Newswire July 25th, 2005
NEWSWIRE: JULY 25th, 2005 / by Casey O’Brien
***THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS***
California company looks to capitalize on uncomfortable people.
“Missing In Action” stores will include products in all areas of life for people with disabilities, the impaired, bla, bla, etc.
T-Shirts:
--WHEEL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
My wheelchair, my business
--Mongoloid Looking For An OB-GYN
--Secret Asian Tan
Food:
Life-size Artificial Leg Lollipop Replicas!
Flavors Include:
--Mountain Climbing Accident Cherry Juice
--General Stonewall Jackson’s Gang Green Apple
--Agent Birth Orange Defects
Body:
Quadri-Magic Shavers™. Shaving made easy for quadriplegics.
Accessories:
Leg Bracelets. Cover up those eye sores with these Disguisors™
--Gandalf’s Staff
--He-Man’s Leather Lace-up Boot
--Real ankle
***HISTORY THAT TIME FORGOT*** July 25th--1865 –Returning from retirement, the 58-year-old Appomattox destroys current cage fighting champion Ulysses S. Grant in what was touted as “Appomattox vs. Grant.”
--1909 – Little Brian Unger of London breaks the chimney sweeping world record at the tender age of 9 by sweeping 10 chimneys in one-hour flat.
--2001 – Marking the 92nd anniversary of the chimney sweep world record, Webster’s Dictionary officially includes the phrase “Chimney Sweep” on its list of Italian ethnic slurs.
***ENTERTAINMENT***
Shows to look forward to this fall:
A&E – We all know Benjamin Franklin the inventor and co-founder of American ideals, but perhaps most of his creativity laid behind closed doors. Watch as Franklin’s life is re-created in “Benjamin’s Bare White Ass.”
LIFETIME – Shelley Long thinks she is getting a big comeback chance with her own reality TV show. What she doesn’t know is the 12-person camera crew hired to follow her are all convicted wife beaters. What will happen next is anyone’s guess on this fall’s “Super Long Beatings From Multiple Sources.”
BRAVO – Follow two non-fictional gay men roommates on their dating escapades and struggles within the acting business. Andre can’t wait to play a straight man. Barbie John won’t settle for anything short of big. “Reach Around For The Stars” begins this September.
****BREAKFAST AT GOD’S TABLE****
GOD: Welcome my guests. Nice to see you Luthor Vandross …Johnny Carson, big fan. Oh ..the Pope is here everyone! Yay!
POPE: It is of the most highest honor that…
GOD: Anyways …Luthor, how have you been?
LUTHOR: It is my honor ….
GOD: Yah, yah. Umm. ANDRE!!! Get me a vanilla latte, and don’t jew out on the caramel topping! Seriously, you have to explain everything to that man. You boys need anything? Make that 4 ANDRE!
JOHNNY: I have this great joke for you my Lord.
GOD: Wait, is it the one with the gay, the tranny, and the hemafro? Because I have heard that one.
JOHNNY: No actually, it involves Babs and James Brolin.
GOD: Have you guys seen Blow Out on Bravo? That Jonathan …helloooo handsome! I get to eat breakfast with him soon …shhh.
***QUOTE OF THE WEEK***
“Listen. To be the best, you have to be the besss ….shit. I fucked that one up. I always fuck that one up.”
---God