Archive for September, 2009
Murderers at the County Fair?
Authorities in Spokane, Washington confirm that a mental patient, committed for murder, has escaped from a mental institution. Well, he didn’t exactly escape from the institution itself. He disappeared on a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair. Yes, you read that correctly. The county fair! Phillip A. Paul was on a field trip [...]
Joel McHale’s Ubiquitous Week and Talk Soup Where are They Now?
Ok, so he’s not quite as high on the Google search ranks as, say, Megan Fox, but you already know who she is, right? Fox is the appropriately named actress from the Transformers movies and the new movie Jennifer’s Body, in theaters today. Back to this McHale guy. If you’ve watched any TV or listened [...]
What’s a Walk-Off and Who Coined the Term?
It was a crazy night in Major League Baseball yesterday with FIVE games ending in walk-off fashion. “Walk-off” is a phrase that became popularized about 10 years ago, thanks to the myriad of highlight shows that attempt to launch their own lingo. Somewhere along the line, “walk-off” stuck and is now prevalent in highlights, radio calls, [...]
Patriot Act – Not Just a Bad Acronym
News out of Washington today suggests that President Obama is ready to support several aspects of the Patriot Act scheduled to expire at the end of the year. You’ve heard of it and may have even received a notice from your employer about it, but do you know what the Patriot Act is? Officially known [...]
An ACORN Falls
With autumn just days away, I can see why one might be confused about the ACORN stings that have been all over the news. No, we’re not talking about oak tree thievery here. This is a much juicier Dinner Topic. It’s all about a couple of employees at ACORN’s Baltimore offices allegedly dispensing free advice [...]
Basketball’s Hall of Fame Not For NBA Only
Sure, the NFL has started and many of your coworkers will be talking about football this morning, but Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame over the weekend and his speech was definitely worthy of conversation. As a player, Jordan often took the high road in the interviews, acting as [...]
Like the NBA, No “D” in Beckinsale
The new movie Whiteout debuted this weekend, featuring Underworld star Kate Beckinsale. Despite being in a mildly successful franchise and other popular films such as Pearl Harbor, Van Helsing, The Aviator, etc., people constantly mess up the spelling and pronunciation of her name. Note the spelling above, and just remember there’s no D in the [...]
Say It Ain’t So, Joe
It’s getting more and more embarassing to even talk about politics lately since the politicians are behaving worse than grade school children, but there’s no avoiding Joe Wilson’s remarks toward President Obama at the lunch or dinner table today. If you didn’t watch the speech last night and haven’t read any headlines yet, Joe Wilson [...]
