Funny thing happened as I was falling asleep. [View all]

[MineralMan]

The AM radio station I listen to most of the time carries CBS news and talk most of the time, but they're also broadcasting the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball games. Annoying, but I still had the radio on as I was drifting off last night. The Wolves were playing the New York Knicks (Wolves won).

Anyhow, I kept thinking I was hearing "World Peace" as the name of one of the Knicks' players. I kept trying to hear it correctly, but it kept sounding like the player's name was "World Peace." Weird. Was I not comprehending some unusual name?

Nope. There is a new Knicks player with the name, Metta World Peace. I checked Google this morning. Formerly named Ron Artest, the player changed his name. It's certainly a memorable name.

Apparently, Mr. World Peace also has a penchant for making interesting statements to the media. I think I'll be watching for this guy's comments.

I know this is a sports figure, but it's an interesting story, generally, so I posted it in General Discussion.