Don't roast your weinies

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Feb 23, 2014

50 years ago, 1964: Four persons were taken into custody in connection with the Jack Ruby trial. One had a loaded shotgun, another said he saw Ruby and Oswald cut a man in half, a third was recently in a mental institution and the fourth, a 70 year-old woman, said the Cosa Nostra wanted her to testify.

25 years ago, 1989: To protest the "condom-nation" of the United States, a Catholic church staged a 'condom roast.' "Condoms mean cheap sex, yuppie love, and calculated non-involvement" said Rev. Joseph Looney. Looney hoped the idea would catch on nationwide.

10 years ago, 2004: A sunken boat and the search for its five crew members paralyzed major traffic on the Mississippi River, stranding dozens of large ships and thousands of cruise passengers.


Stop It

Who doesn't like cheap n easy? Well, besides hard case fundamental ORGANIZED religion, that is.


would you take advice from a man named Looney?


We understand why you don’t roast…your cocktail wiener keeps falling through the grill.