December 31, 2007—Get out and find the New Year before it finds you.

By Jack Jackson

Queen Elizabeth II has setup her very own YouTube channel, The Royal Channel - The Official Channel of the British MonarchyQueen Elizabeth, Go Take a Nap! That channel name is, like, way too long.  That would be like me setting up the Jack Jackson Channel - The Official Channel of Jack Jackson.  [Will she set up an Xtube channel next?] {Or an English Channel?--Jack Jackson}

Paris Hilton's grandfather will be leaving his $2.3 billion to a charitable foundation.  Paris Hilton's grandfather, that's Just Nice.  I know I'm probably not related to you, but I could use just a small portion of that $2.3 billion to finish my collection of scented stones.  [Those still aren't stones.--Eds.]

December 24, 2007—It's always Christmas . . . somewhere.

By Jack Jackson

Nickelodeon is considering producing a sex and love informative special, potentially hosted by Linda Ellerbee. Nickelodeon, that's Just Nice.  I'm sure no teenager will want to have sex and love after watching Linda Ellerbee talk about sex and love.  [They couldn't get Phyllis Diller or Imogene Coca?--Eds.]

William Shatner may still make a cameo in the new Star Trek movie, but the problem is that Captain Kirk died in Star Trek: Generations, and the new writers are worried a little bit about continuity.  New writers, Go Take a Nap!  Have you seen Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan?  That movie is filled with continuity errors.  For example, Chekov claims to have been on the Enterprise when Khan first meets him on Ceti Alpha Five, but Chekov had never met Khan before, because Chekov wasn't actually on the Enterprise during Khan's first visit during the TV episode with Khan.  [We ignore the continuity errors in this column.--Eds.]

Peter Jackson will direct The Hobbit, and probably a bunch of other fantasy crap, too.  Peter, Go Take a Nap!  If you make any more 220-minute fantasy epics, I'm going to have to roll a 20-sided die to do a Constitution Check, and I'm not sure I can make it.  [Our intelligence just dropped a point.--Eds.]

Warner Brothers will release a new and even more final cut of Blade Runner on DVD soon, more exact to Ridley Scott's editing specifications.  Ridley Scott, Go Take a Nap!  I'm not buying any more versions of Blade Runner on DVD because I have no room next to my exhaustive collection of all the versions of the Star Wars DVDs, laser discs, and tapes.  [We would like to see a definitive version of Ghostbusters II.--Eds.]

December 17, 2007—When life gives you lemons, you sometimes have to eat lemons.

By Jack Jackson

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Roger Clemens is upset that his name was linked to steroids in the Mitchell ReportOh, Really?  I though any press was good press.  [He never inhaled--.Eds]

Alex Trebek had a heart attack, but he's doing better now.  Alex, what is That's Quite Nice?  I hope you take a break from work and let some other smug asshole try your job.  [Jack Jackson would be perfect.--Eds.]

An anonymous telephone bidder bought the original screenplay Orson Welles used while making Citizen Kane for $97,000Anonymous telephone bidder, Go Take a Nap!  You could've had, like, 194,000 tacos instead.  [Or possibly 388,000 tacos on cheap taco night.--Eds.]

Walgreens has decided not to press charges against Shia LeBeouf for being stinky drunk at the Miracle Magnificent Merchandise Mile Chicago store around 2:30amWalgreens, that's Really Quite Nice.  I just hope you extend the same courtesy to me the next time I'm ripped at one of your stores trying to find the Funyuns.  [Don't forget the Sixlets.--Eds.]

Britney Spears is now the number one prayed-for celebrity at the Hollywood Prayer Network, a group of over 5,000 Christians who pray for various celebrities.  Hollywood Prayer Network, that's Just Nice.  But it looks like your prayers are sort of making things worse right now for Britney, so maybe you should hold off your prayers until she starts doing better.

December 10, 2007—People need to start expecting less.

By Jack Jackson

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Will Smith got in trouble at a Tokyo news conference for giving away the ending of I am LegendWill, Go Take a Nap!  I don't want you to ruin the ending for me.  I want to be totally surprised when the ending leaves me surprised, satisfied, and hopeful for a new and brighter tomorrow.  [You could just read the book.--Eds.]
 
Amy Winehouse's mom is worried about Amy, and she publicly told the world so in a letter to a British newspaperAmy Winehouse's mom, that's Quite Nice.  Now instead of a letter campaign about your coked-up, whacked-out daughter, try giving her a phone call, and say something like: "Honey, when you do cocaine, rub your nose afterwards so no one sees the powder in there.  And keep your clothes on in public."  [Her lack of clothing in public is a cry for help.--Eds.]
 
Billy Joel wrote an anti-war song called Christmas in FallujahBilly, that's Just Nice.  I'm guessing more things rhyme with Fallujah than Baghdad, Mosul, Umm Qasr, and As Sulaymaniyah.  [Christmas in An Nasiriyah would have been a good song.--Eds.]
 
Brad Pitt wants New Orleans to build 150 "affordable and environmentally friendly homes."  Brad, that's Quite Nice.  But I want New Orleans to build 151 affordable and environmentally friendly homes, and that makes me better than you.  [We, of course, have been pushing for 152 affordable and environmentally friendly homes.--Eds.]

December 3, 2007—It gets cold when you don't run the heat.

By Jack Jackson

Tila Tequila is not bisexual, nor even gay.  She has a boyfriend.  She is also difficult to work with on the set of her MTV unreality show.  Oh, Really?  Next you'll tell me her name's not really Tila Tequila.  [Her real name is Whitney Whiskey.--Eds.]
 
The Food Network is axing Emeril Live!  Food Network, that's Just Nice.  But how will you ever fill that time slot with such fresh programming every night?  [They'll use only the freshest of vegetables.--Eds.]

November 26, 2007—Now all the food's gone.

By Jack Jackson

Willie Nelson supports a new tougher anti-dogfighting bill in the Georgia LegislatureWillie, that's Quite Nice.  Maybe next you'll support bills against land mines, child pornography, higher gas prices, and human sacrifice.  [We're against mediocre Indian food.--Eds.]
 
The Eagles were going to retire, but then they made another damn album.  Oh, Really?  Because I was going to retire, too, and then I wrote another damn column.  [We were going to retire, but then Jack Jackson wrote another damn column.--Eds.]
 
The Munchkins of The Wizard of Oz got their own star on the Hollywood Walk of FameHollywood Walk of Fame, Go Take a Nap!  What's next?  A star for the C.H.U.D.?  The piranha from Piranha Part Two: The Spawning?  The Baby Ruth bar from Caddyshack?  [We think the flying monkeys deserved a star first.--Eds.]
 
Jonathan Rhys Meyers was arrested at Dublin Airport for being drunk in public and breaching the peace.  Jonathan, Go Take a Nap!  You get drunk before your flight so you can sleep through it and wake up when you get there.  Getting drunk and yelling a bunch is just classless.  [And a little crass, too.--Eds.]

November 19, 2007—If you want ice in your veins, you better eat a lot of ice.

By Jack Jackson

This space intentionally left blank in honor of all the bread crumbs and hams about to give their lives so that we can gain weight and wear sweatpants and Crocs.

November 12, 2007—I'll stop worrying about money when I get a bunch of money.

By Jack Jackson

Michael Feinstein wrote a song called Making Magic especially for 600 children who will start off the Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeMichael, that's Just Nice.  But I wrote a song for 700 children to open up the parade called Who Gives a Shit?  [Ours is for 1,000 children, and we're calling it "Parades are Totally Sweet, Dude."--Eds.]
 
Britney Spears must provide a drug lab a "single, working telephone number" for drug tests.  Drug lab, Go Take a NapBritney doesn't have a working telephone number because she doesn't work.  Try her home number instead.  [She's too busy parenting to bother with drug tests.--Eds.]
 
Michael Jackson ignores all the tabloid stories about him, he said.  Jacko, that's Just Nice.  But I'd read them if I were you, so then you know about all the whacky stuff you do and what people think about it.  [We think he's crying out for help.--Eds.]
 
More people downloaded Radiohead's new album for free than paid for it.  Oh, Really?  What's up with the people who paid for it?  Don't they like free?  [We like money.--Eds.]
 
Julia Roberts dreams of being a stay-at-home mom.  Julia, that's Quite Nice.  If you give me some of your money, or all of it, you can stay at home and raise some kids, and I'll give you some monthly stipends now and then, and it'll be like I'm a fairy godmother, because I'll have granted you your wish, and you'll start to believe in magical things, and I'll come around with a magical wand and bonk you on the head with it a few times a day and say, "Bing!  Your wish is granted!"  [We dream of being stay-at-home editors.--Eds.]
 
