OK boys and girls… set aside your frustrations, just briefly, and enjoy this moment of levity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1DtanchTS8

Now, good night. Sleep tight. Tomorrow we crank the ol’ machine up again and go at it for another few rounds.

Sad news in the world of real, red-blooded football and not the wussy kind they are going to “celebrate” starting tomorrow: Los Angeles no longer has a professional football team.  The bill for University of Seventh Choice: bowl eligibility yanked, 2005 national championship trophy repossessed, scholarships cut drastically.  (“Scholarship.”  There’s a turn-of-phrase for you.  But anyway.)

Of course, Pete Carroll (l., with Reggie Bush) won’t be around for the downfall, in that he is now coaching the Seattle Seahawks.  He bravely hit the silk after last year’s disastrous season (complete with spanking at hands of Tree). 

[Come to think of it, Mr. Bush didn’t fare too badly either, what with his fancy new ring courtesy of the Saints’ winning the Super Bowl in February.  Sadly, though, Reggie may become the second U$C tailback to be de-Hesimaned.  Impressive, when you think about it.]

But all that needs to be said, really: it couldn’t have happened to a more appropriate set of bastards.

Meet Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympics mascots. Sweet dreams!

London unveils creepy-looking mascots for 2012 Olympics [Yahoo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM4eJ38S7Hw

The Better Marriage Blanket absorbs your farts with a special fabric — “the same type of fabric used by the military to protect against chemical weapons!”

[via Sully]

“Conan O’Brien is moving to TBS. In a surprise announcement, TBS revealed this morning that the former ‘Tonight Show’ host would join the cabler in the 11 p.m. time slot this November.” [Variety]

Here’s what you missed if you weren’t paying attention Wednesday night:

1. Breaking news that someone lit a fuse in his shoe during a United flight from D.C. to Denver.

2. Discovery that the shoe-bomber held a diplomatic passport from Qatar.

3. Fighter jets being scrambled to escort the plane, as air marshals subdued the suspect.

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Huh? What? Damn. We know better than to doze off while reading Hollywood news.

Senate GOP: Parliamentarian Says Health Bill Must Become Law Before Fix [Plum Line]

A new ‘Wizard of Oz’ could make its way down the Hollywood road [LAT]