December 2, 2009
A gift sent to the Governor of Tennessee did not get the warm welcome that was expected. In fact, instead of being given to the governor it was presented to the bomb squad, FBI, and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency who combined to destroy it. It appears that the mechanical Santa meant as a gift from a company in Georgia, was moving when it arrived in the Governor’s mailroom and caused great alarm. All the commotion caused the capitol to be evacuated for 2 hours.
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November 30, 2009
On Thanksgiving (Thursday 11/26) the NFL announced that the Super Bowl halftime performance would feature the classic rock band, The Who. The Who is a British band that was formed in 1964 and recorded enduring songs like My Generation, Who Are You, and Tommy. The latter was the first to be recognized as a rock opera and subsequently became a movie in 1975 and a Broadway play in 1993. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend are the only surviving members of the quartet. The Who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
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November 26, 2009
Suspected bank robber John Ford of Cleveland, Ohio gave new meaning to the term “eating his words” when he was arrested recently. When police caught him he was driving a car matching witnesses descriptions, he had a sack of money with exploded die on it, and a white piece of paper in his pocket. It is assumed that the paper was the note he used demanding the money. However we may never know because while he was handcuffed and placed on the hood of the police car the police searched him and emptied his pockets. When they put the paper down, the dashboard camera saw him (but the police did not) use his mouth to pick it up and gobble down the evidence!
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November 24, 2009
A proposal in Burton, Ohio certainly did not go as planned. James Ng took his girlfriend, Sonya Bostic, on hot air balloon ride over some stunning fall foliage. He hid the ring in his camera bag but at 500 feet, and over a thick patch of woods, he dropped the bag. He could do nothing as he watched the bag hit a tree, burst open, and the contents disperse. By his reaction alone, Sonya knew what was just lost and he opted to propose without the ring. (She said yes.) When back on the ground, James made maps, charted possible paths the balloon took, and spent 7 days and countless hours walking through the woods. When he finally found the bag it had but one item left in it. . .the ring.
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November 22, 2009
In the city of Export, Pennsylvania, police arrested a DUI suspect. It might have been just another unremarkable night for the State Trooper credited with the arrest – except – the criminal was on a tractor. Ford Earl Broome, 63, admitted to the officer that he “drank a little” before getting on his tractor and making a beer run. His blood alcohol limit was approximately double the legal limit!
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November 16, 2009
Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, traveled to Manila and appeared on a live televised forum. university students were given the opportunity to pose questions. One young lady inquired if Ms. Clinton ever had a crush (other than her husband Bill). The former presidential nominee contender thought a moment and replied that the target of her first crush was the 1950’s teen idol Fabian. She elaborated by sharing that she was the president of his fan club. Then she stated, “There was, like, three of us in it, but we took it very seriously.” Throughout his 40-year career, Fabiano Anthony Forte (aka Fabian) released several popular singles and appeared in more than 30 films.
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November 15, 2009
A misunderstood email caused quite a stir in Canada recently. At a dinner honoring the Canadian military, 1,700 guests heard that Lady Thatcher had passed away. Saddened by the news and wanting to prepare the appropriate statements, Dimitri Soudas, aide to the Canadian Prime Minister, placed calls to Buckingham Palace to gather appropriate details. British representatives were surprised by the calls and assured Soudas that Margaret Thatcher, the 84-year-old former British Prime Minister, was very much alive. The Canadian Transport Minister had named his 16-year-old cat Thatcher in honor of Mrs. Thatcher, and it was the feline that had recently passed.
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November 11, 2009
This week the PBS show Sesame Street kicked off its fortieth season on the air. Holding the title of longest-running children’s show, Sesame Street produced several known, and hit, songs including the classic theme song, Rubber Duckie (which became a number one hit), It’s Not Easy Being Green, C is For Cookie, and Sing, which the Carpenters later recorded. When the show was developed, television had not been used as an educational forum and it was ground-breaking in its approach and extensive use of research. Through the years favorite characters have gone away and new characters have been introduced, and Snuffleupagus is now seen by all the Sesame Street characters, not just by Big Bird. But one thing has remained constant, at the conclusion of each episode, an announcer states the show has been brought to you by . . . and names a number and a letter (ex: the number six and letter Q). While Sesame Street is popular with children and parents, some critics believe the show hinders a child’s readiness for reading and school. Several celebrities will appear this season to help Sesame Street celebrate this milestone, with Michelle Obama appearing in the season premiere.
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November 8, 2009
In 1996 voters in the state of California approved a ballot measure legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Since that time, medical marijuana dispensaries have sprouted up all over the state with an abundance of them in Los Angeles County. In fact, dispensaries in Los Angeles now outnumber Starbucks stores! Because the dispensaries contribute much needed tax dollars in a bad economy, many cities are eager to implement more. However, since this flies in the face of Federal regulations, legal issues continue to cloud this topic and threaten to dampen this revenue stream.
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October 30, 2009
Each year, on the Tuesday before Halloween, hundreds of people congregate at Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. for the DC Drag Queen Race. First held in 1985, spectators and participants arrive around 6:00 pm and drag queens model elaborate costumes. Then, at 9:00 pm, the “ladies” hold a foot race down “The Runway,” which lasts about one minute. Click here for photos from past races.
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