- From the “Shmuel Wanna Cracker?” Department: It appears those wanting Tam-Tam Crackers for Passover, as well as products such as Passover Thin Tea Matzo, Yolk Free Egg Matzo, White Grape Matzo, Concord Grape Matzo and Spelt Matzo (at least from the Manischewitz Company) are out of luck. There was no production this year, due to installation of a new oven that took longer than expected. This is a big deal for those folks that love those products, but I’ve never been that much of a Tam-Tam fan. (Now I’ve got an earworm).
- From the “Betcha’ I Can Open A Cockpit Door with These!” Department: The TSA in Lubbock TX has
requesteddemanded that a female passenger remove her nipple rings in order to fly. Mandi Hamlin, 37, said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas on Feb. 24 when she was scanned by a Transportation Security Administration agent after passing through a larger metal detector without problems. The female TSA agent used a handheld detector that beeped when it passed in front of Hamlin’s chest. Hamlin said she told the TSA agent she was wearing nipple piercings. The agent then called over her male colleagues, one of whom said she would have to remove the jewelry. Hamlin said she could not remove them and asked whether she could instead display her pierced breasts in private to the female agent. But several other male officers told her she could not board her flight until the jewelry was out. She was taken behind a curtain and managed to remove one bar-shaped piercing but had trouble with the second, a ring. Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her. My question: What threat did these pose? - From the “What’s in a Name? Department: Aren’t you glad your name isn’t Sarah Marshall, given the recent “You Suck, Sarah Marshall” campaign for an upcoming movie. The problem is… there are a number of folks really named Sarah Marshall. And they aren’t that happy.
- From the “Piece of Meat” Department: Some vegans in Portland are upset about a vegan strip club, where even the strippers don’t even wear (or is that don’t even take off) animal products. Basically, these vegans are upset of the notion of a vegan strip club in general — they don’t want the vegan movement tarnished with the association of selling woman’s bodies (or is that leasing). They also don’t like the PETA adds using only women to sell veganism.
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