food network chef gets fired

uh oh spaghettios!!! looks like robert irvine is the latest to be filing for unemployment. the food network star of dinner: impossible was just released from his contract by the network.

his credentials have come under fire after it was proven that he ‘ahem‘ inflated his resume. irvine, having nothing to back it up to the food network, struck a compromise by removing the listing of the famous people he supposedly had worked for from the opening credits to his show.

not long after tmz reports that he has been officially released from his contract and that they are looking for a replacement. you can read more here about what he did. also of note that hsn has dropped his knives from their roster of products.

woo hoo, free diarrhea!!

in case you haven’t seen it, mcdonalds is offering a free* mcskillet burrito this thursday and friday. free, as usual, isn’t really free. you need to purchase a medium or large drink in order to get it and it’s only valid for the sausage burrito.

i won’t be partaking in the festivities as i was not a fan of the mcskillet the first time around. does anyone realize that the beverages are the highest profit margin items on the menu? just a thought.

first seeds placed in ‘doomsday’ seed vault

does this look like it will save the world in the event of a massive holocaust?

aside from polar bears, the small arctic island of svalbard near the arctic circle off norway has a new resident: seeds. it’s buried deep in a fjord near the arctic circle and it’s being called the ‘noah’s ark’ of the 21st century.

here’s the gist of it: because the place is so goddamn cold and desolate they have dug deep (over 400 feet) underground and created a vault that will house seeds from all over the world for as many plants and crops as they can find. the idea being that once we undo ourselves (and at this point it’s only a matter of time) and the bomb drops killing many things including crops; the seeds from these crops are retrievable thanks to this underground vault. if it is a known crop, they are getting the seeds. the very first seeds were placed in the vault today kicking off what is quite possibly one of the most important acts of preparation ever.

i for one think this is a massively brilliant idea. you can read more here.