Monday, November 26, 2007
finally, some good news
The Chicago Sun-Times expects Cedric Benson (ankle) to miss the rest of the season. Benson was carted off the field after his "left ankle was twisted down awkwardly". The Bears have not made an announcement so wait to hear the official news before cutting Benson, though coach Lovie Smith said it was a "pretty good ankle injury".
Dave van Dyck: Idiot or Moron?
The White Sox are believed to have moved on to free agent Aaron Rowand after losing out on Torii Hunter. Says the Chicago Tribune, Rowand "isn't nearly as dominating as Hunter could be." He was merely the better hitter last year, and he has the superior career OPS. He's also a fellow Gold Glover, for what that's worth, and he's the younger player by two years. We can't be sure how he treats women, but he's about as "dominating" as Hunter when he's on the field. It's going to take at least $10 million and probably $12 million-$13 million per season to sign him. Source: Chicago Tribune
While we're at it... Anaheim Angels of Lost Brains: Morons or Idiots? $18 million a year for a 32 year old OF with a career OPS less than .800, who has never posted an OBP higher than .337 (his career OBP is .15 points worse than league average). He's slightly better than Gary Matthews, who becomes a $10 million 4th OF.
While we're at it... Anaheim Angels of Lost Brains: Morons or Idiots? $18 million a year for a 32 year old OF with a career OPS less than .800, who has never posted an OBP higher than .337 (his career OBP is .15 points worse than league average). He's slightly better than Gary Matthews, who becomes a $10 million 4th OF.
Who had a wonderful, drunken Thanksgiving?
Notice the totally full@s#i+ @$$hole...
...and the strategically placed wine bottle.
...and the strategically placed wine bottle.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Things Smiff Doesn't Like (cont'd)
It all boils down to this:
1) Man's inhumanity to man.
2) The Bush Administration.
3) The New England Patriots.
1) Man's inhumanity to man.
2) The Bush Administration.
3) The New England Patriots.
Friday, November 23, 2007
i can see it now: "Macy's presents Chicago"
Dis is da story which may finally cause K-Mad's head to explode...
Chicago might sell naming rights
Fri Nov 23, 2:36 PM ET
Might visitors to the Windy City someday ride the Lowe's Chicago El, shop on the Microsoft Magnificent Mile and tour Old Navy Pier? The city has hired a marketing firm to explore the potential for selling naming rights and sponsorships as a way to bring in much-needed city revenue, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. The Daley administration has awarded a $285,000 contract to Octagon Inc. to examine what the city has to offer and, by next spring, produce a marketing plan that will attract corporate sponsors and advertisers.
Octagon will inventory city programs, events, buildings and other physical assets and determine which would be most attractive to companies that might want to affix their names in some way. The contract states that any plan must ensure "the integrity of the city of Chicago's brand image," and ideas must be presented to an advisory group of civic leaders, which has not yet been formed. Mayor Richard Daley's press office and Octagon did not return telephone messages Friday from The Associated Press inquiring about the contract.
Chicago wouldn't be the first city to offer municipal names for sale. Nextel has sponsored the Las Vegas Monorail and New York has entered into partnership agreements with such firms as Snapple, Verizon and Pepsi Cola, according to city budget office spokeswoman Wendy Abrams. In Canada, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, announced plans two weeks ago to sell naming rights for city pools, arenas, buildings and even city services in an attempt to offset a $2 billion shortfall. Similar programs are operating in Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto.
Chicago might sell naming rights
Fri Nov 23, 2:36 PM ET
Might visitors to the Windy City someday ride the Lowe's Chicago El, shop on the Microsoft Magnificent Mile and tour Old Navy Pier? The city has hired a marketing firm to explore the potential for selling naming rights and sponsorships as a way to bring in much-needed city revenue, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. The Daley administration has awarded a $285,000 contract to Octagon Inc. to examine what the city has to offer and, by next spring, produce a marketing plan that will attract corporate sponsors and advertisers.
Octagon will inventory city programs, events, buildings and other physical assets and determine which would be most attractive to companies that might want to affix their names in some way. The contract states that any plan must ensure "the integrity of the city of Chicago's brand image," and ideas must be presented to an advisory group of civic leaders, which has not yet been formed. Mayor Richard Daley's press office and Octagon did not return telephone messages Friday from The Associated Press inquiring about the contract.
Chicago wouldn't be the first city to offer municipal names for sale. Nextel has sponsored the Las Vegas Monorail and New York has entered into partnership agreements with such firms as Snapple, Verizon and Pepsi Cola, according to city budget office spokeswoman Wendy Abrams. In Canada, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, announced plans two weeks ago to sell naming rights for city pools, arenas, buildings and even city services in an attempt to offset a $2 billion shortfall. Similar programs are operating in Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
k-mad's travels - entirely uneventful until...
running into da Fungster at my gate at da aeroport.... people don't realize that there's this like lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything... people get so hung up on specifics, they miss out on seeing the whole thing...
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
no stopping The Huckster
First Chuck Norris, then Ted Nugent, now this...
Ric Flair: "Mike Huckabee is the Man, Whooooo!"
Former World Heavyweight Champion 'Nature Boy' to Officially Endorse Huckabee on Saturday before Clemson-Carolina Game
"I am honored to have the support of Ric Flair. I'm a huge fan of the Nature Boy. My children grew up watching him and the Four Horseman. Most of all, I look forward to having Nature Boy join me on the campaign trail at the South Carolina-Clemson game this weekend. Ric's endorsement will help us put a figure four leg lock on our opponents."
Now, i wonder if this troika of morons, like Huckabee, who is a creationist and doesn't believe in evolution, think these things came from outer space?
Fossil found of world's biggest bug
British scientists have stumbled across a fossilized claw, part of an ancient sea scorpion, that is of such large proportion it would make the entire creature the biggest bug ever. How big? Bigger than you, and at 8 feet long as big as some Smart cars. The discovery in 390-million-year-old rocks suggests that spiders, insects, crabs and similar creatures were far larger in the past than previously thought, said Simon Braddy, a University of Bristol paleontologist and one of the study's three authors. “This is an amazing discovery,” he said Tuesday. “We have known for some time that the fossil record yields monster millipedes, super-sized scorpions, colossal cockroaches, and jumbo dragonflies. But we never realized until now just how big some of these ancient creepy-crawlies were,” he said.
Ric Flair: "Mike Huckabee is the Man, Whooooo!"
Former World Heavyweight Champion 'Nature Boy' to Officially Endorse Huckabee on Saturday before Clemson-Carolina Game
"I am honored to have the support of Ric Flair. I'm a huge fan of the Nature Boy. My children grew up watching him and the Four Horseman. Most of all, I look forward to having Nature Boy join me on the campaign trail at the South Carolina-Clemson game this weekend. Ric's endorsement will help us put a figure four leg lock on our opponents."
Now, i wonder if this troika of morons, like Huckabee, who is a creationist and doesn't believe in evolution, think these things came from outer space?
Fossil found of world's biggest bug
British scientists have stumbled across a fossilized claw, part of an ancient sea scorpion, that is of such large proportion it would make the entire creature the biggest bug ever. How big? Bigger than you, and at 8 feet long as big as some Smart cars. The discovery in 390-million-year-old rocks suggests that spiders, insects, crabs and similar creatures were far larger in the past than previously thought, said Simon Braddy, a University of Bristol paleontologist and one of the study's three authors. “This is an amazing discovery,” he said Tuesday. “We have known for some time that the fossil record yields monster millipedes, super-sized scorpions, colossal cockroaches, and jumbo dragonflies. But we never realized until now just how big some of these ancient creepy-crawlies were,” he said.
cold dead fingers
High Court to Weigh Ban on Gun Ownership
Why are we even talking about this? We wouldn't be America without our guns. We need the Supreme Court to settle this? My phokking @ss. How is my dog supposed to shoot me? With a slingshot? Try that with animal paws.
Why are we even talking about this? We wouldn't be America without our guns. We need the Supreme Court to settle this? My phokking @ss. How is my dog supposed to shoot me? With a slingshot? Try that with animal paws.
Things I saw on TV (cont)
I'm watching sKILLy's channel during breakfast, and apparently PACE went on strike up north. The reporter said "Some people are worried about whether the boss will think people are skipping out on work." So I thought that maybe someone brought it up during the interview on the street. Nope. The reporter ASKED that question! Then reported it as fact. Making up the news, that's GN for ya. Perhaps they should team up with Faux Noise...
Fungster Surges...
...While Smiff Fades...
Rank Team Points Pts Change
T7. Fung's Globetrotters 65 8
9. Rochester Zeniths 64.5 -1.5
Rank Team Points Pts Change
T7. Fung's Globetrotters 65 8
9. Rochester Zeniths 64.5 -1.5
Bush & Co. crappin' on the troops again
Wounded soldiers asked to return signing bonuses
When Jordan Fox was serving in Iraq, his mother helped organize Operation Pittsburgh Pride, which sends thousands of care packages to U.S. troops from his hometown, which prompted a personal “thank you” from the White House. When Fox was seriously injured in Iraq, the president sent what appeared to be personal note, expressing his concerns to the Fox family.
But more recently, Fox received a different piece of correspondence from the Bush administration.
