The White House Soup of the Day for November 30, 2011 via MSNBC and FishbowlDC:
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Everyone thinks that men think about sex all the time, but it’s not true. They also think about sex.
No, seriously, a study by an Ohio State psychology professor claims they also think about food, sleep, fashionable shoes and other things. The conventional wisdom that men think about sex every seven seconds would mean they do it 8,000 times a day, but they only admitted doing so 18 times daily. Women said they thought about sex 10 times a day. Figuring 16 waking hours, that’s 54 minutes between naughty thoughts for men, 96 minutes for women.
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“Goldman Sachs, the global investment bank and financial services firm, announced Friday morning that it is running for president of the United States.”
“… the conglomerate will forgo donations altogether and instead finance the campaign with a portion of the $10 billion in taxpayer-funded bailout money the investment bank received in 2009. “
– “Goldman Sachs announces presidential run,” K.M. Breay, Salon
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An Atlanta woman told Fox News that she had a 13-year extramarital affair with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. In keeping with his “nein-nein-nein!” policy, Mr. Cain has denied the allegations. Besides, his lawyer added, it’s nobody’s business if he did it.
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“Georgia Woman Finally Accuses Herman Cain Of The Affair He’s Denying,” Margaret Hartmann, Jezebel
“Lady Claims Whirlwind 13-Year Romance Affair With Herman Cain,” Wonkette
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There was an unappetizing breakfast special at Waffle House restaurants in Georgia and Alabama this summer. 18 of the 24/7 restaurants were robbed. The alleged perpetrators have been caught, but these culinary fixtures of the roadside South are often scenes of excitement. The 1,600 eateries are open all day, every day, and are often the only businesses open when taverns close. They only take cash, and most are beside the highway, a quick exit route. That’s a fast-food recipe for crime.
All this has been re-hashed and dished up by a major newspaper in a Waffle-House-free zone, the New York Times. Southerners are not taking this lightly:
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei is in trouble with Chinese authorities who say he owes millions in taxes on donations he received from around the globe. So how did he pay the $1.3 million tax case appeal bond? With donations.
Yesterday, on “Black Friday,” millions of Americans spent billions of dollars with the multi-national corporations that sell imported products in U.S. shopping malls. Some resisted this retail feeding frenzy and bought nothing. Today people from both camps will buy local, shopping with neighborhood shops on Small Business Saturday.
$100 spent with local businesses returns $68 to the community vs. $43 spent at big box stores. So think outside the big box and shop local.
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“Gift buyers like local mom-and-pop shops’ unique choices,” Erin Kutz and Jayne O’Donnell, USA Today
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The Friday after Thanksgiving or ”Black Friday“ is reserved by global corporations for whipping Americans into a frenzy of over-consumption. Millions camp out and line up for hours hoping for bargains. Most end up buying things they don’t need at prices they can’t afford.
Save big today. Don’t buy a single thing. If you want to spend something, spend the day with friends and family. Spend time at the library; borrow a book and spend time reading it. Spend time making something. You’re not what you buy. You’re not a “consumer.” You’re a human being.
More:
“Buy Nothing Day: #OCCUPYXMAS,” AdBusters
“Buy Nothing Day,” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Black Friday: Who has money to spend when the economy is in the dumps?” Anastasia Christman, The Christian Science Monitor via Alaska Dispatch
“5 Reasons to Skip Black Friday Sales,” Kimberly Palmer, U.S. News & World Report
“The Limits of Black Friday and Cyber Monday,” John Jannarone, Wall Street Journal
“Just A Holiday Reminder: Black Friday Sales Are Utterly Meaningless,” Charles Hugh Smith, Business Insider
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Here’s a more precise account, but it’s so long that reading it may make you sleepy no matter what you ate:
“Myths about myths about Thanksgiving turkey making you sleepy,” Bora Zivkovic, Scientific American blog
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