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Zambian Sink Ivory Coast to Win The Africa Cup of Nations in a THRILLING Penalty Shoot out (Highlights)

2012-02-13T02:41:00.001-05:00

Zambia trump Ivory Coast in an epic AFCON Final!

Zambia vs Ivory Coast, Stade de Angondje, Libreville- Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Final- 12 February, 2012

Zambia beat Ivory Coast to lift the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Zambia won 8-7 on penalties after Kolo Toure and Gervinho missed their kicks in the shootout. The game ended 0-0 after full time.

The most thrilling penalty shootout ever....

Game Highlights

CAN 2012 Winner ZAMBIA Final match full tilt... by vik2003

Brave Dog Tries to Save Injured Mother (video)!

2012-02-11T03:59:00.001-05:00

Good Samaritan Dog warding off would-be rescuers..

This is an old story I stumbled across on Youtube. A Dog get hits by a car in New York City and out bursts a second dog, barking and disrupting traffic to prevent further harm to the injured dog.

The Good Samaritan dog was so over zealous in its mission to protect the injured dog that it barked and tried to ward off authorities that were trying to effect a rescue.

The injured dog was eventually rescued from the road and the hero super dog returned from whence it came after a job well done. It was later found that the mixed breed protector was actually trying to protect his own mother. The injured dog recovered.

Father Shoots Daughter's Laptop with Gun After Disrespectful Facebook Post (video)!

2012-02-11T03:28:00.000-05:00

Tommy Jordan blasts away at Hannah Jordan's Laptop

After his 15 year old daughter took to Facebook to write a scathing complaint to her parents riddled with profanity, Tommy Jordan applied his version of tough love. Jordan took his 45 Caliber hand gun and fired several exploding, hollow point rounds into her laptop disabling it indefinitely.

Hannah Jordan, "the victim" and former owner of a laptop had taken to Facebook to vent her gripes about her tough life. Hannah cited, sweeping floors, doing laundry and other house hold chores as the bane of her existence, insulting every one in the house including the "cleaning lady" Linda.

In the post, Hannah encourages her parents to "get off their ass" if they wanted something and warned them of the day when they will be too old to clean their own asses and will need her help. She also continued to explain how difficult her life was and all the things she had to deal with which Tommy Jordan pointed out isn't much. Hannah even went as far as suggesting that they should pay HER for all the sh@t[chores] she does around the house in response to her parents pleas that she get a job.

Tommy Jordan, with cigarette in hand, addressed the points in Hannah's letter one at a time before finally grounding the teen and shooting her laptop several times, including one by special request from her mother.

TOMMY JORDAN'S VIDEO.....

This is another case of generation "FML" and their ability to complain about their easy lives and disrespect their elders. The more egregious manifestation of this is the carrying out of such disrespectful tantrums in public forums like Facebook, bringing shame to themselves and their families.

Hannah wrote an entitled and quite frankly rude letter and tried to use Facebook privacy setting to block it --from her families view. Hannah was warned and grounded for a similar thing before so let's Hannah see how much her life will suck now, with no computer, no phone etc. She'll probably see how good an easy she had it.

MY FATHER FLIPPED OUT AND SHOT 9 BULLETS INTO MY LAPTOP. NOW I CAN'T GO ON FACEBOOK ~ FML

Rescued Dog Viciously Bites News Anchorwoman Kyle Dyer in the Face on Live TV (video)!

2012-02-10T06:58:00.000-05:00

Galdiator Maximus, moments before munching on 9News anchorwoman Kyle Dyer's Face

85 pound Argentine mastiff Gladiator Maximus, attacked 9News anchorwoman Kyle Dyer during a live, in-studio segment on Wednesday that was meant to celebrate the dog's rescue from an icy lake the day before.

The ungrateful bastard was rescued from an icy lake by brave firefighters which earned him an appearance on 9News in a "feel-good" segment. Gladiator Maximus did not "feel-good" at all! After appearing to enjoy being pat on the head, Gladiator Maximus suddenly turned niggerish and bit an unsuspecting Dyer in the face.

