Thursday, September 06, 2007

News of the Weird

In his defense, it was an undercover policeman. "If you're looking for weed, my roommate Ferrante has some for sale" is a bad thing to yell from your dorm window in front of a policeman. Just ask 18-year-old Michael Emery, who is facing drug charges along with his roommate Matthew Ferrante, also 18. They were kicked out of Northeastern University before even attending the first class of their freshman year. Dopes.

Orville Redenbacher: Death monger. A dude from Colorado has a serious and rare lung condition because he eats too much microwave popcorn. It has to do with that delicious fake butter, which is apparently toxic in high doses and linked to a bizarre condition called "Popcorn workers' lung." The Colorado man had a two-pack a day habit and told his doctor: "I am Mr. Popcorn. I love popcorn."

This story has inspired a special Separated at Birth: Killers Edition. Orville Redenbacher, Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Never seen 'em both in the same place.

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Popcorn isn't good for diverticulosis either . Either way it seems like suicide to me . So , who needs Dr. kavoorkian ? We can self destruct on our own . rz

September 06, 2007  
Blogger Cedar said...

I don't know; Redenbacher did return from the dead for those creepy commercials last year.

September 06, 2007  

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