Please do not fondle the fish

They take their fish seriously in Japan. Tokyo's biggest seafood market banned visitors for a time after a drunken British tourist -- is there any other kind of British tourist? -- was caught smooching a tuna.

Sounds pretty hard-core. Imagine how those Japanese fishmongers would react to those guys who toss fish around at the Pike Place Market.



Six construction firms allege that actor-director Tyler Perry, creator and star of those "Madea" movies, hasn't paid them for work done to his Atlanta home.

If The Buzz were a tradesman -- and our efforts at mudding and taping sheetrock stand as testimony to the fact that we're not -- we'd gladly forego payment if Perry would stop making those "Madea" movies.



A vulgar oath has just escaped the lips of your angelic child. What do you do?

One underage-cussing-prevention strategy is to limit the exposure -- don't cuss yourself.

But that rules out many basic everyday activities, such as:

* Driving in rush-hour traffic;
* Watching a football game;
* Opening your credit card statement.

In other words, you're #%#%ed. Let the kid swear.