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January 16th, 2007

And the Menu For Hope winner is…

…EJ
To identify yourself properly, you must email me with the same email address you used to make your pledge. I then put it in the Fatemah3000 to verify it, and we take it from there.
EJ, you may contact me thusly: maggieATthewineoffensiveDOTcom. Congrats.
Now my top losers, and recipient of my runner up prize, are “Pat and […]

January 8th, 2007

We interrupt this phlegm for Birthday Wishes…

I’ve only managed to get up off my death bed/couch to post this:
Happy birthday you beautiful bitch.
Who you ask?
Why, only the coolest person on Earth.

December 24th, 2006

Runner Up Miss Washington: Mary Jane

Apples are still the #1 cash crop in Washington state. But according to a new study, Mary Jane is now #2–more than the wheat and corn crops combined. No mention of cherries.
Suck it, grapes!
Washington is still only #5 overall in the US, lagging behind Tennessee and Kentucky. Which is pretty crazy, considering WA bud costs […]

December 19th, 2006

The Wine Offensive’s Offering To Menu For Hope

((all new posts will appear below this one until Dec. 23rd))
This year’s 3rd annual Menu For Hope benefits the United Nations’ World Food Programme. It’s a project started by Chez Pim, and I’ve elected to participate this year because of you, my readers. Last year, I was humbled by the amount of money you all […]

December 4th, 2006

Costco: King O’ The High Road

or Walmart: What a Bunch of Dicks
Walmart Says Thank You to Workers
from The New York Times
The gist: each employee gets an additional 10% ONE item, on top of their 10% discount, for the holidays. Each manager will meet with employees over the next weeks in some version of the Festivus “airing of the grievances.”
Yeah, […]

November 20th, 2006

Double Ohhhh Yeah, and A Book-inspired Oh No

CASINO ROYALE - After a gritty black and white prologue teaser that screams “this ain’t your momma’s dandy Bond,” you have to sit through the absurd title sequence and flacid yet grating wails of the bottomed-out Chris Cornell. All hope quickly gives in too skepticism. Until… You are richly rewarded with the next scene–a balls […]

November 18th, 2006

Blow Your Mind

Like Bladerunner? I gotch yer Bladerunner right here.
A newish compilation article on NewScientist.com, and in the November 18th issue of the magazine, asks some of our coolest nerds to imagine the near future. Spoiler alerts: You might not need shades. Simon Conway Morris should write a book or put down the bong. Many a shout […]

November 18th, 2006

The Major Talents of Stephanie Miller & Laura Kightlinger

Hi kids! There are two amazing women I’d like to talk about, coming at you from radio and TV.
Mammacita #1: Stephanie Miller has the morning radio show (6a to 9a) in Seattle on AM 1090, the progressive, Air America radio station. She’s accomplished something no one else has in my entire life–she get’s me […]

November 7th, 2006

RULE #1: He No Bitch He Who Not Vote

Get out and vote, kids. Especially if you leave on the East side of Lake Washington. Darcy Burner needs you, and she is one of the hottest hopes in the country of winning back the house. So Eastsiders, YOU can make a difference with your one little vote. Other reasons to brave the polling places:
REASON […]

October 7th, 2006

Did You Know Pam from The Office Is Hysterical?

Sometimes, I could just eat salt and pepper Kettle Chips with guacamole and a lorazepam chaser, and watch YouTube all day.

Jenna Fischer (Pam on The Office) wrote this. Ten Things You Don’t Know About Women. And the cast of The Office performs it, via cameraphone.
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