This is really cool. Doesn't show what it might be like from Alaska, though they might be seen very low on the horizon...?
Toot, Toot... TWEET!
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The Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) has awarded Permafrost Alaska Vodka its highest award, the Platinum Medal, in its 2009 International Review of Spirits competition, conducted in Chicago, Illinois. BTI scored the Wasilla-made vodka as “superlative” and described it as follows:
“Clean, mild aromas of custard and creamy meringue follow through on a soft, supple entry to a dryish, glycerous medium body with incredible smoothness and hints of powdered sugar and wet river stones on the graceful, elegant finish. An exceptionally clean, seamless, and delicious vodka. Amazing!”
Ahmadinejad And Other Big Words I Can Pronounce
How to Quit Anything in Three Easy Steps
One Fish, Two Fish.... crap, I lost count again.....
A Betcha In The Rye
I ran across this in the "Oddities" group category on Amazon.com. Other items include Forbidden Lego Toys and a personal battle tank that looks a lot like a Dalek troop carrier. Weird. Love the customer reviews, too.
looking for a friend - w4w - 23 (Kodiak)
Date: 2009-11-01, 1:00AM AKST
Hello. I'm not sure how many people in Kodiak actually get on here, but I though I would try. I just moved to Kodiak and only know about a handful of people. I was really hoping to meet someone that I can become close with. I'm really looking for a best friend. Someone to hang out with. To push me when I need to be pushed and support me when I need to be supported. Someone to laugh with and cry with. Just someone I can hang out with whenever and wherever. So if your looking for the same thing let me know. I hope to hear from you. Location: Kodiak. PostingID: 1446426829
New Satire "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary" Makes Outrageous Claims
LOS ANGELES, /PRNewswire/ -- According to a fallacious diary, penned by satirist Joey Green, when Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin stepped inside the voting booth in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, on election day last year, she cast her vote for Barack Obama. "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary," a "genuine imitation" of the former Alaska governor's private journal, also reveals that Palin seriously asked the producers of "Saturday Night Live" if she could waterboard Tina Fey on the show.
Among the many ersatz revelations in the spurious diary are that Palin had the hots for Joe the Plumber and practiced for her debate against Joe Biden with her 13-year-old daughter Willow. The simulated diary also discloses that Palin found her teenage daughter Bristol and boyfriend Levi Johnston alone in a bedroom -- buck naked and surrounded by lit candles -- but feared the teens were practicing Satanism, not premarital sex.
According to the fabricated diary, Republican Presidential nominee John McCain watched the movie "Top Gun" obsessively, wore a pilot's helmet printed with the name "Maverick," and frequently piloted his campaign jet, doing barrel rolls and loop-de-loops. To convince McCain to choose her as his running mate, Palin unzipped her dress and let it drop to the floor. "I was wearin' a hot red regulation one-piece Miss Alaska swimsuit," she allegedly writes. "I started promenadin' across the deck to strut my stuff and show off my great poise."
"For legal reasons, I'm not allowed to claim that a disgruntled Alaska State Trooper broke into Sarah Palin's home, stole her diary, and FedExed it to me," said Green, a former contributing editor to the National Lampoon and the author of dozens of books. "I remain 100% convinced that Sarah Palin wrote every single word of this diary, even if the book does call itself a forgery right on the cover."
This lampoon of Sarah Palin's intimate story gives readers an imaginary peek inside one of the most astonishing minds in American politics. She teaches us how to speak Maverick ("Todd and I are obviously marverickosexuals"), explains why she wants to ban Harry Potter books ("They're way too long"), and shares a list of proposed titles for her memoirs (including "The Sarah Palin Pop-Up Book," "The Governor's New Clothes," and "My Face Is Up Here (in Alaska!)").
"... a former beauty queen with a George W. Bush-like aptitude for mangling the English language (the first paragraph of the book contains the phrase “I breathed in an autumn bouquet that combined everything small-town America with rugged splashes of the Last Frontier”)."And I bet it only gets better from there.
Passing out after a long night out has been less of a problem thanks to the alcohol-infused energy drinks that have become available over the past few years. But on Friday, the Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers to prove the safety of the reported drink of choice for a quarter of college students. Those who mix caffeine and alcohol are at a higher risk of injury than those who drink uncaffeinated alcohol, according to a Wake Forest University study. Last year, several state attorneys general successfully sued Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors to remove caffeine from two drinks. Now, the FDA is asking nearly 30 similar manufacturers to offer scientific proof that their products are safe within the next 30 days. The agency will review the manufacturers’ findings and determine whether the drinks can remain on the market.