In one of the oddest bits of news I’ve seen today, Monty sent me a link about how 2 men were eating a piece of watermelon on the subway when one piece dropped and skidded about half a foot. The man who was going to eat that half said “Damn!”, picked up his half thought about it for a second and then started to pick a few things off his half and dug in. I love the camera phone snapshot. Happy Friday!
NY 1 told me about this site devoted to capturing bad Star Wars costumes. Some of them are real bad. I particularly like picture 13 of the French Stroom Trooper Legion.
Can’t tell Conspiracy to commit child abduction from attempted lewd act on child under 14 without your scorecard! With less than 30 minutes to go before the Jackson verdict, here is what ever-so-classy CNN has on its website:
This Reno 911 clip just made me laugh so hard I cried. Seriously. The best part is that based on the poster’s comment, whoever posted it thinks that this is an actual arrest and doesn’t realize that its a clip from Reno 911, a cop spoof on Comedy Central. I love it. So much good stuff posted today, I’m busting Jerry, I’m busting. I also think that I have to start TiFauxing Reno 911.
Via Cameron
DJ Stratch mixes up the Imperial March and now all I want is to go home and get two turntables though I’m not sure about a microphone. Turn up the sound for this one.
Via Chris
If you plan to be around Manhattan this weekend, then the 3rd annual Big Apple BBQ Block Party might be for you. Let’s face it, if you’re not full of yourself and in the hamptons, might as well just be really, really full.
The event will feature mouthwatering barbecue from 10 of the nation’s top pitmasters, live jazz, blues, and bluegrass, a bbq documentary, seminars with ‘cue experts, great merchandise and more. Regional specialties like brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and even pig snoots (?!) will be smoked on site by ‘cue legends all the way from Texas, North Carolina, and St. Louis among other top bbq destinations. “Yo dude, let’s like go smoke a pig snoot!”
It’s on Saturday, 6/11 and Sunday, 6/12 from 12:00 to 6:00 in Madison Square Park and on Madison Avenue between 23rd & 26th Streets.
Thanks Neu
To following up on a post from February, Peru’s little mermaid, Milagros Cerron, underwent successful surgery to seperate her legs this past Tuesday.
To me, one of the most interesting parts of this story is that “like many poor people in Peru’s Andes, Milagros’ parents — young, humble and devoutly religious people — at first saw her deformity as a punishment from God and had to be convinced that a medical solution existed,” said Dr. Luis Rubio. “Other babies born with congenital defects are often abandoned to die.” I’m glad to see that she is not under the sea in Davy Jones’ Locker but rather living and breathing. Here’s to here continued recovery.
Chris has been on a posting tear lately, putting up all sorts of good stuff. Here are two of my favorites:
Via Blahblahblog
The Washington Post today has a story about how police in Shelbyville stormed a convenience store, freed a woman who was held hostage for 20 hours and killed the suspect in an exchange of gunfire. I hope Springfield isn’t next. Just in case, Apu should get extra security at the Kwik-E-Mart as a precaution.