Mmmm... taintsicles.

Nerdlinger: Mmmm... taintsicles.

You evil bastard. Good job.

Nerdlinger: Mmmm... taintsicles.

huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh



/huh huh huh huh

Is that a Mel Brooks reference?

This Is Bold Text: Is that a Mel Brooks reference?

Nah, not a "history of the world" quote, more a "ralph wiggum playing duck duck goose" thing...

wait a second, a tainted food headline without a soft cell reference? well now i've seen everything.

Amurikan fud is allways safe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXCK1EyP4s

No no no no no no!

The good news: a person in Wisconsin will take all of your dead dogs, to replace the dead horses and deers he no longer allowed near.

LiebeMachtFrei: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXCK1EyP4s

No no no no no no!

That is what the Internet was created for.

In other news the price of dog food quadruples.

Yay!!!! Fluffy you get a new chew toy!!!

/Oh..wait...

I blame China.

Oh, wait...

Do I win something?

Ed Finnerty: Amurikan fud is allways safe

just look at our spinach.

see vegans, your food kills people.

/drunk

Doggone, that's corny.

CygnusDarius

Dude...so pass the nachos...we are so on the same wavelength. :)

In this type of case, I don't think a settlement should have been an option. With the settlement they are allowed to say they did nothing wrong, nothing illegal. If I killed thousands of pets, you can bet I wouldn't be allowed to buy my way out of it.

Seacop: Ed Finnerty: Amurikan fud is allways safe

just look at our spinach.

see vegans, your food kills people.

/drunk

Now I M panic.

I was learned by a prestijus schul. I knows how to rite.

Spenach is gud. No dout abut it.

Faith in things that are ghosts is like believing the star of "Ghost Whisperer" is real.

Crossing Over anyone?

/"Your friend has a "J" in their name."
//Penn and Teller FTW/

Ed Finnerty: /"Your friend has a "J" in their name."

oooooooooh impressive.

Just in case said masses don't get it:

China owns us.

Debt. Flow. Tyler Durden.

/Wanna start a fight you'll lose?
//China owns us. "PWOWNS" if that makes you feel better.

///Seriously. China holds 2 Billion of US debt.
///I guess I'm alone.

I suspect this whole tainted pet food thing will trouble me forever.

I had three dogs die, each within about a week of one another, during the height of the recall frenzy...

Two were old (one very old,) and one fairly young... and they exhibited symptoms consistent with the poisonings.

Their food was NEVER on any of the recall lists to this day... but I'll always wonder.

sasquatchologist: Ed Finnerty: ///Seriously. China holds 2 Billion of US debt.
///I guess I'm alone.

Yeah, but only because that number seems retardedly low.

I thought you would embrace the company.

sasquatchologist Quote 2008-01-06 03:06:39 AM
Ed Finnerty: ///Seriously. China holds 2 Billion of US debt.
///I guess I'm alone.

Yeah, but only because that number seems retardedly low.

2 Billion....jeez...Buffet sneezes at a Buffet at the market swings that way

/I'll be here all week
//Tip your waitress : )

I expected to see a picture of Steve Martin from "The Jerk"
"Pay to the order of ....$1.67" or what ever it was

itcfarkingmiracle!: sasquatchologist Quote 2008-01-06 03:06:39 AM
Ed Finnerty: ///Seriously. China holds 2 Billion of US debt.
///I guess I'm alone.

Yeah, but only because that number seems retardedly low.

2 Billion....jeez...Buffet sneezes at a Buffet and the market swings that way

/I'll be here all week
//Tip your waitress : )

Corrected so the Grammar Nazis don't kill me later..with a nade..in a bunker

...and each of the lawyers will be paid $465,000, where the people of the poisoned pets will be paid $1,000 - plus the cost of two bags of dog food. Again, the only winners are the lawyers.

How the f*** can they admit they didn't follow internal testing rules and not admit they did something illegal?!

No no no no no no no no comment

Ed Finnerty: Just in case said masses don't get it:

China owns us.

Debt. Flow. Tyler Durden.

/Wanna start a fight you'll lose?
//China owns us. "PWOWNS" if that makes you feel better.

///Seriously. China holds 2 Billion of US debt.
///I guess I'm alone.

Against the 10 Tril or so total... yeah, that's ownership right there.

lolz - The headline reminds me of this:



NO, no no no no, NO, no no no no YES no no no, YES, no no no no...

