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Justin Halpern is an ordinary guy who curates an extraordinary Twitter page. In less than a year it's garnered over 1.3 million fans who follow Justin simply to keep track of the latest and greatest shit his dad says. Justin's talent lies in realizing the aforementioned shit was of a superior quality to that emitted from other dad's mouths. He also has a knack for conveying the underlying heart behind his father's seemingly harsh witticisms.

Raised on a farm in Kentucky, Justin's dad, Sam Halpern, is a man of few words - who knows how to make every syllable count. The exact opposite of passive-aggressive, Halpern, Sr. has never been backwards about coming forwards with his often-unsolicited opinions and words of advice. Growing up, this brutal honesty was difficult to deal with, but now Justin is reaping the rewards. His @ShitMyDadSays Twitter page has spawned a hilarious yet surprisingly touching book of longer vignettes -- brilliantly retold by Justin -- and a TV sitcom produced by Warner Brothers for CBS starring William Shatner, which was co-written by Halpern, Jr. in association with the team behind Will & Grace.

The @ShitMyDadSays phenomenon was precipitated by a very humbling experience for Justin. As the founder of the Holy Taco comedy site, a Maxim.com contributor and an aspiring screenwriter who was free to work wherever is laptop rested, he decided to move back from Los Angeles to his hometown of San Diego to share an apartment with his girlfriend who also happened to reside there. Things didn't go to plan however; Justin's love interest broke up with him the day they were supposed to start cohabiting. To add insult to injury, having already given up his LA apartment, at 28 Justin had little option but to move back in with his folks. Fortunately his story, or at least this chapter of it, has a happy ending.

I caught up with Justin, who now splits his time between Los Angeles and San Diego, to find out more about the upside of living in close proximity to your grumpy old dad (and the fun that can be had with irritable bowel syndrome).

Read my interview with Justin Halpern at SuicideGirls.com.

To mark the day I suggest that you do something either irrational or transcendental -- or even better something that is both -- since these are characteristics of the mathematical constant we call Pi (π) that expresses the relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference. Those that are rather particular about their favorite ratio observe Pi Minute at 1:59 p.m. or even Pi Second at 1:59:26 p.m. ( 3.1415926).

Go run around in circles (dogs do it all the time and have a blast) and have an irrational and transcendental day!

Suicide Girls' advice columnist MissTruthHurts, a.k.a. Gotha Stewart, a.k.a. Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna, has the perfect animal treat for Halloween: Vampire Bloodsicles. In fact our furry friends love 'em so much, why save them for Halloween? Indeed MissTruthHurts whips them up every Wednesday for the delectation and delight of the residents of SoCal's wild and exotic animal refuge, the Wildlife Waystation.

Click HERE to find out how they prepare these paw lickin' good treats.

Help a fellow vampire out on Halloween! Make a donation to the Wildlife Waystation, and help keep Baxter the Bobcat, Miss Montana the Bear and Thibeault the Tiger in treats!

The ever-fabulous Margaret Cho has released a single on iTunes this week. Personally however, I feel the new song doesn't quite match the lyrical depth of Cho's November 2006 YouTube release entitled "My Puss," which has a message I can really get down with.

Click HERE for full story and "My Puss" video.

Further reading: Margaret Cho talks about her Erotic Ink in her latest Suicide Girls' column.

Little Britain and the USA will consummate their "special" relationship on September 28, when HBO airs the first of six episodes of the American version of the popular BBC extreme comedy. Whether the humor (or humour in English) translates remains to be seen.

In England the show's writers and stars, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, turned preconceived notions of good and bad taste on their head. Their humor falls into both categories at once, and is aimed at just about every minority group one is supposed not to laugh at: the disabled, the obese, and "the gays."

It's the only show that would dare ask guest star Rosie O'Donnell, "Are you fat because you're a lesbian, or are you a lesbian because you're fat?" -- the question being posed by one of Little Britain's many larger-then-life characters, Margaree, the leader of the Weight Watchers-like Fat Fighters group. Other UK characters that make the trip across the Atlantic include Vicky Pollard, a young lady that makes Britney look classy, and Daffyd Thomas, who has gone from being the only gay in a small Welsh village to the only gay on an American university campus.

Click HERE for full preview.

He's a lumberjack and it's OK,
Seems anyone can run for office - as long as they're not gay!

If you think the election's not quite silly enough yet, click HERE to sign up and show your support for Michael Palin's presidential candidacy, and get a free fuzzy thing.

Check out Current TV's coverage of our campaign to make air guitar an Olympic sport. Current TV and Current.com are part of a really cool democratic news network set up by the should've been president Al Gore. It's a place where you (and I) decide what's news, which has to be better than leaving it up to Fox!

We're glad to hear that Current readers feel the same way as we do about air guitar becoming an Olympic sport. Al Gore's politically correct TV and online news network has significantly boosted our campaign, which began just hours ago, with an upcoming broadcast of our story. Thanks to all our Current readers who voted for our story. Air guitar players may not yet be Olympic heros, but our campaign to make the competitive air form an Olympic sport has hit gold, gaining Homepage Hero status on Current's U.S. and U.K. websites, and finding gold on the U.K. site with a much sought-after Current Pod serving as our medal.

Wishing the best of luck to all the air headz competing in the 2008 US Air Guitar Championship Finals tomorrow. The event takes place at the Grand Ballroom in San Francisco. Competition is likely to be fierce as contenders vie to follow in the footsteps of past U.S. champions Rockness (2005), Hot Lixx (2006) and Ocean (2007). The hot air guitar hero crowned in S.F. will represent our rock schooled nation at the World Air Guitar Championships, which are held annually during the Oulu Music Video Festival in Finland.

For a sport as seemingly American as apple pie it's surprising the U.S. has only won the world title once, when David "C-Diddy" Jung brought home the gold in 2003. Fortunately, this year, those who aspire to air guitar greatness can participate in an intensive Air Guitar World Championship High Altitude Training Camp to polish their skills. Attendees will be offered classes in improvisation, choreography and philosophy, the latter class being taught by world renowned air guitar philosopher Dan "Björn Türoque" Crane, who authored the inspirational book To Air is Human - One Man's Quest to Become the World's Greatest Air Guitarist.

Heavyweights like Brazil and Russia are joining in the fun for the first time this year, with a total of 20 countries competing for the world title in the grand final on Aug 22nd. Other leading air head nations include France, Italy, Australia, South Africa and Japan.

As air guitar matures, both as an art form and as an international competitive sport, I think it's high time it gained Olympic recognition. I'm therefore starting a campaign to make air guitar an Olympic sport by 2016. After the success of snowboarding in the last Winter Olympics, I'm told the Olympic committee is trying to include more youth-orientated sports like skateboarding (which is well on its way to approval for the 2012 London games), which bodes well for seriously competitive air axe wielders worldwide.

I would argue that if synchronized swimming and prancing around on ice skates in silly outfits cut it as Olympic sports, so should air guitar, which is equally physically challenging and has similar compulsory moves. It would surely be a ratings winner, since there's always been a positive correlation between viewers and competitions that involve music, sequins and skimpy attire (just look at the success of Dancing With The Stars). Air guitar is Hendrix, Page and Van Halen meets rhythmic gymnastics (without the ribbon, hoops or guitar). I'm sure you'll agree the sport is a compelling combination that is more than worthy of the five-ringed games, which, quite frankly, need livening up. No offense, but who really wants to watch Olympic table tennis?

Watch this space for an official petition which will be announced shortly.