IS JACKIE CHAN PSYCHIC?

Remember the Friendlies? Of course you don't. The mascots for the Beijing Olympics are so horrible that you've blocked them out, but click here for a quick reminder. Now that you've stopped screaming, realize this: the Friendlies have generated the most disturbing thing I've ever read - rumors that Jackie Chan is psychic.

Yes, Jackie Chan.

Not only did Jackie appear on the TV gala that unveiled the mascots, and not only did he dance around with two stuffed mascots in his hands like a dancing fool, but he also says that he guessed the identities of two of the mascots before they were unveiled. The mascots are the panda, the tibetan antelope (see KEKEXILI), a carp, a swallow, and the Olympic flame. Chan guessed the panda and the antelope.

On second thought, I could have guessed the panda and the Olympic flame, so maybe we're all just a little bit psychic after all.