Dyer is in fair condition and recovering from facial reconstructive surgery while Gladiator Maximus remains in the custody of animal control and is expected to be returned to his owner 10 to 14 days from now.

Dogs in Africa have defended the actions of Gladiator Maximus claiming that it's about time western dogs accepted their true nature and started biting people. They do however, acknowledge that Gladiator Maximus could have gone about things more diligent, professional manner as he was on TV at the time.

Hugo Viana Scores an Amazing goal from the Half Way line!

2012-02-06T17:33:00.002-05:00

Portuguese Premier League player Hugo Viana scores scorcher from his own half for Braga.

Gisele Bundchen blames Patriot's receivers for husband Tom Brady's Superbowl Failure (video)!

2012-02-06T15:35:00.001-05:00

Gisele Bundchen consoling her failure of a husband Tom Brady after his loss in Superbowl XLVI.

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian supermodel, was caught on camera lambasting Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady's teammates after Sunday's game in Indianapolis as she angrily defended taunts against her husband from New York Giants fans. The Patriots lost a spine chilling Superbowl 21-17 to the Giants with Brady failing to drive his team into the end zone in the dying moments of the game, a feat he has so often achieved.

Gisele Bundchen, as pretty as she is, should simply shut up when it comes to matters which she cannot comprehend ~ anything but posing, smiling and looking pretty. It doesn't do your husband any favors when you defend him by bashing his team mates in in public.

Tom Brady has performed many miracles for the Patriots and led them to many a Superbowl victory with signature Brady-esc 4th quarter drives but such is life that sometimes you will be on the losing end of that equation.There is always an element of fortune involved in sports and sometimes it falls your way and other times it does not.

Wes Welker's colossal 4th quarter drop being an example of this. Usually the stand out slot receiver can catch that pass blindfolded while doing the salt, shot, lime tequilla ritual but this day it was not to be. Either way, a team sinks or swims together and why give away fans the satisfaction by reacting like that?

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All Social Networks Explained Perfectly!

2012-02-06T14:20:00.001-05:00

Just in case you missed the memo or are simply confused about what to say and how lame you can be on which social network, this might help you put things into perspective.

Facebook Idiots Vol XII: At Least You Aren't Becoming a Fat Ass!

2012-02-06T09:47:00.000-05:00

A woman needs support and comfort during a pregnancy. She needs people to let her know that she looks beautiful and she is bringing wonderful life into this world. Some people are really good at providing support and helping women through the emotional hardship during the course of their 9 month ordeal.....

OTHERS AREN'T.............

THANKS DAD!!!!!

Chinese Woman Wu Ying will face Death for Financial Fraud, Martha Stewart still baking Cakes.

2012-02-06T08:15:00.000-05:00

Wu Ying facing trial for financial fraud.

In 1979 China's "One child policy 1979" officially restricted married, urban couples to one child, while allowing exemptions in several cases. More recently, the government has taken additional measures to control its "too damn big" population but turning regular jail-able crimes into death sentences.

Wu Ying, named China’s sixth richest woman in 2006, lost an appeal against her death sentence at the Zhejiang Higher People’s Court on January 18, 2012.

Ying, started a beauty parlor business that expanded into large entertainment business and property investments. Cash strapped and unable to get loans through regular channels, Ying raised capital through loan sharks and other "private" investors on the promise of high returns.

Wu Ying puts on a brave face in wake of her death sentence

The 30-year Ying was first arrested in March 2007, charged with “illegal fundraising” of RMB 770 million (approximately USD 122 million). In December 18, 2009, the charge was changed to “financial fraud”, and she was sentenced to death by the Jinhua Intermediate People’s Court. Ying lost her appeal of that sentence on January 18th 2012 and will be put to death at a schedule date.

A harsh outcome considering the fact that her total assets estimated to be in excess of RMB 3.6 billion exceed her total outstanding debt ~ she should pay it back and go to jail....and that people do crap like this all the time

so why DEATH?

