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Dharma-Burger! The "Zen Bear" shirt

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:28:56 -0800

In his recent one-man show titled (ever appropriately) "This Filthy World," filmmaker John Waters talked at length about the gay-culture phenomenon of "bears." If you don't know what a bear is, Waters might not be surprised (that is, if you're no...

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Yeah, we got crazy links for you.

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:00:29 -0800

New on The Worst Horse's homepage: * The "gold plated Buddhist cell phone for monks" * What happens when you cross the Buddha with the Michelin man? * The mighty band Mission of Burma to play Boston-area show for -- what else? -- Burma! * Cool:...

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Dharma-Burger! Konchog Norbu comes thru again, part 1

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:27:15 -0800

Horse friend and fave Konchog Norbu sent us a link to Lucky Beer, which features a big ole Buddha -- or rather, Hotei, the "fat Buddha" -- right on the bottle. As he writes: Oh, Hoss...don't ask how I came across this. I just did. Don't worry -...

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Dharma-Burger! Konchog Norbu comes thru again, part 2

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:23:34 -0800

Horse friend and fave Konchog Norbu also sent this one, with this comment: Where will it ever end? You're supposed to awaken as the Buddha, not on the Buddha! See what he's talkin' bout, here.

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Dharma-Burger: Can you trust a guru with a Lexus and a place in the Hamptons?

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:13:37 -0800

You KNOW you've got an advertising trend when even the biggest names get in the game. In this print ad, Prudential casts itself as everyone's retirement guru, offering "inner peace" at its Retirement Red Zone website. This is just one more step...

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Dharma-Burger: Target discounts the Awakened One

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:25:19 -0700

Thanks to reader Ben Hutchison who sent on this pic. He writes: I found this Buddha statue in the discount section of Target for $2.50 and thought it'd be appropriate. Yeah it is, Ben. Yeah. It is. ...Ben also sent another little note, not T...

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WHAT a Dharma-Burger! "Nirvana" water

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:33:50 -0700

Thanks to friends and readers Kate H. and Vic for not just bringing this to our attention, but also for sending an actual bottle. (Sadly, it was empty. My insides still have yet to achieve Nirvana.) We showed you this in a recently posted link...

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Dharma-Burger! "Dharmagrrl" girlie boy shorts.

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:38:42 -0700

Horse reader Shannon sends this, from an online shop called Dharmagrrl. She writes: Hi y'all, This company (dharmagrrl) was spotlighted in my Naropa alumni magazine. Behold, my favorite item: http://www.dharmagrrl.com/productpage2.html. You...

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Dharma-Burger: Crunchy Zen! High fiber! Low fat!

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:20:01 -0700

Thanks to excellent designer Gina Phelan for sending this snap of a sort of Dharma-Burger Classic, "Optimum Zen" cereal: Back when I attended 2005's Speaking for the Buddha: Buddhism and the Media conference, this seemed to be considered the ver...

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The RADAR 100: "Help Yourself"

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:58:43 -0700

On the back page of each issue of RADAR, you'll find a humorous list called The Radar 100." The new issue's 100 is called "Help Yourself: 100 self-help books you can do without." Zen and the Art of Faking a Personal Injury was picked for the gra...

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