Sic Got Everything He Wanted For Christmas December 25, 2007
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BECAUSE HE’S A REALLY USEFUL ENGINE, PEOPLE
FITSNews - December 25, 2007 - Shunting trucks and hauling freight all day isn’t easy, which is why really useful anthropomorphic tank engines like Sic Willie need a place to rest when all their of hard work is done.
Thankfully, because he’s been such a good boy this year, Santa brought Sic his very own Tidmouth Sheds for Christmas.
Now he has a place to do his two favoritest things in the whole world, making fun of Thomas and making out with Emily.
Why The Chimes Rang December 24, 2007
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A CHRISTMAS TALE …
FITSNews - December 24, 2007 - Special thanks again this year to Dr. John R. DeWitt, who used to tell this classic tale as his Christmas Eve sermon while serving as Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, S.C. …
“Why The Chimes Rang”
By Raymond MacDonald Alden
THERE was once, in a far-away country where few people have ever traveled, a wonderful church. It stood on a high hill in the midst of a great city; and every Sunday, as well as on sacred days like Christmas, thousands of people climbed the hill to its great archways, looking like lines of ants all moving in the same direction.
When you came to the building itself, you found stone columns and dark passages, and a grand entrance leading to the main room of the church. This room was so long that one standing at the doorway could scarcely see to the other end, where the choir stood by the marble altar. In the farthest corner was the organ; and this organ was so loud that sometimes when it played, the people for miles around would close their shutters and prepare for a great thunderstorm. Altogether, no such church as this was ever seen before, especially when it was lighted up for some festival, and crowded with people, young and old.
But the strangest thing about the whole building was the wonderful chime of bells. At one corner of the church was a great gray tower, with ivy growing over it as far up as one could see. I say as far as one could see, because the tower was quite great enough to fit the great church, and it rose so far into the sky that it was only in very fair weather that any one claimed to be able to see the top. Even then one could not be certain that it was in sight. Up, and up, and up climbed the stones and the ivy; and, as the men who built the church had been dead for hundreds of years, every one had forgotten how high the tower was supposed to be. (more…)
A Real-Life Christmas Miracle December 23, 2007
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HOW BRITTANY RIFFE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY IS A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR ALL OF US
FITSNews - December 23, 2007 - We’ll admit it … in a world that’s full of emotionally-detached cynics, we’re probably among the most detached and cynical (not to mention crass and upapologetic) of them all. But that doesn’t mean that things don’t get to us from time to time, hitting home on a deeply personal, emotional level and forcing us to put all the jokes and zingers aside for a minute to focus on the things in life that are genuinely uplifting.
Such is the story of Brittany Riffe, the Lowcountry high school senior we wrote about earlier this month who was paralyzed in a car crash back in August of this year. We had never met Brittany until tonight, when Sic Willie and the FITS gals piled into the minivan and headed down to North Charleston, S.C. for her eighteenth birthday party.
It was a trip we won’t soon forget.
Over the past six-and-a-half years, our various political perches have provided us with the opportunity to meet two U.S. Presidents, several would-be Presidents, and dozens of other “important” political leaders. We’ve broken big stories, experienced euphoric election wins and seen all manner of amazing, inspiring and historic events. But nothing we’ve ever seen or experienced came even close to the five minutes we spent tonight chatting one-on-one with this heroic young woman, who has single-handedly turned a personal tragedy into a community miracle. (more…)
Headed To See Romo, T.O. (And Maybe Jessica) December 22, 2007
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OH, AND PANTHERS SHOW FITS GALS NO LOVE
FITSNews - December 22, 2007 - It’s gonna be a light blogging day today because a) everybody has pretty much checked out of town for the holidays, and b) Sic Willie and the FITS gals are headed up to Charlotte tonight for the big Cowboys-Panthers game.
Seeing as the real drama surrounding tonight’s NFC matchup isn’t taking place on the field (but rather in whatever press box Jessica Simpson watches from), it’s probably not too big a disappointment that the Panthers’ organization denied FITSNews‘ request for sideline passes to tonight’s game.
Evidently our recent description of Panthers’ fans as “overall-wearing, F-150-driving, redneck inbreds” must’ve rubbed somebody in the team’s front office the wrong way …
Pam’s Perpetual Bliss December 21, 2007
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IT’S “WUV, TRUE WUV,” PEOPLE
FITSNews - December 21, 2007 - It’s hard to imagine anything interrupting the perpetual bliss that is blonde boobshell Pam Anderson’s marriage to that guy from the Paris Hilton sex video, but if something was going to break those chains, you pretty much had to figure magic would somehow be involved.
Seriously, only a spell or potion of some kind could cause two upstanding, monogamy-inclined paragons of virtue to distrust one another’s commitment to eternal love and mutual devotion.
Enter magician Criss Angel, who according to the New York Post is responsible for nearly sabotaging the most perfect American partnership since Ronnie and Nancy Reagan.
Fortunately true love prevailed, making this literally the sweetest thing we’ve seen since the last time we watched The Princess Bride, which was last night by the way.
Say What?
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FITSNews - December 21, 2007 - You know at least when Bill Clinton was obfuscating over the meaning of the word “is,” we were talking about something non-political. Specifically, blow jobs. Which as far as we can tell never hurt anybody.
In Mitt Romney’s case, however, he’s using the infamous “Clinton Dictionary” to try and get out of something a little more serious, specifically his demonstrably false claim that his father marched with Martin Luther King, Jr.
You can CLICK HERE to watch the video of Romney’s latest “Adventure in Bullshitting,” which we recommend only if you want to study what not to say when you get caught telling a bald-faced lie.
UPDATE - This actually gets better. Romney told the Boston Herald back in 1978 that “my father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit.” You can read the quote for yourself in this Boston Globe article.
Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy
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FRANKLIN JONES: SECRET AGENT MAN
FITSNews - December 21, 2007 - If you’ve never visited the action-packed, “thrill-a-minute” website that is Franklin Jones “Real Team”, what the hell are you waiting for, people?
Sure, you might assume that a blog devoted exclusively to the Coldwell-Banker share of the Columbia, S.C. real estate market would be boring, but nothing could be further from the truth. Aside from his drop-dead gorgeous looks, there’s just something about this guy’s gripping prose and exquisitely-crafted witticisms that keep us coming back for more. Like when he refers to homes on the outskirts of Columbia’s lily-white neighborhoods as “border junk,” for example. Ahh … the poetry.
In addition to his probing social commentary, the site also features plenty of red-eyed red hot pictures of Franklin, who as far as we can tell is the closest thing to James Bond you’re going to find in South Carolina … assuming he learns how to tie a bowtie, anyway.
Plus - as much as we hate to admit it - his recap of this year’s Talbot’s fashion show was a helluva lot better than our hackneyed write-up, especially the part where he tells the Junior League girls, “In my bias, you are the best philanthopic organization in the midlands.”
Well “in our bias,” Franklin, you are a damn sexy beast … and we’re sure your brilliant marketing ploys will help you navigate the housing market downturn just fine.
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