Topical Chat, July 24, 2007

Geez, one week ‘til August – where’d the summer go?

1. On the death of the person who came up with the name “Bed, Bath, and Beyond:”
“Do, I smell a sequel to Click in the making?”
http://www.topcancernews.com/news/907/1/Lois-Wyse-died-of-stomach-cancer

2. On Drew Carey being named the new host of the Price is Right:
“He is petitioning to have the ‘Cleveland Rocks’ song played when somebody wins the Showcase Showdown.”
http://newspath.cbs.com/new.php?cgi=story&story=AWI20070723015049&title=All~Feeds

3. On the merging of XM and Sirius:
“Get ready for those fantastic price increases!!!!”
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/07/xmsirius_announce_a_la_carte_p.html?nav=rss_blog

4. On canned Ramen noodles finally being available:
“As if the bagged ones weren’t bad enough for you …”
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/news/20070719p2g00m0dm033000c.html

5. On Lindsay Lohan allegedly amusing herself in rehab by wandering around naked to shock male patients and staff:
“So, is she the number one pick in just about everyone’s death pool?”
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4136013a1860.html

6. On a woman who caught fire when playing with lighter while pumping gas:
“For some people, this is the only way to learn certain lessons in life …”
http://www.koat.com/news/13729397/detail.html

7. On an Israeli man who hired a detective to find out whether his daughter was cheating on her husband being told by the investigator his wife was in fact the one being unfaithful:
“Hey, at least the money invested didn’t go to waste, right?”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070722/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_cheating;_ylt=AtkblZOmSY7t0FZEwq.NGIOdk3QF

8. On a Buddhist businessman who wants to call his Chinese restaurant Fat Buddha angering council chiefs - who claim the name will upset Buddhists:
“Um, just to refresh my memory, what shape is Buddha, anyway?”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=469996&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=