Topical Chat, January 30, 2007

Geez, the end of January and still no big snow storm to speak of … I guess that’s not so bad, is it?

1. On Russia holding a beauty pageant for nuclear power workers:
“Miss Chernobyl was absolutely toxic.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070130/od_afp/russianuclearoffbeat_070130155708;_ylt=App78.4d0ttRcXvwZr4i99DMWM0F;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-

2. On the JetBlue promotion – free beer on its flights on Super Bowl Sunday:
“I’m hoping this only applies to the passengers, and not the captains.”
http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/01/free_beer_on_je.html

3. On toilets in one London prison getting a face-lift — or rather, a change in direction — to accommodate Muslim inmates who can't use them while facing Mecca:
“Any other concessions, like reading from the Koran instead of the Bible prior to execution?”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248597,00.html

4. On a man suing a local church because its music is too loud:
“Church vs. Beelzebub…I haven’t been this excited to watch Court TV since the Michael Jackson trial.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16885200/

5. On a new study that reports that having kids at home increases adult’s daily fat intake:
“So, should we put some sort of surgeon general’s warning on all kids?”
http://www.reporter-news.com/abil/fe_family/article/0,1874,ABIL_10579_5314421,00.html

6. On a Chinese man who had to have his contact lenses surgically removed after he did not take them out for a year:
“Not an easy task when you consider those slanty eyes.”
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=iol1170155678473M521

7. On the nude bowling fad happening in Maine:
“Gives a whole new meaning to the 7-10 split.”
http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=145743&zoneid=500

8. On a drugmaker claiming it has developed a fat-fighting drug using marijuana:
“Right, and what about a drug to help people sleep at night made from cocaine?”
http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/30/news/international/bc.gw.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes