he'll Rickroll the nation for 4 years.
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Admittedly shipping costs could be an issue. Perhaps this plan isn't very well thought out.
This is the coolest news I have heard all day. THANK YOU.
Oh, and Cactus Cooler.
B: A guy starting a track race
C: A drunk guy
*Since real guns are not used for this purpose, please see either A or C.
Jet Pack? Perhaps all those crazy dreams we have are coming true.
Awesome...
On a side note, one of the stupid rumors circulated by the McCain campaign was that Obama's campaign was being funded by Hugo Chavez. The Republicans got desperate to the point of hilarity in that election.
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That is the most freakin awesome news since the election!
And that is awesome that the Macy's Day Parade was Rickrolled. Way for ridiculous internet memes to make that much headway into mainstream society.