Wednesday, December 8. 2004
Coming in March, 2005!!!! Want!!! From MuppetCentral.com: The United States postal service has announced their 2005 stamp releases and Jim Henson fans will get a special stamp next year in honor of the Muppets creator.
Ten Muppet characters will share a sheet of stamps with a single stamp for their creator, Jim Henson. The Muppets honored include Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Statler and Waldorf, Animal, Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, Camilla the Chicken and Gonzo. Below the single Henson stamp is a larger photo in the sheet's selvage showing Henson in silhouette sitting on the floor, back to a wall, knees drawn up, and talking to Kermit. I would also like to point out the new Muppets.com website. Totally cool! If you mouse over the stamp on the newsstand, you get a preview of the stamps!
I heart Kermie. I mourn Jim Henson.
We were discussing knitting and other crafts, and Amelia sent this amusing website. I like the "People Are Cattle" one. Too bad I'm craft-impaired...
Seems the BBC was fooled by a cruel hoax last Friday. The Times of India on Saturday, attributed the lapse in part to their cuts in their research and library facilities: The BBC, which cut back at least five years ago on traditional research facilities and library services offered to editorial staff, admits it will need urgently to review procedures regarding the trustworthiness of information culled from websites. Well, yes, a good librarian could have told you that, my lads!
Craig Ferguson of The Drew Carey Show has been tapped to be the new host of The Late Late Show. New 'Late Late Show' Host Plugged for the Job
Craig Ferguson, who was named Tuesday to succeed Craig Kilborn as host of CBS's The Late Late Show, has told the Chicago Sun-Times that he had never thought about hosting a talk show until he was asked to guest-host last October. In an interview with TV critic Phil Rosenthal, Ferguson said that "about 30 seconds into my guest-hosting shot, I thought, 'I don't want to do anything else in my life but this.' It's like show-business crack to me. It just hit me, and that's all I could think about." He said that he knew he remained a contender for the job because, when he phoned the producers every three or four days, they took his calls. "In Hollywood," he said, "that means you're doing OK." Ferguson is brilliant and charming, but will insular American audiences be able to deal with the Glasgow brogue? We'll see.
Bureaucracy at its best, from Yahoo! News: Jeremy Brown from Northern Ireland may rue the day he decided to change his name to Crazy Horse Invincible, partly because he did so after one too many drinks, but mainly because his new identity is causing more hassle that it may be worth.
When the airline staff finally satisfied itself that all was in order, Crazy Horse received his ticket and will now be able to travel to the Czech capital where he and his friend, who now answers to the name Spaceman Africa -- who apparently had no trouble getting a plane ticket -- intend to spend their Christmas holidays. Thanks to John W. for the link.
Thanks, Alissa J. Great Get Fuzzy comic. Yeah, I'd read that book.
Laurince sent me this one. I've been sick for a couple of days, so am still playing catch-up. For now, loyal readers, a little holiday humor: Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates.
"In honor of this holy season," Saint Peter said, "you must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven."
The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. "It represents a candle," he said.
"You may pass through the pearly gates," Saint Peter said.
The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, "They're bells".
Saint Peter said, "You may pass through the pearly gates."
The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally pulled out a pair of women's panties.
St. Peter looked at the man with a raised eyebrow and asked, "And just what do those symbolize?"
The man replied, "They're Carol's."
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