SNIPPETS

SUNDAY,  JULY 12,  2009

SANTA ANA, Calif., July 11 (UPI) -- Authorities in Orange County, Calif., say any county residents required to take traffic classes can soon attend comedy traffic schools instead.  The Orange County Register reported Thursday that the county Superior Court has contracted with a new provider that offers comedy traffic schools and online courses along with traditional traffic classes.

Is this serious?  Is the state of California paying for this?  Does the phrase "decline of civilization" strike you?

SATURDAY,  JULY 11,  2009

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 10 (UPI) -- A Swedish Saab dealer says an iPod nano is a prime suspect in a fire that engulfed a parked car in the western part of the country.
Saab Automobile's fire investigators said the engine of the car, a Saab 9-3 station wagon that was purchased new two years ago, was cold when the automobile caught fire and was quickly destroyed by the flames, The Local reported Friday.

Do you see the word "lawsuit" in here?

From AP:  DES MOINES, Iowa - Plans for a Michael Jackson statue made of butter are churning up so many comments that Iowa State Fair organizers are putting the proposal to a vote.  Organizers announced days after Jackson's death that they would display a sculpture of the King of Pop along with the annual butter cow, a popular fair attraction.

Only people who are certifiably tacky will be allowed to vote.

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