# Kirk Cameron gets busted

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 13, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633 "2012-04-13T03:36:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/1 "2012-04-13T03:36:00Z")

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[http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2012/04/12/ul\_World-Changers-Induct\_Shif+Z.jpg](http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2012/04/12/ul_World-Changers-Induct_Shif+Z.jpg)

It looks like the artist mixed up “Growing Pains” with “Doogie Howser”…

But wait! _This_ is what the artist really should have done:

NSFW: [noparse][http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/6926499854\_be1af823ff.jpg[/noparse]](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/6926499854_be1af823ff.jpg%5B/noparse%5D)

Kirk’s nipples are still MIA.

😃

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/2 "2012-04-13T04:06:30Z")

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I don’t get it.

(Also, I kinda wish when people break links they’d just break them in one place, its kind of annoying to play “find the space” and once its broken once, I don’t think making it “more broken” adds any extra protection)

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**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/3 "2012-04-13T04:21:18Z")

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Probably should have done [this](http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/04/12/80s-child-stars-kirk-cameron-funny-or-die/).

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**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/4 "2012-04-13T04:25:14Z")

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The bust doesn’t really look like Banana Boy, and the alternate 'shop seems much more fitting(heh) considering his track record of being a prick.

As for his nipples, it’s a long-running fact that no one seems to have any photo evidence they exist.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/5 "2012-04-13T04:40:16Z")

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> [@Simplicio](#):
>
> (Also, I kinda wish when people break links they’d just break them in one place, its kind of annoying to play “find the space” and once its broken once, I don’t think making it “more broken” adds any extra protection)

I quite agree.  
That was annoying as hell.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/6 "2012-04-13T04:56:49Z")

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> [@Simplicio](#):
>
> (Also, I kinda wish when people break links they’d just break them in one place, its kind of annoying to play “find the space” and once its broken once, I don’t think making it “more broken” adds any extra protection)

> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#):
>
> I quite agree.  
> That was annoying as hell.

And there’s an easier way to work it - just post the link as normal, but inside [noparse] tags. I went back and edited the URL so there are no spaces and can just be copied and pasted into a browser.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/7 "2012-04-13T11:11:57Z")

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> [@Sister\_Vigilante](#):
>
> Probably should have done [this](http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/04/12/80s-child-stars-kirk-cameron-funny-or-die/).

Yup, much better and a lot funnier.

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/8 "2012-04-13T16:45:27Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> And there’s an easier way to work it - just post the link as normal, but inside noparse tags. I went back and edited the URL so there are no spaces and can just be copied and pasted into a browser.

FYI. I just tried to copy and paste and all google showed was this thread.

Come on people help a brother out. I wanna point and laugh at banana burrito man too.

EDIT: I had to edit out the brackets around “noparse” for the quote function to work right.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/9 "2012-04-13T16:46:31Z")

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> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#):
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> FYI. I just tried to copy and paste and all google showed was this thread.

It works if you paste the URL into the address bar, though. Or at least it works for me.

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/10 "2012-04-13T17:41:40Z")

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Hooray! It worked. Thanks Marley.

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**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/11 "2012-04-13T18:54:18Z")

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> [@Simplicio](#):
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> I don’t get it.
> 
> (Also, I kinda wish when people break links they’d just break them in one place, its kind of annoying to play “find the space” and once its broken once, I don’t think making it “more broken” adds any extra protection)

Finally that Java class is good for something. Behold the program I just made. Paste the broken link into the “Add URL” field, click “Remove spaces”, then “Go to URL” to get to your website.

URLspaceremover.jar : [URLspaceremover](http://www.mediafire.com/?v8pply1li5jtb8d)

Note: I make no profit out of distributing this program.

The source code:

[spoiler]  
import java.awt.Container;  
import java.awt.Desktop;

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;  
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;  
import java.awt.event.InputEvent;  
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;  
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;  
import java.io.IOException;  
import java.net.URI;  
import java.net.URISyntaxException;  
import javax.swing.JButton;  
import javax.swing.JFrame;  
import javax.swing.JLabel;  
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;  
import javax.swing.JPopupMenu;

