Can you be killed by an olive? I had one of those huge Trader Joe's olives, stuffed with jalapeno. The damn thing was unexpectedly hot, it's not the first jar I've sucked down, and it pert near offed me. Right there in the kitchen.

All I could think of before dying, besides wondering how I was going to form words while calling 9-1-1, was I hadn't finished my turkey yet. I think I have one more leftover meal remaining. No more mashed potatoes and the gravy bit the dust today. Would have been a shame not to finish that.

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"Borat" gets blamed for a lot of things. Kid Rock chimes in.

Next vacation: The ABBA Museum.

We all know GNR was in town last Friday and they didn't start until Midnight, and so on and so on. Well, they fired their support band, Eagles of Death Metal. A fine one-show performance.

Exercise Yard

You knew it was coming. The World Chess Federation takes anti-doping measures. As I walk the mean streets in town, I am hearing the term "castling" more often.

Not only that, they are forcing well-dressed hostages to LISTEN to chess being played behind them. Torture the likes of which we've never seen before.













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21 Across: Byrnes of "77 Sunset Strip" (3 letters) Answer: Edd

I was so excited when a new HD channel showed up on the cable. Then I realized it's Weather Now, the HD weather channel from 19/43. So I get Tanchak in HD on his own weather channel. Plus I have Channel 3's local weather channel as well in digital. America, what a country.

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Pam Anderson gets a divorce. Man, I thought it would last a little longer then 5 months. Jeepers.

If you like making witty comments at the cinema, as I do, Lycos Cinema lets you do it online. The content sucks, but with the right kind of movie, perhaps one about racism not choices, this idea would work. I think this would be cool if you were snowed in or up real late and wanted to chat with your buds.

Much like the next GNR album, rumored forever but never released, "Twin Peaks: Season 2" may finally come out. I am all over this, if it happens.

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Let's take a break from the verbal fellating of Brett Favre this evening and watch something cool about Cleveland sports.

Check out LeBron goofing around in a layup drill.



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46 Across: Valhalla VIP (4 letters) Answer: Odin