We found the weapons of mass destruction that the US and UK couldn't find. Silly buggers, they were just looking in the wrong place.

Meanwhile, back in the real world where things make sense, McDonalds is sponsoring the Pope's next tour of Spain. Pay 28 Euros to see His Holiness through a pair of binoculars, and you get a free McDonald's lunch and dinner. No word yet on the possibility of Holy Meals, but the ticket does come with a backpack, a "You will be my witnesses" cap, a prayer book, rosary, and a CD, all paid for by a generous grant from the hamburger heathens.

Our pal Max at Karmabanque watched McDonald's stock jump 5% on the announcement of the new alliance between the world's biggest religion and the world's biggest fast-food chain. Dividing the market capitalisation that represents by the number of Catholics worldwide, he reckons the Church has set thegoing price for a human soul at about .78 cents.