So we were working up a post on the latest adventures of Political Pestorkers John Ensign and David Vitter, and we were going to call it “Remembrance of Creeps Past”, and not having a clue where to go with the illustration, we entered “creep” in Google Image Search, and this turned up, and we decided it was a lot more interesting than whatever we were writing about.

Megahouse Kellogg’s 10 Collection: Tony The Tiger & Boy [PidgeonBlog]

“The temple for waisted male self-esteem is Old Navy, where I easily slid into a size 34 pair of the brand’s Dress Pant. Where no other 34s had been hospitable, Old Navy’s fit snugly. The final measurement? Five inches larger than the label. You can eat all the slow-churn ice cream and brats you want, and still consider yourself slender in these.” [Esquire, via Daring Fireball]

We think we’re supposed to get a partisan giggle out of the new line of F*ck Tea products:

“We will be launching new products in the next several months to help people all over the country F*ck Tea,” [Agenda Project founder Erica] Payne told Politico. “Products like a Glenn Beck Bowl Buddy (Beck B Scrubbin) and others are perfect holiday gifts or just a great way to say, ‘I love you and our country’ to your spouse, friend or family.”

Problem is, once the actual folks started using “teabagger” to identify themselves, the game was over.

And even if we grant the point, what’s with the asterisk? Fucking wimps.

Dem group launches ‘F*ck Tea’ campaign [Politico]

The Good News: Warner Bros. is pumping out three new Road Runner cartoons!

We still don’t know whether the new Looney Tunes Show for Cartoon Network will meet our lofty expectations, but I was invited to a screening this past week to preview the three new CGI Road Runner-Coyote shorts for theatrical release — and my verdict is in: They’re terrific!

The Uncertain News: Ummm, CGI? We learned our deadpan timing on Road Runner, and a big part of the charm of the classic Chuck Jones shorts is their distinctive drawing style. We’ll withhold kneejerk judgment, however, while you taste a clip of the new stuff at the link below.

Looney Tunes exclusive clip: Coyote Falls [Cartoon Brew, via Daring Fireball]

“Rather than being a unifier, Mr. Obama has divided America on the basis of race, class and partisanship. Moreover, his cynical approach to governance has encouraged his allies to pursue a similar strategy of racially divisive politics on his behalf.” [WSJ]

There’s more ugly news out there if you’re not yet sufficiently bummed, but Sandy Eggo is enjoying its first sunny day in more than a week (we’re deducting the overcast from the rent), and damn if we’re gonna let the happy-happy-joy-joy get away from us:

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Etch A Sketch. It was invented in the late 1950s by André Cassagnes, a Frenchman, who named it L’Ecran Magique (the magic screen). The Ohio Art Company bought the toy in 1959, renamed it Etch A Sketch, and launched it onto the American market on July 12, 1960.

That’s right: The Etch A Sketch is French. We’re calling it a Freedom Scribbler from now on.

Etch A Sketch turns 50: amazing art created with the drawing toy [Telegraph UK, via PourMeCoffee]

Image: Salvador’s Deli by Jeff Gagliardi

“Man and machine can now be linked more intimately than ever, according to a new article in the journal ACS Nano Letters. Scientists have embedded a nano-sized transistor inside a cell-like membrane and powered it using the cell’s own fuel.” [Discovery News, via Kottke]