We get many e-mails asking us to add an RSS feed. We would love to, but according to Blogger you need to have Blogger Pro to have that feature. When we check every so often, this is what Blogger says...

Can I order Blogger Pro or Blog*Spot Plus?

Answer:
We've stopped taking orders for these products as we are retooling our product offering. The features of these products are still completely supported and we are providing priority support to Pro and Plus users.

So we are on the outside with cash in hand, but they won't open the store.

READER'S LAST MEALS...Thursday Edition...

Jason LaR. from parts unknown...

My last meal would be :

2 teriyaki beef sticks hot off the grill, 2 crab Rangoon, 2 spring rolls, homemade Chinese hot mustard, 1 california roll ( no caviar ) with wasabi and pickeled ginger, 2 dozen shrimp scampi ( red lobster style, no pasta), ¼ lb fried pork with bean stew and yellow rice, 1 rack of hickory smoked baby back ribs, 1 pt of hickory smoked bbq baked beans, 1 pt of homemade mac & cheese, 2 slices of new york style pizza ( just cheese, extra greasy ), 1 slice of new york style cheesecake with strawberry topping and whipped cream, 1 pt of edy’s strawberry sorbet, 2 cream puffs, and éclair, and 2 cannolis (1 chocolate, 1 ricotta with chocolate chips and a cherry ), 2 liters of ice cold a&w root beer &2 liters of ice cold black cherry soda.

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Jane W., Warwick RI

1 BLT (white bread NOT toasted, crispy bacon, mayo on both pieces of bread), 2 Jumbo baked stuffed shrimp, shrimp cocktail with lots of cocktail sauce, a box of See's Candies--preferably the truffles!

A tall glass of Jim Beam and ginger ale…..

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Edmond J. O'N. from parts unknown...

Appetizer: 1 dozen Clams on a half shell and a giant roast garlic,
Soup: Japanese Miso Soup
Main Course: Haggis, brussels sprouts, sauerkraut, black pudding, scrapple, and 6 devilled eggs
Beverage: 1 pint of Guinness Stout and black coffee
Dessert: Butter Pecan Ice Cream and Apple Pie
1 Big Ass Cigar and a B&B Liquor

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Wet Bandit2003 from the Wetlands!

I would like to have to have 1400mL of Acetic Acid,(vinegar) and 520 g of Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking soda) and two corks. I would first drink the vinegar, then swallow all of the baking soda, swallow one cork, and stop my rear end with the other. I would then jump up and down rigorousely. The nice little chemical reation will create a lot of CO2 gas and BANG!!!!!!!! I explode!!!!!! I just saved the prison money on their electric bill!!!!!

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Tony from San Diego, California

PEKING DUCK because it takes 3 days to make! (you've probably heard that one)

NO SERIOUSLY: Roast turkey sandwich, with melted jack cheese, mayo, and tomato on an onion roll. Fried potatoes and onion rings. Spinach ravioli. Grape juice, and chocolate peanut butter ice cream.

DEATH FROM AROUND THE GLOBE...
Dateline: South Korea

WOULDN'T A MORE ACCURATE HEADLINE READ "66% OF PUBLIC DON'T THINK THE DEATH PENALTY SHOULD BE BANNED?"

The story...

34% of Public Says Death Penalty Should be Banned

A majority of Koreans are in favor of capital punishment according to the latest study conducted by the government's human rights watchdog. Only one out of three people surveyed said the death penalty should be scrapped, but many agreed changes to the current system were necessary.

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea surveyed 2020 people on the death penalty system. They included 100 lawmakers, 113 judges, 100 correction counselors, 250 journalists among other groups and more than 1000 average citizens. 34.1 percent of the general public said the capital punishment system should be abolished. Correction counselors were more supportive of scrapping the death penalty at 80 percent, while 60 percent of legislators and 53.1 percent of judges responded that the system should be abolished. On the other hand, fewer numbers among prosecutors and prison officers responded in favor of annulling the system at 16.7 percent and 11.3 percent, respectively.

The commission said most people surveyed said the death penalty system should be maintained but added there were differing opinions on whether it can effectively prevent crimes and protect victims. The commission said the respondents commonly believed the scope of crimes subject to the death sentence should be reduced. The results of the latest survey will be used to draft an amendment to the capital punishment system.

Poll shows Hispanics favor death penalty

And lots of other things as well...

The skinny:

MIAMI, April 5 (UPI) -- A poll released Monday by The Miami Herald shows that Hispanics throughout the United States support the death penalty and prayer in schools.

But the same poll, conducted by Zogby International, showed they were divided on the abortion issue and on giving undocumented immigrants government aid such as Medicaid and food stamps.

It was part of the same poll that showed Sunday that Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., led President Bush by 58-33 percent. The Herald noted that most strategists believe that Kerry must hold Bush's Hispanic vote under 35 percent to win the election.

Monday's poll showed that 72 percent of Hispanics either strongly or somewhat support the death penalty and they support prayer in schools by a 59-39 percent margin.

They split 49-49 percent on the abortion issue despite their primarily Catholic background.

They also were divided on giving federal aid to illegal aliens. Forty-nine percent opposed it and 48 percent were in favor.

The poll was conducted March 29-31 among 1,000 Hispanic-American who are likely to vote. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.2 percent.

