Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Step off with your good foot now*, Torn Slatterns and Nugget Ranchers

Good news

The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush is being hailed as a hero in the Muslim world. Not only that, the New York Yankees may pick him up as a middle reliever.


Get correct
Guy Ritchie received $92 mil in his divorce settlement from Madonna. During the contentious divorce Madonna referred to Ritchie as “an emotional retard.” Excuse me, Madonna, but we guys prefer the term “emotionally challenged.”

Guy Ritchie received $92 mil in his divorce settlement from Madonna. And for some odd legal reason, Heather Mills got $20 million.

We kid the Rosie
Rosie O’Donnell’s variety show, “The Rosie Show” was cancelled after one show because of abysmal ratings; viewers figured out if they wanted to watch a cranky lesbian, they’ll just wait for Simon Cowell on “American Idol.”

What’s in a name?
Bernard Madoff scammed $50 billion dollars from his investors. Shouldn’t the first clue have his last name is pronounced Made Off? It couldn’t have been more obvious he was a thief than if his last name was Embezzle.

Shouldn’t the first clue have been that his last name is pronounced Made Off? Don’t invest with guys named Swiped, Ripped-off or Pilfered either.

No, really
At an Iraqi press conference, President Bush dodged two shoes thrown by an angry reporter. Asked to comment, President Bush said; “Ah, the whole thing was a croc. No, really, he threw those rubber shoe Crocs, it wouldn’t have hurt anyway.”

Since you asked:
When I was taking the subway to the World Trade Center when I worked as a bond broker on Wall Street, if I was lucky, I caught the train with the funny, nice and friendly conductor. When the train pulled in at the WTC, he would say;

“Step off with your goooooood foot now and try and have yourself a nice day.”

It was amazing how much that funny and thoughtful line added to my mornings.