Friday’s Conversation Topics

This is the place to read the most conversational news stories of the past week. After reading this post you’ll be prepared to converse with anyone, in any place.
Let’s get to it:

- Fried Beer. Beer-filled pretzel pocket is deep-fried to a golden brown. One bite and the escaping beer serves as a dipping sauce. Yes, the Texas State Fair offers their ten top treats of 2010 and yes, it includes a beer-filled pretzel that is deep fried. Go ahead, read about the other nine finalists.

- Dead phone leading to oversleeping could cost golfer big. Jim Furyk, number 6 ranked golfer is kicked out of the FedEx Cup because he’s late to tee time. He could lose as many as 16 places to be ranked 19th after missing the FedEx tournament. The model of phone was not disclosed….

- Woman happily recovering from “Blackberry Thumb” surgery. Doctors recommend that if you start to feel pain in your hands/fingers/thumbs while texting, take a break!

- Wearing low-riders in court? Prepare to be jailed. Yes, a New Orleans state judge gave a woman 10 days in jail for contempt of court by wearing jeans so low her panties and buttocks showed. Yup, finally a step towards decent dress or at least a reason to not have your belt confiscated… or some such thing… it’s all so confusing…

- Donald Bren, ranked 16th in Forbe’s list of billionaires, wins case to stop paying child support, and paying back child support, to his adult kids. I agree, there has to be a line drawn somewhere, right?

- Assorted tips - porn names and pickup lines.

Have a great weekend!