EVENING NIGHCAP: New 2026 Emojis. Billy's Latest Scam. Speedy Gonzalez Movie.

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► Convicted fraudster and patron saint of scams, Billy McFarland, has announced a new grift event. In case you forgot, Billy served 4 years in prison for the Fyre Festival scam. He still owes $26 million in restitution. So he's doing whatever he can to continue his illustrious career of stunts, scams, pranks, and grifts to pay off his debt. When he was released from prison, he tried launching Fyre Festival 2. It never happened. On the plus side, he sold the Fyre brand on ebay for $245,000. Um...someone clearly overpaid. I wouldn't given him 45-cents. His latest money making scheme? To jet ski from Honduras to Venezuela (1,500 miles or 2,400 km) and live stream it for $$. He claims he's being paid for the stunt but didn't say how much or who's paying him. Let's hope he's being paid in canned luncheon meat, stale bread, moldy cheese, and styrofoam containers. When asked why he's doing it, he farted this out:  Read More

 “The only way to pay back $20 million is to work, have concepts, and bring people together. By doing that over the past three years I have been paying restitution every month,” he tells us. “I need to do these things to earn money whether it’s getting paid for a TV show, marketing or brand sponsorships or, in this case, a live streaming platform. This is how I pay back restitution.”

LimeWire outbids Ryan Reynolds to acquire Billy McFarland's Fyre Fest ...
Billy McFarland, undated. Photo: Euronews.com

Comment: I'm surprised he hasn't been on DWTS (they did have Anna Sorkin, another grifter). Or Big Brother. Or Masked Singer, who recently featured  convicted fraudsters, Todd and Julie Chrisley. Reality TV is chock full of opportunities for convicted felons and scum like Billy.   


► I've said that emojis are the modern day version of hieroglyphics. Thousands of years from now, aliens will explore whatever is left of our planet like an archeological dig. They will find a smart phone and try to decipher a text message featuring an eggplant, thumbs up, and skunk. Sucio! There are currently 3,900 emojis; and 9 new ones are hoping to join them this upcoming fall as part of the Emoji 18.0 update. When the candidates were shared on Twitter (I refuse to call anything else), people were "meh". The only one that got a golf clap was the pickle - for obvious reasons. Filthy minds. If the 9 emojis do get Unicode approval then its up to smart phone vendors to make them available. Read More

New emojis for 2026. Source: Daily Mail

Comment: I'm not fluent in emoji-speak. What does the lighthouse mean? Does it represent enlightenment? Beam me up? Is it a phallic symbol? In case you're wondering about the emoji on the bottom left...it's not a flaming bag of dog shit (which is what I thought it represented). It's a meteor. Not sure what it means in emoji-speak. If anyone reading this can translate the actual meanings of all these emojis, I would appreciate it.  *grabs a Werthers*


► Growing up, one of my favorite cartoon characters was Speedy Gonzalez. He had hilarious one-liners.The other was Gossamer. He was the big, fluffy, sneaker-wearing red monster who occasionally appeared with Bugs Bunny. Gossamer wasn't featured a lot which is a shame. Anyhoo, Warner Brothers has given the green light for a Speedy Gonzalez cartoon movie. They've hired Jorge R. Gutierrez to direct. Gutierrez is best known for being the co-creator of the Nickelodeon series, "El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera" which won an Emmy. Um, I've never heard of it. But I don't watch Nickelodeon. He also directed "The Book of Life" which was produced by Guillermo del Toro. I haven't seen that either. But, I did watch the new Frankenstein movie with Jacob Eljord-fjord-what-his-name. I hated it. It dragged too long and the story line ridiculous. But the makeup FX was well done. That's my say something nice. Back to Speedy:  No word on the movie plot or who will be the voice of Speedy. Read More 
 

Speedy Gonzalez and Jorge R. Gutierrez. Photo: Everett Collection; Rafael Hernandez/Hollywood Reporter

Comment: Wonder how long it will take for MAGA, Faux News, ICE Barbie, and Republicans to start a boycott, scream DEI, and demand the deportation of Speedy Gonzalez even though he's a cartoon. And for Diaper POTUS to threaten a takeover of the acting, film, writing, and music industry if he isn't given an Oscar/Emmy/Grammy/Tony/Pulitzer award and rename Hollywood to TrumpyWood. 

 

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