Written by: Patrick Galvin In the midst of the most notorious oil spill to date, recently relieved CEO Tony Hayward of BP took a flight back to England to watch his sailboat, “Bob,” compete in a race at the Isle of Wight.
Written by: Mike In a story that could really only come from Japan, a robot named I-Fairy conducted the nuptials in a wedding between a Japanese couple this past weekend. I’m not a guru on traditional Japanese weddings, but I think it’s safe to say that a 4 foot tall robot didn’t preside over Hideki Matsui’s wedding. But there had to be a good reason why the robot married the two… right?
Written by: Patrick Galvin According to South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, it is apparent Comedy Central has caved to the fringe element of a vitriolic religion for the second (well technically, third time). Their comments are linked here.
Written by: Patrick Galvin Yesterday was Tax Day, and with taxes comes debates about taxes, and hence the fledgling Tea Party decided to protest, holding many events nationwide to vocalize displeasure with government policies.
Written by: Mike A 31 year old British man who fell asleep on an Air Canada flight from London to Vancouver awoke to find himself not on the tarmac, but inside the planes hangar. Apparently the flight crew simply failed to realize there was a man still on board. Of course, this is Canada we’re talking about.
Written by: Patrick Galvin Mohammed Al-Madadi, a Qatari diplomat, was apprehended on a United Airlines flight headed to Denver, CO after he apparently tried to smuggle in a smoke onto his flight. He was in the bathroom at the time of the incident.
Written by: Patrick Galvin Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and Rep. Paul Hodes, two New Hampshire Democrats who voted in favor of the recent Healthcare overhaul, returned to their stomping grounds to explain to voters why they voted the way they did. Their results were less than encouraging:
