Topical Chat, April 20, 2007

Shame that Sanjaya was voted off American Idol … it would’ve been great to have someone who didn’t deserve to win actually win … like last year.

1. On Hotdoll – the sex doll for dogs:
“This is just so ‘dog-gone’ weird … “
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/hotdoll-the-sex-doll-for-dogs-253334.php

2. On an Israeli woman who accidentally bit off part of her boyfriend's tongue during a heated French kiss:
“But was the tongue Kosher?”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070419/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_kiss;_ylt=AiwrZKW.dHhBcIZqAvCxYuPtiBIF

3. On the Rutgers women’s basketball coach signing a book deal:
“Good to see she’s not profiting on what she called a heinous act by Don Imus…”
http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=2749516&l=http://www.aolsportsblog.com/2007/04/17/rutgers-coach-parlays-don-imus-flap-into-book-deal/%3F123

4. On a white student who placed a ham steak in a bag on a lunch table where Somali students were eating - Muslims consider pork unclean and offensive:
“Shockingly enough, I don’t like ham either … this might be the first thing I’ve found that I have in common with muslims…”
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/208385-3/LewistonAuburn/Hate_incident_in_city/

5. On a 46-year old father from New Jersey, who not only got his teenage daughter pregnant but also ordered the girl to kill the resulting babies:
“Here’s a guy who should replace animals during animal testing.”
http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2007/04/man_got_daughte.html

6. On a man who was injured by his beer bottle after tripping out of a seeking more than $200,000 for neck, face and chest injuries:
“He’s also suing God for making him retarded.”
http://www.madisonrecord.com/news/193381-man-exiting-bar-with-beer-bottle-sues-for-tripping

7. On Russia planning to build the world's longest tunnel, a transport and pipeline link under the Bering Strait to Alaska, as part of a $65 billion project to supply the U.S. with oil, natural gas and electricity from Siberia:
“Why do I get a bad feeling about this?”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003671674_webtunnel18.html

8. On awful timing by Yahoo/CNN Money to put a story that includes Blacksburg, Virginia as one of the "Best Places to Retire Young:"
“Just goes to show you that timing is everything … and sometimes nothing.”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/14213