This is way off topic but I was trying to explain how the Esplanade scam worked to a coworker and I was completely lost. How does it work exactly? Are there multiple scams and rackets at work here? And how can certain capos make a ton of money from it while others do not? Any explanation would help! 

Doug E Fresh is a Scientologist too! How the hell did that one happen?!

Doug E Fresh is a Scientologist too! How the hell did that one happen?!

I understand that she's fucked up beyond belief but why did she get rid of her red hair? Does she really think blonde is a better color on her?

I understand that she's fucked up beyond belief but why did she get rid of her red hair? Does she really think blonde is a better color on her?

Grammer strikes me as a particularly debauched conservative, so it's not nearly as jarring as Victoria Jacksons's nutty religious conservatism. What I'm trying to say is, there would be a chance that an orgy would break out around at whatever party Grammer was hosting, and how could you hate that?

Grammer strikes me as a particularly debauched conservative, so it's not nearly as jarring as Victoria Jacksons's nutty religious conservatism. What I'm trying to say is, there would be a chance that an orgy would break out around at whatever party Grammer was hosting, and how could you hate that?

And a Republican too!

And a Republican too!

To each their own, but Norm McDonald being incredibly pro-life is kinda weird to me.

To each their own, but Norm McDonald being incredibly pro-life is kinda weird to me.

The time Billy Corgan took out a full page ad in the Chicago Tribune (?), announcing that he was reforming The Smashing Pumpkins. There's no joke here, the guy is so batshit he thought the world needed to know this while they were eating breakfast or on their way to work.

The time Billy Corgan took out a full page ad in the Chicago Tribune (?), announcing that he was reforming The Smashing Pumpkins. There's no joke here, the guy is so batshit he thought the world needed to know this while they were eating breakfast or on their way to work.

I don't think it's been mentioned anywhere yet, but one thing about Tony's gambling addiction is that his father warned him about the evils of gambling and to never do that-this shortly after Tony witnessed his dad and uncle slice off Satriale's finger due to gambling debts. As his dad had a gambling problem (he owed…

I don't think it's been mentioned anywhere yet, but one thing about Tony's gambling addiction is that his father warned him about the evils of gambling and to never do that-this shortly after Tony witnessed his dad and uncle slice off Satriale's finger due to gambling debts. As his dad had a gambling problem (he owed…

Pasty vs. Butchie is what I would pay to see.

Pasty vs. Butchie is what I would pay to see.

I was in the theater watching To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, and I remember my dad, who's such a homophobe that he makes Rick Santorum look like Rupaul, turn to me and say, "That Chi Chi has a nice ass!" in the most serious voice imaginable.

I was in the theater watching To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, and I remember my dad, who's such a homophobe that he makes Rick Santorum look like Rupaul, turn to me and say, "That Chi Chi has a nice ass!" in the most serious voice imaginable.

It's a weird generational thing-my parents speak in hushed tones of awe whenever discussing Billy Jack and Walking Tall, yet shrug their shoulders remembering Fritz the Cat and The Godfather. Never underestimate the power of a populist movie