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champions
Marijuana Smoker Lands Fast Food Job
While you were all just hanging out last weekend swimming in a pool and smoking weed, Michael Phelps was being quietly reintroduced as a pitchman for Subway. More »
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Comment by ithabeleng metesunyane: Jared (the guy who lost all the weight who is in all the Subway commercials) looks like he has put... 4 Responses | Other threads
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dude
Manic, floating disembodied eyeball in dark alley teaches kids about drugs. As always!
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health
Stop Smoking and Kill Yourself
You should stop smoking, doctors say. Here, we have medications to help you stop, doctors say. But oh—these medications could make you kill yourself. What the hell is science good for? More »
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Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: As long as it gets the job done, who cares how someone ends their addiction to cigarettes. Its a disgusting... 17 Responses | Other threads
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Tweed?
L.A. Weed Dealer Finally Finds a Use for Twitter
California won't let the gays marry but it does let people micro-blog (medical) drug deals. Meet former Northwestern J-school student Dann Halem, who is building an online business selling weed on Twitter. How is this possible you ask? More » -
Man In The Mirror
The One Michael Jackson Article You Have To Read: His Death, Predicted
New pieces about the final days of Michael Jackson are flooding the news, along with tributes, memorials, debates on the nature of the conversation about him, etc. If there's one article you have to read on it, however, it's this:
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By Foster KamerComment by PandoraSpocks: The bankers didn't force him to spend 30 million a year, get hooked on painkillers, live in a literal fantasy... 6 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
The UN Finally Useful
"Worldwide, (cocaine) prices range from $2 a gram in Panama to over $300 in New Zealand, according to the UN's World Drug Report." The UN further reports that Mexico got that sticky-icky and that candyflipping in Bulgaria is fun. [Economist]
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Comment by limber: Suddenly, the NZ leanings towards tinnies and P make a lot more sense. Hunh. 5 Responses | Other threads
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vacations
Things to Do in Buenos Aires Without Your Wife
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford took a little secret solo jaunt down to Buenos Aires, just because. What could he do down there, hypothetically? We've put together a guide of popular activities for the single traveler! More »
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Comment by City_Dater: Jeez, SC has all the luck this week... Maybe some of the NY state senators who are up in Albany doing... 7 Responses | Other threads
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crime
Jesse James Hollywood Does Not Have a Death Wish
Remember the 2006 classic Justin Timberlake/ Emile Hirsch vehicle Alpha Dog, which captured America's heart? Yes, well. It was based on an actual drug-related murder case. The trial is going on now. The suspect says he's (mostly) innocent! More » -
crime
Danielle Staub's Rap Sheet
The Smoking Gun has tracked down the court files from Real "Cokewhore" of New Jersey Danielle Staub's 1986 federal prosecution for extortion and cocaine possession. She was arrested with six kilos of coke and $16,000 cash in plain view.
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Media Crack
It's Fish Wrapper, Not Weed Wrapper
In your maudlin Monday media column: Magazines fail at drug-smuggling, sad layoffs at Videogum and Boston Magazine, newspaper reporters in Canada may strike(!), the NYT pokes the WaPo, and an update on the Milwaukee journalist-cop affair scandal. More »
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Comment by lindsayism: I don't know what bugs me more: losing my job, or that horrifying '70s-Mom-haircut photo from 2001. 13 Responses | Other threads
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servicey
Your 2008 Cocaine Report
Cocaine production in Colombia was down 28% last year. Production was up in Peru and Bolivia—but only 430 metric tons of that classic Colombian powder. Probable culprit: all those canceled Wall Street Christmas parties.
