The New York Nerd

The New York Nerd will be on holiday through 1/2/08. A happy, healthy, and safe new year to one and all.

Vladimir Putin may be the richest man in all of Russia and Europe. Although it is not entirely clear, a recent assessment estimates his wealth at over $40 billion. He apparently has major equity in many companies held through secret offshore trusts that are difficult to link back to him.

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An Icelandic woman (pictured below) who flew first class with her girl friends to NY was received by Homeland Security because she had overstayed her Visa by 3 weeks in 1995. From there she received the full terrorist treatment, a hell that is hard to imagine. Here’s story firsthand, translated. This sort of thing makes me embarrassed to be an American.

If you’re sick of hearing about Ron Paul, let me know. But I’m following this candidate very closely because he really goes against the establishment, and the establishment has done everything they can to marginalize him. But Ron Paul is unwavering and never fails to put them in their place. Watch this clip where Neil Cavuto has Ron Paul on his show only in order to try to embarrass him, so Ron Paul did what he does best, owned the moment.

The saying goes, rules were made to be broken… a restaurant in Goslar, Germany has gotten around the new smoking ban by installing “smoking points”, as seen below:

Guiness, the dark stout beer may help prevent heart attacks, according to a recent study. Lager beer did not produce the same benefits. Here’s more

10. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer.

9. You own a $300 machine gun and a $5,000 rocket launcher, but you
can’t afford shoes.

8. You have more wives than teeth.

7. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.

6. You can’t think of anyone you HAVEN’T declared Jihad against.

5. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry ammunition in your
robe.

4. You’ve never been asked, “Does this burka make my ass look fat?”

3. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting
off roadside bombs.

2. You’ve never uttered the phrase, “I love what you’ve done with your
cave.”

1. You wipe your butt with your bare left hand, but consider bacon unclean.

This is a clip from a British show called, The South Bank Show. Incredibly brilliant take on the current subprime crisis.

The seller is going to be in a tiny Polish village, and will send a person of your choosing 3 insane postcards, complete with personal information of your mark, that will leave them baffled, like how on earth does someone in Poland know I have a dog named Dougie? Check it out The bidding is close to $200!