The photographer for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defected and is seeking asylum in the U.S.
- Great…just when I was looking forward to the pix of Ahmadinejad and his little girl at the “Dictator-Daughter Dinner Dance”.
On this day in Christian Huygens patented the Pocket Watch.
- Later that day a new phrase was coined: “Is that a watch in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Friday with an all-new Podcast!
-Dick
Two Big Events tonight… In the last game of the regular season, Miguel Cabrera goes for the Triple Crown while Mitt Romney and President Obama face each other in the first of three debates.
- So tonight we’ve got three guys who are trying to hit it out of the park!
The Chief of the Detroit Police, Ralph Godbee, has been put on leave after it was discovered that he was having an affair with a female officer in the department. She apparently blew the whistle on him when she discovered that he was having another affair with the same woman who had an affair with the last Chief of Police, Warren Evans - which ended up costing him his job.
- Godbee didn’t mind handing over his badge, but asked if he could keep his handcuffs.
After getting widespread ridicule, the Obama campaign yanked an Internet ad that read, “Vote as if your lady parts depend on it”.
- Chaz Bono has no idea who to vote for.
- Question: Do “man boobs” count as “lady parts”?
At a campaign rally, Joe Biden argued that Republicans would raise taxes on the middle class, and that would be terrible because the middle class “has been buried the last four years”.
- “Buried”, huh? Well I guess that finally explains all those “shovel ready jobs” Obama kept talking about.
- We thought for a while that Jimmy Hoffa in a Roseville driveway was a “shovel ready job”, but it turned out to be a dead end street.
The FAA is investigating American Airlines planes in which some seats came unbolted during flights.
- They figured out there was a problem when the pilot ended up flying the plane from the last row.
Internet addiction will soon be labeled as a mental illness in a new International health encyclopedia.
- Luckily, the encyclopedia has an online edition.
A Michigan State University professor snapped in class, stripped naked, and began ranting that his colleagues were all actors and “there is no (expletive) God!”. He teaches mathematics.
- When asked if he would be fired, the head of the Department said, “You do the math!”
On this day in 1922 the first facsimile photo was sent over city telephone lines in Washington, D.C.
- It was a picture of a Congressman’s private parts.
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Thursday!
-Dick
Post-Season here we come! Congratulations to the Tigers who clinched the American League Central Division Championship last night when they defeated the KC Royals 6-3! And Cabrera inches closer to winning Triple Crown!
Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan said that he prefers asparagus to cake.
- Tip to Readers: You can enjoy both veggies and sweets by simply doing what I do: eating Carrot Cake.
ABC News reports that hundreds of TSA workers have been fired for stealing things out of people’s luggage as they search it.
- I guess it’s not enough to steal your dignity during the invasive pat-down.
Cowboy’s Stadium in Dallas has added an in-stadium Victoria’s Secret store.
- They’ll advertise the store by having the refs throw thongs on the field instead of flags.
New York City Schools are giving free birth control pills to high school girls.
- It’s a back-up just in case that whole “abstinence” thing doesn’t work out.
A study finds that British taxpayers spend $58 million a year on the Royal Family.
- Not counting the bribe money they spend trying to prevent the tabs from printing naked pictures of them.
According to a Japanese study, people are able to complete work more efficiently if they spend part of their work day looking at photos of cute fuzzy kittens on the internet.
- In America “cute fuzzy kittens” translates into the English word “porn”.
On this day in 1949 the first television sitcom, “The Aldrich Family” debuted on NBC.
- Unlike today’s sit-coms, it featured an overweight, not-so-smart dad with witty kids and a beautiful wife. No wait…
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Wednesday!
-Dick
The Lions disappoint again… But the Tigers’ magic number for clinching Division down to 1! Cabrera close to winning the Triple Crown!
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Aides to both Obama and Romney are trying to lower expectations for how well their candidate will do in Wednesday’s first Presidential debate.
- Obama plans to make himself look good by having Joe Biden warm-up the crowd.
- Romney plans to make himself look good by having Joe Biden warm-up the crowd.
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A new study finds that Republican women politicians look more feminine that Democratic women politicians.
- Finally…the REAL reason why Bill Clinton always said he was willing to “reach across the aisle”.
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National Sausage Month begins today.
- Former Congressmen Anthony Weiner will celebrate by tweeting pictures of himself to his former female constituants.
- Want more info? Just follow the “link”.
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Justin Bieber got sick during a concert in Arizona and threw up twice onstage.
- Perhaps he was actuallly listening to his own songs through his ear piece?
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A college in Spain is reportedly offering a class in prostitution.
- Let’s face it…Prostitution is probably one of the only professions left where you’re guaranteed to make a living.
- The professor was said to be “exhausted” after the first take-home exam.
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A study finds that couples who share housework run a higher risk of divorcing.
- This confirms what I’ve been telling my wife for years.
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On this day in 1888 the first issue of National Geographic Magazine was published.
- Later that day, thousands of teenage boys locked themselves in their bedrooms and didn’t come out for a week.
Have a great first day of October and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!
-Dick
In this my 59th Podcast, Jackie and I are once again joined by story-teller extraordianare and former “Purtan’s Person” Tom DeLisle. Before Tom headed out to Hollywood to hob-nob with the “big stars”, he worked for me - writing bits for my radio show as well as co-writing and producing my TV special which aired on Channel 4 in 1981. We take a look back at some of the great moments we shared… including the time I accidentally went on stage to accept a TV Emmy that I hadn’t won, and a visit to Jackie up at UofM for a football game that went horribly wrong (the visit…not the game).
Tom also shares a great story about how the Great Gordie Howe was questioned by the Police about a set of stolen golf clubs that he’d received as “a gift” from a local, um, how do I put it, “Businessman”.
I’m not sure how we did it, but we also managed to get in a discussion about Bill Bonds, Thomas Jefferson, and who had the better body, Jamie Lee Curtis or her mother, “Psycho” star Janet Lee.
And for the “Tip of the Week” I’ll tell you guys out there a great way to get sympathy from your wife or girlfriend when you’ve been “overserved”.
So sit back and enjoy as we “serve up” Podcast #59. Have a great weekend!
- Dick
Purtan Podcast #59 (30:58)