import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class URLSpaceRemover extends JFrame implements ActionListener{  
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;  
private JLabel jlAddURL = new JLabel(“Add URL”);  
private JTextField tfAddURL= new JTextField(“”, 350);  
private JLabel jlCorrectedURL = new JLabel(“Corrected URL”);  
private JTextField tfCorrectedURL= new JTextField(“”, 350);

```
private JButton btRemoveSpace= new JButton("Remove Spaces");
private JButton btGoToLink= new JButton("Go to URL");

final JPopupMenu cutpasteMenu = new JPopupMenu();
JMenuItem cutMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Cut");
JMenuItem copyMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Copy");
JMenuItem pasteMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Paste");

public URLSpaceRemover() {
	setTitle("URL space remover");
	setSize(550, 180);
	setLocation (300, 100);
	setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	setComponents();
}

private void setComponents() {
	
	Container contents= this.getContentPane();
	contents.setLayout(null);
	
	tfAddURL.setEditable(true);
	tfCorrectedURL.setEditable(false);
	
	tfAddURL.setBounds(10,30,350,25);
	tfCorrectedURL.setBounds(10,80,350,25);
	
	jlAddURL.setBounds(10,5,100,25);
	jlCorrectedURL.setBounds(10,55,100,25);

	
	btRemoveSpace.setBounds(370,30,145,25);
	btGoToLink.setBounds(370,80,145,25);

	contents.add(tfAddURL);
	contents.add(tfCorrectedURL);
	
	contents.add(jlCorrectedURL);
	contents.add(jlAddURL);

	
	contents.add(btRemoveSpace);
	contents.add(btGoToLink);
	
	
	
    cutMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
    copyMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
    pasteMenuItem.addActionListener(this);
	
	cutpasteMenu.add(cutMenuItem);
    cutpasteMenu.add(copyMenuItem);
    cutpasteMenu.add(pasteMenuItem);
	
    tfAddURL.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
        public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
            switch(e.getModifiers()) {
                case InputEvent.BUTTON3_MASK: {
                    cutpasteMenu.show(e.getComponent(), e.getX(), e.getY());
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    });
	
	btRemoveSpace.addActionListener(new RemoveSpace());
	btGoToLink.addActionListener(new GoToURL());

}

class RemoveSpace implements ActionListener
{

	
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
		String fixURL= tfAddURL.getText();
		
		if(fixURL !=null && !fixURL.equalsIgnoreCase(""))
		{
			

			fixURL = fixURL.replace(" ", "");
			
			fixURL= fixURL.toLowerCase();	
			
			if(!fixURL.contains("https://"))
			{
			if(!fixURL.contains("http://"))
			{
				if(!fixURL.contains("www."))
				{						
					fixURL="http://"+fixURL;
					tfCorrectedURL.setText(fixURL);
				}else if (fixURL.contains("www."))
				{
					tfCorrectedURL.setText(fixURL);
					
				}
				
				
			}else
				tfCorrectedURL.setText(fixURL);
			
		}else
			tfCorrectedURL.setText(fixURL);

		
		
		}
	}	
}

class GoToURL implements ActionListener
{

	
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
		String link= tfCorrectedURL.getText();
		
		if(!link.equalsIgnoreCase(""))
		{	
	    				
	
		URI uri;
		try {
			uri = new URI(link);

			
		    if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
		        try {
		          
		        	Desktop.getDesktop().browse(uri);
		        } catch (IOException e) { /* TODO: error handling */ }
		}
		
		
		
		
		} catch (URISyntaxException e1) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e1.printStackTrace();
		}
		
		
}
	}
}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
    Object source = evt.getSource();
    if (source == cutMenuItem) {
        JTextField jte = (JTextField)cutpasteMenu.getInvoker();
        jte.cut();
    }
    if (source == copyMenuItem) {
        JTextField jte = (JTextField)cutpasteMenu.getInvoker();
        jte.copy();
    }
    if (source == pasteMenuItem) {
        JTextField jte = (JTextField)cutpasteMenu.getInvoker();
        jte.paste();
    }
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
	URLSpaceRemover run = new URLSpaceRemover();
	run.setVisible(true);
}

```

}[/spoiler]

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**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/12 "2012-04-13T19:16:35Z")

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Speaking of Kirk Cameron, this video was released a couple of days ago.

[CCOKC - Child Celebrities Opposing Kirk Cameron](http://youtu.be/jxCWUegUPMs)

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/13 "2012-04-13T20:00:33Z")

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> [@standingwave](#):
>
> Speaking of Kirk Cameron, this video was released a couple of days ago.
> 
> [CCOKC - Child Celebrities Opposing Kirk Cameron](http://youtu.be/jxCWUegUPMs)

See post #3.

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**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/14 "2012-04-13T23:37:07Z")

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Erm, I’m post #3.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/15 "2012-04-14T02:07:57Z")

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> [@Sister\_Vigilante](#):
>
> Erm, I’m post #3.

Yes, and I was pointing out that you posted the link already. Although you posted the correct link (to Funny or Die) not the youtube link which has since been pulled. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/16 "2012-04-14T04:53:09Z")

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Fuck, when I saw the title, I was hoping he got caught with meth or something.

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/17 "2012-04-14T16:58:58Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
>
> Fuck, when I saw the title, I was hoping he got caught with meth or something.

I know! Don’t tease us like that, jerkass! :shakes fist:

But I should have known better. Kirk is one of those freakshows who I don’t think is some closet kiddy diddler or meth head. I think he takes his shit 100% seriously, and probably never bangs his wife on Sundays because it feels unholy. Remember all those girls who had crushes on him? LOL.

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/18 "2012-04-14T18:05:50Z")

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Oh, and another thing. The CCOKC bit made me smile. Gays and lesbians who aren’t criminals are not a threat to you. Excellent.

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**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/19 "2012-04-14T20:13:43Z")

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> [@MeanOldLady](#):
>
> I know! Don’t tease us like that, jerkass! :shakes fist:

Love you too, darlin’ **smooch** 😉

> [@](#):
>
> But I should have known better. Kirk is one of those freakshows who I don’t think is some closet kiddy diddler or meth head. I think he takes his shit 100% seriously, and probably never bangs his wife on Sundays because it feels unholy. Remember all those girls who had crushes on him? LOL.

FYI - he whores himself out to speak at marriage seminars - you can even get VIP seating nearer to the podium, for an extra fee.

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-gets-busted/618633/20 "2012-04-14T20:46:26Z")

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Good Jesus, and he apparently sells the shit out of his DVDs too. Who would… I mean why… Okay, look, even if I were a Jesus freak and the kind of person to let a seminar tell me what to do with my marriage, why the hell would I listen to Kirk Cameron?

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