Bus Stops - March 28

Stop taking the Westboro Baptist Church so seriously...they don't. (Rambling Beach Cat) 

(The Westboro Baptist Church has long been synonymous with every form of evil, malice, and disdain that we can possibly come up with. It is so bad, in fact, that even the Klu Klux Klan thinks that they go too far. This probably has to do with the fact that they often stage protests in which they declare that God hates just about everybody (except them), especially the gay community.)

British Man Has Pool Cue Tip Removed From Brain after Accidentally Skewering Himself (Fox DC) 

(A British man has had the tip of a pool cue removed from his brain after skewering himself through the eye when he slipped over during a game. Doctors in Leeds, northern England, initially thought Andy Parsons, 31, was only hurt superficially after the accident and stitched his eyelid.)

New York City bans mention of dinosaurs, dancing, birthdays and more on student tests (Fox News) 

(In a bizarre case of political correctness run wild, New York educrats banned references to "dinosaurs," "birthdays," "Halloween" and dozens of other topics on city-issued tests. That is because they fear such topics "could evoke unpleasant emotions in the students.")

Starbugs? Strawberry Frappuccino Colored by Insects (ABC) 

(Luzmila Ruiz holds a spool of dyed yarn, made from the cochineal insect, which is crushed in her hand as well as a ball made up of thousands of crushed insects, in this Nov. 2006 file photo. You can get your Starbucks Strawberry Frappuccino venti, grande or tall. You just can't get it without insects, to which it owes its pink and rosy color.)

Kevin Smith Book: ‘Tough Sh*t’ Gives Advice, Disses Bruce Willis, Tells Southwest Airlines Story (IB Times) 

(Kevin Smith's latest book, "Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good," contains encouraging words for aspiring filmmakers, castigation for actor Bruce Willis, and, of course, many a one-two punch for Southwest Airlines. The director of hit movies such as "Clerks" and "Chasing Amy" touches upon several other subjects and people. The result is a read that is entertaining, sentimental, and even inspiring.)

7 Bizarro Life Lessons From Kevin Smith's Latest Book, Tough Sh*t (LA Times) 

(​Southwest Airlines may agree with the "fat" part of Kevin Smith's new book Tough Sh*t: Life Advice From a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good from Gotham Books, but Silent Bob is far from lazy. He's an author, comic book store owner, professional stage farceur and podcaster who runs a network of podcasts for other big mouths called SModcast (check out our cover story on him last year, "Kevin Smith: "I Am So, Like, Sick of Movies and Shit"). And in case a couple of flops like Mallrats, Jersey Girl and Cop Out didn't ruin him for you, he's also a filmmaker whose first movie, Clerks, inspired many a budding early-'90s director to wrack up a mountain of film school debt.)

Kevin Smith Possibly Looking To Bring Back ‘Clerks: The Animated Series’ In 2013 (Geeks of Doom) 

(​Back in early 2000 Kevin Smith, then at the height of his popularity as a filmmaker, saw the launch of a primetime animated series based on his debut feature, the 1994 cult classic comedy Clerks. The show was set to air Wednesday nights at 9:30 on ABC, the ideal time slot for a show inspired by a movie whose script was so rich in poetic vulgarity and profanity that the Motion Picture Association of America’s ratings board originally slapped an NC-17 on Clerks, a decision that was later successfully appealed by the film’s distributor Miramax Films. Smith had entertained offers from rival networks for the animated Clerks series before settling on ABC as an act of corporate solidarity since the network was owned by the Walt Disney Company, the multimedia conglomerate that also owned Miramax.)

1 hour from 1000 deaths: Mass bus bomb suicide attack in Kabul is foiled (Mirror UK) 

(Security forces have foiled what would have been the world’s worst terrorist atrocity since 9/11... with less than an hour to spare. Afghan intelligence officers stopped a series of co-ordinated bomb blasts aimed at maiming or killing more than 1,000 civilians.)

West Bend school bus driver charged with driving while impaired (Todays TMJ 4) 

(A school bus driver accused of driving while impaired has been criminally charged. The Washington County district attorney's office charged 50-year-old Terrance J. Habram with a 3rd offense OWI and possession of a controlled substance. Those charges could result in a maximum of two years and one month in prison or a $4,500 fine, or both.)

A Fateful Superman Check Is Up for Auction‎ (NY Times) 

(Is a check for $412 really worth $412? That’s a question that has comic book fans intrigued this week. The check in question is the one endorsed by Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster when they signed over their rights for creating Superman, whose adventures are published by DC Comics. Now the auction site Comicconnect.com is putting the check up for sale. The auction began on Monday and ends on April 16. The 12 bids have already pushed the price to $25,500.)

Batman patrols streets in Brazil (China Daily) 

(Retired Brazilian police officer Andre Luiz Pinheiro, 50, dressed as super-hero Batman, runs at Santa Terezinha Square, in Taubate city, Sao Paulo state March 26, 2012. Pinheiro has been called to help police patrol the crime-ridden streets of Taubate, in Brazil. He was officially presented on March 17 in the districts with the highest crime rates in Sao Paulo state. Police captain Warley Takeo, one of the policemen who decided to bring in the character to help them fight drug traffickers, said the measure would bring long-term benefits. Takeo said making a connection between the police and Batman would help children have a clearer idea of good and bad. Picture taken on March 26, 2012.)

'Batman' pulled over driving Lamborghini Gallardo (Car Advice) 

(Police officers have pulled over ‘Batman’ for driving his ‘Batmobile’ with no plates displayed in Maryland, US. According to the Montgomery Council Police Facebook page, “Yes, Batman was stopped by officers on Wednesday, March 21, on southbound Route 29 at Prelude Drive, Silver Springs, for no tags on Batmobile”. ‘Batman’ turned out to be Lenny Robinson, a businessman, who said he was in the caped crusader’s gear because he was on his way to visit children in a local hospital.)

Batman is alive and well and living in Slovakia (Review Atlas) 

(So obviously everyone wishes that Batman was real, that both our valuable streets, as well as those in Detroit, could be kept safe by some crazy-pants vigilante with a black-metal baritone and a wellspring of dark psychological horrors he took out on Antarctic-themed umbrella-packing supervillains. SURE, I mean who WOULDN'T want that? I can't think of a town in the world that couldn't use more justice distributors in capes, except for Cape Town, South Africa, which is frankly overdoing it a little bit.)

Popcorn: The Snack With Even Higher Antioxidants Levels Than Fruits and Vegetables (Science Daily) 

( Popcorn's reputation as a snack food that's actually good for health popped up a few notches as scientists recently reported that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called "polyphenols" than fruits and vegetables. They spoke at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), in San Diego on March 25.)