Yesterday, lost in all the Manti Te'o fake dead girlfriend hubbub, was this other report from DeadSpin. Former Midwest City High School standout turned L.A. Dodger All-Star turned Rihanna boyfriend Matt Kemp got a tattoo of his deceased grandparents sunk into his chest. And when I write "a tattoo of his deceased grandparents sunk into his chest," I mean it.
Check it out:
Yikes, let's all hope his dead grandparents actually existed!
Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I'm still obsessed with that Te'o story. I just can't get over it. Manti Te'o is either an amazingly creative liar or just ridiculously stupid. It's probably a bit of both. Since I don't feel sorry for a) stupid people or b) liars, I think the whole thing's kind of funny.
Here are some tweets I sent out after I heard the news. They were probably mildly amusing in the moment. I'm not sure if they aged well or not: