Why, pose for Playboy, of course.

We know that the heads-up about American player Ashley Harkleroad giving ol’ Hef a photographic thrill hit the media several months ago. Now that the August 2008 issue is here, we’re just tossing out a friendly PSA your way.

The “it’s in, it’s out, it’s over” jokes are almost too easy, so we invite you to make your own. Kind of like Build-A-Bear, only less-family friendly.

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Think Harkleroad is just following the footsteps of Anna Kournikova or Maria Sharapova? Think again. Neither of them have posed for Playboy. Harkleroad is the first tennis player to reveal her birthday suit for the mag.

Hey, if Ashley Harkleroad never achieves notable results in tennis, she can take solace in the fact that she’ll at least be the answer to a trivia question some day.

What’s that? Oh, OK. If you insist . . . a few more pictures (but for the rest, you’re on your own).

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Cue the circus music. Or the Looney Tunes theme song. Or both, and then hit repeat.

The leading candidate for Whackjob of the Week honors was seated in row 11, went to the restroom, and came out wearing his birthday suit. Go ahead, shudder away. We did.

Mr. Sportin’ a Softy (well, that’s a guess and a wish) then made an in-flight dash for the Emergency Exit. That’s when members of the New England Revolution helped the crew bring the guy under control. (Check out this news clip of the incident). The plane made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City.

Here’s how we imagine the exchange between the pilot and the control tower: 

Pilot: Oklahoma Tower, this is American 725. We’re having an onboard nudie incident and request permission for emergency landing.

Oklahoma: American 725 . . . WTF???

Pilot: WTF affirmative. This one’s crazier than Heath Ledger’s Joker, a pre-rehabbed Britney Spears, and the cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest combined. 

Oklahoma: You have clearance for landing, American 725. We’ll have a straight jacket at the gate.

Pilot: That’s a copy, Oklahoma tower.

Was one of the Joker’s henchmen on American Airlines Flight 725? No? Could have fooled us . . .

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