Miscellany

Roaches Are Forever

By Scott Langill under Catch of the Day

"A roach by any other name would never be as sweet"

Just in time for Valentine’s Day. A special something for that special someone. Name one of the Bronx Zoo’s 58,000 Madagascar hissing cockroach after them. For $10 you get a certificate and e-card and for $15 more, a hand-painted, artisanal chocolate roach. For the fickle, a Roach Duo is just $35.

Bronx Zoo: Name a Roach, Give a Cocoa-Roach

Kerosene

By The Editors under Country Song of the Week

“Kerosene”
by Miranda Lambert
PLAY SONG (3:03)

Some women get angry. Others set the house on fire.

State of The Union (Remix)

By The Editors under Funny Videos

Fair is fair. Here’s a funny remix of Obama’s State of the Union.

The New 2nd Ward

By The Editors under The Week in Pictures

Only in Chicago!

By Marilyn Wulff under Marilyn's Quotes

RR: Are you playing Monopoly on the iPad?

CF: Yep and I’m playing the Italian way. Making all my money in jail.

Money or Politics

By The Editors under The Week in Pictures

Money or Politics? Tell you what. Let’s split the difference.

LBJ Buys Pants

By The Editors under Funny Videos

http://www.vimeo.com/18864216

The Ron Paul Song

By The Editors under Country Song of the Week

“The Ron Paul Song”
by his grandchildren
PLAY SONG (1:03)

The Puppet’s Court

By Scott Langill under Catch of the Day

I like the jury.....

The corruption trial against former Cuyahoga county commissioner and county Democratic chairman, Jimmy Dimora, began last week in federal court in Akron. Newsmakers are not allowed to film in the courtroom, so each day Cleveland’s WOIO-TV is presenting puppetizations of the proceedings. “The testimony is real. The puppets are not.” The testimony includes bribery, racketeering, gambling, prostitutes, sexually transmitted diseases, and refrigerators. In one scene, a furry hand stuffs cash down the shirt of a puppet prostitute.

The Puppet’s Court