Hobo Stu

Hello everyone,

Well, there you have it. Our first week as the new and improved HoboTrashcan is in the bag. We all finally solved the “new hobo rolls into town” mystery and I wasn’t replaced by a younger, sexier hobo, so I think we can all agree that this week has been a success.

Also, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I think this new format is pretty sweet (and not just because I am prominently featured on the banner on the top of this page). Hopefully the new and improved HoboTrashcan will prove to be incredibly popular and will become a huge financial success so that Joel can start actually paying me in cash instead of in Skittles.

Anyway, I hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend. We’ll be back on Monday with even more hobo goodness.

Here’s what’s new on HoboTrashcan.com this week:

Murphy’s Law – A disaster that must be stopped
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are the men responsible for Date Movie, Meet the Spartans and Epic Movie. Their latest film, Disaster Movie hits theaters this week, so Joel Murphy attempts to figure out why these guys are still allowed to make films.

Note to Self – Why your team won’t win the Super Bowl 2008
Sport’s columnist Brian Murphy takes a look at all 32 NFL teams and gives you the reason why each one won’t win the Super Bowl this season. Even the best sports analyst have trouble predicting the outcome of the NFL season this early, but we guarantee Murphy will get 31 of these right.

Outside of the In-Crowd – Rules for Facebook
In honor of HoboTrashcan’s new Facebook page, Courtney Enlow shared 11 rules that all Facebook users should live by. Courtney lays into everything from misspelled movies titles to slutty photos. So if you want to avoid looking like a total douche on Facebook, we suggest you memorize this list.

Overrated – HoboTrashcan
To help celebrate both the new site and HoboTrashcan’s three-year anniversary, Ned Bitters explained why HoboTrashcan itself is overrated. Then, our editor Joel Murphy joined in on the fun to explain why Bitters is overrated. So if you ever wanted to know why we all suck, here’s your chance.

Guest Blog – “My Baby” by Lil Romeo is one of my favorite songs ever, which is not embarrassing
SARAHSPY shares her love for the Lil Romeo song “My Baby,” which she recently rediscovered after spending years unable to track it down because she thought the song was by Lil Bow Wow. Sarah shares her love for Lil Romeo (who she admits hasn’t aged so well) in this special guest blog post.

From the Vault – Tara’s photos
Last year, to help us celebrate our second anniversary, HoboTrashcan’s site girl Tara returned to the site for a special hobo-themed photo set. If you missed it then, we are bringing it out of the vault this week. We think you will agree that it’s a much better anniversary gift than that toaster you got for your wife last year.

Also make sure to check out an all new Hobo Radio, Chicken and Milk, Recyclables and our daily Hobo Headlines.

- Hobo Stu

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• Introduction
• Contractually obligated Batman discussion
• Michael Phelps
• The new HoboTrashcan.com
• “Le Spinner” by Isabelle Antena

Week 58 Spotlight: Phelps phans.

Michael Phelps captured America’s attention with his record-setting performance at this year’s Olympics. He will soon return home to Baltimore, where parades will be held in his honor. While most Baltimore natives are proud to call him one of their own, Lars Periwinkle is getting a little tired of all of the hype.

Lars has nothing against Phelps’ accomplishments, he is simply sick of all of the hype. But, a city like Baltimore, whose only other claims to fame are a dead poet, a pessimistic show about the drug trade and a quirky director, is ready to latch onto the Phelps phenomenon and ride it into the ground.

What will Phelps do to capitalize on his current stardom? Will Cher play Catwoman in the next Batman movie? Will Joel Murphy butcher another foreign language? The answers to these questions and more are in this week’s show.

Hobo Radio 58 - Phelps phans [ 31:55 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We scan the top newspapers and websites to bring you all of the important news of the day. Then we convert the newspapers into hobo blankets or funny hats.

Here are today’s Hobo Headlines:

• Perhaps he is just a method actor.
  Californication star David Duchovny has entered rehab for sex addiction. “I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction,” Duchovny said in a statement. “I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family.”
  [MSNBC.com]

• I bet they love lasagna and hates Mondays.
  A 35 pound male cat named Shamu was found by the Camden County Animal Shelter, the same shelter that discovered the 44 pound Prince Chunk.
  [NYDailyNews.com]

• Kate Moss then sold the statue for drug money.
  Artist Marc Quinn created a large gold statue of Kate Moss. The £1.5 million statue, which was created for the British Museum, features Moss in a yoga pose.
  [Scandalist.com]

• Maybe now they can start working on that cure for cancer.
  A team of scientists, led by Michael Dickinson of the California Institute of Technology, determined that a fly processes the location of someone swatting at it, creates an escape plan and moves its legs into the best position to get out of the way within approximately 100 milliseconds of spotting an attack.
  [Newsweek.com]