Despite my frequent professions of “nothing happened today,” Last Days is actually never at a loss for material, just space. But thanks to the unfillable vastness of the internet, those Last Days-worthy items that don’t make the cut for the column can now enjoy life on Slog.

First is this week’s Last Days Remainder Roundup is a fascinating case reported by the New York Law Journal, concerning one Jerry Colaitis, a prominent New York furrier whose path to Last Days began back in January 2001, when Colaitis, his wife, and several family members went to the high-octane Japanese eatery Benihana for a birthday dinner. Trouble came in the form of a flying shrimp, tossed at Mr. Colaitis by his table-side hibachi chef. Here things get muddy: One side says Mr. Colatis was trying to dodge the shrimp; the other side says Colaitis was trying to catch it in his mouth. Either way, Colaitis threw out his neck, with the injury requiring surgery. Following this surgery, Colaitis developed a related infection which required another surgery. Two months later, Jerry Colaitis died of a blood-borne infection. And now his wife is seeking $10 million in damages—from Benihana. Ridiculous full story here.

Speaking of New York curiosities: On both my outgoing and return flights to and from NYC last week, I was seated directly behind the same man. More importantly, I recognized the man by his promotional yarmulke, an otherwise standard saucer-sized head cover emblazoned with the Windows XP logo. Are promotional yarmulkes common? Or was this a yarmulke anomaly? If anyone knows anything, please share.

Finally, this Hot Tip from Hot Tipper Danielle:

While waiting outside the Wayward Café on 9th and 55th, I witnessed a woman lean back against the window in her booth while her husband/boyfriend/whatever leaned in with his army knife to clip a stray nose hair from the hippy chick’s nose. This went on for about 30 seconds until the hair was finally clipped. It then turned into a discussion about how difficult it was to clip it, and how she thought she’d gotten it earlier but didn’t, and will cutting it make it grow faster and should she have pulled it instead? I was too close to avoid seeing it, and they were too loud to ignore the conversation.

Thank you, Danielle. Everyone else, see you next week.