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Breakfast Scramble

DavidL's Breakfast ScrambleBeen there, done that.   Danica Patrick pulled over for speeding, Seatttle Times [1]:

Patrick, 26, was pulled over by Scottsdale police Dec. 9 in her hometown while driving a 2007 Mercedes. A year ago, she was ticketed for driving 57 mph in a 40 mph zone in Scottsdale and was ordered to attend traffic school.

I’ve done sixty in Scottdale.   Believe it was posted forty-five.   Was while back.   Looked  back at my six and saw the Scottsdale PD.    Followed to the city limits and then turned around.   Had mee dead to rights.

Who knew?   Former NBA star Todd MacCulloch now a professional pin ball player, Seattle Times [2]:

It also did not take her husband long to realize there was something of a competitive pinball circuit, with international tournaments and world rankings. And though his basketball career was over, he was soon creating a new one as a pinball player, no matter how little revenue such a pursuit might generate. His career earnings over four years have totaled about $700. His world ranking is 130th, but some of the country’s top pinball players say the number is deceiving since many players build up points by playing the same tournaments every weekend. Since MacCulloch has been playing about six tournaments a year, a top 60 or 70 might be more realistic. He might even be able to make as much as $1,000 a year.

I suppose the professional pin ball circuit is just fine if you have a day job or an NBA contract.   Used to pretty good at  the sit down  version of Pacman.   Should I have turned pro?

Daily Mail [3](UK):

Karen Hamilton [4]A 40-year-old mother was stunned when Tesco staff refused to let her buy beer – insisting she was too young.

Do the east pond chicks fill out faster?.  Mrs. Hamilton looks good, but have a hard time accepting that she looks eighteen.

Aren’t jokes supposed to be funny, Chicago Tribune [5]:

The governor was arrested by the FBI [6] and faces impeachment proceedings, his appointee to a U.S. Senate seat is in limbo and the state treasury is in shambles—a combination that has turned Illinois into a national punch line.

But who’s laughing around here?

If this is joke, why isn’t Dirty Harry laughing?