Topical Chat, August 24, 2007

Looks like hurricane season is well upon us … thankfully, I don’t live down south …

1. On sportsmen's groups and gun dealers in PA possibly going to court for an injunction to block state police from taking a background investigation system for gun buyers out of action from Sept. 2 to 6:
“Um, it’s 4 days of not being able to buy guns … what’s the big deal?”
http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/07233/811020-100.stm

2. On a guy who got rejected while trying to propose to his girlfriend at a Major League Baseball game:
“The good news is that he hit rock bottom … only one way to go now …”
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5070401.html

3. On men paying $5 for a topless carwash, only to find out the topless washers were male, not female:
“This has got to be more disappointing than Atlanta Falcons fans realizing that Joey Harrington is their starting quarterback …”
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/070821/K08219AU.html

4. On Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak admitting that he was speeding in his Prius-hybrid – he got a ticket for going 104 MPH:
“In an unrelated story, a company that makes radar guns is issuing a massive recall …”
http://www.nbc11.com/technology/13941126/detail.html

5. On a man being rescued after missing at sea for hours – he was last seen jumping off a boat trying to rescue his beer bong:
“Sometimes, one needs to really take a look at his priorities in life …”
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/7642

6. On the wife of a police chief who was arrested for selling drugs at the club where she strips:
“Oh, the irony!!!!”
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=1673389

7. On a Japanese arm-wrestling game being recalled after people break their arms trying to beat it:
“But, what about the Japanese arm-wrestling game … hey-yo!”
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2007/08/21/4434916-ap.html

8. On a guy who spent 15 years, from 1983 to 1998, typing out all of the numbers from one to one million … in letters not numerals … simply because he “wanted something to do:”
“Baseball card collectors think this guy needs a life …”
http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/aug/22/les-bizarre-record/