To some, this is a dream job...

I think if I were a drunk I'd be making my way to Amsterdam.  That city has initiated a new program aimed at their alcoholic citizens;  they've put them to work as street cleaners, and are paying them at least partially in beer.

Street cleaners taking a break from their city jobs.

Talk about job security!  They're paid in beer, they drink it, throw their empties in the gutter, then the next day are paid to clean up all the beer cans in the gutter, and are paid in beer.  Then they drink the beer, throw the empties....

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And now I have yet another reason to NOT shop at Victoria's Secret (besides the fact they never have my size)....they discriminate against men.  It seems they're quick to tell their women shoppers of any sales in progress, but never mention them to men shopping there.  They say men are usually uncomfortable being seen there at all and will willingly pay the posted price just to complete the transaction and get out the door.

So, guys, the next time you're in Victoria's Secret buying some new duds for your latex girlfriend, haggle like you were buying a used car.

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I'll believe it when I see it:  They say a big ice storm is headed our way here in North Texas.  Yeah, yeah.  I've heard that before, like just last week.  It's definitely cold out there, but let's be honest, this isn't exacrtly the frozen tundra.  (It was 78 yesterday.)  So maybe I'll be cutting donuts in the empty mall parking lot tomorrow, and maybe I won't.  We'll see.  :)

S

I have a pain in my Pippa

I'm sure to those of you who keep up with high society and matters of style this will not come as any great surprise, but according to all the trend setters, Pippa Middleton, sister of Kate Duchess of Something-or-Other, has one fine arse.  I saw on the news that women are actually having "butt lifts" so they can look more like Pippa.  Really!  Cosmetic surgeons are being overwhelmed with requests to imitate Pippa's derriere.  There is even a "Pippa Middleton Ass Appreciation Society".  This is what "it" is supposed to look like:

And for those who can't afford surgical enhancement, several lingerie makers are offering padded "Pippa" panties.  Imagine the disappointment on the wedding night when the groom first sees (?) his bride without her padded imitation-Pippa undies.  Haha!

Speaking of underwear, did any of you see the Victoria's Secret fashion show on TV earlier this week?  I never ceased to be amazed by how some marketing hype turned a company that essentially sells underwear and bras into a cult phenomenon.  You think the "suits" at Playtex and Fruit of the Loom are beating their heads against the wall, saying, "Dang...that could have been us"? 

I think VS is slipping a bit, though.  Remember, they were the ones who put curves back on fashion models, but several of their fashion show "angels" looked to me like they need to eat a cheeseburger or two.  

Now I must go and take an Aleve to help ease the pinched nerve in my Pippa.  Hope you all have a great weekend.

S