Topical Chat, February 8, 2008

It was almost 70 degrees a few days ago in Philly … man, what a brutal winter …

1. On the celebration of Rio’s Carnival:
“Apparently, this event makes Mardi Gras seem like a child’s birthday party …”
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Travel/BusinessTravel/story?id=4243248&page=1

2. On more than 1500 people and one famous sheep flocking to a Southland farm for the Whitestone Cheese Rolling champs:
“When the sheep was interviewed, he claimed he was having a ‘baaaa-d’ time …”
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4390694a4560.html

3. On a young Iranian man being sentenced to hang for repeatedly drinking alcohol which is strictly banned in the Islamic republic:
“But, it’s encouraged to strap bombs to yourself and walk in the middle of busy urban centers … yep, that makes sense …”
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080206-117193/Iranian-faces-execution-for-drinking-alcohol----report?isntthatnice

4. On former Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees being arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly kicking a police officer:
“Apparently, the cop asked her what she would’ve done to improve the world, had she been voted Miss America … a question she couldn’t answer …”
http://www.tmz.com/2008/02/06/katie-rees-arrested-in-vegas/

5. On PETA holding the “Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door” contest:
“What does the winner get, a year supply of avocado?”
http://www.goveg.com/feat/sexiest_vegetarian_next_door_2008/index.asp

6. On a man attempting to kill weeds, but ending up burning his home down:
“But hey, at least the weeds are gone …”
http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/0206abrk-tempefire-0206.html

7. On the University of Kentucky's student government association president apologizing for sending an e-mail that falsely accuses Illinois Sen. and presidential hopeful Barack Obama of being a radical Muslim:
“Wait, did Hillary have a son???”
http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/309887.html