But does he have a BLUE turban????

I don't make this shit up...it came from Reuters:

DOHA, May 23 - The tiny Gulf state of Qatar, famed mainly for having the Arab world's largest reserves of natural gas, added another record to its name on Tuesday -- one of the world's most expensive telephone numbers.

At a charity event in the capital of Doha, a Qatari bidder paid $2.75 million for the mobile phone number 666-6666.

The winner, who made the highest bid 10 minutes into the auction, declined requests for interviews. Eight people took part in the auction, organised by Qatar Telecom to help raise funds for charity, paying 3,000 Qatari riyals ($824.60) per ticket.

Funds from the ticket sales were given to a local charity, while the 10 million riyals from the sale of the number will be used to expand medical services.

The Patch

I recently quit smoking for 4 weeks. Four weeks! It was great. I was losing my cravings and everything. Then it happened. I fell off the wagon.

I smoked for about 10 days. This morning, I put the patch back on.

I REALLY WANT A CIGARETTE!!!!

NO.

NO.

NO.

I wish there was a patch for the patch.

How about a patch for idiots? Wouldn't that be cool? We could buy them for anyone. When in line at Subway, just slap one on the clerk behind the counter who doesn't understand that you just told him/her/it "WHEAT." Think of all the fun you could have with a patch like that. Better yet, how about an asshole patch. Man, I would be flinging those things out my car window at other drivers all the time.

I think the funniest thing about me being on the patch is that I rub the damn thing like it's a genie lamp. If I rub it hard and fast, will a nicotine blast erupt into my system and keep me from feeding my addiction? So far, answers point to "no." I remember an episode of "Absolutely Fabulous" where the blonde character (no ginkgo today....can't remember her name) had about 20 of those suckers on and was smoking like a chimney. It was hysterical. She thought she was actually re-charging the patches.

It's been 23 years and I really need to stop this crap before it stops me.

In other news, did anyone know that Blondie put out a live album in 1999? Perhaps none of you care. I confess that I picked it up today for a dismal price of $2.99. The mix kind of sucks, but the material is fantastic. I especially like the 5-minute-plus version of "Shayla." Sweet...

She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's the salt of the earth
And she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink
Of destruction
From Chicago
To Toronto
She's the one they call
Ol' whatshername
She's the symbol
Of resistance
And she holds on my heart
Like a hand grenade
Is she dreaming
What I'm thinking
Is she the mother of all bombs
Is she trouble
Like I'm trouble
Make it a double
Twist of fate
Or a melody
That she sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define
Nothing comes to mind

~Greenday