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Sex, Blood and Baby Names: U.S. Mad for Free Gas
Rueters ^ | 07.18.2008 | Matthew Robinson and Rebekah Kebede

Posted on 07/18/2008 9:06:24 AM PDT by Coffee200am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some U.S. motorists sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their children to stealing from day-care centers to donating blood.

In Orlando, Florida, David Partin pledged to name his son after local radio hosts to win a $100 gas card as part of a contest. Partin will collect the card in December, when his son is born, if he can produce a birth certificate proving the baby is named Dixon Willoughby Partin, after the hosts. "(His wife said) this is his problem to explain when the child is older," Greg Stevens, WHTQ-FM program director told Reuters.

At the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Beatty, Nevada, clients who spend $300 or more this month will receive $50 gas vouchers as part of a promotion to beat the summer slump in business.....

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: free; gas; gasprices

1 posted on 07/18/2008 9:06:24 AM PDT by Coffee200am
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To: Coffee200am
David Partin pledged to name his son after local radio hosts to win a $100 gas card as part of a contest.

What a ******* ********** this guy is. *******.

2 posted on 07/18/2008 9:18:32 AM PDT by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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To: Coffee200am
Well, I think the guy's a tool for selling out for a measly $100 in gas, but at least Dixon Willoughby Partin isn't as bad a name as it could have been. I've heard worse names.
3 posted on 07/18/2008 9:51:46 AM PDT by Pablo64 (What is popular is not always right. What is right is not always popular.)
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To: wideawake
>>David Partin pledged to name his son after local radio hosts to win a $100 gas card as part of a contest.

What a ******* ********** this guy is. *******.

Totally agree. And his wife is a ****** ******* ***** as well.

4 posted on 07/18/2008 9:52:55 AM PDT by Dr._Joseph_Warren
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To: Dr._Joseph_Warren

I thought $100 of gas is supposed to mean _less_ nowadays, than more ?

Even as a biker, I’m spending this monthly at best.


5 posted on 07/18/2008 10:39:36 AM PDT by Celerity
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