Our pleasant image of the week comes from a Wall Street Journal article on Fear Factor, which is struggling to invent new disgusting stunts in the wake of heightened restrictions on broadcast decency. The article notes: "While contestants must sign a 41-page liability waiver, producers emphasize that no player has ever sustained serious injuries, although a production assistant, testing a stunt, got a praying mantis stuck in her throat."

Alec (adjusting tie a la Jon Stewart): "Oy, that's some deadly mantis!"