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A FEW DAYS OFF...AS GRANDKID NUMBER 1 ARRIVED YESTERDAY

WE HAVE A NEW BALLPLAYER HERE!

Will you live to see 80?

Here’s something to think about….
I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive Lab tests, he said I was doing ‘fairly well’ for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn’t resist asking him, ‘Do you Think I’ll live to be 80?’
He asked, ‘Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?’
‘Oh no,’ I replied. ‘I’m not doing drugs, either!’
Then he asked, ‘Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?
‘I said, ‘No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!’
Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?’
‘No, I don’t,’ I said.
He asked, ‘Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?’
‘No,’ I said.
He looked at me and said,….

Then, why do you even care!

When hot women play football

Osama....didn't you read the damn manual?

The brand spanking new Airbus 340-600, the largest passenger airplane ever built, sat in its hangar in Toulouse, France without a single hour of airtime. Enter the Arab flight crew of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, such as engine runups, prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi. The date was November 15, 2007.

The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area. Then they took all four engines to takeoff power with a virtually empty aircraft. Not having read the run-up manuals, they had no clue just how light an empty A340-600 really is.

The takeoff warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit because they had all 4 engines at full power. The aircraft computers thought they were trying to takeoff but it had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc.) Then one of the ADAT crew decided to pull the circuit breaker on the Ground Proximity Sensor to silence the alarm.

This fools the aircraft into thinking it is in the air.

The computers automatically released all the brakes and set the aircraft rocketing forward. The ADAT crew had no idea that this is a safety feature so that pilots can't land with the brakes on.

Not one member of the seven-man Arab crew was smart enough to throttle back the engines from their max power setting, so the $80 million brand-new aircraft crashed into a blast barrier, totaling it.

The extent of injuries to the crew is unknown, for there has been a news blackout in the major media in France and elsewhere. Coverage of the story was deemed insulting to Moslem Arabs. Finally, the photos are starting to leak out.

Now its snacks that are latest airline cut.

US Airways has announced that it will cut all snack services on domestic flights.

Starting June 1st, the airline will institute this new policy to cut flight costs. As we've seen in the last month, airlines have been cutting back services due to high fuel costs. They have even started instituting fees for the previously free 1st and 2nd pieces of checked luggage.

Where is Samuel Jackson when we need him....[Enter Sam Jackson stage left, close-up shot revealing a stream of sweat on his furrowed brow, pause for two beats, then exclaim 'Who is responsible for the lack of motha-f-in snacks on this motha-f-in plane?!' ]

Worlds most expensive oil change

Sure, she charges €250.00 for an oil change, but she does some fine work, and I've never heard any complaints.

Why you need to buy your wife or girlfriend the new Wii workout!

I noticed today on the Digg Most Dugg stories there was one on “Why you should buy your girlfriend Wii Workout” which had a thumbnail of some girl in her underwear and a video symbol. For research purposes I followed and watched it.

Pretty good. I can see how this would make some guys want to rush our and purchase the Wii Workout. But what caught my attention is, they actually hired the Tinsley Advertising company to make this video for them.

Meanwhile I'll be on the couch doing my own special exercises

Now you know why Italian roads are so bad

They have better uses for their construction equipment.

Yeaaaaa....trophy dude!!

Here's a trophy presentation they won't forget.

Men’s Friends vs Women’s Friends

Friendship between Women: A woman didn’t come home one night. The next morning she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend’s house. The man called his wife’s 10 best friends. None of them knew anything about it.

Friendship between Men: A man didn’t come home one night. The next morning he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend’s house. The woman called her husband’s 10 best friends, eight of which confirmed that he had slept over, and two said that he was still there.

The Flintstones, Got Arrested in Brussels

HOPEFULLY THE PENALTY WILL BE A SUMMARY EXECUTION

Six Greenpeace activists dressed as cavemen driving the “Flintstone car”, that protested on the influence of the auto industry on proposals to curb carbon dioxide emissions from car. Here's what the unemployed do all day, your tax dollars at work!

Belgium Newspapers sue Google for 47 million

Who knew that Belgian newspapers were used for anything except toilet paper or fish wrap. I guess there is one thing that the the Flemings and Walloons can agree on....sue the guy with the deep pockets.

