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Gaddafi: “That Whole ‘Die As A Martyr’ Thing? I Was Kidding, Kidding!”

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Gaddafi Wear, Fall 2010

Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi, seen here presenting his lady bodyguard line "Gaddafi Wear" at Tripoli fashion week, is likely too busy to martyr himself, as he prepares his spring collection

Tripoli—Libyan President Moammar Gaddafi is distancing himself from defiant remarks he made earlier in the week regarding his country’s protests and calls for his ouster.

“When I said ‘I will not leave the country, and I will die as a martyr,’ I was just, how do you say, shooting the bull with my boys,” Gaddafi, 68, said in a statement released by his new information minister, Achmed “Skippy” Dabbashi. Continue reading →

Sundae, Bloody Sundae: Nebraska Dairy Queen Caught In Blizzard Of Violence

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In a situation that some historians are comparing to the Neapolitan War, a cone of parlor unrest has emerged in the midwest. The violence, attributed by some experts to waffling corporate leadership, has been sprinkled with opportunistic looting and hate crimes. Most agree that there is, at best, a rocky road to stability.

Wahoo, NE–Customers are leaving the over-run Dairy Queen at the corner of Lincoln Ave. and 17th St. in droves, with scores scurrying across the street to Sonic to try and quench their thirst for frosty treats.

Around 60 people have crossed over Lincoln Ave. into Sonic’s parking lot, officials said, trying to flee the violence engulfing the restaurant known for for its smooth, creamy soft serve ice cream and delicious hamburgers and hot dogs.

With similar ice-cream store protests in nearby Omaha and Lincoln over the past two weeks, trouble has now spilled over to the DQ in Wahoo.

“There is absolutely no security there. It’s lawless” said Erick Abbott, an employee who works in the risk management department for the city and who eats at Dairy Queen “at least four times a week.”
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Another Chilling Protest At A Midwest Ice Cream Parlor

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Carvel Protests

Ice cream related violence continues.

Lincoln, NE—Hard-line middle managers for ice cream shop Carvel recommended on Tuesday that the company’s opposition leaders face trial and be put to death, a day after clashes between opposition protesters and a store manager left two ice cream machines broken and several people without their “Cookie Puss” cakes.

Dozens of people turned out for the opposition rally Tuesday in solidarity with a recent popular revolt at Friendly’s that led to the ouster of store manager Harry Moon after nearly 3 months in power. The demonstration at Carvel was the first major show of strength from their weakened opposition after protest leaders canceled planned rallies for the past month when no one was really all that interested. Continue reading →

Friendly’s Protest Turns Not-So-Much

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Un-Friendly's?

Friendly's - Where Ice Cream Makes the Meal

Omaha, NE–Saying he would not bow to outside forces, Harry Moon said Thursday he would remain the acting manager at Friendly’s until after his performance review, scheduled for this fall — a surprising turn that enraged protesting employees who were expecting him to step down as acting manager.

“I express my unwavering commitment to carry on and protect the Friendly’s brand and the customers here in Omaha and transfer power to whomever is chosen next September in free and transparent hiring,” Moon said in an address to the employees rocked by unceasing protests against the acting manager.
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