You Heard It At EA First

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How did the IRISH get credit for corn beef and cabbage?
Moi

According to Alton Brown on "Good Eats," it happened in New York. Irish immigrants moved into neighborhoods occupied by Jews and Jewish butchers. In Ireland festive meals would feature mutton, which was not widely available in New York. Jewish butchers didn't carry pork, which would be the second choice in Ireland so, for St Paddy's Day, the Irish settled on corned beef, widely available from the butchers there. In Ireland it is not that popular. Cabbage has been the favorite vegetable of the poor all over the world.

As an aside, those who like corned beef should try curing your own, You can make a vastly better product than standard commercial corned. It takes about 15 minutes prep, and about a week sitting in the fridge. All you have to do is turn it every day or two. If anyone wants, let me know and I will give you the recipe.



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[A-1]

...I believe in my house the place where it would end up being "cured" is the kitchen garbage disposal...

[moi621]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110316/...li_iran_hikers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Boxing champ Muhammad Ali is seeking the release of two American hikers from Iran by lobbying the country's supreme leader in a way that few American dignitaries can: as a brother in Islam.
Arguably the most prominent U.S. Muslim, Ali made his simple, behind-the scenes appeal to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February and released his letter to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Ali's wife said he would be willing to return to the country, which he's visited twice before, to work on the hikers' release if his health allows.
Moi

[moi621]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110318.../usgaymarriage



For first time, majority in US back gay marriage: poll
WASHINGTON (AFP) – For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, a majority of Americans say they are in favor of same-sex marriage, a survey released Friday showed.
Fifty-three percent of Americans support gay marriage, up more than 20 percentage points from a low of 32 percent in 2004, the poll of 1,005 adults conducted over four days last week for ABC News and the Washington Post found.. . .

Moi
Did you hear it at EA First?
No, then you should-a checked this thread earlier.

[moi621]

The world just gets to be a better and better place.

Domain '.xxx' approved for Web porn sites
SAN FRANCISCO – You've heard of ".com" and ".org." Joining them soon will be their bawdy cousin: ".xxx."
On Friday, the board of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees the Internet's naming system, approved the creation of a red-light district online for pornographic websites. It follows a decade-long battle over such a name. . ."

"Pornographers worry it will ghettoize their sites.
<think Pat Paulson, "picky, picky, picky", remember?>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4kWLUnorTU
"Although it's meant to be voluntary, (uh-huh) they fear governments could try to mandate the domain's use, so that pornographic content is more easily blocked." <think Mel Gibson, "Braveheart" yelling "FREEDOM">

Moi
Listening to the link, highly recommended.
Truly, LOL!

[A-1]

Think of Mel Gibson yelling 'freedom' if you wish...

I'd rather think of Paris Hilton with a dripping wet chin huskily sighing....

....."you choke me".....

[Riverwind]

You know watching the Pat Paulson videos and funny as they were they are just as funny and right on today, right down to guns and his line of what if you see a moose in the street.

RIP Mr. Paulson, you did good.

River

[moi621]

Poor Hamas, feeling ignored?
Middle child syndrome or worse?
Al Jazerra has been covering news about all Arabia and even the first twenty minutes of a half hour program to Japan, just like a real news service.
Answer: Act out!
http://nation.foxnews.com/culture/20...rage-two-years

Hamas Fires More Than 50 Rockets Into Israel, Heaviest Barrage in Two Years
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired more than 50 rockets into Israel on Saturday, the heaviest barrage in two years, Israeli officials said, while Hamas police beat up and confiscated equipment from reporters.
A Hamas official was killed and four civilians were wounded when Israel hit back with tank fire and air strikes, said Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Adham Abu Salmia.

Moi
Sounds like the stuff of a second Zohan/Phantom movie.

[moi621]

In the spirit of all the news not worth its' own thread, and from the 'other side' as to deserve placement in the DDC
ta da
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_hilton_prosecutor

Paris Hilton prosecutor arrested for buying cocaine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Las Vegas deputy district attorney who prosecuted Paris Hilton for cocaine possession was arrested over the weekend after allegedly buying a rock of cocaine, authorities said on Monday.
Clark County Deputy District Attorney David Schubert, 47, was taken into custody in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon and booked on one count of cocaine possession.
Moi
As Cartman would say, "Sweet"

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The 25-year-old singer pleaded guilty in February and was ordered to serve probation, perform community service and undergo drug counseling.

