I’ve generally tried to avoid any coverage of Heath Ledger since his death, mostly because: 1) I’m a gossip humorist, and there’s clearly nothing funny about that situation; and 2) Even “tributes” to him somehow reek of exploitation. All the hype surrounding his Batman performance makes me uncomfortable, too, because at this point it’s impossible to distinguish true brilliance from posthumous pedestal (see: the backlash over New York Magazine’s less-than-stellar review).
With that being said, I felt compelled to post about this odd tidbit, which really has nothing to do with Heath and everything to do with “HUH?”:
Heath Ledger’s uncle has been arrested for stealing three bobcats in Perth’s northern suburbs.
I have a cousin who’s stolen checkbooks. But nothing nearly as cool as a bobcat, let alone THREE.
Yes, Haydn Charles Ledger, 52, was one of two men who allegedly stole three bobcats worth $137,000. One of the bobcats was stolen from a building site, while the other two disappeared from a contractor’s yard.
$137,00? Wow, and I thought Spitzer’s pussy was expensive!
uhm…candy…the bobcats referred to are TRACTORS.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:51 pmLet me be the first to say that Ledger was robbed of the Academy Award in Brokeback Mountain.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:53 pmAny posthumous Oscar now is an apology for that omission.
Oh, too funny librarian! Yes Candy, they are little tractors.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:54 pm(i’m just kathleen…there’s another person on the site that is librarian kathleen).
July 17th, 2008 at 1:55 pmCool!
July 17th, 2008 at 1:57 pmHa! My mix-up is even funnier than the thought of him stealing actual bobcats. I was wondering what the hell bobcats were doing in a building site. I clearly need to go back on break.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:57 pmBobcatting!
July 17th, 2008 at 2:06 pmI was confused cos bobcats aren’t marsupials and I thought they mainly had marsupials in Australia. I’d go with the mix up Candy, repeat it enough times and get a few more rounds of drinks in, that way everyone will remember and repeat your version to their grand kids.
July 17th, 2008 at 2:37 pmI’m the librarian one, and the story is equally weird no matter what kind of ‘cats are involved.
And yes, Candy, it’s very difficult to find the right tone for any story about The Dark Knight. It’s apparently a stunning movie. Even reviewers who haven’t loved it have pointed, favorably, to Ledger’s creepy, creative interpretation of The Joker.
July 17th, 2008 at 3:33 pmI was wondering what the hell bobcats were doing in Perth, since I live there, while wondering what kind of animals bobcats are…and then, ohhh, you mean the machines. Mmmkay
July 18th, 2008 at 12:44 amHahaha, backatyouse yanks for all the puzzlement i’ve had over the years reading books and watching TV –’what is/are twinkies/bangs/grits etc?’
July 18th, 2008 at 6:25 amJust in case Winona Ryder starts stealing John Deer out in Utah, Candy, it’s a tractor, not a deer, eh.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:31 amHAAHAHA!
July 19th, 2008 at 4:10 amWhere I live Bobcats are local mascots-every other sports team is called the Bobcats or Catamounts, and yet it is also Tractor country. I wasn’t bright enough to assume the story was about tractors, but I did wonder how cats could be worth so much money!
Hi from Perth. Home of the Bobcat (a small earthmoving machine) and its even smaller cousin, the Dingo (one man operated earth moving machine). Confusing aint it?
July 19th, 2008 at 10:58 pm