Sideswipe

A reader saw this sign at her local New World supermarket and couldn’t resist buying one and taking it home to wash and dress it.

Californian congresswoman Ellen Tauscher at a hearing on Capitol Hill last week spoke about a 1962 nuclear test in the Nevada desert. The test was code named "Project Sedan". Tauscher's remarks weren't noticed until they were transcribed - incorrectly - in an unofficial transcript of the hearing. The "Sedan" nuclear test became the "Sudan" nuclear test. Less than a day later Sudanese officials were alerted to the transcript and the Sudanese Foreign Ministry demanded an explanation about the supposedly secret nuclear tests in the east African country. (Source: CNN.com) 

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A double-page ad for upmarket cat food Purina One encourages people to log on to their website to "receive your 30-day challenge pack including your coupon for a FREE 510g bag of cat food (includes 680g kitten)".

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Only in America: A conversation between a father, a mother and a son as they travel down the freeway looking at the different signs (courtesy sneeze.com).

The Boy (looking at restaurant signs): What's that word say?

My wife: Sound it out.

The Boy: Hoooo ... Ters. That's a funny word. What is Hooters?

My wife: Ask your father.

The Boy: Dad, what is Hooters?

Me: It's a restaurant.

Long Pause.

The Boy: What are Hooters full of?

Me: Food.

The Boy: Why is it called Hooters?

Me: Well ... because it was invented by Alfred J. Hooter.

The Boy: But what are Hooters?

Me: Owls. You know, hoot-hoot?

The Boy: Dad, what colour are hooters?

Me: Sweetie?! Let's not talk about hooters any more.