Links for 2006-06-27
- A rogue gang of transvestite shoplifters is terrorising New Orleans I have to say, I sort of love this story - mainly because the imagery that it conjures in my heads is so glorious, bright and melodramatic
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Send in Jimmy Olsen to investigate!
→ Posted by: Darren at June 27, 2006 8:11 AM
"twisted, dreadnaught hair"?
Have dreads not reached Louisiana yet (seems unlikely) or is 'dreadnaught' a genuine USAn coinage? A (correctly-spelled) 'dreadnought' is a kind of guitar used by USAn folkies - I found that out last week, coincidentally - but I doubt there's any connection.
→ Posted by: Phil at June 27, 2006 9:40 AM
That article's kind of funny, but also kind of depressing as well: “They’re kind of confused because they think they’re women so they don’t mind hitting women, but they’re dudes" How do they know they "think they're women"? It's a news story that could very easily get used in some sort of Republican agenda.
→ Posted by: Lubind Odana at June 27, 2006 10:53 PM
"Put out an APB - suspects are flamboyant and may be accessorised. Repeat, accessorised."
→ Posted by: Jim at June 28, 2006 9:45 AM
ARE YOU MENTALLY INCAPACITATED??? How is it funny, my mum was stolen from a shop once and i never found her again and i had to buy a new one and New orleans is uber cool ffs.
→ Posted by: Luke Mckenzie at June 30, 2006 5:34 AM
“They come in groups of three or four. One tries to distract you while the others get the stuff and run out the door. It’s very simple,” Ogle said.”
I love the idea that one of them causes the diversion, as if you would stop noticing the others!
→ Posted by: leonard at July 1, 2006 12:54 PM
This should be sent a few scriptwriters here in the UK. Brill! :-)
→ Posted by: Cybez at July 1, 2006 3:21 PM
Well, it is a bit of light relief after Katrina...
was she a transvestite too? Why are all hurricanes called after women ??
→ Posted by: colbor at July 5, 2006 11:31 AM