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[cleolinda]

This must be about half the linkspam I currently have on backlog.

Official: Saddam to be executed tonight. ETA: "Saddam Hussein's execution will take place before 6:00 a.m. Saturday local time (10:00 p.m. Friday ET), Munir Haddad, a judge on the appeals court that upheld the former dictator's death sentence, told CNN." This may be where some of the Friday/Saturday confusion I'm seeing in the news is coming from.

Immense ice shelf breaks off in Canadian Arctic.

Florida doctor pleads guilty in $1 billion fraud.

Islamic forces abandon Somalia's capital.

Russian jet forced to land after threat.

Brazil transfixed by 4th anorexia death.

Woman fakes kidnapping to avoid work.

Researchers: Baking impacts Puget Sound. Includes the immortal sentence, "So far, the research has turned up no evidence that snickerdoodles are harming sea creatures..."

Shopper Rage Sends Retail Staff to Crisis Counseling.

Ex-cop, formerly "best narcotics officer in the country," plans video on how to hide drug stashes "because he believes the nation's fight against drugs is a waste of resources. Busting marijuana users fills up prisons with non-violent offenders, he said."

FoxTrot ceasing daily strips, will now only publish on Sundays.

Officer says he was demoted for Mel Gibson arrest.

Michael Jordan, wife file for divorce.

Livejournal's 404 page (refresh to change). ("CATS: You have no chance to reach your page. Make your spelling correct.")

Christmas Kraken gets a sleigh.

saturnianali8r: "Oh, for Christ's sake, it's Christmas Eve!"

Alert tabby saves family from fire.

Postal service prepares for new Potter.

"Dreamgirls" takes holiday box office by storm.

The biggest box office bombs of the year.

Spike Lee to direct James Brown biopic.

Unknown cast as Johanna in Sweeney Todd.

BBC tries to avert riots in streets, claims Tennant isn't leaving Doctor Who any time soon.

"Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce looked the parts of Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol on the set of Factory Girl in Central Park."

From mindset on JF: Debut novelist wins Bad Sex in Fiction award. " 'Because Hollingshead is a first-time writer, we wished to discourage him from further attempts,' the judges — editors of Literary Review magazine — said in a statement. 'Heavyweights like Thomas Pynchon and Will Self are beyond help at this point.' Hollingshead, 25, who received his award from rocker Courtney Love at a London ceremony, said he was delighted to become the prize's youngest winner. 'I hope to win it every year,' said Hollingshead, who receives a statuette and a bottle of champagne. This year's runner-up was Tim Willcocks' medieval action novel, The Religion, for a scene in which characters grapple passionately in a forge 'across the cold steel face of the anvil.' "

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[edda.livejournal.com]

Spike Lee lines up James Brown biopic

Wow, that was quick.

[bubbly.livejournal.com]

Saddam dies tonight? Crazy. It's weird to think of a world without him in it. Not bad, just weird. :P

[metonymy.livejournal.com]

Not really. From the article:

The singer worked on the project before his death and has granted the film-makers full access to his music.

[alevai.livejournal.com]

"Our respect for human rights requires us to execute him.."
O_o riiiiight okay.

[rebel-waltz.livejournal.com]

why do i feel like the world might end when Saddam is executed? not like the world can't cope without him, but i mean, like, literally blow up. or the universe expand or something.

[kudzita.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that one got me too. Also, this:

"The Americans want him to be hanged respectfully," al-Nueimi said.

Ugh.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

for a scene in which characters grapple passionately in a forge 'across the cold steel face of the anvil.'

Ouch and ouch.

And the BBC isn't going to have anyone believing them after the fiasco with Eccleston.

[barrelgoddess.livejournal.com]

Retail workers needing counseling? As someone who's dealt with her fair share of rude idiots as a grocery store cashier, I am NOT the least bit surprised.

[crimsnfirestorm.livejournal.com]

Thank you for being my news source.

"Oh, for Christ's sake, it's Christmas Eve!" is the greatest thing I've read all day.

Other finalists included Mitchell's 1980s coming-of-age story, Black Swan Green, for a passage in which one character's breasts are compared to "a pair of Danishes" and another's to "two Space Hoppers."
Okay...maybe the second greatest thing.

[maggiesox.livejournal.com]

Seriously.

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

i must say that i am kinda scared about Sadamm being hanged. it makes me want to go fill my car with gas which i still may do when my mother gets home.

