- From the “Would You Like Fries With That?” Department: The inventor of the Egg McMuffin, Herb Peterson, has died. Egg McMuffins, based off the concept of Eggs Benedict, were invented at one of Herb’s Santa Barbara McDonalds in 1972. In related news, research is showing that as the waist widens, demential increases. Now, what was I saying?
- From the “And Joan Rivers Gets The Last Laugh” Department: A transgendered man, who was born a woman, is now pregnant. Supposedly, if all goes according to plan, he’ll be the first legal man to give birth. I can just imagine how that will confuse Blue Cross, and of course, Billy Crystal will turn over in the grave of Joan River’s career.
- From the “Who’s On First?” Department: Evidently, Edison wasn’t the first to record sound, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was. He recorded it (without expecting it to be played back) on a barrel-shaped horn attached to a stylus, which etched sound waves onto sheets of paper blackened by smoke from an oil lamp. Scientists at LBNL were able to recover the sound, which is a recording of “Au Clair de la Lune”. Those cheeky Americans, claiming credit for everything!
- From the “Be Scared, Be Very Scared” Department: Evidently, Andrew Lloyd Webber is working with Glenn Slater on “Phantom of the Opera 2”. May it follow in the (ahem) illustrious footsteps of “Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge”, “Bring Back Birdie”, and “The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public”. Of course, those three will likely have better music. What’s the plot, you ask? The Daily Mail previously described the sequel plot this way: “The Phantom has slipped away to New York and has set up a fairground world on Coney Island, along with Madame Giry and her daughter, Meg. He organizes a concert in Manhattan for Christine, the object of his desire. Christine travels to the U.S. with her husband Raoul and their teenage son, who happens to be a musical genius…just like the Phantom.” What did I say about dementia in older age earlier? Webber is now 60.
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