Author: luapo

Imagine paying full price then learning that another group of people get in free or at a significant discount solely on the basis of their gender. Sounds sexist? Well, that’s exactly why one lawyer is suing night clubs who have ladies’ night (and lost):

Men sick of having to pay full price at bars and nightclubs where women get discounts on “ladies’ night” have failed to win sympathy from a federal appeals court, which ruled this week that such promotions don’t violate the U.S. Constitution.

“The guys are paying for girls to party. I don’t think that’s fair,” Den Hollander told the New York Daily News, vowing to escalate his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. “It’s a transfer of money from the wallets of guys to the pocketbooks of girls.”

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Inspired by the 1978 disco hit “I Will Survive”, the lyrics were rewritten to proclaim support for libraries, particularly under the stress of tight budgets. It begins with a send-up of a typically hectic day in the life of a professional librarian. You can skip to 6:05 for the music video. Thanks to the Central Rappahannock Regional Library for making this fine video.

This also reminds me of an old forum post…. Support your local library.

What would happen if, instead of spare change, you handed a person in need the means to shop for whatever they needed? What would they buy? Can you spare your credit card, sir?

In New York City, an advertising executive recently handed over her American Express Platinum Card to a homeless Manhattan man after he had asked her for change. The man, who had been without home after losing a job, used the card to buy $25 worth of deodorant, water and cigarettes. And then he returned the card.

Concerns over the wisdom of sharing of credits cards and credit card fraud aside, the unlikely encounter became a talking point — a feel-good story about, as the New York Post put it in a headline: “A bum you can trust — honest!”

The stunt has been condemned by animal rights groups as “cheap marketing tactics”. Twelve bottles of The End Of History ale have been made and placed inside seven dead stoats, four squirrels and one hare. And at 55 per cent volume, its makers claim it is the world’s strongest beer.

A taxidermist in Doncaster worked on the animals, which were not killed for bottling the new drink, with some having been killed on the roads. Outfits featured on some of the animals include a kilt and a top hat.