Phil Roberston, the patriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" family has been fired from the show by A&E after he made anti-gay comments in an interview with GQ. He compared homosexuality to beastiality.
- You know...like having sex with a Duck.
- A&E execs say they're considering replacing him with the "spokesman for Aflac Insurance".
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After being forced to retire by NBC because his audience is "too old", Jay Leno is being pursued by a bunch of cable networks including CNN.
- I don't know if even Jay Leno can be as funny as Wolf Blitzer!
- There's also talk of casting him in a new show, "Desperate Ex-TV Talk Show Hosts of L.A. ".
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14 Camels were killed by a passing train in the desert in Israel.
- Passengers on the train hardly noticed, saying they just "felt a slight hump...uh...bump".
- So apparently Camels can go days without water, but their hearing? Not so much.
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Today is National Re-Gifting Day.
- The day when people accidentally give their friend Bob a bottle of wine that they received last Christmas in a bag with a tag reading, "Merry Christmas To Sandy & Steve!"
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Dennis Rodman was greeted by his pal Kim Jong Un when he landed in North Korea today. He says he's there to help train the North Korean National Basketball Team for the upcoming Olympics.
- He's going to start by having the players wear 2-foot-high platform sneakers.
- North Korean Basketball is just like American except if the ref calls a foul on you, you are beheaded on the free throw line.
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Jessica Simpson is reportedly in talks to guest host for Vanna White on "Wheel of Fortune".
- Jessica is so excited, she said as a surprise, she's going to buy everyone in her family a vowel!
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During an interview this week, Justin Bieber said that he's retiring after the release of his next album and quitting the music business. But his manager said Justin was "just kidding".
- So the Beebs is staying around...Proving that this IS "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"!
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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Friday with an all-new Podcast featuring a much-clamored for return visit by special guest "Matinee Mindy"!
-Dick