TUESDAY, December 14, 2010

Starting in January, Amtrak will allow passengers to bring concealed weapons on board.  What were they thinking?  May be time for them to take another peek at “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.”

Officials in major countries were stunned when the 2022 World Cup matches were awarded to tiny Qatar which is so small each visiting team will be awarded a free bonus goal just for finding it.

Convicted cult leader Charles Manson was discovered by guards using a cell phone.  Seems he had taken advantage of Verizon’s new “cellblock-to-cellblock” package which includes a handsome striped case, call-from-the-governor waiting and no roaming charges. 

Along with Oprah Winfrey and Robert Redford, former Beatle Paul McCartney was recently feted at the Kennedy Center Honors.  In a related story, Ringo was presented with the coveted “High Hat” award from the Association of NFL Drum Majorettes.

In an effort to raise the sophistication level of their customers, 7-Eleven will soon feature their own house wine from Napa’s Cherrywood Cellars.  It will come in a bottle, a box or a Slurpee.