Archive for May 8th, 2007

May 8th, 2007

white lies for dinner

Over half Britons whip up a fib for dinner | UK | Reuters
A survey found up to 56 percent of Britons admitted to pretending they had prepared ready-made supermarket meals and takeaways, and even claimed some cooking sauces as their own, according to international food and grocery experts IGD.
I can’t think of anything that a [...]

May 8th, 2007

voice for living dead

Man wants electoral voice for living dead | Oddly Enough | Reuters
A villager is campaigning in northern India for the rights of people declared legally dead by cheating relatives seeking to steal their assets.
Lal Bihari, a lower caste villager who lost his father’s inheritance due to an unscrupulous uncle, formed the “Union of the Dead” [...]