Fat cats and politicians

Published 10:45 pm Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Meow means, “Never mind, I’ll get it myself”: Unless the owner steps forward, a New Jersey animal shelter says it will put up for adoption a 44-pound cat that was found wandering a neighborhood.

The shelter wants to put the fat feline, dubbed Princess Chunk, on a diet, but more drastic measures may be necessary; the cat apparently has learned how to use a can opener.

I’ll just have the root beer: When she couldn’t show her driver’s license, Gov. Chris Gregoire, D-133 Votes, was turned away from a downtown Olympia pub last weekend, even when her identity was pointed out to the bar’s bouncer.

That the bouncer didn’t recognize Gregoire is nothing new; most of Eastern Washington also has refused to recognize her as governor.

Should have bought a Mac: Archaeologists in Greece have deciphered an ancient mechanical computer they believe was used to calculate dates for the first Olympic games.

Scientists had hoped to get the device working again but were stymied when they translated the device’s last message: “Unknown error: Contact support.microsoft.com.”