Friday December 30, 2005
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Archive for December, 2005
Well I was out sick yesterday, hence the lack of a blog update. I’m still not totally better, but aside from having too much phlegm and an occasional coughs, I’m alright.
The ACLU makes a good point - Nixon wasn’t above the law, and neither is Bush. I won’t waste my breath in this venue by calling for impeachment, but don’t you wish it was a national debate at this point?
It’d be pretty hard to impeach Bush when people are so far behind the news that 22% still think Saddam helped orchestrate 9/11, and 41% say he had strong ties with al Qaeda. People, you have been contaminated by Cheney’s bullshit. Please see your local De-Chenifying center for a comprehensive list of corrections.
Something that might help all this is the presence of true journalists in our mainstream media - as opposed to the ass-kissing cowards that kept the NSA domestic spying story under wraps for a solid year. Now, I understand why people are very upset to learn this, but let’s not make outlandish assertions like “Kerry might have won”, as this CounterPunch journalist offers. Kerry eats butt anyway.
Everyone’s talking about the 16-year-old who took his journalism class assignment a bit too far. For his assignment on imbedded journalism, he traveled to Iraq without his parent’s permission and no knowledge of Arabic. Pretty ballsy, but also kinda dumb.
Jesus burned? This finding is probably not as surprising as some may think. I mean, take a look at Jesus… long hair, beard, no records of his bathing routine… pretty obvious that he was a stoner. I guess their findings are a little more rooted in science than that, but still.
There’s only 63,000 pixels left on the Million Dollar Homepage. It’s pretty hard on the eyes right now, but I guess the project was a success. There’s an ad near the upper left corner of the page that reads “I’m rich, your not” - that prompted me to visit the site and leave a comment about his pathetic grammar. It’s YOU’RE ya damned moron.
Not sure what to do with your old Christmas tree? This could be the best disposal method out there.
DO NOT buy things from this eBay seller! Damn.
Can you dodge bullets? No. But in this game you can give it a try.
Well I was out sick yesterday, hence the lack of a blog update. I’m still not totally better, but aside from having too much phlegm and an occasional coughs, I’m alright.
The ACLU makes a good point - Nixon wasn’t above the law, and neither is Bush. I won’t waste my breath in this venue by calling for impeachment, but don’t you wish it was a national debate at this point?
It’d be pretty hard to impeach Bush when people are so far behind the news that 22% still think Saddam helped orchestrate 9/11, and 41% say he had strong ties with al Qaeda. People, you have been contaminated by Cheney’s bullshit. Please see your local De-Chenifying center for a comprehensive list of corrections.
Something that might help all this is the presence of true journalists in our mainstream media - as opposed to the ass-kissing cowards that kept the NSA domestic spying story under wraps for a solid year. Now, I understand why people are very upset to learn this, but let’s not make outlandish assertions like “Kerry might have won”, as this CounterPunch journalist offers. Kerry eats butt anyway.
Everyone’s talking about the 16-year-old who took his journalism class assignment a bit too far. For his assignment on imbedded journalism, he traveled to Iraq without his parent’s permission and no knowledge of Arabic. Pretty ballsy, but also kinda dumb.
Jesus burned? This finding is probably not as surprising as some may think. I mean, take a look at Jesus… long hair, beard, no records of his bathing routine… pretty obvious that he was a stoner. I guess their findings are a little more rooted in science than that, but still.
There’s only 63,000 pixels left on the Million Dollar Homepage. It’s pretty hard on the eyes right now, but I guess the project was a success. There’s an ad near the upper left corner of the page that reads “I’m rich, your not” - that prompted me to visit the site and leave a comment about his pathetic grammar. It’s YOU’RE ya damned moron.
Not sure what to do with your old Christmas tree? This could be the best disposal method out there.
DO NOT buy things from this eBay seller! Damn.
Can you dodge bullets? No. But in this game you can give it a try.
Wednesday December 28, 2005
I am about 3/4 of the way through my “mini-cold”, which has so far featured a runny nose, drainage, sore throat, and cough.. all in the span of 2.5 days. I would like to thank chicken soup, jasmine tea, a brisk bicycle ride, and a few sips of merlot for their contribution to my quick recovery.
Somewhere, Nate and Jamey (friends of Takeaway’s) are sleeping peacefully.. unaware that they have just become infamous on the internet. CollegeHumor.com - a very popular website - has featured Nate’s Wolverine costume on their Hotlinks section, with the caption - “Dork makes Wolverine costume.” As I quickly scrolled through the page, the image of Jamey grabbing his balls caught my eye, and my jaw hit the table. Enjoy your fifteen minutes, boys!
