''Early show'' host Harry Smith took today off work, telling viewers he may have swine flu.

Smith said he started feeling achy and feverish over the weekend after a 25-mile bike ride in the rain and dancing all night at a birthday party.

58 years old. Biking 25 miles in the rain and dancing all night.

Harry, better tell the doc about those hallucinations too.





I was watching TV yesterday when a commercial for All detergent came on. The voice was all enthusiastic, saying All "leaves clothes whiter and brighter," but then small print showed up at the bottom of the screen that was a little less confident.

"Vs. clothes before washing," it said.

You thought All left clothes whiter and brighter than other detergents? Nah. Whiter and brighter than they were before you washed them.

So, if you're thinking about doing some laundry, toss in some All. It's better than water by itself!



It was absolute pandemonium at last night's MTV Video Awards. Taylor Swift won the award for best female video -- you know, that's a video that has a uterus -- but just as she started her acceptance speech, Kanye West jumped onstage and declared that Beyonce's video was really the best video of the year.

The audience started booing, and then Representative Joe Wilson from South Carolina leapt up and screamed, "YOU LIE!"