Shia LeBeouf was arrested at the Michigan Ave. Walgreens in Chicago for being drunk and not leaving when asked at 2:30amShia, Go Take a Nap!  Everyone's drunk in that Walgreens at 2:30am, and when they ask you to leave, just leave.  [We prefer to be drunk at the CVS up in Ravenswood.--Eds.]

November 5, 2007—There are no small Manhattans.

By Jack Jackson    

Amy Winehouse won the Artists' Choice Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and when she accepted the award, she said, "um" and "thanks."  Amy, Go Take a Nap!  That was your big chance to thank everyone you know for everything you've got!
 
The FBI knew of O.J. Simpson's plot to steal back his memorabilia three weeks before he tried it.  He apparently had plans to film the whole ordeal for teveeO.J., Go Take a Nap!  I'm going to have to add another Rule to Jack Jackson's Rules of Happiness: Don't Televise Your Burglaries!  [We'd watch a burglary.--Eds.]
 
Speaking of unreality tevee, the tevee stations are gearing up the unreality tevee shows for when the writers strike.  Um.  Er.  Tevee stations, Go Take a Nap!  You need those writers for the unreality shows just as much as the other stuff, don't you?  [The unreality shows are gonna really suck after the writers strike.--Eds.]
 
Drew Carey defended medicinal marijuana this week for the Reason FoundationReason Foundation, Go Take a Nap!  Do you think state legislators are going to change their mind just because Drew Carey likes to get high?  You need to get a celebrity with some greater stature, like Hal Linden, Imogene Coca, or Paul Lynde.  [Our generation called it medicinal grass.--Eds.]
 
Britney Spears said the world can be cruel.  Britney, that's Just Nice.  It sounds like you've learned a thing or two recently and you're really growing as a person, and indeed, the world can be cruel.  That's why there's drugs and alcohol.  [We think she knows about drugs and alcohol.--Eds.]
 
Carl Bernstein called current public affairs journalism inadequate, blaming celebrity news that has created an "idiot culture."  Carl, Go Take a Nap!  What in the hell is wrong with you?  A culture without celebrity news is no culture at all.  [Amen.--Eds.]
 
Oh, and Jane Seymour got food poisoning this week.

October 29, 2007—Green tea has the right name.

By Jack Jackson    

     William Shatner was shocked to learn Leonard Nimoy, but not Shatner himself, would be a part of the new Star Trek movie.  He can't believe it because it was a decision to not use his popularity.  Shatner, Go Take a Nap!  There's been a lot of movies made that don't have you in them, and some of them did quite alright.  For example, you weren't in American Pyscho 2, and it was a hit.  [Um.  He actually was in that movie.--Eds.] {Oh, right.--Jack Jackson}

October 22, 2007—Turn the boat around.

By Jack Jackson    

     J.K. Rowling said that Professor Dumbledore is gay.  J.K., that's Just Nice.  But couldn't you have told me a little earlier so I could have made more jokes about magic wands and broomsticks?  [What about Mordekainen's Magical Oily Fist?--Eds.]  {How many hit dice do you have?--Jack Jackson}  [Would you rather have a wand that could kill, or a ring that could heal?--Eds.]
 
     Jackie Chan said budding action stars shouldn't look up to him and that they should try to be themselves.  Jackie, Go Take a Nap!  Every action star should look up to you so we can get more scenes of people being beat up with sundry accoutrements.  [Or variegated knick knacks?--Eds.]
 
     The Writers Guild of America approved a strike if they don't come to satisfactory renewal terms at the end of OctoberWriters Guild of America, Go Take a Nap!  Do you really think anyone cares if you stop writing all that crap for tevee and film?  [We want to know how Prison Break will end.--Eds.]
 
     Amy Winehouse got caught with pot.  Oh, Really?  She doesn't seem like the gateway-drug type.  [She was just holding it for a friend.--Eds.]
 
     Nas says his new album will be called Nigga, which is considered less offensive than NiggerNas, that's Quite Nice.  But if you really want to be considerate, why not call the album something like African-American Person?  [Some of our best friends are African-American Persons.--Eds.]
 
     Francis Ford Coppola said Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Jack Nicholson have all become apathetic.  Francis, Go Take a Nap!  You haven't directed a good movie since Apocalypse Now!  I mean, have you actually sat and watched The Godfather: Part III or Jack?  [We tend to get apathetic editing this column.--Eds.]
 
     Famous entertainer dogs will get a Walk of Fame in LondonLondon, that's Just Nice.  [When will we get a star on the Editor's Walk of Fame?--Eds.]  {When you earn it.--Jack Jackson.}
 
     Speaking of stars, Ricky Martin got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Hollywood Walk of Fame, Go Take a Nap!  You need a little more quality control on who gets a star.  And while you're at it, where's my star?  [You'll get one when you earn one.--Eds.]
 
     And the life-sized, anatomically correct chocolate Jeebus returns to a New York display October 27Chocolate Jeebus, that's Quite Nice.  But there should be some cherry glaze to represent all the blood.  [Chocolate idols are false idols.--Eds.]

October 15, 2007—Put the boat in the water.

By Jack Jackson    

     Roger Moore finally received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week.  Roger, that's Quite Nice.  Too bad it's 34 years late in coming, since Live and Let Die came out in 1973.  [We still like Sean Connery's star better.--Eds.]  {George Lazenby's star is actually critically acclaimed but was never a popular favorite.--Jack Jackson.}
 
Regis Philbin will host a $1million version of PasswordRegis, Go Take a Nap!  What's next?  A $1million version of the $64 Question?  [Good one.--Eds.]
 
Drew Carey claims his whole life has led up to being a "super game-show host of the 21st century."  Drew, Go Take a Nap!  You couldn't game-show host your way out of a wet paper bag.  The only person whose life is climaxing into the super game-show host of the 21st century is that of yours truly, Jack Jackson.  [We'll take egotists for $64, Jack.--Eds.]
 
Jackie Chan's son, Jaycee, says he wants his own career path, that he doesn't want to be an action star.  Jaycee, Go Take a Nap!  You just ride your dad's coattails and be happy.  There's a lot of money, drugs, and sex that way.  [Our parents were editors.--Eds.]
 
And speaking of drugs: Tom Sizemore says he's done with drugs.  Tom, that's Really Quite Nice.  Just remember, when you're at a party with a bunch of drugs, you can't do 'em anymore, or else we'll all call you a big fat liar.  [We're abstaining from drugs so we can go on a job hunt.--Eds.]  {You can work at places that don't do drug tests.--Jack Jackson.}  [Obviously.--Eds.] 

October 8, 2007—Pile stuff up, move it around.

By Jack Jackson

     China wants tevee and film to get rid of "unnecessary and lengthy" smoking scenes.  China, Go Take a Nap!  Unnecessary smoking scenes are absolutely essential to any good tevee or film.  [We like lengthy smoking scenes because they take us back to a different era.--Eds.]
 
     Britney Spears got herself a temporary California driver's license.  Britney, that's Just Nice.  Maybe someday temporary can become permanent.  [You only need the temporary license if you only temporarily drive.--Eds.]
 
     An asteroid was named 7307 Takei after George TakeiAsteroid 7307 Takei, that's Quite Nice.  But don't you think Asteroid 7307 George has a better ring to it?  [How about Asteroid 7307 Jack Jackson?--Eds.]
 
     Evander Holyfield has entered the indoor-grills-pimped-by-heavyweight-boxers market, with his Real Deal GrillEvander, Go Take a Nap!  We only need one option when it comes to boxer-pimped indoor grills.  [We make tuna puffs in ours.--Eds.]

October 1, 2007—It's all about integrity and ethics and doing things "The Right Way."

By Jack Jackson

     Jackie Chan says the Rush Hour movies disappoint him because he doesn't get the American sense of humor and the action sequences are too American and he only did Rush Hour 3 on account of an "irresistible" amount of cash.  Jackie, that's Just Nice.  I mean, hey, I'd sell out if I could and use that money to generate more selling-out opportunities for myself, and then I'd like to get a bathtub full of hundred-dollar bills and roll around in it and laugh like a maniac and then blog about it, about how I never really liked selling out, but the money was irresistible.  [We like irresistible amounts of money.--Eds.]

