Britney Spears Obit, Already in Progress

So the lovely and talented Britney Spears has reached that beautiful moment in a young celebrity's life when the media decides they need to draft your obituary. Yes, it seems the AP has concluded that Ms. Spears' mortality is sufficiently imminent they need to prepare for the story. Of course, drafting an obit in advance is an industry-wide practice, but for a 26-year-old? Of course, 27 is the age to die at for rock stars: Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Brian Jones are all prominent members of the 27 Club, so perhaps the universe will conspire to add Britney Spears to that hallowed cast. Or perhaps it will conspire to prevent just that by kicking the stool out from under her sometime before Dec. 2, 2008.

SNL had an absurdist take on the pre-written obituary back in '96: