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Call of Duty: Black Ops - hands-on with the Mad Catz peripherals
"Mad Catz is not the same company, that's for sure," said Alex Verrey, the company's global PR manager, as he stood over a table covered with high-end Black Ops branded wares. And he's right - the Mad Catz we knew as the go-to punch line for jokes about cheap plastic is gone.
www.gamesradar.com
Mexico movie finds jokes in drug violence 'hell'
A Mexican returns from the United States to find his home town corrupted by drug traffickers in a polemical movie drawing laughs in Mexico despite its brutal depiction of drug violence.
news.yahoo.com
Drunken, Raucous Bond Market Is About to Be Ill: Mark Gilbert
Like a drunk at a party, the bond market is starting to bump into tables, telling off-color jokes, talking too loudly and spilling drinks. The smart guests will steer clear before he starts screaming at his shoes and wanders off to pray to the porcelain.
www.businessweek.com
Bond Bubble Watch: Drunk and Out of Control
Here's a fun characterization of the bond market from Bloomberg columnist and London bureau chief Mark Gilbert: "Like a drunk at a party, the bond market is starting to bump into tables, telling off-color jokes, talking too loudly and spilling drinks. The smart guests will steer clear before he starts screaming at his shoes and wanders off to pray to the porcelain." How uncouth! Gilbert says ...
www.observer.com
Desegregation history-maker Jefferson Thomas dies
One of the Little Rock Nine, the first black students to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, died Sunday. American RadioWorks and NPR's Juan Williams tell the story on Midday.
minnesota.publicradio.org
Cameron cracks jokes at GQ Men of the Year Awards 2010
Prime Minister David Cameron swapped political barbs for showbiz quips as he picked up a gong at the GQ Men of the Year awards.
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
Chinza Dopeness takes J-rap into 'alien' territory
As tens of thousands gathered at Chiba Marine Stadium to experience Summer Sonic headliner Stevie Wonder, Shunsuke Yano was preparing for his own show on the much smaller River Side Garden stage nearby. On stage the Japanese rapper joked about the legend next door: "Why the heck did you choose to come here when Stevie's over there? We have to show our guest some hospitality!"
search.japantimes.co.jp
David Cameron cracks jokes at GQ Men of the Year awards
Smith, 27, came out of the Tardis to receive his prize, presented by artist Tracey Emin , for best actor. In a light-hearted speech in front of guests, the PM took a jovial swipe at Wayne Rooney 's recent troubles, his under-pressure communications chief and his own reputation as part of the "Brokeback" coalition.
www.thisislondon.co.uk
They should not display their beauty
Over the phone, Maureen Slater sounds like a soccer mom. She uses words like “jammies” instead of pajamas and laughs at her own jokes (“I’m smarter than my husband, ha-ha-ha”), some of which aren’t really jokes (“but seriously, he’d tell you the same thing”).
www.sandiegoreader.com
Giant rats put noses to work on Africa's land mine epidemic
Niko Mushi hated rats, as did most people in his village near Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro -- until he learned the critters had a nose for land mines.
www.cnn.com
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