Flies on the wall suggest that the suspicious circumstances and the gravity of the sentence may be related to government officials trying to avoid implication in the fall out. Many government officials are suspected to be involved in receiving bribes, obtaining funds by illegal means and lending money to private businesses at predatory interest rates. During Wu’s detention, Ying exposed a list of 137 government officials who had illegally lent money to the tune of RMB 500,000, three of them receiving lengthy jail sentences..

All I know is that if we sentenced people that committed financial fraud or raised capital through dubious means (slavery) to death, they'd be no western world, certain no US and wall street would just be the proverbial death row. Martha Stewart committed a similar kind of financial crime and I saw her happily cooking on TV the other day? Baking butter pecan cake which is delicious but admittedly off topic.

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Cheeky Inmates Add the image of a PIG to Vermont Police Cruisers!

2012-02-04T00:39:00.001-05:00

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.

Bored inmates in Vermont seem to have provided themselves with entertainment by defacing police vehicles. On the 16-inch car door decals, made by prisoners in Windsor thought they could emulate many marketing experiments done before by placing a subliminal message in the police force badge. The inmates placed the shape of a pig within the patterns of the body of the cow, which for some reason is on the crest as well. A "Pig" is a derogatory name for a police officer coined in the 19th century and popularized in the 20the and 21st century.

A Vermont state trooper discovered the pig while inspecting his vehicle on Wednesday. State police say they believe the decals have been added to about 30 cruisers in the past year. New decals, sans the pig, will be oinked out at a cost of $780. The expense will be covered by a surplus in the revolving fund that supports the offender work program.

Needless to say, State police Maj. Bill Sheets is not amused by the prank.

"While some may find humor in the decal modifications, the joke unfortunately comes at the expense of the taxpayers," he said Thursday ~ Total CRAP, it's funny as hell....

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Criminal Baboons Cause Chaos on Zimbabwean Border, Looting, Raiding and Stealing Food (Pics)!

2012-02-02T11:18:00.002-05:00

Baboon making of with his booty..

Feeding or entertaining the antics of Baboons has caused a backlash of immense proportions as hundreds of Baboons a have realized that a border post is basically an all you can eat...

Chaos has ensued on the Zimbabwe/Zambia border as troops of rogue baboon are wreaking havoc for travelers, destroying their possessions and raiding food supplies.The baboons are reportedly destroying travelers goods, slapping people on the face, snatching ladies handbags and searching vehicles for food supplies. The baboons have been tearing up sacks of maize trying to move through the border, which they can smell are on the trucks.

Authorities say the baboons are difficult to control especially as they have some human-like behavioral patterns. The bandits have been observed to use guile and skullduggerous tricks to raid supplies and evade capture.

A full day's vitamin C...

A racially motivated attack on a white man.

Kids eat for free on Sunday

Don Bonnlioni, head of a notorious baboon crime syndicate denies that the behavior of these renegade baboons is reflective of the baboon population in general. Boonlioni went on to blame white tourists for disobeying simple rules like "Don't feed the animals" hence resulting in the urbanizing the baboons in question.

Although Boonlioni claims to have no affiliation to the deviant baboons, he has stated that he is able to provide protection from them for a monthly fee which he did not disclose. "If my offer for protection is not accepted, who knows what these baboons can do. Perhaps they will continue to beat tourists, raid vehicles and maybe even hotels. Who can tell these things?"

Busted!!! Zimbabwean Black Woman Gives Birth to Chinese Baby!

2012-02-02T09:35:00.003-05:00

A dumb-founded Bright Kachanga and the Asian addition to his family.

Something to consider before you go out and cheat on your spouse ~ stay within your race or the ethnicity of your offspring will be a dead giveaway. A married, black woman in Damafalls, Ruwa, Zimbabwe remains the talk of her town after she fell pregnant and shocked onlookers at her child birth. To everyone's surprise, a lovely Asian baby, 50 to 75 shades lighter than it's supposed parents popped out in the delivery room at Ruwa Maternity Clinic.

The Half Chinese, Half Zimbabwean baby in question, again proving that if you add black to any race the baby turns out super gorgeous!

