Topical Chat, April 2, 2008

Ah, the second day of April … reminds me of a terrible joke I used to tell as a kid (and yes, I actually do tell good jokes once in a while) – If April showers bring Mayflowers, what do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims! Thank you – I’ll be here all week!

1. On cables and fireworks falling on wrestling fans at Wrestlemania:
“Who says wrestling’s fake now?”
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/15749289/detail.html

2. On Mayor Kilpatrick’s text scandal sullying Detroit's image:
“Wait, is it even possible to further sully Detroit’s image at this point?”
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080331/NEWS19/803310351

3. On some employees from the state Department of Public Health and Human Services complaining that their new computers don’t include any games:
“Thankfully, Youtube is still not off-limits …”
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/03/31/news/state/26-games.txt

4. On deer penis, turtle blood and angelica root potions joining steroids and amphetamines on the list of banned drugs for Chinese Olympians:
“One must question if it is still acceptable to take deer penis rectally …”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aCQ0IoTLiM.4&refer=exclusive

5. On a study by an award-winning cancer expert showing that cell phone use could kill more people than smoking:
“Thank goodness that it is too expensive to buy cell phones by the carton …”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343335,00.html

6. On bikers getting their motorcycles blessed by a Reverend:
“Al Sharpton just can’t stay out of the news, can he?”
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6051533

7. On a man waking up after a night of drinking with friends and realized he was inside a commercial trash-collection truck full of waste:
“Oscar the Grouch was none too pleased …”
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6050213