Topical Chat, February 28, 2007

Happy birthday to one of the most important women in recent history … my mom.

1. On members of Little People of America saying they're sick of being called 'midgets:'
“Such a little problem to get so upset about…”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/25/INGCAO9BKO1.DTL

2. On a new ruling in which Mexican men who display extreme jealousy or avoid sex with their wives could be tried in court and punished under a new law:
“We better start building that fence along the Texas border a little more quickly.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070226/od_nm/mexico_husbands_dc;_ylt=Aoia74PRjk7wx2GAOPzL7B7MWM0F

3. On a new study that revealed that students are cheating on homework:
“Thank goodness this study wasn’t done in the 1980’s … or 1970’s … or 1960’s ….”
http://www.local6.com/education/11115003/detail.html

4. On a new research study that revealed that breast cancer studies funded by drug companies are more likely to yield positive findings than those without pharmaceutical industry backing:
“I wouldn’t be more surprised if I woke up with my head stapled to the carpet.”
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Drug-companybacked-studies-rosier/2007/02/26/1172338550863.html

5. On dozens of women staging a breast-feeding protest at the Berkshire Mall on Saturday to protest a security guard's recent action in telling a nursing mother to use a blanket or stop:
“I’m happy that I read this article so that I could be kept ‘a-breast’ of the situation.”
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PA_BREAST_FEEDING_PAOL-?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-02-26-00-26-45

6. On a woman who was arrested after a drunken ride - on a stationary bike in a gym:
“THESE are the ‘criminals’ we should be focusing on.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ct/20070226/cr_ct/womansdrunkenbikerideleadstojail;_ylt=A0WTcVESJ.NF5VcBfgxvzwcF

7. On the mother of a 196-pound eight-year-old boy, who could be taken into care because of his weight, defing her refusal to stop feeding him junk food – she says that he likes processed foods and if she tries to feed him with any salad, vegetables, fruit, he just refuses to eat it or spits it out:
“She probably fears that he might starve to death … in about 50 years.”
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/26/obese.child.reut/index.html

8. On a Romanian woman who needed medical help after she swallowed her lover's false teeth during a moment of passion:
“Now, this is what could eventually end up as a true ‘vertical smile,’ if you know what I mean …”
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=iol1172224184412W552