"Bob Barker's finale, stuck with an American flag, and no escaping THIS sleeperhold!"

• OK, here's my two cents worth about the retirement of "Price is Right" host Bob Barker, I said before that Bob had class. Unfortunately for him, that all got flushed down the crapper. For whatever reason, Friday's airing of his final show ended like a wet firecracker. No standing ovations, no weeping like a baby with a wet diaper, not even a sheet cake from Entemann's. He signed off as if he'll be back on Monday. Although Bob Barker has his name on the studio doors and had every chance to address the audience, Bob was speechless and carried on like it was just another day. When all was said and done, Barker wasted no time talking to all the newsmagazine shows and cast his vote for a replacement...Rosie O'Donnell. Is Barker forgetting to take his medication or is he taking too much? Bob has been a close friend of Rosie over the years and told Entertainment Tonight that her situation with "The View" was a "tragedy. A really, really bad thing to happen to such a nice woman." If this is the way it's going to be, I'm not watching anymore. Rosie can come back on television as long as it's on one of those gay and lesbian cable channels. If I had to choose an annoying person with a big mouth, I'd pick Roseanne Barr. Luckily, the word is that CBS isn't ready to award a woman a hosting role on a game show. Hip Hip Hooray! BREAKING NEWS SUNDAY 1:28 am. It seems as though Bob's retirement may be quicker than a heart attack. Just like every old man who worked his whole life, Bob's been home for no more than a week and he's already tired of playing shuffleboard. He already told CBS brass that if they can't find a replacement or the person they choose turns out to be a dud, he'd be happy as a clam to come back to the show. Does he already miss the show? I think he misses the opportunity to feel up the breasts of the models on the show.
• Before you know it, 4th of July will be knocking on our doors, and that's where the stars and stripes come in. I've got a flag that has been exposed to all the elements and now looks like it was taken from Ground Zero on 9/11. What to do with this ripped and faded flag? Surely I can't put that out on display for the 4th. I was just going to take the thing and wrap it in newspaper before throwing it in the garbage. I was told I can't do such a thing...you see, there are rules that explain to dummies like me how you need to treat the flag with respect. Yeah, I know the correct ways to display the flag on a building or pole. Here's what beats the hell out of me: They say that a flag must be disgarded by giving it to a VFW Hall where they'll have a half an hour ceremony with veterans who will light all the flags in a garbage can on fire. They also say that if the flag falls on the ground, you're supposed to have it destroyed. Let me tell you something...I got my flag for $6.00 at Home Depot and the tag says it was made in China. I guess Americans can't stitch together stars and stripes. While working in a Chinese sweatshop for twenty five cents a day, how many flags do you suppose fall on the floor? They don't send all the "rejects" back to America so the VFW can burn them. Heck, they probably put a stick on a bad flag and use it to mop the floor. The new flags have an extra star that can be sewn on later. This represents Mexico, our 51st state.
• Finally, sad news from the Sports Entertainment world...Former WWE and WCW valet/manager/wrestler Sherri Martel died. Best known for her close ties with Randy "Macho Man" Savage and The Ultimate Warrior, she used the personnas "Sherri Martel", "Sensational Sherri", and "Medusa". She had been off television since WCW went out of business several years ago.