Bush is being called a “history buff”, after requesting two (2) historical books for Christmas. Mind you, they were both about America - one about Teddy Roosevelt and one about our military. Didn’t any of these allegedly saavy news reporters catch on that he’s just trying to catch up for not paying attention in school? Go ahead.. ask him where Genghis Khan lived.. ask him where Johannesburg is… ask him who John Hancock is! I bet you he can’t answer any of those questions. Wouldn’t it be great to see a reporter stand up in the middle of a press conference and give him a 4 or 5 question pop quiz? He’d probably turn and run.
There has been a lot of protesting in the wake of the Iraqi elections, especially amongst the Sunnis. Rumors that Kurdistan is going to try to officially separate and claims of election fraud are fanning the fire, and some are (once again) speculating that Iraq will dissolve into civil war.
After a public shooting and the accidental killing of a 15-year-old girl in downtown Toronto, the mayor blames the US for exporting its gun violence. It happened on Yonge street, one of the most crowded streets in the city, while many people were out shopping. With a statistic like “half of guns in Canada are illegally imported from the US” .. that’s hard to argue with. The mere fact that this made international news is testament to how little gun violence Canadians are accustomed to. On the same day, I read about a US man who killed 5 people and then himself.. and the story was practically buried.
Speaking of good ol’ American crime… a man claiming he was Satan whilst running around with his boxer shorts around his ankles was arrested in Florida on Monday. Normally I wouldn’t bother with a story like this, but the second I saw his picture, I thought of Matthew Lillard, star of Scream and the recent bomb Scooby Doo. Do they not bear a striking resemblance to one another?!
By the way, the man who ran onto the field during the Browns/Steelers game has been banned from Browns games, and now faces a fine and up to 30 days in jail. Of course he had to remain macho in front of his friends, and insists that the suplex “didn’t really hurt”. He also admitted he was intoxicated, so hey, maybe it didn’t hurt.
The Onion’s top 10 stories of 2005. Fantastic.
Might wanna familiarize yourself with the new TSA guidelines. For instance, Gillette razors in your luggage are now limited to Mach 3 or lower.
Cockeyed.com finds out - How much is inside mustard?
I am about 3/4 of the way through my “mini-cold”, which has so far featured a runny nose, drainage, sore throat, and cough.. all in the span of 2.5 days. I would like to thank chicken soup, jasmine tea, a brisk bicycle ride, and a few sips of merlot for their contribution to my quick recovery.
Somewhere, Nate and Jamey (friends of Takeaway’s) are sleeping peacefully.. unaware that they have just become infamous on the internet. CollegeHumor.com - a very popular website - has featured Nate’s Wolverine costume on their Hotlinks section, with the caption - “Dork makes Wolverine costume.” As I quickly scrolled through the page, the image of Jamey grabbing his balls caught my eye, and my jaw hit the table. Enjoy your fifteen minutes, boys!
Bush is being called a “history buff”, after requesting two (2) historical books for Christmas. Mind you, they were both about America - one about Teddy Roosevelt and one about our military. Didn’t any of these allegedly saavy news reporters catch on that he’s just trying to catch up for not paying attention in school? Go ahead.. ask him where Genghis Khan lived.. ask him where Johannesburg is… ask him who John Hancock is! I bet you he can’t answer any of those questions. Wouldn’t it be great to see a reporter stand up in the middle of a press conference and give him a 4 or 5 question pop quiz? He’d probably turn and run.
There has been a lot of protesting in the wake of the Iraqi elections, especially amongst the Sunnis. Rumors that Kurdistan is going to try to officially separate and claims of election fraud are fanning the fire, and some are (once again) speculating that Iraq will dissolve into civil war.
After a public shooting and the accidental killing of a 15-year-old girl in downtown Toronto, the mayor blames the US for exporting its gun violence. It happened on Yonge street, one of the most crowded streets in the city, while many people were out shopping. With a statistic like “half of guns in Canada are illegally imported from the US” .. that’s hard to argue with. The mere fact that this made international news is testament to how little gun violence Canadians are accustomed to. On the same day, I read about a US man who killed 5 people and then himself.. and the story was practically buried.
Speaking of good ol’ American crime… a man claiming he was Satan whilst running around with his boxer shorts around his ankles was arrested in Florida on Monday. Normally I wouldn’t bother with a story like this, but the second I saw his picture, I thought of Matthew Lillard, star of Scream and the recent bomb Scooby Doo. Do they not bear a striking resemblance to one another?!
