I think Montana has the worst of that right now, so it's fine. Still, nobody here is naming their kids California.

Hmmm…I had to click the "Post a New Comment" button twice to get the box to appear, but I only clicked "Post" once.

Clarification
As a resident I feel obligated to mention that, despite the name, nobody in either of the Dakotas would wear any of the awful crap on that site.

Clarification
As a resident I feel obligated to mention that, despite the name, nobody in either of the Dakotas would wear any of the awful crap on that site.

Ah Split Mah Pants
Seriously, no mention of the guy who split his pants?

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It's Vampire Weekend's moment in the sun…so they're ash now?

One other thing…
Regrading the "I Will Always Love You" girl: was this the first time they've requested that a contestant sing a specific note? With the ridiculous amount of warbling and overdone vibrato, I have long suspected that most of these people can't hold a steady note, much less hit one in particular.

Charitable
I simply cannot summon any ill-will for Charity. She's so gosh-darn adorable. It's like trying to be mad at a fluffy kitten.

Nits
I'm getting a neck cramp from watching Hastings. Did they build the ceilings and door frames on the set too low or something? Also, Starbuck needs to invest in caller ID.

They got the reporter specifically because of Tooms' half-assed hacking from her computer. Presumably, they planted the stuff because they knew that Jack had contact with his source and needed to throw CTU off. The original plan presumably didn't include the reporter, because evil brother wanted to keep her out of the…

Freddy
I kept getting distracted by how much Freddie Prinze, Jr looks like Stephen Colbert from the front.

When I got Shinkai's latest on DVD, I managed to get my wife to watch with me. For those of you not familiar, it's about love (and often about how brutal and unfulfilled it is). I was blown away. Her reaction was "They're just drawn people. I can't care about them."

Holy cow: "Listen, Jay, Conan and I have children—all you have to take care of is cars. I mean, we have lives to lead here. You've got $800 million, for God's sakes—leave our shows alone.""

Hey, it takes effort to make three out of four consecutive words identical.

Ugh
I will only watch Jurassic Park IV if they have someone singing those "Holy fucking shit, fucking dinosaurs" lyrics over the theme.

I'm pretty sure they said that he almost died from diphtheria as a baby (and made an oh-so-tasteful dramatization). It can cause organ or nerve damage, but I don't think it would make him "special."

That hat sounds awesome. One of these days I need to drive down to Gayville and Yankton to get some souvenirs.

A Few Notes
Those dramatizations were a new low for Idol insulting a contestant. Someone opening up themselves to the judges' ridicule is one thing, but mocking someone for getting diphtheria is really tasteless.

Less Mechanical Than I Had Hoped
I was thinking this would be more like the old version of "Wheel of Fortune" where you buy the ceramic dog on a rotating stage.

…you want to charge people to watch someone defecate onstage?