What did I write to get "Buy Poppycock here" added to my Blogger ad rotation? Not sure if the "hundreds of candy items for sale" subscript is a good or bad sign either.

Another interesting thing-- this time quoted from Wednesday's (043003) Washington Post Style section's article "Hall Pass to the Voting Booth" about a Pew Charitable Trusts program that is trying to figure out how to connect with younger voters (18-25-yr olds):

" 'I would have to be involved with what the candidates are saying to vote, says Roderick Stewart, a high school varsity basketball player who turns 18 this spring. "I don't want to have to dig deep into their platform.'"

OK-- nothing new there, but what got me is how it is implied that _this guy's statement is somehow different from the vast majority of American voters_. Ask almost anyone in the US and you'll get nearly identical answers whether they were 18 or 45. You'd probably get at least 20 or so percent of people who say exactly that.

And from the "what the hell did he just say?!?" department:

Tom Shales reviewing the TV show Jiminy Glick:

"Glick is an acquired taste, but when you think about it, so is everything but breast milk."

Yes, this is also in the Style section of the Washington Post.