JIM TREACHER IS TAKING THE BOEING: “Goodbye forever, suckers! Just kidding. But seriously, as of next week I really will be writing part-time for Gutfeld!, the only late-night show with the punctuation built right in. Last year I gave G̶r̶e̶g̶ Mr. Gutfeld a free subscription to this newsletter, and he likes it so much that he’s hiring me. Finally, I’ll get back that 50 bucks he owes me!”

(Classical reference in headline.)

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Actually, “take the Boeing” goes back when Mickey Kaus signed on with Slate, and I reported: “How much money is Kaus getting? I don’t know, but he offered to ‘send the Boeing’for me the next time I travel to L.A.” This turned into the phrase “take the Boeing” to describe media/blogger acquisitions a bit later.

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL TAKING THE BOEING: Boeing just launched a new $400 million 777X private airliner, and it’s a flying mansion that can go halfway around the world.

If you have the means…

The upcoming Boeing 777X has some big shoes to fill. The new wide-body is set to be Boeing’s next flagship and the replacement for the iconic 747 jumbo jet.

And now there will be a private-jet version of the airliner.

On Monday, Boeing Business Jets launched the BBJ 777X at the Middle East Business Aviation Association Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

“Our most exclusive customers want to travel with the best space and comfort and fly directly to their destination,” Greg Laxton, the head of Boeing Business Jets, said in a statement. “The new BBJ 777X will be able to do this like no other aeroplane before it, redefining ultra-long-range VIP travel.”

That’s a classical reference in the headline.

TAKING THE BOEING: The Volokh Conspiracy Joins The Washington Post.

TAKING THE BOEING (AGAIN): Mickey Kaus moves to Newsweek. Smartest decision they’ve made lately . . .

TAKING THE BOEING: Hot Air Acquired By Salem Communications. Wow. Hope Ed Morrissey and Allahpundit are getting a raise . . . .

UPDATE: Is InstaPundit for sale, you ask? A better question: Who would buy it?

ANDREW SULLIVAN IS TAKING THE BOEING: According to a press release I got from Time: “TIME contributor and essayist Andrew Sullivan will begin posting his blog, The Daily Dish, on TIME.com starting in January 2006, TIME managing editor Jim Kelly announced today. . . . Sullivan will continue writing his blog throughout the week, just as he does today, only it will be posted on TIME.com. He will maintain full control over the content of his blog.”

Seems like a good model.

TED FRANK REPORTS THAT HE IS TAKING THE BOEING — “though I’m not sure that metaphor works for a lawyer taking a paycut.”