Duesenberg - the Finest American Cars of All Time (12 pics)

Duesenberg (often nicknamed "Duesy") was an Auburn,Indiana based luxury automobile company active in various forms from 1913 to1937, most famous for its high-quality passenger cars and record-breakingracing cars.

Fred and August Duesenberg built what many still consider someof the very best and expensivecars of the time, and were built entirely by hand.

 

Most Expensive Phrase

Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American professional ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. He is known for his trademarked catchphrase:

"Let's get ready to rumble!"

Buffer began using the phrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" in the early 1980s. By 1992, he acquired a federal trademark for the phrase. Buffer uses his famous phrase in various licensing deals including the platinum selling album Jock Jams by Tommy Boy Records, the video games Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance and Greatest Heavyweights of the Ring for the Sega Genesis and numerous other products.

In addition, he has used variations of the phrase in advertisements, including the popular commercial for Mega Millions in which he says "Let's get ready to Win Big!" and the Kraft Cheese commercial in which he says "Let's get ready to Crumble!".

As of 2009, Buffer had earned over $400 million from licensing on the trademark

World’s Most Expensive Hot Dog - The 'Haute' Dog

 New York restaurant, Serendipity 3, which is the city’s first coffee house boutique in Manhattan has now added the world’s most expensive ‘haute’ dog on their menu, a steal at $69.


The foot-long hot dog (30 cm) is made from pure beef, grilled in white truffle oil, sandwiched in a pretzel bun imported from Germany, and toasted with white truffle butter.
Added to the mix is a delicious topping of medallions of duck foie gras with black truffles it is served with mouth watering condiments of black truffle Dijon mustard, caramelized Vidalia onions and heirloom tomato ketchup.

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