Month March 2004

Coke screws up water! The Coca-Cola Co said on Friday it had recalled its entire Dasani range of bottled water from the British market after levels of bromate, a potentially harmful chemical, were found to exceed legal standards.

Oo-kay…. Chomsky backs ‘Bush-lite’ Kerry Noam Chomsky, the political theorist and leftwing guru, yesterday gave his reluctant endorsement to the Democratic party’s presidential contender, John Kerry, calling him “Bush-lite”, but a “fraction” better than his rival. <Chomsky> said there were…

Fur once, I’m at a loss for a snappy title A San Diego computer programmer who has spent £100,000 on tattoos and plastic surgery to turn himself into a ‘tiger’ wants a fur graft. Dennis Smith is tattooed from head…

Hmmm. Could this approach work in dealing with the Bushies? Dr. Harvey Karp has a novel approach to communicating with toddlers. Think of them as Neanderthals and chimpanzees.

Europe to slap BillG upside the head Microsoft Corp. failed on Thursday to reach a deal with the European Commission setting the stage for a landmark antitrust ruling next week that will brand the software giant an abusive monopolist. About…