Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Bill Clinton & Astronauts

1. A hard drive containing sensitive data from the Clinton administration has reportedly gone missing from the National Archives. Bill Clinton? Hard drive? Sensitive data? Too easy. ... PORN! IT'S PORN! IT'S SO MUCH PORN!

2. On Tuesday, Rush Limbaugh challenged MSNBC to not mention his name on the air for 30 days, claiming that they have built their ratings on his back. The drug rehab nurse then looked at the TV and said, "Mr. Limbaugh, that TV isn't plugged in. Please, take your meds."

3. On Wednesday, shuttle astronauts finished all upkeep and repairs to the aging Hubble telescope. The crew was surprised at the problems that arose during the mission, some of which the astronauts weren't prepared for. The most challenging problem came on the last day when none of the technicians could stop Hubble's VCR from flashing "12:00."

4. A team from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia has created DVD's that can hold 10,000 times the data of a current DVD. Upon hearing the news, the creators of Matthew McConaughey's Failure To Launch say they can now release the extended version with the 5,000 hours of extra footage on one disc as originally planned instead of the 47 disc special edition currently available.

5. What was thought to be a Bob Dylan poem, written by the singer when he was teen, is actually a song by a Canadian singer Hank Snow. The Dylan artifact went on sale at Christie's, but the auction house was informed of the error and quickly clarified the information on the item. "The problem occured in the deciphering stages," a Christie's official said. "I know it sounds crazy, but Dylan's writing just isn't that easy to understand."

High five.