A reporter from a CBS affiliate in Minnesota walks into a Chinatown butcher. No, this isn't the start of the joke, but what happened was unintentionally hilarious. The owner of the butcher shop isn't laughing, because he just had to fend off charges he was selling dog meat.

Back in the 70's when mime culture was at its peak, Tom Bergeron (the host of our nation's top-rated show) used to be a mime. He once pissed off a biker gang during his act.

Seems we've got a comedian running for Wisconsin governor. Wanna know how funny Republican nominee Scott Walker is? His opponent, Tom Barrett, released a 67-page jobs plan, so Walker goes and releases a 68-page plan, in size 10-million font! Burn?

When something comes along that combines the worst aspects of white people, YouTube videos, soundwaves, and human interaction, it's easy to see that Satan has a sense of humor.

The final two presidential debates before Super Tuesday will be co-hosted at the end of January by CNN, the Los Angeles Times and Politico. Apparently, nobody relayed news of this partnership to LA Times media critic Tim Rutten, who, over the weekend, called CNN "corrupt" and "incompetent" for botching last week's "debacle masquerading as a presidential debate." Awkward! Also, we think it would make some damn fine television if Politico reporter Ben Smith was allowed to ask Rudy Giuliani a question on live TV, such as "How much do you hate me for writing about your mistress slush fund and exposing the blueprints for your presidential campaign?" [LAT]

We had no idea we were pulling down this much scratch. (Um, we imagine our business department doesn't either, in fact!) Hey, Nick Denton, when you finish your caviar omelet at Balthazar, can you stop by the office? We'd like to renegotiate our contract. [Shylock Blogging]