Culture Buzz Remember that 8-year-old boy who murdered his father? Turns out he kept a tally recording each time he was spanked and vowed to kill his father after the one thousandth smack. Let this be a lesson to parents: ONLY SPANK YOUR CHILD 999 TIMES!
Culture Buzz A vandal locals are calling the “Butt Bandit” has been leaving greased-up ass stains on the windows of stores, churches and schools all around a small Nebraska town. He was finally caught this morning. But this is sad! Butt Banditry is exactly the kind of street graffiti big cities have been waiting for! Butt Bandit, sir, consider this your official invitation to New York.
TV Buzz David Simon’s next project for HBO is about the Lincoln assassination and the 12-day search that ended in the capture of John Wilkes Booth. Manhunt will reunite Simon with Tom Fontana, the guy behind Oz who also originally adapted Simon’s Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets for TV. In other words: Good times.
Culture Buzz Two young New Jersey men were arrested after cops discovered them dressed as Ninjas donning swords, knives, and ninja stars with a plan to scare off local drug dealers. We all know the war on drugs isn’t going as planned, but unleashing a clan of Ninjas from Jersey isn’t necessarily the best alternative. These guys are lucky they got arrested before they tried to take on a bunch of gun wielding drug dealers with smoke bombs and back flips.
Business Buzz Mexican police are investigating online classifieds with ads offering and requesting the services of a hitman. One ad reads: “Problems with a certain person? Want it taken care of? Write me. I am 100 per cent professional and don’t charge in advance.” All this for $6,000. I guess you really can get anything on the internet these days.
Music Buzz Courtney Love has reported the pink teddy-bear-shaped handbag that held her late husband’s ashes and a lock of his hair missing along with some jewelry and clothing. Love was quoted saying “”They were all I had left of my husband.” Hmm, I can think of at least one other thing…oh yeah and all those millions of dollars.
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