The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments.
To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up to $30,000 in some cases.
Now men and women who have lost arms, legs, eyesight, hearing and can no longer serve are being ordered to pay some of that money back.
I watched the report from the CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh, and I kept thinking, “This can’t be right.” Apparently, it is.
Onion Sports Nails It
Coaches Lloyd Carr, Romeo Crennel, and Isiah Thomas have all been under the microscope lately, but it remains to be seen if their coaching performances rank with these, possibly the worst of all time:
1876: Ballpark proprietor William Cammeyer gives the players of his New York Mutuals club a pouch of chewing tobacco
1965: 75-year-old, dementia-ridden Casey Stengel removes pitcher Jack Fischer and replaces him with a meatloaf sandwich
1985: With his team on the Patriots' two-yard line in Super Bowl XX, Bears coach Mike Ditka refuses to give the ball to Walter Payton, the beloved halfback whose powerful running carried the team throughout the season, instead allowing some fat fuck with a popular nickname to score a cute novelty touchdown
1986-1993: NFL head coaching career of Jerry Glanville
1992: Before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Paul Westphal accidentally tells the Phoenix Suns to go out there and lose
1998: During his first NCAA championship game, a flustered Mike Krzyzewski calls 37 time-outs during a two-minute period at the end of the first half
1998: Packers coach Mike Holmgren allows the Denver Broncos to score the go-ahead touchdown unhindered in hopes that would get him the Broncos job in his walk year
2000: Rusty Tillman and seven other guys agree to coach in the XFL
2001: Ahead 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth in Game 6 of the World Series, Phillies manager Jim Fregosi decides to run out the clock
2007: Willie Randolph rests his players during the last game of the season to keep them fresh in case they make the playoffs
Nick Saban: Total Douchebag
Did y'all see dat Alabama lost to the LA-Monroe Warhawks on Saturday?
Total douchebag Nick "I am not going to be the Alabama head coach" Saban compared the loss to 9/11, Pearl Harbor and alcoholism.
This guy makes Gary Barnett, well, look a lot less eely and beady-eyed.
Face it Nick, like Notre Dame, great Alabama football is from a bygone era.
And YOU SUCK.
Of course, he will probably be coaching the Jets or something next year.
Total douchebag Nick "I am not going to be the Alabama head coach" Saban compared the loss to 9/11, Pearl Harbor and alcoholism.
This guy makes Gary Barnett, well, look a lot less eely and beady-eyed.
Face it Nick, like Notre Dame, great Alabama football is from a bygone era.
And YOU SUCK.
Of course, he will probably be coaching the Jets or something next year.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The Brain-Dead GMs Steel Cage Death Match
Astros GM Ed Wade is in Los Angeles talking to free agents Kaz Matsui and Randy Wolf. It seems that the Astros and Matsui aren't quite as close to a deal as Tracy Ringolsby and Richard Justice indicated last night, so maybe the Cubs could still steal him away.
Pizza Man vs. Dead Weight: A Battle of Idiots for the Ages. Who is going to be the first to say "I am a moron" and sign Matsui to HYOOOGE contract he doesn't deserve? I mean, the guy had a couple of good months playing in Colorado. Before dat he totally sucked with the Mets, who traded him to the Rockies for--are you ready for this?--Eli Marrero. Do Messrs. Henry and Wade not have access to, i dunno, baseball-reference.com? Am i the only who can find this on the internets? Well, if anyone in the World Series-free (since 1908) organizations spent 5 minutes to look at his stats they would find his gawdawful road numbers for 2006-07: .260/.293/.397 & .249/.304/.333. He's the same player he was with the Mets: not good and now older. Is there some kind of aspiring GM-school these guys go to and have their brains removed before embarking on their careers? The Cubs and Asstros would get similar (or better) production out of players they are already have (Chris Burke, The Riot &tc.). And why don't the Cubs just play Eric Patterson for crying out loud? The mind boggles with how idiotic these idiots truly are...
Pizza Man vs. Dead Weight: A Battle of Idiots for the Ages. Who is going to be the first to say "I am a moron" and sign Matsui to HYOOOGE contract he doesn't deserve? I mean, the guy had a couple of good months playing in Colorado. Before dat he totally sucked with the Mets, who traded him to the Rockies for--are you ready for this?--Eli Marrero. Do Messrs. Henry and Wade not have access to, i dunno, baseball-reference.com? Am i the only who can find this on the internets? Well, if anyone in the World Series-free (since 1908) organizations spent 5 minutes to look at his stats they would find his gawdawful road numbers for 2006-07: .260/.293/.397 & .249/.304/.333. He's the same player he was with the Mets: not good and now older. Is there some kind of aspiring GM-school these guys go to and have their brains removed before embarking on their careers? The Cubs and Asstros would get similar (or better) production out of players they are already have (Chris Burke, The Riot &tc.). And why don't the Cubs just play Eric Patterson for crying out loud? The mind boggles with how idiotic these idiots truly are...
a chance for K-Mad to get away from it all...
