Topical Chat, December 3, 2007

Thanks to Missouri and West Virginia losing, we are likely to have another “traditional” college football National Championship game – the BCS committee and bowl “sponsors” can all take a deep breath and relax.

1. On a cat in Tennessee surviving 19 days with a peanut butter jar stuck on its head:
“The owner of the cat was wondering why the cat wasn’t eating as much in the last few weeks …”
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3941675

2. On the University of Hawaii offering a course on home-brewing:
“Unfortunately, it conflicts with the joint rolling class …”
http://www.hawaii.edu/cclp/classes/Classes/art/brewing.html’

3. On a man who owns every type of Super Soaker ever made:
“This guy’s gonna have to pay if he ever wants to get laid …”
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/obsession/very-lonely-man-collects-every-super-soaker-ever-to-fill-empty-void-of-his-life-321787.php

4. On a judge ruling that a sperm donor is liable for child support:
“Proof positive that just about anybody can be a judge at this point …”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004046062_sperm01.html

5. On a man who fended off a rabid fox with a loaf of bread:
“At ‘yeast’ the guy was able to get away, or else he would’ve been ‘toast’ …”
http://poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071201/NEWS01/712010332/1006/NEWS

6. On a web site that seeks to reunite gloves and owners:
“Ya really gotta ‘hand’ it to them …”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071201/ap_on_fe_st/odd_lost_gloves

7. On a city in Ohio that will try beet juice as highway ice-melter:
“Dwight Schrute is very pleased with this announcement …”
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/11/30/WinterRoad.ART_ART_11-30-07_B1_0N8KKP5.html?sid=101