Kids love him, though. Watching him with my three-yr-old niece converted me, too. A kid that young should be taught that the world revolves around her. I'll wait til she's eight or nine before I show her Fight Club.

This article was posted on November 12th. 11 - 12.

Re: the much maligned Elmo -

Not sure what the price relation is now - but as a kid it was definitely a case of "the wealthy kids had Playmobil, the non-wealthy kids had Legos". This was my Dad's observation, really, and he did the buying.

Playmobil still exists to appease rich parents who can't bear to see their children playing with Legos like a common peasant.

What Palmer45 said. I think the brass knuckles with crosses in them were both completely silly and amazingly bad ass at the same time. Which is exactly how I feel about the movie.

'Strewth!

Jeez- I hear that "Eagles" plot hole too often - the Eagles even say in the books they can't go near Mordor because they'll get their butts kicked. They are eagles, not invincible spaceships, and Nazgul can also fly.

Semi-obligatory No Code is actually the best because blah blah blah.

They are very successful, and very successful = jealousy.

(Thanks for the laugh. I truly LOL'd.) Her first album is somewhat good, but I can see why others would feel it was "disposable".

Yeah she did, SPIN magazine circa 1990something - a little after Cornflake Girl was released as a single. She also mentioned it on JBTV if anyone non-Chicago had that.

"She likes me to pee!
Not because I can screw for hours
She just wants those golden showers
Over rubber sheets"

Surprised no one mentioned - "Cornflake Girl" is a nod to female genital mutlation.

*ahem* Don't put Poe down on the same level as Meredith Brooks. Just don't.

What problems? Season 2 was awesome!

Better Caw Saw!

SOMEBODY GET THIS FRIKKIN DUCK AWAY FROM ME!

Oh, okay that makes more sense.

I can totally see the guy/gal who writes these south park reviews as a kid on Saturday Morning, dressed in a cardigan sweater, hair neatly combed, eating a big bowl of Fiber-8 with soy milk and griping, "The Get Along Gang is too on the nose with its symbolism. The Mon Chi Chi's second episode reveals its…