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They Should Rename The "Free Roman Polanski" Petition The "I'm Officially A Creep" Petition

Seriously Woody Allen? I'm sure it's all fist-bumps at the playground over that one. It's weird how many seemingly non-creeps have signed this thing that only a creep would sign. Where Joe Francis at? SOMEBODY GET JOE FRANCIS ON THE...  CONTINUE READING THEY SHOULD RENAME THE "FREE ROMAN POLANSKI" PETITION THE "I'M OFFICIALLY A CREEP" PETITION»

Posted on September 29, 2009 in (174 comments)
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That's Your Mayor: Wellford Mayor Sallie Peake

You know that you should tell your parents that you voted for her, but it just hasn't seemed like the right time. It's not that you're scared of what they'll say, your parents have always supported you, but you...  CONTINUE READING THAT'S YOUR MAYOR: WELLFORD MAYOR SALLIE PEAKE»

Posted on September 25, 2009 in , (26 comments)
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The Informant! Sure Got Wacky And Fat All Of A Sudden

The Informant trailer, you guys: Huh. I actually read The Informant, Kurt Eichenwald's account of Mark Whitacre's enthusiastic participation in a covert FBI investigation into Archer Daniels Midland (supermarket to the world). I read it after hearing a really good...  CONTINUE READING THE INFORMANT! SURE GOT WACKY AND FAT ALL OF A SUDDEN»

Posted on July 1, 2009 in (25 comments)
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Rush Limbaugh Is Just Fucking With Us Now

Barack Obama's nominee to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, fractured her ankle at LaGuardia Airport in New York today on her way to Washington DC to meet with the Senate. Oh no! Please be more careful Ms. Sotomayor!...  CONTINUE READING RUSH LIMBAUGH IS JUST FUCKING WITH US NOW»

Posted on June 8, 2009 in (18 comments)
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That's Your Lawyer: Berger And Green

Your honor, as you can see from video Exhibit A, my client, a tax-paying father of two, was simply minding his own business when his car was cruelly THROWN 100 FEET IN THE AIR, AND ALSO ON FIRE. Now,...  CONTINUE READING THAT'S YOUR LAWYER: BERGER AND GREEN»

Posted on June 8, 2009 in (17 comments)
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You Can Deep Fry This Parking Ticket Shit And It Ain't Butter

Mr. Chi-City finally resolves what to do with the dismissed parking violation that has created so much stress for him in 2009. But first, he takes the ticket to Taco Bell for a last meal. Quite the gentleman. I can't...  CONTINUE READING YOU CAN DEEP FRY THIS PARKING TICKET SHIT AND IT AIN'T BUTTER»

Posted on March 10, 2009 in (5 comments)
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You Can Take This Shit To Court And It Ain't Butter

Mr. Chi-City takes on Johnny Law. Pay It Forward 2: Full Throttle. This is some Henry Sugar shit. I've spent the past half hour trying to think of a creative way for Mr. Chi-City to destroy the ticket, but I...  CONTINUE READING YOU CAN TAKE THIS SHIT TO COURT AND IT AIN'T BUTTER»

Posted on February 18, 2009 in (11 comments)
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Diddy Is A Lawyer Now

So, Diddy was on CSI: Miami last night. At first I was skeptical that Diddy could pull off the role of a high powered Miami defense attorney who's playing a dangerous double game as two of his clients are implicated...  CONTINUE READING DIDDY IS A LAWYER NOW»

Posted on February 10, 2009 in (3 comments)
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Soulja Boy Was Robbed By Scary Monsters

Soulja Boy's house was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend. Oh no! If that can happen to Soulja Boy then it could basically happen to any 18-year-old with a surprisingly successful recording career fueled by self-promotional YouTube videos and the...  CONTINUE READING SOULJA BOY WAS ROBBED BY SCARY MONSTERS»

Posted on January 5, 2009 in (7 comments)
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You Can Make It Up: Tila Tequila Goes To Court

Tila Tequila put on her formal work thong and checked in the mirror to make sure she was wearing too much "labial pink" lipstick. She used a lint roller to get any remaining fuzz from her zebra-skin-printed-fur-lined-handcuffs off her power...  CONTINUE READING YOU CAN MAKE IT UP: TILA TEQUILA GOES TO COURT»

Posted on December 4, 2008 in (5 comments)
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Keith Olbermann Speaks Out Against Prop 8 Politics

I happened to see this last night on mute with closed captioning subtitles and knew that it was great. It's even better with sound. (via FourFour) I think there's something to take heart in about this beyond the simple fact...  CONTINUE READING KEITH OLBERMANN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST PROP 8 POLITICS»

Posted on November 11, 2008 in (52 comments)
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Let's Buy KathyGriffin.Com, You Guys

Kathy Griffin, a woman who avoids self-promotion at every opportunity (after this post I'm turning myself into the Sarcasm Police for crimes against hilarity), is suing whoever owns the URL kathygriffin.com for $100,000, claiming "direct and palpable harm." Now, as...  CONTINUE READING LET'S BUY KATHYGRIFFIN.COM, YOU GUYS»