     Speaking of cash, Oprah Winfrey is now the richest celebrity, for the third time.  Oprah, that's Quite Nice.  But now that you're the richest celebrity, isn't it all downhill from there?  [Maybe she could help us sell out?--Eds.]

     Francis Ford Coppola had a backup computer stolen that had years of photographs and writing, and he wants it back.  Francis, Go Take a Nap!  Back your shit up!  Burn it onto DVDs and tapes!  Get a USB keychain drive!  [How about an external hard drive or offsite, online storage?--Eds.]

September 24, 2007—I'm sorry but, your _____________ is _____________.

By Jack Jackson

     Kevin Costner, for a small fee, is now asking Omaha to keep the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium, but Omaha has plans for a nice new stadium.  Kevin, Go Take a Nap!  Don't you like nice new stadiums?  And do you really know what's good for Omaha just because you were in some baseball movies?  [We know what's good for Omaha and we've starred in exactly zero baseball movies.--Eds.]

     Rodney Dangerfield's wife is trying to stop a producer from editing down and showing 200 hours of film of Rodney in the last couple years of his life while he was in poor health.  Rodney Dangerfield's wife, Go Take a Nap!  Now I have to add another rule to Jack Jackson's Rules of Happiness: Don't let someone film your sick-ass husband as he withers away for two years.  [It could be a rather moving film.--Eds.]

     Justin Timberlake supports Britney Spears, but he hasn't talked to her "in a long time" and he doesn't know why she has been acting so strange lately.  Justin, Go Take a Nap!  She's acting strange because she's a drugged-out alcoholic!  [We think the money and success went to her head.--Eds.]

     Dan Rather says that big corporations and big governments have too much influence over the news.  Oh, Really?

     And Lee Greenwood said it wasn't his fault that he had to cancel a recent Denver concert.  He was promised $20,000, but the concert organizer only paid $14,000Lee, Go Take a Nap!  You're lucky you get any guarantees at all!  Just take the money and sing.  [He's proud to be somewhere where at least he knows he's free.--Eds.]

September 17, 2007—The universe is bounded by your creativity.

By Jack Jackson

     Not a whole lot happened last week, but here's one item of note:

     Kanye West said that MTV and its VMAs exploited Britney Spears just for ratings and they knew she wasn't ready to perform.  Oh, Really?

September 10, 2007—By 2112, every two-word English phrase will have a dirty meaning.

By Jack Jackson

     Disney is standing by Vanessa Hudgens, who just happened to have some nudie pix of her (taken by herself) appear everywhere on the Interwebs all at once.  Disney called it an obvious "lapse in judgment" and told her that if she'd read Go Take a Nap! more often, she'd know Jack Jackson's Rule Five of Happiness: Don't film your sex.  [She didn't film it, per se, but just took some stills.--Eds.]

     MTV will air a show where Tila Tequila will get to pick from sixteen men and sixteen women to date.  MTV, Go Take a Nap!  Why force a decision?  Just have 'em all do sexstasy and pile up.  [That would not be even thinkable if Eisenhower were still President.--Eds.]

     Brad Pitt said being a father is fun, but it also keeps him from getting much sleep.  Oh, Really?

     A study suggested that rock stars die younger than, er, non-rock stars.  Oh, Really?

     Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg won an Emmy for their video "Dick in a Box."  That's Just Nice.

September 3, 2007—Glo-Toobs have many uses.

By Jack Jackson

     Pete Seeger recently wrote a song in protest of Josef Stalin.  The lyrics include such scathing bon mots as "I'm singing about old Joe, cruel Joe.  He ruled with an iron hand."  Pete, Go Take a Nap!  That song's, oh, about sixty years late, isn't it?  [We're working on a song protesting Vlad the Impaler.  We'll be singing about old Vlad, mean old Vlad, who ruled with an iron impaling thing.--Eds.]

     Andy Dick exhibited some crass behavior at a comedy club last week, including peeing on "at least one person" and on the bathroom floor.  Andy, Go Take a Nap!  If you're having trouble finding the turlet, you need to go outside and find a nice bush to pee on.  [Peeing on people is better than pooping on people.--Eds.]

     The burning man at Burning Man got burnt-up four days before the traditional end of the festival.  Burning man at Burning Man, Go Take a Nap!  Stop burning up too soon!  Now they'll need to make a whole 'nother burning man.  [They could just rent the Wicker Man and project it onto a sheet.--Eds.]

     The Chinese government is concerned that the massive influx of U.S. American talent shows, such as American Idol, is deteriorating their tevee standards.  Oh, Really?

August 27, 2007—How are you using your Glo-Toob?

By Jack Jackson

     According to an AP and MTV poll, white people ages 13-24 are generally happier than their minority counterparts.  Oh, Really?  Are they sure they don’t want to recheck their math?  You know, some of my best friends are 13-24 minority counterparts and they seem super happy all the time.  [We know of at least one very, very happy 13-24 minority counterpart who is generally very happy, on a scale from one to ten.—Eds.]

     Roger Ebert, who is in contract negotiations with Disney-ABC for the show At the Movies, has told the show that they cannot use his copyrighted thumbs up-thumbs down rating system until they get the contract settled.  Ebert, Go Take a Nap!  You copyrighted a goddamn thumb gesture?  Then again, you are my favorite movie reviewer and I hope you stick it to Disney for everything they’ve got.  [Maybe he should put his thumb where the sun don’t shine?—Eds.]

     Lindsay Lohan must face one grueling day in jail as part of her plea on DUI and cocaine charges.  Lindsay, that’s Just Nice.  I’m sure after 24 hours in jail, you will have made lots of friends, and learned many new things.  [She’ll be able to hotwire her car and make shivs out of sporks.—Eds.]

     Stressed out opera singers are turning to drugs and alcohol to make all the pain of life go away.  Oh, Really?  Because I thought they just sang their pain away.  [They should whistle while they work.—Eds.]

August 20, 2007--Can I just win the lottery already?

By Jack Jackson

     NBC's Today show is expanding to four hoursToday show, that's Just Nice.  But now I'm going to have to get up an hour earlier just to catch up on all the important news of the day!  [We just DVR it all.--Eds.]

     J.K. Rowling is working on a detective novel.  J.K., that's Just Nice.  Will the plot involve the detective trying to figure out how you're spending all your money?  [Maybe it will be a mystery about a wand what can kill or a ring what can heal?--Eds.]

     Ethan Hawke says it's not easy being in a celebrity marriage, that it can be rough when your spouse's career is on the rise and yours is on the fall.  Ethan, Go Take a Nap!  Why don't you take all your whine and cheese on some unreality tevee show and then we can watch you cry at night because you're a waning star.  [Maybe a waning gibbous star?--Eds.]

     R. Kelly's sequels to Trapped in a Closet are arriving at a store near you soon.  R. Kelly, that's Quite Nice.  We need more of your stylings of people trapped in closets.  [We'll take some more Kidz Bop, too.--Eds.]

     Gwen Stefani says she wants to have more children.  Gwen, that's Just Nice.  Go have some more.  [If she had one, she knows how to get another one.--Eds.]

August 13, 2007--I made a sandwich.  I made it for you.

By Jack Jackson

     Rush Hour 3 was this weekend's number one box office draw.  American Going Public, Go Take a Nap!  If you keep paying to see this crap, they'll keep making it.  [We like fish-out-of-water-buddy-cop stuff.--Eds.]

     Ricky Martin wants to adopt kids, and he'd really like to adopt "one from each continent."  Ricky, Go Take a Nap!  You can't adopt a kid from every continent.  Who are you going to adopt from Antarctica?  [There a plenty of adoptable Emperor Penguins with happy feet.--Eds.]

     Ellen Pompeo, 37, says young celebrities are setting bad examples for girls, specifically talking about Paris Hilton.  So, if I got this right, Paris Hilton is setting a bad example for young girls.  Oh, Really?

August 6, 2007--We drink a lot of beer because we buy a lot of beer.

By Jack Jackson

     China will not allow Rush Hour 3 to play in China, according to the China Film GroupChina, that's Just Nice.  Now if we could just get America's Film Group to ban Rush Hour 3 in America, we'd really have something.  [That would violate the First Amendment.--Eds.]  {Sometimes the law doesn't do what you need it to do.--Jack Jackson}

     Two thousand people showed up to blow kazoos in an attempt to set a world record for most kazoos played at once.  But they didn't get enough people there.  Apparently the record is in the 2,600 range, and it was previously 1,791Kazooers, Go Take a Nap!  All you have to do to break that stupid record is hand out kazoos at a baseball game and then have everyone kazoo the National Anthem.  [That would be disrespectful to our country and it's anthem because the kazoo is not a respectable instrument.--Eds.]

