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Spring fashion: The Mushmouth look

Apparently the Mushmouth look is going to be the rage come Spring.

This Sept. 13, 2009 file photo shows the spring 2010 collection of Thom Browne is modeled during Fashion Week in New York. (Photo courtesy AP)

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A scene from "Gymkata."

Joe vs. the Tijuana Mama

I figure now that I'm over my flu from last week, I test my might against a staple our local gas station has to offer: The Tijuana Mama.

For those who are unaware, the Tijuana Mama is a packaged pickled sausage commonly found in gas stations and truck stops. It also touts itself to be "300% Hotter" — we're assuming it means hotter than the "Hot Mama," but it doesn't specify it anyway on the label.

From a glance, it appears to be a super-thick, but shorter version of the Slim Jim, albeit there's a pocket of redish-orange oil at one end of the packaging. The ingredients are an amalgam of chicken, pork and beef mixed in with a variety of sodium-based additives and food coloring.

I won't lie – at this point I am beginning to regret my decision to buy this.

The first bite wasn't what I expected it to be. It's much softer than I had anticipated. The pickled flavor carries a stronger taste than I expected. The spiciness of the Tijuana Mama grows stronger with subsequent bites, but it's a welcome one, numbing the salty, meat-like flavors I'm ingesting.

It's unlike anything I've ever eaten before. The consistency is like a big, mushy Slim Jim, but the taste is unique all its own: a battle between overpowering pickled and spicy flavors with salty undertones.

Do you believe in miracles?

Borrowing a line from our Night News Editor Chris Harrop — this is the "Immaculate Deflection."

Four's a crowd

This whole Tila "Tequila" Nguyen/Shawne Merriman thing keeps getting weirder and weirder.

KGTV San Diego reports that sources say Merriman went to his bedroom with two women when Nguyen walked in.

"Sources said Tequila walked into the room and Merriman asked her to join them. However, the sources said Tequila reacted angrily and threatened to have sex with a member of Merriman's entourage.

According to sources, Tequila was intoxicated, and she got naked and attempted to leave the house."

Nguyen says Merriman choked her and threw her to the ground when she tried to leave. Merriman, on the other hand, says he was trying to stop her from driving drunk.

Jay Chou as Kato?

SuperHeroHype has pictures of Taiwanese singer/actor Jay Chou as Kato in "The Green Hornet" movie.

I was ecstatic for this movie back when Stephen Chow ("Shaolin Soccer," "Kung Fu Hustle") was attached to star and direct the film. Chow is amazing playing a lovable jerk and I could see the potential chemistry between him and Seth Rogan — who's playing the title character.

But I don't know about Chou. First and foremost, he's a singer, not an action star. And his acting resume is pretty light — starring roles in "Curse of the Golden Flower" and the incredibly underwhelming "Initial D" come to mind.

Personally I'm disappointed the producers decided against going with an American actor of Asian descent for an overseas Asian actor. Why pay more for an established actor overseas who has had limited visibility in the states instead of possibly finding a hidden gem here.