Dispensary Corner 16 Dec 13
December 16, 2013
A pair of autographed shoes
worn by US basketball star
Michael Jordan when he played
with influenza have been sold for
more than $100,000.
The red and black sneakers were
snagged by an anonymous bidder
after a hotly contested telephone
auction, with the shoes worn by
Jordan during the so-called “flu
game” on 11 June 1997 when
he played despite suffering from
severe fatigue and nausea.
Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to
a 90-88 win over Utah, with the
victory setting up his team to later
win the NBA championship.
The seller was Preston Truman,
a former ball boy who was given
the shoes after the game and has
kept them locked in a bank safety
deposit box for the last 16 years.
“I just didn’t see the point to
something so cool and a part of
NBA history sitting at my bank any
more,” he said.
A BRITISH greengrocer is celebrating the festive season in an unusual way which may help encourage kids to eat their vegies. Lawrence Jones from Slough has worked out exactly how many Brussels sprouts - a traditional ingredient in UK Christmas dinners - will fit inside a Mini. He was responding to a challenge from the carmaker, which was happy to report that the total was 38,182 of the loved or loathed vegetables (below). Jones also helpfully pointed out that the sprouts weighed the equivalent of 29 reindeer, and if laid out end to end would be the length of 1.6km of tinsel. The Brussels sprouts were later removed from the vehicle and taken to a local soup kitchen. Reports don’t say whether the Mini was a write-off.
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