The Smarmy Carny

If you've got a few minutes, take the time to read through a story titled crazy eBay mom. Don't care to read? That's fine, because there are plenty of pictures.

This guy gives us a sort of a pictoral walking tour of his mother's home, where he lives. This woman puts my mom to shame in the "packrat" category. She has basically filled up the entire house with boxes and other various items. The sink is covered by boxes. One shower has boxes in it. Closet doors remain unopenable because of blocking boxes. There are only three remaining seats left in the house.

Prepare to be amazed.

This article has been re-posted at Idle Idols, the site for the funniest American Idol auditions.

The only episodes of American Idol that I watch (or half-watch, to be accurate) are the audition episodes. Psychodiva Mary Roche (aka Mary Guilbeaux and sometimes written "Mary Roche") was the final contestant shown on last night's show. Basically she acted a little strange (a bit Canadian, if you ask me) and did some standard awful singing, self-described as "pop rock meets broadway meets jazz and R&B". The judges then hand it over to Simon to explain to her that she is one of the worst they have ever heard. This prompted Mary to later say "The fact that they said that . . . that doesn't make me want to pursue any kind of singing career." I really don't think she understands that this really was their goal.
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