Quickies - Because You Love Them Notes In Irony Part 1: The ACLU, defenders of free speech everywhere, don't actually believe in the First Amendment if it means it will hurt their fundraising. Aging bleached skull Madonna is the new 'face' of H&M: I didn't even know what that was until I looked it up. Turns out they are a Scandinavian clothing company. Well, hey, scientists can rep pretentious European companies too, so I have offered to be the face of H&K: You want to be a rocket scientist too? Start designing your own Titan V here. Notes In Irony Part 2: Former VP Al Gore has a movie out warning us on the perils of global warming. I did some quick math and with the amount of fuel he has used flying all over the world telling us we should ride bicycles, I could have driven my car for the next 16,314 years. What Do You Think Happened when they had to tell The Emperor someone blew up the Death Star? Now you know. Notes In Irony Part 3: It takes a gallon of oil to make three fake fur coats and it takes less energy to import a tomato from Spain than to grow one in England. Ancient Female Remains Were Found In Rome: No, they did not include the Head of Medusa, because Teri Hatcher is still wearing it on her neck. Notes In Irony Part 4: Former VP Al Gore unveiled his new movie on global warming at the Cannes Film Festival - and used a fleet of limousines to travel the 500 yards between his hotel and the theater where they were showing it. Seriously - can we at least consider that this global warming thing is overrated? Our ancestors survived the last Ice Age with nothing but a few furs and some fire pits. Why is Al so worried now? It's almost like he doesn't believe in Evolution.