junk food
The AP is reporting that Venezuela has banned
Coke Zero because the company allegedly didn't declare a potentially harmful artificial sweetener when it "received its initial health permit to begin selling the product in April."
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rude
Courtney had some questions about an order she wanted to place with
Jansen Medical Supply of Houston. Their website offers large discounts on medical equipment and chairs that
automatically dump grandma on the floor when it's time for her to leave. What they don't offer, however, is answers. Courtney found out the hard way, and we're not sure but we think she's been banned from ordering from them. Well, unless she disguises her voice and calls back.
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Meet Steph Tytus and Varun Nangia, two more readers whose names were too inappropriate for
XBOX live. Varun was forced to change his gamertag, which was his first and last name, and Steph tried to create a band using her name so the world can know that she rocks. Sadly, Rock Band thinks her name isn't "classy," and spat our an error message.
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Reader Richard would like to use his full name as his gamer tag, but XBOX has decided that "Gaywood" is offensive. Here's his letter:
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Fortune magazine has compiled a list of 9 "forbidden' foods that have been banned (for some reason or another) in the US. Trans fats in NYC, foie gras in Chicago... Here's the list:
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security theater
Starting August 4, cigarette lighters will no longer be banned from airplanes, according to the New York Times. The two-year-old rule was enacted after authorities claimed that the shoe bomber (Richard Reid)
might have managed to detonate his feet
if he'd had a lighter instead of matches.
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psas
Abuse the privilege of commenting on Consumerist posts and we ban you.
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