Tuesday Breakfast Bender
Welcome to April 29! If it were April 28, I could say that, 41 years ago, Montreal kicked off Expo 67. It is considered to be one of the most successful world fairs of all time according to Wikipedia, and the namesake for one of the least successful Major League Baseball teams of all time.
Here is your Tuesday Top 5:
5) The Great Mullet Toss
In a live-action version of Jeff Foxworthy stand-up, thousands of revelers reportedly packed the Flora-Bama Lounge and Package Store this weekend for the 24th annual Interstate Mullet Toss. For the uninitiated, a mullet is not only a trendy haircut, but also a fish said to "possess mystical properties." Among them, perhaps, is its ability to attract people from across America to watch it being thrown from a 10-foot circle in Alabama across the state line into Florida.
4) Hard-Time Hunger
Forget Subway. If you wanna shed pounds quick, try Arkansas' Benton County jail. Inmate Broderick Lloyd Laswell reportedly lost more than 100 pounds in just eight months - dropping from 413 to 308 lbs. But rather saying thanks, the murder defendant is suing the county for not feeding him right.
3) Factory Flagged
If that Free Tibet flag on your wall gives you a nice sense of solidarity, you may want to check the label. According to reports, thousands of the flags have been produced in a factory in southern China. Workers alerted police after they saw the flag as part of televised protests. The factory owner claimed ignorance of the government-in-exile message.
2) A Buzzing Intellect
Bees, guns and beer aren't usually a winning combination, as a Pennsylvania man found last weekend. David Walls reportedly tried to shoo away some bees with a .22-caliber revolver. But the 57-year-old, who not surprisingly had been drinking, ended up shooting himself in the hand.
1) Flipper Flop
You knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. A mid-air collision during the dolphin show at Orlando's Sea World on Saturday left one dolphin dead, according to reports. The remains of Sharky, a 30-year-old female Atlantic bottlenose, will be used for research.
And now here is your pro-dolphin Moment of Schadenfreude:
By Emil Steiner | April 29, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Category: OFF/beat
