SNIPPETS

THURSDAY,  JULY 23,  2009

From The New York Times:  John S. Barry, an executive who masterminded the spread of WD-40, the petroleum-based lubricant and protectant created for the space program, into millions of American households, died on July 3 in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. He was 84.

As they say, he just slipped away.  (Oh, no, no, I didn't write that, did I?)

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 22 (UPI) -- A group promoting the Swedish language has reported the country's capital, Stockholm, to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman for using too much English.  The Language Defense Network reported the city under the language law that came into effect July 1, which states that Swedish is the country's official language and public bodies have a responsibility to use and develop the language, The Local reported Wednesday.

Ah yes - multicultural, tolerant Sweden.  Well, at least someone in Sweden is defending something.  That's a headline.

WEDNESDAY,  JULY 22,  2009

THIS JUST IN:  Vice President Biden says the women in the Ukraine are definitely babe-ushkas. After a two-day diplomatic visit to the former Soviet state, the too-talkative veep told President Viktor Yushchenko he was blown away by the gorgeous women.

He also called them the most beautiful women in the world.  This will go down very well at home.  Can we declare a vice president persona non grata?

HILDESHEIM, Germany, July 21 (UPI) -- German authorities said a British man has been arrested for allegedly conning people into buying potatoes disguised as iPods and other electronics.

You mean the buyers didn't know the difference?

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