Zings Of The Day July 20, 2011

Shares of Tesla Motor TSLA rose sharply today after it disclosed a $100 million deal with Toyota TM to provide parts for an electric version of the Rav4. Great. So Americans automotive future rests on Japan. Haven't I seen this one before? Several banks are weighing bids for parts of nationalized Irish lender Anglo Irish Bank Corp.'s U.S. real-estate portfolio. I wonder if a 6 pack of Guiness and potatoes are part of the portfolio. The iPhone is conquering Asia, as sales there nearly quadrupled from a year ago and helped Apple Inc. AAPL crushed estimates. Didn't Godzilla do this too?