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November 26, 2002

Bad Dad, or Just Mad?

I'm about to announce something to you that just might shock you. It's just an opinion, mind you, but it may startle you so, you might want to read this sitting down. Here it is: Michael Jackson is weird.

The pop superstar caused a stir recently when he decided treat fans by tossing souvenirs from his hotel window to his admirers in the street below.

Unfortunately, one of the souvenirs appeared to be his months old baby, Prince Michael II, who is not to be confused with Jackson's oldest son Prince Michael or his daughter Paris, both of whom were with him in Berlin.

German authorities say they have no plans to charge Jackson, 'baby dangling' apparently not considered a crime in Germany.

'I was shocked at what I saw' Reuters news quotes Uri Geller, psychic and close friend of Jackson, as saying, adding 'I never saw it coming." Geller then returned to his kitchen where he resumed his important work of psychically bending spoons.

Of course what parent hasn't played "peek-a-boo," "I've got your nose" or "I'm going to dangle you from six stories" with their child at some point?

Jackson later apologized explaining "I made a mistake," and that he figured if he dropped the child, Superman would swoop down and scoop him up anyway.

The next day Jackson and his kids appeared at the Berlin Zoo. The children wore masks, purportedly to keep their identities safe from potential kidnappers, although it's plausible that the kids are just too embarrassed to be seen in public with their bizarre father.

Jackson himself is often seen in public wearing a mask. While allegedly germ phobic, Jackson may be trying to hide the apparently overzealous work of third-rate plastic surgeons. When recent pictures of him testifying in court appeared in various news sources, people were shocked that Jackson looked like a creature from the movie "The Island of Lost Souls" in which a mad scientist creates mutant creatures while trying to medically speed up the process of evolution.

According to Reuters, Jackson and his kids were given private access to the gorilla house where the sound of laughter could be heard. Exactly who was laughing at whom is a matter of speculation.

Simians seem to hold a special fascination for Jackson. Several years ago while on tour in Asia, Jackson had several orangutans flown in so that he could pet them. Few of us are that rich to be able to do such a thing, which is why I always take my own orangutans with me when I travel.

Jackson is famous for having his chimpanzee "Bubbles" who (no joke) had to leave Jackson's "Neverland" ranch after punching Jackson in the nose. Though there are no reports that it was in response to Jackson "coming on" to Bubbles, poor Bubbles might still be living there if he'd merely thrown a drink in Michael's face.

A few years back Jackson complained publicly that he was being persecuted because he was black. However that argument doesn't hold any weight because he hasn't been black in fifteen years. He's being persecuted because he's just plain weird.

So what else would you expect from a guy who admittedly lives in "Neverland?"

Posted by dmargarita at November 26, 2002 11:59 AM