I Heard it on WWDTM

A perfect weekend always starts out with Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! and hot, home cooked breakfast...

"Actually, here's the thing that's amazing. Everyone was like, 'oh yeah, Michael Phelps,' and then the story came out about how much he eats--"

"--He eats a lot, 12,000 calories a day--"

"--And all of the sudden everybody's like 'I wanna be like Mike.' Actually people are already like, 'I already am like Mike.'"

"No, we don't have an obesity crisis, we have a swimming crisis in America."

"We're not swimming enough."

"Do ten laps and get a blooming onion. That's the answer."

--Peter Sagal and Mo Rocco on WWDTM, Saturday August 16, 2008

Original photo caption: “U.S. President George W. Bush playfully pats the backside of U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball team player Misty May-Treanor (L) at her invitation while visiting the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Grounds at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 9, 2008. Team mate Kerri Walsh (R) watches.”

Corrected caption, eight minutes later: “ATTENTION EDITORS - CAPTION CLARIFICATION U.S. President George W. Bush playfully pats the back of U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball team player Misty May-Treanor (L) at her invitation while visiting the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Grounds at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 9, 2008. Teammate Kerri Walsh (R) watches.”

That English language can be tricky, can't it? "Back" and "backside" are so similar but seem to have completely different connotations.

-- Andrew Malcolm

And miniature cows? Really? I'm gonna have to double check this with my people in Arkansas.... Oh my goodness, they even make panda cows. I think I need a farm. Cute little pets you can eat. Sweet.


And of course,

Woman, 90, fulfils 'thong' wish

A 90-year-old woman saw her dreams come true when she was served fish and chips by a man dressed only in a thong and a see-through apron.

Now, that is my kind of old lady. Just kidding. That's sick. My waiter would be wearing leather chaps. But seriously, the whole story is pretty bizarre. I mean, fish and chips? I wonder if that was just the special of the day, or if it was actually her first choice?


Lastly, Isaac Hayes, the man who sang "Shaft" and lent his mellow baritone to South Park's Chef, died Sunday at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65. Here is "Shaft," interpreted through dance by three young men. No homo.