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“It’s like the most beautiful woman in the room. You don’t want to look at her or gawk at her, but can’t almost stand not to.” “State Sen. Charlie Laster, D-Shawnee, on the $787 billion stimulus package, speaking at the 2009 Legislative Breakfast Feb. 10 at the Oklahoma City Marriott

You’re not supposed to trust anyone over 30, but anyone under the age of 35 may not get this story. Last week, the folks at the state Capitol took a trip down greaser lane while passing legislation aimed at cover bands. If this line rings a bell ” “Bom-ba-ba-bom, ba-bom-ba-ba-bom, ba-ba-bom-ba-ba-bom, da-dang-da-da-dang, da-dingy-dong-ding” ” then […]

David Crosby almost cut his hair, but don’t expect that to happen with Charlie Pathkiller. The Adair County teen was asked to shave his head after being sentenced to complete a boot camp program. Pathkiller, a 13-year-old Cherokee, is refusing to cut his long locks. “It’s my life basically,” Pathkiller told Tulsa-based The News on […]

Good luck trying to visit the exclusive Chicaro Club in Enid in Garfield County. According to a recent story by News 9, owner Gary James has a long list of folks who are not welcome in his fine establishment: people who wear hats (because apparently that’s gay), anyone without a manly and strong wrist, “trash” […]

Brent Rinehart. That’s really all we have to say. Except for the next part ” “What is it now?” He didn’t deposit a check to his office that was for more than $70,000. At least, that’s the story out of Oklahoma County DA David Prater’s office, according to The Oklahoman. For those of you just […]

There are bandits on the loose, and they’ve got it in for a girl’s best friend. According to a story in The Oklahoman, two Israeli diamond dealers, Daniel Amnon Singer and his father Aron Chaim Singer, were robbed at a convenience store in Oklahoma City after visiting a Norman jewelry store. Oklahoma City police Sgt. […]

If you’re anything like us here at Chicken-Fried News, you’ve been fascinated these last few weeks the magical hair forest growing atop Rod Blagojevich’s head. Seriously, what sort of maintenance does that luscious, buoyant beauty require? But, we digress. The ousted and disgraced former governor of Illinois, who was recorded allegedly trying to sell Pres. […]

Kelvin Sampson. ‘Memba him?           Well, the former Oklahoma and Indiana hoops skipper is appealing the NCAA’s disciplinary action, according to AP. Kelvin was penalized five years for impermissible phone callin’ to recruits in an order that could essentially keep him from coaching college ball for the next few years. The NCAA had ruled Sampson ignored […]

A man who purchased a secondhand MP3 player at a local thrift store discovered 60 secret military files detailing private information on soldiers and equipment deployment to bases. Chris Ogle bought the MP3 player at an Oklahoma City Goodwill while visiting the metro, KOCO-TV reported Jan. 27. After plugging it in to his computer, Ogle […]

Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne shared a culinary creation with Spin magazine last month, detailing special seasonings he sometimes used to spice up fare at a local Long John Silver’s. The LJS “experiments,” as Coyne called them, were carried out during the performer’s near 12-year tenure as a fry cook at a northwest Oklahoma […]