Free iPod with award: It’s Nobel Prize week, and Tuesday was physics day, with the medallion going to two European scientists who ushered in the era of video iPods. Now you know who to blame when most Americans go deaf by the time they’re 30.
Laurels and hardy handshakes for all: Nobel Laureates are named each year in chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and peace. But why stop there? Herewith, The Buzz’s nominations for Nobels we’d like to see:
Nobel Con Prize: Nigerian Puppy Scam, in which someone answers an ad for a sweet deal on a pricey pooch and never sees so much as a flea.
Nobel Health Prize: Banquet pot pies, not because they’re healthy but because a salmonella outbreak should put people off the salt- and fat-laden frozen dinners for good.
Nobel Politics Prize: Sen. Fred Thompson, formerly the prosecutor on NBC’s “Law &Order,” whose entry into the campaign for the GOP nomination means that when time’s up during debates, candidates will hear “Dun, dun.”
Nobel Celebrity Prize: Lindsay Lohan, who now vows to stay sober by avoiding the people who party, thus limiting herself to making movies in North Dakota.
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