I believe the pay is in animal pelts and whale blubber...
Do you believe in the public's right to have information about their government? Are you excited by the unprecedented opportunities for access and library promotion potentially offered by the electronic future of government information? At the same time, do you fret over whether today's government information will be available in 2050? Do paper documents mean more to you than a "legacy collection"? Are you tech-savvy or a demonstrated self-learner? Do you enjoy a friendly collaborative workplace in an outdoors-friendly community?
Then you need to apply for the position of Government Publications Librarian at the Alaska State Library!
This position coordinates the Alaska State Publications Program, which obtains state publications from state agencies regardless of format and makes them available through a system of eight depository libraries and in many cases, over the Internet. This position also coordinates a small Canadian documents depository and supervises the Federal Documents Librarian.
The Alaska State Library is looking for someone who not only oversees the collection and preservation of government documents, but someone who can promote government information and other library resources in nontraditional ways and venues. If you've got creative, economical promotional ideas to try, this could be the place for you.
This position isn't all documents all the time. As a librarian at the Alaska State Library, you would also be a research resource for Alaska state agencies and serve the general public in person, by phone, by e-mail and through emerging technologies. You would also have a role in surveying and analyzing users and potential users to help refine our services.
Do you believe in the public's right to have information about their government? Are you excited by the unprecedented opportunities for access and library promotion potentially offered by the electronic future of government information? At the same time, do you fret over whether today's government information will be available in 2050? Do paper documents mean more to you than a "legacy collection"? Are you tech-savvy or a demonstrated self-learner? Do you enjoy a friendly collaborative workplace in an outdoors-friendly community?
Then you need to apply for the position of Government Publications Librarian at the Alaska State Library!
This position coordinates the Alaska State Publications Program, which obtains state publications from state agencies regardless of format and makes them available through a system of eight depository libraries and in many cases, over the Internet. This position also coordinates a small Canadian documents depository and supervises the Federal Documents Librarian.
The Alaska State Library is looking for someone who not only oversees the collection and preservation of government documents, but someone who can promote government information and other library resources in nontraditional ways and venues. If you've got creative, economical promotional ideas to try, this could be the place for you.
This position isn't all documents all the time. As a librarian at the Alaska State Library, you would also be a research resource for Alaska state agencies and serve the general public in person, by phone, by e-mail and through emerging technologies. You would also have a role in surveying and analyzing users and potential users to help refine our services.
wah roh ... wha happened?
White Sox designated outfielder Scott Podsednik for assignment.
The assumption was that Podsednik would be non-tendered next month, but the White Sox needed his roster spot now. Podsednik could still be traded over the next 10 days. If that doesn't happen, he'd go on waivers. However, he has the service time to declare himself a free agent if claimed.
Is Kill Kenny trying to lose?
The assumption was that Podsednik would be non-tendered next month, but the White Sox needed his roster spot now. Podsednik could still be traded over the next 10 days. If that doesn't happen, he'd go on waivers. However, he has the service time to declare himself a free agent if claimed.
Is Kill Kenny trying to lose?
Don't believe the hype (cont)
So much for Apple saying its computers are really easy to use and can be upgraded easily while PC's are hard and you need a new computer every time they upgrade the OS and blah, blah, blah...
Father knows high-tech hype when he sees it
Father knows high-tech hype when he sees it
holiday spirit: a ragin' contagion'
Boys, 8 and 9, charged with rape
Holiday travel off to a rough start
FBI details US hate crimes rise
Father of burned boys called person of interest
Cubs president quits, joins Blackhawks
100,000 kids to be tracked
Chicago worst again in mail service
Mr. Whipple dies
Dog back home after adventure, neutering
48°F Mist * Traffic ~ Weather: UGLY
Holiday travel off to a rough start
FBI details US hate crimes rise
Father of burned boys called person of interest
Cubs president quits, joins Blackhawks
100,000 kids to be tracked
Chicago worst again in mail service
Mr. Whipple dies
Dog back home after adventure, neutering
48°F Mist * Traffic ~ Weather: UGLY
don't try the veal
Background: After Veal led minor league starters with a .175 opponent batting average and shared Chicago's minor league player of the year award with Rich Hill in 2006, he had trouble getting untracked last season. He went 0-4, 10.57 in his first four starts and battled his control and command throughout the year, leading the Double-A Southern League with 73 walks.
