I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had four types of gin in my liquor cabinet last night (Hendrick's, Sapphire, Tanqueray, and Ballast Point's Old Grove (locally produced)). There are still four today, but only barely.

A friend who runs a strong ale festival handed me a special taster of PBR that had been frozen and had the water scraped off the top (it was about 11% alcohol), so you could enjoy the characteristic corn-and-ass flavor at a much higher intensity.

I thought all writers drank to excess and beat their wives. At one point I wanted to be a writer…

Or an alive Madeline Kahn.

All of this makes me want to watch more of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Tom, I love reading your posts and agree with 90% of your opinions, but Oryx and Crake is a pile of steaming alarmist poo dressed up as cautionary tale cum creation myth. It's simply ridiculous. That said, I really did like The Blind Assassin.

The AV Club hates America.

I can't believe I forgot Philip Roth. I renounce the title bibliophile for a day. I dunno about Spyglass. If Compass had been in this decade, it certainly would be on the list.

*applauds Deadpanwalking*

I agree that Fables fell off, not coincidentally, about the time they started writing Jack of Fables. However, I think 1001 Nights of Snowfall deserved a mention as a standalone, and it's the second most notable omission. #1, where the hell is Flight?

I'll put in a shout out for Iron and Wine, too.

Firefly, Schmirefly! Where's the "Once More With Feeling" album??

For the record, "Probably should've explained this up front, but if there are obvious omissions from this list, that could be because they're going to appear on some future Best TV Of The '00s list. Just maybe. Perhaps. We'll see."

Has there ever been a Steel Magnolias quote thread here?

Mo'fo fo sho.

It's true, you honor. This man has no Dick.

Sam, odd you should mention the lemur named for Cleese- it was in this month's National Geographic in a section on the tsingy limestone formations of Madagascar.

Zooty zoot zoot.

OF COCK!

*tsk* What's wrong with a kiss, boy?