THE HOBNOB-DESTIN NEWS

28 August, 2010             Destin’s Hippest News Source

............Strange but True.............

Although the photograph looks like a set-up for a bit of humor because of the adjacent sign, it is the product of a real (and non-deliberate) small plane crash! According to the FAA, the Piper Cherokee lost power on departure and crashed into the tree while attempting to land on the road. The pilot walked away with minor injuries.

After surveying 374 waitresses, Professor Michael Lynn, who teaches marketing and tourism at Cornell University, concluded that customers left larger tips to those with certain physical characteristics such as being slender, being blond or having big breasts. Lynn told the Cornell Daily Sun in May that his study was important in helping potential waitresses gauge their "prospects in the industry." [Cornell Daily Sun, 5-7-10]

HobNob Dave – Reporter-at-large