• Winning the expectations game: "My boss will absolutely suck Thursday night. And, off the record, he recently had a partial lobotomy." [ABC News]

• More debate advice: "Do not attempt humor in any instance, Kerry, it will not work, you are not funny." [The Corsair]

• Young people beg Jon Stewart for direction. Like they don't smoke enough pot already. . . [Dear Jon Stewart]

• A New Yorker editor with a, uhm, soft spot for dick jokes. [Gawker]

• A beer with John Kerry: "I've got a debate...this week. This week. People will hate me. They already do. I'm boring, they say. Fuck them! And my wife, my wife... " [Low Culture]