is my favorite character also (in the 'Tom Universe').

I would like to see more cartoons featuring him.

Speaks to the entitlement complex Gov. Palin seems to have in spades (very top quality Neiman-Marcus spades).

The Edwards haircut story was an indication that Sen. Edwards really, reslly liked his hair. Maybe a whiff of excessive vanity there.

As a 49 year old with 20 to 25 more years to go on my 'sentence' of forced labor, I applaud your stand. Personally, I hope many more of your generation takes your philosophy to heart.

It will mean (for me) less people I have to contend with for jobs, promotions, etc.

Also, my salary will go farther (as you & your compatriots won't have jack shit to buy stuff in our currently capitalistic system).

who asked: 'Does anyone in the group know that Crystal is a former Olympian - did she tell anyone in the tribe? I agree that it's really strange she is such a klutz at the physical stuff.'

No one seems to know (IMO). I might have thought Marcus would know (as he knew a cousin of hers), but if he did, he didn't tell anyone.

Crystal is one of those people who can run very, very fast but has almost no other coordination. I've seen a couple in my life. She ran in the 1st round of the 1600m relay at the Athens Olympics. She & her teammates managed to qualify the team for the finals. She was then replaced by a better runner for the finals. She does get a Gold Medal for that, she just didn't get to stand on the podium, etc.

My favorite moments in this edition of survivor has been Sugar consistantly running circles around Colleen & her group of 'beautiful people', all while Colleen trashes her as being 'stupid', etc.

As the recappers in Televisionwithoutpity say: 'the editors really hate Colleen'.

Amazing Race didn't really finish that well, IMO. No last non-elimination pitstop for the final 3 & no final Roadblock where only 1 member of team has to complete a task. I was disappointed.

who gave this advice: 'What you really ought to do is carry a large kielbasa sausage on you during every Sabbath. When you walk up to the gaggle of religious fruitcakes, whip out your sausage and wave it around like a light saber. It'll be like waving garlic at vampires.'

Man, that was funny!! I love the imagined visuals I got of your suggestion. One more thing, when the Jedi Sausage (tm) is brandished, the person has to make 'light saber noises' while waving it around.

who said: 'The finale of Amazing Race was horrible and the whole hour was a bloody bore - did the producers really think that running around looking in a 150 different clue boxes would be visually exciting? Hated the team that won - and I'm a bit suspicious about their relationship. Oh well.'

Totally agree on the 150 clue box thing. Didn't understand whether the contestant had to put back a tile that didn't fit the puzzle in the box they got it from (I wouldn't know where to put it back). Plus, it was boring.

I thought the team that won (Nick & Starr) deserved to win. They dominated the race I thought. I'm sure they are bro/sis. Nick comes off as a little fey (I think it is his aerobic legkick in the intro), but he is supposed to have some GF back in NYC. Starr & Rocky Jr. are still dating, I hear.

As for Team Dandrew, they were the lamest final 3 squad I've ever seen. Sorta ironic though that the clueless foreign cabdriver got them in the U.S.

Here in KY, in my work parking lot, I've noticed several cars that are now sporting Obama/Biden signs that did not have them on prior to the election.

These are all cars that I'm familiar with & I had made note before the election to see who had them & who didn't. There weren't many in the lot who had Obama stickers on (a few more than McCain/Palin stickers, I'd have to say though).

No worries. The more the better!

IMO, the only solution is for Kashmir to be partitioned in some mutually acceptable way between India & Pakistan. Easier said than done, no doubt.

Kashmir has always been majority muslim. It was ruled by a Himdu Rajah & was scheduled for a plebiscite (which everyone knew would result in Pakistan being the country of choice). Indian/Hindu nationalists got the Rajah to perform one of his last autocratic acts & he (by decree) put Kashmir in India.

Mr. Jinnah (and Ghandi) had always assumed Kashmir would go to Pakistan & was mightily pissed. Since then, wars have been fought & many, many people killed.

IMO, Kashmir is the jewel of India & Pakistan cannot hope to get all of it back (India would never allow that). However, India must acknowledge it obtained Kashmir by crook & negotiate with Pakistan to return at least half of it to Pakistan.

Personally, I don't see this happening any time soon.

Someone good needs to adapt Philip Jose Farmer's masterpiece. It would take at least 2 movies & probably 3 to do it justice.

Since everyone who ever lived (until 1983 if you go by the book as originally written) is on Riverworld, you can have all kinds of cameos (beyond the historical characters: Sir. Richard Burton, Alice Liddell, Sam Clemons, etc. who are main characters) of historical figures getting their commupence, etc.

Plus, it's a great story with good CGI possibilities. Lots of nudity too (in the early scenes & with characters who don't mind walking around naked).

Also there's at least one alien stuck there with the humans & you have neanderthals & gigantopithicus' as well.

What's not to like?

but there's something (some kind of liquid and/or solvent) that you are never, ever supposed to pour into the stuff they have down in the tank of an airplane toilet.

If you make that mistake, it creates a volcano of blue stuff/feces erupting from the toilet.

Maybe it's mentos?