Belgian newspapers are seeking more than 30 million euros ($47 million) from Google Inc., accusing the U.S. Internet giant of using articles without permission for two years, their representatives said Wednesday. STORY

Belgium divorce rate doubles in nine months

From enquiries at the courts of Hasselt, Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels it seems that the number of divorces has doubled within nine months. The four courts blame this strong increase on the new divorce law that makes it easier for couples to divorce than before.

Anyone who had wanted a divorce before September 2007 had to prove that the partner had done wrong. This led to a long procedure in which adultery or violence had to be proved. But today it suffices to indicate that couples have been living at different addresses for at least one year. When both lay a divorce charge it is sufficient to show different domiciles for six months in order to have the marital contract annulled.

Gee ....and I thought adultry was a rider written into most Belgian marriage contracts.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY

The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, rest 7,992 of our military dead.

It is Memorial day 2008 and I can’t even begin to put into words the depth of my gratitude, the amount of respect I have, my total appreciation for, and my admiration for all of those who have served in the military, including my Dad.

Those who are serving in the military, and those that payed the ultimate sacrifice so that I can sit behind this keyboard and express my freedom of speech to type out any dumb ass collection of words I want without consequence.

For Memorial Day weekend, the Weekly Photo Tips blog is honoring American soldiers with a beautiful slideshow. WATCH IT

Beauty is Nothing without Brains

Derek Jeters hitting streak!

Forget about Joe DiMaggios 56 game hitting streak, Derek Jeter has streak that I'd say will never be broken, although who wouldn't love to try....

The Yankees may suck this year but that hasn't slowed down their captain, This week he was spotted with Minka Kelly which means that Jeter has now banged 7 of Maxims hottest 100 women. quite a lineup!

Minka Kelly, Scarlett Johanssen, Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba, Vanessa Minnilo, Gabrielle Union, Jessica Biel

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This is funny no matter who's side you're on

It's all coming together. Hillary says that her father taught her to shoot a gun at a young age and now she is suggesting that Obama could be assassinated?

Blonde Joke

Hilary Clinton ...Foot in Mouth #761

Hold onto your seats because I have some shocking news! Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has put her foot in her mouth and said something she regrets. Shocking, I know.
Hillary mentioned to a local rag in South Dakota that having the campaign go into June would be okay as both her husband's and Robert Kennedy's campaign went into June. That would be the same Robert Kennedy who was assassinated and the DNC in 1968. The web is buzzing, as are the MSM talking heads, over the hidden message that she is sticking around incase Obama (PBUH) gets whacked.

This rare lapse in judgment has Clinton stating she's not worried about the nomination for the Democrats because of the threat of an Assassination attempt on alleged front-runner Barack Obama. So yes, she's staying in the race because she believes her chance of winning rests on a crazy persons bullet. Or knife. Or poison. There's really so many choices.

Some Epic Failures

FAILURE....maybe your efforts should be seen as a lesson to others.

Inflation causing rents to skyrocket in Brussels

Inflation has caused rents in Belgium to rise by 4 percent as compared to the same time in 2007.
The great majority of tenancy agreements are linked to the so-called health index which compiles consumer goods with the exception of “unhealthy” items such as tobacco, alcohol and most oil products.
In the past months, the health index was exceeded on a number of occasions, causing the wages of civil servants and pensions to increase. Sadly for those who do not own their own house, it has led to an increase of rents as well.
According to Geert Inslegers of the Tenants Union, the increase is particularly striking in those cases where the letter has failed to carry out earlier adjustments.
“Tenants in that situation may now face a hefty rent increase,” Inslegers says.
On top of that, as the Tenants Union points out, some letters are cashing in twice by adjusting rents in between tenants.

The Riots in Brussels

Close to two hundred people were arrested Friday night in riots which lasted up to five hours between Anderlecht (Brussels) football fans and Morrocan youth. 150 police agents were called in to separate the two groups.
Moroccan youth? H'mmmmmmm I wonder if that is "code" for Methodists? No wait the other "M" word.....

Shortly after 7pm, there were several disturbances between Anderlecht supporters and the police. the supporters tried to reach a large group of immigrants in the De Lindeplein, who had gathered at the Sint-Guido metro-station.

After the Belgian cup finals between RSC Anderlecht and AA Ghent Sunday evening, won by Anderlecht, fights broke out between Anderlecht supporters and immigrant youth. The immigrant youth were threatened by skinheads.

