Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Chicken-Flavored Ice Cream!


They have couture clothing boutiques. They have million-dollar, custom-made jewelry. They have their own airline, day spas, and luxury hotels.

And now, thanks to that Boomerang Pets Party in London, dogs will soon have their first-ever ice cream truck.

Seriously. Foodies take note--the dogs will be eating something way more interesting than ChocoTacos--have you ever heard of gammon sorbet? You'll probably be eating it from a hipster gourmet food truck if the dogs approve.

To the Interweb!
The two flavors that are to be served from the ice cream truck are ‘dog eat hog world’ – gammon and chicken sorbet topped with a doggy biscuit and wrapped in a cone – and ‘canine cookie crunch’ – an assortment of various dog biscuits and ice cream flavors.  The group claims that a team of scientists conducted research to achieve the perfect recipe of ice cream for dogs through investigating the optimal balance of temperature, texture, and taste.
(courtesy PSFK.com)
OMG! Isn't that the cutest thing ever?!!!

I know the proceeds go to a charitable cause (Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs), but still--THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR!

People are starving and dogs are eating ice cream and getting pedicures? Fuck me gently with a chainsaw, Veronica.

What's next? Are dogs going to start living in beachfront mansions with a fleet of servants and millions in the bank for a rainy day? Oh wait, that already happened...

Thank you, doglovers of the world, for totally ruining my buzz after reading this.


[photos courtesy DailyMail]

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Friday, December 5, 2008

I am Atheist--Hear Me Roar!

(Photo courtesy The Guardian)

Evidently, the idea to advertise is gaining traction in the London atheist community. Adverts have been designed, CBS Outdoor is willing to sell the space, and best-selling author Professor Richard Dawkins will match any contribution up to 5,500 pounds. That would bring the total raised to 11,000 pounds.

That is enough money to run the ads on 30 buses for 4 weeks.

Feeling generous, fellow deviants? It's about time an alternative to desperate, misguided hope showed its face around town, for the benefit of all those stooges/children out there who get their ideologies from the advertising industry. Hooray for cultural advancement!
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The Ongoing, Drawn-Out Death March of the Financial World Continues...

Word is, heads are rolling at investment banking firms around the globe, which really should come as a surprise to no one.

What does come as a surprise to me is this:

According to the International Herald Tribune, year-end bonuses to bankers at firms in London are said to be dropping 60% this year. Only USD$5.3 billion will be handed out to those who steered their company's pocketbooks into the sewer. And that's just London. Poor guys...

Luxury goods retailers are fainting as we speak.