President Obama was in Oslo for less than 24 hours today to accept his Nobel Peace Prize, while the official Nobel program is typically spread out over three days. Apparently, it was “wham, bam, thank you, Sven.”
Norway spent $16 million on security for President Obama’s visit – despite the fact that he was there for less than 24 hours. They went all out to protect him; for transportation they provided Obama with a custom built, bullet proof reindeer.
Tiger Woods’ alleged mistress, Jamiee Grubbs, apologized to Tiger Woods’ wife on “Extra” last night. She still hasn’t apologized to his other mistresses.
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is suggesting that Americans give their loved ones a home disaster kit for Christmas. A home disaster kit includes food, water and prescription medications for 72 hours, which explains why Amy Winehouse’s home disaster kit weighs 2 tons.
General David Petraeus – leader of the U.S. Central Command – said yesterday that the situation in Afghanistan is no worse than Iraq was two years ago. That’s the good news; the bad news is nothing could be worse than Iraq was two years ago.
This is crazy. Police in New Jersey arrested a man who dressed up as his mother and tried to withdraw money from her account through the bank’s drive-through window. The craziest part is he blamed his actions on PMS.
607 people dressed as elves gathered at Bryant Park here in New York City to set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Santa’s Elves in one place. Actually, they tied the old record of 0, since elves don’t exist.
The “skinniest house” in Britain – a 66-inch-wide property in London – is now on the market for $1 million. It’s got plenty of closet space; actually, it IS a closet.
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