Iran Is Dry In Both Senses of the Word

In the 1980's, the street leading to the British Embassy at Tehran was re-named "Bobby Sands Street."











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Quote of the Day

"God Bless Christmas."



--Roger Smith, GM Chairman, 1989

Meka Leka Hi Meka Hieni Ho Ho Ho

My favorite television Christmas special ever created is Pee-Wee's Playhouse 1988 special. Where else can you get Frankie Avalon, Charo, Del Rubio Triplets, Annette Funicello, Whoopi Goldberg, Magic Johnson, Grace Jones, k.d. lang, Little Richard, Joan Rivers, Dinah Shore, Oprah Winfrey, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Cher in one hour?

k.d. lang's performance might be the best of her entire career. She's wearing a cowgirl DRESS and singing Jingle Bell Rock at the top of her lungs. There may have been alcohol involved. I am most impressed that she did the entire thing without stopping to roll on the ground laughing.

And, as Pee-Wee says, "All that's missing now is CHARO." Feliz navidad. I vant to vish you a merry chreestmas. I vant to vish you a merry chreestmas. I vant to vish you a merry chreestmas from the bottom of my hea-eart.

What's your favorite christmas tv special? (Yes, we all love Charlie Brown, but what else?) If you must, tell me about your SECOND favorite. My second favorite is South Park's Critter Christmas where Stan teaches lion cubs how to perform abortions so that they can abort the anti-christ fetus from a porcupine after all the woodland creatures have a blood orgy. Not exactly the sweetest Christmas special, but by far the funniest. Except for Charo.

I forgot to mention...

THIS may be the best part of the Pee-Wee special. He uses all the fruitcakes he received to build an extension to the playhouse. Note the shirtless men. Fruitcake. Shirtless men. Hmmm....