Topical Chat, March 17, 2008

Happy St. Patricks Day to one and all!

1. On a Mexican woman being charged with trying to smuggle more than 30 pounds of cocaine into Britain by strapping bags of the drug to the legs of two children:
“Hey son, is that a snowman between your legs or are you just happy to see me?”
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/03/13/4992716-ap.html

2. On Ethiopia's national bank being told to inspect all the gold in its vaults to determine its authenticity:
“Wait, Ethiopia has a national bank, and if so, what is the currency of Ethiopia – candy bars?”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7294665.stm

3. On Muslim prisoners being offered ham sandwiches during the holy month of Ramadan:
“This sounds like an episode of Seinfeld … sort of.”
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23454310-details/article.do?ito=newsnow&

4. On President Bush joking about the worst-kept secret in the White House - the May 10 wedding of his daughter Jenna:
“Why do I get the feeling that Dick Cheney is feeding him the ‘jokes?’”
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/13/bush.wedding.ap/index.html

5. On a 100 year old man celebrating his birthday at Hooters:
“If only he were 75-years younger …”
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080313/NEWS03/803130412/1001/

6. On a student suing a teacher after the teacher woke him up in class:
“I hope Karma puts on a steel-toe boot and kicks this kid in his wedding tackle ..”
http://wcbstv.com/local/Sleeping.Student.Lawsuit.2.676166.html

7. On a minor league baseball team announcing Eliot Spitzer night:
“Unfortunately, tickets start at about $4,000 …”
http://www.macon.com/maconmusic/story/292746.html

8. On 7 Cuban soccer players going missing after a game in the United States:
“Hey, those guys are really going to miss those cigars … and that’s about it.”
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=516024&cc=5901