By the way, the man who ran onto the field during the Browns/Steelers game has been banned from Browns games, and now faces a fine and up to 30 days in jail. Of course he had to remain macho in front of his friends, and insists that the suplex “didn’t really hurt”. He also admitted he was intoxicated, so hey, maybe it didn’t hurt.
The Onion’s top 10 stories of 2005. Fantastic.
Might wanna familiarize yourself with the new TSA guidelines. For instance, Gillette razors in your luggage are now limited to Mach 3 or lower.
Cockeyed.com finds out - How much is inside mustard?
Tuesday December 27, 2005
This clip made Tony Rizzo’s (of Fox 8 News of Cleveland) list of best sports bloopers of 2005. So naturally I had to hunt it down on the net. It made me larf.
This clip made Tony Rizzo’s (of Fox 8 News of Cleveland) list of best sports bloopers of 2005. So naturally I had to hunt it down on the net. It made me larf.
Here’s some Flash games the goons were posting… just in case you’re bored…
Curveball - Just like Pong but in 3D, and of course, with curveballs.
Putt Putt - with a Christmas theme. (It’s still fun…)
Table Tennis - man I suck at this one.
Squares - you think it’s easy at first, but just wait.
Indian Outlaw - if I could see what was happening, this game might be my favorite… but boy does it move fast.
Here’s some Flash games the goons were posting… just in case you’re bored…
Curveball - Just like Pong but in 3D, and of course, with curveballs.
Putt Putt - with a Christmas theme. (It’s still fun…)
Table Tennis - man I suck at this one.
Squares - you think it’s easy at first, but just wait.
Indian Outlaw - if I could see what was happening, this game might be my favorite… but boy does it move fast.
I am currently enduring one of the most debilitating headaches I think I’ve ever had. I couldn’t tell you what caused it… perhaps the few sips of red wine I had last night… perhaps the way I slept… I don’t know. It hurts like fuck though, and I think I’m going to go home and try to sleep it off.
The NSA does some serious domestic spying. Unless you’ve read up on the topic, I bet you’ll be surprised by how thoroughly they’re able to spy on us and the rest of the world.
Did a US Ambassador and Bush supporter admit that rendition flights to Syria have taken place? You be the judge. This has been going on for some time, but I think people are just now getting wise to their methods.
Taft, the worst governor in the USA, approved a new Ohio license plate that reads “One Nation Under God” - you know, just to bridge that gap between church and state. Ah well, we’ve been living with the “God is my co-pilot” bumper sticker for many years now… I think we can handle this.
The suplex heard ’round the world - a Browns fan got suplexed by a Steelers player, and nearly every Browns fan that saw the game said that was probably the highlight of the game. Considering the final score was 41-0, I’d say so. Echanos and I were shopping then, thankfully.
M.A.N. - Mothers Against Noise. They’re trying to stop “noise” music from invading the minds of our precious, innocent children. I was astonished to see Radiohead listed among the “biggest offenders” of noise music. That inclusion pretty much proved that they’re out of their gourds… either that, or they’ve never heard Radiohead. I’d be in favor of a group like this if it was Mothers Against Cleveland Metal! Perhaps then we could have a band practice in which our southern wall was not constantly buzzing from the shit-rockers next door.
Enjoy your extra second this year people.
Art cars are sweet.
I am currently enduring one of the most debilitating headaches I think I’ve ever had. I couldn’t tell you what caused it… perhaps the few sips of red wine I had last night… perhaps the way I slept… I don’t know. It hurts like fuck though, and I think I’m going to go home and try to sleep it off.
The NSA does some serious domestic spying. Unless you’ve read up on the topic, I bet you’ll be surprised by how thoroughly they’re able to spy on us and the rest of the world.
Did a US Ambassador and Bush supporter admit that rendition flights to Syria have taken place? You be the judge. This has been going on for some time, but I think people are just now getting wise to their methods.
Taft, the worst governor in the USA, approved a new Ohio license plate that reads “One Nation Under God” - you know, just to bridge that gap between church and state. Ah well, we’ve been living with the “God is my co-pilot” bumper sticker for many years now… I think we can handle this.
The suplex heard ’round the world - a Browns fan got suplexed by a Steelers player, and nearly every Browns fan that saw the game said that was probably the highlight of the game. Considering the final score was 41-0, I’d say so. Echanos and I were shopping then, thankfully.
