Ma's Newsy Nuggets

Ma has been scouring the news sites (all two or three that I usually view) to find interesting nuggets you will not want to miss!

But most things I just run across by accident...
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John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, will be offering up jokes for Barack Obama if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination.

Say, did I tell you that Ma's nephew's girlfriend once babysat for John Cleese's grandkids and that she met him?

Sorta make you want to treat me with a little more respect, don't it...
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Now for news of a more local nature....catalytic converters are proving quite tempting to thieves. Lovely precious metals inside:

Palladium - $465.00 per ounce
Platinum - $2033.00 per ounce
Rhodium - $9100.00 per ounce

(yes Jason, I realize I told you 'Plutonium' in that IM the other night, but hey, at least it starts with a 'P')

Toyota trucks are especially vulnerable since they sit up high off the pavement, which makes them more easily accessible, so guard those converters!
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And here's why thieves should watch out...again, in Cedar Rapids :-D

You don't pick victims who are former lady boxers and carry an ice chipper.

I thought making him pick up the stolen goodies was a nice touch :-)
 

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