James Taranto would be proud

of this headline….

Murphy Says He and Brown Have Split Up

And here I thought “Murphy Brown” was a single parent.  No wonder Dan Quayle got so much grief.

Odoriferous Emanations

Goodness…

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.

They go on to say…

The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal a “body odor,” Lowrance said. She had an unspecified medical condition, authorities said.

“It’s humorous in a way but you feel sorry for the individual, as well,” she said. “It’s unusual that someone would go to those measures to cover it up.”

I definitely feel sorry for this old lady (how do I know she’s old? How many younger kids know to light a match?) .  It must have been incredibly embarrassing to clear the cabin.  Too bad she wasn’t male.  A guy would have been proud of the achievement..

The good news; she’s not the first person to smell up a plane.