Conversation starters: From car repairs to the WSOP

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Conversation starters: From car repairs to the WSOP

Wed, Jul 13, 2011 (2:59 p.m.)

That's not water!

Actress Rosario Dawson plans to construct a walk-through misting vagina at this year’s Burning Man. Let’s all pray the weeklong festival doesn’t fall during the wrong time of the month.

Talk, talk, talk

Beginning October 1, it’s illegal to drive and talk on your cell phone at the same time. So, for the next two and a half months, do as much driving and calling as you can. Really get it out of your system, people.

Catch-22

Nevada is the fifth-most expensive state in the country in which to get a car repaired. So if your car breaks down, you might want to drive to California to get it fixed. Wait, no ...

Consolation prize

Close to 7,000 players entered the World Series of Poker’s main event this year, hoping to take the first-place prize of $8.7 million. That’s almost 33 percent less than the $12 million 2006 prize, which is what you’ll want to tell yourself after you come in second.

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