They're Back!

Thank goodness that once again, gladiators are fighting it out in Rome.  Only this time, it seems that Caesar is not too happy about it.

I can't wait till they bring back the animal fights - David, I think you should take this one on and make sure we can all watch the Elephant vs. Crocodile fight - I have allays wondered about that match-up.

It seems that Bert and Ernie will not in fact marry!

"The makers of Sesame Street say characters Bert and Ernie will not marry in a same-sex ceremony despite an online petition calling for the union.

Campaigners say the best friends should marry as a way to encourage tolerance of gay people.

Nearly 7,000 have signed the petition, with more than 3,000 joining a Bert and Ernie Get Married Facebook page."

Okay - I am perhaps a little left of liberal, but doesn't it strike anybody else as odd that people would want these puppets to marry?  It did the creators too:

"A statement from the show's makers said: 'They remain puppets and do not have a sexual orientation.'

The confirmed bachelors have lived together for 40 years and sleep in the same bedroom, albeit in single beds.

'Bert and Ernie are best friends,' the statement from Sesame Workshop added. 'They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves.'"

I think that the gay community might be getting hijacked by some extremists - and the media is loving it. Think about it - there are a heck of allot more than 7,000 gay people on Facebook; yet, an article is appearing in the BBC (and I am writing about it), that talks about the aims of this small segment of a group. It is unfair to say that all gay people want Bert and Ernie to marry, but that is the suggestion in the article. It is the same thing that Fox News does with Muslims and terrorists.