It’s time for yet another edition of “Things Maybe We Should Have Explained in the Caption, but Didn’t.” We see this race driver sliding along a river of champagne, and our caption just says he “slips down from the podium as he celebrates finishing second place.” This raises questions…

- Shouldn’t a real race driver be able to stand on a podium?

- Was this just another of those champagne tragedies, which mortify thousands of athletes every year?

- It appears at least TWO bottles were involved. Was this a conspiracy? Were other drivers hurling their bottles while he couldn’t defend himself?

- Let’s face it. Should he really be this tickled about second place?

Related post: Sumpthin’ you don’t see at every race…

Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart driver Stephane Peterhansel slips down from the podium as he celebrates finishing second place at the Dakar Series Central Europe Rally in Hungary, April 26, 2008. REUTERS/ Karoly Arvai

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Blog Guy, did I read somewhere that Pamela Anderson is coming back to TV?

Yes, recently we reported she will return in a documentary series about her.

I thought they made documentaries about coal miners in Kentucky and stuff like that. Why would we want to see one about her? Has she started coal mining?

No, but she’s doing other things. She was just in DC, representing PETA.

That Middle Eastern pocket bread?

No, that would be pita. Her organization, PETA, works to help animals.

Too bad. I like that bread. My wife puts salami and cream cheese in it, and…

Yeah, thanks. Here’s a photo of Pam with a PETA official named Dan. Our actual caption specifies that she’s the one on the left, I guess because people must confuse the two of them pretty often.

Pamela Anderson (L) looks up at Dan Mathews, an officer with PETA, People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals, at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, April 26, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

Anderson and U.S. Capitol Building, photo by Jim Young.

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This is another in the popular series we call “Things Maybe we Should Have Explained in the Caption, but Didn’t.” Here we have a photo of a dude we’re told is a new police graduate in Iraq, demonstrating his skills by playing dead.

Huh? I don’t think they teach that class to police cadets here, and frankly I’m a little surprised there is a need for it in Iraq.  From what you read, you’d think the police over there would have other stuff to occupy their time.

“Yo Ron! The new duty roster is posted. Yep, you and I are both playing dead all week. Sweet deal, dude! We lie down for four hours, sit up and eat lunch, then lie down for another four, and then it’s off to the doughnut shop! Is this a great place, or what?”

Related post: Like they don’t have enough problems?

A new police graduate lies on the ground and plays dead during a demonstration of skills by new police graduates in Najaf, Iraq, April 24, 2008. Some 425 police cadets graduated on Thursday after three months of training at a police academy in Najaf. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish

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