Howard Stern Almost Retired Last Year
My immediate thought was doesn't he do that every time his contract is up? He pretends like he is going to retire so he can milk just a few extra bucks (or stock shares I guess) from his employer. I mean, Howard Stern makes Brett Favre look like Joe "Quit saying I'm retiring...I'm not!" Paterno.
While I acknowledge I don't know the details of these types of negotiations - negotiations I do know you ask? Well, let's just say it involves comic books and haggling with a guy who clearly hasn't showered in weeks - but it does seem odd that a guy who claims to have strongly considered retirement would sign on for FIVE more years! That would be like Ben Bernanke thinking of retiring before deciding what the heck? I'll serve another fourteen year term on the Board of Governors of The Fed.
So, anyway, Mr. Stern is coming back. I know I should not care considering I had no idea that his contract was even expiring and I am generally quite content to ignore Mr. Stern.
However, I want to add that in researching this blog post (Yes, I do some research! Unlike my colleague who goes from The Gut a la "Stephen Colbert"), I found this quote from Mr. Stern:
Jay (Leno) is insane. And Jay is a crook. And the world knows exactly what he's up to. He steals a tremendous amount of material...he's not fit to scrub David Letterman's feet. I don't know how he's beaten David Letterman in the ratings. It's beyond my comprehension. America must be filled with morons who at night lay in bed -- the ones who are watching him, they must be in a coma.
Mr. Stern speaketh the truth! I make no bones about being on Team Coco and if Conan gets back on the air, I will definitely watch his show. What's that? Conan is back on TV?!? Hmmmm...I guess I've been too busy to watch... damn you, Angry Birds!
Oh well, I guess congrats on your new contract, Mr. Stern... now go away for five years when you can consider retiring again (wink wink) before signing on to make another half billion dollars doing fart jokes, asking men about the size of their penis, and asking women if they like anal sex.
What a country?
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