The Week in Review: Money Issues #47

“The Week in Review: Money Issues” is my weekly blog research on financial topics that define us as Americans, and shape the way we should do business.

Man oh man … I’m psyched!

My Phils are down here all weekend, and I’m going to the Landshark Stadium tomorrow to catch ‘em put a hurting on the Marlins (I sure as hell hope so … if they lose I’ll be eating these words, and Philadelphia fans, as you may already know, are pretty good at this)! Oh yea, here comes the tailgating camaraderie, and sneaking some (I mean a few) brewskis and snacks into the game with me (for more helpful cheap baseball tips, go here and here)! I hate how much they charge, so this is how I roll!

Anyways, here goes the stuff I cracked my rocks finding for you this morning:

Chicago Tribune: Sears Tower name change; building today officially becomes Willis Tower. Oh, for a second there I thought Bruce Willis bought it (that guy is definitely Oprah rich) so he could blow it up in another crappy Diehard sequel! Turns out it’s just another company that wants to throw their dumb ass name on something (Sears must be hurting)! BTW: I heard the Empire State Building will now be called the Snapple Building … is this true?

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP: Video of 1984 Michael Jackson Pepsi Ad Accident Release. I like how it “accidentally” leaked out, as in, “Man, this accident just made someone a lot of money!” What’s next … unknown footage of his accusers saying that he never touched them (I hope so … because that guy got shafted his whole life, due to his strangeness [trust me …you would be crazy too in that family])?

THE INQUISITR: Cigarettes in New Hampshire now cost $23 quadrillion a pack. I was dividing that number by 20 to see what he was paying per smoke … but my calculator had a brain fart! Seriously, I would have drove over to Bank of America’s Headquarters and offered up a can of some serious whoop ass! Yea, we all knew the company sucked, but this took the cake (he had to call them several times … WTF NH)!

FRANKLY MY DEAR: Bruno – a blown marketing campaign? Or Tweeted to death? I don’t think it’s Twitter fault (everyone on there’s only busy talking about their own insignificant lives). More like the fact that there’s nothing funny about a gay German …or a crappy sequel to Borat (hey Sasha, your time has come and gone … say goodbye to your 15 minutes, wash up)!

GATEWAY PUNDIT: Kooks Lose … Pentagon Won’t Ban Smoking In War Zone. I think our soldiers have more important things to worry about, whack job (like dying from enemy fire)! I love how those who never had enough balls to go to war can sit back and tell us what is good or bad for those who do (note: I get to make these kind of statements, because I’m a Desert Storm Veteran … so there)!

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Well, I’ll see you back here after the weekend … I’m off to watch my Phillies open up that gap in our division’s lead, drink a few cold ones (Yuenglings) and hang out with my lady and my posse of passionate fans! Anywho, have yourself a great weekend! I really, really mean it! Peace!