March 2010
101 posts
“There’s one scene where a tough guy is dragged through the woods and two self-proclaimed hillbillies tie him to a tree and rape him. How many of you guys come out of those woods and report what just happened to you? Why don’t you report it? Because you’re ashamed, embarrassed. You don’t want your friends to know a man raped you.”
—Vice President Biden tried to describe how a woman feels after being raped by referencing the movie “Deliverance.”
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Paramount Pictures is seeking a WOMAN MISSING HER LEFT ARM to be a photo double in the film, TRUE GRIT, a new film by Joel & Ethan Coen.
Character description: Photo double for adult Mattie Ross: This woman must be MISSING HER LEFT ARM. Optimally, she would be around 5’8”, 138 lbs, slender to medium build. However, we are open to various looks.
” —Casting call for the latest Coen Brothers flick, their ‘True Grit’ remake
Note: This is not for The Fugitive 3.
Police "Sometimes the Worst Drivers" According to AAA →
nbcwashington.com
Isn’t this something we all already knew about?
It’s always nice to have suspicions confirmed.
“It is unknown whether or not the man thought the dead marsupial was Punxsutawney Phil.”
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Drunken Man Tries to Revive Dead Opossum: Cops | NBC Philadelphia
I HEART THIS!
(via shycynical)
At least he potentially had a reason for the mouth-to-mouth.
Catch-22 of Same-Sex Marriage: Filing for Divorce in Pa. →
nbcphiladelphia.com
Talk about a Catch-22:
A Pennsylvania judge will not grant a same-sex couple a divorce because the marriage does not exist in the state of Pennsylvania.
The couple can’t get a divorce in the state that recognizes their marriage, because they must be residents of the state for at least one year.
I’ll Take a Manhattan (or Any Other Drink, if It’s Free) →
frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com
I think this is appropriate for the start of the weekend.
Valuable information for those living in (or considering visiting) New York.
Chicago teen's perfect bracket is no longer perfect →
bit.ly
The Sweet Sixteen turned sour for the autistic Chicago teen who, up until Thursday night, had a perfect NCAA bracket.
Butler’s upset over Syracuse derailed 17-year-old Alex Herrmann’s perfect run. He did accurately predict that West Virginia would beat Washington, though.
NY Congressman receives "white powder" package →
nbcnewyork.com
The insanity continues:
“The package sent to Weiner’s office may be the latest in a series of threats directed against Democratic Congress members who voted to overhaul the U.S. health care system.
At least four Democratic offices in New York, Arizona and Kansas were struck and at least 10 members of Congress have reported some sort of threats, including obscenity-laced phone messages, congressional leaders have said. No arrests have been reported.”
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Biden quoted the president as saying at a morning conference “You know what the best thing about yesterday was? Joe’s comment.”
Biden said he shot back: “If you thought it was so good, why didn’t you say it?” adding that his first thought when he heard about the commotion was “Thank God my Mom’s not ……”
The vice president’s remarks were drowned out by laughter, but he was apparently saying he was glad his beloved mother, who died in January, had not heard what he said.
” —VP Joe Biden on Pres. Obama’s response to “This is a big f(expletive) deal.” - rawstory (via brooklynmutt)
“You do not license a Chinese person to sell Chinese food… You do not license a Latino to sell tacos. You do not license an African-American woman to hair-braid”
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Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago) in response to a bill that would require hair braiders to be licensed.
Needless to say, other legislators were not thrilled with the comment.
