1. The isolated Mashco-Piro Indian tribe in Peru has
attempted to make contact with the outside world for only the second time since
2011. *** They were desperate to watch Phil and Kay
renew their wedding vows on Duck Dynasty.
2. JetBlue is the latest airline to offer luggage delivery
to your final destination, such as your hotel or home. It costs $25 for one bag and $40 for up to
ten bags. *** I
don’t need all that. How much do I have to pay to just have my luggage show up
at the right airport?
3. Private Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years
for revealing secret documents. He was afraid he’d be in prison until he died. ***
Actually, people like Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden never die; they
just leak away.
4. Eighty Republican congressmen are urging their leadership
to resist efforts to fund Obamacare, a strategy which would result in a partial
shutdown of the government. *** As opposed to the current situation, which
is a total shutdown of government.
5. Al-Jazeera, the TV network based in the Middle East, began
broadcasting operations the United States this week. The format was similar to American
networks... *** ... except their weather
radar also tracks the flight path of predator drones.
6. Celebrity Cruises cancelled the remainder of a seven-day
Alaskan cruise when one of the propulsion motors failed. *** Passengers who wanted
to continue their trip were put ashore and given a dog sled and a team of huskies.
7. Crowds on a Russian beach had to run for their lives when
a huge military hovercraft ran up on the shore. *** It
was unclear who was at the helm of the errant vessel, but right after the
incident Edward Snowden’s asylum was immediately revoked.
8. According to a study published in the International
Journal of Manpower, people who have sex more often tend to earn more money. ***
Yes, especially if they charge for it.
9. In a recent survey in which they were given a choice of
being skinny or free of debt, 72% of Americans chose “Skinny,” while only 28%
chose “Debt-free.” ***
In real life, however, most people apparently choose “Neither.”
10. Vice President Joe Biden’s son was briefly hospitalized
after becoming very disoriented.
*** Doctors diagnosed the
condition as being entirely hereditary.
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