Do you reckon that Paris "serviced" him and he counseled her by making her share her cocaine with him?

Hooked and hooked... a TWOFER...!

Gee! ...and 200 hours... I bet that he is STILL smiling about that one!

[moi621]

For Bomb Detroit fans -

For al-Qaida, Detroit was just the cheapest flight
Thu Mar 24, 12:12 pm ET
WASHINGTON – When an admitted al-Qaida operative planned his itinerary for a Christmas 2009 airline bombing, he considered launching the strike in the skies above Houston or Chicago, The Associated Press has learned. But tickets were too expensive, so he refocused the mission on a cheaper destination: Detroit.

Definitely, stranger then truth, and is.

Moi
Rebuild Detroit, with housing, jobs, infrastructure for all.
Along with the Katrina coast!

[moi621]

Less then fifty miles from Moi
<Oh, No! It's the horde>
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...tory?track=rss
'Birthing tourism' center in San Gabriel shut down
Pregnant women came from China to three identical townhouses to receive care before and after giving birth to U.S. citizens at local hospitals.
". . . they were maternity centers for Chinese women willing to pay handsomely to travel here to give birth to American citizens.
Southern California has become a hub of so-called birthing tourism. Operators of such centers tend to try to blend in, attracting as little attention as possible. . . ."
Moi
Stranger then truth, and is.

[moi621]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cb_haiti_election

"Associated Press – Mon Apr 4, 9:19 pm ET

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly scored a come-from-behind victory Monday in Haiti's presidential runoff, according to preliminary results from last month's election showing he easily defeated a former first lady for the leadership of a country facing enormous challenges.
Martelly, who has never held political office, received nearly 68 percent of the vote in the two-way race with Mirlande Manigat, electoral council spokesman Pierre Thibault said in an announcement that was immediately followed by noisy celebration in the Haitian capital."

Haiti may not have enough of anything and UN imported (Asian) Cholera too, but now they have institutionalized music. Maybe the smart thing for such nations is to hire some retired Swedish Prime Minister or similar administrative non offensive type, to manage their affairs. Sort of like the Rurik invitation of our time.

Moi

[A-1]

Less then fifty miles from Moi
<Oh, No! It's the horde>
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...tory?track=rss
'Birthing tourism' center in San Gabriel shut down
Pregnant women came from China to three identical townhouses to receive care before and after giving birth to U.S. citizens at local hospitals.
". . . they were maternity centers for Chinese women willing to pay handsomely to travel here to give birth to American citizens.
Southern California has become a hub of so-called birthing tourism. Operators of such centers tend to try to blend in, attracting as little attention as possible. . . ."
Moi
Stranger then truth, and is.

moi,

...think that any of the young good looking ones need any help getting pregnant?

just think, man. we advertise on Craig's list for 'rent a girl for 1 night' so, we charge the 'john' for the girl. Then, we advertise in China for (un-pregnant) girls who want to come to the U.S. and have a new citizen. Then, we charge them to bring them here.

Of course, there is a language barrier. But that will soon GO AWAY... So, our business will GROW... as long as people want to come to America.

When we have to worry is when people start climbing the damned wall to get back to Mexico...

[moi621]

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/bristol-pa...ncy-work/59875

Bristol Palin earns $262K for teen pregnancy work
Associated Press - April 5, 2011 8:48 PM PDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Tax documents show unwed mother Bristol Palin earned more than $262,000 for her role in helping raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention in 2009.
The most recent data for The Candie's Foundation that's posted online by research firm GuideStar shows compensation at $262,500 for the now-20-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.
Bristol Palin was 18 when she was appointed as a teen ambassador for the New York-based foundation in 2009, months after giving birth to son, Tripp. She and the 2-year-old boy's father, Levi Johnston, are no longer together.
Palin family attorney John Tiemessen and foundation officials did not immediately return calls for comment Tuesday.

McCain knew 2008 was a Democrat victory year.
His revenge, Letting the Palins loose on America.
Moi