Topical Chat, September 17, 2007

Topical Chat, September 17, 2007

Notre Dame is 0-3? Any chance they go the entire season without a win? That would be cool.

1. On a driver who lost control along a highway on-ramp because he was eating cereal whilst driving the vehicle - it ended up careening through a grass median and jumped into 100 kilometre-an-hour traffic, causing a three-vehicle crash:
“Snap … crackle ... smash!”
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2007/09/16/4500085-sun.html

2. On a city judge who sentenced citizens who have been busted for being too loud to 1 hour of listening to unpopular or unusual music:
“Finally, an outlet for Yoko Ono!”
http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_258183427.html

3. On the Denton Independent School District removing an employee from her position because she smells like cigarette smoke:
“Yeah, but it covers the smell of the alcohol …”
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4356583&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

4. On a sick Canadian bakery worker being fined $1,000 for ignoring an order to stay at home until he recovered from symptoms of salmonella poisoning:
“Funny – I bet most companies would like to fine employees FOR staying home sick from work …”
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1339805620070914?rpc=92

5. On O.J. Simpson being arrested in connection with a Las Vegas robbery involving sports memorabilia:
“What’s this guy still doing alive?”
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=entertainment&id=5660620

6. On inmates in a New Mexico prison having a "temper tantrum" when they were told they would only get one sausage at dinner:
“Of course, they’ll probably get more ‘sausage’ for dessert …”
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=bizarre&id=5657596

7. On a 17-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the leg while standing in line at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh:
“More proof that fast food is not good for you!”
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=bizarre&id=5655795