Topical Chat, November 19, 2007

Oh man, Thanksgiving week. I’m considering going out for Black Friday … yes, I’m insane.

1. On a man wearing nothing except what looked like a nun's habit on his head trying to lure young girls into his car:
“Maybe, he should’ve used a Justin Timberlake mask instead?”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/18/BAFGTETR2.DTL

2. On the case of a man convicted of simulating sex with his bicycle sparking a debate about human rights and the privacy of an individual:
“Umm … you know you might have problems when even Michael Jackson thinks you’re weird.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7098116.stm

3. On a leading children's author being told to drop a fire-breathing dragon shown in a new book - because the publishers feared they could be sued under health and safety regulations:
“Is it because the dragon was made of asbestos?”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=494755&in_page_id=1770

4. On a new study that “suggests” that bars and nightclubs are linked to more drinking:
“I wouldn’t be more surprised if I woke up with my head stapled to the carpet …”
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2007/11/16/bars_nightclubs_linked_to_more_drinking/6959/

5. On a Boston University professor who allows students to drink beer in class:
“He draws the line at doing lines of blow, however … unless of course the student has enough to share with the rest of the class.”
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO67059/

6. On a retailer who is considering adding J-cup bra:
“Holy sprained tongue, Batman!”
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/11/16/retailer_mulls_j-cup_bra/5440/

7. On a parking attendant who sprang into action when a man collapsed outside Altrincham General Hospital - by trying to slap a ticket on the victim's car:
“Some lawyers even think parking attendants are scumbags.”
http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/display.var.1839846.0.collapsed_mans_car_targeted_by_meter_maid.php

8. On a car rally that was brought to standstill by 160 squealing pigs:
“It was later discovered that these pigs were just Southern Dale Earnhardt Junior fans.”
http://www.lep.co.uk/weird/160-pigs-spark-rally-chaos.3497066.jp