Obama's scriptwriters are already working on his counter-zingers: "I haven't seen anybody bomb that badly at a formal dinner since the last Pakistani wedding we hit. Hiyooo."

The Odourer.

So she's playing Penny from Happy Endings? I know it's a broad sitcom archetype, but man…all it's missing is a reference to her hitting her head a lot.

They should interview some stern, upstanding Victorian gentlemen of 1896, who told all their friends how much they enjoyed Wilde's plays when they came out, and now have to suffer endless jokes and innuendos.

If he's constantly hesitating and trying to remember things, we could just go full circle on this The ____er thing and call the show The "Er"er.

The show will be rewritten so that he gains super-hearing, and renamed The Hearer. (Predictably, some Googling tells me that The Listener has already been taken by a Canadian show.)

I don't know… When they announced that each episode would focus on a single member of the family, I was first in line for the 'They've made a huge mistake' quotes, thinking it smacked of the Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase. Later, though, they released some set pictures of the cast all together that seemed to indicate we…

To be fair, he only got the gig after Bubbles turned it down.

What about elephants? Have we lost their trust?

The lower-budgeted youth version will be called The Internship With Really Good Prospects, Honest.

Britta's a B.

There's something about the titanic clash between Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow that makes Cliffhanger pretty special too.

Chevy Chase's diss track drops on Friday.

I managed to do the Everest base camp trek a few years ago, despite being a generally slobbish layabout. Highly recommended if you ever get the chance. Into Thin Air was on sale everywhere on the way up, but I thought it might be a bit discouraging.

Touching the Void did it.

On the other hand, I've heard they also ate a LOT of eggs on those early expeditions, for easily transportable and preservable protein. So…imagine the bad egg breath. Every conversation should be punctuated with belching and fanning hands.

@Scrawler2:disqus Then all is forgiven - but the New York Post might still try to jam you up.

For the record: in the 1997 TV movie, Jon Krakauer was played by everybody's favourite creepy uncle, Christopher McDonald. This recasting should be pretty good for Krakauer's ego.

No, no and no. But all you guys should probably still check your privilege. Is it where you left it?

Pun threads are a thimble of all that is thilly about this thite.