Strengths: Hitters don't see many pitchers like Veal, a big lefthander with quality stuff and an unorthodox delivery. He has a swing-and-miss fastball in the low 90s and he likes to work both corners with it. His curveball shows flashes of being a plus pitch, while his changeup is solid at times.
Weaknesses: Veal lacks consistency in most phases of his game. He has a tough time maintaining his delivery, which includes a big leg kick, and his high three-quarters arm slot. When he falls behind in the count, he'll short-arm the ball and try to aim it, making matters worse. He has trouble staying on top of his curveball, and some scouts wonder if he might need to go to a splitter. Too often in 2007, his fastball was his only reliable pitch.
The Future: He has a ceiling as a No. 2 starter, but Veal also could wind up as a reliever in the mold of Arthur Rhodes. The Cubs sent him to instructional league rather than to the Arizona Fall League so he could build up confidence against lesser hitters, and they'll probably send him back to Double-A to start 2008.
Strengths: Hitters don't see many pitchers like Veal, a big lefthander with quality stuff and an unorthodox delivery. He has a swing-and-miss fastball in the low 90s and he likes to work both corners with it. His curveball shows flashes of being a plus pitch, while his changeup is solid at times.
Weaknesses: Veal lacks consistency in most phases of his game. He has a tough time maintaining his delivery, which includes a big leg kick, and his high three-quarters arm slot. When he falls behind in the count, he'll short-arm the ball and try to aim it, making matters worse. He has trouble staying on top of his curveball, and some scouts wonder if he might need to go to a splitter. Too often in 2007, his fastball was his only reliable pitch.
The Future: He has a ceiling as a No. 2 starter, but Veal also could wind up as a reliever in the mold of Arthur Rhodes. The Cubs sent him to instructional league rather than to the Arizona Fall League so he could build up confidence against lesser hitters, and they'll probably send him back to Double-A to start 2008.
this is just to shocking to believe
While the RezzziDUNCE's press secretary, Scott McClellen lied. He admits this in his new piece o' crap book:
The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby.
There was one problem. It was not true.
I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President’s chief of staff, and the president himself.
The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby.
There was one problem. It was not true.
I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President’s chief of staff, and the president himself.
Blame Decker (cont)
http://www.stoptheandrew.org/
Note to Briggs: This is the spot where you exclaimed: "Why the phokk isn't there a huge building here, instead of this parking lot. It makes no sense. These people are idiots." Well, apparently they heard you and now they're working on it...
They have huge red banners on the buildings across and next to the site, i.e. the buildings whose view would be ruined by the new building...
Note to Briggs: This is the spot where you exclaimed: "Why the phokk isn't there a huge building here, instead of this parking lot. It makes no sense. These people are idiots." Well, apparently they heard you and now they're working on it...
They have huge red banners on the buildings across and next to the site, i.e. the buildings whose view would be ruined by the new building...
Shocking! (cont)
Sex Scandal Hits Atlanta-Area Megachurch
DECATUR, Ga. - The 80-year-old leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch is at the center of a sex scandal of biblical dimensions: He slept with his brother's wife and fathered a child by her.
In truth, this is not the first -- or even the second -- sex scandal to engulf Paulk and the independent, charismatic church. But this time, he could be in trouble with the law for lying under oath about the affair.
DECATUR, Ga. - The 80-year-old leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch is at the center of a sex scandal of biblical dimensions: He slept with his brother's wife and fathered a child by her.
In truth, this is not the first -- or even the second -- sex scandal to engulf Paulk and the independent, charismatic church. But this time, he could be in trouble with the law for lying under oath about the affair.
are they sure it isn't Bigfoot?
Mystery Fla. animal likely a squirrel
MACCLENNY, Fla. - An animal sneaking around Baker County is not an orangutan as originally thought but likely a fox squirrel, state wildlife officials said Friday. Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission laid doughnuts at a base of a tree after residents reported seeing a "big orange ball of fur."
MACCLENNY, Fla. - An animal sneaking around Baker County is not an orangutan as originally thought but likely a fox squirrel, state wildlife officials said Friday. Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission laid doughnuts at a base of a tree after residents reported seeing a "big orange ball of fur."
more s#i+ "America's finest city" don't got
Bell's beer is coming back to Chicago
(Crain’s) — A year after pulling its beers from Chicago taps and liquor stores, Bell’s Brewery Inc. is making plans for a return.
The Kalamazoo, Mich., brewery stopped serving Chicago after a dispute with National Wine & Spirits Inc., the Indianapolis company that holds the rights to distribute Bell’s Beer in Illinois...
Brewery president Larry Bell says he has found a way to get around the impasse: He has created three new beers specifically for the Chicago market...
