Marilyn Manson clearly doesn’t handle breakups well—according to the link, he fantasized about smashing in Evan Rachel Wood’s skull with a hammer. Then he got really annoying. But now he’s on the rebound, and it’s nice to see that the fortyish weirdo is picking on someone a little more suitable. Specifically, Lady Gaga, whom he’s courting with the patented Manson charm:

As the two singers… watched Gaga passionately kiss a male model in the video clip for her new song ‘Paparazzi’, the 40-year-old musician [Manson] moaned and said: “I’d like to be that guy. I’ll give you a cervical exam.”

I swear, next time it’s Ladies’ Night at my local singles bar I’m going to use that line and make out like a bandit. Actually, Gaga-Manson makes a certain amount of sense. She’s still age-inappropriate, but in terms of weirdness, fashion sense, and general attention whoring they’re a good match. Also, Gaga is climbing the charts while Manson has entered what a much better musician called “the downward spiral.” Once she realizes that, she’ll drop Manson like a hot potato. Given Manson’s response to breakups, that might put an end to the Gaga menace once and for all.