A draft of President Bush’s speech to the United Nations, including notes on how to say the names of various countries and world leaders, was mistakenly posted on the U.N. Web site this week.
It’s possible the person who made the error no longer has a job at the U.N. On the bright side, though, after working there, they probably know how to say “I got fired” in several different languages.
This may be a first: Last season, the top-rated scripted TV show among kids ages 12 to 17 was about … a middle-aged curmudgeon.
Last month, Hugh Laurie received a Teen Choice award for his role on “House” as a brilliant but perpetually cranky doctor who loves pills, hates people and has the same sort of bedside manner you might expect from a sasquatch with a hernia.
Parents, if your kids aspire to be doctors, you may want to consider this a warning to restrict their viewing of medical drama to PBS specials on the miracle of life.
Nepal wants to ban mountaineers from climbing Mount Everest nude, saying attempts to set obscene records are disrespectful.
This is sure to come as a bitter blow to the people training to become the oldest, youngest, tallest and shortest people to climb Everest naked.
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