Control Of Anecdote Wrested From Boyfriend

From the ever-funny Onion:

NASHVILLE—In what onlookers described as an epic war for conversational dominance, girlfriend Amy Soisson, 28, clawed, battled, and interrupted her way to complete control of an anecdote started Wednesday by her boyfriend, Greg Harvey, 29. According to sources, Harvey was in strong command of the tale’s settings and plot points until a brief hiccup in detail gave Soisson an opening to pry custody of the anecdote from Harvey’s still gaping mouth. After several futile attempts to recapture the story at its climax, a weary and broken Harvey fell again and again to his girlfriend’s ruthless strategy of speaking over him in increasingly louder tones. The long and arduous contest of wills reportedly concluded with Soisson ascending to the rank of sole storyteller, forcing Harvey to retreat to the kitchen and share the anecdote with friends there.

Market crash caused by bull’s butt

In a response to my post on numerology, Sanal Kumar pointed me towards this wonderful news article:

Indian brokers at the Bombay Stock Exchange are calling on the authorities to bring in religious experts to change the direction of a bronze bull statue.

They say the posterior of the bull, placed at the footsteps of the exchange building, points towards the traders which makes it inauspicious.

I’m sure you thought that last week’s market crash was because of weaknesses in the US economy, or the sub-prime crisis or something silly like that. Well, that is why this blog exists – to clear your muddled head of such misconceptions and steer you towards the right path.

See full article.