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Friday, June 13, 2008

While You Were at the Bar 6/13

News you can use:

They were afraid of this: People in Cedar Rapids, Iowa were forced to evacuate after the Cedar River came out of its banks and flooded downtown. Over 100 city blocks are flooded, and it may get worse before it gets better as forecasters are calling for more rain.

Exxon Mobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, is getting out of the retail business. Currently the company owns over 2,200 gas stations which it will be selling off. The other 9,800 Exxon branded gas stations, which it does not own, will remain open.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba can challenge their detention in federal court. The decision was a close one, 5-4, with the majority made up of the liberal contingent of Justices.

News you can lose:

We promise to never serve you so many tasty drinks that you would ever consider getting all wild and wound up and having sex in a place like this.



Word of the Day:

raconteur: one who excels in telling stories and anecdotes

OR: raconteur: see Smartini Girls

2 tips left at the bar:

penelope said...

It never occurred to me to look up the meaning of raconteur. I just thought The Raconteurs had made some random name for themselves... duh.

Karen said...

Sex in a confessional- WOW! I'm not sure if that is worse than what happened in the Army when I was in ROTC (college)... We were out training for several weeks. Imagine- sporadic showers, never really fixing your hair other than to pull it back, make-up/perfume not allowed...

And a couple got thrown out for having sex IN A GARBAGE DUMPSTER. (The ones who had sex in the port-a-john never got caught.)