     DMX didn't fulfill his end of a contract to promote dog clothing, and had to cough up $242,000DMX, Go Take a Nap!  You need to make sure every dog has some awesome clothes on and make sure the clothes are super-expensive.  [Dogs shouldn't wear clothes.  They have hair.--Eds.]

July 30, 2007--There is an out there.

By Jack Jackson

     CBS did it.  They replaced Bob Barker with Drew Carey, and they didn't even call me for an interview.  CBS, Go Take a Nap!  You know I'd do a better job than Drew, but you just didn't want me to be happy.  [At least Rosie won't be putting around the set.--Eds.]

     Leonard Nimoy will play Spock once again in the upcoming 2008 movie, Star Trek XI: Something SomethingLeonard, that's Just Nice.  But maybe you could break out of your typecasting and play someone else for a change, like an evil Romulan.  [There are Klingons on Uranus.--Eds.]

     Disney will eliminate all smoking in its films from now on.  Disney, that's Quite Nice.  Nothing is more upsetting to me than when Dumbo chain smokes the whole time and gets the Seven Dwarves hooked and then they leave a butt burning in the forest what kills Bambi.  [Pluto has been doing chew for decades.--Eds.]

     And Britney Spears' dog shat on a $6,700 gown during a photo shoot for a magazine.  Britney Spears' dog, Go Take a Nap!  You need to save that shit for the $12,000 gowns!  [You could shit in a toilet.--Eds.]  {The modern toilet was a great mistake.--Jack Jackson}

July 23, 2007--It's the answer to a question not yet asked.

By Jack Jackson

     Not much fun happened this week in the world of celebrity.  I do want to note that CBS has not yet picked a replacement for Bob Barker, and they're in talks with Drew CareyCBS, Go Take a Nap!  I sent you my resume like three weeks ago!  When's my interview?  [Maybe they're looking for someone who's worked with something high-tech, you know, some experience.--Eds.]

July 16, 2007--This is America.  We pay before we eat.

By Jack Jackson

     Berwyn, Illinois is losing Car Kabob, a large metal rod with eight cars skewered on it.  Walgreens will be taking its place.  The sculpture could be moved, but the cost of moving it would "likely be high."  Car Kabob, Go Take a Nap!  It shouldn't cost too much to move you!  You are a car sculpture!  Just drive somewhere else.  [Transformers are real and they are here and they are going to destroy our planet.--Eds.]

      Cops will begin its 20th season on FoxCops, Go Take a Nap!  Now I need to find extra room on my DVD shelving system for another damn box set.  [Season ten episode #377 with the paint huffer was the most rememberable.--Eds]

     Daniel Radcliffe is not wild, and he says he won't go wild even though he thinks that's what the media wants.  Daniel, Go Take a Nap!  You run around horses naked onstage in front of strangers, and you say you're not wild?  [That was high art.--Eds.]  Just call up ole fire-crotch Lohan or Britney Spears and they can show you how to really go wild.

     Paul Shaffer is working on a book of memoirs.  Er, or is it a memoir book?  [A book of memories?--Eds.]  Paul, that's Just Nice.  But you'll have to pardon me when I don't order it online or pre-order it, or even buy it at a bookstore or check it out from my local library.  ["Remember when . . . ?"--Eds.]

     Rob Lowe wants tax breaks for hybrid cars.  Rob, that's Just Nice.  I would like tax breaks for tacos, booze, and tapes.

July 9, 2007--I've been there.  Have you been here?

By Jack Jackson

     Britney Spears apologized on her website for attacking a photographer's car with her umbrella four months ago.  Britney, that's Quite Nice.  But instead of apologizing four months late, why not just go attack some more cars with umbrellas?  Then you could just post on your website that you're batshit nutz and it'd be all super cool.  [You should attack cars with golf clubs, not umbrellas.--Eds.]

     Afroman is making a movie, a parody of Waiting to Exhale, called . . . Waiting to InhaleAfroman, Go Take a Nap!  We get it that you smoke tons of gallons of jars of pot already.  [Maybe Jim Brewer will be in this new movie?--Eds.]

       Congratulations to Joey Chestnut, who brought home, er, beat the wily Kobayashi, um . . . you know.  Joey ate 66 hotdogs in twelve minutes.  Kobayashi at a mere 63Joey, that's Really Quite Nice.  But how many turds did you create?  [Those are scented stones.--Eds.]

     Paris Hilton posted on her MySpace page that you should use designated drivers and be responsible.  Paris, that's Just Nice.  You are such a great role model for young women and it's great to hear such a positive, life-affirming message on MySpace.  And teaching by example is an extremely powerful tool.  [Maybe she and Britney should start a blog together?--Eds.]

July 2, 2007--Being unemployed feels like a million bucks...without the million bucks.

By Jack Jackson

     Paris Hilton said being locked in a cell was a "traumatic experience."  Paris, Go Take a Nap!  Being in a cell is a chance for some quiet introspection.  You can think about all the new ways you're going to act dumb--er--not going to act dumb when you get out.  [We like to think about how to escape when we're in jail.--Eds.]

     ABC ordered another 18 episodes of According to JimABC, Go Take a Nap!  Stop encouraging him!  [Now we completists will have to buy another DVD box set.--Eds.]  {He must have a good agent.--Jack Jackson}

     Rosie O'Donnell now says she would not replace Bob BarkerRosie, that's Really Quite Nice.  You see, you could never replace Bob Barker.  On the other hand, I still haven't had my interview yet, and I'm waiting patiently.  [Get Jim Belushi's agent.--Eds.]

     Isaiah Washington, after being fired from Grey's Anatomy and after calling co-star T. R. Knight a faggot, claims racism was involved in his firing, that he was not willing to act like a submissive black man saying "Yessah, massa sir" or "No sir, massa."  Isaiah, that's Just Nice.  But I would suggest not calling your co-workers faggots if you get on a new show.  You might last longer that way.  [He needs Jim Belushi's agent.--Eds.]

June 25, 2007--Might as well just start wearin' sweatpants.

By Jack Jackson

     Cameron Diaz upset Peru by walking around Machu Picchu with a handbag with a red star and Maoist slogan on it: "Serve the People."  Normally, this would be a completely post-enlightened-I'm-not-a-Commie-but-it's-funny-to-have-a-purse-with-Commie-slogans-on-it gag, but apparently the Maoists almost destroyed Peru with assassinations and bombings.  Cameron, Go Take a Nap!  You might as well walk into Israel with a Hitler purse and a swastika on it.  [No, that is always poor taste.--Eds.]

     Prince William turned 25 and finally gets his mum's cash.  The interest payments are estimated at at least $500K per year.  Prince William, that's Just Nice.  Don't spend it all in one place.  [He could if he wanted to.  Then he could wait until next year and spend it all in another place.--Eds.]

     Pete Doherty said he'll marry Kate Moss if he can get off drugs.  I guess Pete Doherty won't be marrying Kate Moss.

     Bob Barker now says that he never endorsed Rosie O'Donnell for host of The Price is Right, just that she could do the job.  Bob, Go Take a Nap!  You know she couldn't do the job.  She doesn't know the price of anything!  [A cynic is someone who know the price of everything but the value of nothing.--Eds.]

     Wes Craven sued Pauly Shore after Pauly redid his yard, pool, and spa.  Apparently, water runoff caused subsidence in Wes' land and now he's super-pissed.  Pauly, Go Take a Nap!  You can't go ruining your neighbors yards just because you want a new pool!  And don't mess with Wes Craven.  He'll put creepy people under your stairs.  [And then he'll film it.--Eds.]

June 18, 2007--Get on the dole, get some money back.

By Jack Jackson

     A prescription bottle of pills for Elvis Presley sold for $2,640 at an auction last week.  The catch?  There weren't even any pills in it.  Prescription bottle of pills for Elvis Presley, Go Take a Nap!  If you're going up for auction, you should have some pills in you!  [Drugs are a dead end.--Eds.]

     Bob Barker said Rosie O'Donnell could replace him as host of The Price is RightBob, Go Take a Nap!  Are you trying to handpick a terrible successor just to make yourself look good?  [It worked for Augustus Caesar.--Eds.]  I'd rather eat my own hat than watch Rosie O'Donnell wield the long stick microphone.  [Sometimes a long stick microphone is just a long stick microphone.--Eds.]