M.A.N. - Mothers Against Noise. They’re trying to stop “noise” music from invading the minds of our precious, innocent children. I was astonished to see Radiohead listed among the “biggest offenders” of noise music. That inclusion pretty much proved that they’re out of their gourds… either that, or they’ve never heard Radiohead. I’d be in favor of a group like this if it was Mothers Against Cleveland Metal! Perhaps then we could have a band practice in which our southern wall was not constantly buzzing from the shit-rockers next door.
Enjoy your extra second this year people.
Art cars are sweet.
Friday December 23, 2005
A teacher told her kids that Santa isn’t real, sending kids home crying. She clarified by saying that she told the kids that the Santa myth is based on a man who died in 343 A.D., which obviously both gave it away and confused the hell out of the kids. You know what, GOOD. What is the point of tricking generation after generation of kids into thinking that a fat man in a flying sleigh driven by hooved mammals spans the globe once a year? Seems to me it’s just a way for parents to get their kids to stop nagging them about gifts. “As long as you’re good, Santa will bring you what you want.” Is it a parenting tool? A get-out-of-jail-free card that each parent can look forward to each year? And truthfully, what would Jesus say about Santa? Come on now.
A teacher told her kids that Santa isn’t real, sending kids home crying. She clarified by saying that she told the kids that the Santa myth is based on a man who died in 343 A.D., which obviously both gave it away and confused the hell out of the kids. You know what, GOOD. What is the point of tricking generation after generation of kids into thinking that a fat man in a flying sleigh driven by hooved mammals spans the globe once a year? Seems to me it’s just a way for parents to get their kids to stop nagging them about gifts. “As long as you’re good, Santa will bring you what you want.” Is it a parenting tool? A get-out-of-jail-free card that each parent can look forward to each year? And truthfully, what would Jesus say about Santa? Come on now.
It’s almost Christmas, and boy am I lazy. All of my shopping is now done, though.
The Patriot Act was only extended for one month, instead of 6. Bush responded with “Waaaaahh!!” It seems to me this particular piece of legislation hasn’t really eroded our rights nearly as much as the presence of GW in the White House has. He seems to do whatever he wants.
Here’s some political fanfiction… meaning, yes, Cheney and Rumsfeld making out, etc. It doesn’t get a whole lot more strange than this.
This just in - Uranus has two more moons (Mab and Cupid) and two new rings as well! Amazing.
Also, Bigfoot is real! Not really. Most experts say this is a hoax, and it sure seems pretty fake to me. In this article, the videographer is asked to show the video from a minute prior and after the encounter - to which he responded something like “I’d rather not do that,” with no further explanation. Sounds like BS to me.
Speaking of fake science, a South Korean stem cell researcher admitted he was fabricating results in his research on serious diseases. Why in the fuck would you do that? For someone who’s probably very intelligent, that’s one really dumb idea.
Osama’s niece is a fox?! She’s never even met him, and the guy’s got some 400 relatives, but hey… she’s in the January GQ.
What happens when you put a Furby in the microwave? This.
It’s almost Christmas, and boy am I lazy. All of my shopping is now done, though.
The Patriot Act was only extended for one month, instead of 6. Bush responded with “Waaaaahh!!” It seems to me this particular piece of legislation hasn’t really eroded our rights nearly as much as the presence of GW in the White House has. He seems to do whatever he wants.
Here’s some political fanfiction… meaning, yes, Cheney and Rumsfeld making out, etc. It doesn’t get a whole lot more strange than this.
This just in - Uranus has two more moons (Mab and Cupid) and two new rings as well! Amazing.
Also, Bigfoot is real! Not really. Most experts say this is a hoax, and it sure seems pretty fake to me. In this article, the videographer is asked to show the video from a minute prior and after the encounter - to which he responded something like “I’d rather not do that,” with no further explanation. Sounds like BS to me.
Speaking of fake science, a South Korean stem cell researcher admitted he was fabricating results in his research on serious diseases. Why in the fuck would you do that? For someone who’s probably very intelligent, that’s one really dumb idea.
Osama’s niece is a fox?! She’s never even met him, and the guy’s got some 400 relatives, but hey… she’s in the January GQ.
What happens when you put a Furby in the microwave? This.
Thursday December 22, 2005
Well, I took the morning off work, and for good reason.
So, here are Reuter’s pictures of the year. That is all.
Well, I took the morning off work, and for good reason.
So, here are Reuter’s pictures of the year. That is all.
