Feedback to SteveAugust 05
Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday dismissed as "nonsense" a Washington Post report that he planned to step down. / Powell added, "I'm not sure if this is to the public's credit or not, still accepting rumours associated with my name."
The United Nations is attempting to crack down on the sale of so-called "blood diamonds;" stones that have been used to help fund civil wars in Africa. / I suspect a real growth in morality as guys, "Honey, I'd love to buy you a diamond but it might be funding..."
Last month, federal prosecutors subpoenaed documents from WorldCom after AT&T claimed it was defrauding competitors but WorldCom has told an American bankruptcy court that the accusations are part of an escalating campaign to damage its chances of emerging from bankruptcy. / Who'd believe, something good about AT&T.
A judge has made a temporary order to keep topless photographs of actress Cameron Diaz under wraps until a court decides their permanent fate. / The judge meantime promises to study and study the photographs until there's resolution.
Wall-to-wall mirrors in gyms and dance studios might stop women getting the exercise they need because women who work out in front of a mirror get discouraged and feel tired, according to Canadian researchers. / Apparently blondes feel the worst, wondering why they can't be more like the woman in the mirror.
Bangladesh's currency notes have become so dirty that even fishmongers reckon they stink too much to use. / On the other hand even in Bangladesh there's some people who'd be happy being stinking rich.
Hundreds of gay Brazilians locked lips at a Sao Paulo shopping center on Sunday, rallying for gay rights after a security guard at the mall asked a homosexual couple to stop kissing. / I imagine some people will mark this date on their calendars and turn it into an anal event.
A British soldier serving in Iraq tried to escape from the sweltering heat by sleeping in a walk-in fridge but ended up being treated for hypothermia. / The soldier has confessed, "Nobody is ostracizing me for my stupidity but nevertheless I'm feeling a cold shoulder."
According to an expert in the Chinese art of positioning objects, buildings and furniture, feng shui the German parliament's glass dome, a Berlin landmark, makes for energy being sucked out of the parliamentarians’ heads by the glass dome. To keep the energy inside, the dome should be coated with a protective foil. / Often I've heard of politicians foiling intelligence this is the first I've ever heard of them foiling for intelligence.
Today in 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los Angeles home. / What a shame; she was like a candle in the wind; wait maybe that was somebody else.