From: SermonNews.com
Subject: Teen Barters Phone for Porsche
Date: 7/29/2010
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Teen Barters Phone for Porsche
In a remarkable series of trades, one 17 year old Californian. Steven Ortiz, was able barter a cell phone all the way up to a Porsche. Source: CNN News.
The cell phone was traded for an IPod Touch. The IPod begat a dirt bike. The dirt bike begat a laptop computer. The series of trades eventually ... (Get the whole story—for FREE.)
Playboy Designs Website 'Safe for the Office'
Acknowledging the inappropriateness of Playboy Magazine’s typical photographic fare popping up on workplace computer screens, the soft porn giant has designed a website “which they say will be safe to peruse at work, when a large segment of their audience is online.”
Foregoing the nudity ... (Get the whole story—for FREE.)
Airline Sued for $5M Over $25 Lost Bag Refund
Danielle Covarrubias paid her $25 just like everyone else to have her baggage handled by American Airlines on a flight not long ago. When the airline proceeded to lose the bag, it only seemed reasonable to ask for her $25.00 back. The airline refused and she is now suing them for $5 ... (Get the whole story—for FREE.)
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