Posted on September 26, 2008 in , (4 comments)
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Spike Mendelsohn Should Go To Jail

Top Chef Season 4 contestant Spike Mendelsohn has received a citation from the Washington, D.C. health department at his burger restaurant for a number of violations, including STORING MEAT IN AN ALLEY. Well, they had to catch Al Capone on...  CONTINUE READING SPIKE MENDELSOHN SHOULD GO TO JAIL»

Posted on September 24, 2008 in , , (1 comments)
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Epic Cop Fails: Part One

Cop 1: So I says to the guy, 'If you don't get your hands on the wheel where I can see 'em, you won't have any hands.' Because I was going to shoot the guy's hands. I mean, I wasn't...  CONTINUE READING EPIC COP FAILS: PART ONE»

Posted on September 23, 2008 in (5 comments)
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Videogum Brings Down A Giant

As you may or may not recall, in the early days of Videogum I used to write regularly about the shows College Hill: Atlanta and Iron Ring, both of which appear on BET. It was in writing about these shows...  CONTINUE READING VIDEOGUM BRINGS DOWN A GIANT»

Posted on September 12, 2008 in (5 comments)
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Whoops, Some Guys Are Still Mad About Borat

Great news for people who have time machines and regularly travel back to 2006! A New York judge has dismissed three lawsuits against Borat. From the AP: NEW YORK -- A New York judge has tossed out lawsuits brought by...  CONTINUE READING WHOOPS, SOME GUYS ARE STILL MAD ABOUT BORAT»

Posted on September 10, 2008 in , (1 comments)
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Kids Ransom The Darndest Things

A woman has the Jesus statue in her yard stolen by professional criminals. (via Via Gina) That woman is such a good detective. It's obviously done by a child because of the lines drawn around the name Jesus. If it...  CONTINUE READING KIDS RANSOM THE DARNDEST THINGS»

Posted on September 3, 2008 in , (2 comments)
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Meth Wish

There is obviously no better crime story in the history of crimes than the one I reported yesterday about the 11-year-old boy who stole a lightbulb and declared "I am the cat and I am here to steal." FACT. But...  CONTINUE READING METH WISH»

Posted on July 31, 2008 in (3 comments)
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If We've Learned Anything From Shia LaBeouf's Accident, It's That Australia Is Amazing

We've been avoiding the Shia LaBeouf car crashtroversy this week for a few reasons: It's celebrity gossip, so BARF The accidents we cover are trampoline accidents Transformers sucked As we know now, of course, Shia has been charged with misdemeanor...  CONTINUE READING IF WE'VE LEARNED ANYTHING FROM SHIA LABEOUF'S ACCIDENT, IT'S THAT AUSTRALIA IS AMAZING»

Posted on July 30, 2008 in (8 comments)
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That's Your Boyfriend: Weed Gambler

The best part of this news story (about your boyfriend) is not when a man tries to use weed instead of chips at a casino. It's when he realizes that maybe he bet TOO MUCH weed, and he takes some...  CONTINUE READING THAT'S YOUR BOYFRIEND: WEED GAMBLER»

Posted on July 30, 2008 in , (6 comments)
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Kids Dress Up And Commit Crimes The Darndest Things

A child is in jail. From the AP: THREE RIVERS, Mich. - Police in Michigan have arrested a man who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while...  CONTINUE READING KIDS DRESS UP AND COMMIT CRIMES THE DARNDEST THINGS»

Posted on July 29, 2008 in (4 comments)
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The Punisher: War Zone Doesn't Let The Bodies Hit The Floor

They showed a red band trailer for The Punisher: War Zone at the comic book festival, you guys, and let me just say, OM God: I take back what I said previously about how this movie looked like Moulin Rouge...  CONTINUE READING THE PUNISHER: WAR ZONE DOESN'T LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR»

Posted on July 25, 2008 in (2 comments)
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Content Removed At The Request Of Idiots

I got an email last night from the Videogum Abuse Manager (there is no such thing as the Videogum Abuse Manager) about yesterday's Friday the 13th post because we received a Cease and Desist letter from Warner Bros concerning the...  CONTINUE READING CONTENT REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF IDIOTS»

Posted on July 24, 2008 in (6 comments)
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Roman Polanski Might Use Documentary To Continue To Prove That He Raped A 13-Year-Old

If you watched the documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired that aired on HBO earlier this summer, then you know all about one of the (not quite the) most controversial cases in recent history. Look, I get it. Justice...  CONTINUE READING ROMAN POLANSKI MIGHT USE DOCUMENTARY TO CONTINUE TO PROVE THAT HE RAPED A 13-YEAR-OLD»

Posted on July 17, 2008 in (2 comments)
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Well, They Fucked Up The Punisher Again

Trailer for the new Punisher: War Zone movie, guys: Well, at least someone got some use out of the old Moulin Rouge soundstage. I was under the impression that a series reboot was supposed to create new interest in the...  CONTINUE READING WELL, THEY FUCKED UP THE PUNISHER AGAIN»

Posted on June 13, 2008 in (6 comments)
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