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The Incredible Shrinking Product…

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:55:54 +0000

Well, I went to Sam’s Club today to get some stuff, and I noticed that the old 6oz cans of chunk light tuna have been replaced with 5oz cans at the same price, an effective price increase of 20%. Then I went to get a pint of Haagen-Daz ice cream, and saw that the [...] [...]

Why You Should Drink at Work

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:11:57 +0000

From Bloomberg Businessweek By Claire Suddath on April 12, 2012 Here’s some good news for those of you looking forward to the weekend: A little wine or beer may make you more creative. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) found that moderate alcohol consumption can reduce people’s ability to pay attention (as anyone who’s [...] [...]

Soft-Serve Beer Foam By Japanese Brewery Kirin Now Available In Tokyo

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:42:36 +0000

From The Huffington Post The hottest new discovery in the beer world may actually be frozen. That’s because a team of inventors at the Japanese brewing giant Kirin have figured out how to create frozen foam and dispense it on top of a beer like soft-serve ice cream, MSNBC.com reported. The innovation has chilling implications for the beer industry, as [...] [...]

Drink Red Wine, Stop Fat Cells?

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:33:06 +0000

From Everyday Health Researchers have identified a compound in red wine and some foods that can stop growth of fat cells. But does that mean you can booze to lose fat? By Annie Hauser, Senior Editor THURSDAY, April 5, 2012 — Red wine has long been prized for its heart-boosting benefits and potential protection against diseases such as [...] [...]

Think You’re Allergic to Chocolate?? Think Again!!

admin — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:04:03 +0000

From Live Science CREDIT: Andre Maritz | Dreamstime Most people who are allergic to chocolate aren’t having a reaction to cocoa or any of chocolate’s other official ingredients. No, the flare ups are most likely triggered by the ground-up cockroach parts that contaminate every batch. According to ABC News, the average chocolate bar contains eight insect parts. Anything less [...] [...]

Is Beer Better when It’s Not Ice Cold?

admin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:35:08 +0000

By Food Republic | Shine Food – Wed, Mar 14, 2012 1:26 PM EDT Cold beer. Hot wings. Loud TV. These are the foundations of American red-bloodedness. Right? Only, the first of these might be a little misguided. Those enticing beer commercials flashing money shots of frosty mugs and bottles glistening with condensation as they’re yanked in slow-mo out of ice-filled [...] [...]

AGAIN with the fruit flies???

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:46:34 +0000

How booze takes the edge off for sexually thwarted fruit flies Written By Jennifer Welsh Published March 16, 2012 LiveScience Wikipedia Chronically sex-deprived fruit flies will take refuge in booze, while just-mated flies are more likely to take a pass on the alcohol, new research suggests. The alcoholic tendencies of the chronically rejected flies seem to be a result of decreased [...] [...]

Crazy Biatch

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:28:20 +0000

So Wine Wench was getting onto the freeway the other day, when this sight passed by: Every time the car stopped, the chair was rocking back and forth, Blondie, completely oblivious, proceeded to cut Wine Wench off, and get on the freeway. Once on the freeway, Wine Wench stayed well back of the impending disaster, while Blondie [...] [...]

Still More Drunken Fruit Flies…

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:24:27 +0000

Drunken flies get hypersexual Chronic boozing sends male flies chasing after any and every potential mate. Heidi Ledford Fruit flies get amorous under the influence of constant booze.GETTY From the annals of insect biology comes a cautionary tale for those recovering from their post-New Year’s celebration: heavy boozing has been shown to send male fruitflies, like their human counterparts, [...] [...]

More Drunken Fruit Flies…

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:39:52 +0000

From MSNBC.com By Jennifer Welsh updated 2/16/2012 1:43:51 PM ET Fruit flies can apparently out-drink Frank the Tank and not get sick from alcohol poisoning. Now researchers have found this fraternity-party ability may save flies from a gory death. The results showed that drunk fruit-fly larvae turned the tables by killing wasp parasites in their bloodstream, essentially causing the parasite’s organs [...] [...]