Rally tally. Best sign spotted at the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear”: “3 words that will save the economy: gay bridal registry.” Stephen Colbert estimated the crowd at 6 billion.
Made in China. This week Citizens Against Government Waste released an ad set in 2030 that depicts a Chinese professor lecturing to students on why America collapsed. Several networks, including ABC, have banned the ad. If you want an upset stomach, watch it here.
Heartburn. After a 16-year hiatus (with a brief cameo in 2006) the McDonald’s McRib sandwich officially returned for a month to all 14,000 locations. Did you know there’s an online McRib Locator where people can post sightings of the elusive sandwich and it has its own Facebook page.
Speaking of fast food, a couple in Hong Kong recently got married in a McDonald’s. But Mickey D’s doesn’t have an alcohol license, so no champagne was served. This is almost as good (strange? sad?) as the Wal-Mart wedding that took place a month ago. Wedding portraits, eye exams and lower prices included. Here’s how to plan one.
Here’s a tragic tale. A 10-year-old girl has given birth in Southern Spain. The father of the child is (fortunately?!) also a minor, so Spanish authorities are deciding whether to let her and her family keep the baby. On a programming note, MTV has already sent camera crews to Spain for their new series, My 10 Year Old Mommy.
Sports scoreboard. The Dallas Cowboys lost Sunday to the Jaguars. Vikings head coach Brad Childress has confirmed the team will bid farewell to Randy Moss. In other news, more people watched the Saints-Steelers game Sunday night than the MLB World Series. By the way, did you even know the World Series was on? What a snore.
One more for the road. Did you know more than 2,420,000 people die each year in America. Around 40% of these are sudden. So 2,600 Americans woke up yesterday expecting to live for a long time. And today they keeled over. So, um, live right and enjoy your weekend!
Now, eat your dinner!
