Bat Girl.

A teenage girl recently discovered that she had a baby bat in the bra that she was wearing. The bat apparently got into her bra when is was hanging on the clothes line. She didn’t discover the bat until she took off the bra.

Well, I could make several comments about this one. First of all, who hangs their underwear on a clothes line anymore? Followed by, I guess when she discovered that she didn’t have any underwear, she pulled some off the line and put it on. Finally, I guess she didn’t fill out the cup very well.

Life is stranger than fiction.

Belmar, NJ.

It is no longer illegal to make obscene gestures in Belmar NJ. A few years back they banned obscene gestures. But I guess they decided that such a ban was too hard to enforce so they lifted that ban.

I doubt that anyone payed any attention to the ban in the first place.

Naked Barbie.

A man in New Jersey was arrested to displaying a nude Barbie on the dashboard of his car. The arresting officer felt that the nude Barbie was a distraction to other motorist.

I think that the arresting officer needs professional help.

Me Speaky Chinglish.

With the advent of the Summer Olympics in China, the discussion of Chinglish has emerged.

It seems that there are thousands of Chinese who are frantically trying to learn English in preparation for the influx of tourists. Unfortunately, there are not enough teachers who are fluent in English and Chinese. So, what you get is a lot of Chinese who are learning Chinglish.

Chinglish is a basic survival form of English. It is noted for the lack of articles and the misuse of pronouns. However, it does work.

But, the potential exists for literally millions of Chinese to be speaking it. And with that, Chinglish could become the dominate language in China. Unfortunately, just by there sheer numbers, Chinglish could replace English world wide.

No ticky no shirty.

Seasonique

The other night, we saw an ad for a new birth control pill, Seasonique, that regulates menstruation to only 4 times a year. The ad explained all of the benefits of this new drug and showed a cartoon of happy women who no longer have the worry of monthly menstruation.

Unfortunately, at the end of the ad, there was a rapid disclaimer stating that side effects include blood clots, strokes and heart attacks. “Hey, we have this great new drug. It might kill you but it will eliminate monthly cramping.”

I think that Midol is a much safer solution.

In the Dark Again!

Here at the State, we have motion detectors on all of the light switches, including the ones in the bathrooms. If no movement is detected after about 30 minutes, the motion detector shuts off the lights.

Well, apparently the one in the bathroom is malfunctioning. I was only in there about 3 minutes when the lights went off. Since I was rather indisposed at the time, it was a few minutes before I could move to turn them back on. Fortunately, most of what I had to do could be done in the dark. After that, I got out the little pen light that I carry on my key chain.

I am just glad that I was alone at the time.

JonBenet.

The family of JonBenet have officially been cleared of her murder. Even though it was confirmed shortly after her murder that blood found at the scene was not that of anyone from the family, the family was still suspect. It seems that recently DNA testing was done that confirmed that there was someone else at the crime scene.

The scary part of this is that when the police do not have any leads, they focus on the ones who were at the scene instead of looking for outside suspects. If the police has bothered to check, they would have discovered that there were several similar attacks on little girls in the area months prior to JonBenets death.

They just want quick and dirty.

Pringles.

Pringles are not potato chips. Or at least that is what a British judge has ruled.

It seems that in Great Britain, foods, such as potato chips, are subject to a special tax. Pringles argued that potato chips are sliced potatoes where as, pringles are not. And while Pringles are made from potatoes, they are a processed food just like a cracker. The judge agreed and Pringles are now exempt from the tax.

I guess taxing tea wasn’t good enough for them. If potato chips had been around in the 1700’s I suspect that they too would have ended up in the Boston Harbor.