That Old Chestnut

Apparently, Saddam Hussein is going to be executed some time before New Years, but the date of his execution is going to be a surprise. That means it can't be Sunday, because if it gets to Sunday and Saddam Hussein is still alive, we will know that he is going to be executed on Sunday, and it won't be a surprise.

So it can't be Sunday. By the same logic, he can't die on Saturday, because he can't die on Sunday, and the date of his execution has to be a surprise, so he can't die on the last possible day.

He can't be executed on Friday either, or today. So, Saddam Hussein won't be executed after all. High five, Saddam! I had this pro-Saddam change of heart after reading the headline of the article above, "Saddam Bids Family Farewell." Poor Saddam. I'm really glad he escaped death by this trick of logic. And if that doesn't work, maybe he can convince the Iraqis to throw him in a briar patch instead.

Update: No dice. Saddam's last words: "Down with the traitors, the Americans, the spies, and the Persians."