Gary!
For the 57th year in a row, a mysterious visitor has left flowers and a bottle of cognac on the gravestone of Edgar Allan Poe, to mark his birthday.
Leif Garrett charged with heroin offences and (gasp) subway fare evasion. My, but doesn’t he look like a scary guy now… not the wholesome long-haired puke-inducing innocent of the 70s.
Robbed cartoonist draws a caricature of the suspect which police use to arrest a man.
Pub patrons in Cardiff get a surprise when Cybermen walk past the window. (Thanks Phil)
Parrot keeps saying “Hiya Gary” when phones ring, and making smooching names when “Gary” is said on the TV. Not a good sign. (Thanks Amanda and Shelley)
Hayden Christiansen, when faced with someone yelling “You ruined the Star Wars movies!”, chases him down the street. Dude, George Lucas ruined the Star Wars movies… (Thanks MGS)
January 24th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
Except that the parrot one appears to be false - The SMH haven’t acknowledged it, but the NY Times, who also ran it have subsequently said:
“Editors’ Note: Jan. 21, 2006, An article on Wednesday about infidelity exposed by a chatty parrot described the way the parrot, owned by a man living with his girlfriend in Leeds, England, kept screeching the name of the woman’s secret lover. When the parrot said “I love you, Gary,” in what sounded like the woman’s voice, her boyfriend (whose name is not Gary) broke up with her. Although the article reported that the information had been obtained from reports in The Daily Telegraph and other British newspapers, The Times could not verify the former couple’s accounts because the information was given to the British press by a freelance journalist who charged for the account. The Times does not pay for information. The Times should have disclosed fully to readers why we relied on other news reports. Or, perhaps it would have been prudent, given that condition, for The Times to have resisted parroting the episode at all.”
January 30th, 2006 at 9:12 pm
Thanks Ken. Shame Snopes doesn’t seem to have got onto it yet.
February 20th, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Wierd but True - Leif Garrett was involved in a 6 year long relationship with Nicollette Sheridan, who plays Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives. And Justine Bateman as well, but that’s less impressive…