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Comment by resipsaloquacious: Another possible explanation: The recession has resulted in less food consumption, thus, reducing ass sizes, thus, reducing the amount of ass... 8 Responses | Other threads
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wtf
Cokeheads No Longer Allowed in Clubs
For reasons that we cannot fathom, bouncers and cops in the UK are now using a device to ensure that people who sniff coke don't get into nightclubs. What? More »
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Comment by iplaudius: So booty bump it. (That means "put it in your butt.") Problem solved. You’re welcome! 10 Responses | Other threads
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By PareeneComment by m4ximusprim3: That picture is so awesome. I'm not sure whether its from a movie or shopped or real or what, but... 4 Responses | Other threads
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warnings
Cold Medicine May Render You Scents-less
Have you ever used Zicam Cold Remedy? Did you subsequently lose your sense of smell, for life? If not, consider yourself lucky. More »
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Comment by BEERxTaco: I used the Gel Spray about a year ago, thinking it was like any other nasal spray. I sniffed it... 10 Responses | Other threads
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surprise
Drugs + Hookers= Thriving Ad Industry
What do you know, Amsterdam is the new hot spot for ad agencies. Do you guess they're attracted by the tax breaks and diversity and public transportation and government investment and creative talent? Or... More »
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Comment by tigolbitties: can someone please tell me the draw of hookers? i just don't understand... who wants to dip into what (probably)... 11 Responses | Other threads
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dude
Government Not Totally Cool With Weed
Were you under the impression that our new president had pretty much legalized medical marijuana by telling the feds to stop going after growers and sellers? Not quite! More »
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Comment by Ohcaptainmycaptain: Thumbs up for that photo. Is that a guy or girl? 3 Responses | Other threads
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drugs are bad
The Greatest Salvia Trips in the History of the World
Hey remember salvia, everyone's favorite legal hallucinogen? Well, guess what? It's back! And our crack video team has put together a greatest hits reel of salvia smoking-inspired idiocy. We even filmed one of our interns wigging out on it! More »
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Comment by boozeshaman: Unlike anything the boozeshaman has ever done. In my living room, the air in front of me filled with little plates... 11 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
The Salvia Meme Is Back!
For a hot minute last year, funny internet videos of idiots smoking salvia were the thing. Then smokin' Smarties came along, and the appeal of salvia faded. But now it's back! This is just what America's funemployed citizens need: More »
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Comment by metoometoo: This is so stupid. It's really strange to me that so many people can treat Salvia like some casual, fun... 6 Responses | Other threads
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reality tv
'Coke Whore' Danielle Staub Was Also a 'Paid Escort,' According to Her Ex
Real Housewife of New Jersey and former "coke whore" Danielle Staub worked for an escort service in Miami in the late 1980s, according to an interview her ex-husband Kevin Maher gave to Star. There's lots more. More » -
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Pot Behind PC World Editor's Slaying, Accomplice Confirms
Courtroom testimony appears to have solved the riddle of why tech journalist Rex Farrance was killed in a seemingly bizarre 2007 slaying: The thieves knew about all the pot stashed in his San Francisco Bay Area home. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Miss Anita Manbadly: And this is why legalizing pot will work and is necessary. People won't have to (or be allowed to)... 5 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
Fear and Loathing In Montpellier: Ginormous French Cocaine Bust!
Fun, spoiled: two British guys were arrested with a motherlode of blow (1,507 non-metric-system pounds) outside of Montpellier in what the French government is calling the biggest cocaine bust in the history of the country. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Senator Sully: How does one drive from Spain to England? Is there some bigass extension bridge I haven't heard of? 2 Responses | Other threads
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reality tv
Rehashing Your 'Coke Whore' Past for Fun and Profit
We tracked down Kevin Maher, the former FBI informant and ex-husband of Danielle Staub of Real Housewives of New Jersey, whom he called a "coke whore." He's under a "contract" with Star for the exclusive to his story, so couldn't really talk. But he thinks Danielle's life is in danger.
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hugs!
The Lamest Teen Moral Panic Ever
In the good old days of the culture wars, your teenagers, after years of being raped by Satanist daycare workers, were all organizing "Rainbow Parties" and smoking weed three times more powerful than the stuff you smoked all the time in high school. Now they are just hugging?
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By PareeneComment by misslinda: I would have never survived high school circa 2009. I find hugging unnecessary when a wave or a simple "hey"... 11 Responses | Other threads
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crime
Harvard Student Kicked Off Campus In Connection With Drug Killing
The two Harvard students who were the "nexus" between the alleged shooters and the victim in the Harvard killing last week have been identified—and one of them is saying she had nothing to do with it and charging the university with racism. More »
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By John CookComment by Unsolicited Advice: "I do believe I am being singled out. . . . The honest answer to that is that I'm black... 18 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
Red Bull Realizes Its Unspoken Potential
Authorities in Germany have found traces of real cocaine in Red Bull. That's the sound of thousands of young New Jersey men simultaneously booking their tickets for Berlin.
