LAUGH LINES

Meeting of Minds: “A study finds that workers complain about ‘too many meetings’ to go to. . . . Some employees are especially upset because meetings waste valuable time that they could be spending at their desks . . . playing Solitaire.” (Kenny Noble Cortes)

Spaced Out: “A group of astrophysicists recently announced that it has found a new ‘farthest known object’ in the universe. . . . It’s a black hole, some 12.4 billion light-years away from our galaxy. . . . While it may indeed be the ‘farthest known object’ Barbra Streisand remains the most distant.” (Ira Lawson)

Go to the Dogs: “Animal groups are urging parents not to buy Dalmatians for their children. . . . The groups don’t want a repeat of what happened when the movie ‘101 Dalmatians’ came out. Parents bought the dogs, and when they didn’t behave like they did in the movie, thousands were discarded and ultimately put to sleep. . . . As cute as Dalmatians are in Disney films, they are not suitable pets for children. . . . They are very active, destructive and temperamental. . . . They let stardom go to their heads.” (Daily Scoop)

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