Ha! That's awesome. What goes around, comes around, huh?

In the discussion of this story at Metafilter, they speculate about changing the name of the Olympics entirely: the 2016 Visa-McDonalds-Cadbury-Coke Games. Then someone suggested that Pepsi outbid Coke and the whole thing could be just The Pepsi Challenge.

Wow, dparks, is that your opinion of the skin of any 54-year-old woman? That's how old I am, and mine is neither wrinkled nor leathery.

And it sure beats mowing the grass!

This very vaguely reminds me of the first episode of Saturday Night Live.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75awolverines.phtml

NOW you're talking about ancient!

I didn't block out any names -that was the way it was posted. Besides, Twitter usernames are all public.

Jimp, how did we reveal your identity?

Apparently so, but the other usage is now accepted here and there.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/free-rein-or-free-reign/

Ah ted, but parents won't pay for a video unless it's long enough that they feel justified buying it.

I got that information from the linked story, which says:

Unfortunately, very few people actually saw the transformation (there’s only 4,000 views on YouTube at last count) because who the hell would watch a talk show hosted by Gomie? Who even knew that Gomie had a talk show? Nobody apparently, except Bryan Cranston, who appeared on two of the 12 episodes before the show was pulled. The show was pitched as the “The Tonight Show of Albuquerque, New Mexico,” which is probably all you need to know to understand why it lasted only 12 episodes. I’m sure the Albuquerque cable access channel put up huge ratings, though.

Read more: http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2012/07/watch-bryan-cranstons-transformation-into-walter-white/#ixzz20LbNxqY9

You are so right, ShawnMcCool, and that's why it's easier for old people. We don't care so much about looks, because we don't see too well, anyway.

This game will be over all too soon.

Some Americans have heard about it; some haven't. It depends on how old you are and how much you've been around. It's a neat idea that's a bit more difficult than just scooping ice cream, so it's not available at every ice cream shop.

http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/spaghetti-ice-cream/

It's supposed to be a meritocracy, but it is broken. Those who are born on third base congratulate themselves on hitting a home run. Those born on the bottom face higher barriers every generation. More here:

http://www.thenation.com/article/168265/why-elites-fail?page=full#

Let's be honest: growing older is better than NOT growing older.