Some neighbors believe that Gezi, 20, who is married to kombi (taxi) driver Bright Kachanga, 24, might have stolen the baby but Gezi insists that she had bumped uglies with her former Chinese boss at Grinaker Construction, where she still works. Gezi's former boss has been identified as Lung Fanlihong who has since absconded to Zambia after he was confronted by Kachnaga’s relatives who arrived at his doorstep yielding pitchforks and torches.

Gezi and Kachanga have been trying to conceive for three years with no success but apparently Lung Fanlihong managed to get on the score sheet after just one night. This casts serious doubts on the match fitness of Bright Kachanga's "strike force" and raises questions as to whether or not they have the ability to score ~ but that is another issue for another day.

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Types of Facebook Users: The Mother of All Lists!

2012-02-01T18:24:00.003-05:00

Have you ever had the stalker type Facebook friend that just seems to know your every move and harps on your every word?

Have you ever had the misfortune of befriending someone who thinks Facebook = twitter and tells the world of their every mundane action ~ "eating M&M's with ice cream yuuuummm."

Perhaps you have a friend that feels it proper to divulge serious information of their status and casts a shadow of misery on anybody unfortunate enough to read it ~ "Grandmother just passed away FML".

There are many types of Facebook users the list below mentions but a few........

What type of Facebook user are you?

A Truthful 911, Holocaust, Slavery Montage.....(Pic)

2012-01-31T14:07:00.000-05:00

It just kind of works out this way doesn't it? The blacks just can't get over the past.

All of the aforementioned events are tragic but the aftermath and social conditions created by the one event (slavery) are often view as manifestations of a people that simply cannot "get over" events that happened in their past. However, the other tragedies are constantly referenced and you can even lose a job or never work in Hollywood again if you mention "Jew" and "holocaust" in the wrong tone of voice....see: Gibson, Mel.

.....and what is the difference really? People suffered and there was loss of life in each instance.

History often shapes and defines people and some things are just not easily buried under rug even from generation to generation. Either way, a double standard it not acceptable. Either we get over ALL of it and stop bringing it up or we revere ALL of it and make sure generations to come learn from the mistakes of our biased, racist, intolerant fore-fathers.

Doesn't matter where you are from, you are not special, a tragedy is a tragedy and all life should be respected.

16ft Long Burmese Python Found in South Florida (pics)

2012-01-31T11:46:00.000-05:00

South Florida Water Management District workers hold a 16-foot-long Burmese python that was captured and killed in Florida's Everglades National Park. The Python had recently consumed a 76-pound deer.

The reptile was one of the largest ever found in South Florida. The snake is also suspected to have munched on a 6-foot-long American alligator who will feel a little embarrassed that his managed to be eaten. The snake was captured alive and was in a docile state, suffering from the itis after it's recent indulgences.

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Ask a Legend: I'm Done with men, I'll just get a dog instead

2012-01-30T16:55:00.001-05:00

Dear Africanlegend,
I am 31 year old woman, I have dated all sorts men and it has just never worked out for one reason or another. There seem to be no good men out there at my age. All the men I meet are usually creeps or just have something very off about them. I give up! I think I'll just get a dog instead. What do you think?

I love dogs, especially cute ones and they are great companions so ordinarily I'd say go for it but I think you are getting one for all the wrong reasons. A dog's purpose is to eat, bark and defecate and it's unfair to burden it with filling the role of your life mate.

Your idea is cowardly and perhaps born of pro-female programming that is causing women to eliminate the possibility that they may in fact suck out of the equation.

It's easier for you to blame all men as if they are some homogenous, uniformly behaving entity than to look at yourself and take responsibility for the choices you have make. If all your relationships always end up going nuclear then it stands to reason that the common element is likely the problem. Either through your choice in men or perhaps some eccentricity about you that is not conducive to stable relationships ~ you are crazy and not in a cute way ~ you are responsible and unless you admit that things will never change. One or two disastrous relationships is understandable but if they are all failing the villain becomes more apparent.

I think you subconsciously know that you are to blame but you have chosen to perpetuate your denial and drag an innocent dog into it. A dog who thinks you love him for who he is when you are actually using him as a safety net. Something you can love that won't leave you, betray you, get fed up with you or react to you when behave poorly.

