Thursday 3

It's been a busy week here in the palatial "News To Me" compound located in the long abandoned and forgotten Ted Turner cryogenics lab buried deep in the red Georgia clay beneath CNN Center. Email has been flying fast and furious about possible stories to cover... here are three that caught our collective eyes this week:

The Mongol Rally:
We've got our eyes on a team who is working on a plan to make a run at completing the 2009 Mongol Rally: a trek from London, Madrid or Milan, to the Mongolian capital Ulaan Baatar. The journey doesn't even START until July... but it's never too soon to start rooting for a favorite, right? We've decided to track a team that will attempt the Rally in an ice cream truck. They call themselves "The Rolling Cones." Will they make it or melt?

Hardcore Sitting:
No, we're not talking about what you do on your sofa on Sunday. "Hard-core sitting" is what Aaron Fotheringham calls the incredible skatepark stunts he performs in his WHEELCHAIR. Join the over 600,000 other people who've watched him perform his signature trick... a full backflip, chair and all!

In-flight movie fail:
This one's from the folks over at Failblog.org. Now that you are home safely from your Thanksgiving travels, check out this clip. Speaks for itself.

Happy Thursday!!! We'll see you this weekend!