I bet this is actually the first time he’s been in proximity to this song. I bet additionally that the first person to play it in his presence gets two years, minimum.
From BoingBoing.
Category Archives: Crime
a saw, a subway, and a poignant teddy bear rescue: YouTube is there
From Gawker.
Because You Demanded It — deranged man attacks subway rider with industrial tools, then absconds with teddy bear on continued crimewave. The Today Show has the goods above. Shocking, as even with the trials and tribulations of a normal New York subway commute, one rarely expects an assault from a pair of cordless reciprocating saws. And there’s some question about whether or not MTA workers at the scene fled and/or observed the carnage with bored disinterest. See zone-flooding repetitive linkfest after the jump for full details, but the upshot is that the alleged saw-wielding maniac has been apprehended, and the victim is recovering from his wounds in the hospital. Plus, as Newsday notes, subway officials don’t think this will make customers feel unsafe, and they’re right — an interviewed straphanger says of the saw attack, “It doesn’t happen that often.” [emph. added]
Link roundup and more here.
Okay people, what was I just saying about do-it-yourselfers? These people should be stopped before they attempt to teddy rustle again.
Surely Canadian Tire sells some kind of DIY-er-proof fencing. Like, for when they have doorcrasher sales on Motomaster batteries and shit. Round ’em up and let God sort ’em out. As long as the corral “needs work” they’ll be content. They may not even notice; perhaps we could send them to Gitmo to put in a pool and squash court.
Does anyone have before/after pix of Alderson?
Special Guest
In case you haven’t heard, I’m guest blogging over at Metroblog. If the posts are not funny enough, or political enough, they lock me under the stairs and beat me with bicycle chains. Well okay, they make me drink Chardonnay instead of Sauvignon Blanc, and they don’t introduce me to any nice single men. Cruel either way.
The Shebeen Club: Book Banning, Free Speech, and Mein Kampf
The Shebeen Club Presents:
Forbidden Words: Banned Books, Free Speech, and Mein Kampf
on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the publication of Mein Kampf
When: 7-10pm, Tuesday, July 18th
Where: the Shebeen, behind the Irish Heather, 217 Carrall Street, Vancouver BC
How: reserve in advance by emailing lorrainedotmurphyatgmaildotcom
How Much: $15 to July 14th, door $20 space-available, includes set dinner and a drink; strictly limited to 25 places
What: Literary jabber, mingling, presentations, chit-chat, and dinner: great heaping mounds of your choice of bangers and mash or pasta, plus a glass of pop, wine or beer.
Who: The Shebeen Club, Vancouver’s Monthly Literary Gathering.
Join us for an even more heated than usual evening upstairs in the ould Shebeen. We will be marking (rather than celebrating) the 81st anniversary of the publication of Adolph Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Our presentation will focus on the critically timely issues of freedom of speech, terrorism, protection of innocents, and civil liberties.
Dress code: epaulets, gags (full-on gimps will be asked to “normal-up”), Mao jackets, blogger pj’s, or just get a deep-fried tan, bleach your hair, and come as Ann Coulter.
Door prizes: We have a don’t ask, don’t tell door prize policy. We don’t ask you if you like ‘em, we expect you not to tell us if you don’t. Book donations snivellingly accepted.
Meet and Mingle 7-7:30
Listen and Learn 7:30-8
Beery solipsism and merlot-influenced manifesto-ficating 8-9 or whenever they finally throw us out
Pirate Booty Call, with bonus casting couch!
Orlando Bloom discusses the universal desire to get taken from behind by Johnny Depp. From AP:
AP: What makes these “Pirates” films so appealing?
Bloom: I guess we all want to be a pirate. Somewhere inside us I suppose it’s a real fantasy about being out on the open sea. Nothing’s stopping you from living whatever life you want to live. You’re not landlocked. And pirate booty, everyone likes a bit of pirate booty…
AP: What was it like … with Johnny Depp?
Bloom: He just tears up the s—–. It was great for me. I think he’s [made] brave choices and doing m—– that he wants, not conforming. I really admire that and I think he really delivers as Jack Sparrow. It was great for me …
Even I couldn’t have said it better, melad. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
And here we have the job listing for aforesaid pirate booty. Apparently, Depp has a gimp fetish.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3 OPEN CALL
Open Casting Call – Through 15 August 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
PIRATES HOTLINE
818.725.2905
Sande Alessi Casting
13731 Ventura Blvd., Top Floor
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Monday through Friday, 11am – 3pm
Seeking Pirates — men age 18+, all shapes and sizes, all ethnicities: Asian, Spanish, French, African, Syrian, Lebanese, Middle Eastern, Turkish, Armenian, Arab, Persian, Caucasian, South American, Pacific Islander, Eskimo, etc…
You must be an extreme character type! We need extremely skinny, very tall, very short, hunchback, little people, unusual facial features and body types, exotic amputees, albinos, etc.
Bring your own current 3×5 photo (does not have to be professional). If you do not have a photo, we can take one for you for $2.00
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