SNIPPETS

FEBRUARY 17,  2010

DENVER (AP) - This Robin Hood is accused of stealing - and not to give to the poor. Authorities said a 34-year-old named Robin Joshua Hood found someone's wallet in downtown Denver and apparently began using the man's name in a ploy to avoid being caught on a warrant. Hood told investigators he was being investigated for drug charges.

What kind of a parent would do that to a kid?  They could have named him Charlie.

FEBRUARY 16,  2010

CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Doctors said the case of a British baby who learned to walk unaided at just six months is "extremely uncommon."

No, not uncommon at all.  We have babies in America determined to walk at six months just so they can walk out of the Democratic Party.

FEBRUARY 15,  2010

DENTON, Texas, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A University of North Texas professor says she is trying to help young people learn about love and romance through her Romantic Relationships course.  Professor Jennifer Acker said her course at the college in Denton, Texas, focuses on educating students in areas such as dating, attraction and friendship outside of keg parties and casual hook-ups, the Dallas Morning News said Sunday.

Remember physics, chemistry, history and English?

FEBRUARY 14,  2010

LAS VEGAS - A 51-year-old Ohio man has embraced the Valentine's Day spirit faster than anyone before, giving 7,777 hugs in 24 hours for a new world record.  Jeff Ondash, who sought the squeezes under the costumed alter ego Teddy McHuggin, broke the record Saturday night outside the Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

A new job for John Edwards.

FEBRUARY 13,  2010

LONDON (Reuters) - "Amour," the French word for love, has been voted the most romantic word in the world in a pre-Valentine's Day survey of language experts.

I'm glad it beat out "pre-nup."