A blog called upon North African youth to "settle matters with the white supporters of the football club Anderlecht" Friday, and to "burn down cafes, houses and cars." More than 600 youth responded to the posting.

The Anderlecht municipality urged everybody to calm down. Mayor Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven took the threats of violence against white Anderlecht supporters very seriously and called in extra police forces, particularly next to the Constant Vanden Stock stadium and to the Sint-Guido metro station.

Van Goidsenhoven says that already social workers and police were noticably present for several days, and over the next few hours and days the police will be out in force to prevent escalation.

Anderlecht asked meanwhile to close down the blog. The public prosecution is already conducting an investigation into the bloggers, who come from abroad.
The mayor thinks youth from other municipalities also took part in the fights.

Throughout the evening the police tried to keep both groups apart, also through charges with horses. It appeared to work for a while but at 8pom Anderlecht supporters again clashed with the police.

After a period of relative calm, a car with several immigrants was attacked. The car was pelted with stones and other objects, the trunk forced open and emptied. Two passengers, both young men, were injured.

The feelings were re-inflamed elsewhere as well when a large group of Anderlecht supporters trying to get from De Lindeplein to Sint-Guido metrostation, ran into the police. The agents were pelted with stones, beerglasses and crush barriers and had to perform several charges, and a water-cannon was again called in. This incident did not become a real clash.

Two hundred people were arrested, most of immigrant origin. In the Wayezstraat alone 80 youth were arrested, including a number of girls.

The group of immigrant youth which are gathered at the Dapperheidsplein pelted the police with stones. At least one agent was injured. A bus station was smashed to piced, several cars damaged and the shop windows of several stores. According to the police the fire brigade was also attacked.

A water-canon truck of the police going towards Sint-Guido metro-station was attacked by Anderlecht supporters trying to reach the North Africans. The police charged with horses and drove them back to De Lindeplein. The water canon and pepper spray were also called in. Much damage was done to the street.

Due to the riots in Anderlecht, the Brussels transportation company MIVB, didn't let anybody get off in four metro-stations (Jacques Brel, Aumale, Sint-Guido and Veeweyde), by request of the police.

Cargo Plane crashes at Brussels Airport

A freight aircraft belonging to the US carrier Kalitta Air crashed on take-off at Brussels Airport today. The plane split in two.
Four of the five crew members on board the Boeing 747 were slightly injured, said Francis Vermeiren, mayor of the nearby town of Zaventem. The mayor was coordinating rescue efforts after the crash.
"The plane is not on fire but it has split into two," he told VRT radio.
Firefighters were coating the wings of the plane with special fire retardant foam as a precaution because the plane was still full of jet fuel, the mayor said.
He said the plane was on a scheduled flight to Bahrain. It was not known what cargo the plane was carrying.

Evidently....the Yutes are outta control in Anderlecht

The Brussels suburb of Anderlecht was the scene of a proper city riot yesterday night. A few hundred immigrant youths and as many football hooligans, among them many skinheads, were ready to take on each other. After Anderlecht’s victory of the cup final on Sunday, they first came to blows.
The Moroccan youths responded to a call on the internet to settle with ‘the white supporters of the football club Anderlecht’ once and for all. They were ready to destroy a supporters’ café across the street from the football stadium, which caused the hardcore supporters to take up arms.
For hours the police services attempted to keep the troublemakers apart. Later the hotheads released their anger on bus stations and an underground station. At one stage the Anderlecht hooligans were even supported by a group of hardcore Germinal Beerschot supporters from Antwerp. The police detained about one hundred and fifty youths.

Bud for Belgium?

Anheuser-Busch (BUD) rose 6% after the Financial Times’Alphaville blog reported that Belgian brewer InBev is eyeing an acquisition of the St. Louis-based beer giant. The deal would be worth $46 billion, or $65 a share — a substantial premium to Anheuser’s $56-a-share price on Friday. Still, the report cites an unnamed source saying that InBev - brewer of Becks, Bass and Stella Artois - is “not about to push the button” yet.

More airline baggage fees on the way

About a month ago several major airlines began charging a $25 fee for a second checked bag, then yesterday things got a whole lot worse for high maintenance chicks.

