Not to derail this thread, but as SNL has taught me "leagues" isn't actually a measure of depth. I believe "fathoms" would be the correct term. Of course I am not going back this up with any sort of actual research beyond a Phil Hartman SNL sketch so I could be wrong.

but will there be 'splosions?

You could also argue that WWII was the making of the Vietnam war considering that Ho Chi Minh was supported by the US in resisting the Japanese.

Yeah I imagine lawsuits to follow the first season.

I am now imagining Martian Judge as one of the characters on the God's Must Be Crazy.

Here's the key difference I see between Sybil and Rashida (judging from Sybil's picture)

-hops into the scene-

As a state employee I look forward to actually being able to laugh at bueracracy as opposed to driven to tears of frustration and rage.

I'm sure she has never heard that joke before and found it to be delightfully witty and original.

That pictorial feature debuts next week with their interview of Roman Polanski.

To those who doubt the US would have gotten involved in Europe, I would point to the "Europe First" propaganda campaign and Roosevelt's meetings with Churchill. FDR saw a need for us to become involved, I presume he would have enventually done it.

At least he sang a song that originally came out the year he was born.

My wife turned to me afterwards and asked "Did the blind guy really just sing a song about being able to see?".

I didn't realy care for Adam's performance last night, but can't fault those that liked it.

He scared me, but I did enjoy when he sang with Midnight Oil.

Bob K, you seem to be forgetting the many isolationists out there who didn't want the US to get into the fight.

Let's not forget that in the book Johnny gets all of his food served to him, get's to relax all day in bed, receives free healthcare and never has to work a day in his life!

I loved this book. It sounds like I read it much later in life then the rest of you as I found a used copy in college at Powell's in Portland. I grabbed it because the stark plainspoken title caught my attention. I could understand some feelings of monotonous, but I read the book so quickly that didn't seem to hit me.

Reading Larry McMurtry taught me that the most surefire way is to shoot yourself through the eye.

Nobody "reads" People. They just look at the pictures.