How could I forget?

A very special award goes to Sean Penn for selling his sense of humor in exchange for either that haircut or a relationship with Madonna. The jury's still out on that one.

But don't worry, Sean. I'm sure that when Chris said "wait for a star," he was thinking of you.

(and Chris, you're a close runner up - seriously, man, would it have killed you to talk about the movies that were nominated?)

Jesus v. Jerry

Broadway will be denied one of the few original musicals now that the Christian Voice has gone Godfather on the show.

Despite being a hit in England, the UK's Christian Voice has protested the play, especially since it was run last month on the BBC in full (man, British TV is so much more interesting than ours).

"This is a blasphemous and a filth-filled production," says Stephen Green, national director of Christian Voice (quote from article).

Now it is up to the Christian Voice to save us from ourselves. They've even gone so far as to protect a Scottish cancer center's integrity by pressuring them into not taking donations from the play's profits.

According to the CNN article, "Green said his group helped the charity avoid a 'potential public relations disaster of profiting from filth and blasphemy.'"

Something tells me that the Christian Voice knows a thing or two about public relations distasters.



a note: while yes, I've now listed two groups who have lobbied for things to be stopped or shut down, it's not a question of a political agenda that I have so much as an agenda of "Dear god, don't they have something better to protest?"

A very special Idiot of the Day

There's no link today. There's no article.

The idiot of the day is - drumroll, please ... Kathy Griffin.

Congratulations, Kathy, for working the red carpet at the Oscars. And by "working the red carpet" I mean being confined to the tower where you cannot have any contact with the other actors and instead have to stand there doing stupid bits where you speak with the imaginary voices that are coming through your cell phone.

Ah yes. When in doubt, play off of your natural insanity.

I'm sure you're a very nice woman, and I'm sure that you intend to be funny. Unfortunately, you are the anti-funny. You are the black hole of funny. You make me look like Richard Pryor, in the scheme of humor.

And it is, for this reason, that I give you the very special honor of the Oscar Pre-Show Idiot of the Day.

Don't worry. I'm sure someone will replace you tomorrow with their acceptance speech. Possibly. Maybe.

Hey, it could happen.

Just like momma used to make

In keeping with the great tradition of edible jokes, now on the market is Trolli Gummy Roadkill, a delicious blend of fur, flavoring and gelatin.

Unfortunately, not everyone is a fan.

The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals feels that these candies don't encourage cavities so much as the torture of furry creatures.

"It sends the wrong message to children, that it's OK to harm animals. And that's the wrong message, especially from a so-called wholesome corporation like Kraft," said society spokesman Matthew Stanton (quote from the article).

This is not the first time, however, that a candy company has been attacked for the messages they've sent to children. In recent years, gummy bears have come under fire due to the fact that their candy tells children that it's okay to bite off the heads of bears and stick them on other bears' bodies. And currently a human rights group is boycotting Sourpatch Kids because they encourage cannibalism.

Update: NJSPCA wins, roadkill no longer put to good use.

In a first ever, there is a joint idiot of the day: both the NJSPCA and Kraft have earned it with their combined efforts. Congratulations to both.