So … Friday, huh? Got any awesome weekend plans? Yeah? That sounds cool. Hope you have a great time with that. Me? I’m going to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band! I’ve been a fan since I was a kid, and one by one in the past 10 years, members of my family were able to see him, while I got the shaft, or got shut out of the online ticket ordering. But not this time. Barring some horrible accident, I will be rocking with Bruce tonight. If you were busy ogling the new iPhone this week, odds are you missed it.
The last Big Gulp
The People’s Communist Paradise of New York City has been enacting a lot of health regulations lately: phasing out trans fats, reducing sodium by 25% and eliminating outdoor smoking except for prostitutes. Now, Chairman Michael Bloomberg has banned the sale of sugary beverages over 16 oz. Fortunately, it only applies to non-alcoholic drinks, so vendors, put a nip in those Big Gulps and let’s go back to business as usual, shall we? Or you could just drink straight liquor.
Flame-grilled chicken
In what is being called the most negative reaction to a trailer since John Carter, Muslim extremists throughout Asia and the Middle East stormed U.S. embassies and consulates to protest a movie depicting the prophet Muhammed in an unflattering way and depicting him in the first place. A KFC was also set on fire in Tripoli, Lebanon, because depictions of the colonel Sanders are also frowned upon by some.
Free money!
Los Angeles loves a good car chase, and it’s amazing that this trend hasn’t caught on in other American cities. This week, citizens watched for over 90 minutes as police chased suspected bank thieves as they barreled and weaved their way on Southern California freeways and side streets. At one point the suspects threw money out of the car, causing crowds to form. Great, like L.A. needs one more cause for traffic jams.