Friday, September 4, 2009

Number two was any building with a malfunctioning elevator

After a veterinarian for the San Diego Zoo determined that the panda cub born last month is a boy, the zoo announced it zoo will observe Chinese tradition and not name the new cub until he's at least 100 days old. They’re hoping that this will be enough time for “Barack” to become popular again.

A man in Georges Township, Pa., fired a cannon in his yard and the cannonball went through the side of his neighbor's home and landed in a closet. The man was charged with reckless endangerment and offered a job by accompany that makes puffed rice.

A pharmacist in California fooled a robber who demanded OxyContin pills by giving him Tylenol instead. The robber was caught when he stopped at a pay phone to call Rush Limbaugh and complain.

A travel Web site named Scotland's Ben Nevis as the “World's Top Climbable Mountain for Non-Climbers.” If you’re a non-climber but you can’t afford a trip to Scotland, number two was any building with a malfunctioning elevator.

Two Chicago officials are upset about the city's decision to close down Michigan Avenue for more than two weekdays so Oprah Winfrey can throw a block party. In response, Oprah wrote a check and is now closing every Chicago street BUT Michigan Avenue for a block party.

An employee of the Tampa Bay Rays was arrested for allegedly planting a fake bomb at Tropicana Field as a practical joke. The man is now in talks with the Detroit Lions about becoming manager of the visiting teams’ dressing room.

In Kansas, two men attempting to steal rocks were thwarted when the load shifted and their truck sank into the Arkansas River. Police are asking residents to be on the lookout for two men attempting to steal scissors or paper.

Workers at an AdultMart store in Lorain, Ohio, say a thief crashed his car into the shop, took a $150 sex toy and drove away. They believe it’s the same man who stopped by earlier and was turned down for a date by an inflatable doll.

A giant green cabbage at the Alaska State Fair set a Guinness World Record at 125.9 pounds. The cabbage was purchased by Alaska resident Sarah Palin, who plans to take it up in a helicopter and drop it on Levi Johnston.

South Korean researchers studying sexual attraction issued a report saying that alcohol consumption impairs vision and makes faces appear less clear. To avoid this, they recommend eating a lot of carrots before you get drunk so your eyes develop prescription beer goggles.

1 comment:

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