Well, the obituary thread was started by somebody who thought that Michael Jackson should be honored as a musician, and I think I'll leave that thread there in the music section to respect the thread originator.

The originator of this thread wanted to give a home to the comments of those of us who wish to be a little more free in our expression of disdain for the tabloid side of Michael Jackson. And I think we need to respect the originator of this thread, too.

I was going to say something about having one's cake and eating it, but that reminds me of the Weird Al parody, which is also inappropriately sacrilegious at this sad time....

These obituary threads on tabloid stars make me really nervous. I lost my left testicle on the Jade Goody controversy, and I regret that I have but one more to give....

-Joe-