LAUGH LINES

Weather Eye: Hurricane Floyd caused havoc last week. “Forecasters say if this trend keeps up, expect hurricanes Barney, Bee and Opie to hit by the end of the year.” (Patrick M. Rhody)

Changing Channels: ABC has yanked the new show “Then Came You” from the fall schedule just weeks before its premiere. “Remember when shows actually had to be shown before they were canceled?” (Daily Scoop)

Feeling Faint: A court has ruled that marijuana can be given to patients who are in imminent medical danger. “HMO members may automatically qualify.” (Mike Kevany)

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The Essential David Letterman

Weathermen or ice cream flavor names:

10. Mint Chip

9. Storm Field

8. Malt Blizzard

7. Nut Cluster

6. Chunky Roker

5. Stormberry Fieldcake

4. Whip Cherrycrunch

3. Lloyd Lindsey Brickle

2. Willard Scott Wears a Hairpiece Royale

1. Earl Swirl

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