George W. Bush Busts a Move
I don’t think I can add anything to this. George W. Bush busts a move with some African dancers, via the Daily Show:
More video of the move-busting…
Archive for April, 2007
More Mario Bros
In keeping with Dwallz post today on a live action Mario Bros, I thought I would entertain you with something I found that I thought was amusing. Please keep in mind that the titles of these videos are Mario Frustration, so could all of the water bottle toting protesters please leave the room now?
Click on read more to see the other two parts of this video. It’s worth watching even though it’s 23 minutes long. I mean, you are already killing time here anyway, might as well watch it all. (more…)
Real Super Mario Bros.
Check out this awesome skit these guys did recreating Super Mario Bros. It rocks!
Let He Who is Without Sin Cast the First Water Bottle
This video is blowing up in the interweb, but if you haven’t seen it, take a look. Mike Daisey, probably best known for his descriptions of working for Amazon.com during the dot-com bubble, is performing a pretty funny monologue. Unfortunately, a Christian group is there to protest, and there ain’t nothing Jesus hates more than the F-bomb.
UFC Surprise Upset
Last Night was UFC 70 Live from Manchester, England. The Main Event featured favorite Mirko Cro Cop vs. Gabriel Gonzaga. The fight was supposed to be a stepping stone for Cro Cop to face current heavyweight champ Randy Coutre at an upcoming PPV. Cro Cop was the odds on favorite and was supposed to win the match easily. Unfortunately nobody told Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga who knocked him out in the first round.
Why Won’t George Bush Spread Democracy in DC?
The House of Representatives has voted to expand democracy to American citizens in Washington DC. Over the past 200 years, through the Civil War, the end of slavery, the women’s suffrage movement, two World Wars, and the defeat of the Soviet Union, America has neglected to expand voting rights to hundreds of thousands of its own citizens. Washington DC has no real representation in the House or the Senate.
And despite this latest vote it’s likely to stay that way. It doesn’t look like the bill will pass in the Senate, and even if it does George W. Bush is likely to veto it.
“It’s unconstitutional!” is the whine from Republicans like Senator Mitch McConnell. You see, it’s not because they are afraid that Washington DC residents will vote for Democrats, or because DC residents are largely poor and black. Of course they think everyone should have the right to vote! Of course they aren’t elitists or racists!
It’s just that the procedural steps for granting suffrage properly is much more important to a democracy than, you know, actual democracy.
Uncle Ben: From Servant to CEO
For years, he has been ever with us. A familiar face in the grocery aisle, quick to ease our hunger. But he shall serve you rice no more, for Uncle Ben has been promoted to CEO (or perhaps chairman of the board) of Uncle Ben’s Inc.
Uncle Ben, instant rice pitchman, has long been seen as a holdover from less polite times. He clearly was not meant to be your actual uncle, or even that guy your dad knew from school that everyone made you call “uncle” as a creepy sign of pseudo-familiarity and respect.
Since he was an older black man, dressed as either a manservant or perhaps maitre d’, and “uncle” was a disrespectful way to refer to blacks in the South, it seemed perhaps he was just another racist stereotype. Oh, they told us that he was a farmer known for the best rice in the region, but why the fancy duds?
Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran
John McCain has offically given up on ever becoming president. Apparently his solution to dealing with Iran is to Bomb Bomb Bomb them. First off if you are going to declare war on a nation can you not do it in song form, or at least have some musical accompaniment.
7th Seal of the Apocalypse, Cell Phones
One of the latest theories for the mass disappearance of bees recently has to do with cell phones. It is theorized that the radiation given off by cell phones interferes with bees’ navigation system making them unable to return to their hive. There is some research to support this as German researchers have found that bees’ behaviour changes near power lines. German research has also shown that fucking a chicken is possible, so I don’t know how credible it is.
So it looks like teenage girls desire to talk non-stop on cell phones will be the dmeise of us all. It seems like there is only one solution, talk to people in person. I know what your saying, that’s crazy I can’t talk to some one face to face. I don’t even remember how that works. It might be hard at first, but I think with practice people will remember how to do it. Don’t stand too far away because then you won’t be able to hear each other. Also don’t stand too close because then you’ll be kissing.
I’m with Lido
Lee A. Iacocca’s recent book, Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, has received a good amount of press this past week, all centered around one specific passage:
Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We’ve got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we’ve got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can’t even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, “Stay the course.”
