While we generally acknowledge that weekends are reserved for sleeping in, catching up on household chores and going on 3-night benders, we still found time to pick up the gossip pages yesterday. Which led us to discover this gem, regarding CNN's appreciation (or lack thereof) of barely living legend, Larry King.

On Friday, CNN worldwide president Jim Walton sent out a memo to the entire cable news network's staff asking them to all wear suspenders to the studio in honor of Larry King's 50th year in broadcasting. "We are privileged to have Larry, a wonderful colleague and true industry giant, as a cornerstone of CNN's success," Walton wrote. "I couldn't be prouder to work alongside Larry and have the opportunity to congratulate him on this extraordinary professional milestone. I know you share this sentiment. As a small token of our respect, appreciation and friendship, I am encouraging everyone to wear suspenders to work on Monday."

'But wait!' says Page Six. Apparently not everyone's on board with the whole Semi-Mandatory Suspenders Day, in honor of that 'gassy broadcasting mainstay' who won't even deign to make eye contact in the elevator.

One CNNer told us, "I'm going to suck up to stars I thought were dead?" Another e-mailed, "He told us to wear suspenders, nothing about a shirt. Larry would love to see that, I'm sure." And another employee cackled, "I'm gonna wear suspenders. I'm also going to eat blueberries and fart in public all day."

Shirtless suspenders-wearing journos with severe gastrointestinal problems? Where do we sign up?? We'd like to hereby encourage any/all CNN staffers to send us photographic evidence of this sweeping new trend, and congratulate them on having the funnest day at the office since that fatal gunfire incident earlier this month.