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Apr 19, 2007
Germs and Soap
from the Strange Bedfellows dept.
Everyone knows that germs and soap don't mix, or that if they do, soap generally wins, often at germs' expense. However, in this case Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps has successfully defended Germs drummer Don Bolles against claims that his bottle of their deliciously aromatic peppermint wash contained traces of notorious drug GHB. It seems like the police's field drug test kits are faulty, providing false positives for GHB on several personal care products. If you've ever seen Dr. Bronner's packaging, often festooned with religious messages, you're realize what an odd couple this has turned out to be.
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Apr 18, 2007
Breaking up is easy to do
from the video game breakups dept.
Enter the video game accessory as date killer. Consider Chris Blessitt. He had so much fun with is buddies playing "Guitar Hero II" he decided to buy his own copy of the popular music game -- and the nearly life-sized plastic guitar that goes with it -- much to his girlfriend Kate's dismay. As the 27-year-old stage actor went looking through the shelves at a Best Buy Co. Inc. store in New York this week, he recalled his girlfriend of nine-months' reaction when he approached her with the idea. "She rolled her eyes," he said.