American Airlines announced yesterday that it will be implementing an additional $15 fee for each passenger's first checked bag on all domestic flights.

What will your wife clad with 3 extra bags of 'stuff she just needs' do now? If you ever want to see her in that bikini, which you also bought, on Miami Beach, you better start saving now, buddy.

BELGIAN GPS

Models falling Down

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Models have two jobs: 1) look pretty, and 2) walk upright. If they weren’t empty and rich and high on cocaine and power, I might actually feel sorry for them when they weren’t able to pull off #2. But since they are, I’m not.

TED KENNEDY HAD A SEIZURE

just in case you hadn't heard, here's the brain scan....Although the prognosis isn't good, a tumour is not a death sentence, it can be beaten.
My prayers go out to Ted Kennedy and his family. The doctors aren't sure what the next step is right now, they will only say they will drive off that bridge when they come to it. For now though, we should remember Ted for all his accomplishments and the way he was.
For instance, as most of you know, Ted Kennedy was quite the ladies man, although you wouldn't know it, after all, it took him 9 hours to open Mary Jo Kopechne's door. Other than that though, what a stand-up model human being he was/is.

20 kilometers of Brussels

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RACE IN THE HEART OF EUROPE.

The 29th edition of the 20km of Brussels will take place on MAY 25 at the esplanade of the Cinquantenaire WEBSITE

Brussels Jazz Marathon

Don't miss out on the Brussels Jazz Marathon. On the menu.... these three days, 23 - 24 and 25th May, about 160 performances will take place in Brussels.
Outdoor stages on the Grand Place (Grote Markt), the Sablon Square (Sablon, Zavel), the Sint-Katelijne Square and the Fernand Cocq Square.

Various clubs and cafes will offer a fantastic musical weekend. For the 13th time, the Brussels Jazz Marathon weekend will be the annual rendez-vous for many music lover, many concerts are free.

Brussels Jazz Marathon 2008 - 23, 24 & 25 May 2008 - Full program at

New English Magazine for Brussels

A new free English language publication was launched in Brussels today. Zone02/Brussels hopes to bring you up to date on the latest fads in the capital, the best places to eat, the best shops, and the best places to visit.
It's a handy guide for people living in Brussels, but also for visitors from abroad.
The first edition focuses on where to find the most interesting chocolates in Brussels, introduces us to jazz venues and has advice on where to take your Sunday brunch. Zone02/Brussels is being distributed to embassies, NATO offices and hotels. It should appear twice a year and there were 45,000 copies in the first publication run.

Nautical Flea Market

The 25th annual nautical flea market of the Chatelain-Bailly district takes place On Sunday, May 25th . This nautical flea market is a unique opportunity to find a vast choice of sport articles and second hand nautical equipment.
What will you find? Almost everything, from windsurfing boards to portholes via sailing boats, outboard motors, models and some articles to equip a diver from head to toe.
Nautical Antique lovers will also be satisfied with old sextants, compasses and other memories from the past. Since 2005, nautical flea market has enlarged to include motorbikes.

Go to the WEBSITE for more info and directions

World War I bunkers reopened

In the northwest of Belgium, in the 'Westhoek', restored World War I bunkers, machine-gun nests and hideouts were ceremoniously opened on Sunday. The Great War remnantss are located along the old Nieuwpoort-Diksmuide rail line.
The bank along the rail line is known as the 'Frontzate'. This is line where the German advance through Belgium was halted in October 1914.
For strategic reasons the sluices were opened and the whole area was flooded to the banks of the Ijzer River.
For most of the war the area between the railway bedding and the Ijzer River was 'no man's land' forming a front between the Germans on the one hand and the Belgian troops on the other.

From 1914 to 1918 the 'Westhoek', the western part the Province of West-Flanders (the area of Nieuwpoort, Diksmuide, Ypres, and Poperinge) was the scene of the Great War. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of more than 20 nationalities fell in this conflict. The area is full of cemeteries and other remnants of World War.

