Yes Icon!

*THIS IS NEWS TO ME:
"Treasury Department, Fed weighing plan to rescue Citigroup"---you can bet that's how much weight the public's gonna lose!

• "Sen. Clinton prepares to relinquish political identity again"---Oh, we'll all know who she is!

• "S. Korean firm's farming plan in Madagascar raises eyebrows"---who the hell wants to eat eyebrows??

• Man with sword shot, killed at Scientology building in Hollywood--- Friends warned Cruise not to recreate scene from "The Last Samurai."

"Astronauts tinker with urine-to-water machine"(AP) --- Still gotta be better than Tang!

*** Locally, a school bookkeeper, one Aimee Kite, was indicted for embezzling school money. Her plea was that she was doing it "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite."

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*** Fortunately, my wife and I have a lot of equity in our house. We share everything fairly.

*** When I left the newspaper a few days ago after over 4 years, the congenial and collegial staff promised that they would remain out of touch. I tell ya, there wasn't a wet eye in the house.

*** The American Film Institute certainly gathers no moss. They've announced yet another upcoming special, "AFI's Top 100 Actor's Bad Toupes".

***Sarah Palin told the press that it excites her to watch her husband choke the turkey.

*** I get a kick out of that show :"Iconoclasts" on Sundance Channel. They bring together two individuals who have reached the pinnacle of excellence in their respective fields, and then discuss the commonalities in their lives. Okay this week, it's Cameron Diaz and the Dalai Lama. Next week: Carrot Top and Stephen Hawking.

*** I watched a foreign film last night that was "Closed Captioned for the Dyslexically-Impaired"---they printed the subtitles backwards.

*** Detroit auto-makers just don't get it---Ford told Congress that they plan to produce faux Japanese cars, called "The Kamikaze".

*** I was somewhat dismayed when I asked my uncle where he was when he heard JFK died---he said, "On the grassy knoll."