Mr. Bell, a Park Forest native, says he is finalizing contracts with two distributors to bring the beers, under the name Kalamazoo, to bars and restaurants in just a few areas of Chicago. The company already has federal permits to sell three varieties of Kalamazoo — Indian pale ale, porter and royal amber ale.
Each bottle will have a label reading: "Brewed especially for the people of the great state of Illinois." (even Blago? ed.)
Mr. Bell also needs a license and label approval from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, but litigation may be a more significant obstacle.
He says National Wine & Spirits officials have told him they will sue to stop the sale of Kalamazoo beers in Chicago. NWS executives could not be reached for comment Monday afternoon.
"I think it will be a very interesting court case"” Mr. Bell says. "They’ve promised to make it as messy and difficult as they can..."
"We know we’re going to get sued, so we’re just sticking our toes in the water with a couple of people who are willing to get in the water with us," (Smiff? ed.) Mr. Bell says...
(Crain’s) — A year after pulling its beers from Chicago taps and liquor stores, Bell’s Brewery Inc. is making plans for a return.
The Kalamazoo, Mich., brewery stopped serving Chicago after a dispute with National Wine & Spirits Inc., the Indianapolis company that holds the rights to distribute Bell’s Beer in Illinois...
Brewery president Larry Bell says he has found a way to get around the impasse: He has created three new beers specifically for the Chicago market...
Mr. Bell, a Park Forest native, says he is finalizing contracts with two distributors to bring the beers, under the name Kalamazoo, to bars and restaurants in just a few areas of Chicago. The company already has federal permits to sell three varieties of Kalamazoo — Indian pale ale, porter and royal amber ale.
Each bottle will have a label reading: "Brewed especially for the people of the great state of Illinois." (even Blago? ed.)
Mr. Bell also needs a license and label approval from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, but litigation may be a more significant obstacle.
He says National Wine & Spirits officials have told him they will sue to stop the sale of Kalamazoo beers in Chicago. NWS executives could not be reached for comment Monday afternoon.
"I think it will be a very interesting court case"” Mr. Bell says. "They’ve promised to make it as messy and difficult as they can..."
"We know we’re going to get sued, so we’re just sticking our toes in the water with a couple of people who are willing to get in the water with us," (Smiff? ed.) Mr. Bell says...
Monday, November 19, 2007
Can't they just smother them with a pillow?
or put them outside on a cold, winter night?
Kicking out old people because they’re on Medicaid?
Eleven residents of Victoria House in Port Townsend, Washington State, (some in their 90s) are being evicted from the assisted living facility with 90 days notice. Why? Because the Victoria House management company, has decided to stop accepting Medicaid, and there is no law in Washington that makes them have to stick with their agreements with tenants.
Kicking out old people because they’re on Medicaid?
Eleven residents of Victoria House in Port Townsend, Washington State, (some in their 90s) are being evicted from the assisted living facility with 90 days notice. Why? Because the Victoria House management company, has decided to stop accepting Medicaid, and there is no law in Washington that makes them have to stick with their agreements with tenants.
Too busy watching "Ow, My Balls"?
Americans Are Closing the Book on Reading, Study Finds
Americans aren't just reading fewer books, but are reading less and less of everything, in any medium. That's the doleful conclusion of "To Read or Not to Read," a report scheduled for release today by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Note to the brainiacs at NEA: we have our own art, which our lives frequently imitate.
Americans aren't just reading fewer books, but are reading less and less of everything, in any medium. That's the doleful conclusion of "To Read or Not to Read," a report scheduled for release today by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Note to the brainiacs at NEA: we have our own art, which our lives frequently imitate.
How will S#i+ Blowing Up choke?
| 122.90 | Match Up | |
| 122.35 |
Needing .56 of a point, I can use either Selvin Young or Travis Henry tonight, depending on who might start. So here are some things that can happen:
1) They share a cab to the stadium, are involved in a traffic accident and miss the game.
2) On the Broncos' first play, Young is tackled, fumbles, and breaks both of his ankles.
3) Henry is suspended by the NFL for marijuana, coke, steroids, HGH, the cream and the clear, flaxseed oil, caffeine, having the wrong colored shoelaces, and "making it rain" during a triple-homicide. He is also hit with two more paternity suits, and decides to miss the game to impregnate another woman rather than Broncos' scoreboard.
4) An asteroid strikes Denver.
5) All of the above.
a new Kollyforniya swindle
GOP electoral ploy* revived
Left for dead just weeks ago, the Republican-sponsored initiative to change how California's presidential electoral votes are allocated is racing to qualify for the June ballot.
