Mother, May I Sleep with Treacher?

Donald Westlake, R.I.P.

He died of a heart attack on his way to New Year's Eve dinner.

The incredibly prolific Westlake, and his good friend Richard Stark, are two of my favorite writers. I can't believe the world has seen its last Parker novel. 2009 is not starting off well...

Batton Lash is a nice man and a great cartoonist

Check out his interview over at Tom Spurgeon's Comics Reporter. I am mentioned tangentially.

Cue up yet another disappointment

I don't know who nominated me for Best Humor Blog over at this deal, but I appreciate the thought.

And no, I don't get why Burge wasn't nominated. He's actually funny.

My congratulatory ad for President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama

The Washington Post is graciously allowing us to pay $10 each for classified ads congratulating BHO on his inauguration. And they must be congratulatory. No bringing up Wright or Ayers or Rezko or Blago or Alinsky or any other topic that might furrow the brow of the Messiah.

So, okay, fine. Here's my ad:

Gratefully, everyone told Bush, “Enough.” New times! Change! Obama makes me incredibly elated!

If you need me to explain the real message in the preceding text, drop me an e-mail.

It might cause a Star Trek floating-robot logic loop

What would've happened if the Iraqi shoe-thrower had followed up by asking a tough question about Obama's tax plan? How would the lefty blogs, and the lefty newspapers they're replacing, cope?

As he was being dragged out, he yelled, "Don't lace me, bro!"

The Office of the President-Elect has already released a statement denying any involvement in the purchase of the flying footwear.

Hey, if Bush is such a tyrant, why hasn't this guy been lowered into an industrial shredder yet?

Do they let you wear your hairpiece in prison?

Or is it bagged up with your other personal effects?

I'm really sick of politics

Just thought you should know.

Looks like he's been keeping all those loaves and fishes for himself

It's 3 minutes and 13 seconds, and I defy you to sit through the whole thing.

Hey, didn't blacks and Hispanics vote overwhelmingly for Prop. 8? I wonder when somebody will do a mini-musical about that.