Month March 2004

Coke screws up water!

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…