I discovered two things this past weekend that are worth pointing out:

One. While playing Trivial Pursuit on Friday night¹, I discovered that CNN was once derided as the Chicken Noodle Network by other news organizations.

Two. While briefly watching CNN on Sunday, I discovered that it deserves the name. During their extended-play coverage of the whole Saddam spectacle, CNN conducted a phone-in survey asking "Should Saddam have been taken alive? Yes or No." I certainly hope I'm not the only one who found the question preposterous and a simple invitation for a bloodthirsty response.

Actually, come to think of it, calling CNN the Chicken Noodle Network is disparaging to wonderful chicken noodle soup which is both delicious and heart-warming.

¹ Yup, I'm a loser who sometimes plays Trivial Pursuit on Friday nights.