For some reason, this reminded me that I went to a pre-school class picnic a couple of weeks ago and there was a guy at the park practicing with a whip. Not like a weirdo loner -- a guy with a whole bunch of friends at another picnic sharing the field. If I'm one of his friends, I'm telling him, "unless you're auditioning this very afternoon for Tiger Attacks Zookeeper, PUT THE FUCKING WHIP AWAY." Here are two things that don't mix: children chasing bubbles in a field and whip practice.
Maybe you say that because you didn't learn to swing a lasso at a county fair like I did? Things that do mix well kids at the fair and a lasso.
(although I learned in the rows of campers removed from the places at the fair where people who come to the fair and don't know about lassos go to experience the fair).
ome inmates organize themselves by “bid,” their sentence, and Madoff associated with a group that half-jokingly referred to itself as “the lifers gang.” Pollard the spy is a ringleader—though he has a release date, he’d been an inmate most of his adult life and so apparently qualified. “He kept everybody rolling,” says Hay, who sat with the group despite his shorter sentence. Pollard, now 55 years old, heavier and balder than when he was sentenced in 1987, wears a yarmulke everywhere—sold in the commissary for $2.60. Pollard is a hero to the Israeli right wing, which had pressed Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to pardon him. But at the chow table, Pollard is the group’s griot, a folklorist of prison life who entertains with ghoulish tales of past inmates, shocking even longtime cons....
Wasn't there a similar story years ago about how the Unabomber and someone else famous (McVeigh?) were incarcerated together, with little contact with anyone else? Anyone remember this?
"<span>The Moaning Cowboy"</span>
ReplyDeleteGonna paint your wagon, gonna paint it fine, gonna use oil-based paint becase the wood is pine...
Is this related to the fact that it was 'Ribs Week' on the food network last week?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think they did with the losers on Moaning Cowboy?
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, this reminded me that I went to a pre-school class picnic a couple of weeks ago and there was a guy at the park practicing with a whip. Not like a weirdo loner -- a guy with a whole bunch of friends at another picnic sharing the field. If I'm one of his friends, I'm telling him, "unless you're auditioning this very afternoon for Tiger Attacks Zookeeper, PUT THE FUCKING WHIP AWAY." Here are two things that don't mix: children chasing bubbles in a field and whip practice.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you say that because you didn't learn to swing a lasso at a county fair like I did? Things that do mix well kids at the fair and a lasso.
ReplyDelete(although I learned in the rows of campers removed from the places at the fair where people who come to the fair and don't know about lassos go to experience the fair).
No, thanks. I get enough stupid gator tricks during the college football season.
ReplyDeleteAccording to his wife, "The Moaning Cowboy" was Bernie Madoff's favorite position.
ReplyDeleteI am fascinated by the fact that he's incarcerated with Jonathan Pollard, per the NYMag story. I don't know what to do with this information.
ReplyDeleteHasn't Helen Thomas been insisting that they just send Pollard home?
ReplyDeleteWait, the Israeli-American spy? Weird. (I see the Pollard I'm thinking of is eligible for release in 2015, by the way.)
ReplyDeleteSame guy. Here's the article.
ReplyDeleteome inmates organize themselves by “bid,” their sentence, and Madoff associated with a group that half-jokingly referred to itself as “the lifers gang.” Pollard the spy is a ringleader—though he has a release date, he’d been an inmate most of his adult life and so apparently qualified. “He kept everybody rolling,” says Hay, who sat with the group despite his shorter sentence. Pollard, now 55 years old, heavier and balder than when he was sentenced in 1987, wears a yarmulke everywhere—sold in the commissary for $2.60. Pollard is a hero to the Israeli right wing, which had pressed Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to pardon him. But at the chow table, Pollard is the group’s griot, a folklorist of prison life who entertains with ghoulish tales of past inmates, shocking even longtime cons....
Wow! Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteWasn't there a similar story years ago about how the Unabomber and someone else famous (McVeigh?) were incarcerated together, with little contact with anyone else? Anyone remember this?
ReplyDeleteWhere are the auditions for "Tiger Attacks Zookeeper?" Because I was hoping to audition for the role of "Tiger."
ReplyDeleteThe comments thread here got off topic in some amusing ways.
ReplyDeleteI haven't missed cable for years. Until now.
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