One of the weddings I remember the most fondly had a drunk mother of the bride who heckled during the ceremony.

She was dressed fabulously, though.

I am so exhausted my eyes are crossing.

I've heard of several cases where super glue or some other really eye-unfriendly product was mistaken for eyedrops. I've seen a few proposals that eyedrops only be dispensed in some kind of really distinctive bottle that can't easily be mistaken for something else, but I don't think that's gotten anywhere. The problem is compounded by the fact that a lot of people who need eyedrops need them because they have trouble seeing, and so they can't read the labels.

I never thought of having a novelty date but it's apparently a thing (I've learned from reading wedding boards).

I wouldn't have thought of it before my friends got married on 02/02/02. Easy to remember!

I swear if people are drunk at my wedding ceremony, I will escort them out myself and be done with them. If anyone in the wedding party is hungover for the ceremony I won't let them participate. hells to the no.

Ma was drunk because a) the bride was late and b) the groom was an ass. Given half the bridesmaids intended to raise an objection during the ceremony and the marriage didn't last the year, it was really no big thing.

I really truly can't see properly. I haven't been this vision compromised since I was taking daily morphine. This is what 2+ weeks of sleep dep feels like, huh?

Sorry to hear about all the insomnia going around today.

I am going to save that Steve Burns podcast for later, when I have earned a break from grading. When it comes to Blues Clues, I am Team Steve all the way!

Novelty dates come at a premium! I briefly considered 2/14 since it was a Saturday in 2009, but that woulda been hella expensive.

And the reverse is at least part of why my friend got married on 9/11/10.

The new Nobel Prize winner in physics is the first to win both a Nobel and an Ig-Nobel.

Are clowns evil? Or is that just a stereotype?

Angry clowns protest over Alton Towers horror maze

Placard-waving clowns chained themselves to the gates of Alton Towers today in protest at a new horror maze which they claim ‘demonises’ the circus performers.

The Carnival of Screams attraction has been launched to coincide with Halloween and promises a circus ‘that nightmares are made of’.

Thrillseekers will have to evade the clutches of killer clowns as part of the adrenaline-fuelled ride.

But a host of clowns have taken offence at the ride and yesterday protested claiming they were being portrayed in a negative light.

They barracked bosses at Alton Towers today, protesting outside the theme park’s entrance with posters and placards.

The circus performers – armed with custard pies – chained themselves to the main gates, claiming the ride would do to their reputation what Jaws did for sharks.

One protestor, Fips the Clown, said: ”We are protesting because we feel the Alton Towers Resort’s new horror maze, Carnival of Screams, is an unfair depiction of clowns.

”It only serves to reinforce stereotypes of clowns as evil.

”I can’t believe this – it has taken us years to get over Stephen King’s ‘IT’ and now this just adds to further damage the reputation of clowns worldwide.

”This will do for clowns what Jaws did for sharks.”

Reminds me of when Bobcat Goldthwait's Shakes the Clown came out. He found himself on a morning talk show debating a clown. He told the host, "You're hosting a debate between clowns. Did you lose a bet?"