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Aww, say it ain’t so! Maybe Nick should just tattoo the name of every girl he’s been with on his arm. Maybe it’ll help him keep a running tally.

And just where are the bruised and beat up Paris photos? Ooh, front page of the NY Post. Nice!

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NEW YORK July 31, 2004 — Paris Hilton and Nick Carter have permanent reminders of each other after getting tattoos together three weeks before their July 22 breakup.

Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, 24, got “Paris” tattooed on his wrist, People magazine reports. Carter says he’s has no regrets about the untimely ink “because I love her. She’ll have a place in my heart, always.”

On Thursday, Hilton was photographed with what appeared to be cuts and bruises on her arm and face as she passed through the Los Angeles airport. Hilton spokeswoman Tracy Schaeffer would not comment.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/ap20040731_871.html

At least she didn’t get caught stealing tampons? It’s amazing that some gas stations let people pump without pre-paying in this day and age… A few years back, I was at a Lynnwood, WA Shell station when some pickup truck pumped and dashed. Was hilarious to see the store owner or manager running out waving his hands in the air and shaking his fist, as if it would really do anything. Guess he didn’t get the plate number that time.
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SALISBURY, Maryland (AP)—A woman who stole $4.52 worth of fuel was ordered to stand outside the gas station Friday wearing a sandwich board sign that declared: “I was caught stealing gas.”

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/31/sign.of.shame.ap/index.html

Heh, I think this is gonna make it into Office Space 2… Dumb bish actually published the book under her real name?
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The French electricity board EDF is due to grill an electricity worker, after she published a book showing how to survive in French corporate culture without doing any work.

According to a report in Ananova, in her book Bonjour Paresse, which means Hello Laziness, Corinne Maier advises readers to opt for really useless jobs like those of consultants, advisers, or experts.

She says that the best way to avoid people asking what you have been doing all day is to arrive with a bundle of files under your arm.

In one of the chapters ‘Corporate Culture – Stupid People’, she writes, “You don’t have much to lose if you don’t do much at work.”

http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=44349&cat=World

Used underwear for sale, course they couldn’t hawk it on ebay.au, eh, mate?
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BARGAIN-hunters will have the chance to bid at an auction with a difference tonight as a collection of used underwear goes on sale.

A backpacker hotel in Australia has amassed built up an impressive array of skimpy bras and knickers donated by travellers Down Under across the years.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004351403,00.html

Hey, that’s the easy way… Or you could be the baby sis talented sibling of a Jessica Simpson… or something… Hey, I sit around all day, can I get my own reality show? Pretty please?
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LOS ANGELES —The mother of Britney Spears’ future stepchildren is getting a reality show.

Former “Moesha” star Shar Jackson is reportedly set to be the focus of a new reality show.

The Hollywood Reporter said the project is a half-hour comedy exploration of Jackson’s experiences raising two kids while going after acting roles and a music career.

http://www.channel3000.com/entertainment/3596608/detail.html

You know you’re career is over when you lose to someone that no one has ever heard of… Sad way to go out, though perhaps his career wouldn’t have been so screwed if he hadn’t gotten convicted of rape in the early 90s…

So long Iron Mike, you still made one of the best video games ever…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Mike Tyson was knocked out in the fourth round Friday night in a shocking end to the latest comeback of the fighter who once was the most feared heavyweight of his era.

Unheralded British heavyweight Danny Williams landed a flurry of punches that sent Tyson sprawling into the ropes, perhaps ending his career with the same kind of fury that Tyson once unleashed on other fighters.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=1849705

Man, who wants to watch it censored beyond belief? Wait’ll the uppity Parents Television Council (PTC) gets up in arms over this, as they don’t want little kids being exposed to such crassness.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Cartman and the rest of the “South Park” gang are headed into syndication.

The comedy, which has aired on cable channel Comedy Central for seven seasons, has been cleared in 85% of the nation by distributor Tribune Entertainment and is set to premiere in syndication in fall 2005.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=televisionNews&storyID=5826705

The sad thing is, the scammers plaintiffs sometimes do get money or settlements out of filing a bogus lawsuit like that, so the continuous litigious cycle never stops…
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July 30, 2004—A 17-year-old Bronx high-school student wants the city to pay him $5 million because a Snapple vending machine fell on him at school as he shook it.
Court papers filed yesterday charge Albert Salcedo suffered a broken foot and ankle in the incident on May 25.

“It ate my dollar, so I shook it very gently,” he said. “It must have been top-heavy, because it fell right down on me.”

The Department of Education disputed Salcedo’s claim. According to the high school’s incident report, Salcedo “pulled a vending machine down and it fell on top of him.”

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/25845.htm

As anyone that is beta testing Blockbuster’s CRAPPY online DVD rental service knows, their service and delays is teh crap. They are not even close to Netflix at this point, and I pity da fool that actually PAYS for their service at this point. Thus, as some kind of “I’m sorry” note to me, they sent me the below email… What’s wrong with this you ask? Welp, there doesn’t actually appear to BE A LINK FOR A FREE E-COUPON! Thanks for nothing!
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Dear Valued Member,

Thank you for participating in our Beta Test. We would like to apologize for any shipping delays you may have experienced. We are working diligently to resolve these issues. Here at Blockbuster, we strive to get movies to our customers within 2-3 business days.

We would like to offer you an e-coupon that may be redeemed in your local Blockbuster store. This is in addition to the 2 free e-coupons that you have already earned from your online membership. Please see the link below for your additional e-coupon.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments, 1-866-692-2789. We look forward to meeting your online rental needs.

Sincerely,

Your Friends at Blockbuster Online

The writer, Guy Martin, interviewed me months ago about the Paris Hilton fiasco… I just ran into his article this morning… Wee, I’m famous! Hah. Dunno why he didn’t give Craig credit like I told him, but I guess that’s what happens with the press, eh? Anyways, Craig was a big contributor to finding out this story, so here’s props to old Craig! Vegas2k5?
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The anonymous guest inspired www. wooba.com, a loose but clever online collective, to take a closer look at the Czech site. Wooba.com founder Dan Wu discovered that a single portal on the site – number 25, to be precise – had negligently been left open. Behind that door was the domain name, registered to one Jim Salomon.

Wu emailed this Jim Salomon, who, six days later, returned a computer virus to him. Wu immediately killed it and posted a sarcastic thank you to Salomon on Wooba ‘for letting us know you’re alive’. Then Wooba did more digging, during which it became clear that Jim and Rick Salomon were brothers. On 24 February, 10 days after Wooba broke the story, Salomon went on the Howard Stern show to admit that he, in fact, was responsible for the website, that he had full copyright of the tape, that he had a few other tapes of Paris Hilton ‘around’, but that he didn’t know whether he’d be selling any of them.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,1241262,00.html