Weird but true
You, too, can be on a first-name basis with a congressman.
Republican Anh “Joseph” Cao, who represents New Orleans, has had his last name mispronounced “cow” or “chow” by everyone from President Obama to newscasters.
He issued a tongue-in-cheek open letter advising constituents it’s pronounced “Gow,” but added, “On second thought, never mind. Just call me Joseph.”
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They’ll be seeing double at graduation ceremonies this spring at Pomperaug HS in Southbury, Conn.
That’s because the senior class includes 13 sets of twins — four identical and nine fraternal. The kids think they’re eligible for the Guinness Book of World Records.
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This guy didn’t need unemployment insurance.
To prove the employment crisis isn’t as bad as people think, Dan Seddiqui, of Los Altos, Calif., managed to find a different job in a different state each week for 50 weeks.
He chose industries for which the states are famous. In Nevada, he was a wedding coordinator; in Maine, he worked as a lobsterman.
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What’s next, Sleeping Beauty making it with Prince Charming?
An Australian beer company has a new ad campaign with a likeness of Snow White in bed with half-naked dwarves.
The company said the “Ho White” ads are meant to show its beer is “anything but sweet.”
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In one part of rural India, the most beautiful love song is the sound of a toilet flushing.
Many women, spurred on by a “No Toilet, No Bride” campaign, are refusing to marry unless their beloved promises them indoor plumbing.
“No loo, no I do,” said 18-year-old Vimlas Sasva who lives in the town of Nilokheri. Added her mom, “I won’t let my daughter near a boy who doesn’t have a latrine.”