The initiative would award California's electoral votes by congressional district rather than the current winner-take-all system based on the statewide popular vote. Had this been in effect in 2004, President Bush would have picked up an additional 22 electoral votes, rendering moot the all-night vigil over Ohio's 20 electoral votes. Democrats denounce the initiative as a “right-wing power grab” and vow they will spare no expense to torpedo the measure if it qualifies. Early polls show its support to be under 50 percent.
Left for dead just weeks ago, the Republican-sponsored initiative to change how California's presidential electoral votes are allocated is racing to qualify for the June ballot.
The initiative would award California's electoral votes by congressional district rather than the current winner-take-all system based on the statewide popular vote. Had this been in effect in 2004, President Bush would have picked up an additional 22 electoral votes, rendering moot the all-night vigil over Ohio's 20 electoral votes. Democrats denounce the initiative as a “right-wing power grab” and vow they will spare no expense to torpedo the measure if it qualifies. Early polls show its support to be under 50 percent.
“Our approach is, anytime someone is trying to rig the system by changing the way California votes, you've got to take it seriously,” said Democratic political consultant Chris Lehane, who is directing the opposition effort.... “The idea itself is fine if it's applied to all states. And it's a horrible idea if it's applied only to California,” Cain said. “If the Republicans were serious about reform, they would introduce it in all 50 states. So I think it's completely disingenuous for them to call it a reform initiative.”
Kill Kenny: Winner or Loser?
White Sox acquired SS Orlando Cabrera from Angels in exchange for RHP Jon Garland.
An odd trade, because the White Sox already re-signed Juan Uribe and the Angels don't have a clear replacement for Cabrera unless they think that Erick Aybar is ready. The White Sox pick up an excellent defender who batted .301/.345/.397 in 155 games for the Angels in 2007, giving them a huge upgrade over Uribe. A free agent after 2008, Cabrera will make $9 million in the final season of his contract. Uribe could slide to second base or fill a utility role, but another trade is possible given that the White Sox now need pitching.
"News" Item: Fat Blips
The Health Of America
The United Health Foundation recently ranked the 50 states, top to bottom, in order of healthiest to least healthy. Here are some of the key rankings, along with the factors that placed them there.
STATE, THIS YEAR'S RANK (LAST YEAR'S RANK): REASON
West Virginia, 44 (45): Governor delivered on promise of squirrel in every pot
New York, 27 (8): Trans-fats ban in restaurants forcing residents to mug/rape/murder one another
New Jersey, 21 (14): Clerical error in medical records corrected
California, 25 (21): Role demanded a more diabetic look
Illinois, 28 (27): Chicago extended legal limit for deep-dish depth
Nevada, 39 (38): 38 wasn't working for them; trying luck with 39
Wyoming, 19 (23): Health department ordered all unhealthy people to stay home when United Health Foundation was in town
In all seriousness (er, sorta), the bottom 10 states are all in the South. They all went for Bush. Obviously, being a fat phokk makes you dumber (i was a lot smarter 25 years ago). "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life."--Dean Wormer
The United Health Foundation recently ranked the 50 states, top to bottom, in order of healthiest to least healthy. Here are some of the key rankings, along with the factors that placed them there.
STATE, THIS YEAR'S RANK (LAST YEAR'S RANK): REASON
West Virginia, 44 (45): Governor delivered on promise of squirrel in every pot
New York, 27 (8): Trans-fats ban in restaurants forcing residents to mug/rape/murder one another
New Jersey, 21 (14): Clerical error in medical records corrected
California, 25 (21): Role demanded a more diabetic look
Illinois, 28 (27): Chicago extended legal limit for deep-dish depth
Nevada, 39 (38): 38 wasn't working for them; trying luck with 39
Wyoming, 19 (23): Health department ordered all unhealthy people to stay home when United Health Foundation was in town
In all seriousness (er, sorta), the bottom 10 states are all in the South. They all went for Bush. Obviously, being a fat phokk makes you dumber (i was a lot smarter 25 years ago). "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life."--Dean Wormer
Yes, but these are like $300...
Twenty percent of NYU students in a survey said they would exchange their right to vote in the next presidential election for an iPod Touch.
With allies like these, who needs enemies?
QT News Item: A Saudi Arabian court sentenced a woman who was gang raped to 200 lashes and six months in jail for being alone with unrelated men at the time of the rapes, as the planet spun toward the eighth year of its bright new millennium.
Fungster's back at work
After two weeks off without going anywhere. Got as far as Old Orchard. But was I really out of the office? They called me ALMOST every day, and I basically worked on Thursday. The life of an IT manager at a small company - no vaca for you. Shoulda beena libratorr...
