Wednesday, May 30, 2007

That'll be $2.... What! They don't make a $2 bill... do they?


In today's news a man was arrested by trying to pay his bill at best buy with $2 bills. You can read the article here. Apparently, the guy was protesting getting charged $114 for a car stereo installation.

He's a tour bus operator and has a lot of $2 bills laying around. But when he handed them to the cashier she thought the money was fake and called the police. The police noticed the bills' serial numbers were in sequential order and cuffed the guy to a pole while they tried to figure out if the bills were real.

Sure, $2 bills aren't common anymore but this is just silly.
Stupid people doing stupid things, never tomland approved.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Damm straight I want fries with that!


Hello Folks,

Turns out today is that today is the 67th anniversary of that great restaurant franchise.... McDonald's!

I'd like to give a big two thumbs up to this fine culinary institution for providing me countless dirt cheap but satisfying meals. My personal favorite is the double quarter pounder value meal, but of course I can't forget their fries. I'm not sure what horrible things go into them but they sure taste great... hot, salty ahhh....

Mmm McDonald's, seriously Tomland approved!

Monday, May 14, 2007

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe... I can see your camel toe!


Hello folks,

America is experiencing a crisis. Well actually not just one; but today's revolves around being naked. (You remember, the way you entered the world). With people so fixated on body issues these days, and the cost of joining a nudist colony it appears that the nudists are finding it hard to find new recruits. Especially folks under 30. You can read about it here

The good news is, the nudists are getting the word out with "young ambassador" programs and heavy discounts on membership.

Well, being naked isn't for everyone, and while there are plenty of people I would love to see naked, others not so much :) Of course no one's advocating going to work in the nude, just keeping it in enclosed communities and other private areas.

Encouraging people to get out there and be "free" as long as everyone's OK with it, sure that's Tomland approved!

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Bitch slapped by Big Brother... Ouch!


Hello folks,

In today's news a gas station owner in Wisconsin was offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less per gallon. You can read about the article here

Sounds good right? A guy helping out local sports teams and giving senior citizens a break. I mean, nothing huge, what's 2 cents off when the price of a gallon of gas is around $3.40? But a nice gesture.

Well the government doesn't see it that way. Apparently the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says those deals violate Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations to sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.

What's that folks.... multiple businesses setting fixed prices? When private companies do this it's called PRICE FIXING but I guess when the government does this it's THE LAW! Free market society my ass.

The government setting our gas prices... NOT Tomland Approved!