The concept of celebrity took another hit in my world today, when I have now twice heard jokes at the expense of Kevin Federline, yet I still (without Googling) have no idea what (not who, mind) he is or where he came from. I will not increase his dubious fame by typing his name into a search engine. Only by printing his name on my blog.<\/p>\n
However, I do know comedy when I see it, and Conan O’Brien has never let me down in that arena. The arena of comedy where CONAN is king! Let me tell you now of the days of high laughter!*<\/p>\n
DevilDucky – Conan O’Brien: James Lipton reads Federline<\/a> [link via BB<\/a>]<\/p>\n * – You see that? I made an oft-unheard reference to Conan O’Brien having the same name as a certain barbarian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The concept of celebrity took another hit in my world today, when I have now twice heard jokes at the expense of Kevin Federline, yet I still (without Googling) have no idea what (not who, mind) he is or where he came from. 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