King of Drunks, Teen-age Punks

and the Afternoon Edition of Chuck's News of the Weird Daily for Monday

The lawyer for the world-famous drunk Henry Earl, 58, said his client is checking in voluntarily to four-month rehab. The over/under on sticking it out, though, was probably in the range of three, four days, since a Smoking Gun records search found he's been locked up drunk 1,333 times. Lexington Herald-Leader /// The Smoking Gun

Dining and dashing by these teen gals: Filling out a comment card and leaving it on the restaurant table is OK, as long as you don't forget and sign it with your real name. Bismarck Tribune

Fun spoiled: Long after the annual Asheville (N.C.) Zombie Walk (through town) had been scheduled, for yesterday (maybe 700 living dead expected), Sarah Palin's campaign (and Secret Service!) also scheduled a stop in town. (You can relax.) Citizen-Times (Asheville)

Girlfriend denied him sex, he went upstairs and urinated on her dog . . The Aristocrats! Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wis.)

Sounds Like a Stale 1970s Joke: Another one of those global navigator mindless-obedience mistakes, but, well, it was in Poland. Agence France-Presse via Yahoo

Professor Music's Weird Link
This guy's been keeping score at home on people who set dates on which they're sure the world will end (more than 200, explained). I don't know how authoritative it is, but at least give him credit for commandeering the neat web address bible.ca Library of Date-Setters of The End of the World

Today's Newsrangers: Candy Clouston, Karl Olson, Jerry Whittle, Erik Gliedman, Julie Kipp Nicholson, Tom Sullivan, Lee Strickler, Sam Gaines
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