—Oklahoma country star Toby Keith on “Red Solo Cup,” which he subsequently recorded anyway, as quoted in the Feb. 20 issue of Chicago Sun-Times
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Text not, drive not
Thanks to smartphones, that list is now much longer. Drivers are texting, tweeting, emailing and taking time to kick ass on their latest Words with Friends move. That’s why state Sen. Brian Crain is pushing legislation this session to prevent drivers under 18 from using any electronic devices while driving. Senate Bill 182 cleared that […]
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Manning up
You know the guy. In what’s considered one of the biggest classified information leaks in U.S. history, Manning is accused of sending thousands of classified military documents and information — including the so-called collateral murder video and thousands of diplomatic cables — to the website WikiLeaks. Manning, who was arrested in Iraq in 2010 and […]
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Fancy pants
It wanted Dr. Pants, in fact, Oklahoma City’s lovable funk-rock geeks who earned the Woody Award for People’s Choice by way of a quirky song about Chewbacca. Well, it turns out that appreciation for Dr. Pants has extended far beyond our fair city and on to one of the web’s more regularly trafficked hubs. The […]
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The Belle is back
Nope, the hour-long comedy, which debuted Sunday, is being untrue to its initials. Although based on the novel Good Christian Bitches by Kim Gatlin, the title acronym now stands for something else entirely, according to a recent interview with Chenoweth, a Christian herself. “First of all,” asked Reuters reporter Jill Jacobs, “what the heck does […]
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Acid test
Just ask police in Edmond. In the largest LSD bust in the city’s history, authorities last week arrested an 18-year-old man reportedly carrying 1,041 doses of acid. To help put that in perspective, the seizure of 1,041 doses of LSD roughly equals: —40, 601 instances of dry mouth and jitteriness, —13,462 sudden epiphanies about the […]
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Oratory overkill
If so, somebody page Oklahoma’s U.S. Rep. John Sullivan when that time arrives. At a Feb. 22 town hall meeting in Bixby, the Tulsa Republican decided to open mouth and insert foot when a constituent asked about the national debt. Sullivan voiced his support for Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget to curb debt and said […]
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There’s something about Mary
“Observers say she’s done so successfully, acting cautiously and avoiding the most polarizing Tea Party issues.” Significantly, Fallin’s office noted the story in a news release, perhaps an indication that the governor is comfortable denying the tea party’s more contentious crusades.
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Messianic nickname
Instead, the panel decided that churches preferring a new name to the one associated with the SBC’s founding as a pro-slavery church (for which they promptly apologized in 1995) could opt for a nickname. The committee said that the nickname “Great Commission Baptists” could be added as a descriptor. The “great commission” is the name […]
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Point broke
Busey has less than $50,000 to his name, but owes at least 10 times that amount (and perhaps half a million more). Since HBO’s “Entourage” is history, thus denying him any further appearances playing himself, it’s unlikely he was going to luck into a gig lucrative enough to pay all that back. Don’t feel too […]