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deguspice ([personal profile] deguspice) wrote2013-02-17 01:06 pm
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Wait Wait - News - 2013-02-16

Here are some more tidbits from NPR's news quiz show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"

This week's show had a lot of odd bits of news, so I found it difficult to pick just a few to use.

Shetland Ponies in Cardigans – Photos & Video!
http://www.visitscotland.com/blog/scotland/shetland-ponies-in-cardigans/
(the second video shows the ponies being dressed in the cardigans)

McDonald's France Rolls Out McCamembert Burgers to the Obvious Scorn of the French
http://eater.com/archives/2013/02/11/mcdonalds-france-rolls-out-mccamembert-to-the-dismay-of-the-french.php
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/cheesemakers-revolt-over-mccamembert/story-fnb64oi6-1226575262419

Condor goes WILD during Bakersfield Condors Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcd3DKWlqUk

BTW, the story about Maker's Mark plan to dilute their bourbon because their supplies are running low is now out-of-date. Because of the customer response, they've changed their mind and they'll go back to their normal recipe.
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[personal profile] gale_storm 2013-02-18 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
The Shetland ponies wearing cardigans is amazingly cute, and the scorn of the French for the...well, for anything really isn't surprising at all.

Fascinating tidbits!