McDonalds unlike the Chicago board of trade was not rescued by tax paper funds due to massive mismanagement and pure stupidity.

McDonald's Job Applications Dumped On 'Occupy' Protesters By Chicago Board Of TRADE

On top of cold weather and logistical pains, "Occupy" protesters in Chicago last week dealt with an embarrassing stunt.

Dozens of photocopied McDonald's job applications were reportedly thrown from the Chicago Board of Trade building and onto Occupy Chicago protestors earlier this week, according to Chicagoist (h/t Mediaite).

In April, McDonald's announced plans to hire 50,000 new employees in a single day. The fast food giant was subsequently flooded with more than one million applications, a McDonald's spokeswoman told HuffPost in April. As of October, there are officially 13.9 million unemployed people in America today

The Chicago protesters quickly spread the news via Twitter:

@OccupyChicago
Occupy Chicago

Real class acts, the Chicago Board of Trade: this week, it's McDonald's job applications they litter from the windows. Soulless place.

October 31, 2011 10:40 pm via Twitter for Android Reply Retweet Favorite

this should tie me over till dinner....(sorry)

The Dadwich, a tie-shaped sandwich with grilled steak, Swiss, cheddar and fried onions

busy, busy....

A prisoner serving time in Monmouthshire, Wales was found to have an extensive arsenal of do-it-yourself swords. The swords, made of matchsticks, included a few swords from the Final Fantasy canon, as one can see Cloud’s iconic Buster Sword and Squall’s Gunblade above, among others.

mechanical whimsy...

Wonder Object, Documentary on Kinetic Art Sculptures by Gary Schott

By Rusty Blazenhoff on November 4, 2011

Eskimo Kisser #2

Eskimo Kisser #2
Metalsmith artist Gary Schott painstakingly creates his playful kinetic art sculptures (his “wonder objects”) first out of balsa wood and eventually out of metal. Filmmaking duo Mark and Angela Walley of Walley Films, created a short documentary about Gary and his quirky art pieces titled Wonder Object. The film was created in association with the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio,

go to love Branson...

Spaceport America, The World’s First Private Commercial Spaceport

By EDW Lynch on November 4, 2011

Spaceport America in New Mexico, the world’s first private commercial spaceport, officially opened on October 18, 2011. The spaceport features a massive 120,000 square foot, partially underground combined terminal/hanger structure and a 10,000 foot runway. Once fully operational (a second construction phase is currently underway) Spaceport America will be the home of Virgin Galactic and will support up to two WhiteKnightTwo and five SpaceShipTwo vehicles. GigaPica has posted a photo gallery of the spaceport and opening ceremony

spooky....

volcano lighting....

cool tree house...

yikes...

can you super size that?

I hate to say I told ya so..(but I did..)

Romney's Mormonism To Be A Bigger Issue In The General Election, Say Evangelicals

  WASHINGTON -- The loudest objections to Mitt Romney's Mormonism have not yet been raised, according to evangelical leaders and conservatives.
One month ago, an attack on Romney's faith by a Texas pastor supporting Texas Gov. Rick Perry renewed talk that Romney, who was a high-ranking official in the Mormon church from 1981 to 1994, would lose large chunks of the evangelical vote because of his faith.

That may prove true in Iowa, the first state in the Republican presidential primary process. And Romney's faith does give many protestants pause. But polls, and evangelical leaders, tell another story: If the former Massachusetts governor is the Republican nominee, his faith may be attacked and questioned more aggressively by liberals in the general election than it has been by conservatives in the primary.

but please, start the cuts in social safety net...

Report: Military Blew $1 Trillion on Weapons Since 9/11

US Marine Corps

A new study suggests that defense hawks are crying crocodile tears over planned cuts to Pentagon spending.
Capitol Hill conservatives and Pentagon brass fighting cuts to defense spending have argued that the military is limping off the battlefield with decrepit hardware. It's quite the sob story: At a hearing last week, Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), the chair of the House armed services committee, cut his remarks short to literally sob for "these young men that are going outside the wire over in Afghanistan, every day on patrol." 

But a new report shows the US defense establishment is in much better shape than it claims: The DOD has blown roughly $1 trillion on shiny new tanks, ships, and jets since the 9/11 attacks—and it's often done so with dollars that were supposed to be spent on those troops on the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A little late but still cool...

Amish beard attacks (really)

Sam Mullet, father of two men arrested for allegedly going into the home of other Amish and cutting their hair and beards, stands outside his home in Bergholz, Ohio, Oct. 10.

BERGHOLZ, Ohio — The leader of an Amish group with members accused of going into the home of another Amish man and cutting his hair and beard said Monday it's a religious matter and police shouldn't be involved.
Sam Mullet said he didn't order the hair-cutting but didn't stop two of his sons and another man from carrying it out last week on a 74-year-old man in his home in rural eastern Ohio. Amish men typically grow beards as adults and stop trimming them when they marry, and the beards are held in high esteem.
Mullet, 66, said the goal of the hair-cutting was to send a message to Amish in Holmes County that they should be ashamed of themselves for the way they were treating Mullet and his community.

Lego Apocalypse

good times......

mmmmmm... food paint

Dark night cover....

Ape speaks.....

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So let me get this straight... If you are a black conservative and you spout every chance you get about how all your achievements are color blind and that things like affirmative action and other equalizing programs are for the weak and morally decrepit until a inconvient sex charge rears it's ugly head and all of sudden it's a "high tech lyching"..Please...

crunchy yet stylish...