Sometimes the News is Just Silly

What's That Smell?

There's a plot afoot to charge farmers an assessment because cows emit greenhouse gases that amount to air pollution.

Note: Why don't the farmers just dose the cows every day with Beano? Then, they won't be belching and cutting the cheese, and the air will be fresh as a daisy.

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That Sucking Sound

A young woman in China has lost the hearing in her left ear because her boyfriend ruptured her eardrum after an exceptionally passionate kiss.

Note: There's something else I've never experienced in my life.

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Woman Gives Birth to Orphan

A 70 year-old woman in India has given birth to a baby girl, after trying to get pregnant for 50 years. This was accomplished through an embryo transfer. It was not clear whose egg and sperm were used in the treatment.

Note: If neither the egg nor sperm belong to at least one of the couple, if I have it figured correctly, the child is an orphan.

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Where Was He Born?

Several lawsuits contending that President-elect Obama is not a citizen of the U.S. are working their way through the court system. Today, the Supreme Court declined to hear the latest one, without comment. At least one other appeal remains at the court.

Note: I'd guess the chances of the next one being heard are slim to none.

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When Will They Ever Learn?

Merrill Lynch CEO, John Thain, is seeking a $10 Million bonus. The Compensation Committee is said to be resisting his request.

Note: Well, DUH!

Stay tuned.