In the news this week

The balance shifts back Friday Nov. 3. They say married couples are now in the minority of households in the U.S. This is probably because Americans are lazy, and weddings, I've recently discovered, are a lot of work.

Wait -- Lou Piniella is Hispanic? Fox Sports fired Steve Lyons after the commentator allegedly made inappropriate racial remarks about Lou Piniella's Hispanic heritage. I put the allegedly in there because, even though the remarks were caught on tape, I'm still trying to figure out who, if anyone, should be offended. It pains me to report Tim McCarver still has a job, even though his grasp on reality grows more tenuous with each passing day. Go Mets.

And finally. This is gross, but you have to see it. Burger King gets in on the snakes fad.

More snakes

Can you feel it, people? The excitement that grips our nation as the grand opening of Snakes on a Plane slithers toward us, just a few scant hours away.

If you see the movie over the weekend, please leave a comment -- just don't give away too much of the plot.

Snakes in a Theater

We're still six weeks from the opening of the greatest movie ever made in the history of the world, and the excitement is already growing to a fever pitch. I'm referring of course to the Samuel L. Jackson vehicle Snakes on a Plane.

Snakes are everywhere these days -- they're on a blog, in your extended network, slithering free in the Everglades.

Most people are earnest in recognizing the unstoppable awesomeness of this movie, but I can't help but think some are making fun of the snakes, which I'm telling you is just a bad idea. Look for yourself:

Prepare to crap your pants

The NaturalBlog's sister mentioned this a few weeks back, but I only now found a link: Snakes on a plane, people. Snakes on a plane.