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Major thanks to Peter Shankman at PR Differently for passing this along.
Apparently a group of interns operating at one of New York’s finest summer employers (an investment bank, a law firm, advertising, marketing…who can say?) were charged with putting together a detailed list of happy hours.
This list is by no means comprehensive and our crack team of pattern recognition experts is hard at work trying to figure out what the listed bars have in common.
As always, send in your suggestions for additions.
If the authors want to come forward and embarras their firms (who is paying these billable hours anyway?), please feel free to contact us via comment, carrier pigeon or subpeona.
The American Madness Happy Hour Spreadsheet
(From the same people who brought you NYC Rooftop Bars: The List.
UPDATE
I hadn’t thought to check the spreadsheet’s properties, but it does appear that an employee of Disney was at some point responsible for creating (or perhaps just forwarding) this wonderful list. Thanks to Eater for the enlightenment and the plug.
And for the love of food…
As long as all you Eater fans are trundling through the briar patch, you might check out some of our stories in Food & Drink:
etc. etc.
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Am I a bad person that the entire content of this press release makes me giggle a bit?
Apparently Memorex produces some compressed air that kids are using for huffing. To curb this problem they are introducing an additive to the product to make it less pleasant to inhale. It seems that 2.1 million idiot teens (12-17) have tried huffing. This honestly doesn’t seem like the biggest problem to me, in fact maybe it is a good thing, thinning out the pack a bit, if you will.
Okay now here is what I don’t get- If a kid is buying an air canister to get high, aren’t they just going to buy a different brand now? And if this is a serious concern of parents that they are buying the Memorex brand now to prevent huffing, shouldn’t they maybe having a talk with their kids instead?
Now I am wondering if the joy I get from blowing all that dust off my keyboard isn’t from having a nice clean area but rather a contact high. Next time I am inclined to clean my keyboard will I find myself gagging instead?
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I am still laughing at this one so I don’t even know where to start. So, apparently a police officer in Michigan stole some confiscated marijuana, baked some brownies and then freaked out and called 911.
Besides the news woman actually cracking up on air, the best line in the video is “And I think we’re dead. Time is going by really really really really slow.”
Check out the video here
On a more serious note: Why the fuck was the officer allowed to resign with no charges brought against him? Not only was he in possession of drugs, as well as using drugs, he also is a thief who stole police evidence. Seriously, time to bust this guy. Well, that or legalize it.
On a lighter note, I think my job has killed me because time here seems to be moving really really really really slow.
Did I mention one of the anchors actually snorts?
(Thanks for the tip Taina)
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So, I am a bit of a sucker for Education/School News and Social injustice. I tend to get outraged when I feel someone has been wronged. Having said that I have found a great topic to get outraged about:
Apparently at Columbia University a professor told her students what sections of the semester’s books to study for the exam. I would call this a review session. The students then went ahead and made guides to the test based on this review session. Administrators at Columbia, on the other hand, are calling it a cheat sheet. The students are now being accused of cheating and told they either need to retake a new final or they will be graded on other work they have submitted this semester. They claim they are not punishing the students here.
This is a pretty high level of bullshit, even for the world of academia. If I take good notes and pay attention through out the year to what the professor says in class, is that cheating as well?
When I read these things I get outraged and tend to get a bit flustered. Rather then ranting and raving incoherantly here instead I will post an article about it from the NY Post cutely titled “Ivy Leak: Prof Helps Columbia Cheaters” as well as a blog posting about it from Gothamist that is a bit more eloquent then the Post and also has the letter sent to the English Department by Administrators “Oops, I told My Students What Would Be On The Exam.”
I bank on a Law & Order episodes based on this one.
(Left Photo- the real Jaime Escalante; Right Photo- Edward James Olmos & Lou Diamond Phillips from Stand & Deliver)
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Ever since I first read about it I have been a fan of the White House meeting between President Nixon and Elvis.
Here is the quick rundown:
On Dec. 21st, 1970 Elvis was on an American Airlines flight and felt it would be a good idea to write to President Nixon, telling him he wants to meet him, give him a gift and become an agent in the war on drugs (could I even make this up?).
Nixon and his people decide the meeting would be a good idea and accept.
At the meeting Elvis shows up in full Elvis regalia (sunglasses, large belt and what appears to be a velvet suit) gives Nixon a WWII Colt .45 revolver and some family photos. In return Nixon gives him a badge to the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (so he can be an agnet at large… He didn’t want an official title) presumably so he can battle against The Drug Culture, Hippie Element, the SDS, Black Panthers, etc. who see Elvis as their friend and not part of “the Establishment.”
Well, there are tons of web sites devoted to this meeting but a great one is up by the Nation Archives called When Nixon Met Elvis.
Definitely worth checking out
