I'll Take Sarcasm for $300, Alex

16. It may have been tongue in cheek, but it was also very tasteless. He should know better. His time would have been better served promoting efforts to help root out illiteracy in children. People would have appreciated that.

Posted at 9:23AM on Jul 26th 2006 by Anita

17. Have people lost their minds? That letter is really funny and not critcism of the show. Do you really think he actually is suggesting adding an "Arbys" category? Just checking.

Posted at 9:32AM on Jul 26th 2006 by Humor Impaired?

18. wow Reality Check....you truly are humor impaired. Your last comment proved that. I thought the letter was funny. Who cares if he wrote it or if he's mormon....blah blah blah....tmz is for entertainment, lets stop taking everything so damn seriously! sheesh!

Posted at 10:32AM on Jul 26th 2006 by Sara

19. Ummmm....Reality Check....methinks you seriously need a Humour Check. And just for the record Michele, Mormons are allowed a sense of humour.

I really, really wonder at the ability of the majority of TMZ readers who feel the need to express their 'opinons' to comprehend such basic concepts as Funny.

Posted at 10:39AM on Jul 26th 2006 by Vampy

20. Anybody who actually thought those comments were serious is an absolute idiot. I wouldn't say they were gut-busters, but he was trying to be funny. And yes, middle-America is stupid. Deal with it. You're all self-absorbed TV-watching fools who couldn't care less about expanding your world view.

Posted at 10:56AM on Jul 26th 2006 by Lisa

21. News flash: he's coming out with a book next month. This is all part of a carefully orchestrated plan to create some new buzz about Ken Jennings and help sales along. I wouldn't be surprised if the folks at Jeopardy read his comments ahead of time and gave him the go-ahead.

Posted at 11:03AM on Jul 26th 2006 by Tim

22. There's a reason why it's called trivia -- whether high knowledge or low, it's info that's rarely used. Ken Jennings had barrels of trivial knowledge, and he put it to good use for the first, and perhaps only, time in his life. Leave him alone, and he'll drift into obscurity; maybe he'll be a Jeopardy answer himself someday.

Posted at 11:55AM on Jul 26th 2006 by largedude

23. You guys know you're not on cnn.com, right? There were 25 pages of comments about Pamela Anderson sunbathing topless on this very site and you guys think THIS is over the line? I'm like you, I need my tmz fix everyday but I also know that it has nothing to do with anything in real life. If you're going to let a little joke (clean joke at that) offend you, then perhaps you should find a different site to frequent.

Posted at 12:01PM on Jul 26th 2006 by mbh

24. You guys know you're not on cnn.com, right? If you only want to read serious and important articles then perhaps you should find a different website to frequent. In case you haven't noticed, tmz articles have nothing to do with anything that matters. Lighten up! I thought it was funny. I like to see nerds with a sense of humor.

Posted at 12:06PM on Jul 26th 2006 by mbh

25. Oh how stupid and thin-skinned we are...it was a joke. An irreverant, tongue in cheek, somewhat lame JOKE! Ken is funny and I like him. Alex is funny (in his own way) and I like him too. And I'm quite sure he is not offended. Get a grip people.

Posted at 12:08PM on Jul 26th 2006 by bayougirl

26. He is attacking Americans, not the show. He probably sent it to the show knowing it would be news worthy. He is arrogant. Your 15min. are up Ken! Stop trying to extend it.

Posted at 12:11PM on Jul 26th 2006 by ss794

27. You thought he was being sarcastic and mean spirited. Actually there is a show almost identical to the format described running on Sky TV in the UK.

Posted at 12:20PM on Jul 26th 2006 by Ian Thorpe

28. He's about to release a book in September and merely looking for some public hype to insure the success of his writings.

Posted at 12:23PM on Jul 26th 2006 by Barbi

29. You guys are missing the point. Let go of his intention for a minute (which I addressed in my previous comment), and recognize there is nothing funny about saying a man was killed a in truck crash. Nor is there anything to be benefited by questioning the intelligence of mainstream America by claiming EVERYONE would be more familiar with a category about "Skanks who Pose in Magazines for Men" than Jeopardy's more traditional topics. People who laugh at jokes like that are more or less laughing at themselves.

On a separate note, that was a great point for those of you who called attention to his impending book. Publicity stunts such as these are tasteless at best.

Posted at 2:10PM on Jul 26th 2006 by Reality Check

30. I agree with this previous poster's comments: "I thought it was funny. Not hilarious, but clever, droll and amusing. I've been visiting his site for a while now and he's clever, snarky, uncannily observant, and a very self-deprecating man."

I watched Jeopardy for Ken's entire run and thought he had a certain flair for wry, dry humor. This letter proved it.
Tongue in cheek, people!

Posted at 2:17PM on Jul 26th 2006 by Wogsy