Plucked from the headlines, online and in print
I wonder why Dame Kiwi Te Kanawa has got such a bee in her operatic bonnet over reality TV? She’s had a swipe at Susan “I Dreamed a Dream” Boyle and reality TV talent shows in general during an interview…
Shane Bond is retiring from cricket. You know, that weird “sport” that can take three days to play and still not get a result. I mean really, the “sport” is so slow I’m surprised he can tell the difference between…
Apparently, Jessica let one rip during a meeting with some execs. Oh the humanity. It reminds me of a joke (slightly reworked to bring it up to date because I’m in an Idol kinda place at the moment!) A dude…
I’m not sure what Seymour the Wonder Cat would do if a mouse stood up to him but a cat somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere got such a shock when that very thing happened that it’s prey ended up escaping. Go the…
A bunch of dieters in Sweden got a wee fright at their Weight Watchers meeting: the floor of the room they were meeting in collapsed. Imagine that, you’re standing around feeling all fabulous and self righteous over all the cottage…
Remember the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that was buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma? If not, click here (the link will open in a new window). The lovely Miss Belvedere wasn’t quite so lovely when she was unearthed in 2007 and now there’s…
The only place that seems to be having more wintry weather than us right now is the UK (it is winter there, after all. Unlike our current freakish summer). Lots of snow it seems, which brings out the worst in…
