A waitress at a McDonald's in Holland sold a co-worker a hamburger. The co-worker then asked for a slice of cheese in addition. So McDonald's fired the waitress for failing to charge the full price for a cheeseburger.

This is the last line of a WSJ piece today about the Brooklyn origins of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge:

Two on-air personalities at MSNBC are celebrating birthdays today: Keith Olbermann is turning 51; and Ed Schultz, the host of The Ed Show, is 56. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts turns 55 today. Fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez is celebrating his 49th birthday. Model Lily Donaldson is 22. Alan Cumming is turning 45. Hedge funder Dan Och is 49. Bridget Fonda is turning 46. Retired ballet great Mikhail Baryshnikov is 62. Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell is turning 70. Comedian Patton Oswalt turns 41. And actress Mimi Rogers, who may be best known for being the first wife of Tom Cruise, is 54 today.

The dictionary that was banned from a California school for having the definitions of sex words in it is back to corrupt our youth. Although parents will have the option of denying their kids access to this filthy smut.

Jersey Shore kids scoff at The Hills and Jerry Springer; Brangelina's PR team floats a new break-up excuse; Stephanie Pratt gets bounced; Nancy Grace's suicide-inducement trial will be televised, after all. Wednesday's gossip roundup is full of Schadenfreude.

Well, kind of. A survey of beekeepers showed that fewer are finding evidence of the mysterious bee-killing ailment that was decimating populations. Does this mean the return of killer bees? [AP]

Someone finally read John Edwards aide Andrew Young's forthcoming tell-all, putting a cherry on top of months of crazy Edwards rumors. He's a wellspring of scandal—but is it all John's fault? A guide to the Edwards blame game.

The stars of Jersey Shore know how to haggle. NBC buys a show from Conan O'Brien. Everyone loves Clint Eastwood, Martha Stewart pulls an Oprah and a pharmaceutical company-backed obesity documentary raises eyebrows. Are you ready for trade roundup time?

Long before they were stars, Angelina Jolie and brother James Haven were hula-dancing tykes on a Hawaiian vacation with mom Marcheline Bertrand. A video tribute to Marcheline—with Angie and James' byline—depicts six-year-old Angelina dancing on the beach.

Historically, Jay Leno hasn't shied away from speaking about his job status. Leno's statements over the last few weeks—full of jokes about NBC, Conan O'Brien and David Letterman—reinforced that characteristic. Recently, however, he's been unusually mum. What gives?

Normally, this post would have been written by Gawker night editor Adrian Chen. However, after reading this article on 'foodie yoga' he hung himself with his MacBook's power cord. Please welcome our guest columnist, foodie yoga enthusiast Samuel Lewis

Book Claims Pope John Paul II Flagellated Himself Regularly.

Even though the throngs of hopefuls were already there, tonight's American Idol still featured many "I'm going to Hollywood!" exclamations. And if the episode had a theme, it was this: LA brings the crazies. Oh, and Crying Girl? She's baaaack!

We hate polls, so we're hoping they will disappear now that a poll has made a mockery of every poll in history: A recent poll says more Americans trust Fox News than any other news network. Bye bye, polls! [Politico]

Andy Kaufman is one of the greatest character actors ever. In this clip Andy tries out something new, being himself. Watch him try out regular stand up material and turn it into something identifiably Kaufman.

It sucks when news that you're under criminal investigation comes out during your civil trial. A judge in Shepard Fairey's legal fight with the AP today revealed that the lying Obama "HOPE" poster artist is being investigated for, yep, lying.

ACORN eagerly celebrated the bust of its most effective critic; Brad King wished for Condé Nast's comeuppance; and Gabe Rivera prayed that TechCrunch would fix a near-criminal advertisement. The Twitterati were out for blood.

We get lots of suggestions every day, even from people who work here. Nick liked a photo; Foster is proudly "fucking retarded." And a suggestion at never-ending-open-thread #crosstalk: watching a show we're not liveblogging? Feel free to do it there!

Tonight we're tuning into American Idol, Teen Mom, The Jay Leno Show, and more! What are you watching tonight? Let us know in the comments.

Tyra Banks had a show about women who love men with pot-bellies. For Tyra, the logical thing to do is line up pot-bellied men and start jamming your finger in their belly-buttons. She then smells her own finger. The Aristocrats!