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Would you rather have a leg…or $27.5 million?

I pondered the question as I read this Crain's New York article on an amputee being awarded $27.5 million in her case against NYC Transit Authority. According to the article, the woman's leg was amputated above the knee when she was "hit by the 40,000 pound bus as she crossed West 50th Street at 10th Avenue around 7 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2005."

The award was the "largest ever for a lost leg." Which leaves me wondering - How often does this happen?

So would you rather have 1.5 legs? Or enough money to buy you 200 human legs (as well as a few dozen kidneys) from some peddler on Canal street?

Hmm...

Birthday Wish #1

Today is April 1. And similar to the 12 Days of Christmas, I believe there should be the 12 Days of Danielle, where I receive presents everyday leading up to the miraculous anniversary of my birth.

Today's gift request is a simple one: squeezable bacon. Because you just never know when you might get a cravin for the bacon. Keep one in your office, your glovebox or at home. Use it as toothpaste! Or shaving cream. It really is the gift that keeps on giving.

Squeez Bacon for only $7.99!

Guido Seeking Bromance, Roomate in Hoboken

I happen to be looking around for a new apartment, since my ridiculously ambitious roommate is abandoning me to get her MBA at Univ. of Michigan. While perusing Craigslist, I came across this very enticing ad from a nice gentleman seeking a roommate/wingman in Hoboken, NJ:

We are looking for a fellow cocksman who can keep up with us, or someone cool who could use our help and experience to step up their game. Our place has a new guido style bathroom, Italian tile shower and lots of mirrors(very nice).

To top it off, you can enjoy weekends "down the shore" on their "party boat that fits 13 people and is equipt (sic) with a stripper pole."

Which only leaves me wondering, what can one purchase for a housewarming present? They already have the stripper pole. And lots of mirrors. Did I mention that this place is only $775 a month? They are holding "tryouts" this week. I'll be sure to bring my tanning oil.

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Very Good Blog

Normally, the Daily Nuzzo doesn’t give shout outs to any of our “competitors”, but it is with much thought and admiration that we alert the general public to another phenomenal blog: The Million Dollar Arm

The Pittsburgh Pirates (who?) recently produced a reality TV show in India in order to find athletes who could throw strikes at 85 miles per hour or faster. Apparently the U.S. is lacking such athletes. According to the AP, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel signed professional baseball contracts with the Pirates for the 2009 season after winning the competition. The two 20-year-old pitchers never picked up a baseball prior to the competition and are believed to be the first athletes from India to sign professional baseball contracts outside their country.

Rinku and Dinesh are not only the best Indian baseball players, but they also may be the world’s best bloggers. Their frequent updates on “Pirate City” (Pittsburgh) provide an outsider’s perspective on American culture and life as a professional athlete. A recent post, “Very Bad Thing Happen To Us,” described their dealings with a Topps sports cards rep:

Yesterday locker room man coming to us from company Topps. He saying we sign contract. We telling him we not reading this english. we say he have talking JB sir. He saying he talking JB sir and JB sir say OK signing. So we signing this thing and he give me and Dinesh $5.00. Then we finding out JB sir not knowing this. Man from company lying to us. We never making same mistake like this again. We giving JB sir the heart pains and we very sorry.

The Million Dollar Arm is truly an inspiration to the Daily Nuzzo. When you think about it, we’re really one in the same as I also encounter similar situations to Rinku and Dinesh: “Fans sending us photo and things Pirate City. Fans asking we signing things. We getting more emails we answering. We trying and writing all we can writing each day.”

So please, keep the Daily Nuzzo fan mail coming. We very appreciate.

Best. Invention. Ever

I wonder if they make this application for rotary phones too!

Bad Decision Blocker

The Musings of an Ex-AIG Executive

I find this letter of resignation from a top AIG executive both informative and humanizing. It’s refreshing to see a point of view other than the angry mob of lynchers who are taking out all of their economical frustrations on the largest scapegoat of them all – AIG. While the ‘bonuses’ that these executives received were ridiculously out of line with acceptable wages, I agree with the fact that these employees worked 14 hour days, all year long, and were contractually obligated to receive these ‘bonuses.’ Call me a capitalist, but I don’t necessarily think it was wrong for AIG to issue additional compensation to their *current* employees, who were entitled to this level of salary when they agreed to the position.

Furthermore, Obama is calling for the head of Edward Liddy, while he received $104,332 from AIG last year for his presidential campaign. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, AIG gave a total of $644,218 to federal candidates over the last election cycle. Perhaps this money should be returned to the taxpayers as well.

The fact that AIG wanted to fulfill their obligations to their employees by paying them their contracted salary is not something that is shameful or abominable. There are much worse and evil corporations than AIG out there – believe me, I work in PR.

Get yer Popcorn! Hot Dogs! Sheep’s Ricotta Gnudi with Brown Butter & Sage!

So I’ve been getting a lot of flack lately from my so-called “friends” about ticket prices in the new Yankee Stadium. Well, they’re kinda expensive. A seat near the field will run you over $2,000. And a seat in the non-alcoholic bleacher section is $14. Big deal. This is NY. And the Yankees are not receiving any TARP funds (yet) so they can pretty much charge whatever they want.

I don’t think $2,000 for a seat is that unreasonable. Especially since it includes UNLIMITED food from some of the world’s top chefs. According to the NY Times:

“The food will be prepared at open cooking stations run, from time to time, by Masaharu Morimoto of “Iron Chef” fame, April Bloomfield of the Spotted Pig, chefs from Le Cirque and cooks from Elaine’s… Those seated in the Delta 360 Club will have access to a dining room where chefs from the Food Network will occasionally cook at two open kitchens.”

So you’ll find me at plenty of Yankee games this summer. Except I’ll be sitting in the grandstand, chowing down on a Nathan’s hot dog and drinking warm whiskey from my flask. But I COULD have a gourmet meal in the Bronx if I wanted to…

Monday Night ROAR

Sometimes, I have to do things that I really don’t like to do. Shocking, I know. Like taking out the garbage or showing up for work. Or watching WWE “Monday Night Raw” with my boyfriend. I usually watch out of complete exhaustion, as I’m too lazy to fight his overwhelming determination to watch sweaty, disgusting men in bikini briefs grapple each other.

However, it’s not all bad. You see, there is this man named Randy Orton – who is quite possibly, the scariest/sexiest man alive. His baby blue stare is as cold as ice and his six pack abs are even frostier. So now I just “pretend” to not like WWE, when really, I wait all week to watch it. I even made this picture of Randy as my wallpaper on my computer. I love spending time with my boyfriend(s)!!!