The "Wiired" thing about this is that the reporter must not have kids. I do, meaning we have a Wii. And I can tell you empirically and emphatically that Wii controllers do not have cords. They do have a small wrist strap to keep one from flinging the remote into the television, and perhaps that was what was used here (though it would involve a measure of determination and inventiveness).

And I can tell you just as emphatically that Girl Scout cookies disappear in our house, too, but I've never been assaulted with any component of our Wii system in connection with this unexplained phenomenon.

Scott - I'm sure he must have used the nunchuk cord. You're right, the controller, by itself, does not have a cord. But if you want to box properly, you have to have the nunchuk.

Yvonne Morris, a technician at the Brickyard Animal Hospital, said she chased a man who broke into a co-worker's car, but he kept squirming away from her. The third time, Morris grabbed hold of the man's boxer shorts and pulled.

Details.

A terribly sad story about a young lady who sent a nude photo of herself to her boyfriend's cell. When they broke up, he shared it around, and the subsequent abuse from other students led to her suicide.

Dang.

MSNBC article

A woman who reportedly was angry because she wanted more attention from her married lover finally stabbed him in the chest with a broken bottle, Houston police said today.
Details.

New Jersey is drawing the line when it comes to bikini waxing. The state Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling is moving toward a ban on genital waxing after two women reported being injured in their quest for a smooth bikini line.

Both women were hospitalized for infections following so-called "Brazilian" bikini waxes; one of the women has filed a lawsuit, according to Jeff Lamm, a spokesman for New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs, which oversees the cosmetology board.
Details.

Wife gets 4 years in 'death by exercise' case

CHARDON, Ohio � A transgender woman has been sentenced in Ohio to four years in prison for killing her frail husband by forcing him to exercise.

Here's the rest of the story.

I take it that it is no small coincidence that the wife took the last name of "Newton-John". Did the victim just not see the signs that his wife wanted to get physical?

Two women and their dogs were attacked by what they suspect was a rabid rabbit Friday morning at a home on Lilac Lane.

Details.

Actual footage of attack.

Did it have big sharp fangy teeth? No one had a holy hand grenade?

I can't believe I'm first on this.

Restaurants around the state may have to tinker with their recipes as state lawmakers consider severely limiting the use of trans fat.

State Rep. Carol Alvarado of Houston and Sen. Eliot Shapleigh of El Paso, both Democrats, promoted legislation Monday that would ban artificial trans fats in all Texas restaurants and require that all prepared and served food items contain less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.

Details.

Funnel cakes no more?? I'll never attend a county fair again!

Deep fried Twinkie.

Chicken Fried Bacon.

When partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is outlawed, only outlaws will have partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

... from my cold, greasy fingers ...


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Now it's lunch time and I'm going to dive into my...salad. (sigh).

Knife attack provoked by flatulence. Read more at:

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa090408_wz_apflatulence.b6084c47.html

JAS