Harvey Korman dies at 81

Moon and stars watermelon

Super-cool heirloom watermelon shown in today's NY Times:

Opening day 2008

Buurrrrrr

Fashion week!

Get a load of this Bozo:

Happy birthday, dahling!

Today is Tallulah Bankhead's birthday.

Here's a few TB quotes for the occasion:

• Only good girls keep diaries; bad girls don't have time.
  
• Six mint juleps and I'm not even sober!
• (On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
  
• My father warned me about men and booze, but he never mentioned a word about women and cocaine.
  
• (On why she called everyone "dahling") All my life I've been terrible at remembering people's names. I once introduced a friend of mine as Martini. Her name was actually Olive.

Tallulah was a lifelong baseball fan and adored her beloved NY Giants. She said that there had only been two true geniuses in all of history, "Willie Shakespeare and Willie Mays." The day the Giants' Bobby Thompson hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" to beat the Dodgers and win the 1951 pennant was happiest of her life she said. 

And, to wrap up, this from Wiki: "Tallulah was also a big fan of the soap opera, The Edge of Night. It has been said that after watching a female character agonize over a man, Bankhead contacted the producers of the show and said, 'Why doesn't she just shoot the bastard?'"

Next stop: Karl's gigantic pants

NY Times: "CHANEL REDUX Karl Lagerfeld leads models back into the 'Chanel jacket.'"

The annotated NH Primary

Photo from today's NY Times online:

As you can see, there's a little old lady here. And another one here. And another one here.

Purple haze

London's News of the World claims Britney's bizarre behavior was the result of a "purple monster" mix of vodka, NyQuil and Red Bull, which she downed along with 100 prescription pills, including 12 Vicodins, six Ritalins and 10 sleeping pills.

A note from the Publisher

Dear friends:
As 2008 approaches, I'd like to take a moment to thank all of you who made Little Pig Robinson such a thrilling success. Without you—readers, loyal minions and, of course, our many sponsors—it never would have been possible. So, to you all: happy holidays and a very merry new year!

Admiral Bone in the Situation Room

He said "rear." And "bone."

Wile E. Coyote: you're on notice

Please welcome Steve!

Little Pig Robinson's new "C.E.O."! And he's only charging $2/year!!

What's that? Ah, I see...maybe this will refresh your memory:

Please welcome Jim!

Little Pig Robinson's new VP for Investor-Relations. Jim comes to us from the US Postal Service.

Thumbsucker

IMDB: George throws himself, and everyone around him, into chaos when he attempts to break free from his addiction to his thumb.

You make me feel: mi-tee reeeeal

President Bush, dressed in a period hoop-skirt, delivered a speech today at Independence Day celebrations at West Virginia University in Morgantown.

D'ya hear the one about the lady senator with the big knockers?

With his approval rating sinking in the polls, President Bush tonight addresses the nation about his plans for Iraq. "I think we have a clear strategy for success," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Monday. Bush will mark the anniversary of the U.S. handover of sovereignty to Iraqis in a speech at 8 p.m. ET at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Happy birthday Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry was born today in 1919.








When Richard Scarry and Muhammad Ali met each other at a bookfair in the 1970s Ali said "Hmm, you don't look very scarry to me."

Surprising details

PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR:
"Good evening, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us tonight.
The big secret is out. Mark Felt was Deep Throat. And, tonight, you'll learn the surprising details...But let's begin with some of the new details we have learned today about Mark Felt himself."

None of our business, I say.

Wolf Blitzer fears pajama-clad Swedes

BLITZER: "As you know, our viewers listening to this, I'm listening to this, I'm hearing about some kid in Sweden, probably in his bedroom in pajamas, hacking in to some of these major government labs and security systems. And I'm saying this does not instill a whole lot of sense of confidence in the way our government operates in the world of these computers."

Why don't you and Yosemite get a room?

NY Times headline:
"Yosemite Drapes Itself in Its Splendid Liquid Veils, and Preens"

Mancipation

The FREITAG man-purse.

Rove's 3-point shocker!

Two in the pudding, and one in the cake.

Papal darkhorse: Father Cornelius Horan

Wilford Brimley elected president of Iraq

Wilford Brimley, who was voted in as president, spoke after today's national assembly meeting.

Time for pie...

Joint Economic Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., right, looks on as Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md. points to a chart on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002 during a news conference to discuss poverty in the U.S. The Census Bureau announced Thuesday that the poverty rate rose for the first time in eight years and household income fell last year. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette)

Poverty Hill

Note: irony-free post.


Poverty Hill: sitting near the Duwamish River, this sacred mound is the spot where the world was created according to Indian folklore. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet)

State of the union

See, now, I'm squishing your head.

Cheek & chic

This combination photo shows a model presenting a creation as part of Cavalera's 2005 Fall/Winter collection show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week, January 25, 2005. Picture taken on January 25. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Another reminder of the dangers of static-cling

A model wears a creation by French fashion designers Michel Dupre and Christelle Santabarbara for their spring-summer 2005 haute couture fashion collection presented in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
(January 25, 2005)

Remembrance of inaugurals past

The "Prez," George H. W. Bush, jams with the late Lee Atwater at an 1989 inaugural ball.