THE SHADOW NOSE

President Bush made a surprise trip to Baghdad to join the troops for Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. A light security detail was used, only selected reporters were notified, and Air Force One used a phony call sign.

Friends of the President say they haven't seen this kind of stealth and secretiveness from Bush since he stopped buying his own cocaine.

AN UNFAIR FIGHT

Britney Spears' new video is called "Me Against The Music".

My question is, since the music is so undeniably horrid, is she winning or losing?

SHORT LIST

In the spirit of transom.org, I've come up with a short list. Try to guess the category.

- I'm on vacation.
- I'm tired.
- I have no inspiration.
- Nobody ever reads this fucking thing.
- I'm a loser.
- Well, not so much a loser as a social outcast.
- Ok, a loser.
- Oh, yeah, my wife is baking cookies, and you can't have any. Nyah, Nyah, Nyah!

Click here for the answer.

THE MAN IN THE GRAY PRADA SUIT

As you no doubt have heard, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced to the press that he wore Prada at his inauguration.

In lesser-reported Kennedy clan fashion news, at his grandnephew's kegger, Sen. Ted Kennedy wore, at least toward the end, a vomit-stained Nike T-shirt and no pants.