noah | September 17, 2009 3:30 pm

Well, this is some sort of nadir: “Kermit the Frog: I’m Not Dating Lady Gaga.” Yes, that’s an actual headline topping a story that someone was paid to write, and someone else was paid to edit, and etc., etc. “He fesses up about his date with Lady Gaga (who called him, not vice versa) and his relationship with a certain pig, dispenses advice to Kanye West and hints at why you haven’t seen him and Fozzie Bear out on the town together, in this special Q & A with PEOPLE.com.” I mean, I love the Muppets too, but all this just makes me miss two things: Standards and Jim Henson. Sigh. [People]