Reader's Last Meal's--Opening Day Edition

Andrea from KY. The last meal has been revised to make the biggest mess possible after meeting the needle AND to give me a good time before I go:

12 raw oysters with hot sauce and lemon, Platter of fried oysters with tartar sauce and hush puppies, Onion rings and ketchup, Six tacos with hot sauce, Extra spicy chicken pad tha, Conch fritters, Sweet potato chips (the thick kind), Fried eggplant with marinara sauce, General Tso's chicken, Beef steak tomatoes with mozzarella and oil and vinegar, Cheeseburger from Wilson's Pool Hall in Versailles with everything, Chile Rellenos with guacomole, Lot of Merlot, Several cuban cigars...*Burp* I'm ready to go!!!

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JP, a legend in his own mind, from Asheville, NC:

To start: Once Dozen Cold Boiled Extra Jumbo Shrimp with lemon wedges, fine sea salt, and spicy cocktail sauce.
2nd Course: One soft shell crab po boy on fresh baguette with homegrown tomato, lettuce, gralic butter, and light
mayo. Entree: 16 oz. Black angus sirloin, rare side of medium, with a side of pickled okra and dad's vidalia onion casserole. Dessert: 1 small slice of peanut butter pie with a scoop of homemade vanilla bean ice cream AND 1
juicy slice of poontang pie, preferably vanilla flavor. Beverage: Hot arab mint tea and ice water with lime. Also, one thin Andes after dinner mint and a wetnap for after the poontang pie.

Thanks, Warden. May God have mercy on my soul.

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DAYM from parts unknown...

Nothing... too extravagent.... yes, i know booze isn't allowed on death row, but how about drugs?

1 double cut filet mignon wrapped in bacon with a cabernet sauvignon demi glace sauce; one very loaded potato (ridiculous amounts of bacon, sour cream, butter, and a sprinkling of chives) with a bottle of sea salt and freshly ground pepper. 1 bottle of Cakebread Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, whatever age they can obtain; 6 sea scallops wrapped in bacon with an apricot chutney, 3 sierra nevada pale ales; 1 homemade apple pie (my recipe); 1 large bowl of gnocci, with sweet italian sausage, 3 large meatballs with 5 yr old shaved parmasean cheese, 1 loaf of italian bread with 2 sticks of butter, warm of course; a dozen pizzelli's; 36 oz of milk chocolate mousse with white and dark chocolate ganache with fruit salsa and chocolate dipped butter cookies; 3 oz neat 32 yr old Laphroig scotch, with a glass of water from the Highlands; 1 large order of cajun style onion rings; 2 pieces of fried dough with loads of butter and confectioners sugar; 4 pieces of texas style french toast with 1/2 lb of crispy maple bacon, large order of hashbrowns and 2 sausge biscuits and 24 ox of fresh squeezed Florida orange juice; 3 fried chicken breasts of extra tasty crispy (ala KFC); 1 large, extra roast beef sandwich (hot) with bbq sauce on a butter toasted bun; 1 order general gau chicken with beef fried rice, 1 order terriyaki beef, 3 egg rolls, 1 order of boneless spareribs, and a large order of plain wontons, with northeastern style duck sauce (apple sauce, apple juice, and sugar); 1 large triple pepperoni pizza, deap dish (ala Pizza hut); 1 thin crust cheese pizza (ala Papa Johns); 1 order of Tikki Marsala Chicken with a large order of jasmine rice and an order of vegetable pakoras; 10 10 mg pills of dronabinol; 3 packs of Marlboro No. 27 blend cigarettes; 5 pills of secobarbital; 15 pills of desoxyn; 20 cc's valium; 10 bottles of liquid cocaine (ala Eyedrops), and one 10 cc needle/syringe; 1 handmade, thick, 12 oz ground sirlon beef, extra bacon, extra pickles, and 1 yr old aged cheddar cheese burger on a toasted bun medium rare; 1 pint of pistachio ice cream; a thai style massage with a very hot cute, bottom, boy... lubbed, of course; 36 oz coca-cola. I think that would satiate me, till the afterlife, where i would haunt everyone till eternity...... one could only hope that i get let back on the earth as some walking demon to avenge things done wrong to me over the years. :-)

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Frank K. from parts unknown...

A big wedge of ice-burg lettuce covered in bleu cheese and bacon bit dressing, 1/2 dozen jumbo shrimp, 1/2 dozen chilled oysters on the 1/2 shell, 20oz rib-eye, medium rare, double stuffed baked potato (with bacon and cheddar), sauteed escarole in butter and garlic, and either a big bottle of Merlot or a few pints of Guinness Stout

God save the Queen!

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jason from parts unknown...

one crispy duck typan with 2 pints of beer. one chocolate dethday cake with 6 candles. one villina icecream + 3 cheese bergers with radish. one rost terkey and a pack of cuban cigars along with a pint of russian vodca and rum.

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Scott T, Nashville, Tennessee...

These don't have to be served to me in any particular order, but can be grouped by ethnicity...

Vietnamese Bahn Mi (baguette bread, meatball, jalapeno, cilantro, daikon), Small bowl of Vietnamese Pho Bo (beef noodle soup), A half dozen buffalo wings with celery and blue cheese dressing, a big hunk of alderwood smoked salmon, hummous, baba ganouj and pita bread, half a Muffuleta sandwich from Central Grocery in New Orleans, A couple pieces of Tandoori chicken, a hunk of pepper jack cheese, a thin crust bacon and onion pizza from Pizza Hut, a basket of fish n chips and a couple of egg rolls from Jack-In-The-Box, Diet Pepsi Vanilla, A box of Whitman Sampler chocolates, A pack of Camel Marguarita Mixer cigarettes!

Does this prison have a vomitorium? If so, give me the cell right next to it.