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Sunday, June 21, 2009

News The Morning News

Posted by Unpaid Intern on Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 9:58 AM

Hold Your Breath: Violent protests in Iran.

How It Hits Home: Annual local Iranian Festival focuses on turmoil of homeland.

I Thought I Saw This Episode Of The Unit: NY Times reporter escapes capture from the Taliban.

Just Maybe You Were Overreaching?: Montana town rescinds request for employees to turn over web passwords.

Say What You Want But He's Still A Marketing Brand: Guns sales still surging amid President Obama's election.

We Should Be More Like England: Church plans to distribute beer for Father's Day to get more men to attend

Speaking Of Fathers...: Study suggests Americans spend less on dads versus moms.

And In Case You Were Wondering: Dads' are more engaged in raising children than before.

Happy Father's Day: Not 90's (barely) but one of television's most memorable dads.

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"Moive"?

Posted by Fnarf

on June 21, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Re: Spending on Dads vs. Moms:

Another study verifying what almost everyone already knew.

Posted by Renton Mike on June 21, 2009 at 10:20 AM

@2 Oh really? You already knew that? How did you know?? You only supposed until somebody looked into it to give it numbers and not just "common sense".

Suppositions come first, then research, and finally knowledge.

Posted by hartiepie on June 21, 2009 at 10:33 AM

It would take a lot more than free beer to get me into a church.

Now, if you want to talk free beer and maybe some good whiskey, I might be willing to consider it.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on June 21, 2009 at 11:05 AM

We Should Be More Like England: Church plans to distribute beer for Father's Day to get more men to attend

This reads better if you replace beer with bees.

Posted by giffy on June 21, 2009 at 11:12 AM

Re: Spending more on mom's than dads

Oh, great. Another argument against gay adoption: It's bad for the economy!

Posted by Collin on June 21, 2009 at 11:56 AM

They also get bacon rolls and chocolate bars if they go to church. "He argued that the free beer was intended to be symbolic of "the generosity of God"."

Posted by Toad in the Hole on June 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM

My dad doesn't want us to spend money on him, he wants us to spend time. So on Mother's Day, I bought my mom flowers and a card. On Father's Day, I knit my dad a hat in his favorite team colors. It was quite a bit cheaper, it just took longer.

Posted by Electra on June 21, 2009 at 2:53 PM