A Baked Good with Attitude.

People need to stop sneaking into my head in the middle of the night to steal all of my good ideas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smith Brothers has launched a campaign for a dessert treat available at Kings Family Restaurants, aptly named "The Frownie." Frownie is a chocolate-frosted brownie with a white icing scowl. To support the Frownie, an outdoor and POP campaign was launched, along with PR events featuring Frownie in the flesh. Outdoor ads that feature headlines such as, "We Make A Mean Dessert!" and "You Want A Piece Of Me?" are running in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, where Kings Family Restaurants are located, through the end of the year. TV and radio spots will follow.

 

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This Makes Me So Happy

Calif. Voters Defeat Abortion Notification

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer 16 minutes ago (as of 9:51 a.m. PDT)

In a stinging rebuke from voters who elected him two years ago, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's efforts to reshape state government were rejected during a special election that darkened his prospects for a second term. Voters also strongly rejected an initiative that would have required parents to be notified when minors seek abortions.

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"Babies-for-Sale" on Chinese eBay

Goodness!

 

"Babies-for-Sale" on Chinese eBay

There is a thriving black market in babies in China

Chinese police are investigating a report of attempted baby trafficking on an internet auction site, according to a state-owned newspaper.

The advertisement was reportedly placed on eBay's Chinese website, Eachnet.

Boys were advertised for 28,000 yuan ($3,450) while girls were offered for 13,000 yuan ($1,603), Eachnet manager Tang Lei told the China Daily.

The offer could have been a hoax, but it comes as baby trafficking is seen as an increasing problem in China.

China's strict "one child" birth control policy, coupled with the traditional bias for male children, has led to widespread reports of child abductions, and several people have been sentenced to death for their part in smuggling rings.

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