Oh, Mike Seaver, what happened to you?

By tsmith on October 20, 2005.

I liked him so much better during his "Tiger Beat" days. Next thing they'll tell me is that Boner has become a monk...

(But on the plus side, "argument from banana" is now my favorite creationist argument).

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