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Comment by dado: I'm gonna eat a buncha poppy seed bagels and drink a quart of Red Bull and see what happens. 7 Responses | Other threads
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terrible
The Worst News Cycle: A Long Week In Suicides
A former president of South Korea, a guy pushed over a bridge, an actress, and two cases of assisted: suicides are all over the news this weekend. What the hell is going on? More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Natali Wind: The first thing I thought when I saw this just a few moments ago was, "Funny that this is being... 15 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
Around the World In a K-Hole
Since the long weekend's coming up, let's learn about the latest news on dangerous illegal drugs, shall we? Yes. It's international: Special K is everywhere in Asia, "legal highs" are threatened in Britain, and in British Columbia, kids are joining the Crystal Meth Society!: More »
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Comment by Perhaps Not: Folksy Sex Troll: Whatever happened to that salvia shit that was going to destroy the universe not long ago? 3 Responses | Other threads
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crime
Havard Killing Leads to Rumors of Campus Drug Dealing
The Middlesex, Mass., DA confirmed this morning that the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old in the basement of a Harvard University dorm on Monday was drug-related. The victim, Justin Cosby (pictured), had a pound of pot and $1,000 in cash on him, so it was kind of obvious. More »
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By John CookComment by Trulymadlyme: Damn. I feel sorry for all of the black people at Harvard. If you thought the police harassment was bad... 5 Responses | Other threads
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fun with headlines
Disappointing Headline Of The Day
He then "pulled a Fredo", ate some onion rings, and gassed the audience to a Journey song. Is the other Tony listening? Method acting: in. [Page Six]
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By Foster KamerComment by get the buttah: How could someone proof-read that once, and not see "Cokes" instead of "Chokes"? I smell a rat. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Where's My Passport?
The Air in Spain is Laced With Cocaine
A study commissioned by the Spanish government to monitor that country's air quality has reported what most European travelers already knew: Their entire country is just one enormous coke den. Like, you can breathe it! More »
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Comment by ellagood: cajun, who did you have to fuck to get this?cuz i'll fuck em too. 8 Responses | Other threads
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scandals
Disappointing Headline of the Day
Incredibly, this story is not about a fallen former New York governor who strikes it rich with a new crystal meth recipe. [Science Daily]
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advertising
'Vegas: The Place to Cheat on Your Wife'
Las Vegas has tried lots of advertising angles since this recession started, like "Vegas is affordable!" and "Vegas is family fun!" But now they're going back to the tried-and-true "Do Blow With Hookers, In Vegas!" More »
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Comment by cdmunch: I call bullshit on the hookers. The most popular thing in Vegas, next to the slots, is those gigantic, cheap... 10 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
Cocaine Going to Hell Like Everything Else
The recession wants you to stop doing coke, Sniffy Smith. In Europe, at least, coke prices are up, purity is down, and you've spent half your paycheck on a bag that's 91% "pet worming powder." More »
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Comment by son of spam: Whatever. I have to say though, that coke is worth a lot of money. How about a little "Handle with... 15 Responses | Other threads
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bear stearns
Street Fighter Excerpt: Jimmy Cayne, Huge Stoner
Here, an excerpt from WSJ reporter Kate Kelly's soon-to-be-released book on the fall of Bear Stearns, in which she relates how former Bear CEO Jimmy Cayne (who recently called her a "cunt") smokes mad weed: More »
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Comment by JudgeFudge: Dude, who's going to play him in the inevitable movie adaptaion? James Franco? Danny McBride? Matt McCounahey? 2 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
Barbara Streisand Has Assistant With Tony Montana Complex
Babs, you're the greatest, and so is your cross-section of fans. You instill pride in Jewish mothers and Grand Theft Auto: 4 players worldwide. More »
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dude
This Recession Will Legalize Weed Before It's Over
Barack Obama has already sent subtle signals that the Feds have no interest in prosecuting medical marijuana distributors. Now Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to "study" legalizing marijuana in California. Weed money is too good to resist! More »
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Comment by mfnher: NPR did a story about this on 4/20. It didn't make it sound like weed was that big of a... 33 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
Which Venture Capitalist Is A Closet Pothead?
Justin Hartfield, the proprietor of online pot-dispensary locator WeedMaps, says a prominent VC has offered to buy the site himself — but doesn't want his employer's name aired in public. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by seekingwhat: 420% of people in the United States are potheads. The rest are closet potheads. The other rest need to chill. 1 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
Stupid Cokehead Toys
Have you always wished you had an iPhone app that made it look like you were sniffing coke off your phone? Now you have one. Happy Friday, you broke bastard. [The iSnort]
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Comment by Nic Fit: The Metro Card was the best gift to cokeheads ever. 5 Responses | Other threads
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silicon valley tool
Facebook Backer Wishes Women Couldn't Vote
Peter Thiel, foremost among Silicon Valley's loopy libertarians and the first outside investor in Facebook, has written an essay declaring that the country went to hell as soon as women won the right to vote.
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By Owen ThomasComment by bittergreen: Maybe he's arguing correlation, rather than causation. Really, did anyone take that as an argument against women's right to vote. Would someone... 15 Responses | Other threads
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