THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM: Other than age verification for R-rated movies, is there a reason why they still have human beings selling the tickets at movie theaters? Standing in a long, long line at the Loews Cherry Hill 24 last weekend made me wonder why these teens hadn't long ago been replaced by a bank of ATM-like devices for selling all movie tickets. I mean, it's not like people need a "film sommelier" -- as if the kid selling tickets could provide such advice -- so, why?

And you can solve that one issue easily -- have tickets for R-rated movies print out in a different color, so that the usher knows which groups to check for an adult presence. Or am I missing something?

IT'S A TRAP (GAME)! Why Cleveland's football team are the Jawas of the National Football League ("They are small, brown, and constantly trading for junk"), and 31 other Star Wars characters to describe the 2007 National Football League teams.

YOU EVER SEE ARNIE VINICK CAMPAIGN UP CLOSE? HE'LL GO INTO THOSE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUMS IN IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND BLOW THEM ALL AWAY. HE'LL SHAKE EVERY HAND IN THE JOINT, KISS EVERY BABY, HUG EVERY WIDOW ON SOCIAL SECURITY, AND SOUND SMARTER AND MORE HONEST THAN ANY REPUBLICAN THEY'VE EVER SEEN. BECAUSE HE IS: I can't say there's any particularly mind-blowing quote in it, but I have a feeling many readers here will enjoy this thoughtful AV Club interview with Alan Alda.

I KNOW IT CAME UP THREE TIMES ON THE BLOG THIS WEEK, BUT FRANKLY, I DON'T SEE WHAT'S SO OFFENSIVE ABOUT IT:

(Except for the makeup, dialogue, acting, YouTube poster name, synopsis, and comments.)

(Rejected racist post title: "With Mickey Rooney as Isaac Spaceman's Dad")

ACCENTS OFF THE MARK: Deputy Dog makes his pick for the 13 worst fake accents in recent film history. Missing though is Mickey Rooney's take on a Chinese accent in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

MY INVESTMENTS IN PUGIL STICK AND TENNIS BALL-GUN MANUFACTURERS IS ABOUT TO PAY OFF: NBC will revive "American Gladiators" as a midseason replacement, hoping it will break through and conquer America one more time.

DUE TO A DECIDED LACK OF RON BURGUNDY: The illustrious list of television shows cancelled after one episode, including Emily's Reasons Why Not, Turn-On, and The Will, has a new member, with Fox cancelling their new reality show Anchorwoman today. Even more amusing is the list of television shows that got picked up, but never aired.