Heads and tales: Red state chronicles
By Wade Kwon
Till court ruling do us part: One of the first gay couples married in Massachusetts in 2004 is a pair of guys from Anniston. But now, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has upheld a 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state couples from marrying in-state if their union is illegal in their home states. So they’re no longer technically married. Christopher McCary, one-half of the couple, said, “It really doesn’t change anything. We’re like everybody else. He has two jobs, I have one and we both work all the time.” Hey hey hey, no one wants to hear about it, keep that stuff to yourself, pervert.
• Alabama men wed in Massachusetts living happily despite ruling [Associated Press]
Bunny changes everything: Resume: hospital candy striper (with one ‘P’), Sonic waitress, Playboy playmate. Attalla native Holley Ann Dorrough is Playboy’s April playmate. The 19-year-old model, now in Los Angeles, lists her turn-ons as “respect, passion, nice hair” and her turn-offs as “cockiness, players, bums.” She landed the playmate title (as only the seventh playmate ever from Alabama) by announcing to Hugh Hefner, “I’m your next playmate.” We’re pleased to report that her photos are tasteful, devoid of any shots of her “hoohoo,” “bajingo” or “cooch.”
• Hometown folks fret over Attalla teen’s centerfold [Birmingham News]
Hoop dreams: Leeds native Charles Wade Barkley will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this September as part of the class of 2006. He averaged 22.1 points and nearly 12 rebounds a game; he won a gold medal in 1992 but never earned a championship ring. We’ll let Sir Charles speak for himself. “Hey, I’m 43 and I’ve never had a real job, and I hope I never do.” “You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.” And “My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, ‘Hey, I’m rich.’ ”
• Barkley, Wilkins, Auriemma lead ’06 Hall of Fame class [Associated Press]
Clock block: Despite our less-than-accurate report about Daylight Saving Time being suspended in Alabama, we do know that changing all those clocks is for a good cause. Or is it? An Alabama Power spokesman says it’s unlikely we’re saving that much on energy used for lighting, the reason behind the annual time warp. Do you know how hard it is to change the sundial in the back yard?!
• Daylight saving won’t save energy [Alexander City Outlook]
Also:
- Neighborhood jog turns out to be sprint followed by gasping walk
- Over-the-mountain mayors vow to form ‘kick-ass’ garage band
- Bridal registry nothing more than wish list of kitchen appliances, pricey linens
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