A brewery has launched a low alcohol beer called Nanny State after being branded irresponsible for creating the UK's "strongest beer". [...] BrewDog founder James Watt explained on his blog: "Anyone who knows BrewDog, knows beer, or anyone has more common sense than a common (or garden) gnome will know that the scathing and unrelenting criticism we faced was pretty unjustified. If logic serves the same people who witch-hunted and publicly slated us should now offer us heartfelt support and public congratulations." [...] Jack Law, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said of the new Nanny State beer: "This is a positive move which proves that low strength doesn't compromise quality.
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On Saturday, Pat Buchanan hosted a conference to discuss how Republicans can regain a majority in America. During one discussion, panelists suggested supporting English-only initiatives as a prime way of attracting “working class white Democrats.” The discussion ridiculed Judge Sotomayor for the fact that she studied children’s classics to improve her grammar while attending college. The panelists also suggested that, without English as the official language, President Obama would force Americans to speak Spanish. One salient feature of the event was the banner hanging over the English-only advocates. The word conference was spelled “Conferenece.” [...]
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I came across this today at work while searching for a way to spray paint 2mm dots. Yup. Anyway, this should be in a book of bad ideas. Other than the back window of your pick up, I guess you could put it in the shower, just... in case.
"Our education over here in the US should help the US... erm... or help South Africa...or help Iraq... or help Asian countries so we would be able to build up our future for..." God bless the USA.
