MORE OFF=BEAT NEWS

Yesterday I got caught up with one new item from "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" and didn't get to some other items, such as:

Don't use "the!"

In 1986 The Ohio State's logo was changed from OSU to TUSO to show "the" in the logo. They didn't like their logo being mixed up with those of other colleges like Oregon State University or Oklahoma State University. 

Back in 1878, Ohio legislators actually added "the" to the Ohio State University name to let everyone know it was the best college in the U.S.

To make sure that other OSU logos didn't add "the," Ohio State had the word "the" trademarked!

Are you confused?  Me too.

"A whole lotta stuff goin' on!"

Researchers studying microscopic mites that live on human faces have found that Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis are very modest about their sexual activity, waiting until their hosts fall asleep at night before performing their mating rituals.

"I am not a robot."

A CAPTCHA is a type of test that requires interaction to make sure you are a human - a kind of Turing Test.

Apparently, robots can now beat the test and CAPTCHA is about to be discontinued.

Stop - I'm dizzy.

The WEEZERS band has issued a record that you tap and hold in your hand as you spin around in a circle to hear the song.  The faster you spin, (always to the right, as the Earth spins) the better the song sounds.  When you stop spinning, the music stops.  

Clever?

It had to happen.

Due to overwhelming requests, the French Ketchup Company has developed a Frenchicle.  This is like a popsicle but with that beloved ketchup flavor.

The Crane Position

Scientists have devised a test that may indicate your longevity prospects. 

People under the age of 70 are asked to stand on  one leg for 10 seconds.  Do that, and be assured of a long life.

What about ballerinas?

 

New Insult

Australians are very creative with their insults.  Here is a new one:

"You have a face like a half-sucked melon!"

Naughty, naughty!

Reverend Clive Evans, Vicar in Hereford was censured for performing a baptism while in his underwear.  He also "touched the bottoms of a woman and girl."

A Church of England representative remarked: "We are not amused."

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