Here, you'll find a video I did to accompany my Sunday column. In it, you'll learn which York lawyer holds the record for scarfing down three hubcap-sized pancakes at the Country Cafe in Central Market.
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David Letterman did a Top 10 list of the excused offered by New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the wake of his involvement in a prostitution scandal.
No. 3 was "Whether it's a hooker or your wife, you're always paying for it...you married fellows know what I'm talking about."
If you'll recall, during the prostitution scandal involving our own state Sen. Dan Delp, District Attorney Stan "The Man" Rebert joked that "we all pay for sex" and told reporters to take a look at his wife's diamond ring.
Stan The Man: Ahead of his time.
It's good to know that if this whole D.A. thing doesn't work out, Stan can get a gig writing for Letterman.
Sunday night, "The Wire" came to a conclusion and that conclusion can best be summed up that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Bubbles had a happy ending and got clean. But Dukie takes his place.
For the most part, the bad guys won. Rawls got to be state police superintendent. Carcetti got to be governor. Valchek got to be city police commissioner.
Meanwhile, McNulty is out. Freamon is happily retired, making his dollhouse miniatures. Sydnor became the new McNulty. Carver became the new Daniels. The lawyers and developers move on. Marlo walked. The fabulist reporter got his big award and Gus, the saintly city editor, got demoted. Cheese got dropped. Michael becomes the new Omar.
Bunk stayed the Bunk.
And at the end, the game continued. Cheese's last words summed it up: "There ain't no back in the day. Ain't no nostalgia. Just the street and the game."
Great ending to a great show.
This Sunday, the best show to ever appear on the small screen will end.
"The Wire," created by former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon, will finish its five-season run on HBO at 9 p.m.
If you haven't seen it, do so. Great show.