Rather than mask your inefficiencies but getting a dog, sit down and really take a critical look at yourself and see what you can do to make sure you have better relationships with the opposite sex in future instead of turning yourself in a bad cliche and poisoning peoples' Facebook timelines with a continuous stream of vomit about you new dog.

Bottom line is, improve yourself, stop embracing your "craziness" and when all is said and done by all means get a dog and make it a big one. There is simply no excuse for a small one......

Dog Choir Barks the Star Wars Imperial March (Super Bowl 2012 Volkswagen AD Preview)!

2012-01-26T17:33:00.000-05:00

This is the "The Bark Side: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial Teaser" for a Super Bowl advertisement. What ever it is, this is just so cute it should be outlawed....make go

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

Like a white girl from Connecticut.......

Jay Lenos Joke that pissed off the Sikh Community (video).

2012-01-26T09:41:00.000-05:00

Jay Leno has been sued by a Bakersfield, CA man offended by a joke about a sacred Sikh temple that Leno told in his "Tonight Show" monologue last Thursday. In the joke, Leno mocked GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney by comparing his home to India's Harmandir Sahib, better known as the Golden Temple of Amritsar.

Mad at this guy? Seriously?

I think in these situations one needs to understand what they are watching. They are watching comedians attempt to make things funny. Sometimes they succeed, other times they do not. In some instances even go as far as to offend people but that is the nature of the "make things funny" industry. If you watch a comedian and laugh at the funny joke then get offended and sue for the ones you didn't think were appropriate it is hypocritical and selfish. Somebody else may have found that same joke funny and you are basically saying because I didn't find it funny, no one should ~ making allowances certain egregiously graphic or incentive materials. Free speech is not only about expressing oneself freely but also accepting that other people have the right to do so and there is a decent chance you will not like what they have to say.

SO.....

Either you watch it and accept it as is or you stay away from it and conceded that you are too lame to understand humor or grasp the concept that it's make-believe. Either way, if you can't watch late night comedy shows and get offended by already highly censored material. You must have something better to do surely!

Was the joke tasteless or improper or is this yet another case of oversensitive bitchassness?

Sagging Pants a Homosexual Signal (pic)?

2012-01-26T04:35:00.000-05:00

I am not sure how truthful this. I always just understood sagging pants to simply have been a function of belts being disallowed in jails for safety concerns. This state of belt-less-ness institutionally dropped the level of pants in general. This observed trend was embellished by hip-hop culture.

That being said, any drive that promotes the reduction of butt crack visibility per capita (BCV) is something I must support. THE END Justifies the means.

Embarrassing Africans use Household Brooms to clear waterlogged field in Zambia vs Libya soccer game (video)!

2012-01-26T00:28:00.000-05:00

Ground staff ineffectively using brooms to clear water off the pitch.

BATA, Equatorial Guinea (SM) The match between Libya and Zambia in the African Nations Cup was delayed following a 25-minute tropical deluge that waterlogged the pitch at the Bata Stadium. Groundsmen rushed to get the field ready for game.

Their solution???

To use household brooms to sweep away puddles of water. These images were blasted around the world to many white people who will now buy tickets to Equatorial Guinea to get the real "African experience."

An embarrassment ~ The groundsmen, achieved nothing but sweeping a layer of turf off the field and embarrassing all Africans as the final pitch conditions were fit only for ducks and fish. Both teams, to their credit, fought hard and used beach football techniques to swim their way to a hard earned 2-2 draw on a field which had rivers and lakes in many areas.

Concurrent to this, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, son of the country’s president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasolo offered Equatorial Guinean players a second $1 million cash bonus if they were to achieve victory in their second game. Money that would have been better spent ensuring that in an equatorial climate a field was built with adequate drainage and proper contingencies should it rain.

It rains ALL THE TIME in Equatorial Guinea and the powers that be have cash to blow to the tune of $333 000 per goal E.G has scored. This means Africans are doing shitty things on purpose and all the hard work I do convincing white people that Africa makes more sense than that western media portrays gets flushed down the toilet. We might as well just throw Lions and Baboons in the street and complete the image. I am ashamed!

