New York Post Online Edition: gossip: "MIKE Tyson (above) 'kept it real' on Christmas Day by taking his girlfriend to Denny's. Our spy spotted the bankrupt boxer dining at a branch of the low-rent chain near midnight in Scottsdale, Ariz., eating some short-order fare with an unidentified woman. Not only is Denny's a culinary comedown, but Tyson's Muslim friends would likely disapprove of the venue, given that Denny's has been sued by black diners alleging discrimination."

The New York Times > Business > That Line at the Ferrari Dealer? It's Bonus Season on Wall Street: "The manager with the Aston Martin said that last year's compensation packages for associates were ridiculously low. 'You had third-year associates making $210,000 to $225,000; a lot of these guys are married and have young kids and they are working' very hard, he said.

Many of those associates are expected to use their new wealth to pay off debts incurred from three years of relatively meager bonuses."

The New York Times > Business > Travel Havoc Prompts U.S. to Investigate: "US Airways, which canceled nearly 400 flights and mishandled at least 10,000 bags, said yesterday that its operations had returned to normal after a large number of ramp workers in Philadelphia and flight attendants elsewhere called in sick."

"'It's not like management didn't have a feeling that this was going to happen,' said one longtime maintenance worker in Philadelphia, blaming his bosses for the situation even as he expressed disgust toward his colleagues. 'It happens on a lot of Sunday afternoons with the Eagles games,' the worker said. 'There have been days when 70 or 80 workers call in sick. You can't operate like this.'"

The New York Times > International > Asia Pacific > What's Korean for 'Real Man?' Ask a Japanese Woman: "Consider Yon-sama, the $2.3 Billion Man.

A 32-year-old South Korean actor past his prime in his homeland, he has become, thanks to a syrupy television series, the most popular man in Japan, the object of desire of countless middle-aged women, the stimulus behind an estimated $2.3 billion rise in economic activities between Japan and South Korea."

The Stupid Store: Meat Scented Air Fresheners: "Now you can get air fresheners that capture the fragrance you really crave... MEAT!

Imagine filling your bedroom with the alluring smell of a barbecued steak. Or climbing into your car to encounter the heavenly scent of smoked bacon.

It's all possible with these Funky Fresh Meat-Scented Air Fresheners"

New York Daily News - Sports - Who's your dwarf?: "A big snub by the Mets' new ace toward his little sidekick has left 28-inch-tall Nelson de la Rosa steaming-mad - and vowing to stick with the Boston Red Sox rather than turn into a Mini-Met.

'He broke my heart,' de la Rosa told the Daily News yesterday. 'That's not right what he said about me.'

At his introductory press conference last week, Martinez laughed off the Dominican dwarf's role as a good-luck charm during Boston's curse-breaking World Series run, saying, 'That was just a trick.'

Then he really set off his little buddy by scooping up a midget who showed up to blast de la Rosa as a 'palm-sized pipsqueak.'"

She has such a small head and such big ...

Hair's the word on Johnny: Wed by New Year’s: "It's all supposed to be hush-hush, but word outta Florida is that the Red Sox Most Eligible Bachelor - hairy hottie Johnny Damon - will be off the market by the New Year.
Our spies say the hirsute slugger will tie the knot with fiancee Michelle Mangan in a multiday extravaganza at the ritzy Ritz-Carlton Grand Lakes luxury resort in Orlando on New Year's weekend. "

The Marmot's Hole � Kim Yoon-jin lands leading Hollywood role:"Actress Kim Yoon-jin, who is currently starring in the popular ABC miniseries “Lost,” has broken into Hollywood with the leading female role in the movie “Georgia Heat” opposite Billy Bob Thornton."

"“Georgia Heat” depicts the turbulent life of a Korean woman who immigrates to 1960s Georgia. In the film, Kim will take on the role of a foreigner who faces discrimination as an immigrant and is caught up in the tensions between two American men."

"The actress, of course, had previously turned down a role in the upcoming Speilberg production of Memoirs of a Geisha. As for her reasons behind the decision:
“Since it is a film by Steven Spielberg and Rob Marshall, I first thought maybe I should just close my eyes tight and just do it,” she said, but in the end decided not to do it. “Even if it is Hollywood, I don’t want to start by playing a Japanese geisha. It’s a matter of pride.”"

New York Post Online Edition: seven: "LINDSAY Lohan and Osama Bin Laden have been voted 'Naughtiest People of 2004' in a poll sponsored by heavy.com. Nearly 800,000 Americans voted in the site's annual 'Naughty List,' in which teen queen Lohan handily bested her nearest rival, Paris Hilton, by 56,000 votes. Quipped poll director David Carson: 'Interestingly, the American public finds lip-syncing to be naughtier than making homemade porno tapes. And as you can see, Lohan won by a whopping margin.' On the men's side, Bin Laden overwhelmingly beat out Michael Jackson, Scott Peterson and Ron Artest."

Paris at a photo shoot in Malibu, eats at craft services - www.ezboard.com

American children are dumb but they don't know it. Oh yeah, they are really fat too.

U.S. Students Fare Badly in International Survey of Math Skills: "High school students in Hong Kong, Finland and South Korea do best in mathematics among those in 40 surveyed countries while students in the United States finished in the bottom half, according to a new international comparison of mathematical skills shown by 15-year-olds."

"In the United States, 36 percent of the students agreed with the statement, "I am just not good at mathematics," while in Hong Kong, 57 percent agreed. In South Korea the figure was 62 percent."

Korean boobies getting bigger!:"The Kukmin Ilbo reported that according to an investigation done by Korean bra manufacturer Vivien of its bra sales over the last five years, boobies are a’ growin’ all across this wonderful nation. Crunching the numbers, Vivien discovered that A cups decreased from 64 percent in 1997 to 58 percent in 2003, while B cups increased from 27 percent to 30 percent."

Ouch. Nas rips Kobe.
The Original Hip-Hop (Rap) Lyrics Archive: "Keep gettin' accused for abusin' White pussay
From OJ to Kobe, uh let's call him Tobe
First he played his life cool just like Michael
Now he rock ice too just like I do
Yo, you can't do better than that?
The hotel clerk who adjusts the bathroom mat?
Now you lose sponsorships that you thought had your back
Yeah, you beat the rap jiggaboo, fake nigga you
You turn around then you shit on Shaq
Who woulda knew, Mr. Goodie-Two-Shoes"

Project: The Game!:" On November 20, 2004 at the 121st Yale-Harvard game, 20 Elis donned custom made "Harvard Pep Squad" t-shirts, applied enemy-red war paint on their faces, and set out to pull a prank on 1800 Harvard alumni. Like clockwork, these brave Elis proceeded to exude more Harvard spirit than any Cantab ever... tossing t-shirts to the lucky and unsuspecting few, and passing out 1800 sheets of red & white construction paper in perfect order to the cheering Harvard crowd. With 4:47 minutes left in the second quarter of the game, each member of the crowd raised their sheet of paper expecting to spell out "Go Harvard" as they were told by the cheering "Harvard Pep Squad." Instead, the truth was revealed to a laughing crowd of YALE alumni and students who saw the Harvard crowd spell out in clear red letters"WE SUCK.""

Too much In 'N Out.
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