Karen Kilgariff
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And it is so fascinating. All right. So it's the Lululemon murder. Oh, yes. In Bethesda, Maryland.
And it is so fascinating. All right. So it's the Lululemon murder. Oh, yes. In Bethesda, Maryland.
Looked into. Okay. I'm excited. Me too. Thanks. Thank you. So I first heard of it, I think it was like a year ago or something. I was doing Tig Notaro's. Tig Notaro has a comedy festival every year called the Benson Ball in D.C., which is where she's from. And so whoever was driving us to the theater that night, we drove down the street and we passed a Lululemon.
Looked into. Okay. I'm excited. Me too. Thanks. Thank you. So I first heard of it, I think it was like a year ago or something. I was doing Tig Notaro's. Tig Notaro has a comedy festival every year called the Benson Ball in D.C., which is where she's from. And so whoever was driving us to the theater that night, we drove down the street and we passed a Lululemon.
I don't think it was the one we were driving by because Bethesda, I believe, is north of Washington, D.C., but he brought it up and told the story. Love him. And he basically just said, oh, did you hear about that really terrible crime that happened at Lululemon? It was really bad, you know, and it was basically one of the employees killed another one. And so I was just like, you know what?
I don't think it was the one we were driving by because Bethesda, I believe, is north of Washington, D.C., but he brought it up and told the story. Love him. And he basically just said, oh, did you hear about that really terrible crime that happened at Lululemon? It was really bad, you know, and it was basically one of the employees killed another one. And so I was just like, you know what?
I know now we're talking yoga pants. We're talking crime of passion. I'm not interested in any of this.
I know now we're talking yoga pants. We're talking crime of passion. I'm not interested in any of this.
Yeah. You're better than me. Crazy expensive. Like they're almost it's it's like Louis Vuitton of yoga pants, which is a hilarious paradox of this is yoga.
Yeah. You're better than me. Crazy expensive. Like they're almost it's it's like Louis Vuitton of yoga pants, which is a hilarious paradox of this is yoga.
Right. So when I first Googled this, a couple of Huffington Post articles came up and one that I really liked is by a girl named, believe it or not, Elizabeth Licorice. And great. That's a great stage name. Oh my God, she wins. Yeah. Amazing. She's all red and her skin is twisted. Uh-huh. No, no.
Right. So when I first Googled this, a couple of Huffington Post articles came up and one that I really liked is by a girl named, believe it or not, Elizabeth Licorice. And great. That's a great stage name. Oh my God, she wins. Yeah. Amazing. She's all red and her skin is twisted. Uh-huh. No, no.
Delete that. Stephen, mark that concept. Okay, so she wrote an article called Lululemon's Cult Culture, Get Fit or Die Trying. So this girl started working at Lululemon. That's how you pronounce it, right? Lululemon? Yeah.
Delete that. Stephen, mark that concept. Okay, so she wrote an article called Lululemon's Cult Culture, Get Fit or Die Trying. So this girl started working at Lululemon. That's how you pronounce it, right? Lululemon? Yeah.
It sounds right? It's how it's spelled and that's what I assumed.
It sounds right? It's how it's spelled and that's what I assumed.
Lululemon? I think it's Lululemon. But there's an extra... Lululemon would be... There's too many Lus. All right. So I think it's Lululemon. Let's call it... Let's not give a shit. Okay. All right. So... I think you're right. I think you're right. It has... This girl worked there. And so she's talking about what a creepy culture this business has.
Lululemon? I think it's Lululemon. But there's an extra... Lululemon would be... There's too many Lus. All right. So I think it's Lululemon. Let's call it... Let's not give a shit. Okay. All right. So... I think you're right. I think you're right. It has... This girl worked there. And so she's talking about what a creepy culture this business has.
which is very funny because like when I worked at the Gap in the 90s and I only worked there for a year, I really hated it. But it is this thing where they want you as a person that's getting paid shit and mostly working part-time so they don't have to give you full-time benefits and all that stuff. But they still want you to really dig into this.
which is very funny because like when I worked at the Gap in the 90s and I only worked there for a year, I really hated it. But it is this thing where they want you as a person that's getting paid shit and mostly working part-time so they don't have to give you full-time benefits and all that stuff. But they still want you to really dig into this.