Tesco, a British supermarket, introduces the first “musical sandwich”. When the packaging is opened, it plays a selection of Christmas music. That would certainly perk up my appetite.

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You know this one has to be bad! By the artwork, it looks like it was released around the time of Sputnik. What better music to listen to as you practice your “duck and cover” skills at school.

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Guaranteed not to offend!

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Stuck for the perfect Christmas gift for man’s best friend? How about his own cellphone? Only $400US! You and Fido will be able to have long conversations about life and quantum physics. Oh, it also can be equipped with GPS and a wireless camera. (Details)
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At least someone has the Christmas spirit. Man dressed as Santa repeatedly drops his pants at a mall in Salem, New Hampshire. Police Captain Robert Larsen takes the opportunity to give us his entry for most obvious statement of the year:

“The behavior’s a little odd. We don’t see that type of behavior very often.”

Researchers have found new pieces of the Titanic that lead them to believe that the stern of the great liner sunk much more quickly than the widely held belief that it took 20 minutes to go down as seen in the movie. (story)

The original discoverer of the Titanic’s wreckage, Dr. Robert Ballard, released a particularly snippy response:

“They found a fragment, big deal,” he said. “Am I surprised? No. When you go down there, there’s stuff all over the place. It hit an iceberg and it sank. Get over it.”

Who pissed in his cornflakes?