October 17, 2006
First Up: It’s official, as of 6:46 am today, there are 300 million people in the United States.  The number is based on estimates for births, deaths, net immigration and the lack condom use by NBA players.
Item 2:  Ashton Kutcher got mad at former President Clinton at a dinner party because Bill was spending a little too much time with Demi Moore.  He finally confronted the ex-prez and asked,  “Isn’t she a little too old for you?”
Item 3: 

Dateline--Paris, France 
Since imposing a $235 fine on pet owners who don’t pick up their dog’s droppings, poop on Paris streets has been gone down 70 percent.  Which makes me ask the question, “Can dog droppings ever go up?”
Item 4: 

A Sad Note. 
Gary C. Comer, the man who started Land’s End clothing, passed away at age 78.  Ironically, per Comer’s last wishes, the Land’s End founder will be buried at sea.
Item 5: Fun Fact You Should Know: 
Trained chimps in Hollywood earn $1,000 a day.  So that’s why it cost so much to make an episode of Desperate Housewives.
Item 6: Dateline—California
Arnold Schwarzenegger has more support from Hollywood celebrities than his challenger Phil Angelides.  Stars in The Terminator’s camp include George Clooney, Martha Stewart, Danny DeVito and Steven Speilberg.  The Angelides camp boasts Ed Begley, Jr., Dustin Diamond, the neighbor kid from Full House and Freckles The Clown.
And Finally:

The Bing Crosby Joke of The Week
In the lunch room of an Italian-Catholic school, sat a bowl of apples and a sign that read, “Take only one, God is watching.”  At the end of the lunch line there was a big bowl of cookies and a sign that read, “Take all you want, God is watching the apples.”