Well, it's been another doozy of a week... BP was checking for leaks in its Prudhoe Bay oil pipeline with a device called a "smart pig." Isn't it nice to see that Tom DeLay is working again?... Marine reservists, some having served up to four tours in Iraq, are being called back to shore up dwindling recruiting figures. They have a new motto: "Semper Fi(nd) us a way out of this quagmire!"... NASA has named their new space vehicle "Orion." The first in their new Salute to Movie Studios series. Next up, the Miramax Lunar Rover... Mike Roberts, number two man at McDonald's, has resigned unexpectedly. According to industry analysts, he was McNudged out... See you below the fold. There's lots more!
Princeton Review survey ranks Utah's Brigham Young University last as a party school. Nothing wild or spontaneous has ever occurred there. Well... if you don't count the founder's binge marrying...ESPN placed the Little League playoffs on a 5-second delay after a player in the dugout was heard uttering an obscenity. Obscenities, under well-established Little League rules, are the exclusive provence of the parents in the stands... Adam Durley, Little League first baseman for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, is six-eight. His wife is tall, too... Pilgrims are flocking to a Fountain Valley, CA candy factory to view chocolate drippings in the shape of the Virgin Mary. Holding a melted Tootsie-Pop baby Jesus... The John Mark Karr case is a reminder of Thailand's image as a magnet for pedophiles. Not as strong a magnet as the Catholic priesthood, but strong... Rap artist Busta Rhymes was charged with third degree assault after a scuffle with New York police. Details are sketchy, but involve "menacing gestures with sharp-edged gold jewelry."... Paris Hilton tells Blender Magazine about her new CD, "I like, cry, when I listen to it. It's so good." Don't know about you but, I still, like, won't buy it... NBC has slashed the budget of "Saturday Night Live"----vets Parnell, Souz and Thompson move on----Fey and Poehler doing a new show----Darrell Hammond still unsigned. For the first time, the drug dealers outnumber the cast... Emmy goodie bags will include Emmy-shaped doggie treats ($200), "Ultimate Ears Custom Fit Earphones" ($900), a Giantto watch ($2500) and a "Hearts on Fire" diamond pendant. Unfortunately, no sign of what the nominees really need----decent scripts. (Priceless) Paramount has dropped Tom Cruise after 14 years, When Sumner Redstone asks for baby pictures, he wants baby pictures... Walter Jagiello, known as "Lil' Wally the Polka King" has passed away at age 76. He was found mangled in the folds of his accordian following a late-night recording session... The latest war on drugs, begun in 2000, has left the quality and availability of cocaine virtually unchanged. Ah, but don't forget they finally caught Rush Limbaugh... Under the No Child Left Behind Act, Bangladore's TutorVista provides free tutoring to kids in the 10 poorest rural counties in the south. Just what we need----hillbillies with an Indian accent... The city of Santa Barbara, CA provides low-cost housing to buyers making up to $160,000 a year. Still in the planning stages: easy-access soup de jour kitchens... After animal rights protests, Ben & Jerry's canceled a contract with an egg supplier who mistreated chickens. And pulled their flavor-of-the-month "Rhode Island Red Rocky Road Kill."... Willie Nelson has joined animal rights activists to seek a ban on the slaughter of American horses for the European market. Like France's popular fast food chain, Mc Seabiscuit... Finland has pledged 250 troops to serve as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. Members of Helsinki's battle-hardened 101st Sauna Followed By a Frigid Swim Battalion... The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for a meeting of high-ranking Anglican Church leaders to determine if the bible bans gay relationships... Correct me if I'm wrong, but wan't that question pretty much put to rest in St. Peter's letter to the Carpathian Eunuchs?
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