Topical Chat, October 3, 2007

Happy 75th birthday, pop! I love ya!

1. On the erotic corn dog-eating contest at the Iowa State Fair possibly being banned:
“What other reason would one have to go to a fair in Iowa … let alone live there?”
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071002/NEWS/71002030/1001/NEWS

2. On the University of Alabama offering a class on "The Gospel of Star Wars:"
“Shame nobody that goes there can read …”
http://media.www.cw.ua.edu/media/storage/paper959/news/2007/10/02/TheScene/Class.Uses.The.Force-3004758.shtml

3. Wal-Mart stores not matching their other store's prices or the prices on WalMart.com:
“Just another reason to hate Walmart …”
http://www.kjrh.com/content/news/problemsolvers/story.aspx?content_id=0ca5dbcf-7ff3-4d7b-8ead-344634f054dd

4. On an Iranian university yesterday inviting President Bush to travel to Iran and speak on campus about a range of issues, including the Holocaust, terrorism, human rights and U.S. foreign policy:
“Wouldn’t it be better to send the vice president to talk about foreign policy?”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/01/AR2007100101462.html?nav=rss_world

5. On a man who painted his wedding proposal on a car and drove it in a demolition derby:
“Um … not so sure if this is a good sign for the wife-to-be …”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070930/ap_on_fe_st/odd_demolition_derby_proposal;_ylt=AqDWnzmxAFD5mLECF6RE.ZjtiBIF

6. On Ford’s sales being down 39 percent from last year:
“It’s time Ford actually put some thought into their cars, as opposed to sticking wheels on boxes.”
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-10-02-auto-sales-sept_N.htm

7. On the premier of ABC's "Cavemen" sit-com:
“Can a Chevy sitcom featuring John Cougar be far behind?”
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34255

8. On British police now being required to run for help when threatened:
“They’ll be trained by the French, apparently.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=485072&in_page_id=1770