Here’s a snippet of conversation I overheard at Blockbuster the other night between two dorky white guys in Dockers: First Guy: “No I’m not rentin’ any bullshit Serendipity. What are you, a fag?” Second Guy: “Yeah, right, I’m the fag. I got two words for you, buddy: Kate fucking Beckinsale.” First Guy (leering): “That chick from Titanic? Yee-ah, boy! I’d definitely tap that ass… Titties?” Second Guy: “What, in the
June 22, 2002
Church and (lying in) State
“Authorities are investigating the alleged beating of [a Loxley, Alabama] preacher by funeral mourners who didn’t like his blunt eulogy,” The AP reports. Glynis Bethel tells the Associated Press that her husband, Pastor Orlando Bethel, was attacked during a June 14 funeral and dragged out of the church. That’s because Bethel told mourners the deceased was in hell and that they were headed the same way. The dead man was
Dirty Rutten Scoundrel
Trolling for the attention he hopes might jumpstart an otherwise nondescript career, Los Angeles Times staff writer Tim Rutten
Careless Whispers, Redux
An update on yesterday’s post: “A man who told authorities he overheard a conversation about a possible terrorist attack in Las Vegas failed a lie-detector test Friday, effectively ending the FBI’s investigation of the claim. “FBI agents questioned Henderson resident Michael Hamdan for five hours Friday afternoon before confirming they did not believe his assertion that his cell phone intercepted a conversation in Arabic about a planned July Fourth attack,”