     Kelly Clarkson canceled her summer tour, most likely because ticket sales are low.  And maybe ticket sales are low because no one really wants to see her sing on tour.  And maybe no one really wants to see her sing on tour because, well, she's sort of not really American audiences' cup of tea right now.  [Maybe she will become a cup of tea.--Eds.]

     Britney Spears' mom said Britney is "just figuring things out."  That's Just Nice.  Give us a call when she's got things figured out.  Maybe we can turn it into a teachable moment.  [We'll take it pass/fail.--Eds.]

     Paris Hilton said she won't act dumb anymore, and that when she was acting dumb, she was just putting on an act.  Oh, Really?  Because sometimes it's hard to tell when you're acting, Paris.  [Maybe she's vying for a Tony or something.--Eds.]

June 11, 2007--I don't like steamed dough.

By Jack Jackson

     It is believed that Paris Hilton has undergone psychiatric evaluations in jail.  Oh, Really?  I can save you the time and money: she's a crazy and spoiled rude little pig.  [If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.--Eds.]

     Jeffrey Katzenberg said he'd produce some more Shrek movies.  Jeffrey, that's Just Nice.  What this world needs right now is more Shrek movies.  [Will someone please produce more Flesh Gordon movies?--Eds.]

     Bob Barker retired and filmed his last show, but said he'd film more if CBS doesn't have a replacement in time.  Bob, Go Take a Nap!  You better really retire so I can have your job.  [We sent them our resume, too.--Eds.] {You guys don't stand a chance.--Jack Jackson.}

     Alex Trebek said being the host of Jeopardy! is still fun for him.  Oh, Really?  Being smug with all the right answers, er, questions, is fun for you?  [Editing this column is not still fun for us.--Eds.]

     Pat Boone tells all in his new book.  Pat, that's Just Nice.  I think I'll pass, though.  I've got some corns to pick off my feet instead.

     Roy Scheider is selling his Hamptons house to Billy Joel.  That's Just Nice.  No word yet on whether Blue Thunder is part of the deal.

June 4, 2007--It's tough being a celebrity.

By Jack Jackson

     Rosie O'Donnell's upcoming memoir will not be vindictive or mean-spirited.  Oh, Really?  I guess I won't be reading it then.  [We like it when celebrities fight.--Eds.]

     Inmates were already mad at Paris Hilton, even before she arrived, because officials made extra room for her at the expense of others in an already overcrowded jail.  Paris, Go Take a Nap!  You won't get to know anyone unless you share some space with them.  You'll be able to play on the jail's softball team and do egg-eating contests and learn how to make wooden spaghetti spoons.  [And learn how to make a shiv.--Eds.]

     L.A. clubs are having trouble with underage stars drinking.  Everyone knows who's underage and they still get in and get trashed.  Oh, Really?  Whatever happened to the old days when the rents left for the weekend and everyone took big swigs of dad's twelve-year-old Galliano collection?  [It was Drambuie for us.--Eds.]

May 28, 2007--Trade in the old stuff for new stuff.

By Jack Jackson

     After an on-air fight on The View, Rosie O'Donnell said she may never speak to Elisabeth Hasslebeck again.  Oh, Really?  Maybe we can get Rosie to fight everyone on-air and then we won't have to hear her speak ever again.  [What about talking to dogs?--Eds.]

     Lindsay Lohan sped, jumped a curb, and then got caught with a "usable amount" of cocaine, and she's still 20Lindsay, Go Take a Nap!  How can you possibly get caught with a "usable amount" of cocaine?  All L.A. celebrities know to do all the cocaine before you go driving.  [Or eat it before the cops find it.--Eds.]

     Joaquin Phoenix doesn't like watching himself in his movies.  Oh, Really?  I don't either.

     Paul Newman said he's too old for acting.  Paul, Go Take a Nap!  No one is ever too old for acting.  All you have to do is yell and jump and point at stuff.  [And wear a funny hat.--Eds.]

     Johnny Depp said he'd maybe play Jack Sparrow in a fourth pirate movie.  Oh, Really?  You mean you maybe like money and you maybe want more?  [We'd rather have two dollars instead of one.--Eds.]

May 21, 2007--I'm not gonna eat it if you're gonna eat it.

By Jack Jackson

     CBS celebrated Bob Barker's 50 years on tevee with some mega-big-buck, prime time special edition of The Price is RightCBS, that's Really Quite Nice.  But I still haven't gotten any phone calls about replacing Bob yet.  CBS, Go Take a Nap!  I'm perfect to replace Bob.  I love animals, I like having $500 bills in my pockets, and I love it when huge Samoan women tackle me.  [That's called "crush videos."--Eds.]

     Anna Nicole's diary warns "Don't Read!!  Personall" to any potential reader.  Oops.  I guess that wasn't a strong enough warning because the AP paid for excerpts.  Details including liking rough sex and being excited about plastic surgery for her tits.  There are many grammar and spelling errors, too.  Anna Nicole, Go Take a Nap!  Good grammar and spelling is vital and necessarily for personall diary.  [We like rough sex, and we want people to know that.--Eds.]

     Steven W. Bailey, an actor on Grey's Anatomy, fled not one, but two, fire zones in California last week.  Phew!  Wow.  I'm gonna have to sit down for a bit.  [It's okay.  Just take your time.--Eds.]

     Jon "Bowzer" Baumann of Sha Na Na is lobbying states to help protect old bands from ripoff lookalikesBowzer, Go Take a Nap!  I'm not sure, but I think the market for Sha Na Na ripoff bands is sort of in its waning gibbous stage.  [Are you sure its not in the waning crescent?--Eds.]

May 7, 2007--Everything is still going just fine, thank you.

By Jack Jackson

     Someone bid $10,000,000 for an autographed "version" of the General Lee, used in a Dukes of Hazzard movie.  Someone, Go Take a Nap!  Just think how many tacos that could buy!  [Yeah, and think about taco Tuesday.--Eds.]

     Lindsay Lohan plans to celebrate her 21st birthday big and in style.  Oh, Really?  I guess it's important to celebrate that she'll finally be old enough to drink.  Way to go, Lindsay!  You made it!  You go girl!  [We hope she takes her initiation into alcohol very seriously.--Eds.]

     Ashlee Simpson is very confident in the way she looks.  Ashlee, that's Just Nice.

     Courtney Love will sell off some of Curt Cobain's shit, like his clothes and stuff.  Courtney, that's Just Nice.  Sell it all.  Then you won't have it anymore, and in exchange, you'll get money.  With the money, you can go out and buy different shit.

April 30, 2007--Now that it's getting warmer here, we can take off some our clothes.

By Jack Jackson

     Natalie Portman advocated microloans to the poor women of the world.  She said that a microloan helps a poor single mother because she can then afford to start a business out of her home and still be with her kids.  Natalie, that's Quite Nice.  I can see it now: a microloan for every single mother, and then a flood of online scrapbooking stores.  [What about beads?--Eds.]

     Sheryl Crow, in an effort to combat global warming, suggested people be limited to one square of toilet paper per visit, and two or three squares on "pesky occasions."  Sheryl, Go Take a Nap!  When I get the beer shitz, it's more than just a "pesky occasion" and I need at least 24 squares of toilet paper to solve it.  Sometimes more.  Sometimes less.  [We propose offering poor women of the world "micro toilet paper."--Eds.]

April 23, 2007--Do what Oprah tells you to do.

By Jack Jackson

     Rich Little did the White House Correspondents Dinner last week, a full twenty-three years after he did it the first time.  Rich, that's Just Nice.  I guess it took you that long to come up with fresh material.  [Or not.--Eds.]  I'm also guessing there wasn't a single person eating who didn't have a little milk or whatever shooting out their noses at your dead-on imitation of Imogene Coca.

     After years and years of me writing letters, Erik Estrada finally got himself a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameErik, that's Quite Nice.  Now I can turn my letter-writing energies to support Bronson Pinchot's star.  [We'll be supporting Tom Poston and Markie Post.--Eds.]

     Bono and The Edge are working on music and lyrics for a Broadway musical about SpidermanBono and The Edge, Go Take a Nap!  What, are you going to do Batman on the Roof next?  [We'd pay to see that.--Eds.]

     Lindsay Lohan says she felt safe in rehab, but she does not consider herself an addict.  Lindsay, Go Take a Nap!  You don't go to rehab when you have a passing fancy with drugs and alcohol.  You go to rehab because you're an addict.  So stop shitting yourself.

