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Nick Denton, Gawker founder, quits blogging, sells out to WendellWit.
It must be true, it’s on the Gawker site. via Wired, for some strange reason.
UPDATE: They fixed the glitch that allowed people like me to “write our own Gawker headlines”. It was fun while it lasted and I do have a
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I still try to scrupulously avoid political humor, but I’m stunned somebody else hasn’t taken the following idea and run with it (into the ground, most likely):
“A Christmas Quagmire”, in which Ebenezer W. Bush is visited by the ghost of James Baker Marley, The Spirit of Iran Past (Sadaam), Iran Present (Maliki) and Iran Future (don’t ask). He looks in at the Cratchett family: Cheney Crachett, Condi Cratchett and their adopted son Tiny Tim Rumsfeld (there’s going to be an empty place at the table). There are so many satire points available in Bush’s Past, and the Iran Present scenes (other than the Cratchetts) would be heartbreaking… The only thing I can’t visualize is Ebenezer waking up a changed man. 
The United Nations turned down my request to be declared “Switzerland-neutral” in the War on Christmas, and the absence of any “Year End Best of” lists may result in expulsion from the Technorati bloglist, so I am currently pondering a number of possibilities for last-minute holiday-themed features (and surprisingly, Pinky IS pondering what I’m pondering).
I would appreciate the opinions of my audience of 14 (as of 12/10/06) on the following concepts:
“The Star Wars Prequels Christmas Special, featuring Jar Jar the Red-Nosed Reindeer and How Palpatine Stole Advent”
“The James Bond Christmas Special, or The Little Drummer Boy with a License to Kill”
“Christmas Family Traditions I Hope Your Family Doesn’t Have”
including The Search for Batteries for the Electric Carving Knife, Discovering Rats in the Christmas Present Hiding Closet, Not Reading the Expiration Date on the Egg Nog Carton, Watching a “Rocky” Movie on Boxing Day, Saving Energy by Using Motion Sensors on the Outdoor Christmas Lights and Deciding Whether Your Latest Broken Bone Gets a Red or Green Colored Cast.
“The Year Santa’s Reindeer Took Time Off to Avenge the Death of Bambi’s Mother”
“How to Make a Nativity Scene Without Making Anybody in It Look Muslim”
“December Holidays for the Deeply Atheistic”
including Mao’s Birthday, Anniversaries of the Discovery of the South Pole and the First Crossword Puzzle, Hand Washing Awareness Week and Slovenian Independence Day (these are really all in December… I am not Dave Barry making this up!)
“This Year in Badly Photoshopped Pictures”
“The 10 Lamest Year End ‘Best Of’ Lists of 2006 (not including this one)”
“Be Prepared for the New Year! Start Dating All Your Checks “2007″ Now!”
