Could we get Triumph the Insult Dog to interview Sarah Palin. Nah, too easy.

This is going to be a Battle of the Celebrity Toxicology Screens. Who had the most junk in his/her system at death: Michael, Anna Nicole, or Elvis?

Oh wow. Priceless.

That made my day.

How soon before the sightings of Michael Jackson start?

Evidently they can’t find his doctor. Accidental overdose anyone??

BTW. I’ve about had it with the wall to wall coverage. Yes, he was talented, but come on!

This is a gift to Gov. Sanford, thats for sure.

It doesn’t say good things about our informational culture when the top news story–the only news story–is Crazy Guy Dies, narrowly edging out Crazy Guy Has Sex. It says even less about me that I’m disappointed because I was still enjoying Crazy Guy Has Sex.

Triumph has never failed to make me laugh.

I can’t imagine MJ will beat out Elvis – Guralnick’s excellent book (as quoted by Wikipedia) put the number of drugs at 14. Yikes.

That was excellent footage…

For me to POOP on!

Triumph has balls O’ steel, though I doubt he has Fenway’s spots.

Tbogg! How dare you! You’re spitting on Michael’s grave! The grass hasn’t even had a chance to grow on it…

…oh, wait, he’s not in the ground yet. Right, then. Carry on.

even better than when triumph whipped ron silver’s ass during the republican convention in ‘04.

LOVED it!

My local school district is taking a catastrophic budget cut, my wife is facing involuntary furloughs at work, the “good” car is leaking power steering fluid and I’m laughing my head off at a stuffed dog.
Thanks.

MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrel wonders: Who had the most junk in his/her system at death:

Since the Coroner has already gone on record, saying Mr. Jackson’s last meal was a big bowl of Vienna Sausages, I think everyone should just go with that. Yep, I think that would be best, all around.

My theory is his nose finally fell off, making breathing more cumbersome.

I know, cruel. If he hadn’t been a child molestor/dangler of infant off of a balcony, I’d have more sympathy.

I have this theory that once you grow up you need to take responsibility for your actions, regardless of your past. With few exceptions: severe mental illness, sociopathy (which renders a person incapable, apparently). And it’s not as if MJ didn’t have funds for psychotherapy.

dsidhe, your comments always make me smile and nod in agreement. thank you.

and, this is most certainly a big fat gift to Sanford. Wondering if he hired anyone to make the hit?

Nah. nevermind.

Never saw this. That was great.

Robert Smigel is a genius. Triumph even has his own slice of cyberspace…TO POOP ON!!
http://www.triumphtheinsultcomicdog.com/

98% of today’s young(ish) crop of comedy performers and writers blow South Carolina governors, but Smigel is a rare one that could’ve competed even with the 1970s comedy titans.

A celebrity ghoul on MSNBC claimed that MJ was sued for non-payment of bills by the pharmacist in his dermatologist’s bldg., in Beverly Hills. Monthly bill for prescription meds.? $10,000.00. A month.

I’ve no idea what Oxycontin or Demerol go for on the legalized addict market, & I know there’s a Bev. Hills mark-up, but $10k/mo. is a lot of scripts.

Ten grand a month for drugs? They ought to arrest the quacks that prescribed for him. I wonder how long Jackson was dead before he realized it.

Here’s movie that definitely won’t be rented at chez Sanford & Sons:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLJL01VpvbE

But there will be plenty of tap dancing, no doubt.

For the video-impaired:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032410/

I’m still shocked that “Republican commits adultery” and “crazy guy OD’s on RX drugs” have edged out “Wingnut politician discovers that you can photoshop ‘icons.’”

Ten grand a month for drugs? Who did he think he was, Rush Limbaugh?

They ought to arrest the quacks that prescribed for him.

Why are people always surprised by shit like this? I mean, c’mon. If you were personal physician to Michael Jackson, do you really think you’d give a shit what you prescribed for him? That’s a fucking gravy train nobody would get off. Well, maybe somebody who took his Hippocratic Oath seriously. But everyone else? Nahhhh.

I’m not surprised. I did IT work for a Beverley Hills cosmetic surgery practice for a few years so the new was worn off of me a long time ago. Even at full price ten grand still buys a shitload of dope. Someone’s license to practice should be yanked.

Maintaining all of that plastic surgery can’t be cheap.

Also, dancing is extremely hard on your joints, and between age 30 and 40 most professional dancers find they just can’t deal with the pain and pursue some other profession such as teaching/choreography. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that Jackson had a sh*tload of pain killers in his system. And pain management for that sort of physical stress is expensive. It’s very difficult to secure prescriptions for chronic pain management with drugs like oxycodone HCl. Doctors are at risk of losing their licenses for prescribing the drug for more than a certain length of time in most states, and charge patients accordingly.

Some forms of oxycodone are mixed with acetominaphen to deter addiction. Actually, it doesn’t deter addiction, but it will shut down your liver function if you take too much for too long. So the patient has to be periodically weaned from the drug. Unfortunately, mixing oxycodone with other pain-killing drugs like Celebrex or similar OTC meds will increase the risk of fatal heart attacks.

In addition to what Ruthie has added to the conversation, please note that all docs have a DEA number on their prescription pad, and the DEA tracks each doc’s narcotics prescribing behavior. I’ve known of small time over-prescribers getting popped, but it seems like the bigtime guys like MJ’s doc have some sort of forcefield around them. I suspect this forcefield is constructed of money and influence. Just a guess…

For Bonkers: By the way, Michael Jackson DID study with the Nicholas Brothers. (See clip further up.)

Bah, he may still have a ways to go to catch Elvis. Wikipedia quotes Albert Goldman’s Elvis book:

…The singer allegedly spent at least $1 million annually during his latter years on drugs and doctors’ fees or inducements.

Even in drug consumption, Elvis may still be the King.

A new detail… I didn’t know MJ’s stomach contents, and wasn’t considering Elvis’ deep-fried peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches?), or Anna Nicole’s (SlimFast).

Without doubt. Remember movie producer Don Simpson? His physician lived in Simpson’s pool house! Until he OD’d. Well, first Dr. Steven Ammerman OD’d, and then Simpson.

. . . well then, can I walk your poodle ??

priceless

criticizing the celebrity press is like booing the special olympics.

Absolutely timeless.

Minor pharm. comment: most dermatology drugs are topical, and can be unbelievably expensive: I recently bought a 4 0z. tube of ointment for over $500 and an 8 oz bottle of spritz for just under $500. It takes me a long time (a month or two) to use that much, but I’m not bad off. I could see $10,000 a month with nary a pill passing the esophagus for someone like MJ.