Some sense of finality today for noted Overland Park bigamist Charles Clemens — whose name sounds very NBA-ish, no? — who received 18 months of probation, with the added incentive of 9 months in prison if he messes up. How would he mess up? I don’t know; more marriages? How are the wives taking this? [...]
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OP Bigamist Will Split Time Between Two Probation Officers
Posted in KC Crime, Romance, tagged bigamy, Overland Park, Probation on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Olathean Charged With Transparent Lying, Prostitution
Posted in Advertising, Craigslist, Justice, Local Business, Romance, tagged Kinda-Sorta Prostitution, Massage, Olathe, Online Ads on December 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Remember when you were a kid, and you were convinced that if you told a lie hard enough and stuck with it determinedly enough, people would just believe you? Such is the case today for one woman in Olathe (!) — that hotbed of neo-evangelism — who was busted by police for engaging in the [...]
In Which Rod Jetton Decides To End His Career
Posted in Controversy, Drama, Local Journalism, Politics, Romance, tagged Rod Jetton, Sex Games Gone Awry, Green Balloons, Blowups, Assault on December 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oh, Rod. What could you possibly have been thinking? There you were, the ex-speaker and cherubic, baby-faced darling of the Missouri right wing. You had money. Clout. The ears of influential people. And you threw it all away for some ill-advised S&M action. Tut, tut.
Heartbroken Local Man Composes Sprawling Craigslist Ode
Posted in Craigslist, KC Missed Connections, Poetry, Romance, tagged Heartbreak, Missed Connections, Poetry on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Literary ambitions seem to have taken over in the local Missed Connection listings. Yesterday there was that novella about a vixen at the Neko Case concert, and today… well, today there’s something else entirely. Heartbreak in verse, in fact. Know ye not, fair lady of JoCo/That you’re no better than that gal Yoko?
‘Frink’ Panel Pits Terrible Comedy Vs. Terrible Comedy
Posted in Comedy, Ink, Local Journalism, Romance on February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s the best part of the week: when KC’s Most Important Social Networkingish “Media” Site posts the latest installment of the “frink” panel, that group of young, hip Kansas Citians whose opinions are more important than yours. The topic this week? Valentine’s Day: Have “frink” panelists’ plans changed because of the recession? Well, it’s hard [...]
Posted in Awesomeness, Headlines, Local blogs, Odd Behavior, Romance, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged affair, gubernatorial candidate, vampire hunter, vampires on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Best headline of the day goes to Crime Scene KC: “Affair between vampire, vampire hunter ends poorly“
From Minnesota: A 16-year-old girl falls in love online with a 44-year-old VAMPIRE / GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE, their love blossoms, then sours, police report. She tries to break it off, but he won’t hear it. Her solution:
She told police that [...]
Posted in Romance on January 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Geez, if you’re going to be a secret bigamist then at least have the sense to stay off television.
