Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Health & fitness follies: another roundup of the wild and the wacky - Cooldown

WHAT YOU'D GET IF YOU ADDED ANNA KOURNIKOVA TO WILLIAM "REFRIGERATOR" PERRY (APART FROM MAKING THE FRIDGE EXTREMELY HAPPY)

Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Aaron Gibson became the heaviest player ever in the NFL after weighing in at 410 pounds.

THAT'S ONLY IF YOU DO IT RIGHT

A Dutch doctor claimed to have discovered what he called "post-orgasmic illness syndrome," in which men suffer from sweating, extreme fatigue and eye irritation for several days following sex.

PROBLEM SOLVED

At the opening day of the recent U.N. World Food Summit--a conference in Rome dedicated to combating international hunger--3,000 delegates were served a meal of foie gras, lobster and stuffed goose.

AT 325 DEGREES BELOW ZERO, HE CAN STILL HIT BETTER THAN THE TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS

Tributes to baseball legend Ted Williams were marred with controversy when his son arranged to have his remains cryogenically frozen.

SEE, THEY REALLY DO PICK THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIMES

A hiker stranded in an Andes blizzard who couldn't ask for help because his cell phone had run out of prepaid minutes was saved when a telemarketer called attempting to sell him more.

COMING SOON: MEN'S FITNESS FOR TODDLERS

Worried by a study showing that almost a quarter of British kids under age 4 are overweight, the BBC announced plans to release a Teletubbies workout video.

FAST-FOOD FUN

HEART DISEASE CAUSED AND CURED UNDER ONE ROOF!

A survey found that more than a third of America's leading hospitals contain fast-food restaurants.

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPAMMISH EGG McMUFFIN!

Capitalizing on Hawaiians' fondness for a certain canned-meat treat, McDonald's restaurants in the state began serving a breakfast meal consisting of eggs, rice and Spam.


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