Free Viagra causes problems in small town.
Little Brazilian town gets stiff opposition to handing out free cheap viagra.
The mayor of a Novo Santo Antonio in Brazil has begun handing out free cialis to men in the city over 60. It was part of a health program set up by the city council But the program has also had the unforeseen consequence of encouraging some extra-marital affairs. The mayor says "Some of the old men aren't seeking out their
wives. They've got romances on the side." Wives have complained. Now the Viagra is given to the WIVES of the men on the program so, as the mayor says, "When the women are in the mood, THEY can give the pills to their husbands."
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Did that Brazilian cat really give birth to dogs?
Results are expected today from tests done by a geneticist of blood samples from three puppies in a poor neighborhood in Passo Fundo in southern Brazil to settle a dispute over a claim they were born from a cat. The doctor says "It's rather simple really. If the puppies prove to have 78 chromosomes, they are dogs. If they have 38, they are cats." A family claims their cat Mimi had given birth to the three puppies as well as three kittens, which did not survive. and believe a neighborhood dog is the father of Mimi's pups. When news of the spectacular claim spread in the Brazilian media, some local newspapers accused the poor couple of fraud and said they were simply trying to make money off a hoax. The doctor says "It's not uncommon for mammals to nurse young from another species. The cat gave birth in a field and she likely inherited the puppies from a nearby female dog who had recently given birth."
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Rich's Soap Opera "As The World Groans"
A seal walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a drink.
The bartender asks the seal, "What's your pleasure?"
The seal replies, "Anything but Canadian Club."
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Rich's Crazy News Story Of The Day
A man dubbed the 'Hairy Christmas Fairy' is spending hundreds of pounds paying for people's shopping. The Sun reports the middle-aged man dresses in a pink fairy outfit including tutu, tiara, wings and wand. As well as paying for shopping, he also hands out free lottery tickets in towns across Cornwall. Each time the man does a good deed, he leaves a card with a picture of a fairy and a handwritten note saying: "You'll be hearing a lot about me - the Hairy Christmas Fairy."
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Officer Hancock's police blotter:
Police in Brookfield, Ohio say a local woman has allegedly had a bad habit of tossing her McDonald's bags in yards. Cops nabbed her by working with McDonalds and putting numbers on her bags. The numbered bags were later found discarded in yards.
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Rich's thought to ponder:
Work is for people who don't know how to fish.
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Rich's Showbiz Report:
Michael Richards stunned a comedy club audience, shouting racial slurs at people who heckled him during a stand-up routine. The 57-year-old actor-comedian, best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld's eccentric neighbor Kramer on the hit TV show "Seinfeld," was performing at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood Friday night when he launched into the verbal rampage, according to video posted on TMZ.com. The tirade apparently began after two black audience members started shouting at him that he wasn't funny. I can't repeat what Michael Richards said. TMZ.COM has the video. Richards performed the next night at the Laugh Factory without incident. Richards told one news network off camera he felt sorry for what had happened and had made amends.
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Rich's True Country Report:
Carrie Underwood is headlining the Salvation Army Red Kettle Kickoff Concert during halftime of the Dallas Cowboys-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on Thanksgiving. Carrie will perform songs from her quadruple-platinum selling debut album, "Some Hearts." She was nominated at the upcoming American Music Awards and People's Choice Awards and was recently named CMA Female Vocalist of the Year.
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Rich's quote of of the day:
My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.
Rita Rudner
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Flash From The Hancock News Service!
A skiing enthusiast has broken two world records - despite being blind. Kevin 'Cannonball' Alderton first hit a blistering 105mph at a course in Les Arcs, France. And last week, he set an indoor record in Landgraaf, Holland, where he reached more than 56mph. 35 year old Kevin says: "On the course I have a two-way radio in my helmet so my guide can speak to me. He alerts me if I veer too far to either side. I am concentrating too hard on what he says to have time to worry about what is coming up in front of me." Kevin lost his sight after trying to stop thugs attacking a woman near his home in North London.