Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 05:31 EDT

Dire straights

Ed Helms of "The Daily Show" highlights the stupidest straight man ever to live in the Castro. Video
By H.H.

Here's a neat trick: Move to the Castro, then complain loudly that it's far too gay to tolerate. Only in America, folks! We don't know how "The Daily Show" finds these people, but we're damn glad they do, so we can loathe them with impunity.

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