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Category Archives: Crazy

Thankfulness

Motorcyclist: “Oh lah dee dah, I am just so grateful to have a special spot for mopeds and motorcycles that I will not use that spot and instead TAKE UP A PERFECTLY GOOD SPOT NEXT TO THAT ONE.” Me: I am thankful my boyfriend has one of those fancy phones that can take pictures, so [...]

Family Ties

We have a newspaper subscription bundled with our cable package. My roommate tried to cancel it, since we usually read it online anyways and we don’t want to kill unnecessary trees – nope, sorry forests! I wondered if there was a way to get the paper boy to deliver it directly into our recycle bin. [...]

The Wonderful Weird Wedding of White Owl and Child Bride

I have been neglecting coverage of Lawrence area crazies these days. I still don’t think anyone can top Dennis, who bicycles around downtown in little girls’ clothes and professes a deep love of Sheryl Crow; or Precious Love, who warped into our town from the early 70′s, wearing a violet beret, and waves peace signs [...]

Identity Theft

Finally, an interesting and decently-written article in the campus newspaper: A question of identity, concerning the controversy surrounding KU professor Ray Pierotti’s claim of native Comanche heritage. This isn’t just a matter of a person embellishing their familial history to sound more interesting, like a girl I know who showed up at a multicultural affair [...]