Loon Morning Rundown: Happiest Age of Your Life [AUDIO]

As heard on the March 11th show:

1. The Old Penny Breathalyzer Trick

We've all heard the wives tale that if you suck on a penny you can fool a breathalyzer test. Well, it doesn't work, but that didn't stop a guy in Canada from giving it a try. Problem is, the cop saw the penny on the guys tongue, which if that doesn't make you look guilty of trying to hide something, we don't know what will.

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2. McDonalds Adding Kale??? to Menu

Just months after running the ad below, McDonalds is going in the opposite direction and announced it will be adding kale to it's menu. Yes, one of those stupid trendy foods that tastes like shoe leather. If they're smart, they'll double deep fry it, because that's the only way kale should be eaten, if ever at all.

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3. Happiest Age of Your Life

According to a study of 2,000 people over the age of 40, the average age which people claimed to be happiest is 34. The reason? On average people are most comfortable with themselves, their career, housing situation, and financial situation. BUT, people were most likely to say they had become happier as they grew older.

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4. Men Like Women Who Laugh at Their Jokes

Doesn't everyone like it when people laugh at their jokes? According to this study of like under 200 people, so take that into consideration, women prefer a man who makes her laugh and men prefer a woman who laughs at his jokes. The study leader says the ability to make people laugh is a sign of intelligence and the attraction comes down to the biological need to pass your seed onto someone with a brain.

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5. Ireland's Drug Loophole

Book your flight now, because for the next 24 hours or so, there are technically no regulations on drugs like ecstasy and magic mushrooms. Apparently their 1977 Misuse of Drugs Act was found unconstitutional, so technically, the drugs it prohibits are legal until the new bill is passed. One provision, the new bill can't take effect until the day after it's signed, so now until Thursday at midnight, it's open season dude.

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6. Ruling on "Blurred Lines" Copyright Infringement

In a landmark ruling, a jury ruled in favor of the Marvin Gaye family for copyright infringement regarding Robin Thicke and Pharell William's song "Blurred Lines" saying it copied 1977's "Got to Give Up". The writers will have to pay the Gaye family $7.3 million. Check out the mash-up of the two tracks below. What do you think?

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7. Teen Hires Hit Man After Bad Grades

A 14-year-old boy is being held on charges of soliciting to commit first degree murder after his father found a signed, murder-for-hire contract in his bedroom. In it he states that his friend would carry out the deed for $1,200. Both teens signed the document, but the friend said he thought it was a joke when he signed it. The teen in question was apparently set-off after getting in trouble for bad grades. Maybe if he applied those writing skills to his school work, he'd be in a different boat.