Topical Chat, September 28, 2007

It looks to be a ghoulish end to the regular season in baseball – go Phils!!!

1. On Playboy offering Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson $1 million dollars to pose nude together:
“Unfortunately, the only difference between Pamela Anderson and a leather couch are the boobs … oh, and the hepatitis.”
http://theblemish.com/2007/09/playboy-wants-denise-richards-pamela-anderson/

2. On a report that men are now happier than women:
“Does this have any correlation to the rise in the divorce rate?”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/26/the_skinny/main3299143.shtml

3. On Columbia University's president, Lee Bollinger, who upset some of the Middle East faculty at Columbia University because of his harsh remarks to the dictator of Iran:
“Not to sound rude, but at this point, those faculty members should be ‘politely’ asked to leave the country.”
http://www.nysun.com/article/63513

4. On a study in rats suggesting that long-term, moderate consumption of alcohol improves recall of both visual and emotional stimuli:
“Looks like they must’ve done this study in New York …”
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=439863EB-E7F2-99DF-3FE0A7665EBFA7A3&ref=rss

5. On toys and children's necklaces made in China being recalled Wednesday, including five more items from the popular Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line, because they contain dangerous levels of lead:
“It might be time to reexamine the trade of children’s toys from China … just a thought …”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070927/ap_on_bi_ge/toy_recall;_ylt=ArEHVjOtujID_9.HC16a2Ces0NUE

6. On President Bush commenting on the improvements in U.S. student test scores, saying: "As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured:"
“Heck … I sure is convinced!”
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2623880720070926?rpc=92

7. On a 4-month-old boy being found in a darkened room at a day care center with a pacifier taped into his mouth:
“Unfortunately, they lost the keys to his cage …”
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070926/NEWS01/70926069

8. On Toyota recalling more than 50,000 floor mats:
“My guess is they were made in China and contain too much lead.”
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070926/BUSINESS01/70926037/1014