Topical Chat, January 28, 2008

Everybody knows about Valentine’s Day, but have you heard of Steak and a B.J. day? Basically, it’s the male version of Valentine’s Day … and I suggest all you females step in line!

1. On the possibility of the five-block radius surrounding the Empire State Building becoming a sort of Bermuda Triangle for cars - apparently, a number of cars have to be towed from that area every day:
“Perhaps, New York is using the Philadelphia Parking Authority to do their dirty work?”
http://gothamist.com/2008/01/27/urban_legend_in_1.php

2. On a Brazilian model having nylon wires implanted in her eyes to give them an oriental slant:
“Derek Zoolander was unavailable for comment …”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325859,00.html

3. On a man who calls himself a tantric master breaking his own world record by standing engulfed in ice for 72 minutes:
“Sounds like a Batman villain, if you ask me …”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080127/ap_on_fe_st/odd_tantric_ice_man

4. On drug counselors being called to a Sydney primary school because a year 5 boy was daring students to lick ground-up chalk off his palm:
“I had no idea they made chalk out of cocaine in Australia …”http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/playground-drug-scenes-raise-alarm/2008/01/26/1201157739764.html

5. On a pastor who is planning to put teams of chaplains in local bars in a central Pennsylvania town so they can lend a sympathetic ear to patrons who may need one:
“Give me 3 Hell Mary’s, and two bloody Mary’s …”
http://cbs13.com/watercooler/Pennsylvania.chaplain.Chuck.2.638662.html

6. On A man who accidentally shot and killed himself at a West Dallas party early Saturday after showing off his pistol to friends:
“I guess that hoping this was T.O. would be a little tasteless … right?”
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/012708dnmetshooting.5e697592.html

7. On a man who counts every sheet of toilet paper he uses and discovered Angel Soft only delivers an average of 156.75 sheets of the 198 promised:
“This guy probably doesn’t have a girlfriend …”
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_8083336

8. On Lithuania thinking about changing its name in English to something easier to pronounce in plans to boost its image:
“How about the name ‘Freeboozerhookerton?’”
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKL2578236020080125?rpc=92