Tinky Winky to Falwell: ‘Bye-Bye’

by Laura Conaway

May 15, 2007

“Televangelists no live forever?”

The Reverend Jerry Falwell, who stood firm for hetero-decency amid an invasion of purple Teletubbies, has gone to the great straight white world in the sky. In lieu of flowers, write your own caption.

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