Reader Shawn De Veau notes that he was subjected to Bobb'e J. Thompson during NBC coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving parade (shocking that NBC would use the parade to promote their shows!). His appearance included a number of athlete impersonations and thanking God for his success. Another reason I'm glad I don't really watch the parade.

In other TV news, we were (well, I was) channel surfing during 24's commercial breaks and found that Lingo has made some improvements to their set. This does not include the dim yet bubbly woman who is now apparently Chuck Woolery's co-host. She's basically Vanna White without the walking around and clapping. According to a press release I found on-line, her name is Stacey Hayes, and she is both co-host and on-air judge, telling Chuck when words aren't spelled right and so forth. She does have a fair bit of on-camera experience according to her bio at covergirlinternational.com, though I'm sure "eye candy" was high on the list of qualifications desired at hire for the co-host spot.