Topical Chat, February 8, 2008

Man, I am so excited about the Pro Bowl … definitely not a waste of time nor money …

1. On a story asking if garden fertilizer is a radioactive hazard:
“I guess it really depends on what I had for dinner the night before …”
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/residences/content/residences/epaper/2008/02/10/c28_GURUradio0210_VC.html?cxntlid=inform

2. On a man who knocked up his son's 18-year-old girlfriend and then tried to run him over with the family car:
“Certainly brings back memories of Ward Cleaver and Mr. Brady…”
http://stuff.co.nz/4395792a11.html

3. On a 23-year-old Chicago man racing a kart vehicle dying after the kart crashed:
“Great, why do I get the feeling that Go Karts are going to go the way of the Lawn Dart in this country?”
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/LOCAL1802/802080422

4. On a man who hid his wife's body for 23 years in a steel drum in the couple's suburban Australian backyard being convicted Saturday of her murder:
“In addition to the hideous smell, I always thought that drum sounded a little flat …”
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/australia.murder.ap/index.html

5. On the increased demand for heavy duty ambulances for the growing number of seriously obese people:
“You know you’re in trouble when you get picked up by an ambulance that sports the golden arches …”
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23189423-29277,00.html

6. On a story about other nations around the world sitting up to take notice of an intriguing US presidential election campaign as the Bush era of US foreign policy draws to an end:
“You know you’ve had a controversial presidency when …”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7230301.stm

7. On a woman who wanted a man who could share the thrill of a good tractor-pull show, who could see beauty in a shiny row of green and yellow of John Deere tractors:
“God, where in the south could one possibly find a gem like this?”http://kai03.qwest.com/WindowsLive/Media/News/NewsDetail.aspx?cat=National&id=D8UMV87G0@news.ap.org&client=landingpage&qid=593528452EEEE5BB34CCBED6FFFFFFFF