Day: June 21, 2005

Comcast 1, SBC 0

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So the Comcast installer-guy showed up right smack in teh middle of the assigned window, and it was a two hour window, so that ain’t bad. Points so far.
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So the Comcast installer-guy showed up right smack in the middle of the assigned window, and it was a two hour window, so that ain’t bad. Points so far.

And yeah, no problem, I can tap into the cable line I already have so I don’t have to run a whole new line under the house — a big pain, the way my house is laid out.

Only — oops. The cable line in the bedroom? Totally non-functional. God knows how long ago that went south, I don’t think I’ve used that TV in a year.

So a quick plug, configure and go is now starting to look like an all-day job for this guy.

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Weed Sucker

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(06-21) 13:15 PDT ATLANTA, (AP) –Marijuana-flavored lollipops with names such as Purple Haze, Acapulco Gold and Rasta are showing up on the shelves of convenience stores around the country, angering anti-drug advocates.”It’s nothing but dope candy, and that’s nothing we need to be training our children to do,” said Georgia state Sen. Vincent Fort, who has persuaded some convenience stores to stop selling the treats.The confections are legal, because they are made with hemp oil, a common ingredient in health food, beauty supplies and other household products.
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(06-21) 13:15 PDT ATLANTA, (AP) —
Marijuana-flavored lollipops with names such as Purple Haze, Acapulco Gold and Rasta are showing up on the shelves of convenience stores around the country, angering anti-drug advocates.

“It’s nothing but dope candy, and that’s nothing we need to be training our children to do,” said Georgia state Sen. Vincent Fort, who has persuaded some convenience stores to stop selling the treats.

The confections are legal, because they are made with hemp oil, a common ingredient in health food, beauty supplies and other household products. The oil imparts a marijuana’s grassy taste but not the high.

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They’re talking about Chronic Candy (I’m sorry, that’s a stupid fucking flash site. You know who uses flash? Fucking morons use flash.)

I gotta say — as an old ex stoner, I think this is pretty entertaining. I mean, take me back to the old days when I smoked that shit by the bagfull. Dude — whoa.

But as a parent? Honestly, I’m more worried about the fact that it’s candy. Candy does more harm than fuckin’ pot does.