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More Fun With Local News

Dec

26

2006

While watching the Salt Lake City local news tonight, I heard the following sentence: Members of a local family spent Christmas in the hospital after exchanging stab wounds instead of gifts. Obviously not a funny subject, but the way they worded that made me burst out laughing.

The Greatest Celebrity Encounter Ever

Dec

25

2006

Here in Sun Valley, you occasionally run into famous people. Usually, it’s just an L.A.-like part of the background noise, like Jamie Lee Curtis ending up behind my dad in line for lunch at the ski lodge, confirming for me that it was Christopher Guest I’d just seen. Sometimes, however, you actually get to meet ...

Best Out of Context Quote Ever

Dec

15

2006

From an email from my old boss at Ellen: Dude – I am freakin’ sunshine and light. BITE ME!! This is why she and I got along so well. I need a t-shirt that says this.

When I Grow Up

Nov

29

2006

I would like to be this kid.

Arrrrrrr!

Nov

6

2006

Last night when I woke up from a nap, I noticed an irritant in my eye. I figured it was an eyelash or a speck of dust or something, so I went to the mirror to try and get it out. After poking myself in the eye for a couple minutes, I realized that what ...

And The Award For Wackiest Hollywood Injury Of The Week Goes To… 1

Nov

6

2006

…Hilary Swank, for “Got hit in the face with a co-star’s errant suspender during a striptease scene”! Bonus points for the injury actually requiring stitches and halting production for three days.

Sometimes, I Miss My Old Job

Oct

19

2006

Not because I miss the sheer insanity it involved, but because I would really love to know what they had to cut out of this clip. Hat tip to Defamer.

Amusing Things From The Interweb 2

Oct

12

2006

Thing the first: Los Angeles apparently has the best mass transit system in the country. Metro beat out major transit agencies in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., to win the award. Clean-air buses, customer satisfaction and expanded service all helped Metro secure the national award. It’s a lot easier to keep customers satisfied when ...

Shark Attack

Oct

5

2006

Part of the reason I enjoy my job is that sometimes very bizarre and amusing things happen. Most of the time, I can’t write about them here because of the numerous and voluminous Non-Disclosure Agreements I’ve had to sign, but since the LA Times wrote about this one, I think I’m safe. I hereby present ...

For Laz 1

Oct

4

2006

Whose Mets beat the team upon whose bandwagon I have jumped (the Dodgers) today: Confident Pedro Martinez Performs Own Rotator-Cuff Surgery .onion_embed{ background:rgb(256,256,256)!important;border:4px solid rgb(65,160,65);border-width:4px 0 1px 0;margin:10px 30px!important;padding:5px;overflow:hidden!important;zoom:1;}.onion_embed img{ border:0!important;}.onion_embed a{display:inline;}.onion_embed a.img{ float:left!important;margin:0 5px 0 0!important;width:66px;display:block;overflow:hidden!important;}.onion_embed a.img img{border:1px solid #222!important;width:64px;padding:0!important;;}.onion_embed h2{ line-height:2px;clear:none;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;}.onion_embed h3{ line-height:2px;margin:3px 0 0 0!important;padding:0!important;}.onion_embed h3 a{ color:rgb(0,51,102)!important;font:bold 16px/16px Arial,sans-serif!important;text-decoration:none!important;display:inline!important;float:none!important;text-transform:capitalize!important;}.onion_embed h3 a:hover{ ...