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It’s a black day for candy lovers…
Okay, take that black stuff out of your mouth, put it on the floor, and back away.
That’s just me helping the government warn folks about the danger of eating too much licorice.
Noting that Halloween is only days away, the Food and Drug Administration has just warned that “If you’re 40 or older, eating 2 ounces of black licorice a day for at least two weeks could land you in the hospital with an irregular heart rhythm or arrhythmia.”
Excuse me? If you’re 40 or older and you’re still collecting candy door-to-door at Halloween, you may have problems way more serious than too much licorice.
Taking Siri out for a spin?
Blog Guy, I gather from your recent posts that you’re a big fan of Siri, the personal assistant on the new iPhone 4S who carries on conversations with users?
I am. I’m pretty dazzled, I must say.
So, have you gotten to know her personally?
Well, I don’t like to boast, but as you can see from this screen grab, yes. Siri sent me her personal, private phone number.
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Mr. President!
Do you believe this, Michelle?
What’s that, Barack?
I’m the president, and I’m pulling my own pumpkins!
Pulling your pumpkins from the patch to the plane?
Precisely.
Where’s the presidential pumpkin puller?
In Pacific Palisades.
Presidential Pumpkin Puller Peter Piper is in Pacific Palisades?
Positively.
Poop! That explains why I had to pick my own peck of pickled peppers!
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Top and right: President Barack Obama pulls a cart loaded with pumpkins that he and first lady Michelle Obama picked for Halloween at Wood’s Orchard in Hampton, Virginia October 19, 2011.
Bottom right: Michelle Obama looks at red pepper she pulled from the White House Kitchen Garden during the fall season harvest in Washington, October 5, 2011.
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