SNIPPETS

MARCH 23,  2010

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A fugitive wanted for bank robbery in Michigan is in custody after police say he walked out of a Pittsburgh hospital and into a bar wearing only his hospital gown, with an intravenous needle still his arm.

Actually, he was the first victim of Obamacare.

MARCH 22,  2010

ORLANDO, Fla., March 21 (UPI) -- An Orlando, Fla., bachelor who used a billboard to find dates says he might still be looking for love in all the wrong places but he remains optimistic.  John Smith rented a billboard along the city's Interstate 4 during December hoping the right woman would contact his helpjohnfindlove.com Web site, but he says the women he's met have been less than ideal, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Sunday.

I wonder why.  Would your sister answer a billboard?

MARCH 21,  2010

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Police said a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. Homeowner Frank Fontana says he was in bed when the man climbed in about 5:30 Wednesday morning. Fontana says he asked whether it was a woman who has keys to his home - and he grabbed a baseball bat when a deep male voice answered, "No, it's not."

If only the visitor had a higher-pitched voice, he could've gotten a good, sound sleep.

MARCH 20,  2010

GUILDFORD, England, March 19 (UPI) -- A British developer was acquitted of insurance fraud by a jury that apparently accepted his story that he misplaced his Lamborghini during a night on the town.  Glenn Knowles, 35, said he originally lied about what happened to the car because he was embarrassed, The Daily Mail reported. Knowles and Robert Mant, 29, the joint owners of the $195,000 Italian sports car, were both tried in Guilford (England) Crown Court.  The jury came back Thursday with a not guilty verdict. The defense presented evidence that Knowles had misplaced a Mercedes under similar circumstances.

From the story, I'm assuming these guys aren't married.  I mean, what would you tell your wife?  Really.

MARCH 19,  2010

From Fox News:  Scientists a Step Closer to Making Cloak of Invisibility a Reality.

They're behind the time.  The Democrats made it a reality when they started debating health care.

MARCH 18,  2010

Just in case you cared:  From The Politico:  Filmmaker Michael Moore has been making the rounds this week to promote the DVD release of his 2009 documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story.” And those rounds include his sawed-off shot-gun approach to criticizing Washington.  Moore blames Democrats for holding up the health care vote, saying members of the caucus “never did that well in math.” “They believe they needed 60 votes,” Moore said, in an interview with POLITICO. “They never got off that. They believed 60 was a simple majority.”

Does anyone remember Michael Moore?  Does anyone care?  Talk of a man who got his 15 minutes, and not a minute extra...