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• Owner Shocked After Realizing Parrot Ordered Gift on ‘Alexa’

  by Tammy on September 20, 2017

  Good birdie!! Via News Corp Australia. Buddy the parrot showed he’s a pretty clever boy by mimicking his owner to go shopping via Amazon’s Alexa voice-controlled system. Shocked owner Corienne Pretorius could not work out how she had requested a $16 set of gift boxes until she realised her African grey had bought them. The five-year-old pet had impersonated one of her conversations and placed the order while she was out. Buddy activated her $250 Amazon Echo smart speaker, which connects to the internet shopping giant’s artificial intelligence hub. Users can bark commands at it to control heating, order takeaway or access a host of other services. It responds to the name “Alexa” and hilarious footage filmed by South Africa-born...

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  Twenty Injured After Woman Uses Pepper Spray on Black Friday Crowd

  by Tammy on November 25, 2011

  Talked a bit about this with Johnny this morning on KABC which illustrates exactly why I do most of my shopping online and will likely not even leave The Tammy Cave today. Except for maybe the Dog Park 😉 From Fox: LOS ANGELES – A woman shot pepper spray to keep shoppers from merchandise she wanted during a Black Friday sale, and 20 people suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly after 10:20 p.m. Thursday in a crowded Los Angeles-area Walmart as shoppers hungry for deals were let inside the store. Police said the suspect shot the pepper spray when the coverings over the items she wanted were removed. “Somehow she was trying to use it to gain...

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• Last Minute Shopping

  by Pat_S on December 23, 2008

  A post by Pat As you procrastinators brace yourselves to venture forth facing the rigors of last minute shopping, consider the measures Miss Sinaloa 2008 apparently felt compelled to take. Laura Zuniga, a 23-yr old model and beauty queen, was...

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• Wow–Look at What Apple Has Done Now

  by Maynard on January 15, 2008

  Must. Have. It. Meet the world's thinnest notebook--the MacBook Air. I hesitated getting a new MacBook Pro, now I'm glad I did. This is making me hyperventilate almost as much as the Kimber .45 :) But will my iPhone...

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• Babe News Anchor Punches Cop

  by Maynard on December 16, 2007

  Alycia Lane. Just watch out for the right hook. Sends cop to hospital. Which may get babe sent to jail. Babe then wishes she watched more "Bad Girls" when she had the chance. News anchor busted for punching cop...

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• Apple Posts iPhone Credit Instructions

  by Maynard on September 14, 2007

  Here are the details from ABC. Apple Posts iPhone Credit Instructions Apple Inc. has begun allowing people who bought iPhones before the higher-end model's price was abruptly slashed to apply for a $100 store credit. The company said the credit...

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• How to Buy American

  by Maynard on August 15, 2007

  With the toy recall now expanded to over 9 million toys, as we've just discussed on the show, here are a variety of links to help you by American. Over 80 percent of the toys here in America are made...

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• Memorial Day Shoe Shopping, The Tammy Way

  by Tammy on May 27, 2007

  While I want Angelina Jolie, I realize that asking you to help me get her would be, well, not right and actually hopeless. If there was hope the 'not right' part would probably be ignored. Therefore, I am asking you...

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• Guilty Tramp or Regular Chick?

  by Tammy on March 6, 2007

  With the Scooter Libby news today I was forced to think again about Valerie Plame. This disturbs me because I then feel guilty because I find her very attractive, and as a result am unable to dislike her as much...

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• Perplexed by Men’s Underwear Mystery Ad

  by Tammy on November 29, 2006

  Despite what some of you may think, I've seen plenty of men's underwear, and I am not generally perplexed by or, at the very least, offended (gasp!) by it. Now, let me just warn you. This might be in bad...

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