July 8th, 2008
UK Judge rules Pringles are not potatoes
by: Sarah

Julius Pringles

Who didn’t see this coming?  I mean honestly, what about the Pringle screams potato?  Procter and Gamble, the makers of Pringles, have claimed that Pringles “didn’t look like a chip, didn’t feel like a chip and didn’t taste like a chip”  Pringles are made from “the potato, or from potato flour, or from potato starch,” which classifies them under the potato crisp, not the chip.  Unlike chips, the Pringle is meant to melt down on your tongue, not break up into jagged pieces in your mouth.

Warren agreed. Pringles aren’t “made from the potato” for the purposes of the tax exemption, he said. He didn’t say what Pringles are, other than that they’re tax-exempt.

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Info: Posted July 8th, 2008  in Food
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March 6th, 2008
Padded lampposts not for the crazy, but for the texters
by: Sarah

padded_postI know it is dangerous to text while you drive, but is it really that dangerous to do while you walk?  I read over on Engadget about the people in Brick Lane, London having padded lampposts to shield their noggins when they walk into them.  Apparently 1 out of 10 people have actually injured themselves when they hit the lampposts while texting.

That sounds a little pathetic if you ask me.  I text a lot, almost non-stop at times and I walk just fine.  If the padded lampposts end up helping prevent injury, “there are plans to roll out the idiot-proof system in Birmingam, Manchester, and Stupidton.”

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Info: Posted March 6th, 2008  in Blogging, Cellphones, Gadgets, Stupid People
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