I receive a couple of daily digests from undergrad alumni e-mail discussion groups. I don't know why I find this post to the career networking list so amusing:

I am researching the ice industry and am seeking information or contacts in that industry. While I am ultimately interested in Asia, I am starting with a global search, so contacts/info relating to ice in Europe or the Americas would be relevant as well. For clarity, I am talking about bagged, cubed ice, like the stuff you would pick up at your local gas station.

The ice industry??