"When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, "Richard, what do you see?" I said, I see all types of people." The voice said, "But do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." It said, "Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any."
                                                                         -Richard Pryor
                                                                         Live on the Sunset Strip

He's been missed for a lot longer than a week now.  Rest in Peace, my man.  Anyone remember his last movie?

Lost Highway 

Think your vote's worthless?  Try living in Mississippi. I think we get half an electoral vote now, and guess who's going to get that.

To veer further off topic, how fair is the electoral college? I'm pretty sure we'd have to get around to issues that mattered to people every once in a while if the popular vote determined the election's outcome. I'm fairly tired of these whack-offs discussing whether or not Graham Norton should be Constitutionally barred from marrying Frank DeCaro while schools rot, people (including myself- yay) are losing their health insurance at an alarming (and alarmingly underdiscussed) rate, and we're fighting an unwinnable or not war on terrorism.

Also, is there an elixer that deactivates coffee and is not booze? I'm a little hype today.