here's todays edition of things i should know and could find out with a 2 minute internet search:

rear-view mirrors, how does that switch work to dull headlights at night? also, whats the deal with scotland and wales? are they countries?

best quote of the week: "i slept through armageddon yesterday".

quality NPR analysis of the week: "some experts say that this process will revolutionize the industry. critics say that it is a mistake" ... oh is that what the critics say?

here is my take on sex and the city: the story of 3 moderately goodlooking whores and their hot yet conservative friend. hilarious.

on a side note, i think i set my personal best for most punctuation per post.

if anyone read the post i left last night ... sorry. it has been removed.

this goes under the "i wish i thought of it" category:

BERLIN (Reuters) - World Cup pranksters in Berlin injured at least two soccer fans by inviting them to kick soccer balls that they had secretly filled with concrete, authorities said Tuesday.
At least six concrete filled soccer balls were found chained to lampposts, trees and handrails across the city next to the spray-painted message "Can you kick it?," Berlin police said.

"Two young men kicked the balls and suffered bad bruising on their feet," a police spokeswoman said. "We still don't have any leads in the case."

this is also pretty good.