Miscellaneous and Fast

• Now more than ever: An employee etiquette test.
• Population Statistic has found the best Madoff headline.
• Disturbing news from Austria.
• Federal government employment: Teaching a hippo to dance?
• Michael at 2Blowhards: NYC movie prices.
• Exotic job openings involving travel and adventure.
• If pet shopping, think about longevity before buying a parrot.
• The old brick clue: a "vampire" skull found in Italy.
• A good ten-cent cigar: Edie Adams and Stan Getz.
• Great moments in advertising: Billboard companions.
• James Surowiecki on Warren Buffett and the banks.
• The Onion: Congressman issues preemptive apology for affair.