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MAKING PENNIES SCREAM

Wal-Mart takes cutting corporate waste to the extreme. In a recent article, the head of a major lawn mower company told about going to Bentonville, Arkansas to see the vice-president of home and garden purchasing. The vice-president wanted to discuss a multi-million dollar order. The seating in the executive's waiting room was lawn chairs- probably samples left from a potential vendor presentation. In the Wal-Mart vice-president's office, the lawn mower guy discussed the deal sitting in yet another rickety lawn chair.

LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT WAL-MART GREETERS

MONEY SAVING TIP

Are you frugal? You can save money on toilet paper by buying 2-ply, then separate the plies. Oua-la. 2 rolls of toilet paper.

Sure you could do it by hand, but check out the
Toilet Paper Separator
on sale at Fast Eddie's Big Deals. It will save you even more because No batteries or electricity required.

WHAT A GOOD HUSBAND

When Mrs Bad Ideas asks me to pick up "feminine hygeine" items "since I am going to the store", I say yes. I am no longer embarassed to buy them. When I get to the store I am- Bewildered. There are too many choices. It is impossible to grab and go. I don't have a lot of experience so I stand there staring unable to make a decision with the limited information I got there with. I was once complimented by a cashier at the checkout line.

I DON'T HAVE A THING TO WEAR

A recent survey says that the average woman buys $22,000 worth of clothes that she will never wear even once.

CAN'T STAY STILL

The latest debate is: Are we addicted to oil? We are not addicted to oil. We are addicted to moving. We just like whatever is cheapest to make us move.

In Brazil they import nearly zero foreign oil and most cars can run on ethanol made from sugar cane.

BARGAINLAND?

Don't shop at the

USED RENTAL CAR AND HOTEL FURNITURE LIQUIDATORS STORE

The cars have been driven by folks with the attitude- "Who cares, it's a rental" and according to 20/20 and other news magazines who have shined a blacklight in hotel rooms- people "do it" everywhere and on everything in the room.

I'M A POET AND DIDN'T KNOW IT

Emily Dickinson wrote over 1700 poems and never showed them to anyone. She had a readership of one. When she died, her family found them and got them published. She became the world's best known poet.

ASK MR BAD IDEAS

Q.: I lock my keys in the car a lot, what should I do to prevent this?

MR. BAD IDEAS: I always leave my windows rolled down. That way if I lock the keys in the car, I can always unlock the doors and get in the car.

Ask Mr Bad Ideas a question, write:

mrbadideas@mrbadideas.com

THAT'S JUST WRONG

Here is an actual quote from a front page article in the Bryce Mountain Courier:

"My kids would eat goat meat every night, but I tell them that we have to save some to sell."

--owner and goat farmer, Indigo Ridge Farm

Butch, Spike and Rocko if in their place would become vegetarians. If you want to know who Butch, Spike and Rocko are read the Mr Bad Ideas FAQ

MAKE MORE MONEY

If you own a business get a RAT BOX for profitability.

THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT

I heard a guy who runs a website service talking about the wonders of blogs. They promote interactive discussions. You can give your opinion and the software allows readers to leave comments.

Too often the comments part turns regular folks into spammers for whatever deal they have signed into. Someone is teaching how to promote yourself.

The comments many times go: "I love your blog. I found it by accident by googling ******. You never know where the search engines will point you. You have great opinions. I can tell by reading your opinions that you need what I have on my blog:
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ADDED LATER: A spam emailer just tried to sell me an enhancement patch.If I slap it on my forearm, will my arm get longer?

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY?

I saw a bum, today, by the side of the road with his hand lettered sign made from part of a corrugated box:

I NEED A BEER. WHY LIE?

YIKES!

The world record for the fastest leg amputation is credited to Scottish surgeon Robert Liston (1794-1847). He was known as the "fastest knife on the West End". He set the record in the days before anesthesia. The patient had to be held down by an assistant.

Liston amputated a leg in 28 or 53 seconds depending on who you believe, setting an unchallenged record, but failed to stop or slow down when his assistant's three fingers got in the way.

GREASY KID STUFF

Vitalis was the sponsor for the Sun Bowl this year. I didn't know that Vitalis, big in the 50's and 60s, was still around. What can we expect next year? The Butch Wax Bowl?

WANNA GET AWAY?

Do you need to escape the depression of the after holidays blues? Travel experts say you can take off to these new travel hot spots- Libya, Mongolia, and Minneapolis.

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