Not News of the Week

If it’s not worth talking about, then it must be time for the Not News of the Week.

A woman in PEI was pulled over by the RCMP where they smelled marijuana in the car. She admitted to having it in the car so she was taken in. On the way to the police station, the officer still smelled marijuana (and he had yet to “examine” the evidence). She searched the woman and found another bag of marijuana in the woman’s bra. I know some women pad their bras but that has to be the first padding where everyone wins.

It’s the best man’s job to drudge up some hilarious and embarrassing story for his toast at the wedding reception, I don’t think that sort of stuff extends to Twitter. A best man pulled a prank on his best friend by hooking his newlywed friend’s bed up to Twitter. Every time the newlyweds have sex, @newlywedsontjob tweets when the couple starts and stops having sex and gives a rating on how good it was. It would be get-bustingly hilarious if it wasn’t just a bit creepy. Though for the internet, you have to admit it’s pretty tame.

Researchers at Stanford and U of T have found that being paid by the hour has a greater impact on your well-being than earning a salary. They say that the closer relationship between time and money focuses your mind on your pay and makes you happier if you’re paid reasonably well. Getting a salary that’s equivalent to your hourly wage has little to no effect on happiness. However, that’s not to say that being paid hourly will make you happy. There’s just a strong correlation between your hourly wage and your happiness. It’s a good thing I’m salaried…

Passengers at a London Underground station were treated to some great public address announcements last week. The announcer at Farringdon Station gave a running commentary on the state of the city’s tube train (subway) system. He was keen to provide as much information as possible about everything to the passengers because his supervisor said he wasn’t communicating in a satisfactory manner. I’m not sure his supervisor would have approved of some of the things the announcer said. He apologized for delays and faults in the system. He was also quoted as saying great lines such as  “Is this what having a nervous breakdown feels like” and “You’ve got two options – apart from shooting yourself, and who could blame you.” I guess he get paid by the hour.

Many Star Wars fans will admit that Return of the Jedi was not the strongest entry in the Star Wars saga (though it was better than the prequels). But what would they think if it was directed by legendary experimental filmmaker and four-time Oscar nominee David Lynch. In a recent interview, Lynch said that George Lucas approached him about directing the last of the original Star Wars movies and flew him out to a secret location where Lynch got a headache. Lynch said that the headache got worse when Lucas introduced him to the Wookies. Of course, Lynch declined the offer after practically begging his agent to turn down Lucas.

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