News stories that make you wonder...

Occassionally, I come across stories that make me wonder what this world is coming to. Today was one of those days. I usually check the news stories off the AP wire and on Fox.com each morning. This morning I found a number of stories that made me realize that we have a lot of money hungry, power hungy, uncaring or simple stupid persons in the world. Here is a sampling of these stories:

Totebag suit against Angels dismissed 

• A judge has dismissed a lawsuit, filed by psychologist Michael Cohn, claiming the Angels discriminated against men by giving tote bags to women during a Mother's Day baseball game. The judge ruled that the giveaway was not biased against men and that the May 8, 2005, event was a way to honor mothers.

What kind of uncaring and money hungry persons files a lawsuit against a MLB team for honoring mothers. I bet his mom was embarrassed to call him her son (I wonder if she got a totebag - if she did, I bet her son probably took it).

'Bilk' Combines Beer and Milk for the Tastiest New Drink Sensation

• Now you can get your daily calcium requirement and your buzz all at once with the new beverage that combines two of the world's favorite liquids: milk and beer. A Japanese brewery has succeeded in creating a combination drink known as "bilk" which was designed in part to help use up surplus milk. "Bilk" reportedly has a fruity taste which manufacturers hope will be appealing to women.

This is news? I don't drink much milk (and not a massive amount of beer) but I am thinking that this doesn't sound too good. I don't care if it has a fruity taste or not...but I do think its inventors have something fruity about them!

He Feels Pretty, Oh So Pretty

• A search is on for a thief who looks and smells marvelous. Police say the man has skipped out on at least 20 day spas in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin since last March without paying for an array of services. He says the man gets everything from manicures and pedicures to body scrubs and hair cuts, then leaves without paying his bill. All told, he's failed to pay for thousands of dollars worth of services.

 I hope the police force 'nails' him. I wonder if a judge will require him to 'makeup' for the service he didn't pay for? If he is mentally disturbed I hope they find the 'man a cure' (I can hear dozens and dozens of my readers groaining right now).

These are 'news' stories actually out there today. Granted, I am happy that they are more light-hearted stories to counter the murder, rape, Iraq, Iran and other depressing stories out there. Oh well, I guess EVERYBODY has got a story to tell...most just don't make the news. Until next time...God bless.

posted by: crossman at 07:56 | link | comments |
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