For real? Seriously?

Two items in the last couple of days:

1. Bob Evans died, may he rest in peace. But was I the only person who didn't know Bob Evans was a real person? I thought he was pretend, like Betty Crocker. His obituary:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_bi_ge/obit_evans

2. This gentleman is expected to be elected the FIRST MALE PTA PRESIDENT in America on Friday:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070627/ap_on_re_us/mr_pta

For real? Seriously? The first, ever? One hundred ten years. Of course, there have probably been quite a few men who were involved in PTA, just not presidents. But still. I thought we'd evolved enough to be long past this. It's like when we had the first black "best actor/actress" Oscar wins, or the first female evening news anchor. It took us this long?

About time.