1. *NSYNC with wildlife

    JT ain’t gonna buy you a diamond ring (that sort of gift don’t mean anything). He wants to get you somethin’ special, Aussie Zoo: It’s his Hancock on a check.

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  2. Could watching 30 Rock in our Scrubs while Singing Bee why we’re The Biggest Loser in The Office?

    More awkward: Squeezing “green” into all of NBC’s primetime shows? Or squeezing all of the shows into that headline?

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  3. Ass forwards

    A Sicilian town is reducing emissions by replacing its rubbish trucks with carts pulled by donkeys. Says the mayor, “We are making savings and making the world a better place.” Yeah, but your garbage collectors smell like ass.

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  4. Spray it, don’t slay it

    Leading causes of climate-change-related deaths: drought, disease, and lawn care.

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  5. Someday, bloody someday

    Worried about the impending oil crisis? Don’t be fueled into using corn-based ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells, or even battery power. The future of fill-ups: bodily fluids.

    Photo: climatecrisisjam.org