TV victory

Is this a great world or what?

A man from Sri Lanka living in Canada but visiting Sweden has broken his own world record for nonstop broadcast-television watching.

Suresh Joachim racked up 72 hours in his moronathon, smashing his previous record of 69 hours and 48 minutes set in 2005.

Afterward, the champ had no complaints, saying: “I feel fine. I drank between 25 and 30 cups of coffee.”

Many questions come to mind:

-- Why did Joachim do this in Sweden? That’s an awfully long way to go to set a world record that could be accomplished by sitting anywhere.

-- Why did the AP report call this the world record for “broadcast-television watching.” What about cable? Or movies on DVDs? Do they have separate world records?

-- If he drank 25-30 cups of coffee, he wasn’t watching TV the whole time. Since he spent more than a few minutes in the restroom, should he be credited with a full 72 hours?

Whatever. At least we know that despite your physical limitations, your intelligence or your desire to actually do something, you too can brag to your friends about being in the Guinness Book of World Records.

If you have any friends, that is.