Actual sign at a Golf Club restroom

1. BACK STRAIGHT, KNEES BENT, FEET SHOULDER WIDTH APART.
2. FORM A LOOSE GRIP.
3. KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN.
4. AVOID A QUICK BACK SWING.
5. STAY OUT OF THE WATER.
6. TRY NOT TO HIT ANYONE.
7. IF YOU ARE TAKING TOO LONG, PLEASE LET OTHERS GO AHEAD OF YOU.
8. DON'T STAND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OTHERS.
9. QUIET PLEASE ...WHILE OTHERS ARE PREPARING TO GO.
10. DON'T TAKE EXTRA STROKES.
WELL DONE -- NOW FLUSH THE URINAL, GO OUTSIDE AND TEE OFF.

Flying Peniscopter Disrupts Russian Meeting

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If I had a nickel for every time a flying peniscopter came swooping in during one of my many important speeches, well, I don’t think I would have any nickels.

Irish Yoga

A Blonde Pole Dancer

Do I have to say anything more...you know how this is gonna end.

Former topless model joins Berlusconi's cabinet

Thatsa spicy meatball!

The Italian prime minister, long known for his fondness for pretty women, has named former topless model and beauty queen Mara Carfagna as equal opportunities minister in his new cabinet.
Miss Carfagna, 33, turned to politics after a career on TV following her sixth-place finish in the 1997 Miss Italy contest. STORY

Railroad traffic will come to a standstill at 22:00 tonight

The liberal VLD together with the employers' organisations and the Bond van Trein-,Tram- en Busgebruikers (The league of commuters) demand the implementation of peak-hour trains during the general strike in order to assure the rendering of a minimal service.

According to the Minister of Public Enterprises, Inge Vervotte (CD&V), this is however not attainable as it means that 65 pct of the personnel will have to work. Moreover, the minister refused to call on personnel. Open VLD asked why it can be done in France but not in Belgium.

Vervotte agreed with NMBS management that it is far more important to avoid spontaneous strikes. This can be achieved through viable agreements with the unions, the NMBS spokesperson said. The Open VLD did not accept this and demanded that the minimal service rendering be placed on Friday's agenda of the super ministers' cabinet meeting, to which the unions and employers have also been invited. The unions welcomed Vervotte's approach: 'We are pleased to find that the minister understands us', said Jos Digneffe of the railway union, ACOD-rail.

Amazing home remedies

If you’re choking on an ice cube, simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat. presto! the blockage will instantly remove itself.

Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold the vegetables while you chop.

Avoid arguments with the females about lifting the toilet seat by using the sink.

For high blood pressure sufferers ~ simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure on your veins. remember to use a timer.

A mouse trap placed on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives. then you’ll be afraid to cough.

You only need two tools in life - wd-40 and duct tape. if it doesn’t move and should, use the wd-40. if it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.

Remember - everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

If you can’t fix it with a hammer, you’ve got an electrical problem.

Damn...who would have thought

You remember the story a few weeks ago about the guy in Austria that locked up his family in the basement....damn if I didn't have his business card.
Yes...i know I'm going to hell.
STORY

Scientific Breakthrough

When a woman wears a leather outfit,
A man's heart beats quicker,
And his throat gets dry,
He goes weak in the knees,
And he begins to think irrationally.
Ever wonder why?



Because she smells like a new car

Justine Heinen retires

The world's number one female tennis player, Belgian Justine Henin announced her retirement from professional tennis at a press conference this afternoon. Liège-born Henin has won no fewer than 41 singles titles and more than U.S. $19 million in prize money during her twelve-year career.

File this under..one of the weirdest things I've ever seen!

"The former commander of a Swedish amphibious military unit based near Stockholm, is accused of trying to cover up an incident in which new conscripts fired shoulder mounted artillery cannons while in the nude."
This just ain't right....

Tired of eating bread that looks like…um, bread? Then you should move to Thailand so you can eat bread that looks like…um, body parts.
Kittiwat Unarrom has a master’s degree in fine arts and creates bruised and battered heads, feet and other internal organs at a bread shop in Thailand.

He started using his skills and made sculptures out of bread. This came naturally to him because his family runs a bakery. The bread is made out of dough, raisins, cashews and chocolate. He just adds his own touch to the finished product.
Aside from the fact that ol’ Kittiwat is a probably a child-murdering weirdo, I have to hand it to him for his realistic-looking body part bread. But, I wonder if making food that resembles things you don’t want to look at—let alone eat—is really the best business decision, since his family makes their livelihood on selling their bread,

How to win a bar bet

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Sorry to ruin your life–because this one’s addictive. To properly execute this trick you have to challenge a fellow drunkard to get their fingers to spin in “opposite” directions (from what feels natural). Don’t worry they’ll fail.

