Saturday, 21 Feb

Semi-Kooky Roundup:

  • The British government is reported to be considering levying a ‘Fat Tax’ on fatty foods. Sounds good, but needs to be coupled with educational and lifestyle programs; given the government’s track record on tackling the NHS, I’d say they don’t have a chance of putting that act together (producing results anyway). Moreover, any such tax would need to make ‘junk foods’ per se more pricey than healthier alternative to stand any chance of getting people to ‘switch’, and wouldn’t that simply raise the cost of living? Obesity is an issue that sorely needs to be dealt with, but is slapping on a tax the answer?
  • Garret has the catch of the day: CNN’s mp3shits.com. On a sidenote, itsn’t it sad how Garret’s picture shows just how crappy the resolution on our televisions is?
  • Fredericksburg, VA: In an argument over a bottle of medicine, a man ripped off his neighbour’s prosthetic leg and beat him with it. I attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, this just doesn’t surprise me at all. (via Obscure Store)
  • A woman in Oregon, WA has been stealing garden furniture, gnomes and all sorts of decorations from residences in her county and a couple of others, since 2002! “I [Detective Onchi] kept saying to various officers, one day, we’re going to come up on this whole yard full of ornaments,” Onchi said. “And that’s just what happened.” (via Obscure Store)
  • Mind over matter? ” Under a new policy at the Lawrence Middle School [New Jersey], the seventh- and eighth-graders are allowed to leave class for the bathroom a maximum of 15 times a month.” (via Obscure Store)
  • A college professor got more than he bargained for when trying to illustrate cultural differences of what is unacceptable by daring students to strip for an ‘A’ grade. One student did strip down in class, and for that the professor has since activated his retirement. (via Obscure Store)
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