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Bye, bye Barilla. :wave:
Head of Barilla pasta company: Gays can eat someone else’s pasta
Guido Barilla, president of the family-owned Barilla pasta company, said in a radio interview on Wednesday that his company only supports “the traditional family” and that LGBT people “can go eat someone else’s pasta.” According to John Aravosis at Americablog, Barilla has since backtracked on his remarks somewhat, but many LGBT people around the world are reacting angrily to the slam by the head of the massive, global brand.

“We won’t include gays in our ads, because we like the traditional family,” Barilla told an interviewer. “If gays don’t like it, they can always eat another brand of pasta. Everyone is free to do what they want, provided it doesn’t bother anyone else.”...
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/...sta-company-gays-can-eat-someone-elses-pasta/
 
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Fruitcake says Obama will be overthrown November 19th

We can't stop it. It's already set in motion. Why, we've got Ted Cruz up there in Washington right now filibustering nonstop in order to shut down the government...

...oh, wait. :p

ETA: And for a nice change of pace, I'm actually enjoying reading the comments. :p
 
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The only Barilla pasta I buy is the miniature bow ties because they're the BEST in soup.

Somehow I will have to get by with the store-brand full sized bow ties.
 
:) How great would it be if everyone did this, instead of expecting others to buy you gifts. (Don't read the comments, they aren't as nice you would have expected them to be for a story like this).
Hillary Sadlon Performed 22 Random Acts Of Kindness For Her 22nd Birthday
Hillary Sadlon spent six months preparing for her 22nd birthday. But she wasn't planning a party or coming up with a list of gifts. Instead, she was figuring out how to accomplish 22 random acts of kindness.

And when her birthday rolled around on July 23, the Seton Hall nursing student from Belvidere, N.J., along with her friend Meghan Cox and boyfriend Evan Reed, ended up doing just that.

“I wanted to do something big to show that helping others has a contagious rewarding feeling that comes with it,” Sadlon told the Setonian. “I wanted to make a difference, even if for one day."

The goodwill tour took 10 hours to complete and went through five cities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to USA TODAY...
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...743.html?1380304537&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008
 
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Saudi Arabian cleric says driving hurts women’s ovaries
By Agence France-Presse
Sunday, September 29, 2013 9:07 EDT

A Saudi cleric sparked a wave of mockery online when he warned women that driving would affect their ovaries and bring “clinical disorders” upon their children.

The warning came ahead of an October 26 initiative to defy a longstanding driving ban on women in the ultra-conservative kingdom.

“Physiological science” has found that driving “automatically affects the ovaries and pushes up the pelvis,” Sheikh Saleh al-Luhaydan warned women in remarks to local news website Sabq.org.

“This is why we find that children born to most women who continuously drive suffer from clinical disorders of varying degrees,” he said.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/29/saudi-arabian-cleric-says-driving-hurts-womens-ovaries/

Just so you know, it's not only Christian fundies in the US who are obsessed with lady parts. :rolleyes:
 
Barilla = major jerks. What a horrid comment. I don't think I have ever purchased their products. Now of coarse I never will.

Hillary is a sweet girl. Earlier this year my best friend donated money to our awesome PAWS Thrift in my name for my birthday. (they are 100% volunteer so after shop expenses all money goes to the animals) My friend was laid up after foot surgery and knew I shopped at PAWS and I'm Facebook friends with them. It was the best present EVER! I was so excited. I had also just sent them a donation and I'm sure our combined donations helped get two kitties fixed.
 
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Pregnant woman 'humiliated' by barman's refusal to serve her glass of wine - Telegraph
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Humiliated? Well, then don't drink wine in public 9 months pregnant with that ridiculous shirt on.

"We are guilty of many errors and faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the foundation of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made and his senses are being developed. To him we cannot answer 'tomorrow'. His name is Today." ~Gabrielle Mistral
 
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Humiliated? Well, then don't drink wine in public 9 months pregnant with that ridiculous shirt on.
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Haha. :D

I thought it was interesting as I heard a heated debate about the subject on TV this morning. The official guidelines for UK pregnant women is that they shouldn't consume more than 1-2 units of alcohol once or twice a week so legally I think the barman was wrong not to serve her. I don't know what would have happened if a woman was obviously pregnant and drunk and the bar staff refused to serve her.
 
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Haha. :D

I thought it was interesting as I heard a heated debate about the subject on TV this morning. The official guidelines for UK pregnant women is that they shouldn't consume more than 1-2 units of alcohol once or twice a week so legally I think the barman was wrong not to serve her. I don't know what would have happened if a woman was obviously pregnant and drunk and the bar staff refused to serve her.
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In the US it is still recommended to consume no alcohol during pregnancy. They also recommend no caffeine, so will starbucks be next in refusing service? :p

My pregnant nephew's wife was harrassed at a theme park by passersby for **holding** her husband's beer while he tied his boots. She then pretended to swig the beer and stagger wildly while my nephew rolled on the ground laughing.
 
I buy an Australian pasta brand, I think it is anyway. It does all sorts of wholewheat and gluten free pasta. I like the buckwheat spirals, though they do have that odd buckwheat taste, but they make for a healthier mac n cheez.
My cookbook has a recipe for an Armenian mac n cheese and I am totally going to make a vegan version of it one day.
 
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