ENTERTAINMENT DROPPINGS: The French, The Fat-Necked Bastard, JB, Britney

• French people prove their inherent unfunniness [BBC News]

• George Lucas: "Parenting leads to unfortunately-worded bursts of hyperbole" [CBC]

• Hopefully someone came out halfway through the ceremony and draped a cape around the coffin too [TMZ]

• Britney double-shot: No really, she was just really, really tired [Washington Post] -- it had nothing to do with the fact that she's skeezy, boring, worthless and nobody even gives a rat's ass about her anymore [Showbuzz]