Stay the course? You’ve got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned Titanic. I’ll give you a sound bite: Throw the bums out!
You might think I’m getting senile, that I’ve gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore. The President of the United States is given a free pass to ignore the Constitution, tap our phones, and lead us to war on a pack of lies. Congress responds to record deficits by passing a huge tax cut for the wealthy (thanks, but I don’t need it). The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs. While we’re fiddling in Iraq, the Middle East is burning and nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving pom-poms instead of asking hard questions. That’s not the promise of America my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I’ve had enough. How about you?
I’ll go a step further. You can’t call yourself a patriot if you’re not outraged. This is a fight I’m ready and willing to have.
Makes me want to read the book.
Though, of course, all the blogs I’ve read covering said passage have just left it at that. They might make some sort of comment about Iacocca’s personality, or what he said about the current crop of domestic auto executives, but they don’t really go in and dissect what he said.
Why should you care that all the bees are dying?
Recently it has come to my attention that all of the nations bees are seriously threatened. I
know, it’s hard to believe that it would be a big deal, and in fact, no one has really made a big stink about it yet. But it’s important. Why, you might ask? Well, even if you didn’t ask, you should probably read on since this topic definitely affects everyone, even if you don’t like honey or bees.
Most people know that bees are responsible for honey and bee stings but what you may not know is that they are a much more important member of the agricultural community. Bees, especially honey bees, are responsible for the pollination of flowers (you might be saying duh, here but follow me on this one, please), and said pollination causes plants to actually bear fruits as the method of their reproduction. And said fruits are important for not only human nutrition, but also for that of most of the animals we raise as pets and most of the animals that we eat.
We have More Important Things to Worry About than Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, one of my favorite authors, died a few days ago on April 11th. You may or may not have heard by now. The New York Times wrote a nice piece on his life and a large number of blogs and forums have filled with discussions of his books, essays, and politics.
If you haven’t heard by now, I guess I’m not too surprised. Ablogistan took a look and found that there were more twice as many mentions of Anna Nicole Smith in the news than Vonnegut.
Free Speech, Unless I Don’t Like It
Unless you’ve been under a rock I’m sure you’ve heard of the Don Imus controversy. They underlying point of this whole thing is free speech. Yeah Don Imus made a bad joke that wasn’t PC, but in this country he has that right under the 1st amendment.
The point of free speech isn’t to protect speech that you like and isn’t offensive, but the kind that is. Pretty much anything you say someone will be offended by. This country is made up of diverse groups of people from different backgrounds. Its impossible to know every little thing that will hurt people’s feelings. And if you do you should be able to say your sorry and move on, not his witch hunt that is currently happening. I can’t stand it when people say, “I’m for free speech, but…”, no there’s no but, either people should be allowed to say whatever they want or they shouldn’t there’s no middle ground.
If only Don Imus had told those Hoes to Get Low
Don Imus is all over the news. CNN, the radio, newspapers. Everywhere you turn you see Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton denouncing him, protesting him, making demands that he be fired.
It’s because he called some basketball players “nappy-headed hoes.” He’s apologized, and now he’s lost his radio show, but I don’t blame Jackson and Sharpton for continuing to call for marches, punishment, and penalties. Imus has been around for a while and he should know by now that you don’t go on the radio and call black women “nappy-headed hoes.”
You call them bitches. And also hoes. And then you threaten them, and tell them to Get Low:
To the window, to the wall, (to dat wall)
To the sweat drop down my balls (MY BALLS)
To all these bitches crawl (crawl)
To all skeet skeet motherfucker (motherfucker!) all skeet skeet got dam (Got
dam)
Who Cares About the iPod, Where is the Apple Glucose Meter?
A few months ago I was looking at blood sugar meters and cholesterol testers for family members. I have had my blood tested for various things throughout my life and I’ve seen the standard drugstore-issue glucose monitors in action, so I had a very basic idea of what I was looking for. But I wasn’t exactly an expert, so I went online.
Now one of the benefits of living in the Internet age is that if you need to learn about any technological device, from MP3 players to video cards to application servers, you can quickly and easily find out all about it online. Making a major purchase? Some skillful Googling will lead you to novice-level tutorials, product comparisons, recommendations from normal users, and jargon-laden details from experts.
Unless you want to buy a glucose meter. I found virtually nothing except for short blurbs on retailers’ sites. I even had a hard time finding product info from manufacturers!