Thứ Ba, 22 tháng 10, 2013

If Fido needs a frosty one ...

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Fashion statement: Several big-name design houses are launching new products aimed at the pets market. Luxury sofas, lacquered litter boxes and oak birdcages on aluminum stilts are setting the pace, according to reports, all part of their attempt to cash in on the $60 billion U.S. market. Prices range up to about $5,500. (That chichi $400 dog leash is just so déclassé.)


Meanwhile, a Japanese company, BH Lifes, has introduced a limited-run line of wine aimed specifically for cats. Called Nyan Nyan (translated “meow meow”) Nouveau, it’s supposedly a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon and catnip, and sells for about $4 a bottle. The company was apparently encouraged by the success of its Wan Wan Beer for dogs. (“Woof woof”?)


Thank you, Mother Nature: The weather for Harvestfest and Marketfest over the weekend couldn’t have been much better, and the leaf-peepers must have been impressed with the colorful sideshow. (Note to visitors: It’s always like that here…)


Boast or bet? Back in 1999, Peter Edwards placed an $80 bet that his 18-month-old grandson, Harry Wilson, would one day become a professional soccer player. Guess what — the kid actually made the Wales national team, and recently played in a game against Belgium. That was a dream-come-true for Edwards, of course, but a nightmare for the bookmaker, who paid off the 2,500-to-one wager — $201,987.50. (That’s my boy.)


Hot fundraiser: 21 people in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, recently set a new Guinness World Record by setting themselves on fire. The participants, who did it to raise money for a local food bank, donned fire-retardant suits, poured lighter fluid over themselves and put the torch to it. The blaze lasted for 32 seconds, and although warmed, nobody was seriously injured. (Do the Guinness people have a special category for stupid?)


Kentucky police report that 65 cases of 20-year-old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon were recently stolen from the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfurt. The haul was reportedly worth about $26,000, and they suspect an inside job since the hooch was locked in a “secure” area. If you’ve ever swiped a ballpoint pen from the office, maybe you can relate. (Uh€¦maybe you can’t.)


Oops: Scientists hoped to get a close-up look at the meteorite that scorched the skies and crashed in the Ural Mountains in Russia eight months ago, the shockwave of which caused more than 1,200 injuries. Last week, divers recovered a piece of it — a 1,255-pound chunk they found at the bottom of a lake. They retrieved it€¦and promptly dropped it, breaking it into three pieces. (Ah, well€¦think of it as a threefer.)


More snakes: Embarking passengers on a Qantas 747 bound from Sydney to Tokyo spotted a Mandarin rat snake in the cabin, which disrupted the boarding process, to say the least. The airline had to put up all 370 ticketholders in hotels for a night while they tried to catch the slithery intruder, which they said probably flew in on the plane’s prior flight from Singapore. (Stowaways just can’t get a break.)


Meanwhile, airport officials in New Zealand became suspicious of an inbound passenger with (very) wet pants. Questioning the man (he said he was carrying the water because he was thirsty) and a search revealed seven plastic bags in his pockets containing exotic fish, all illegal in New Zealand. Kiwis don’t take kindly to such things, and the would-be smuggler faces fines up to NZ$100,000. (The truth leaks out.)


Well, officer€¦: Adam Lester, 26, was recently arrested near Pekin, Ill., for speeding on his motorcycle at 140 mph. Police finally caught him, charged him and, quite probably, tried to calm his 16-year-old passenger, but he had a ready explanation: He needed a bathroom break, and was just looking for an appropriate place to stop. (When you gotta go€¦.)


Remember — peace starts with a smile and grows with a hug. — JEC



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