Strangeness Above And Beyond
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In one episode of the BBC radio version of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox tells someone, "Don't try to outweird me. I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal." That line probably serves as the quickest description of Zaphod, although I might describe him as someone who strives to to bring eccentricity to new heights.
But when you consider a recent news story, I can easily see Zaphod turning to two of his traveling companions, and asking with all sincerity, "Ford, Arthur, am I crazy, or is this Michael Jackson frood even stranger than me?"
I can also see Arthur Dent scoring a rare zinger by responding, "Yes, Zaphod, you are crazy, and as scary as it might sound, it is quite possible that Michael Jackson is stranger than you."
Now, what we have here is an individual who is on trial for child molestation. According to a couple of news accounts, the mother of his two older children is trying to obtain custody of them. (If I'm not mistaken, she's claiming that Jackson is an unfit parent.) And he is quite probably the butt of more jokes than all of this year's Democratic presidential contenders -- combined.
So what does Michael Jackson do?
According to the news stories I read and saw earlier this week, he's trying to become a father again. And according to at least one story, the mystery woman (who was artificially inseminated) is carrying quadruplets.
What in the world is he thinking?
Too bad it isn't quintuplets. I could just see them being billed as "the new Jackson Five."
And I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief that Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley never had any kids. We'd never be able to get Elvis to stop spinning in his grave.
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In one episode of the BBC radio version of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox tells someone, "Don't try to outweird me. I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal." That line probably serves as the quickest description of Zaphod, although I might describe him as someone who strives to to bring eccentricity to new heights.
But when you consider a recent news story, I can easily see Zaphod turning to two of his traveling companions, and asking with all sincerity, "Ford, Arthur, am I crazy, or is this Michael Jackson frood even stranger than me?"
I can also see Arthur Dent scoring a rare zinger by responding, "Yes, Zaphod, you are crazy, and as scary as it might sound, it is quite possible that Michael Jackson is stranger than you."
Now, what we have here is an individual who is on trial for child molestation. According to a couple of news accounts, the mother of his two older children is trying to obtain custody of them. (If I'm not mistaken, she's claiming that Jackson is an unfit parent.) And he is quite probably the butt of more jokes than all of this year's Democratic presidential contenders -- combined.
So what does Michael Jackson do?
According to the news stories I read and saw earlier this week, he's trying to become a father again. And according to at least one story, the mystery woman (who was artificially inseminated) is carrying quadruplets.
What in the world is he thinking?
Too bad it isn't quintuplets. I could just see them being billed as "the new Jackson Five."
And I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief that Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley never had any kids. We'd never be able to get Elvis to stop spinning in his grave.
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