News Tuesday, January 12, 2010 D Todays menu Keep public transport clean and tidy by taking your Metro with you when you leave the bus or train Contact usGuilty Pleasures P8 MetroLifeP12-16 TV listings P14 60 Second Interview P15 Puzzles P16 Mail P17 Business P18 Sport P22-24 Lotto Monday Million: 11, 15, 19, 29, 37, 38 Bonus: 20 Saturday Draw: 02, 13, 24, 29, 32, 42 Bonus: 44 Recycle for DUBLIN E-mail: news@metroherald.ie Visit: www.e-metro.ie Newsdesk: 01 637 5975 Advertising: 01 637 5972 Distribution: 01 637 5901 Classified: 01 637 5979 The Ridiculant Something we found down the back of the internet Fact of the day Snoozing: Some people say the strangest things in their sleep Picture: Alamy Do you talk in your sleep? Ever wondered what you might be saying as you frolic around the Land of Nod? In the case of one chap called Adam, it turns out that his night-time mutterings are, in fact, comedy gold. Adams wife has been keeping tabs on his utterances with a voice-activated recorder, transcribing them for her blog, Sleep Talkin Man. The things he says tend toward the surreal (This fish has got big floppy lips. Floppy lips. Fishy kissy fishy kissy. Oop, took one on the mouth! Not nice), with a running theme of his hatred of lentils. He also seems fond of dire warnings, including: Dont put the noodles and the dumplings together in the boat. Theyll fight! The noodles are bullies. Poor dumplings. And: Dont leave the duck there. Its totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, itll have much more fun. He also says many things not suitable for a family newspaper... Belfast Dublin 2day Max: 6c Sunrise: 8.36am Max: 4c 2dayaroundEurope Athens Barcelona Berlin Brussels London Geneva Madrid Paris Rome 15c 10c -3c 0c 2c -3c 10c -1c 11c Min: 2c 4c4c 2c 1c 1c 2c Sunset: 16.31pm 2night Limerick Cork Galway Cavan Derry Tipperary WaterfordKerry Kilarney Donegal 6c 6c 3c 3c 2c 2c Tuesday night will see winds begining to die down with fewer showers of rain and sleet in Leinster. Highest temperatures only 1 to 4 C degrees. During Wednesday winds will continue to decrease. It will remain rather cold with temperatures just 1 to 4 degrees. With clearing skies and slack winds, at night is likely to be very cold with a danger of icy roads. Rain spreading northeastwards across the country today, with areas seeing sleet and snow. The rain will be persistent and heavy in southern areas possibly leading to localised flooding, with coastal areas there most at risk. Highest temperatures generally only around 2 to 4C, but up to 7 or 8C near the southwest coast. Strong to gale force southeast to east winds. Ever wondered who the fattest American president was? At 136kg (21st), William Howard Taft was the tubbiest. He was in office between 1909 and 1913 and was so big he even got stuck in the White House bath. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html