No Toilet Paper for United Passengers: Every airline seems to be cutting back on something, but United took it to a whole new level by taking off for a ten-hour flight without any toilet paper on board, claiming that restocking would have caused a delay. Now if I were on that flight, I just wouldn’t take that crap.
Rare Plant Eats Bird: The nursery of Somerset gardener Nigel Hewitt-Cooper may be turning into a little shop of horrors as Cooper says he was totally shocked to discover that one of his carnivorous pitcher plants had eaten a small bird. All I can say is, its probably not a good idea to use Miracle-Gro on this plant.
Walmart Drops Paula Deen: Walmart has announced it will be cutting ties with embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen. All I can say is, perhaps it might be time to rethink your life when you’re considered too offensive for even Walmart shoppers.
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Weiner Pulls Ahead in Mayoral Primary: In a miraculous turn of events, Anthony Weiner, a former U.S. representative who was forced to resign in disgrace two years ago after tweeting a lewd photo of himself, is now slightly ahead of the other Democratic candidates running for New York City mayor. Pollsters report that while Weiner has pulled ahead, its only by a hair.
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U.K. to OK Three-Way DNA Technique to Create Babies: Britain may allow a controversial technique to create babies using DNA from three people, a move that would help couples avoid passing on rare genetic diseases, the country’s top medical officer says. Scientists are quick to caution everyone that talking your wife into a three-way sexual encounter will not produce quite the same results.
Kim and Kanye Name Their Baby Girl: According to TMZ, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have decided to name their baby girl “North West.” And if she grows up to be an honest child, she will be known as “true North.” And one day this child will grow up and pen a tell-all biography which will be titled "North by North West," because that's the direction she should run as fast as she can and as soon as she’s able.
Massive Water Reservoir Found: Astronomers have discovered a water reservoir containing 140 trillion times the amount of water in all the Earth's oceans circling around a distant quasar, making it the largest mass of water ever detected in the universe. So even massive quasars in other galaxies have to deal with water retention?
