Is It Friday Yet?

From Mental Floss magazine by way of Neatorama: 4 Holy Women Transformed by Cheese

In what sounds like an April Fool’s joke from the Onion, KFC is test marketing a new sandwich called the “Double Down”, featuring cheese and bacon between two slices of fried chicken:

Food blog So Good has more on this tempting abomination.

The Chicago Tribune’s Peeps on Parade has been updated for 2009 with new reader submissions of scenes featuring, uh… oh yeah. Marshmallow Peeps.

It should surprise no one that there’s a rendition of The Last Supper in there:

Remember those “Wacky Packages” stickers from the ’70s?

Damn, you’re old.

Note to self: the CIA has not secretly installed funhouse mirrors while you were out.

This time.

Well, this is mind-bogglingly stupid. PETA has launched a campaign to call fish “Sea Kittens” on the premise that nobody would want to hurt a kitten. Voila! No more fishing! You can even make your own Sea Kitten, dress it up in a cute little outfit and give it a name. Here’s mine.

The site also has an online illustrated storybook with stories of sad sea kittens. Well, maybe “sad” isn’t the right word:

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified by enough states to repeal the 18th Amendment and put an end to Prohibition. It is your civic duty to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Repeal Day appropriately.

Enthusiastic wine expert Gary Vaynerchuk shows Conan O’Brien how to train his palate to recognize the subtle flavors of grass, dirt, cigars, and sweaty socks.