The battle begins, and this time: it’s in a <em>thong.</em>

With the Smittivator gone to rip Al Qaeda a new camel-hole, the blogging world needs someone…somewhere… to try and fill his shoes.

And, lemme tell you: that won’t be easy. Those are some great, big, clown-like shoes.

Not that Smitty has abnormally large feet, you understand. Nor am I saying that Smitty is a clown. Okay, so, I guess one of those things is possible. Maybe both. We don’t know for sure. But that’s not what I’m saying. I wasn’t calling him those things: it was just a metaphor.

The point being: we have a couple of contestants. Both Gator Doug and Yankee Phil have begun their own versions of the weekly Rule 5 post: a function previously filled by the aforementioned Smitty of the totally normal feet.

The throw-down begins:

• Which of these two titillated titans will emerge victorious?

• How will Smitty wrest the Rule 5 mantle back upon his return?

• When will they begin taking submissions via email?

And, most importantly:

• Why did each of them only link me once?

These questions and more…answered. Someday. Maybe. Soon, I hope, and you know why? Because Roxi Copland is following me on Twitter!

And that means we’re going to need some Rule 5 round-ups around here.

Previously: Why have I never heard of Roxi Copland?