Topical Chat, August 27, 2007

Happy birthday to my “little” brother … who is, of course, taller than me.

1. On a liquor store that has linked booze and the smell of backyards in order to sell more suds, pumping the scent of freshly cut grass into its beer section to evoke customers' positive feelings about cracking open a cold one on a hot summer day:
“How ‘bout the smell of a smoky bar at 2:00 in the morning … would this work, too?”
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/canada/story.html?id=115950af-3408-4e5d-92e9-9d7448d7a3a3

2. On the 'Right to Dry' Movement growing, with some states introducing legislation to override clothesline bans:
“Nikita Koloff will be happy to hear of this …”
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/CSM/story?id=3523847&page=1

3. On Dunkin' Donuts trying to refresh its image by largely eliminating trans fat across its menu:
“Be on the lookout for thinner cops in the near future …”
http://www.ocregister.com/news/dunkin-trans-fat-1822528-doughnut-chain

4. On a popular brand of toothpaste imported from India containing dangerously high levels of harmful bacteria:
“The good news is that these bacteria kill cavities … the bad news is that they don’t stop there …”
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/249782

5. On the 28th annual Great American Duck Race being held in New Mexico:
“They’re all ‘quackers’ if ya ask me …”
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=bizarre&id=5607173

6. On a college student setting a record by hugging 765 people in less than an hour:
“This is something that probably isn’t possible in New York City …”
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=bizarre&id=5607169

7. On a report that wearing Flip-Flops too often can prove to have adverse long-term effects:
“Like having an obsession with ‘herb’ and Frisbee throwing?”
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerSizzle/story?id=3505928&page=1