I tuned into SNL for a few minutes last night to what might happen since Barack Obama cancelled his guest host slot on the show in the wake of Hurricane Ike slamming into Texas yesterday.  Any comedic appearance on television could have opened Barack Obama up to criticism, so he bailed in favor of some campaigning elsewhere.

All wasn’t lost.  I learned a new word from “Hillary Clinton” last night — Flurge.

Video: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and “Hillary” says Flurge

Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton implored people to stop calling her a Flurge:

“And don’t refer to me as a flurge. I Googled what it stands for and I do not like it.” 

What is a Flurge?

I’m calling it as a made up word in the context of the show since Urban Dictionary’s Flurge definition is from 2002.  Flurge is “a cross between flush and purge,” according to the site.

It’s too bad that the rest of the show wasn’t as entertaining as the opening skit.  I couldn’t make it past the swim meet skit before flipping the television off and calling it an evening.

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Captured and tasered after a wild car chase through Miami suburban streets!

That’s the headline after a wild police chase through the streets of Hialeah, Florida — a Miami suburb –endangered innocent citizens and responding police officers.

Why was the suspect — who remains innocent until proven guilty in a court of law — captured after expending so much effort to escape from law enforcement?  Saggy pants prevented him from sprinting quickly across a busy Miami street after bailing out from his moving car.

Next time you’re running from the police after bailing from a moving car, make sure that you’ve fastened your belt. Otherwise, you’re going to feel the 50,000 volts of the taser gun. Better yet, don’t run from the police. They have radios and helicopters and they’re going to catch you sooner or later.

Video: Saggy pants foil escape after wild Florida police chase

Video: Car chase suspect tasered after wild chase through Miami area streets

Note that the raw video tells the story fairly quickly, but isn’t the packaged new story aired on the Miami television more exciting with the addition of the high energy sound track? It almost makes the raw video of the police chase and subsequent tasering a little boring.

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