Monthly Archives: May 2012

Where is Norman Bates?

Posted on 05/07/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

Ax-wielding German shot by police after parking feud: AUGSBURG, southern German city of Augsburg turned deadly when an irate man who threatened his neighbor with an ax was shot dead by police. Don’t ever mess with a German when it … Continue reading →

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Wanna buy some swamp land?

Posted on 05/07/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

Good morning Hong Kong – great having you aboard – tell all your friends about The Goomba Gazette (Washington Post) US secretly releasing Taliban fighters, report says: The “strategic release” program of high-level detainees is designed to give the US … Continue reading →

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Ronnie the Rat

Posted on 05/05/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

California Lottery Winner Sues Son for Commandeering Winnings: It’s been almost a year to the day since Ronnie Lee Orender and his mom Etta May Urquhart beamed before cameras and accepted a lump sum of $32.3 million — their take … Continue reading →

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Wanna bees

Posted on 05/05/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

(Washington Post) Fort Washington couple evicted from million-dollar house: When I initially read the headlines I felt sorry for this couple; then I read the rest of the story. Where I come from they are called “All flash and no … Continue reading →

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Spirit caved in

Posted on 05/04/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

Spirit bows to pressure: Airline CEO to refund dying veteran’s fare: Too little too late. You can’t tale the stripes off a Zebra. If you look greedy, talk greedy and act greedy  you must be greedy. All of this nonsense … Continue reading →

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Damned if you do and damned if you don’t

Posted on 05/04/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

Ann Romney’s $990 blouse sets off a media firestorm: The news media and the public are brutal when it comes to dissecting a person that is in the spotlight. Media Firestorm? Wow Ann Romney wore a $990 blouse on a … Continue reading →

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Careful what you say

Posted on 05/03/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

This is a video that Obama made the other day in reference to Romney’s comment on going into Pakistan after Bin Laden. Listen carefully to what Obama says in the later part of this video.  In essence and not verbatim,  … Continue reading →

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Who really cares??

Posted on 05/03/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

Obama’s ex-girlfriends from his New York years share stories, letters in new biography: Everyone wants to make a buck. Maybe she will be on the late night TV circuit shortly. As you know, I am not a big fan of … Continue reading →

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Newt who?

Posted on 05/02/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

Gingrich mothballs campaign, but leaves behind multi-million dollar debt: Now, we know who pays the tab for the winners of these campaigns but the question is who comes up shooting on the losers tab? Are they obliged to pay back … Continue reading →

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Spirit has no spirit

Posted on 05/02/2012 by The Goomba Gazette

Spirit Airlines offers no discount for military, unlike most U.S. carriers: Where is their spirit? They don’t have any. Most of the airlines give free baggage and other discounts to veterans. Spirit Airlines does not give any perks to the … Continue reading →

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