The lockout is partially to blame for Kevin Durant having to film the majority of a new Warner Bros. feature movie in — of all places — Baton Rouge, La., instead of right here in the OKC, according to The Oklahoman. A snag in state film incentives will have Durantula reportedly headed for bayou country. […]
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Lawnmower man
Or is it? OKC man Phil Ray Gage, 40, told NewsOK.com he’s been mowing at that time for nearly a decade without any complaints from neighbors. In fact, he was just finishing up mowing a neighbor’s lawn when the coppers showed up a few weeks ago. Someone, it seemed, had called in a complaint, and […]
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CFN Mailbag
In the Aug. 24 Chicken-Fried News called “Tower trouble,” the last sentence refers to the “rest of the loons out there.” I don’t think it is very sensitive of your writer to use this language. If the writer’s mother, sister, or son were mentally challenged, I don’t think such language would have been used. Thank […]
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What’s a few thousand between friends?
The news station reported that the company’s accountant read through the DHS handbook and found the part where a business that makes an overpayment should contact the agency and ask for a refund. When KFOR reporter asked Jeff Wagner of Child Support Services about the kerfuffle, Wagner said, “It’s really unfortunate that the employer submitted […]
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Have yourself a Lippy little Christmas
They recently sent out a list of gift suggestions, and amid the Devo- and My Chemical Romance-branded items are several offerings from Oklahoma City’s own Flaming Lips. Because when Chicken-Fried News thinks “birth of the Christ child,” we think “Silver Trembling Fetus Ornament.” For $30, this silver pewter “shiny little prebundle of pure joy” measures […]
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It’s a Chance Chance Chance Chance ‘World’
“I really can’t believe I’m on the cover of ‘The World Almanac for Kids’! Just two years ago, I was an everyday kid from Oklahoma, and it’s an honor to be here now — especially in the company of such amazing other young people!” said Chance in a statement that CFN bets dollars to doughnuts […]
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CFN QUOTW, part deux
“I would say my hobby is probably getting drunk. … People assume we are just gobbling handfuls of acid all the time.” —The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, in an Aug. 19 New York Times profile
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Vick not Durant’s pick
KD communicated how he rated the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback via the wonderful World Wide Web. Starting on Aug. 24, Durantula tweeted that Vick didn’t count among the top 5 National Football League QBs, which he listed as New England Patriot Tom Brady, Indianapolis Colt Peyton Manning, San Diego Charger Philip Rivers, Green Bay Packer Aaron […]
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A ‘Musk’-see!
As Yukon’s Stage Door gears up for its stage production of the classic swashbuckler “The Three Musketeers” (scheduled for Sept. 9-11 and 16-18), CFN hopes they get that one little wardrobe anachronism ironed out before opening.
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It’s a Chance Chance Chance Chance ‘World’
“I really can’t believe I’m on the cover of ‘The World Almanac for Kids’! Just two years ago, I was an everyday kid from Oklahoma, and it’s an honor to be here now — especially in the company of such amazing other young people!” said Chance in a statement that CFN bets dollars to doughnuts […]