http://aroundthewatercooler.comOffice Gossip, Current Events and NewsenFri, 30 Jul 2010 05:06:32 PDTnoOffice Gossip, Current Events and Newsaroundthewatercooler/mDruhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://aroundthewatercooler.com/garage-anthem-wild-thing-hits-one-today-july-30-1966.htmWhat I wouldn`t do to get my hands on one of those MOD Pinstripe-Suits that The Troggs are wearing in their video for Wild Thing. Those relics remain in mostly forgotten Fashion Museums, exclusively these days. Did you know that today marks the day that Wild Thing reached # 1 on the Pop Charts? But [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/flying-pasties-for-airport-full-body-scans.htm“A Web site based in Las Vegas is selling stick-on ‘Flying Pasties’ to shy airline travelers fearful of full-body scanners. Flyingpasties.com said the products come in a ‘male bottom’ and a three-piece female set designed to conceal the private parts of the wearers from full-body scanners at airports, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Thursday. However, Transportation Security Administration [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/holy-bird-crap-canopy-to-be-erected-to-catch-pigeon-poop.htm“Community leaders in Kansas City, Mo., say they will suspend a fabric canopy under a highway to catch pigeon waste to try to keep a sidewalk clean.”   UPI   There must be a better solution to this vexing problem, having a fabric canopy chock full of pigeons droppings over a sidewalk is like having the Sword of Damocles [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/the-the-tonight-show-as-a-talk-show-format-premieres-on-july-29-1957.htmOn this very night of July 29th, but way back in 1957, The Tonight Show was broadcast on NBC, with Jack Paar as host. This would be in the talk show format that we are familiar with. Johnny Carson went on to perfect and refine this format. Jack Paar  hosted The Tonight Show from 1957-1962. Johnny Carson [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/dude-sends-nude-pic-of-himself-to-girlfriends-mom-by-mistake.htm“ Wisconsin police said an 18-year-old man was cited for disorderly conduct when a nude photo intended for his girlfriend instead wound up on her mom’s cellphone.   Police said the 18-year-old Glendale man, whose name was not released, sent the nude picture of himself to his 17-year-old Brookfield girlfriend’s cellphone, apparently unaware that she shares the phone [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/chicken-race-held-in-parking-lot-of-detroit-bar.htm“Organizers of ‘Detroit’s First Ever Chicken Race’ said 17 fleet-footed fowl raced through a lot behind a bar to draw attention to urban farming.   Karthik Kavasseri, 23, organizer of the event, said nearly 200 fans came out for the Sunday event behind the Temple Bar to watch the race, listen to live music and raise awareness [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/praise-and-blame-is-tom-jones-take-on-the-american-songbook.htmTom Jones` new gospel/soul album, Praise & Blame, is out today! Tom is 70, but his voice is still in tact. My take is it`s even better now; deeper, more smoky, resonating with hurt and experience. One good example is Tom`s rendition of Nobody`s Fault But Mine. The backing tracks are minimal, with drums, bass and guitar only. [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/dude-survives-fall-from-16th-floor-balcony.htm“A 15-year-old New Zealand boy has survived with minor injuries after falling 16-storeys from the balcony of his family’s apartment onto a concrete floor, New Zealand media reported on Monday.   The teenager was described as in a stable condition in an Auckland hospital with a broken wrist, broken rib, gashed leg and internal injuries, the New [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/the-kids-are-all-right-great-movie-great-soundtrack.htmI saw The Kids Are All Right on Saturday. I didn`t expect too much, but was pleasantly surprised by the movie`s depth in dealing with dodgy issues, such as lesbianism, the nuclear family or lack of it, as well as the simple issue of preparing a child for college life. One thing that I immediately [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/milkshakes-are-for-drinking-not-for-hurling-at-cars.htm“The husband of a Connecticut woman ticketed for allegedly throwing a milkshake into another car said he thinks the other driver should also have been ticketed.   Carlos Vega of Portland said he was riding in the Chevrolet Suburban while his wife, Yajira, was driving Tuesday and she threw a milkshake into the window of a car that cut her [...]nonadult