Wayne State University researchers want Michigan hunters to donate the hearts of wild turkeys they kill. It turns out that these birds have a mutation that tends to prevent heart disease. You still have time to help… Spring Hunting Season ends May 31st. For more info check www.wayne.edu.
- And while your at it… why not send along a few turkey breasts. After watching her on Dancing With The Stars, I noticed Pam Anderson could use a little “plumping”.
- In a related story, plastic surgeons at the DMC are looking for volunteer turkey’s who’d like to have their necks smoothed out.
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A Dating Company in Britain polled it’s female members and found that the average woman will date 24 men before finding the right one. And the search isn’t cheap… Between hair, make-up, new clothes, fake tanning and other expenses, women spend an average of $127 getting ready for each date. Multiply that times 24 guys and it comes to a whopping total of over $3000.
- Ladies, if you’re going to spend that much at least make sure he takes you to an expensive restaurant.
- And to think Brad Pitt is only Angelina Jolie’s 23rd boyfriend. He was sooooo close to being that magic #24!
- Big Al’s girlfriend Claudia says she agrees with the survey’s findings – although she admits she thought a girl was supposed to date an average of 24 thousand men before settling down.
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Genius physicist Stephen Hawking says he believes there is probably intelligent life somewhere in the universe, but he wishes people would stop trying to contact them. Hawkings says that any race evolved far enough to be traveling in giant space ships would probably consider humans a primitive species to be easily conquered for our planet’s natural resources.
- If extra-terrestrials find earth, let’s pray they don’t land in front of Congress. Then they’ll think we’re all morons, for sure.
- Of course if they saw Kate Gosselin on Dancing With the Stars, they’ll think we’re geniuses who have invented semi-lifelike robots.
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Despite years wrapping up her “Farewell Tour”, Cher has decided that when her contract ends with Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, she’ll go back on tour again.
- Cher has tentatively titled the series of concerts the “Like It Or Not You’ve Still Got Me Babe” world tour.
- When it comes to retirement… she makes Brett Farve looking like an amateur.
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The Blockbuster “Avatar” sold an astounding 6.7 million DVDs and Blu-Rays since its release last week – adding an extra $130 million dollars to the movie’s take.
- And for the kids out there, look for the upcoming feature: “Avatar for the Holidays: I’ll Have a Blue Christmas Without You”.
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A convenience store robber in Suffolk, Virginia was captured because of his badly-timed bathroom break. When police responded to the robbery call, they found the alleged perpetrator behind the store, relieving himself. By the way… he was carrying the stolen cash.
- This is one of the first times on record where the police have asked for the money to be laundered.
- He’s now known through the city as “Enemy Number One”; which in this case is better than being “Enemy Number Two”.
- Note to Convenience Store Burglars: Never drink a 48 ounce Slushee BEFORE the robbery.
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The Thai Spice restaurant in Adelaide, Australia barred a blind man from eating there because they thought his dog was gay. Ian Jolly’s girlfriend explained that they wanted to enter with his guide dog, Nudge. But the waiter thought she said “Gay Dog” and turned them away. The restaurant has a sign welcoming guide dogs – apparently just not gay ones.
- Let’s face it… it’s never a good idea to bring a dog into an Asian restaurant.