[leucocrystal]

Seriously.  I've been in retail/customer service for almost five years now, and it still manages to astound me the sheer number of rude, horrible, stupid people I've had to (and continue having to) deal with on a daily basis.

[stagemanager.livejournal.com]

Where would I get my news if it weren't for you?

Thanks.


I have brief images of you furiously skipping from page to page to bring us, Your Adoring Cleo-lites, our news, fresh each moment.

[honorh.livejournal.com]

Regarding the fake kidnapping link: "A spokesman said the woman . . . admitted she made up the story because she owed a colleague 25 euros ($32.9) and did not have the money to pay her debt. She now faces a fine of up to 1,000 euros."

Here we have the very definition of "pointless."

O_o

[kosher-jenny.livejournal.com]

I should not get Firefly flashbacks when I read the news.

("Shoot them politely.")

[r-a-black.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering right now where my Government teacher might be, I'm certain he knows of the news on Hussein now. I imagine he's throwing a party.

[thegeneralerin.livejournal.com]

Unknown cast as Johanna in Sweeney Todd.

Luckiest highschool drama student EVER.

[preciosatt.livejournal.com]

I'm terrifed that Saddam's death would make things in Iraq much, mcuh worse.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

The SNICKERDOODLES! Please, won't someone think of the SNICKERDOODLES!!

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

I used to HATE Christmas. Then I stopped working retail.

On the plus side, it's made me a very accomodating and understanding shopper.

[leucocrystal]

Heh, I don't know if it ever made me hate Christmas (though I'm kind of surprised it didn't, since I worked for nearly four years at a movie theater, and that's our biggest day of the year -- and thereby the worst -- by a large margin), but I certainly resented any and all holidays whenever they rolled around, lol.

I like to think I've always been a good customer, but I'm definitely the most careful I've ever been when dealing with people in the same position as I am.

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

Immense ice shelf breaks off in Canadian Arctic.
Al Gore was right. We are so screwed. And didja hear that OMGWTF polar bears are now considered endangered, also because of global warming?

Researchers: Baking impacts Puget Sound. Includes the immortal sentence, "So far, the research has turned up no evidence that snickerdoodles are harming sea creatures..."
Mmm, snickerdoodles. I like adding a 1/4 teaspoon of lemon extract to mine. Gives it an extra lil' something.

Ex-cop, formerly "best narcotics officer in the country," plans video on how to hide drug stashes "because he believes the nation's fight against drugs is a waste of resources. Busting marijuana users fills up prisons with non-violent offenders, he said."
I am in complete agreement.

FoxTrot ceasing daily strips, will now only publish on Sundays.
What? Nooo!

saturnianali8r: "Oh, for Christ's sake, it's Christmas Eve!"
That's exactly what I would have said. And it reminds me of Eva Longoria's "Jesus Christ! It's Thanksgiving. Be nice! Fuck!" (http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/thanksgiving/turkey-day-memories-eva-longorias-special-thanksgiving-wishes-216853.php) holiday wishes.

[thyroyalmajesty.livejournal.com]

Working at Bath & Body Works was the worst, because it's the perfect place for a generic gift for some female you don't actually care about. People were so rude I couldn't believe it. Over lotions! As a gift for someone they obviously couldn't be bothered to shop for before the last minute. It was crass Christmas commercialism at its worst. I hated it.

Now, when I shop, I make sure that everything has a tag, that the tags are facing the cashier when I put the items down, that I'm not on my cell phone during the transaction, that I have my ID for credit card transactions, and if I'm returning something you'd better believe I have the original package and the receipt. I just don't want to be someone who'd end up in a customers_suck post.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_stormthesea/]

RE: 404 page
This page is not here
like plum blossoms in the wind
existence is fake

BEST THING EVER

[leucocrystal]

Oh man, I can only imagine working there, because you're right -- that IS the generic place, and not just for holidays, I'd imagine you're pretty busy all the time, as they're pretty popular for generic birthday gifts as well.  Yikes.

I'm the same way, though, no matter where I'm shopping.  The worst things I had to deal with at the movie theater was stupid questions, obnoxious teenagers, alcohol/drug confiscation (no, really), horrible parents with horrible children in tow, and just general idiocy.  Couple that with the physical strain of the job, and it was pretty much hell.  The sad thing is, it really doesn't take much energy at all to be a considerate customer, people are just lazy and arrogant about it.