It's hard to follow an act like George Bush, and it's even harder if you're (also) a total moron, which is exactly the problem that Carrot Top had to face.

He didn't even manage to get his talk started - Don Box materialized out of thin air, grabbed Carrot Top, and wrestled him to the ground, screaming something like, "YOU COULDN'T EVEN SPELL 'XML,' YOU HORRIBLE FREAK."

Carrot Top was struggling pretty hard, so Chris Sells volunteered to help hold him down.

Then, Ted Neward rushed forward and immobilized Carrot Top with one quick whip of the ponytail.

While he was knocked out, Dave Winer did the world a whole lot of good by shaving Carrot Top's famous, but really stupid, hair.

Mr. Winkle's vet then stepped forward and performed an impromptu neutering of the current spokesperson for "1 800 CALL ATT," saving future generations from the horrors of the Top family.

Let it be noted: On this day, July 12, 2003, the XML gurus used their powers to rid the world of evil.

And that seemed like a nice note on which to end the conference.