Miscellaneous

 

Some of the miscellany that masquerades as news....

If you ever wondered why politicians are held in such low regard, consider the Virginia legislators who were considering a measure that would make it a misdemeanor punishable by a $50 fine for anyone to display his or her underpants in a "lewd or indecent manner." Proposed by a delegate who claimed his constituents were offended by the fashion statement, the measure reaped tons of scornful ink, enough at least for it to die unanimously in committee.

But they’re not entirely back to work. The Virginia legislature is now moving forward with a bill that would make the Virginia big-eared bat the state bat. An endangered species, the big-eared bat will eat 600 mosquitoes an hour, claims the bill’s sponsor, Delegate Jackie Stump, who says it’s helping prevent the spread of West Nile virus. Asked if the governor would sign the measure if it passed the legislature, a spokesman said he would "probably will go to bat for the bat."

Of a more serious nature is the government of Indonesia which is considering a law that would ban unwed couples from kissing in public. Like heavily Muslim neighbors Malaysia and Brunei, which already have laws against "close proximity" of unchaperoned couples -- they consider it akin to adultery -- Indonesia would impose fines of up to $32,000 and ten years in jail for such sins.

A Michigan man was fined $600 for assault with an Egg McMuffin. Apparently miffed at being served his poison with sausage instead of ham, he hurled it back at the manager, according to the prosecutor who said she was "picking egg out of her hair." The perp’s attorney claimed he didn’t actually throw the sandwich, but rather returned it quickly.

Now practicing medicine in Michigan is a surgeon who used to perform gastric bypass surgery on obese patients in Delaware. More than 50 of them. Some of which he’s being sued for because he did the wrong operation. Instead of doing a procedure covered by insurance he did another kind, something about how the stomach connects to the intestines. Some of the victims -- er, patients -- claimed significant injury, including ulcers.

Finally, speaking of doctors, a new study says some of them at least now believe that people can suffer broken hearts due to tragic or shocking events. Well, duh, and doncha gotta wonder whether or not their white coats shouldn’t buckle in the back. But Happy Valentine’s Day anyway, to you and yours.

And that’s SetonnoteS...I’m Tony Seton.

 

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