FLASH LITES: RIP ‘N’ READ POP CULTURE RECAP
FLASH LITES: RIP ‘N’ READ POP CULTURE RECAP
AHMEDABAD, India (Wireless Flash) – Bottled cow urine is selling like hotcakes in India, where Hindu holy men are promoting it as a cure-all for everything from obesity to cancer. Supply is outpacing demand for the urine, which is sold under the name “Gift of the Cow.”
ATLANTA – Ladies, the way to a man’s heart may be through the gridiron. According to a survey by Match.com, one out of 25 men admit that a woman’s willingness to let her fellow watch football is her most important quality as a potential partner.
LONDON – Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham has revealed in her biography she once decked her husband after hearing newspaper reports he kissed another woman. She says she, “hit him so hard I cut the inside of his mouth.” However, her husband denied ever being unfaithful.
LOS ANGELES – Keep Hope alive! Comedian Bob Hope, who was expected to leave the hospital following a bout with pneumonia, will now remain there for a few days longer. Doctors want to make sure the 98-year-old has recovered completely.
COPENHAGEN – Scandinavians have a good reason to look forward to getting old: Some Danish retirement homes are now showing X-rated movies to the old- timers. Danish newspapers are reporting the nudie movies have become a Saturday night staple at many old folks’ homes across the country.
KEDAH, Malaysia – Talk about your eyes being bigger than your stomach: A 23-foot python was recently caught after swallowing a calf whole in Northern Malaysia. Villagers captured the hungry snake after its humongous meal rendered it immobile.
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey – Revenge is a family affair for a Turkish woman who poisoned her hubby’s dinner after he said he had sexual fantasies about her sister. The 30-year-old man died after consuming the meal.
BUDAPEST – Six teens in Budapest, Hungary, have set a Guinness world record by sitting on a Ferris wheel for a whole week. The group spent 168 hours on the revolving wheel – not including their bathroom breaks every 6 hours.
TORONTO – Nudes flash: A news program which features anchors in the buff is introducing two new reporters. Naked News will introduce 25-year-old fashion reporter Aiko Tanaka and 28-year-old entertainment reporter Julian Bryce at a news conference in Los Angeles later today.
ASBURY PARK, N.J. – Saxophonist Clarence Clemons nearly bombed on stage Sunday evening – thanks to a fake bomb threat. Clemons was performing at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, when he was called off stage and told by management there was “a situation.” Two bomb- sniffing dogs went through the club but found nothing.