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So who gets custody of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in the wake of Conan O'Brien's divorce from NBC? The disposition of the Conan-created bits and characters has been a hot topic of discussion as part of the ugly situation surrounding Jay Leno, O'Brien and NBC. Not surprisingly, NBC will own any schtick created by O'Brien during his 17 years at the network, people familiar with his exit negotiations said.

If you prefer your motorcycles to look like something out of a futuristic bikers from hell story, the 2010 Triumph Rocket III Roadster ($TBA; Early 2010) is for you. Available in all of one color — we'll let you guess which one — the Rocket III boasts the line's most powerful engine yet, a 2.3 liter three-cylinder beast good for 146 horsepower and 165 lb-ft of torque. Add in Brembo brakes with ABS, a set of 43-millimeter upside-down forks, twin Kayaba shocks, and traffic-stopping looks, and you've got one helluva ride.

Steve McQueen’s bike jump is an iconic movie moment, but is it as authentic as it looks? To find out, we recreated it. Nick Rufford reports: Two feet, four, six . . . 7ft off the ground. After repeated nervous, muddy attempts, Bud Ekins, a motorcycle stunt rider, coaxed the old Triumph into the air, flew over the strands of fake barbed wire and into the history books. The sequence helped make The Great Escape a cinema classic and turn Steve McQueen into an international star. It also made Ekins, who doubled as McQueen, a legend among fellow riders. In...

This is without question the hardest assignment I’ve ever had to write. But Sherrill has a story to tell, and I must be that instrument. My firstborn, my only daughter, Sherrill Lynn Ashley, died in a garage fire early in the morning on January 12. Details about our tragedy were reported that night on Channel 8 Fox News, and the following morning in the Cleveland Plain Dealer and in The Lake-Geauga News-Herald. The stories might still be accessible online in the news media archives. Sherrill has left behind her husband Bob, four children, and four younger brothers. Her stepfather Joe,...

It's a plausible claim because Republicans do tend to have more faith in markets than Democrats. The Republicans had an answer. But to find it you needed to search the pages of the Wall Street Journal, or read conservative columnists, or listen to talk radio. It didn't come from McCain or Palin. They wasted crucial days decrying greed on Wall Street. And while you and I know that Wall Street is peopled by Obama-backing Democrats, most Americans think Wall Street is the home of Republicans in frock coats and bowler hats. What they should have done is to point out...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2006 -- On Jan. 17, 2005, Army Cpl. Derrick Harden’s world seemed to come to a screeching halt in Ramadi, Iraq. “I was blown up by a car bomb, and then shot in the left arm and left leg,” Harden said. Just four months later, he was paddling a kayak for the first time as he recovered at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here. “It’s fun,” he said. “It’s good therapy. It’s pretty easy to learn.” Then, just six months after he checked into Walter Reed, Harden was involved in a horrible traffic accident. “I shattered...

In Europe, the fertility advantage of the religious over non-believers has historically been counterbalanced by the march of secularisation. Not any more. Secularisation in Europe is now in decline, and Islam continues to grow. Europe will start to adopt a more American model of modernity.

September 14, 2006 Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Psalm: Thursday 38 Reading 1Nm 21:4b-9 With their patience worn out by the journey,the people complained against God and Moses,“Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert,where there is no food or water?We are disgusted with this wretched food!” In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents,which bit the people so that many of them died.Then the people came to Moses and said,“We have sinned in complaining against the LORD and you.Pray the LORD to take the serpents from us.”So Moses prayed...

One of the bikes introduced by Triumph last week is the Scrambler 900. This is a production model that will be available in the U.S. in Spring of 2006 at an U.S. MSRP of $7,999. Featuring a version of Triumph's 865cc, air-cooled parallel twin motor, the Scrambler is one of Triumph's coolest looking retro models yet. I had the chance to see this bike in person, and it would definitely make our older readers drool thinking about the Triumph Bonneville era -- when Steve McQueen and others used a bike like this both on the road and in the dirt....

