Sweet little Wesley shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. We're sure it was the cutest thing ever.
Folsom Prison Blues is for the Children
It's Not PETA, But It's Close
Surprisingly, the above ad (NSFW, unless your work is burlesque- and/or violence-friendly) isn't part of PETA's "sea kittens" campaign, but it might as well be. Objectification of women? Check. Making fish "sexy"? Check. Somehow drawing a parallel between killing a person with harming a fish? Check. The PSA is from Dutch animal rights group Wakker Dier ("awake animal"), but we fully except PETA to recruit some local burlesque performers the next time they need to protest Pike Place Market fish-throwing.
Making Friends, Influencing People at Sasquatch
Sometimes, all you have to do is shake your bony little ass and the party organically develops around you. Who knew? IF YOU DANCE IT, THEY WILL COME.
Neighborhood News And Local Blog Round-Up
- Hella Bus has an engaging, creative, relevant (and short!) video episode about politics in Olympia--including the best fifteen seconds of political film we've seen in ages tucked in at the very end.
- Videogum wrote about 'Nightline's Great Satan Debate--apparently it was a laugh riot!
- The Daily Weekly got a hot tip about a man wearing a jacket printed all over with Asian call-girl ads. Weird.
Fox News Hearts Bright Blue Scrotums
The good people at Videogum had this clip from Fox News' coverage yesterday of the Woodland Park Zoo's monkey on the lam:
Spoiler Alert: The Bachelor
Well, you don't have to watch this season of The Bachelor to find out who Jason Mesnick wants to marry, because some guy (YouTube handle "handsomepete") recently made the above video with an airtight "pinky ring" theory. Looks like he's got some pretty solid TV stills-based evidence, though when you're dealing with reality television you can never tell. The post-production editing is where it's at, and we wouldn't put it past The Bachelor to end the season with some big PSYCHE. We have to agree with Videogum, when they assert that "making all of the women pose while Jason pretends to propose to them is EXACTLY the type of thing they would do on this show."
Happy New Year! Now Get a Divorce
The above "dramatization" shows just how local attorney J. Michael Gallagher can help you get 2009 off to a good start: by dissolving your loveless marriage. We were so entranced by this low-tech, low-class advertisement (h/t Videogum) that we just *had* to visit this sleazebag's website with the wonderful url DontBeAWeekendParent.com (pop-up alert).
It's Going to Be a Toasty Christmas...In Hell!
Seems like everyone's linking to the White House Christmas video, which this year is, yes, completely wackadoodle. But Videogum found the one Holiday-themed video that is even further off the deep end. Behold, Christmas greetings and yuletide cheer from Fred Phelps and his wacko hatemonger friends at the Westboro Baptist Church:

