Friday, June 11, 2010

Did you see this? A deathbed photo of Gary Coleman appeared Wednesday on the cover of Globe Magazine. I don’t want to say it was in poor taste, but the photo, wallet size.

Scientists say the amount of oil gushing into the ocean is significantly higher than previous estimates. Double the amount. Look, I’m no expert, but after decades of fighting oily breakouts, have the Clearasil people been consulted?

The Pork Industry is replacing it’s slogan “The Other White Meat.” The National Pork Board is looking to create another catchy tag line – though I’m not sure their new idea is a winner. “Pork. Because Dog Would Be Wrong.”

British Petroleum’s 582 page contingency plan to deal with a catastrophic oil spill was found to be severely flawed. And that’s just the title: 'The Oily Pelican Brief.'

A minor league baseball team in Florida is protesting the Gulf oil spill in an unusual way. Instead of referring to batting practice as “BP,” they will now take “hitting rehearsal.” In a related story, Brad Pitt is know calling himself Rad Itt.

World Cup referees are taking a crash course to learn English swear words. The refs want to be proficient in profanities in order to respond to players outbursts. Finally, a reason for Americans to watch soccer.

A New York couple exchanged vows this week and were married inside a shark tank. None of their invited guests attended but two dozen divorce lawyers circled the cage tossing chum.

Good news: The cigarette smoking 2-year-old Indonesian boy has cut down from forty smokes a day to just fifteen. I’m guessing his Nicoderm diaper is working.

A man in Omaha, Nebraska died after being strangled by his 9-foot pet boa constrictor. Squeeze Happens!