Morning Whip, July 22, 2005

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#10: Bears stop at New Mexico motel, don’t find pick-a-nick baskets
Via Yahoo News[*1] .
“He walked in, went to the pay phones, then straight toward the pool,” said desk clerk Kimbra Pacheco.
Wanted to call Boo-boo but didn’t have change? Who knows–it was a bear.

#9: 20 hamburgers you must eat before you die
from men.style.com[*2] via fark.

#8: NHL players sign contract
Via Yahoo[*3] . Looks like we’ll get some ice time this winter.

#7: Indians 10, Royals 1
Royals need to go 48-21 to finish .500, 31-38 to avoid 100 losses. Related: Suspensions handed down[*4] following brawl in Detroit. Manager Bobby Bell to sit out one game, Pitcher Runelvys Hernandez out ten games.

#6: Marketers may stop calling dead people
Via Yahoo News[*5] . How very thoughtful of them.

#5: Naked tickler at large in Florida
Nude guy fondles[*6] old ladies’ feet. Front runner for Weirdo Of The Year.

#4: House re-authorizes Patriot Act
House votes 257-171[*7] to renew controversial anti-terrorism law.

#3: John Howard defines terrorism
Video at Trey Jackson’s site[*8] .

#2: London police in the Underground shoot man
Via This Is London. [*9]
Scotland Yard said: “We can confirm that just after 10am today armed officers shot a male at Stockwell underground station.”

#1: “The only time local stations or newspapers cover a local Marine or Soldier is if they die in combat. That is an outrage.”
J.D. Johannes does something about it–grabs a camera and a laptop and heads to Iraq to cover soldiers from Kansas City. Story at Tech Central Station[*10] . Johannes site is here[*11] .