“Name something an airline pilot might be holding during a long flight.”

Peanuts! Bottle of liquor! Controls! The fate of everyone’s lives on-board! Those are the first things that came to mind when given the prompt above. Turns out, I’m more of a prude than I thought; of the lucky 100 Americans who were surveyed for a response, three answered with: “His schlong.” It’s actually a better answer than “His bladder,” though, because it works for both male AND female pilots. She knows what I’m talking ’bout:

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“Jeopardy!’s” Tournament of Champions concluded with a two-day final this week, and computer scientist Roger Craig was crowned the winner, largely thanks to a ballsy gamble on Monday night. Craig, who held a narrow lead in Double Jeopardy on Monday, selected two Daily Doubles in a row. And he bet everything both times, propelling him to $36,000 — a lead that would carry him to a $250,000 payday. Take note of the other contestants’ reactions after the second bet pays off: Tom in the middle is laughing and shaking his head, like, “Well, this is over.”

The win propels Craig to second place on my list of best Roger Craigs. He’s ahead of Baseball Roger Craig, but still can’t match the three Super Bowl titles of Football Roger Craig. Still, it’s gotta be cool to be known as Jeopardy Roger Craig.

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Several Warming Glow readers alerted me to the fact that one of the categories on Monday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” was “Planet of the Corgis.” This made me squeal with delight, but since that moment I’ve been unable to track down any video or images from that particular show.

However, I HAVE managed to find the clues from the category (see below), and anyone who’s a regular reader of Corgi Friday could have run through “Planet of the Corgis” like a corgi through an agility course.

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Ordinarily, I try not to post videos longer than three minutes or so, because I have an incredibly short attention ha ha! Squirrel with its head in a yogurt cup! Classic. But this clip of highlights from Fuse’s new game show “Billy on the Street” had me transfixed — and laughing — for the better part of nine minutes. Eichner, a comedian and Northwestern grad (Woo! Go Cats!), originally developed his frenzied man-on-the-street interviews for the Upright Citizens Brigade, and the template has been adapted to a pop culture quiz show.

“Funny or Die’s Billy On The Street” is set to premiere on December 22nd at 11pm ET. Every Thursday evening, Billy hits the streets of New York City to test unsuspecting pedestrians on their knowledge of pop culture in a fast-paced and funny trivia style game show. From Lil Wayne to Meryl Streep, Billy covers all the bases with a hilarious urgency and an almost terrifying amount of passion.

Part game show, part comedy, the show incorporates several different rounds, as well as a fun twist where the final round is subjective, and contestants must agree with Billy’s opinions on pop culture in order to win. [Fuse]

Embedded below is an earlier video Billy did that’s the funniest thing I’ve seen about Sex and the City 2 since I read Lindy West’s review. Naturally, I lost it when he interviewed the dog. Man, I’m a sucker for dog interviews. I could watch a gay man interview a dog for hours.

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China’s government is upset with the way television is “fueling more independent viewpoints” and has ordered “overly entertaining” shows off the air by next year. Well, at least they’ll still get CBS. From the AP:

The order from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television refers to shows that are vulgar or “overly entertaining.” It singles out programs dealing with marital troubles and matchmaking, talent shows, game shows, variety shows, talk shows and reality programming.

I don’t say this too often, but man: way to go, Chinese Communist Party.

Such shows must be largely phased out by the beginning of next year by the country’s 34 satellite TV stations, to be replaced with news and cultural programming. The order also bans viewership surveys and the use of ratings as the sole criteria for whether to broadcast a particular show…

The crackdown coincides with a bout of national hand-wringing over a lack of public ethics, highlighted by the death last week of a toddler who was struck by a vehicle and left for dead by passersby.

That story doesn’t surprise me in the least. I just hope those “public ethics” make it to Chinatown. “You ever ride public transportation with the Chinese? They’re goddamn animals,” is what a racist person might say.