It's the last day of classes at FSU. My semester went out with a whimper, since the classes I taught on Wednesday and Friday were optional question-answer periods. I have to give and take an exam next Monday and Wednesday, and then I'll be on the road on Thursday.

Poll Time!

When was it clearly apparent that Michael Jackson retained no hold on sanity?

• 1980's: when he began plastic surgery and skin treatment, hiding them behind a facade of 'skin defects'
• 1993: after charges of pedophile on his California ranch, 'Neverland'
• July 2002: when he called the head of Sony Music a racist and even Al Sharpton backed away
• September 2002: when Britney Spears wished him a happy birthday and he thought he was getting the Artist of the Millenium award
• November 2002: when he dangled his son over the edge of a balcony in Germany
• November 2002: when he arrived in court with a moth-eaten face
• November 2002: when he arrived in court shoeless because of a spider bite and made 'woo' noises on the witness stand
• Another Time (explain)
• He's not insane.

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