AUTHOR: Dave Sypniewski DATE: Friday, December 02, 2005 ----- BODY: Yes, it's true. After nearly a six month hiatus, the "Week in Review" is back to cause more controversey. "Zeke" the official mascot says it's time to get dirty...Earlier this week there was a story about the return of The Simple Life to the E! channel. To clear things up, the show will continue with Paris and Nicole BUT, they are still feuding and refuse to be on camera together therefore, each of them will be doing their own segment on their own and it will be edited together when the show airs. Mmkay?! ...Sir Reginald Dwight (AKA "Elton John)who lately has been prancing around like Peter Pan high on something, is getting married to his longtime boyfriend sometime this month. I should say, it will happen when the law for same sex marriages in the U.K. bends over backwards (pardon the pun) to accomodate the long list of queers anxious to skip to-my-lou down the aisle. Once they get the OK, the only problem lies within Sir Elton himself who needs to make sure the wedding takes place on one of his days off in-between rehabs. ...Last night I was lucky enough to see the movie based on the life of Pope John Paul II. Even Pope Benedict XVI had a private screening of the flick which he states was fairly accurate, except for the part about the 1998 incident in which Pope John got arrested for holding up a liquor store in East St. Louis. ....In the "what in the hell else are you supposed to do with them?" category: The organization responsible for labeling dangerous toys has targeted "The Thing" plastic hands as the number one toy this Christmas. There's a left fist and a right fist, the same orange color as "Thing" from the comics and Fantastic Four movie. All you can do with these is well, put 'em on and put 'em up. The committee is angered that this toy is too violent and children could get hurt playing with these. So, it says on the box to wear them over your hands. Hey, they're in the shape of fists! What else are you supposed to do with them, turn them over and fill them with potting soil and plant Tiger Lily's in April? OF COURSE someone is going to get hurt. Finally, a "Merry Christmas" greeting arrived from Comcast yesterday about their upcoming rate hike. As my New Year's resolution I vow to break up the company from it's monopoly over cable. If not, I hope for the regulation of cable by the FCC. I'd ask Santa to put coal in the stockings of Comcast employees this year, but everyone knows Santa can't go down ANY chimney. A chimney is square and Santa Claus is round. It's not a match. Even Arianna who is merely a few weeks old can figure that one out! Happy Friday! -------- Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: The return of "The Week in Review"!

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Friday, December 02, 2005

The return of "The Week in Review"!

Yes, it's true. After nearly a six month hiatus, the "Week in Review" is back to cause more controversey. "Zeke" the official mascot says it's time to get dirty...Earlier this week there was a story about the return of The Simple Life to the E! channel. To clear things up, the show will continue with Paris and Nicole BUT, they are still feuding and refuse to be on camera together therefore, each of them will be doing their own segment on their own and it will be edited together when the show airs. Mmkay?! ...Sir Reginald Dwight (AKA "Elton John)who lately has been prancing around like Peter Pan high on something, is getting married to his longtime boyfriend sometime this month. I should say, it will happen when the law for same sex marriages in the U.K. bends over backwards (pardon the pun) to accomodate the long list of queers anxious to skip to-my-lou down the aisle. Once they get the OK, the only problem lies within Sir Elton himself who needs to make sure the wedding takes place on one of his days off in-between rehabs. ...Last night I was lucky enough to see the movie based on the life of Pope John Paul II. Even Pope Benedict XVI had a private screening of the flick which he states was fairly accurate, except for the part about the 1998 incident in which Pope John got arrested for holding up a liquor store in East St. Louis. ....In the "what in the hell else are you supposed to do with them?" category: The organization responsible for labeling dangerous toys has targeted "The Thing" plastic hands as the number one toy this Christmas. There's a left fist and a right fist, the same orange color as "Thing" from the comics and Fantastic Four movie. All you can do with these is well, put 'em on and put 'em up. The committee is angered that this toy is too violent and children could get hurt playing with these. So, it says on the box to wear them over your hands. Hey, they're in the shape of fists! What else are you supposed to do with them, turn them over and fill them with potting soil and plant Tiger Lily's in April? OF COURSE someone is going to get hurt. Finally, a "Merry Christmas" greeting arrived from Comcast yesterday about their upcoming rate hike. As my New Year's resolution I vow to break up the company from it's monopoly over cable. If not, I hope for the regulation of cable by the FCC. I'd ask Santa to put coal in the stockings of Comcast employees this year, but everyone knows Santa can't go down ANY chimney. A chimney is square and Santa Claus is round. It's not a match. Even Arianna who is merely a few weeks old can figure that one out! Happy Friday!

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