Based on suggestions from the breaking post about Scott McClellan’s resignation, here are some auditions of the nominees so far: Dennis Miller “President Bush and China’s President Hu Jintao met today over a passive aggressive plate of low fat Chinese chicken salad and Asian style Rice-a-roni. Hats off to the chefs down in White House kitchen for working so hard to make our foreign friends feel at home. I heard the last time Vincente Fox was here the Minutemen infiltrated the shmorg line and built a wall along the salsa/guacamole border with 700 beef enchiladas. And by the way, darn...

The Canadian electorate, characteristically one of the most docile in the democratic world, suddenly seemed to have awakened from their sleep last week and decided that they had had enough. A poll, highly credible because it was conducted for the left-leaning Globe and Mail, showed a startling 10-percentage-point leap in electoral support for the Conservative Party. It was enough to assure them a minority government in the general election Jan. 23, with the bare possibility of a full majority. Moreover, the response to the poll of the Liberal Party and its leader, Prime Minister Paul Martin, was so strident that...

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog doesn't just bark out zingers and smoke cigars he worries about global warming. So the R-rated hand puppet will be one of the performers for TBS' two-hour "Earth to America" special 8 p.m. EST Sunday. Robert Smigel, the heavy hand up Triumph's behind, recently talked to The Associated Press in character, explaining that this isn't the first time he's been politically active. He says he's also very passionate about "declaring cats second-class citizens." Organized by Larry David's wife, Laurie David, the program will also feature Will Ferrell, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Ben Stiller, Jack Black,...

September 14, 2005Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Psalm: Wednesday 40 Reading INm 21:4b-9 With their patience worn out by the journey,the people complained against God and Moses,“Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert,where there is no food or water?We are disgusted with this wretched food!” In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents,which bit the people so that many of them died.Then the people came to Moses and said,“We have sinned in complaining against the LORD and you.Pray the LORD to take the serpents from us.”So Moses prayed for...

If anyone else isn't happy about the Jackson verdict, you might find this video amusing. Triumph the insult comic dog at the Jackson trial.

Just saw a "Triumph The Insult Comic Dog" segment on the Michael Jackson trial that will be sure to rival the "Revenge of the Star Wars Nerds". Be on the lookout for a copy on the 'Net in the next few days. Funny stuff!

"It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives." --Samuel Johnson RONALD WILSON REAGAN, 1911 - 2004 "And whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. My dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way. My fondest hope for each one of you -- and especially for young people -- is that you will love your country, not for her...

In Iraq, they say, failure is not an option. But it is a possibility. From the start of the intervention, two critical questions have awaited answers: Is there a critical mass of Iraqis who are willing to fight for freedom rather than submit to tyranny? And can the American military -- designed to confront the Soviet Union, a lumbering giant - learn to effectively fight an elusive enemy who plays by no rules and need not win a single battle? All that the enemy has to do is erode our will to fight. Video tapes of beheadings and suicide bombings...

In honor of today's premiere, here is Triumph the Insult Dog hammering people in line for the opening of Attack of the Clones. One of the funniest things I have ever seen on TV. Triumph

Steve Rossier rides his motorcycle across continent By Karl Chalabala Steve Rossier rode through Alaska with a shotgun strapped to the front of his motorcycle, on the lookout for bears. “I felt much more comfortable because of it [the shotgun] when I was in the bush,” he said. “People were telling me to watch out for bears. I was just pulling off dirt roads and camping. But there was only one night I heard anything. It could have been a bear or a moose. I always slept in my clothes so I wouldn’t have to roll out of bed in...

As the president considers his replacement for UN Ambassador Danforth, one name that keeps popping up is Triump the Comic Insult Dog. Why? Who else but Triump to sink to the level of the UNs sexual exploits, who but Triump would simply lift a hind leg to the bribes, thief, cheating, and back slapping?