February 4, 2008
Thugs Run From Cops, Dr. Horror Runs From India, Patriots Don't Run Far Enough

Two men who went on a Hollywood-worthy crime spree Saturday night and Sunday morning are being sought in a carjacking, shooting, three robberies, and a high-speed police chase. Descriptions of the suspects have now been released—if this is you, please turn yourself in.
What do you give the province that has everything? That's what Alberta politicians will be asking themselves, with a provincial election expected to be called there this week. Likely winners are Premier Ralph Stelmach's Conservatives, who are promising more oil sands, more money, and a sublime indifference to all things environmental.
Dr. Amit Kumar, nicknamed "Dr. Horror" by the Indian press for allegedly running a transplant ring that stole kidneys from the poor and sold them, may have fled to a home he owns in Brampton. If you live in the western GTA and have recently woken up in a bathtub full of ice with an unexplained pain in your side, you may want to contact Interpol.
Rising above the sludge and tedium of real news, we turn to the abbreviated comeback of 90s pop bewilderments the Spice Girls, who played the ACC last night. They'll be back for another show on February 26, but have cancelled most of the rest of their tour due to "personal commitments." Also, the new slogan "Lady Power" apparently wasn't resonating with fans. By the way, the Sun has a photo gallery—go ahead, we won't judge you.
In Superbowl action, the New England Patriots were upset—very upset—in a 17–14 loss to the New York Giants. Less upset were bettors who took the points. The Pat's loss was blamed on overconfidence and excessive gorging on beer and hot wings at the pre-game tailgate party.
Photo by Charles DH Crosbie.


Or is the Spice Girls' tour being cancelled by reason of poor ticket sales?
Don't they realize they're past their prime and their fanbase is more concerned with infant colic, meeting mortgage payments and having the BMW repo'ed?
I think from now on, I'm going to call in sick the day after the superbowl so I can just avoid hearing people talk about it.
I'm probably the only guy in America who doesn't give a crap about football.
Let's see, today, Patriots fans are saying the Giants suck...Giants fans are saying the Patriots suck. Fans of the winning team get to vicariously say "In Your Face" to the losing team's fans. People who live in the winning teams' city somehow feel better about their lives.
"So, Bob, what happened here tonight"
"Uh, gee, well, Dick, two teams played a game, one team wins, the other loses....that's pretty much it. And as we saw tonight, again, one team won, so the other team lost. It's the circle of life Dick, the circle of life."
LOL @ David E
"Hello, BMW Repair Shop"
"Um yeah, hi, um...when I dropped off my car...I think I left a CD in the player and I wanted to pick it up."
"Which CD?"
"Hello?"
I believe you're thinking of Ed Stelmach.
Ralph Klein was the former premier.
I think it would be more like, "Hello, collection agency!"
Ha, yeah really.
"Um, yeah, you guys repo'ed my Beemer, and I left a CD in it, and I can't afford to buy a new one......right now....a CD...that is...uh..."
"Oh, yeah, The Spice Girls, tell ya what Mr. dot-com, how `bout you come and pick it up?"
Although, I can pick on them, but they are quite wealthier than I, so...last laugh goes to?
Yes, the Spice Girls....Spice Girls, good answer, good answer.
The Spice Girls were past their prime when they were popular. And the movie that they were in was panned faster than you could say 'Ishtar'. So why the fuck are they coming back at all?