Topical Chat, January 27, 2007

No football this weekend ??? Not sure what to do with myself … as always, I value your suggestions … as long as they are semi-clean … just kidding.

1. On the state of New Jersey warning squirrel hunters near a toxic waste dump about consuming the critters because they could be contaminated with lead:
“Seriously, do we really need a warning about this??? That’s like McDonalds having to put “Caution – Hot” on its coffee cups because somebody sued them on it.”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2822625

2. On a man who acknowledged a sexual fetish for female-shaped mannequins being sentenced to more than a year in prison after repeatedly breaking into storefront windows:
“I always wondered what happened to Andrew McCarthy …”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2823562

3. On all mentions of God being bleeped out of a version of the movie, “The Queen” given to some commercial airlines:
“It’s nice to see the politically correct people not going overboard on this one … what’s next, not being allowed to say God in church?”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2822927

4. A group of dairy farmers putting single's ads on milk cartons in the hopes of finding Mr. or Mrs. Right in the far-flung countryside of Wales:
“Sounds like ‘udder bull’ to me …”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2823676

5. On the Dallas City Council deciding to allow dogs to join their owners on the outdoor patios of restaurants:
“Good to see T.O. will be able to eat out again ...”
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2823019

6. On a school in Rhode Island having new lunch rules that require students to remain silent during lunch:
“Johnny, you are getting detention for chewing your peas too loudly.”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2823232

7. On the story of runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks becoming a form of a rock opera in a Duluth, GA theatre:
“Jenny, Can Ya Hear Me? Jenny, Can Ya Hear Me?”
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2821866

8. On an admissions department e-mail sent from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill congratulating 2,700 prospective freshmen this week on their acceptance to the school - the problem is that none of the applicants have been admitted:
“It must be hard passing that alphabet entrance exam …”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2822610