Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Poor Anna Nicole & Tonto

Big News

President Bush is flying to India. See, last week he met with American workers. This week he will go to India and visit their old jobs. (Jay Leno)

By the way, even though President Bush may be more popular over there, apparently there's no truth to the rumor he's moving Crawford to Pakistan.
- Although Halliburton would give him a good deal.

With an oil fortune on the line, former stripper Anna Nicole Smith encountered a sympathetic audience at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In fact, the three oldest justices each got down on one knee and proposed.
- The court recessed a half hour while they got back up.

Wonderful Wednesday

The radio voice of the Lone Ranger died on March 1st in 1965. With no voice to yell, "Hi-Yo, Silver," the Ranger felt he could no longer lead the fight for law and order in the Old West and, instead, made public appearances at shopping malls.
- Tonto still had to wait outside of town since the malls didn't allow campfires.

Today's Exciting Radio Lone Ranger Trivia Question:

Who was the most famous radio voice of the Lone Ranger and what silly sidelights can be added?
- Brace Beemer was the radio voice of the Lone Ranger for 13 years, from 1941 to 1954. The radio voice of Tonto was John Todd, and the radio voice of Silver was Mr. Ed.
- Mr. Ed, in reality Alan "Rocky" Lane, was the first talking horse and should not be confused with Francis, the Talking Mule, in reality Chill Wills, who could cloud men's glasses with his tobacco spit so they could not see him."
- [The preceding trivia is true; only the facts have been changed to protect the easily bored.]

Actor-director Ron Howard is 52 on Wednesday. You know, Ron wouldn't look like such an Opie if he went to another barber besides Floyd.

On March 1st in 1912 Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump over St. Louis. Well, it wasn't totally successful -- his luggage jumped over Kansas City.

Love & Learn

To Be Equal: Warren Moon - The Pro Football Hall of Fame's first African-American Quarterback.

Opinion & Analysis: Not everyone's taking a shot at Cheney - It is perhaps the understatement of the year to say that jokes about Vice President Dick Cheney are flying about like, well, birdshot.

Thoughts While Daydreaming

Remember, in everybody's best interest, the right thing to do is to spay or neuter your politician.

I can look out my office window and see them: huddled together, shivering against the cold, staring at nothing, cut off from mainstream society. I do feel kind of sorry for smokers.

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