March 2008 Archives

Traffax reported this morning that Interstate 81 in Cumberland County was closed after a truck spilled hog lungs on the highway.

Hog lungs?

You don't want to know.

The good news, though, is, according to the Pennsylvania Code, "All cattle, calf, sheep and equine lungs intended for food purposes shall be inspected to determine whether foreign matter is present in the air passages. The main bronchi and branches shall be slit by employees of the establishment and, if ingesta or other objectionable foreign matter has entered these passages, the lungs shall be condemned."

That's certainly comforting.

Here, you'll find a video I did to accompany my Sunday column. In it, you'll learn which York lawyer holds the record for scarfing down three hubcap-sized pancakes at the Country Cafe in Central Market.

We seem to be experiencing some technical difficulties. Stupid computer...

The big news this week has been about a governor getting his freak on with expensive hookers and a former vice presidential candidate melting down after launching a racist attack against Democratic front-runner Barack Obama.

Meanwhile, this week, in Iraq, 13 more soldiers have been killed.

Thirteen more families mourning.

Thirteen more soldiers sacrificed for no good reason.

The death toll in Iraq now stands at 3,987.

Just thought you should know.

David Letterman did a Top 10 list of the excused offered by New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the wake of his involvement in a prostitution scandal.

No. 3 was "Whether it's a hooker or your wife, you're always paying for it...you married fellows know what I'm talking about."

If you'll recall, during the prostitution scandal involving our own state Sen. Dan Delp, District Attorney Stan "The Man" Rebert joked that "we all pay for sex" and told reporters to take a look at his wife's diamond ring.

Stan The Man: Ahead of his time.

It's good to know that if this whole D.A. thing doesn't work out, Stan can get a gig writing for Letterman.

Sunday night, "The Wire" came to a conclusion and that conclusion can best be summed up that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Bubbles had a happy ending and got clean. But Dukie takes his place.

For the most part, the bad guys won. Rawls got to be state police superintendent. Carcetti got to be governor. Valchek got to be city police commissioner.

Meanwhile, McNulty is out. Freamon is happily retired, making his dollhouse miniatures. Sydnor became the new McNulty. Carver became the new Daniels. The lawyers and developers move on. Marlo walked. The fabulist reporter got his big award and Gus, the saintly city editor, got demoted. Cheese got dropped. Michael becomes the new Omar.

Bunk stayed the Bunk.

And at the end, the game continued. Cheese's last words summed it up: "There ain't no back in the day. Ain't no nostalgia. Just the street and the game."

Great ending to a great show.

This Sunday, the best show to ever appear on the small screen will end.

"The Wire," created by former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon, will finish its five-season run on HBO at 9 p.m.

If you haven't seen it, do so. Great show.

The Boston Herald reported that Randy Moss came "this close" to signing with the Eagles over the weekend.

Apparently, he regained his sanity and decided to stay with the New England Patriots.

Cheaters always prosper.

OK, it's Super Duper Tuesday, again, and the big deal is Hillary vs. Obama.

Leaving this thread open. Come on in and make predictions, make wisecracks, have a good time at the expense of others.

Just try to keep it clean and as civil as possible.

OK, just try to keep it clean.