Friday on Today 10/12

New and Noteworthy on Today's fourth hour was a story in all the New York newspapers, "Naked In The City." Some guy was walking around the city without a stitch of clothing and the funny thing about it is not that he's totally care-free and walking around the crowded city in the middle of the day, but that people are passing by without so much as a second glance. Only in New York.

Next up was a segment called Coffee Talk: What does your order say about you? Some people--such as Finesse Mitchell who has a new book about dating--say that if you order something like a double mocha latte with skim milk, half a sweet and low at 140 degrees, then you're probably high maintenance. I don't know why Finesse Mitchell has written a dating book. He was on SNL a couple of years ago. I assume his book is humorous. But I think I'd have to agree with that assessment. If you're that picky about your coffee, then you probably need everything in your life to go just so and aren't happy unless they do. In other words, a complicated order, a complicated life. If it's your first date, you might want to order a little something less fancy. Or as Finesse says, order what you normally would so your date knows exactly what he's getting into. This was more about women than men, but I think the same could go for guys too.

Then they had on An Unlikely Love Story: The Tortoise And The Hippo. After the tsunami hit in 2004 an orphaned baby hippo named Owen became attracted to a 130 year-old giant tortoise named Mzee. At first Mzee didn't want anything to do with the baby hippo, but soon the two became inseparable. I don't know the name of the zoo they're in, but they are separated now for their own safety. They can still see each other though. I just hope they're still happy. They look so adorable together. It really is an odd looking couple.

And as with every Friday, we had a Reality Check with the lowdown on Lindsay who has just left rehab--how many times is this now? She has apparently fired her mother as manager. Maybe she's too much of a bad influence. Anyway, Lindsay's moving to Utah and they seem to think she can come back. Unlike Britney Spears who just seems to sink lower and lower every week. All anyone can say to her now is "Stop Driving!" Go get drunk and drug yourself into a coma, but don't put everyone else on the road in danger. I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear of her untimely demise in the near future due to an "accidental" overdose. Apparently, the hospital where George Clooney was treated at recently for the motorcycle accident leaked his medical records to the press. We didn't learn anything new here though. And there is going to be a Spice Girls reunion. As Toure says, does anyone really want to hear those songs again? I know I don't. And finally, anyone who has eyes can see that Jennifer Lopez is pregnant. Who is she trying to fool? And I wonder she's trying to hide it. She won't be able to much longer (if she is at all).

And that's a wrap. Have a great weekend.