While You Were at the Bar 7/21

News you can use:

Two tropical storms were active this weekend, with Dolly heading towards the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and Cristobal skimming the North Carolina coast.

The new Batman flick 'The Dark Knight' broke the previous record for opening weekend ticket sales by hitting $155.3 million, passing the mark set by 'Spider Man 3' of $151.1 million in 2007.

A new law is in effect in New York City that requires fast food chains and casual dining restaurants to post the calorie count of their products. The calorie count has to be in the same font and format as the name or price of the item. Son of a!

News you can lose:

The lust for many a teenage boy in the '90s, Gillian Anderson, dusted off her Scully shoes and reprieved the role for the July 25th release of another X-Files movie 'I Want to Believe.'

Word of the Day:

tatterdemalion (noun): a person dressed in tattered or ragged clothing; a ragamuffin

The velvet ropes just outside the door should tell you that we don't let any tatterdemalions in Smartini. Congratulations to you! You sure are looking swank to make it in to the bar!