The Ice Bucket Cometh

Lindsay Lohan has issued an ice bucket challenge to Prince Harry. Royal watchers and entertainment reporters are wondering if this might lead to a pairing of the two. "I do hope so," the Queen is reported to have said. "Harry needs to settle down a bit, and Miss Lohan may be the responsible one to do it."

Agata Andrzejczak, an analyst with London's International Wine and Spirit Research, has declared "Vodka is really passe." She believes vodka is being replaced by cider. Don't tell Putin. Don't tell Bond.

Back to the ice bucket challenge. Prime Minister Harper, traveling through the far north addressing crowds of seals and penguins, considered issuing a challenge to Justin Trudeau. He decided against it when told that the ice has to be in chips; he could not drop an iceberg on the Liberal leader's head.