Doggone Pancho Wins the La Primativa Lottery

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

El Gordo de la Primitiva (the big one), commonly known as El Gordo, is one of the Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (Spanish state lotteries).

A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. The word stems from the Dutch word loterij, which is derived from the noun lot meaning fate or destiny. Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery.

Dog training is the process of teaching a dog to perform certain actions in response to certain commands which the dog is trained to understand.

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The McLobster Sandwich is Ashore at McDonalds

Posted on July 21, 2010 by admin

A lobster roll is a kind of sandwich filled with lobster meat. A traditional lobster roll contains the fresh cooked meat of a lobster, tossed with mayonnaise and served on a grilled hot dog bun or similar roll, served so that the opening is on the top rather than on the side.

Some McDonald’s restaurants in New England and the Canadian Maritimes offer lobster rolls as a seasonal menu item, called the McLobster.

The McLobster, a lobster roll, is available seasonally in the Maritime Provinces. It is called McHomard in French.

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You & Your Johnson

Posted on July 8, 2010 by admin

Johnson Outboards was a US based manufacturer of outboard motors. Bombardier Recreational Products no longer sells outboard motors under the Johnson brand as they have moved all sales entirly to Evinrude Outboard Motors. However they maintain the Johnson brand and continue to service and offer parts for existing Johnson outboards.

Bombardier Recreational Products or BRP is a Canadian company that traces its roots back to the year 1942 when Joseph-Armand Bombardier founded L’Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in Valcourt in the Eastern Townships, Quebec.

An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom and are the most common motorized method of propelling small watercraft.

The term sexual innuendo has acquired a specific meaning, namely that of a “risque” double entendre by playing on a possibly sexual interpretation of an otherwise innocent uttering.

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Schick Protector Blue Metal Pride

Posted on June 16, 2010 by admin

Schick is a brand of safety razors by Wilkinson Sword, a subsidiary of Energizer Holdings. While second in sales to Gillette globally, Schick is the top selling brand of safety razors and blades in Japan.

Mark Coleman (born December 20, 1964) is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA collegiate wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler.

Wanderlei César da Silva, nicknamed “The Axe Murderer”, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan’s Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Pride Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC for short) was the biggest mixed martial arts organization in the world, based in Japan.

For more Japanese Commercials, check out Video Ichiban.

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Don’t Monkey With Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Visa Card

Posted on June 8, 2010 by admin

In 2008, according to The Nilson Report, Visa held a 38.3% market share of the credit card marketplace and 60.7% of the debit card marketplace in the United States.

Catherine Zeta Jones (born 25 September 1969), now hyphenated as Catherine Zeta-Jones, is a Welsh actress, currently based in the United States.

Fruit makes up 65–90 percent of the orangutan diet. Fruits with sugary or fatty pulp are favored.

[Bananas] are native to tropical Southeast Asia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea.

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If You Want To Be Happy Eat More Chee·tos

Posted on May 31, 2010 by admin

Until the late 1990s-early 2000s, the brand name [Cheetos] contained an interpunct (Chee·tos appeared on the packaging), but it has since been removed.

Cheese is valued for its portability, long life, and high content of fat, protein, calcium, and phosphorus

Humans typically have five toes.

Tom Smothers (born Thomas Bolin Smothers III on February 2, 1937) is an American comedian, composer and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy team the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick.

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