     A new Charles Dickens theme park will open near London.  Honey, fire up the RV because we're going to London!

      And Walt Disney will offer wedding dresses based upon some of its characters' dresses, like Ariel, Cinderella, and JasmineOh, Really?  Because I can't think of a more precious marriage than that time we all dressed up like Disney characters and then got tattoos of Mickey Mouse on our asses.

April 16, 2007--Take your old stuff and throw it away and get new stuff.

By Jack Jackson

     Not much exciting happened this week in the world of celebrity, but I'd like to take the time to honor one unreality celebrity for having an awesome last few months:


UNREALITY TEVEE STAR

     Yes, that's none other than Jason Wahler, unreality tevee star of such compelling shows like Laguna Beach: Season Two, and The Hills.  Let's get to know Jason, er, Mister Wahler, a little bit better, okay?

     First, he's 20 years old and he has a problem with getting arrested.  Most recently, just last weekend, he punched a hotel guard and then passed out in a hallway reeking of alcohol.  When he came to, Mister Wahler called the arresting officer a faggot and nigger repeatedly, and said he was rich and would have the officer's ass.  Whoa!  Mister Wahler!  Calm down.  Just because you're rich doesn't mean you can have an officer's ass.  You usually have to earn it in more meaningful ways.  And second, being rich doesn't mean you can be a racist, although I'm sure it helps.  And the strangest part about the arrest is that the officer isn't even black.  So, Mister Wahler, if you're going to pull the race card, at least get your racist slurs right.  Oh, and stop calling people faggot, especially if you want to procure some officer ass.

     But this is Mister Wahler's third arrest since September 2006!  In September 2006, he punched a city worker and a tow-truck driver in L.A.  He's been sentenced to 60 days in jail, AA meetings, and a day at the Museum of Tolerance.  [He needs a few days at the Museum of Moderation.--Eds.]

     And his arrest in March was for underage drinking and resisting a public officer.  Whew!  Mister Wahler!  You've had a busy past few months!  You should slow it down a bit and go on vacation with Mel Gibson.

April 9, 2007--Buy more stuff, put it somewhere.

By Jack Jackson

     On April 28, 2007, a rocket will zoom out into space and disperse a few grams of the ashes of some 200 people, for only $495 per person.  But on that rocket will be some ashes of James Doohan, only also known as Scotty from Star TrekScotty, that's Quite Nice.  I'm sure your family will be proud to know that the molecules of your ashes will be floating around the great vacuum of space for eons and parsecs and light years and then one day, one of your molecules will become part of the Space Baby from the final scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey.  [We want to send our turds into space.--Eds.]  {That's weird.--Jack Jackson.}  ["Turds" isn't in the Microsoft spellchecker.--Eds.]  {You can add it.--Jack Jackson.}  [Okay.--Eds.]

     Justin Timberlake doesn't like gossip magazines.  "I despise what they do," he said.  Justin, Go Take a Nap!  Gossip magazines serve an important function which is vital to an informed citizenry.  And without an informed citizenry, the government of the people will collapse!  How will I know what to think about the coming Great Race Wars of 2012 if I don't know who you're porking?  ["Porking is not in the Microsoft spellchecker.--Eds.]  {Better add it.  I use that word a lot.--Jack Jackson.}

     George Clooney paid $20 for some lemonade at a kids' stand located near where he was filming.  That must have been some kind of wicked underground lemonade.

     Michael Imperioli, Christopher on The Sopranos and Spider in Goodfellas, said he's ready for The Sopranos to be over.  Michael, that's Just Nice.  Now you better be ready for your career to be over, too.

     Will Ferrell is shooting another sports comedy.  There's no word yet on how many clichés to expect.  [Will it be a pastiche?--Eds.]  {I think there will be a patina of pastiche.--Jack Jackson.}

April 2, 2007--Pile stuff up, load it up, move it around.

By Jack Jackson

     Over 900 musicians of all ages broke a world record for the longest concert performed in a railway station in Tokyo.  They took turns and rested no more than five minutes at a time and made it last 184 hours, even through a 6.9 magnitude earthquake.  900 musicians, that’s Quite Nice.  But why stop at 184 hours?  I mean, why stop at all?  Why not have the world’s first infinite concert?  [It couldn’t be infinite because it would have a definite starting point--Eds.]

     The My Sweet Lord exhibit in Manhattan, which featured a live-sized, anatomically correct crucified Jeebus, has been cancelled.  There is no word on whether the chocolate Jeebus was hollow, but it nonetheless riled up some Catholics, who variously called it “a sickening display” and “one of the worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever.”  Riled up Catholics, Go Take a Nap!  A life-sized chocolate Jeebus is not an assault on Christian sensibilities.  It’s a gift from God, and when the display is over, you can eat it.  [We have several potato chips shaped like Methuselah.--Eds.]  {I have several scented stones shaped like Baby Ruth bars.--Jack Jackson.}  [Those aren’t stones.--Eds.]

     Ricky Martin said it’s okay for musicians to come out of the closet.  Ricky, that’s Just Nice.  It’s also okay for musicians to play good music, so give that a try.  [That’s not very nice.--Eds.]

     Jessica Simpson donated a brannew minivan to an orphanage in Nuevo Laredo, Texas.  She originally won a $50K Chrysler Crossfire at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, but she traded it in for a minivan and then gave that away to the orphanage.  Jessica, Go Take a Nap!  Why did you give the orphanage a minivan when you could’ve just given them the Crossfire?  If I were orphaned, I’d like to know that I could at least tool around town in a fast car.  [We won a free scratch-off lotto ticket with an earlier ticket we bought at a convenience store and instead of redeeming it, we gave the winning ticket to a hobo.--Eds.]  {That was a bum.--Jack Jackson.}  [No, he was a hobo, because he had a stick with his shit tied on the end in a polka-dotted sheet and he was about to hop on a train to Hoboken.--Eds.]  {When is International Clown Week?--Jack Jackson.}  [August 1 thru August 7.--Eds.]

March 26, 2007--I can see the music.

By Jack Jackson

     Forensic experts will dig up Houdini's body and test it for poison.  He's been dead over 80 years now, and they think they'll find some proof that he was murdered.  Forensic experts, that's Just Nice.  Maybe after you prove he was murdered you can dig up the bones of the murderer and you can have the bones of Houdini and the bones of the murderer all dressed up in summer dresses and you can put bonnets on them and sit them down for a nice little tea party.  [That would be weird.--Eds.]

     LAX employees have been stealing shit from celebrities, allegedly.  LAX employees, Go Take a Nap!  You aren't supposed to steal from the rich and famous!  That's against the law, and you'll get into big trouble.

     The Tennessee Legislature was going to honor Justin Timberlake with a resolution, but one of the senators removed it from the list because he didn't think "SexyBack" and "Rock Your Body" were appropriate titles for songs.  Justin Timberlake, Go Take a Nap!  If you would just name your songs with nice titles about nice things, you'd've been honored by your home state's legislature.  You should name your songs with titles like: "Penis in Bugina," "Hair-E-Pussy," or "Peepee in Mouf."  [We don't think those titles are appropriate.--Eds.]  {They're crass.--Jack Jackson.}

March 19, 2007--Green food coloring=green poo.

By Jack Jackson

     For the first time ever, all three Jeopardy! contestants ended up in a tie.  Whoooooooooooooooo!  I mean, that's Quite Nice!  After all, it's nice that all the contestants can go home winners, and they can all take great pride in knowing they left it all out there, every stinking last bit of trivia knowledge, and it was good enough to . . . um . . . tie two other people.  [We'll take "Quondam Mustachioed Game Show Hosts" for $1,000, Alex.--Eds.]

     Richard Hatch, the first Survivor winner, said he spent "six horrendous months" in a county prison where he was in the same room with rapists and murderers and child molesters, and the Tevees were always on Jerry SpringerRichard, Go Take a Nap!  Why you gotta be hatin' all the time?  Being a regular on Jerry Springer is probably going to be a viable career option for you when you get out of federal prison, and your time in the county jail should've been spent making friends, not enemies.  [Maybe one of them could've taught him how to hotwire a car?--Eds.]

     Sinbad is not dead, so says Sinbad, even though his Wikipedia entry said he was.  Sinbad, Go Take a Nap!  While you may not be dead, your brand of comedy certainly is.  [Oooh.  Zing!--Eds.]

     Simon Cowell said he's worth five times more to Sony BMG than Bruce SpringsteenSimon, that's Just Nice.  And as soon as record labels start judging their artists by how much money they bring in, that will mean something.

