Flip Floppers

"I’ve heard a lot of the attacks between the McCain camp and the Obama camp, as well as allegations by the media, center around the idea that the candidate in question loses some credibility as a politician because he or she “flip-flopped,” which is the buzz word that...

Opinion: McCain's problem with integrity

Kaaaayaa!! McCain should now be called Mr. Miyagee. Not everybody can go above the flip-flopping nature of politics, and duck, dodge, karate chop, and occasionally utilize Jedi mind tricks like John McCain. He can vote against tax cuts before voting for them like no other. In...

If England Flop, Shall We All Blame Wenger?

"They say in football there is always the next match - and indeed, the next tournament. And qualifying for the next major tournament - the 2010 Word Cup - may become England's sole focus if Russia beat Israel on Saturday and finally put the Three Lions' wounded Euro 2008...

England hit by virus in Sri Lanka

"England fled immediately to Sri Lanka in search of comfort after their flop in World Twenty20, but it has not worked out according to plan. Colombo is afflicted by flu, or "fever" as the locals call it, and four England players - captain Paul Collingwood, Stuart Broad, Luke...

The Death of Global Warming?

 Is this evidence that the Global Warming thing is fizzling?"More evidence that Al Gore’s Live Earth flop was indeed the beginning of the end to the public’s fascination with global warming: Leonardo...

Wish You Weren't Here: Top 10 Most Disappointing Tourist Spots

London's Daily Telegraph has released a list of the Top 10 Most Disappointing tourist destinations, as determined by Virgin Travel Insuarance. Though the survey was mostly built as a bit of handsome PR for a...

Lights, Camera, Action "You're an Idiot"

For Now Public Readers "This is must see TV" Not just for Politicians and Sports figures anymore. Nowadays, there's much precedent. Video-sharing sites like YouTube are ensuring that every TV anchor mishap is...

Japan's oldest profession sees slide in work ethic

"ll Changes to the law regarding adult entertainment earlier this year were supposed to be a boon for Japan's burgeoning call girl industry, but they've been a flop, according to Weekly Playboy. With the tightened law cracking down on sex services that have storefronts,...

The seven strategies for mobile ads, and which ones will work

"The seven strategies for mobile ads, and which ones will work By Ken Elefant 11.12.06 Ken Elefant The past few years haven’t been easy for wireless service providers. With 3G and fee-based data services a flop and a sagging voice business, not much seems to be going...

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