Aussie straps in Beer...but not his kid!

A driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child.Police said they were "shocked and appalled" when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the five-year-old child unrestrained on the floor.
I hope that kid was not sitting on top of those beers. I mean, they would've got warm. STORY

got it from mehul

Happy Mothers Day...by the way, I ordered some hookers

For all you mother’s out there who are disappointed that your little guy didn’t get you flowers for Mother’s Day…just be happy you didn’t give birth to Ralph Hardy.

Ralph Hardy, a 13-year-old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra credit card from his father’s existing credit card company, and took his friends on a $30,000 spending spree, culminating in playing “Halo” on an Xbox with a couple of hookers in a Texas motel. STORY

I really wish I was a fly on the wall at this “party.” I can hear it now, little high-pitched voices saying stuff like, “Yo yo yo, I gots da Fritoz, beyoootch!” and “What up ladies! Why don’t you sit down and watch me Master Chief the shit out of this bitch.”
I can’t wait to see what Little Ralph has in store for Father’s Day. I’m guessing someone dies! Happy Mother’s Day!

Why can't we all just get along

A simmering Belgian political crisis boiled over today after Flemish lawmakers voted on the deeply-contentious issue of French-speakers' voting rights in Brussels suburbs, threatening the fragile coalition government.
Members of parliament managed to schedule in a vote on the issue as sought by Flemish lawmakers, which minority French-speaking legislators see as a direct affront.
But to block any vote for 120 days French-speakers could launch a conflict of interest procedure as early as Friday.
Eager to avoid a crisis, Prime Minister Yves Leterme had in recent days been racing against the clock to negotiate a compromise on the issue, which is threatening his government barely two months after taking office.
The row was one of many dividing politicians of the rival language communities as Leterme struggled for nine months to set up a coalition government following his election victory last June.
Flemish parties, want to do away with a special arrangement whereby French-speakers in Flemish suburbs of Brussels vote in the capital, where French-speakers are a majority.
Flanders seeks greater regional powers to reflect its prosperous status. It also resents subsidising the less affluent French-speaking Wallonia region.

Bet on Belgium splitting

While the Belgian government is today wriggling over the constituency issue of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (BHV) which once again might throw the country into a government-less limbo and renewed chaos, you can play an online dead pool game to predict when Belgium will cease to exist. The prize: your weight in Belgian French Fries.

"You'll never look at, or reach into, an airline seat-back pocket the same after reading this.Besides being a repository for magazines, newspapers, books, iPods and air-sickness bags, seatback pockets get stuffed with all kinds of disgusting trash, from toenail clippings to mushy meals.

People do things on airplanes that they would never do in other public settings. They pluck eyebrows, polish nails and pick noses. They stick chewed gum in places only other passengers will discover. They blow noses into blankets that get folded up for the next weary traveler. They prop bare feet up on bulkheads and seats. Sometimes they even engage in sex acts." The Middle Seat - WSJ.com:

And my wife was one of those 287 sac jackings last year

Sac jackings" occur when motorists are stuck in a jam. Thieves smash the car window and run off with a handbag from the passenger's seat.
In 2006 only 128 incidents were reported to the police. Last year the figure surged to 359.
The figures are published in today's edition of the daily Het Laatste Nieuws.
The police say figures for 2008 will be lower, but in the police zone City of Brussels/Elsene 287 cases have been reported since January.
During the last two months 30 thieves were caught red handed.

Things You'll Never See on Television anymore

Watch Dean Martin closely on this clip

Brussels-Halle-Vilvorde...party does not follow Leterme; talks are fruitless

Premier Yves Leterme gave the impression that he would agree to a compromise proposal to play for time on the Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde issue, but his party did not follow him. The proposal that the Flemish should approve an extension of the vote on BHV until 15 July came from VLD chairman Bart Somers.

The French-speaking would then invoke a new conflict of interests to allow a 120-day respite from BHV issue in order to focus on more pressing items on the agenda. However, the CD&V cartel did not accept this compromise.

Leterme now intends to make one last effort to find a solution, but it seems highly unlikely that its cartel partner N-VA will accept any proposal to circumvent voting in parliament.

