I’m a bit busy today, me buckos. But let me refer you to a squabble you don’t want to miss (just in case you’re not an Eschaton reader).

It seems that the National Review Online’s Donald “The Bedwetter” Luskin is threatening to sue and ferret out the identity of Eschaton’s Atrios. Why? Well, Atrios said that “Shakes” Luskin was stalking Paul Krugman. Why? Well, there was this column, entitled “We Stalked, He Balked,” written by none other than Donald “Nunbeater” Luskin.

In any case, it’s a stirring saga, and the best place to begin is probably with the letter that Atrios received yesterday from Luskin’s lawyer.

Enjoy. I’ve been finding it a tremendously good read, and one that raises some interesting questions: Luskin’s lawyer is demanding that Atrios remove the Comments from the relevant Luskin items, as they contain libelous statements. Yikes!

Can this be done? Am I responsible for what you, my dear readers, type here at Fanatical Apathy? Will I be tossed in the slammer for providing a safe haven for your vile canards? The idea fills me with dread.

And curiosity.

So here’s what I’d like you to do. In the comments below, please defame somebody. I don’t care whom. Cast a wide net. Just make sure that your statements are sufficiently slanderous and irresponsible. Calling Bush a deceitful cronyist or Donald Rumsfeld a high-handed warmonger or Paul Wolfowitz a tutu-wearing hamster fetishist cannibal with 124 painful body piercings doesn’t cut it - I want you to make stuff up. Unproven stuff. That way, we’ll be able to test the boundaries of our freedoms.