January 8th 2007

Oprah
The FBI says a man tried to blackmail Oprah Winfrey for One and a half million dollars, saying he had recordings that would hurt her reputation. Apparently in the recording you could hear Oprah revealing who wears the pants in her house.....Gayle

Heroes
Two Latino men in New York caught a three-year-old boy as he fell four storeys from a fire escape. The Latino men instantly became city heroes and catchers for the Yankees.

Two Latino men in New York caught a three-year-old boy as he fell four storeys from a fire escape. And then some people think we don’t have an overpopulation of Latinos, in New York, no matter where you fall, you’ll always fall near a Latino.

Saddam
Some Saddam Hussein’s supporters believe their executed leader is now with the promised 72 virgins. Saddam’s problem now is that every time he tries to talk to virgins he chokes.....

Koran
US Representative Keith Ellison took his oath to congress on a copy of the Koran once owned by the third US president, Thomas Jefferson, making him the first congressman ever to break his promises sworn on a Koran.

Dick Clark
"New Year's Rockin' Eve" on ABC, hosted by Dick Clark, was once again this country's preferred New Year's Eve countdown show. People don’t care about the ball dropping in Time Square anymore; they want to see if the one dropping is Dick Clark.

Madden
A 14-year-old Layton boy found pornography not football on a video game Madden NFL 07 he received as a gift. The makers of the game apologized to the kid’s family and promised not to include the Minnesota Vikings’ party cruise next time.

Miami Port
Officials blamed miscommunication for the wrong detainment of three immigrant men at the Port of Miami on Sunday after authorities became suspicious of their documentation and the contents of their cargo truck. Apparently neither the 3 immigrants nor the U.S. customs agent spoke any English.

New York Apartments
The New York Post cited a survey released Thursday showing the average price for a Manhattan apartment passed one million dollars last year, and those are the ones with rats.