February 7, 2010
Hello Daily Limerick Fans. We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for all the support you have shown us since our inception. We have enjoyed amusing ourselves, and hopefully you, for over a year now. In that time, the concept of summarizing current news stories in the form of a limerick really caught on. This is evidenced by the number of Facebook pages and “knock-off” limerick pages that has cropped up in that time. However, the practicality of the situation is that this is a very time consuming task and one we sadly can no longer undertake. So, we leave you with this final limerick. Again, we thank you for your consistent readership.
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February 6, 2010
Ron Sterr, principal of Litchfield Elementary School in Arizona, has found himself suspended. In a fit of frustration from a caustic comment, he penned a letter venting his frustrations. In this letter he accused parents of having children that are either “too lazy or too stupid” to complete their class assignments. The letter went on to discuss children with peanut allergies and emotional concerns due to the death of pets. Unfortunately for Sterr, the letter – which was meant as a joke – was sent home (by accident) with second graders and parents were incensed! Sterr was required to call each parent personally to apologize but still faces demotion and possible termination.
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January 16, 2010
Norway brought in the New Year with a very unusual proclamation. The country’s Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, announced that criminal foreigners that are jailed for over a year will qualify for welfare. If they commit a more severe crime and are jailed for more than 3 years they have the right to a government pension and a health plan. These laws will be enforced even if the criminal came to Norway illegally. So…The worse the crime, the greater the reward!
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January 10, 2010
President Obama is obviously not a fan of ABC’s drama LOST. He suggested moving the State of the Union address to February 2nd. As any fan of the very popular show can tell you; that is the premier episode of the final season. After learning that, the February date was scratched but no new date has been set. LOST, which follows the fate of airline passengers that crash on an island with mystical powers, including the ability to shift time, premiered in 2004.
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January 9, 2010
Airport security is once again in the news. Making headlines now is the controversial full body screenings that can see beneath your clothes. Proponents like them because agents can easily spot any dangerous items someone is carrying. Those opposed worry about possible civil rights violations with images (again possibly) being saved and used in an inappropriate manner. On a recent talk show, Democratic political strategist James Carville, who flies frequently, spoke out and said, “Let me buy a [security] card, then go and measure my penis, and let me get on the airplane.” Fortunately, that is not necessary for security purposes.
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January 6, 2010
It was big news in November that Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashed a White House state dinner honoring the Prime Minister of India and then bragged about it on their social media pages. However during the investigation into how this happened, it was recently discovered that a third person also was allowed in without an invitation. While the Secret Service is not revealing the man’s name, it’s rumoured that he is a Washington D.C party promoter. It appears he is a U.S. citizen that was traveling with Indian business leaders prior to the state dinner. He is currently under investigation by the Justice Department to determine if any laws were broken.
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December 31, 2009
Hello Daily Limerick Readers! As we wrap up this final week of 2009, we thought this would be a good time to look back on the year and some of the stories that were highly buzzed about. And nothing was more buzzed about than our new president and the entire first family. Barack was memorialized in a Chia Pet and Topps Trading Cards, Michelle was critiqued for her fashion choices, and of course, the nation was in a tizzy wondering what kind of dog the family would get. We hope you have enjoyed this daily retrospective and we look forward to bringing you more News to Amuse in 2010!
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December 30, 2009
Hello Daily Limerick Readers! As we wrap up this final week of 2009, we thought this would be a good time to look back on the year and some of the stories that were highly buzzed about. We hope you enjoy this daily retrospective and we look forward to bringing you more News to Amuse in 2010!
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November 13, 2009
Larry King has been a broadcaster since 1927 and has hosted his own show on CNN for nearly 25 years interviewing over 40,000 people. He is known as one that throws “softball” questions to his guests and provides a safe haven for them. On November 12, 2009, he interviewed Carrie Prejean, former Miss California. Prejean rose to prominence when she won (and later was stripped of) the Miss USA 2009 title. Earlier in the month Prejean settled a lawsuit with the pageant’s production company and while the details remain undisclosed, it widely known that a videotape made while she was underage is at the heart of things. At one point in the interview, King repeatedly asked what caused her to settle and Prejean consistently replied that she was not able to discuss the settlement. After a few rounds of this Prejean spoke with someone off-screen and then removed her microphone and informed King that the interview was over.
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November 5, 2009
Stephen Colbert, television host and political satirist, has been working really hard to make a name for himself. In October of 2007, he (unsuccessfully) tried to become a presidential candidate. Earlier this year he called upon his fans, known as the Colbert Nation, to write him in as the name for the newest wing on the International Space Station. They came through for him and he was the leading vote getter. Ultimately NASA did not name it after him but did name a treadmill in his honor. In his latest bid for immortality, he has stepped in to be the primary sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Speedskating team in the 2010 Winter Games.
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