Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Iran Clones Suicide Sheep

Big News

Iran's first cloned lamb died Wednesday just minutes after it was born. Doctors say it wasn't their fault and blamed the goat that stepped in the Petri dish.

Microsoft on Wednesday released 12 security fixes for its Windows operating system and business software. With luck, Windows will be completely secure before Bill and Melinda give all the company's money away.

August 10th

Chicago became a city on August 10th in 1833. Chicago is "The Windy City." How windy is it? It's the only city where they sell Elmer's Hairspray.

Rin Tin Tin died on August 10th in 1932 -- the original Rin Tin Tin. If Rinty knew how television later used fake Rin Tin Tins, he'd probably roll over in his grave and play dead.
- Rinty died at age 14. That's 98 in dog years. And 114 in movie star years.
- Rinty never married, probably because he was such an animal.

On August 10th in 1985 Michael Jackson bought the rights to all the Beatles' music for $47.5 million. It was all a big misunderstanding. Michael thought the package included John Lennon's nose.

The sausage king, Jimmy Dean, was born near Plainview, Texas, on August 10th in 1928. Jimmy always loved pigs. When he was young, he'd hang around the trough and sing to the pigs. Their favorite song was "There Is Nothing Like a Pig," from the hit musical "Porky & Bess."

Love & Learn

Facing Parenthood ... with HIV - Two-year-old Grace McKittrick knows how to play the drums with her hands and paint pictures with her fingers. What she doesn't know, not yet anyway, is that her dad is HIV positive.

Opinion: Bias Is in the Eye of the Beholder - One thing you learn quick and early in this business: You can't win. Nowadays, whatever you publish or broadcast, somebody's going to have a problem with it.

Lifewire - Can't take the heat? It's a good time to remind ourselves of some steps that can be taken to avoid heat-related illness and death.

Editorial: Diet Supplements - Put FDA spotlight on diet supplements.

How to Get Children Out of the House Tip #2:

Send them on a nature hike in the back yard. If you live in an apartment, send them on a roach safari in the laundry.

Noodles for today's blog were frozen by Chef Boy-Oh-Boy, the official frozen noodles of the National Association of TV Talk Show Hosts and Street Trash.
- And remember, with every Chef Boy-Oh-Boy frozen noodle you get a coupon good for a free college education at Jerry Springer University, the drive-through university opening soon in your favorite vacant building.

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