Every mans dream, wives beware

Creative thinking to dodge the crisis

With the plummeting property values in Europe and America, a rather creative homeowner has come up with a legally valid way to "sell" his $1million home without taking a hit on the price.
Anyone entering his website http://www.win-free-home.com/ is able to complete a very easy sodoku puzzle, in order to conform with competition regulations, and pay 50GBP ou $70 for an entry into a draw.
The winner wins the house, assuming 14.000 people enter, allowing the owner, Dave, to retire to one of his other homes in warmer climes as he is almost 50.
The draw starts on the 1st of february, anyone is eligible.

Who wants to live forever?

If you thought that Highlander was science fiction and that the theory of eternal life is a fantasy, think again (assuming you´re a jellyfish).
The "Turritopsis nutricula" can upon ageing, apparently return to it´s young "polyp" state and repeat this feat indefinately, rendering it effectively immortal.

Scientists are now studying the elements responsible for this with the intention of creating the same phenomenon in other creatures.
Apparently among the interested parties lining up for the waiting list are Robert Mugabe and Hugo Chaves, both of whom obviously need this in order to fulfill their current leadership mandates.

The problem with the jellyfish is that they seem to be spreading exponentially and could soon dominate the seas, for more info take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_nutricula
Rumour has it the pension industry is concerned about the possible impact on annuity rates.

It all ends in caps

They have a saying in Brazil that whenever there is a situation or investigation, it all ends in pizza, meaning nothing much will come of it.
Judging by the US Ebay site, it all seems to end with baseball caps, particularly where large financial institutions are concerned.

If you happen to be looking for some natty headgear to remind you of the bullish 80´s, then go no further.
For a mere $17.99 you can pick up a nice Lehman Brothers corporate cap and Bear Stearns Asset management is a definate snip at just $5.99.
For those wanting to spend a disproportionately large sum, the special Madoff hat is for sale at $260.00, plus $6.00 US shipping. Judging by this, they only need to sell around 200 million hats in order to pay back their former speculators, assuming they cost zero to produce, which I imagine with their former accountants must be easy to prove.

Interesting that the feedback on the seller is rated as 100% positive, hurry though, already had 13 bids and the offer closes in 5 hours or so.