Of Bathhouses And African Poverty Relief

A couple random questions from Herb Denenberg’s Q&A column today:

• Question: I noticed that the Hershey’s product Ice Breakers Sours, which I like, has a warning on it that it may cause some people’s mouth to be sore. What are the ingredients that are the culprit, and what is that all about?
• Question: Is there a DeLorean car company that is now actually operating again?
• Question: Why is it so hard to get people to buy long-term care insurance?
• Question: Should it take days to thaw out a ham?
• Question: I’ve often wondered about these public bathhouses that have caused so much controversy in recent years. Why were they ever established in the first place?
• Question: Why isn’t Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being prosecuted for threatening genocide?
• Question: Is there any hope for progress in eliminating poverty in Africa?

The answer to that last one is “yes,” and you’ll be interested to note Mr. Denenberg feels Ice Breakers “are typical of the high quality products that Hershey’s puts out.” I was going to make a Kit Kat joke here, but apparently Hershey only makes them in America. Weird!

Answers To Questions About Mints, DeLoreans And More [The Bulletin]

A Q&A On The Philly Papers’ Sale

If you haven’t checked out the Philly.com today, you should. Why, there’s a story even bigger than Barbaro: The sale of the Inquirer and Daily News (and related businesses, including the Northeast Times!).

Why, you just have to click once to see a full list of stories about the big news!

Jesus, even I don’t want to read all of those stories. But, as a service to you, the reader, I did read all 58 stories and have compiled a Q&A about the sale of the papers after the jump.

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