Too bad Santa-Dave shaved his beard off, Herr Roy could have sat on his knee and asked Santa-Dave to stop BMW from making silly toys like the V5 and X6.

Is it just me, or does the beard make the top half of his head look disproportionately small?

I hope Dave asks him if he's "one of them Fancy Lads."

@PatFromGundo: It's really too bad that I already finished the COTD.... cause... you rule.

I finished the book a while back and it's a really good read. In fact, I bought a few copies for gifts.

At least someone is benefiting from the writer's strike. I'll be tuning in.

Alex Roy? Didn't he play goalie for Montreal?

@Ray Wert: Dude, I'm not even into hockey, but that's Patrick Roy you're thinking of. Now, I hear that Henry Ford founded one hell of a rehab centre and modelling agency.

Uhh World Wide Pants struck a deal with the writers guild, hence Late Night no longer showing reruns. If ANYONE can find the clip of Jaque Villeneuve racing a taxi cab around the block against a NYC hack I'd be much obliged. I've never laughed so hard watching the cabbie do what it took to beat the winner of the 500 in "identically prepared vehicles" assuring neither driver enjoying "no mechanical advantage."

Letterman looks like a festive chipmunk.

@jonnylieberman: You are too kind.

@Ray Wert: No, Alex Roy's the guy that presents Jeopardy. I guess he's out of work too with the strike and all.

@Ray Wert: oh, and the truth is MUCH less interesting.

Looking forward to this tonight. I started reading The Driver a few days back...I only read it on the John, so I'm not too far into it. I love it so far though. Alex Roy and Letterman FTW

Wow, Letterman with a beard? A gray beard?

I guess he has been on the air for a while now, hasn't he?

@Crashburn: To elaborate a bit. The NBC late-night shows are also back on, but without writing staffs.

The Worldwide Pants deal means that Letterman is out of re-runs, his guests don't have to cross picket lines, and there's professionally written material for the host.

That doesn't change the fact that Roy is an asshole and that Jalopnik did the world a great disservice (and destroyed its journalistic credibility) by observing his embargo.

I've heard...bald, fat, slow, lazy, cowardly, old-lady-like, pale, foolish, nuts, dumb, shameless, stupid and rude, but never asshole.