FML.....

Dairy Queen's Extremely Shocking Sign (pic)!

2012-01-24T03:52:00.001-05:00

You really need to pay attention to things before you do them. This sign may have meant well but look at the result....

Dog Achieves the impossible and pulls a Swimming Pool into House!

2012-01-23T08:00:00.000-05:00

Gus and he useless side kick who didn't help one bit!

"Impossible is Nothing."

This should definitely be a Nike advertisement. Hands up if you thought for sure Gus (The Dog) would fail.

Now granted, Gus will find the nature of the pool radically different when he tries to use it again but you have to admire the determination.

5 Gift Giving Rules All White People Abide by.

2012-01-23T07:27:00.000-05:00

Sometimes you make a significant wave in a person's life. In such cases people may chose, through the goodness of their heart, to buy, make or do something for you with no expectation of repayment or reward. This is called a gift.

Gift /gift/ n

1: A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present: "a gift shop".

2: Something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation

By this definition it can be demonstrated that white people seldom exchange gifts in the true sense of the word. Their gift giving practices are often more of a mutual exchange of items or favors. This is because white people are skeptical about anything giving to them for free and have the idea that receiving "freebies" is a sign of laziness akin to the poorer, welfare receiving class of peoples (Blacks, Latinos, Poor White People etc). Make no mistake, if you violate these rules white people will speak passive aggressively but maliciously behind your back.

Anyway...here are the major rules of gift giving and receiving.

1. You may not accept a gift without offering a gift of equal value in return.

This is the basic rule from which all subsequent are derived and explains the gift giving rituals associated with white gift giving holidays and social events. A white person will feel guilty about accepting gifts without offering anything in return because what they have received hasn't been earned. Therefore, to alleviate their guilt they will feel compelled to offer something in return. Any person that accepts gifts enthusiastically, with no attempt to repay the gesture will be considered a mooch, leech or any other parasitic type of organism.

2. If a gift is accepted it should be accepted reluctantly.
If a gift is exchanged and the gift receiver does not immediately have the ability to offer a gift in return they may accept the gift but with a demeanor that suggests that the gift giver forced the gift upon them and they had no choice but to accept it. This is to show that they don't feel entitled the gift. The gift receiver must endeavor to repay this gift back as soon as possible.

Example:
John: Hey man, I got you this CD
Chris: Oh man really you didn't have to!
John: No man it's totally cool.
Chris: I can't accept this...
(Reluctance requirement fulfilled)
John: It's no problem man.
Chris: Ehhhh ok ok, if you insist....I'll take it. Thanks man. Next time I'm out in Cancun I'll get you one of those Sombreros you have always wanted.

3. A gift may be accepted if the item was otherwise useless or was destined to be disposed of by the gift giver.

A gift maybe accepted with no exchange required if the gift giver adequately proves that the item was of no use to them and would otherwise have been disposed of. This mean the item is less of a gift and more a change of ownership to prevent waste.

Example
John: Hey man, you can have this TV
Chris: Oh man really you didn't have to!
John: No man it's totally cool. I am moving out and I was basically just going to throw it out anyway
Chris: Man that would be such a waste! I'll come pick it up tomorrow.

4. You must bring a gift in return for invitation to a social gathering.
In the case of a gift pertaining to food e.g. a dinner, the person to which the dinner was offered must bring an item of food or drink to alleviate guilt and make sure there is a two way exchange. If you go to a dinner bring a salad and if you go to a party you must bring an offering of beverages of snacks. Black people and foreigners may receive an exemption as the culture variance acts as a gift in and of itself and someday the white person can claim they not racist on the grounds that they even have black people at their parties.

5. Left over gifts brought to social gathering must be offered back to the gift giver at the conclusion of the gathering.

