‘John, pick up’
Published 12:01 am Saturday, July 23, 2011
‘John, pick up’
After he broke off debt-reduction talks with President Barack Obama on Friday, House Speaker John Boehner didn’t return four telephone calls from the president.
Boehner later explained that the president was hitting the quick-dial button labeled “Boehner – office,” when he should have pressed the one marked “Boehner – smoking porch.”
I’m getting dark plums backed by hydraulic fluid: A forklift operator dropped a million bucks worth of top-shelf Australian wine that would have fetched $200 a bottle in the United States.
If the juice really was that good, the winemaker could have back at least some of his money by holding a very special “Lick the Warehouse Floor” tasting event at $50 per square foot. Bring your own kneepads.
The Obsessive-Compulsive Gourmet: Today we learn of the existence of “restaurant groupies,” folks who do wacky things like drive thousands of miles to eat the same lunch at all 71 Chipolte outlets in Colorado.
Which reminds The Buzz to buy a Powerball ticket. If we win, we’re visiting all 81 Michelin three-star restaurants.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
