Topical Chat, January 10, 2007

So, now T.O. is saying that the reason he dropped so many passes this year was because he hurt his hand so badly that he might not be able to play football again ... it's always something.

1. On a Vermont man who woke up from a nap aboard United Airlines flight and got bit by a scorpion:
“You know, I was wondering what Rudolf Schenker was up to.”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2782264

2. On a Montreal artist who is trying to spearhead a giant banana project:
“Well, if he is indeed from Montreal, wouldn’t it be more fitting for him to spearhead the giant dickhead project?”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2782423

3. On residents of a neighborhood next to the University of Arizona claiming that small white rats have been swimming through sewer pipes and into their toilets:
“What, is congress not in session?”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2779665

4. On a man who was found living with more than 1,300 rats:
“He was immediately escorted out of the White House.”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2780265

5. On a Texas woman getting prison time for mailing herself 78 pounds of pot:
“That reminds me of a joke – what do marijuana and Notre Dame have in common? They are both green and get smoked in bowls … hey-yo!!!”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2780218

6. On a Bangkok municipal office which launched a new program to increase productivity - lights go out just past noon and civil servants are invited to take an afternoon nap:
“This should coincide nicely with story-time.”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2779680

7. On a new law that states that doughnuts will no longer be served to Franklin County jail inmates, a move aimed at improving their health:
“Hopefully, they’ll be on a nice exercise regimen so they can be in good health before execution.”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2779662

8. On “Plutoed” being the 2006 word of the year:
“Any chance in getting Al Qaeda Plutoed?”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2777380