The atmosphere between the Flemish and French-speaking politicians continues to deteriorate, De Standaard has established. Yet they are in agreement that today’s planned parliamentary session would be cancelled. However, the French-speakers seem to assume that the BHV split will appear on the parliamentary agenda. This morning Laurette Onkelinx (PS), vice prime minister announced that all French speaking parties wlll do all they can to prevent a vote in the parliament.

Belgium football games fixed?

There are strong indications that the betting mafia have once again pounced upon Belgian football. The football match in the first division between Anderlecht and Sint-Truiden on 26 April could possibly have involved bribery.

According to the magazine Sport/Voetbal a bet of almost 800,000 euro was placed in China on the Anderlecht STVV match, with a strong backing for an Anderlecht victory of three goals. Anderlecht eventually won the game 4-1. Three of the four Anderlecht goals were disputable from a referee’s position.

This season no more than 250,000 euro were put on a match with Belgian competitors in Asia. This is why Asian bookmakers immediately notified Karl Dhont, an expert in a diverse field of betting activities. According to Dhont something is definitely up, with an influx of money similar to the betting scandal involving the Chinese Zheyun Ye between 2004 and 2006. At the time various trainers, goalies and players were threatened by the betting mafia and bribed to ensure certain results on the scoreboard.

Smashing tiles with boobs!

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I’m not sure if I should be aroused or frightened. In another bit of proof that television in other countries is way crazier than here, this heavy-chested woman goes Bruce Lee on a stack of tiles.

How did she find out she could do that? I’m sure breaking five tiles is a fairly simple task. But doing so by slamming down heaping, massive mammary glands is barely within my comprehension. All I know is getting in on with this woman has to be a dangerous endeavor.

European TV Sucks

But you have to like the commercials!

THE PEOPLES COURT

Judge to prostitute, 'So when did you realize you were raped?'
Prostitute, wiping away tears: 'When the check bounced.'

Russian women make gold-digging an art form

They sit at nearly every table in Moscow's smartest restaurants, wearing designer jewellery and smiles that show they know they are the envy of every girl in Russia.

With 110 billionaires and 130,000 millionaires, oil-rich Russia now ranks only behind the United States in terms of sheer numbers of wealthy bachelors.

In Marry a Millionaire, Russian socialites Oksana Robski and Ksenia Sobchak warn women against wearing "jeans with sequins… bare bellies, fake tans under Dolce & Gabbana leopard print tops, dark glasses at night and high-heeled boots, even if it's July".
"Without a doubt, this is the battle gear of the Ukrainian prostitute," they declare. READ GOLDIGGERS

Kick back.....and pop a cold one.

Illinois Man Orders Custom Beer-Can Coffin

Bill Bramanti will love Pabst Blue Ribbon eternally, and he's got the custom-made beer-can casket to prove it. "I actually fit, because I got in here," said Bramanti of South Chicago Heights. STORY

Maybe the Brussels Metro isn't so bad!

Things are a little different in Japan
got it from Austin

This couple won the 164 million dollar lottery.

Ever thought about what you might do with that kind of money....obviously this guy has picked a good financial planner.

What does success mean?

At the age of 3 it means not shitting in your pants.
At the age of 12 it means having friends.
At the age of 18 it means having a drivers license.
At the age of 20 it means having sex.
At the age of 35 it means having money.

At the age of 50 it means having money.
At the age of 60 it means having sex.
At the age of 70 it means having a drivers license.
At the age of 75 it means having friends.
At the age of 80 it means not shitting in your pants.

It's best to leave stomping grapes to the pros

Nothing pleases me more than seeing these talking airheads in severe pain!

Some unintentional porn from the British Government

HM Treasury recently unveiled a new logo for the Office of Government Commerce but when deciding on the logo it failed to take a look at it on its side.

The £14,000 logo was intended to signify a bold commitment to the body’s aim of “improving value for money by driving up standards and capability in procurement”, but the employees quickly spotted the clanger.
A spokesman for OGC said: “It is true that it caused a few titters among some staff when viewed on its side, but on consideration we concluded that the effect was generic to the particular combination of the letters OGC - and it is not inappropriate to an organisation that’s looking to have a firm grip on Government spend.”

FIRM GRIP INDEED!