"China's investment in U.S. government debt has more than tripled in the past five years, from $71 billion in 2000 to $242 billion in 2005."

that was 2005...

U.S. public debt on 30 December 2005 was $8,170 billion (or $8.1 trillion), which is nearly six times the amount of United States currency in circulation.

/just to put that amount in perspective. Owned.

Am I really the Weeners on the grammar of the article?

Really?

Wow, thread turned into "Chinese holding american debt" and Grammer Maoist.

I wanna point out that after the lawyers get their share, that settlement probably won't cover the veterinary doctors bills.

Wrist Slap.

wildcardjack: Wow, thread turned into "Chinese holding american debt" and Grammer Maoist.

I wanna point out that after the lawyers get their share, that settlement probably won't cover the veterinary doctors bills.

Wrist Slap.

shut the fark up i told you i was wearing my slap-bracelet today

Companies should be able to sell whatever they want on their food products. If enough people buy the food product and realize the dangerous consequences, then they will stop buying it and move on to something safer. Let the free market correct itself, not the government who allow lawyers to profit off those who actually suffered. The fact that this product was on the shelf shows the uselessness of the FDA who do nothing but take our tax dollars and put it in the hands of their corporate butt buddies.

Wait a minute... *eyes bug* YES!!!!!

I love Madeline Kahn
RIP Funny Lady
Thanks Subby

attention span of a retarded fruit fly: Wait a minute... *eyes bug* YES!!!!!

Win.

newton

"China's investment in U.S. government debt has more than tripled in the past five years, from $71 billion in 2000 to $242 billion in 2005."

that was 2005...

newton

U.S. public debt on 30 December 2005 was $8,170 billion (or $8.1 trillion), which is nearly six times the amount of United States currency in circulation.

/just to put that amount in perspective. Owned.

What is special about 2005?

Nov 2007 Chinese Treasury Securities were $388b (down from a recent peak in Mar 2007 of $421b).

US National Debt was around $9.199b yesterday. So that is 1 trillion extra gone in two years if your figure was accurate.

xria: Nov 2007 Chinese Treasury Securities were $388b (down from a recent peak in Mar 2007 of $421b).

US National Debt was around $9.199b yesterday. So that is 1 trillion extra gone in two years if your figure was accurate.

Iraq?

China primarily holds a lot of commercial debt. That trade deficit has to be paid somehow. Recently, Chinese banks have even taken to simply buying up chunks of Western banks, in stead of just the debts.

The problem is, the company probably made 10 or 100 times more than the fine in profits by outsourcing, cutting quality, reducing the cost of inspections, and skirting or downright breaking the law. In this way, $3.1 million is just the cost of doing business, and it will all be paid for by insurance anyway. So their insurance rates go up a bit, big deal. They are just going to build into the cost of the pet food anyway, and this means pet owners are financing the cost of the fine and the lawyer's fees, one bag at a time. And don't kid your self into thinking that they will implement any additional oversight. It's a win-win for the pet food company and a lose-lose for consumers.

Gotta love rigged systems.

My Siberian Husky eats brown rice, grilled chicken and mixed vegetables.

/Costs more than dog food
//But cheaper than a bill from the vet

Commie Nazi Terrorist: Companies should be able to sell whatever they want on their food products. If enough people buy the food product and realize the dangerous consequences, then they will stop buying it and move on to something safer.

Unless they're dead.

Even if you're a passionate libertarian I would have thought food safety laws would be on the list of allowable government activities. But no?

i thought it was making fun of that cat food commercial... meow, meow, meow, meow. meow, meow, meow, meow. meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow. clearly i was wrong.

Wigwam For a Goose's Bridle: Unless they're dead.

Even if you're a passionate libertarian I would have thought food safety laws would be on the list of allowable government activities. But no?

It shocks me that people really can't grasp sarcasm or parody unless it's followed by a "/sarcasm" tag. Do you also think Steven Colbert really is a right wing blowhard?

theFrakamazog: lolz - The headline reminds me of this:



NO, no no no no, NO, no no no no YES no no no, YES, no no no no...

Same here.... Well done.

My guess was actually Peter Pan peanut butter.

Krisjohn: No no no no no no no no comment

I, too, came here to make sure Jim was properly represented. :-)

theFrakamazog: lolz - The headline reminds me of this

I see I'm not needed here. Nicely played.

/misses Madeline Kahn.