TUESDAY, January 11, 2011

Despite much evidence to the contrary, Paula Abdul continues to deny that she has a drinking problem.  Which is perfectly understandable.  How can something you’re so good at be a problem?

Three professors at Istanbul’s prestigious Bilgi University were sacked for allowing a student to make an on-campus porn film for his master’s dissertation.   What a shock.  Who knew the Kardashians spoke Turkish?

Last week, fans celebrated what would have been Elvis’s 75th birthday.  They‘re all getting up there.  His “look-alikes” have been replaced by “stroke-alikes.”

The crew of an icebound Russian trawler are trapped aboard their ship until the spring thaw reaches the Sea of Okhotsk -- a popular vacation destination which Russians know best from its TV jingle, “It’s Okhotsh, B’Gosh!” 

A British company has developed a laser gun which could be used by international seamen to blind Somali pirates without killing them.  Wouldn’t it be cheaper to put some Hollywood paparazzi in a speedboat and tell them the pirates are celebrities?