Taco Bell & Fringe Movements

1. The Taco Bell chihuahua, famous for uttering the phrase "Yo quiero Taco Bell" in so many TV ads, has died at the age of 15. The fast food company released a statement today saying they were saddened by the news. Like so many dogs before her, the chihuahua will be ceremoniously added to the Taco Bell ground beef.

2. It was announced Wednesday that Director Sam Raimi is signed on to direct a film adaptation of the online role playing game World of Warcraft. In keeping true to the nature of the game, Raimi says the film will be over 3,000 hours long and will end with your girlfriend dumping you.

3. This fall Whitney Houston is set to release her first album in nearly 7 years. I Look To You, she says, is a cathartic look at the recent troubles in her life, specifically her addiction to drugs. Houston has always denied using hardcore stimulants like crack, but critics note that her new album is a 700 disc set.

4. A new fringe movement of the Republican party is gaining some momentum. The Birthers take the stance that Barack Obama was not born in this country, does not have U.S. citizenship, and in turn cannot legally be president. Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, media outlets continue to cover the story. "It's the same reason we show footage of Klan rallies," says an anonymous CEO. "After watching, you just feel tons better about yourself."

5. As Sonia Sotomayor nears confirmation for the Supreme Court, more and more Republican Senators are ready to approve what would be the court's first Hispanic. While some believe Sotomayor wowed GOP members with her centrist testimony, most experts agree it probably had something to do with all the affairs Republicans had with her.

High five.

Sarah Palin & Healthy Sperm

1. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said in a recent interview that in a head-to-head race with President Barack Obama she would win. Palin is featured in the latest issue of Runner's World Magazine and has been dubbed as the nation's "hottest" governor. Though, saying Palin is the hottest of all the U.S. governors is like saying Oprah is the hottest of all the female Black billionaires. Sorry, Vermont governor Jim Douglas...


2. A Florida man is facing battery charges after allegedly spraying his wife with the hose when she began smoking is the house. The man was taken to Martin County Jail and released after posting bail, but it's just nice to see Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown taking it down a notch.

3. New statistics are showing that 2/3 of American adults are considered overweight. Initially scientists thought the number would be higher but later hypothesized that fat people just look like more.

4. A study out of Australia shows that daily sex makes for healthier sperm. Dr. David Greening of a Sydney fertility center asked a group of 118 men to ejaculate everyday for a week, which resulted in increased sperm quality as the week went on. SCIENCE: Giving women fewer and fewer excuses to turn you down.

5. A new military photo of an F-22 Raptor breaking the sound barrier is sweeping across the Internet. The phenomenon often -- but not always -- follows the sound barrier being broken. It can also be seen in other events when incredible speeds are reached such as during a nuclear blast, shortly after a space shuttle launch, and whenever Spencer or Heidi Pratt spot a camera.


High five.