Topical Chat, October 21, 2007

If the Indians played the Rockies in the World Series, would it really have happened, if nobody watched it?

1. On a British fire brigade saying today that it is considering starting to charge people if it has to help move fat people:
“So, what happens if the fatsos can’t pay up?”
http://www.24dash.com/news/7/28809/index.htm

2. On Canada's Transportation Safety Board telling ferry crews to stop smoking so much pot on the job:
“Looks like they may not accept Tommy Chong’s application after all …”
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1730280120071017?rpc=92

3. On an Archbishop in San Francisco apologizing for giving Communion to gays dressed as nuns:
“Funny how I didn’t bat an eyelash whilst reading this headline … only in San Francisco …”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/17/MNS1SR1HF.DTL

4. On a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist claiming that black people aren't as smart as white people:
“On an unrelated note, guess who Don Imus is having as his first guest when he comes back to raido?”http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3067222.ece?123

5. On an Islamic-themed comic book that debuts in select U.S. cities today:
“My personal favorite … Suicide Bomberman …”
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/606241,CST-NWS-comics17.article

6. On a recent poll that found that 49 percent of New Jersey adults would like to move out of the state:
“I just want to know what the other 51% are smoking …”
http://wcbstv.com/local/people.leaving.jersey.2.375879.html

7. On an Australian ad campaign that is aiming to reduce road deaths by questioning the manhood of speeding drivers:
“So, what you’re trying to tell me is, the smaller the penis, the faster the driver? Yep, that’ll go over like a fart in a space-suit ..”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7045178.stm

8. On Stephen Colbert announcing his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday night:
“Based on our last few presidents, I say why not …”
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFzxF7XLwi7Il2DVEE6la0NVo--gD8SAOEEG1