121809: Water Cooler News
Water Cooler News – December 18/09
Welcome to the Friday edition of the Water Cooler News!
There’s just something great about Friday. The end of the week and no matter what might be going on, everyone seems a little happier by the time Friday arrives. As you look for idle chit-chat material today, hopefully you will find some fun tidbits here!
In this edition of the Water Cooler News you will find some birthdays, historical notes and of course some off-beat news…
- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Taste Great and Make Fine Tattoos
- Woman Charged With Theft For Not Returning Library DVDs
- Teacher Suspended For Taking Students To Hooters
Off-Beat News
“Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Taste Great and Make Fine Tattoos”
An Ohio restaurant that specializes in grilled cheese sandwiches is offering a lifetime discount to anyone who gets a tattoo of the classic meal. The Melt Bar and Grilled eatery in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood is teaming up with a tattoo shop in town to offer the promotion. The restaurant says anyone with a tattoo of a grilled cheese sandwich gets a 25 percent discount.
“Woman Charged With Theft For Not Returning Library DVDs”
A woman in Iowa City was arrested and charged with theft for allegedly failing to return DVDs she borrowed from a public library. Authorities say 23-year-old Saira Virginia Denny-Cline had been notifed by certified mail that the 53 DVDs she had borrowed months ago were “long overdue.” The letter stated she would face theft charges if the DVDs, valued at more than 13 hundred dollars, were not returned or paid for. In other overdue library item news, a person walked into the Fondulac District Library in Illinois this month to return an old vinyl record album that was checked out on February 12, 1962. According to a spokesperson, the person told a library staffer the album was found among the belongings of a family member who had died. No fine was assessed, but it would’ve totaled $871.90.
“Teacher Suspended For Taking Students To Hooters”
An Arizona music teacher has been placed on administrative leave for taking 40 members of a high school choir to Hooters for lunch. The Arizona Republic reports Paradise Valley High School choir director Mary Segall took her students to Hooters while they were on a school trip to downtown Phoenix for a musical performance. The newspaper says Segall informed the school that Hooters was the only restaurant in the area that could accommodate a group that large, but officials believed she had other options available to her for lunch.
Historical Notes
Today is…
Underdog Day – To salute, before the year’s end, all of the underdogs and unsung heroes – the Number Two people who contribute so much to the Number One people we read about.
Notable Birthdays…
Keith Richards, 66, guitarist the Rolling Stone
Steven Spielberg, 63
Leonard Maltin, 59, film critic
Elliot Easton 56/lead guitar, The Cars
Brad Pitt, 46
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin, 45, wrestler/actor
Katie Holmes Cruise, 31, actress, Mrs. Crazy Cruise
Music History
1981 – About 35 million people watched a Rod Stewart concert via satellite. The broadcast was televised in 23 countries.
1981 – Buck Owen made a guest appearance on The Dukes of Hazzard and sang “I’ve Got a Tiger By The Tail.”
1971 – Jerry Lee Lewis divorced his cousin, Myra Gale Brown. They had married in 1957 when she was 13 years old.
1962 – The Beatles made their final trip to Hamburg, Germany for a two-week gig at The Star Club.
1961 – Britain’s EMI Records rejected the Beatles. They later signed them.
1892- Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker publicly premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia.
General History
1999–After living atop an ancient redwood tree in Humboldt County, California, for two years, environmental activist Julia “Butterfly” Hill came down to earth, ending her anti-logging protest.
Yours in Water Cooler News Fun!
Dr. Rus
