Only thing this article made me want to do is eat more cake...

Right? Cookies were a bad example because they are so delicious. Now if they had asked how many cookies you'd eat before you get fat, I might see a compelling argument.

if you’re buying a bag of cookies, how many cookies will you actually consume before the cookies go bad?

That's a much more reasonable price for alkalines, and easily found. I don't know how the author decided on Energizer as best-for-the-money. Unless you're a Costco/Sam's member, Ray-O-Vac wins.

Magazine holders plus bookshelves make a great replacement for big, heavy, ugly, awkward filing cabinets. You can get a pack of 5 for $1.99 from Ikea (here: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/…).

I've tried rechargeable batteries a couple of times.

That's surprising to hear. When I did a little bit of wedding photography for acquaintances and friends, I actually bought a brand new set of lithium AA's each time for the flash unit. And even then, the recharge delay for the flash started getting too long by the end of the day. When I tried to use standard NiMH,…

Jail to be replaced with Guantanamo. You get sent there for various reasons:

* "TSA finds trace amounts of fertilizer on your hands from when you gardened last week and labels you a terrorist. Go directly to Guantanamo."
* "Someone took a photo of you running from the scene of a bombing and you are labeled a terrorist.…

Well it does make it more realistic, I mean business moguls rarely go to jail no matter what they do.

"Atlantic? Atlantis? Who the hell cares? It's blue. Just send the guy a blue car."

HACK THIS!

Without the orange "glow"

:)

Get real. That's a beautiful song.

Proswastika.org is a group that is trying to return the swastika "to its roots," as its considered a good-luck charm in Asia, and turn it into a symbol of good feelings. Unfortunately, I think a Mr. Hitler ruined that one for a while. Also, flying it over Brooklyn may not be the most demographically wise idea.

But only, perhaps, if you aren't into the whole "brevity" thing.

A theater that serves beer? That's a real thing?

It's not piracy if you own the original games. I picked up 10 classic NES games at a yard sale for $1 each just a few weeks ago. Now I can play them on an emulator without breaking the law.

Newly redesigned 1996 Ford Taurus: