Into the 3-Day Weekend

What type of cloud is that?


Explanation: It is not a naturally occurring one.

Looking perhaps a bit like a gigantic owl monster, the cloud pictured above resulted from a series of flares released by an air force jet over the Atlantic Ocean.

The jet that released the flares, a C-17 Globemaster III, is seen on the right. The flares release smoke and the resulting pattern is sometimes known as a smoke angel.

The circular eyes of the above smoke angel are caused by air spiraling off the plane's wings and are known as wingtip vortices.









Emmy Plane Crash Skit Called Insensitive

LOS ANGELES - It was meant to be funny. But a fake plane crash during the opening Emmy awards skit made many cringe on Sunday - the same day 49 people died in a fiery plane crash in Kentucky.

The skit aired live on NBC just hours after a commuter jet in Kentucky crashed into a field and burst into flames, killing all aboard except a co-pilot.

Hollywood will do anything for ratings. This prerecorded skit could have been pulled prior to its showing, however it is easier to say you are sorry afterward!!! It's somewhere between ignorance and incompetence.









Entrepreneurs Hope to Revive the Automat

New York - Before there was McDonald's, there was the Automat.

Now a fading memory, the Horn & Hardart Automat in its heyday served up lamb stew and pie to millions of New Yorkers who dropped a coin into a slot and opened a small glass door to fetch their food.

Three young entrepreneurs are hoping to revive the tradition - with a few modern twists - when they open Bamn! Automat in the East Village this week.

"What's old is new again," said Robert Kwak, 30, co-founder of the new Automat. "We want to give the younger generation the experience."

The name is meant to suggest speed - bam! put your money in; bam! grab your snack - and the idea that the food is damn good with a menu featuring teriyaki chicken sliders, chicken nuggets, pizza dumplings, mozzarella sticks and mac-and-cheese pockets.

Young people using old ideas - now there's a novel approach!!!









Speaking of a novel approach:

Aussie brothels offer discounts on gas bills

Bothered by rising pump prices? 'Lovely ladies' reimburse Sydney clients

SYDNEY - Hot and bothered by rising pump prices? Australian brothels are offering clients discounts based on their gas bills.

Brothel owners claim the system works much the same way as supermarkets which offer shoppers discounted gas prices by presenting their grocery bills when they fill up their tanks.

“If you come in and spend time with one of our lovely ladies, we’ll give you a discount of 20 cents a liter,” Kerry, manager of Sydney brothel The Site.


There is no link between brothels, gas providers or supermarkets but brothels like The Site and Madame Kerry’s say the system is simple.

Once you’ve filled up your car, bring your receipt to the brothel and they’ll discount the price of your visit.

The bill for a full 50-liter tank at 126.9 cents per liter comes to A$63.45 ($48.22). With the offered 20c a liter discount, the gas bill would have instead come to A$53.45.

That A$10 difference is taken off the A$150 cost of a 30-minute session with one of the brothel’s “service providers”.

What a great way to beat the high price of gasoline. Someone is a marketing genius there!! I wonder if Nevada will follow suit? Interesting sign on the truck!!





Keep the weekend going and join me tomorrow for all the news you can use!!

Remember, don't Drink and Drive!!