Monday, March 3, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security is set to review the screening of airport passengers, to make it less of a hassle. For starters, screeners will be given a chaise lounge and a bucket of popcorn.

To increase the detail level of scans, Homeland Security’s most popular suggestion so far: Blu-Ray and Hi Def X-Ray machines.



TV Chef Robert Irvine, of the Food Network’s Dinner: Impossible series will be let go at the end of the season for falsely claiming to have cooked for U.S. Presidents and British Royalty. The network says he betrayed the trust of their viewers. Even more shocking: the Food Network has viewers.



The FDA announced the recall of about 1,000 cases of Gorton’s Fish Sticks after a Pennsylvania family discovered pills inside a piece of fish. Federal agents are working to find out how the pills got in there. In a related story, fish having been coming forward, admitting to being drug addicts.

The FDA is also trying to determine what kind of pills were in the fish. So far, the only thing they’ve been able to rule out: Dramamine.

Gorton’s top competitor was quick with a new marketing strategy: "Try Van De Kamp’s Fish Sticks. The Only Brand You Can Buy Without A Prescription."

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