American Idol

Long-time readers are (painfully) aware that I fall into American idiocy at this time of year. My family and I gather around Fox TV and shrink our collective IQs by 25 or so as we watch American Idol.

It got off to a rocky start last night. The first contestant approved had more tatoos than a naval crew. They denied a couple of hapless contestants, but with considerable more charity than in past years. They approved the highly attractive bikini girl, which was cool because I read on the Internet ahead of time that she had been approved, and I was able to bet my two oldest kids $1 each that she'd make it. Great con. I just hope they don't read TDE today.
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Get me six pregnant women and a big jug of water on that jury, and I'd dominate: A George Washington University law professor says the 5,000 port-o-potties planned for Inauguration Day will be "grossly inadequate." Professor John Banzhaf, the so-called "Father of Potty Parity" sent a letter to the Presidential Inaugural Committee warning of potential lawsuits.
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Some funny Conan O'Brien: "Toyota is developing a miniature, environmentally friendly car that is powered entirely by a rechargeable battery. Meanwhile, Detroit is still hard at work on an SUV that runs on rain forest trees and Panda blood."