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A little bit of levity for an otherwise bad news Friday, sent to me by my good friend Jeremy and remixed by a friend of his. We may be in a recession, whole industries may be on the verge of collapse and we may be stuck in two, bloody wars, but at least we have....The New Puppy!

In the "Are You Fucking Kidding Me?" department, we have the following item culled from Variety.com:

The mayor of an oil-producing city in southeastern Turkey, which has the same name as the Caped Crusader, is suing helmer Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for royalties from mega-grosser The Dark Knight.

No, I did not make that up.See for yourself.

What's next? New York City sues Martin Scorsese? Perhaps everyone named "Simpson" sues Fox and Matt Groening? Maybe the state of Indiana should sue Spielberg, Lucas, Ford and Paramount.

Sheesh.

Warning:

NSFW!

BTW, if you don't know that this is from the brilliant, short-lived HBO series Deadwood, this will mean absolutely nothing to you. Sorry for the bandwidth.

Seriously? They went there? Fuckin' A, Bubba!
I love the little "uh oh" look he gives at the end. Heh heh heh!

This sign gave me visions of Joe Buck wearing a kimono while working in a massage parlor to pay off his modeling school debts.

I think I need more sleep.

First there came "I'm fucking Matt Damon" and it was funny and we laughed. And now? Jimmy has gotten his revenge and what sweet, sweet comedy revenge it is. Sure, the song's not as catchy, but this one's got Huey Lewis and Harrison Ford!

Ok, so Matt Damn crossed a picket line and that's fucked, but DAMN, if this isn't funny. I mean, "Let's put that guitar down and go fuck Matt Damon."

My bad. This was filmed pre-strike.

I loved There Will Be Blood. Truly loved it. I think it's a masterpiece in a year with a surprisingly large number of exceptional films (more in my upcoming top ten list and TWBB review) but there were a few times when I couldn't help looking a the screen and thinking Jesus, he looks like Thomas Magnum!

Think what you will about Jeffrey Wells, but his commenters are often some of the more entertaining around. I wish some of my readers would get into it like folks do on Jeff's site, but maybe I'm not controversial enough, or something. I know I have opinionated readers!

At any rate, in the comment section below his post about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's decision to put certain films into the comedy, rather that the drama category, a debate about Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited erupted, frequently invoking the quote: "Look at those assholes," perhaps the funniest line in the film. Well, commenter a1 replied with easily the funniest comment on the board:

"Look at these assholes" Wasn't that the original title of "Margot at the Wedding"?

A few seconds of Czech Scooby Doo, recorded at about 5am, on my way up to my room from Hell in the basement of the Hotel Thermal in Karlovy Vary on July 7th.

A thought struck me when I was riding in from the aiport in Toronto, the other day: In Canada, are they just simply called "Geese?"

Lady: What are you all waiting for?
26th guy in line for iPhone: The new Harry Potter book.
27th guy in line: Shrek 4.
28th guy in line: Free crack. [Lady walks away.]

--AT&T store, Union Square
From Overheard In New York

The funny thing is, the last guy wasn't that far off....

Overheard in New York is my new favorite site. These are so perfect that it's a must for any writer of fiction. These quotes are so unreal, they have to be real! So, today's quote of the day from Overheard in New York:

Salesgirl: And, with this purchase, you get a free set of panties. What size would you like?
Girl #1: Oh, really? Cool. Medium, please.
Girl #2: How are you a size 4 in pants and an extra-small in shirts but a medium in underwear?
Girl #1: Well, underwear always run true to size. You can't kid yourself into thinking you look skinny when your thongs are cutting off circulation to your labia.

This young man was clearly over-served but is having a hell of a good time, apparently!