     About 200 cities will get mail collection boxes what are painted up to look like R2D2.  Instead of dropping your mail into the blue can, you can drop it into R2D2's mouf.  That ought to make sending mail a lot of fun.  [Couldn't they paint them to look like Sarlacc pits?--Eds.]

March 12, 2007--Everybody's movin' in a different direction.

By Jack Jackson

     They finally buried James Brown's body in a crypt on Saturday.  In case you were wondering, he died last Christmas.  That's about 2.5 months dead on a slab somewhere.  And can you guess the best part?  The crypt is likely temporary until a mausoleum gets built.  James Brown's body, Go Take a Nap!  You're dead!  Stop movin' around!  [He has ants in his pants.--Eds.]

     John Mayer will play at the New Orleans Jazz Festival.  [Panic! at the Disco couldn't make it?--Eds.]  I don't know John, nor do I know his music, but I'm guessing he'll have to jazz up some of his old tunes to comply with the festival's theme of jazz.

     Two men trying to recreate a scene from Jackass got themselves into a real pickle.  The scene is of a person pouring lighter fluid onto another man's balls and lighting it.  In the recreation, the man who did the tossing of fluid and igniting has been charged with battery and reckless endangerment.  The man whose genitals received the fluid and were set ablaze suffered what has been described as burned genitalsJackass, Go Take a Nap!  You're gonna get everyone's balls burnt.  That's bad for society.  We need balls to make sperm to impregnate women to keep the species going!  [Maybe we could genetically engineer a race of super-humans who have a genetic predisposition to not pour lighter fluid on their genitals and set them on fire.--Eds.]

     Michael Jackson wouldn't change his career path if he could.  Oh, Really?  Being the world's most famous pop star is working out alright for you?  [We'd change our career path if it would get us out of editing this damn column.--Eds.]

March 5, 2007--I would rather have two dollars instead of one.

By Jack Jackson

     Most critics were impressed with Daniel Radcliffe's performance in Equus, the play in which he gets naked and blinds some horses.  Other people who were impressed: teenage girls and gay men.  [Don't forget bicurious men.--Eds.]

     Michael Jackson will be at a special Japan VIP party where he will charge $3,500 to mingle with him for 30 seconds.  [Can we pay $116.67 to mingle with him for one second?--Eds.]  Michael, Go Take a Nap!  People can't afford to pay that kind of money to mingle with you!  You need to offer some coupons or some student discounts.  [Ask Macaulay how much it costs to commingle.--Eds.]

     The GEICO cavemen from the TV ads may be getting a TV show of their own on ABC, tentatively called CavemenABC, Go Take a Nap!  You can come up with something a little more creative than Cavemen, can't you?  How about: Show What We Air Two Episodes of Before America Collectively Throws Its Poo on Us?  [How about Cavemenschen?--Eds.]

     A DC radio station paid off Bobby Brown's child support payments and court costs to spring him from jail in exchange for being on air for a week to discuss his problems.  DC radio station, that's Just Nice.  And to all the radio stations out there: you can pay off all my debts, too, in exchange for letting me talk about my problems on air for a week.  [We don't want to hear about your struggles to sell screenplays about monkey vampires.--Eds.]

     And Sumner Redstone, chairman of Viacom, says he wants to be friends with Tom Cruise again, a mere year after their fallout which led to Paramount Pictures booting CruiseSumner, Go Take a Nap!  You don't want to be friends with Tom.  You want to make money off of his movies.  [We make no money from Jack Jackson, but we still consider him a friend.--Eds.]

February 26, 2007--Okay, wait, no, yes.  I've got it.  I've got Oscar Febre.

By Jack Jackson

     First off, I want to say I finally saw Little Miss Sunshine, and it is not a comedy.  A comedy is a movie where you laff a lot, usually because a monkey in overalls or a vampire cape is running amok with various items like a roll of toilet paper, a colostomy bag, grampa's dentures, a gallon of canola oil, a whoopee cushion, and/or a bubble machine.  Do you believe that there isn't a single monkey in the movie?  [What's Greg Kinnear?--Eds.]  No denture jokes, either.  Think of it.  Alan Arkin's character could've kept heroin in his dentures.  Better yet, he could keep heroin in his monkey's dentures.  That's comedy.  [Where are they going to put the gallon of canola oil?--Eds.]

     Basic Instinct 2 won the Razzie for worst picture.  Oh, Really?

     Mia Farrow wants the UN to send troops to war-torn DarfurMia, that's Just Nice.  In other news, Jack Jackson wants the UN to send money to war-torn Jack Jackson.  [We'd like a few UN troops to protect our gems and jewels and Elton John Scented Stone collection.--Eds.]  {Those aren't stones.--Eds.}

     As of the time of writing this, neither James Brown nor Anna Nicole Smith have been buried.  Dammit!  If we don't get them buried soon, they'll end up like ghosts like Billy's grandparents from Family Circus and they'll be hoverin' around the treehouse looking down on us all maudlinly and shit.  [Will Anna's breastesses go to limbo?--Eds.]

     Britney Spears' stints in rehab could help her keep custody of her kids, says some attorneysOh, Really?  I don't think proof of going and leaving rehab is necessarily a positive factor, is it?  What about this one: "Judge, I've never been to rehab, because I've never gotten addicted to any drugs."  That's a good one.  That sounds better than: "Judge, I'm whacked out on drugs and booze, I go to rehab but I like to leave early, I shaved my head, then I attacked my ex's car with an umbrella, and I got me one of dem fancy nekk tattoos.  Now gimme custody, B-ATCH!"

     And Prince Harry is off to IraqPrince Harry, Go Take a Nap!  You're all born rich stuff, but you want to go blow up some civilians over oil?  [No, he wants to kill the terrorists there before they get here.--Eds.]

February 19, 2007--Vote no on carpet bombing.

By Jack Jackson

     Paula Abdul said she's never been drunk in her life.  Paula, Go Take a Nap!  If you haven't been drunk yet, you're old enough to try it.  You may like being drunk and out of control.  [Wine has many health benefits.--Eds.]

     Anna Nicole Smith's Bahamas house is now a popular tourist attraction.  Tourists, Go Take a Nap!  She's dead!  Are you expecting to see her ghost come out and greet you?

     Britney Spears shaved her head and got some tattoos on the back of her neck.  That's Quite Nice.  But Britney, you don't need to shave your head to get neck tattoos.  You need to shave your head to get scalp tattoos.  [Maybe she needed to shave her neck?--Eds.]

February 12, 2007--Happy Birthday: Arsenio Hall; Christina Ricci; Abraham Lincoln; Charles Darwin.

By Jack Jackson

     Ryan O'Neal's son, Griffin, allegedly went batshit nutz and swung a fireplace poker around and then Ryan went upstairs to fetch his gat and blew a round into his banister to scare Griffin.  It apparently worked, because after the bullet hit the banister, Griffin got scared and ran off.  However, Tatum O'Neal, who wasn't there, claims it was something more to the opposite.  No matter what the story is, Ryan and Griffin, Go Take a Nap!  Sons aren't supposed to attack fathers with fireplace pokers, and fathers shouldn't shoot up the banister when the sons are around.  [We hear it was a very nice banister.--Eds] {They'll need some matching wood putty to fill up that hole.--Jack Jackson.}  And I want to see a Rescue 911 re-enactment of that whole scene, too.

     Jennifer Hudson, the star of Dreamgirls and former American Idol contestant said that she was "abused, misled, and brainwashed" by her experience on the unreality TV show.  Jennifer, Go Take a Nap!  Who were you before you were on American Idol?  And did you ever watch the damn show before you decided to enter as a contestant?  Didn't you see those peckerhead judges rail on the earlier contestants?  [When we were on Family Double Dare, we were horrified that we had to pick huge green boogers from a fake plastic nose.--Eds.]

     Britney Spears is not, repeat, not a lesbian.  This, she says, despite what K-Fed's friend said about her girl-on-girl parties and huge collection of pr0nomonographies.  The friend, Omar "Iceman" Sharif, said Britney liked threesomes, and had petting parties with anywhere from three to six girls.  Omar, Go Take a Nap!  Just because someone has a huge collection of pr0nomonographies, likes threesomes, and has drunken orgies does NOT mean she's a lesbian.  It means she's a connoisseur.  [That's knowing what you like.--Eds.]

