Get A Big Mac for $1

Order a Double Cheeseburger off the McDonald's Dollar Menu, take generous liberties with their "have it your way" motto to add the sauce, onions, sesame seed bun and the $1 double cheeseburger is transformed into the Big Mac. Toss in some fries and it all becomes, The Ghetto Big Mac.

The bonus is that since the Ghetto Big Mac doesn't have bread between the two patties, less carbs. After all, when eating fast food, this counts.

I love America.

Back Seat Driver's Manual

Back seat drivers of the world, rejoice! Volkswagen, as part of an advertising campaign, has come out with a (humorous) back seat driver's manual. Someone has taken the time to scan the pages and post them online. Find it here.

Bush Drops The S-Bomb

Oh, dear me. The press is all over this one. While attending the G8 Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia today, President Bush was unaware that a microphone was still on and picking up his private conversation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair as they discussed what the UN and other international leaders should do regarding the situation between Israel and Hezbollah. This is what Bush said. Be warned, this quote contains adult language:

"See, the irony is what they really need to do is to get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit."

See the video footage.

Ooh! Somebody send Barbara Bush to Russia to spank Georgie and wash his mouth out with soap! That's all he said? Big deal. What he said to Blair was absolutely correct. Syria or Iran need to step in and tell Hezbollah to stop it.

Tony Snow, press secretary told reporters that he mentioned to the president about what happened.

"Actually his reaction first was, 'What did it say?' So we showed him the transcript, then he rolled his eyes and laughed."

One British newspaper said that Bush was "more like a rapper than a statesman." Blair on the other hand, really seems to be getting the worst end of it.

Most UK papers agreed that Blair had fared the worse over the microphone mishap. The remarks provided a unique insight into the relationship between the two men, said The Independent.

It had "done little to rebuff suspicions that the prime minister is something of a Washington poodle." said the Opposition Conservative-supporting Daily Mail.

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Pirates Treasure Trove

In spite of all the bad reviews, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is raking in the money. According to CNN, the sequel has,

...earned $62.2 million in its second weekend, raising its 10-day total to $258.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The movie has quickly become the year's top-grossing film, rocketing past "X-Men: The Last Stand," which has taken in $232 million in eight weeks. The "Pirates" sequel has grossed an additional $125 million overseas.

Arrr, Matey, 'tis a treasure chest for Johnny Depp and crew. Arr!

Solving Sudoku

The Brain Age game I have for the Nintendo DS includes a great implementation of Sudoku. It's so good that people are calling for it to be on its own. The only nit I have about the game is that I am only allowed 5 mistakes before the game calls me a loser boy. Nonetheless, I'm starting to really get used to Sudoku and finding it a nice waste of time.

Here's a great guide on how to solve Sudoku puzzles:

http://www.wikihow.com/Solve-a-Sudoku

WikiHow.com has other great how-to articles so rummage around.