About the Spice Girls, and I'll be brief

I'm pretty sure that the exclusive agreement between the Spice Girls and Victoria's Secret -- the forthcoming "Spice Girls: Greatest Hits" will be available for two months only at the lingerie outlet -- was made simply to provide fodder for monologues on late-night talk shows.

"What's more embarrassing than going into Victoria's Secret to buy bras and knicker for the missus?" asks a bloke who was probably a fan way back in the '90s. "Going into a Victoria's Secret to buy a Spice Girls CD."

"What's the only thing skimpier than the lingerie in Victoria's Secret?" asks the fellow at the next desk. "The tracklist on 'Spice Girls: Greatest Hits.' "

Back to the day job.

Photo by Mike Owen