“Gown, Baby, Gown”
Police in Colorado are looking for the owner of a dress shop that closed without delivering 51 bridal gowns to the brides who paid for them. When the shop owner is located, all 51 brides will board a school bus to chase her down in a madcap, cross-country adventure starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.
“Fiscal Tools”
France and Germany, Europe’s two biggest economies, have pulled out of their recessions to see growth in the second fiscal quarter of the year. They are also way ahead of America in snootiness and arrogance.
“Under Sold”
Electronics retailer Best Buy accidentally listed a 52-in. flat-screen TV for $9.99 on its website, but once they saw the mistake, they cancelled all orders and posted the correct price of $1,799.99. To sell it at the higher price, they opened a sister website, Worst Buy.
“Cheney vs. Bush”
While Former Vice President Dick Cheney prepares his memoirs for a biography, he has spoken critically of President George Bush for taking less of Cheney’s advice in his 2nd term. For instance, Bush ignored Cheney’s plans to rebuild the Death Star.
“On the Other Hand”
Michael Jackson’s original rhinestone glove is up for auction. The King of Pop wore this left-hand glove in his “Billie Jean” performance on the 1983 Motown 25th Anniversary TV special. No one knows exactly how many sequined gloves Jackson owned, but it was more than enough to make a Blanket.
“Fly Down”
South Carolina’s attorney general wants the state Ethics Commision to probe Gov. Mark Sanford’s personal use of state aircraft. Sanford, who seemed unruffled by the request, just wants to continue his own probing in Argentina.
“Mouse Mouth”
Japanese scientists have successfully grown new teeth in mice. This sounds like a step forward in dentistry, but the scientists next goal is to grow the mice to 600 times their regular size.
“Bizarro World”
A newfound planet 1,000 light years away appears to have the unique property of orbiting the “wrong” way; that is, in the opposite direction of its stars rotation. It’s presumed that the planet is male and refuses to turn around or ask for directions.
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