WEDNESDAY, December 1, 2010

For the first time in its hallowed, 83-year history, the Academy Awards will be hosted by a pair of non-comedians.  That ripping sound you hear is Bob Hope, Johnny Carson and Billy Crystal tearing up their Academy cards.

The new York City School Board has authorized a Manhattan high school to maintain a drug clinic on campus.  And all this time, we thought those kids on “Glee” were getting high on music. 

Wesley Snipes, doing time in the federal pen for tax evasion, already has a pen-pal.  Martha Stewart is giving him tips on easy-to-make holiday cell block decorations.

A fruit grower in Japan discovered that bananas ripen faster when Mozart symphonies are played near them.  They also tried the Rolling Stones, but the banana skins ended up with more wrinkles than Keith Richards.

Long haul Department of Energy truckers with top-level security clearances were recently arrested for drinking while transporting nuclear warheads cross-country.  They were charged with WMD-DUI.