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Snowpocalypse ’10: Everybody Panic!

Washington DC is forecast to get 20 to 28 inches of snow . Naturally, the capitol is preparing for the impending blizzard by hoarding Lunchables, half & half and Chunky Monkey according to this tipster photo taken at Safeway last night. Meanwhile up here in New York, the forecast is bit more uncertain.

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Snowpocalypse ’10: Everybody Panic!

Google Thinks All New Yorkers Who Fly Into JFK Are Arab

Tonight someone emailed us to point out a truly bizarre glitch in Google Maps — apparently they think that anyone in New York who searches for directions from JFK airport is Arab. Here’s what our tipster pointed out: Go to Google Maps and click “get directions.” Type “JFK airport” into the A search field and any NY location like “Williamsburg, NY” as the B destination. Click “Get Directions” and “JFK airport” is suddenly Arabic!!! So I tried it multiple times searching for directions from JFK to White Plains, Long Island, Park Slope, Buffalo, Queens and Harlem, and each time the name of the airport showed up in what appears to be Arabic

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Google Thinks All New Yorkers Who Fly Into JFK Are Arab

Yes, the Hipster Grifter Law & Order Episode is Coming

A tipster tells us Law & Order has put out a confidential casting call for someone who sounds a lot like Kari Ferrell , our favorite Brooklyn scammer. The show is said to be seeking Asian females, 25-29, to play a con artist who claims she needs money for kidney treatments. Under the force of her irresistible charms, men form over cash.

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Yes, the Hipster Grifter Law & Order Episode is Coming