Morning Meme: Cool Color Test, NBA's Gay Night, "Zoolander" Returns, More of My Childhood Dies, and No More Hummers

The most important thing that happened on Wednesday? Conan O’Brien joined Twitter.  Sixteen words later, he has 155k followers.

The reports are saying that Ian McShane will be the bad guy in the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Like always, I assume he’ll be playing Ian McShane, going by the name of Blackbeard.

I really don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing because I’ve never seen Zoolander. But despite lackluster financials on the first one (which had the bad timing of releasing right after the September 11^th terror attacks), there’s going to be a sequel. How they expect Ben Stiller to play a male model at his age, I have no idea.

The Manifest Equality Gallery will open in Los Angeles March 3^rd to March 7^th, showcasing hundreds of artists in an exhibition focused on equal right for all.

The Golden State Warriors will be hosting their first “Gay Night” for their home game on March 11^th against the Portland Trailblazers. The event is sponsored by the San Francisco Gay Basketball Association and their lead team, the Rock Dogs (who had their own Logo reality series, Shirts & Skins).

The New York Times is reporting that the sale of Hummer to a Chinese manufacturing concern has fallen apart due to lack of approval by the Chinese government, who feels the gas-guzzling, polluting beasts project the wrong image. It’s the end of thousands of cheap jokes – I don’t know how Saturday Night Live can go on.

We did our Olympic beefcake photospread, and used the athletes in their natural attire. OK Magazine decided to take it a step further and get the guys to stand in front of a plain background and strip to the waist. You win this round, OK Magazine!

This photospread of John Barrowman arriving at the BBC has me concerned that the Desperate Housewives gig is just a ruse and he’s actually going to be on the next season of Jersey Shore. I hope it was just a really good vacation.

Alex Borstein (Lois, Family Guy) did an interview where she let slip that she was developing a new Fox animated series with Gary Janetti. I have high hopes, since she says Seth MacFarlane is doing the animation, but not writing. And Gary Janetti did work on Will & Grace, so maybe we can get another Simpsons instead of another Cleveland Show.

Battleship will not begin with an alien attack, but it will get there. It also won’t be in 3D, but not to worry, Stretch Armstrong will be, so you can ogle Taylor Lautner’s abs as they flex toward you. Has Taylor realized that Stretch Armstrong really never wears a shirt – I don’t think he even came with a shirt. Oh, well – if you got it flaunt it.

Internet addiction is being seriously considered as a legitimate mental disorder for the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM). Does this mean I can apply for disability, or just that I’m crazy?

Another day, another piece of my childhood falls to Hollywood. This time it’s going to be a live action/animation remake of Speedy Gonzales. George Lopez is going to do the voice, and the backstory is going to be updated quite a bit to get rid of the racist undertones in the original cartoons.

Joe.My.God pointed me to these 10 Secrets of the Vatican Exposed, and frankly, some of them are really hysterical. And I don’t even want to know how I’d react to walking up to an ATM and finding it in Latin. And don’t get me started on the uniforms on the Swiss Guards.

To get the images of the Vatican out of your heads, I have a couple of fun links. The first is that the long rumored Showgirls 2 has been made. Granted, it’s in German, and even the Los Angeles Weekly calls the trailer “bats**t insane” but it does exist. I feel I should warn you, the trailer is extremely, extremely NSFW.

The second palate cleanser is a series of photos of teen queen Hillary Duff getting her million dollar engagement ring from her hot hockey player/heir boyfriend Mike Comrie in a skybox or something. It’s not technically NSFW, but well, it is highly suggestive. And I hope it was comedic. But maybe not.

An 18-year-old breakdancer showed up drunk to a house party outside Buffalo wearing a diamond belt buckle and did $3,000 damage to the hardwood floors while he was bustin’ a move. The teen has been arrested on charges of criminal mischief and trespassing.

The latest craze amongst some social networks is this FM 100 Hue Test, which tests how well your eyes can discern colors. Lower score is better. The best I’ve heard is six – I got a 15. Some people get over a thousand, which must be like seeing the world like a dog.

Matt Damon is going to get serious again, this time starring as Robert Kennedy in a big screen biopic. There's no script, so there's obviously no projected release date yet, but I have to wonder who the market is for this? I assumed my mom's generation, so I asked. Nope.

This was the happiest way I could think of to greet you this morning. Did it work? I know he makes me happy. Unless thats the last cupcake, then we've got issues.

Who's a good boy?

I present to you the world's first snowman philosopher. Like many of the great minds, his was not a long, happy life, but he left his mark on the world.

Enjoy every moment.

I really don't have any context for this photo. But I always felt Barney was into the occult.

This explains so much.

As we move deeper into the vampire craze, I suppose this was inevitable. Bloodbath Body Wash.

Cherry scented.

Your optical illusion – since the ones yesterday wouldn't upload. To me it looks like hundreds of black-and-white bumble bees spinning at me.

Jerry Seinfeld, is that you?

There is so much fabulous in this picture I just don't know what to say. Whoops - I think my flame is burning bright. Cyndi always did bring that on.

I can totally see Lady GaGa as the heir to Cyndi Lauper – eventually.

Photographer Terry Richardson managed to get all the GTL that is the male Jersey Shore cast into a few pictures. There's more over at his site.

I feel dirty.

Need a palate cleanser? How about this ad for PETA with Calvin Klein model Kellan Lutz. I do think some of PETA's positions are absolutely insane, but I can agree with the concept of adopting shelter dogs instead of buying purebreds. Share the love.

Cute couple.