Rudy and Dick enjoy frightening little children with stories about WMD
-Headline of the day-
"Rudy Floats Dick Cheney For Vice President Again." Because the Big Dick's so popular and all. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't think Giuliani really wants to wins. (Think Progress)
-Quote of the day-
"Can you imagine what having badly sterilized monkeys running around will do to the levels of aggression?" -- Indian ecologist Sujoy Chaudhuri, on a plan to use unemployed youths to sterilize problem monkeys. I probably can imagine it, but frankly I'm afraid to try. (AP)
-Bonus HotD-
"Man denies hamster hurling charge." According to the report, "A man has denied a charge of recklessly throwing a hamster in a cage out of a third floor window." Andrew Thompson of Dumfries, Scotland "will stand trial accused of throwing a number of items, including a television set and glass bottles."
Although he denies everything, he's also charged with assaulting a police officer by throwing a bottle at him. I don't think he has much of a case -- why would anyone make something like that up? No word on the hamster, but I think the poor little guy's probably no longer with us. Oddly, throwing a hamster out of a window isn't illegal on its own. The BBC reports, "It is alleged [the thrown items] could have resulted in people being struck and injured."
Try using that excuse next time you're late for work -- "There I was, minding my own business, when all of a sudden this hamster cage..." (BBC)