In the case of a materials being brought to a dinner or party, at the conclusion of the party the materials brought must be offered back to the person that brought them. The catch is that it is unacceptable for the gift to be taken back. The offer is a trick; the suggestion is really just so that the gift receiver feels better about accepting a gift. By this time the gift receiver has forgotten that the gift they are trying to return was actually a counter gift for the party they invited the gift giver to, making the request an asinine one+.

Example:
Gen: Hey we didn't drink your bottle of wine. Please take it back.
Megan: No it's totally cool. I brought it for you.
Gen: No, I got tons of wine anyway so you might as well take it.
(Reluctance requirement fulfilled)
Megan: Actually keep it; we'll drink it next time I come over

Medical Bills too much to Bare? Walgreens can help you save on Medical costs NOW!

2012-01-20T18:00:00.001-05:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

The economic recovery remains and many Americans are finding that the cost of basic necessities is beginning to mount. Those costs include essentials like medical bills which have historically been tough to manage even without the looming shadow of the global economic recession? The are many ways people can still save on medical costs.

Some commonsense ways you can decrease your medical costs:

1. Commit to a healthier lifestyle.

There is no substitute for a healthy lifestyle. The better one's lifestyle is the less chance they will have of developing illness. Prevention is more cost efficient than cure. Eating a balanced diet and exercising at least 3-4 times a week can potentially have profound effect on one's general health over time, reducing the chance of developing preventable ailments. Sadly, staying healthy maybe not prevent illness altogether. It is very possible for a totally healthy person to fall ill.

2. Go for regular check ups.

Waiting until you have symptoms of illness before you act may may often be too late. As a result, you may incur the high costs associated with treatment or the repercussions of an ailment in stage were it is difficult or even impossible to treat. Visiting your doctor often and having check ups is a good way to keep track of your health and make sure you catch potentially serious heath risks early. There is much debate about how often people need to go but regular check ups with greater frequency as one ages are always a prudent way of approaching things

3. Save on Medical costs

Finding any opportunity you can to save on medical costs is another brilliant way to cut down on your overall expenditure. There are many different plans and programs. Prescription Savings Club at Walgreens offers you a great way to save. Now is a good time to enroll as Walgreens is offering a special discount on annual membership for its Prescription Savings Club. For just $10 a year, a family membership covers everyone in your immediate family, including a spouse, dependents 22 and younger and pets. Individuals may join for $5.

Participants will receive:

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That a lot of benefit a simple $10 can can afford you so act now! For the price bottle of wine you can have access to a more affordable way to meet you health requirements.

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Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino explains that he Tripped, fell and Landed in a Lifeboat (video)

2012-01-18T22:03:00.000-05:00

Lying Bastard and disgraced captain, Francesco Schettino, under house arrest and facing charges of manslaughter and abandoning his ship

The Costa Concordia, an Italian luxury cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 passengers and crew struck rocks Friday evening near Giglio off the coast of Tuscany, during a close pass to shore. At least 11 people were killed in the aftermath when the ship keeled over. Nearly two dozen people are still missing.

The Costa Concordia as it appeared from space on Jan. 17, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground in the Tuscan waters off of Giglio, Italy on Friday, January 13

In very much the same way Tiger Woods simply slipped, fell, knocked his head and woke up in several different vaginas, Captain Francesco Schettino, the pantomime villain of this piece, explained how he ended up safely in a lifeboat instead of back on the Concordia affecting a rescue. Schettino explains that he tripped and fell into a lifeboat as it was being lowered into the sea thus conveniently rendering him unable to return to the ship to help coordinate rescue attempts.

"I had no intention of escaping," Francesco Schettino, 52, said during his first court hearing Tuesday, according to Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper.

"I was helping some passengers put the life boat to sea. At a certain point the mechanism for lowering it, blocked. We had to force it. Suddenly the system unblocked itself and I tripped and I found myself inside the life boat with a number of passengers."

Schettino explained that the ensuing situation made it "impossible to go back on board." Schettino is not doing Italian men any favors by acting in accordance with the general stereotype that Italian men are liars and cheats. The progress of Schettino's trial simply uncovers one lie after another and is fast becoming a media sideshow with the death and lose involved taking a back seat to the theatrics.

CNN REPORTS.....