1. . . . Congress,  that is.  The plaintiffs came back from Christmas break to deal with the budget package so the country doesn’t fall off the cliff.
  2. . . . Now here comes the judge.  (“Here Comes the Judge” – Pigmeat Markham, 1968 on Chess Records and by Shorty Long on Soul Records, also 1968 – two separate songs.)
  3. . . . Speaker of the House John Boehner likes holding up a giant gavel that’s as big as a croquet mallet to show that he’s still in charge even though a plan he had on the docket for tax hikes was rejected by conservatives.
  1. . . . So said Mike Tyson on the Yahoo! Sports show “In Depth,” and before that on Conan O’Brien’s show  and also in his Broadway show (“Mike Tyson:  Undisputed Truth’) this past summer.
  2. . . . I guess he meant that he lost his, uh, manhood, when he saw his former wife, Robin Givens (“Head of the Class”), drive up to the house with Brad Pitt, of all people.
  1. . . . The soccer player is underwear modeling for H&M, sporting his David Beckham Bodywear briefs, longjohns and tank tops (along with his many tattoos) in print ads and on TV.

  2. . . . Half-naked.

  3. . . . In your face.