Dave Mau, bartender extraordinaire, spreading the Chrismas love...now, gimme a Manhattan up!

​The headline for this post, of course, comes from the Simpsons, but we mean it--we thereby declare a Christmas truce for the weekend, in which any posts put up will be happy puppies or cute kitties. Maybe Tom and Jerry, too! Enjoy your holiday with your crew, don't drink and drive, and remember: the best tamales are those at the bottom, and the best latkes come crispy.
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​Coming to television after the new year: The Annoying Orange.

No, it is not yet another reality series based in our lil' slice of heaven, although practically all of them that have or are airing from here could easily use that title.

The Annoying Orange is an Internet phenomenon crossing over to the Cartoon Network.
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TOGNAR!

​We reported previously on the huge south swell visiting the Wedge this weekend, but there's nothing like video (or, you know, seeing it up-close in person, I guess) to really convey the strength of the surf. Ever see surfers and body boarders get tossed about in strong waves like little seals? See some impressive wipeouts and check out this video after jump by the equally impressive photographer/videographer Kevin Lara. More >>

​Reason is one of my favorite publications, right up there with the Fortean Times, Harper's and the International Socialist Review. Their politics are nearly like mine: Voltaire-esque commitment to speech of all kind, love of irreverence, anti-imperialist, anti-Drug War and redevelopment, pro-open borders, etc. (we only differ on the love of money and Ayn Rand).

So I was thrilled when the Reason gang asked me to sit down with Nick Gillespie, editor of their website, who interviews celebrities, interesting minds--and now me--for Reason.tv, their collection of YouTube conversations.

After the jump, cabrones!
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• CLICK HERE FOR SENTENCE FOR MAKER OF THREATS AGAINST DEBORAH PAULY

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UPDATE, MARCH 25, 4:40 P.M.: The Democratic Party of Orange County has weighed in on Villa Park City Councilwoman's Deborah Pauly's harsh remarks at an anti-Muslim rally in Yorba Linda last month. (Welcome to the party, folks!)

As you might expect from a party philosophically opposite of a teabagger and Orange County Republican Party vice chairwoman like Pauly, they don't exactly applaud her in the statement after the jump . . .
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Studio Happy Chicken Pink is one of the leading producers of videos of Japanese gravure idols--models who pose in swimsuits, lingerie and schoolgirl uniforms and leave little to the imagination in doing so.

In Japan, Studio Happy Chicken Pink and its gravure idols have a legion of fans, so to honor that loyalty, the owner is donating 100 percent of proceeds from March sales to the Red Cross for earthquake and tsunami disaster relief.

That's bound to be a sizable chunk because the studio's hottest seller--Thai Relax starring Ayaka Uchiyama--will be released on Blu-ray March 22.
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​Last summer, we posted something we had not seen before: computer-animated video produced in the Far East to go with news coverage of something that happened in the United States. In that instance, it was one of Orange County's most heinous crimes of 2010.

• New Details [and Video] Emerge About Double Murder Suspect Daniel Wozniak

Taiwan-based Next Media Animation (NMA) has gone on to become an Internet sensation, and one of its latest videos shows just how advanced it has become.
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A British builder who became an Internet sensation by streaking before bouncing into a glass wall on a tennis court has a Huntington Beach connection.

Tom Annandale, a 28-year-old from Manchester, U.K., spent a year playing rugby for a Surf City-based team.

He presumably kept his uniform on back then.
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For some reason, a gag from the 1980 movie Airplane! comes to mind when visualizing Monday night's bust in Lake Forest of a 22-year-old parolee for alleged heroin possession.

The scene in question introduced the Dr. Alan Rumack character and the previously undiscovered comedic chops of the late, great actor Leslie Nielsen. See Dr. Rumack getting to the bottom of the food poisoning overtaking passengers and crew after the jump . . .
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​Octomom Nadya Suleman may not be employed, but that does not mean she cannot put her kids to work to subsidize her government assistance, help defray the cost of her nail appointments and fight the always looming threat of foreclosure on her La Habra home.

Check after the jump to see some members of her 14-strong brood--including one of her youngest eight--working 'cause momma needs a new pair of shoes.
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