WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- When Matt Damon was filming "The Talented Mr. Ripley" in Italy, he got pretty talented at imitating Leonardo DiCaprio. According to "Fashionwiredaily.com," so many Italian schoolgirls thought Damon was DiCaprio that he started using Leo's name while signing autographs. -- GUERNEVILLE, Calif. -- People have some pretty strange ideas of what will make a good toast on New Year's Eve. Some of the more unusual toasts submitted to Korbel champagne include one wishing for "watchable Keanu Reeves movies" and a toast that the Y2K bug won't destroy Las Vegas. -- NEW YORK -- Old wives remedies keep on getting weirder and weirder. The upcoming "Self" magazine reports some people believe you can relieve an earache by blowing cigar smoke into the ear canal.