Regis Philbin will fill in for ailing Dick Clark on this year’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve telecast. I tried to compose some sort of joke involving Kelly Ripa, Gelman and a ball dropping but couldn’t get the execution to work.

But wait…he’s hosting The Apprentice 2 reunion show as well. Those Atlantic City shows not bringing in the blue-hairs the way they used to, buddy? If you should fall ill as well, I can always help out.

A protester has attacked a controversial waxwork nativity scene featuring England soccer captain David Beckham as Joseph and his pop star wife “Posh Spice” Victoria as the Virgin Mary. I wouldn’t have bought that “no room at the inn” story from the two of them, either.

The FCC has requested a tape of last summer’s Olympic games because it has received an indecency complaint. An indecency complaint. One. Uno. Anyone want to take a guess at how much money has been spent so far on the part of the FCC, the media outlets and yours truly to bring this to your attention?

Outwit, Outblog, Outsnark has been nominated for three Best of Blog (BoB) awards, Best Overall Blog, Best New Blog and Snarkiest Blog! Thanks to those who nominated me…I appreciate it and the positive reinforcement that you don’t have to be shocking to be snarky. {wink} Check back January 1 to see if I passed through to the final voting!

American author and journalist Tom Wolfe wins the bad sex award. Better him than me, I guess. Oh wait…it was an award for bad sex in fiction? Still. Better him than me.