     A sex tape of Kim Kardashian will not include the golden shower scene.  Dammit!  I want to see people peeing on other people!  [Just Google that shit.--Eds.]  Er.  I mean, Kim, Go Take a Nap!  What's Rule Five of Jack Jackson's Keys to Happiness?  All together now: Don't Film Your Sex!

February 5, 2007--I can joke about beer farts all I want.

By Jack Jackson

     Now there's another video of Paris Hilton on parisexposed of her dancing and calling people "faggot" and "nigger" and she was drunk and dancing.  Her publicist says she was younger then, drunk then, and she is not a racist or anti-semite or homophobic.  Paris, Go Take a Nap!  You mean to tell me that when a spoiled rich white girl gets drunk and starts calling people faggots and niggers that means she's just young and not a racist or homophobe?  [No, she's saying she's a spoiled rich white girl and she can do whatever she wants.--Eds.]

     The set of Hannibal Rising is missing one fake rubber penis and one fake severed head.  Apart from the fact that revealing this is obviously a huge spoiler for the plot of the movie, the director is convinced they were stolen and the thief is planning to sell them online.  Director of Hannibal Rising, Go Take a Nap!  You don't just go selling rubber penises and severed heads online when you steal them!  No.  Not at all.  Instead, you dress up in a bear costume . . . um.  And you . . . [Just don't film it.--Eds.]

     Robert De Niro said he'd be onboard for any sequels to The Departed.  I'm not sure how that will all work out, given that Scorsese killed off all the original characters.  [Maybe it will be Really Departed?--Eds.]  {Totally Departed.--Jack Jackson.]

     Parents across the world, yes, across the frakking world, are upset that Daniel Radcliffe has some shirtless and nude photos of him all over the Innerweben promoting his role in Equus.  [Many teenage girls and gay men are upset that there isn't a little more of this type material.--Eds.]  The parents are worried that their young children will get the wrong message because Harry Potter was such a good role model.  Parents across the frakking world, Go Take a NapHarry Potter has a penis!  There.  I said it.  And I know he wants to use his magical wand on Hermione.  Oh, and your kids?  Some of them have penises, too.  [Some have buginas.--Eds.]  {Some have both.--Jack Jackson.}  [They have pills for that now.--Eds.]

     Sienna Miller and Hayden Christensen filmed a sex scene for Factory Girl.  The catch?  They actually porked each other.  [Actually, he's the porker, and she's the porkee.--Eds.]  Sienna and Hayden, Go Take a Nap!  What did I say about filming your sex?  [We sort of like it when people film their sex.--Eds.]

     And Katie Holmes turned down $2Million to star in the new Batman movie.  Katie, Go Take a Nap!  Anytime you can stand next to Batman is a magical moment, and they were going to pay you!  [We want to be Batman for Halloween.--Eds.]

January 29, 2007--God doesn't know how often you masturbate.  He lost count.

By Jack Jackson

     The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will feature such jazz legends as Rod Stewart, Ludacris, and Bonny Raitt.  Apparently John Coltrane and Miles Davis could not be reached.  [Or Peter Frampton.--Eds.]

     A new website called parisexposed features some video and document highlights from Paris Hilton.  The website purportedly features: her prescriptions for painkillers and herpes medication, a video of her taking a bubble bath, and another sex tapeParis, Go Take a Nap!  Don't you remember Rule Five of Jack Jackson's Keys to Happiness?  Don't film your sex!  [But we look so good on film.--Eds]

January 22, 2007--Buy stuff, pile it up, move it around.

By Jack Jackson

     The show Lost is trying to figure out how to end itselfLost, that's Just Nice.  I have a suggestion.  Have some people FIND them.  [We liked it better when it was called "Gilligan's Island."--Eds.]

     Bob Barker let loose with his secret to game show hosting: listen to the contestants.  When asked how he maintains his energy, he said "Booze."  Bob, that's Really Quite Nice.  But how can you make sweet love to the Barker Beauties if you've got whiskey dick?  [The booze helps you last longer.--Eds.]

     A recent Milan fashion show suggests that the new style for men will be skin-tight leggings instead of pants.  Milan, Go Take a Nap!  I don't want to see fat American men in leggings from Hot Topic.  [We can't decide between vinyl and leather.--Eds.]

     The American Idol Judges claim they are not being any more cruel this season than before.  American Idol Judges, that's Quite Nice.  I like to see this brave new world becoming less cruel, er, staying as cruel as it always has been.  [We too are no more cruel than ever.--Eds.]

     Gisele Bundchen says families, not the fashion industry, are to blame for anorexiaGisele, Go Take a Nap!  It's not families or the fashion industry.  Anorexia is caused by an unhealthy desire to be skinny!

     A special-effects assistant on the set of a new Tom Hanks movie was critically injured by an exploding fake stinger missileTom Hanks movie, Go Take a Nap!  What's the point of having a fake stinger missile if it's just going to blow up?  I mean, just go ahead and get a real stinger missile if you want it to explode and hurt people.  [They should've animated the explosion using computers.--Eds]

     Miss Nevada was devastated when she learned some racy photos of her found their way onto the InterwebenMiss Nevada, Go Take a Nap!  If you go a-modeling without your clothes on, you actually should be shocked to learn that the photos didn't make it onto the Interweben.  [The first thing you should do with any sex tape you make, is upload it to YouTube.--Eds.]

January 15, 2007--Your government is for you, of you, and by you.

By Jack Jackson

     Leonard Nimoy showed up to the surprise retirement party for the president of Wright State UniversityLeonard, that's Just Nice.

     Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz are officially not doing each other, even though they have "continued love and respect for one another."  Justin and Cameron, Go Take a Nap!  If you continue to love someone and respect someone, then you should continue to have sex with each other.  It's called friends with benefits.  [Maybe they should try a new position.--Eds.]

January 8, 2007--Now that the War on Christmas is over, we can start the War on Valentine's Day.

By Jack Jackson

     Demi Moore says she was surprised that she ended up dating Ashton Kutcher, and that he was surprised, too, and that she knows it surprised a lot of other people as well.  Demi and Ashton, Go Take a Nap!  If you don't stop surprising yourselves and other people, we're all bound to die from cardiac arrest.  [When is Bruce gonna punk Ashton?--Eds.]

     Carly Simon promoted her new tape on QVC this week.  Carly, Go Take a Nap!  You're so vain!  You probably think this column's about you.  [Don't you?  Don't you?.--Eds]

     Britney Spears "collapsed shortly after midnight" on New Year's Eve at a La$ Vega$ nightclub.  She says she was just tired, and everyone else thinks it's because she was trizzashed.  But either way, Britney, Go Take a NapEr.  I mean, Go Wake Up!  [Good one.--Eds.]

     Bedbugs bit Alison Trainer, an opera singer performing in Phoenix.  They bit her in, um, her bed, while she was asleep.  Then she sued the Hilton company for $6million.  [I bet Paris can afford it.--Eds.]  Alison, Go Take a Nap!  Beds have bedbugs!  That's why they call 'em bedbugs.  Get it?  And bedbugs bite.  [Don't let 'em.--Eds.]  {Good one.--Jack Jackson.}

     And Kenny Rogers upset his neighbors after he razed a $2.5million home and left it as a dirt pile.  He said he abandoned the project because he knew the new house would be too big for his wife and twin sons if he left the planet.  Oh, Really?  Are you saying the house would be just big enough or just the right size for four, but if it's only three, it would be too big?  What, are you afraid of ghosts?  If you leave the planet, just put it in your will that Jack Jackson gets to stay free to make sure the house isn't too big anymore.  [You'd scare the cats.--Eds.]

January 1, 2007--One step closer to the Great Race Wars of 2012.

By Jack Jackson

     Here's a nice story for the new year: the American Going Public voted Britney Spears the worst celebrity of 2006.  Wow, you know.  American Going Public, Go Take a NapBritney is doing her part, and she's doing what you want her to do.  I mean, she's not a pregnant lesbian who vocally supports stem-cell guhbortions or anything like that.  She's a down-home, folksy, country girl who gets married and has kids.  That's what you want from her, isn't it?  [Did the voters forget who Paris Hilton was?--Eds.]

     George Lucas says the fourth Indiana Jones movie will be "really cool."  No word yet on whether it will be "neat-o," "faboo," or "trif."  [We think it will be "clee-shayed."--Eds.]

     The Seattle Metropolitan Opera will perform a pared-down version of The Magic Flute so that kids can watch it without going insane.  That's Just Nice.  I think all you've got to do is cut out all the recitatives and then you've got something.  [We like the recitatives.--Eds.]