The Mall of America was NEVER the world's largest. The West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada was bigger. It ranked first until 2004 when the eastern hemisphere malls outpaced it. It's now fifth largest, with the MOA way, way behind.

Don't brag when bragging rights aren't there. My city brags about having the longest bridge over the shortest span of water ... a meaningless accomplishment (and not true).

There's also the true story of the Moose Jaw surgeon who was so full of himself that he thought no other local doctor had the talent to fix his hernia. He did it himself, but the anesthetic wore off half way through the procedure and he had to hop across the room to get more.

As well, he had said that the procedure wasn't painful and that patients were wimps. He found out differently and was laid up for weeks.

He was one mean and uppity SOB.

My ex-mother-in-law had a few leg hairs trapped under her pantihose that were at least four inches long. You'd sit across from her and notice that the hairs wound around and around and around. They were gross, but not as bad as her mottled teeth and dyed hair. Her head was orangutan red and splotchy. A thoroughly foul character!