Most amusing to me in the speech President Obama gave about the impending implosion of the US auto industry as we know it was his reassurance of the American public that any GM or Chrysler car they purchase, they can consider effectively warranted by the US government. In my head, I pictured the White House [...]
Entries from March 30th, 2009
US Auto Industry Failclock Now At 11:58
March 30th, 2009 · 16 Comments · fail
I could not think of one for Chrysler, but rest assured that if Ford ever looks to be in this kind of trouble, theirs will read “Farewell, O Relic of Dearborn!” and generally be much more Shakespearean than The Dude. So! It would seem that the White House is having trouble with its fleet of [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: A Springtime Miracle!
March 29th, 2009 · 15 Comments · breaking news, win
GM’s Rick Wagoner is no longer GM’s anything, having agreed today to step down. What’s fun here is that Wagoner agreed with the Obama administration to step down, so he actually received the EXECUTIVE BOOT. This is one spot of unemployment news that we gladly welcome, since if either alyx or I had performed as [...]
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Doom
March 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · win
Celebrating 50 years of doom — happy birthday, Nouriel Roubini. Looks like there was quite the party at his vulva-adorned Tribeca loft last night (actual pic of Roubini’s wall-vulvas on Julia Allison’s Tumblr here). TBI beat me to this, tho’ I have Dr. Doom as a Facebook friend and got the scoop there first. Popular [...]
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Trade You A Madoff For A Pujols
March 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · win
The latest in the mainstreaming of financial fail: Topps is including a “World’s Biggest Hoaxes, Hoodwinks and Bamboozles” series in its 2009 Allen & Ginter’s cards: The Topps 2009 Allen & Ginter release will include cards of some 260 baseball players along with cards of historic figures and “world champions” from realms outside baseball. This [...]
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