A female robot developed by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology made its public debut modeling wedding gowns at a fashion show in Osaka. The female robot model was so realistic, after the show she hurled a load of nuts and bolts into a commode.
A new poll shows that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s popularity is dropping in the U.S., even among Republicans. It’s also dropping among Russians since she’s been too busy to wave at them.
Polls in Afghanistan show that support is growing for Abdullah Abdullah, who is running against Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Karzai is trying to rally his America-hating base by spreading a rumor that his opponent’s full name is Abdullah “Bob” Abdullah.
British singer Amy Winehouse was acquitted of an assault charge for allegedly punching someone at a charity ball because most of the witnesses were drunk. Bernie Madoff is suing his lawyer for not thinking of this defense for him.
A California man is suing a restaurant after he allegedly bit into a condom that was in his French onion soup. The waiter blames the customer for not being more specific when has for anything that included “ribs.”
The owner of a Coney Island freak show plans to sue over a five-legged dog in North Carolina that he claims the owner promised to sell him. It’s not the owner’s fault … the dog got a better offer doing commercials for fire hydrants.
A New York Ikea that has been offering free ferry rides since it opened last year will now charge $5 each way. If you can’t afford that, for $2.50 you can buy a kit and build your own Ikea ferry.
Researchers at M.I.T. are developing a system using electronic waves that may one day charge cell phones and other electronic equipment without the use of wires. Progress is slow because the scientists get distracted by the buzz every time a moth flies between the power source and the phone.
A supercomputer that just started operating at the University of Florida is rumored to be the fastest of its kind. It’s so fast, University of Florida students using it can now waste four years of college in less than two.
Doctors in Oklahoma City have begun treating patients suffering from infectious diarrhea with fecal transplants … injecting their colons with human waste from another person. What kind of health insurance recommends this … Mutual of Enema?
Forty-four people, including rabbis and elected officials, were arrested in New Jersey and accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars through Jewish charities and of black-market trafficking of kidneys and fake Gucci handbags. This is already being turned into a new crime show called “Law and Order: Special Kosher Unit.”
The First Family will vacation this summer at Blue Heron Farm, a lavish $20 million-compound on Martha's Vineyard that rents for up to $50,000 a week. The president plans to kick in an extra ten grand to make sure there’s only black cops working that week.
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