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Tonight in Chicago: Mostly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers (in udder words: no phokking clue). Low upper 30s/low40s.
Calif. fire crews prepare for dry winds
LOS ANGELES - Officials in Southern California began deploying firefighting crews and equipment Sunday as meteorologists predicted a return of the dry winds that stoked last month's devastating brush blazes.
Skyscraper claimed!
He Guone! Smiff does it again...
Nets' rookie Sean Williams got NBA devotees buzzing with his recent play, and his first start of his career won't do anything to quite the excitement. In 35 minutes, Williams had a team-high 22 points, eight rebounds, two steals, two blocks, and made 8-of-10 free-throws. Pick up Sean Williams right now. He has more upside than a skyscraper, and will be gone from your waiver by tomorrow, if he isn't already.
Nets' rookie Sean Williams got NBA devotees buzzing with his recent play, and his first start of his career won't do anything to quite the excitement. In 35 minutes, Williams had a team-high 22 points, eight rebounds, two steals, two blocks, and made 8-of-10 free-throws. Pick up Sean Williams right now. He has more upside than a skyscraper, and will be gone from your waiver by tomorrow, if he isn't already.
probly shoulda mentioned this on the first day of practice
"I thought our kids played hard, but you've got to put the ball in the basket."
-- NIU head basketball coach Ricardo "What da Phokk Have I Done to My Life?" Patton after yet annudder totally sucking attempt to win a game
-- NIU head basketball coach Ricardo "What da Phokk Have I Done to My Life?" Patton after yet annudder totally sucking attempt to win a game
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Thieving monkeys 'out of control' in northeast India
Sat Nov 17, 12:12 PM ET
Troupes of monkeys are out of control in India's northeast, stealing mobile phones and breaking into homes to steal soft drinks from refrigerators, lawmakers in the region have complained.
"Monkeys are wreaking havoc in my constituency by taking away mobile phones, toothpastes, sipping coke after opening the refrigerators," Hiren Das told Assam state's assembly.
He said the primates were "even slapping women who try to chase them".
"It is a cause of serious concern in my area, with more than 1,000 such simians turning aggressive by the day," fumed Goneswar Das, another legislator representing Raha in eastern Assam.
Assam's wildlife minister, Rockybul Hussain, said the state government has formed a panel to study the problem.
Because of shrinking forest cover, monkeys have increasingly moved into cities elsewhere in India as well.
Last week, around two dozen people were hurt after monkeys rampaged through a New Delhi neighbourhood.
Last month, the deputy mayor of Delhi died when he fell from his balcony after being attacked by monkeys.
Efforts to drive out the animals is complicated by the fact that devout Hindus view them as an incarnation of Hanuman, the monkey god who symbolises strength.
Sat Nov 17, 12:12 PM ET
Troupes of monkeys are out of control in India's northeast, stealing mobile phones and breaking into homes to steal soft drinks from refrigerators, lawmakers in the region have complained.
"Monkeys are wreaking havoc in my constituency by taking away mobile phones, toothpastes, sipping coke after opening the refrigerators," Hiren Das told Assam state's assembly.
He said the primates were "even slapping women who try to chase them".
"It is a cause of serious concern in my area, with more than 1,000 such simians turning aggressive by the day," fumed Goneswar Das, another legislator representing Raha in eastern Assam.
Assam's wildlife minister, Rockybul Hussain, said the state government has formed a panel to study the problem.
Because of shrinking forest cover, monkeys have increasingly moved into cities elsewhere in India as well.
Last week, around two dozen people were hurt after monkeys rampaged through a New Delhi neighbourhood.
Last month, the deputy mayor of Delhi died when he fell from his balcony after being attacked by monkeys.
Efforts to drive out the animals is complicated by the fact that devout Hindus view them as an incarnation of Hanuman, the monkey god who symbolises strength.
this can't be good
Phillies top prospect is a Horror
After going through a dead-arm period last April when his velocity was down and his secondary pitches lacked their normal bite (dead arm period: k-madder-speak for Impending Rapid Violent Intensely Painful Labrum Disassembly) , Carrasco hit a groove in 2007 and was promoted to Double-A Reading in June.
Strengths: Carrasco has the makings of two plus pitches with the potential for a third. His fastball has outstanding late life, and is at its best when he works between 89-93 mph. When he needs it, he can touch 94-95. He complements the fastball with the best changeup in the system, and he commands it to both sides of the plate with good depth and fade. His curveball continued to make strides in 2007, ranging from a soft 71-72 mph breaker to a harder 76-78 mph offering that more resembles a slider. His body allows him to unleash all his pitches from a steep downhill plane, and when he's on, he pounds the strike zone.
Weaknesses: As good as Carrasco's pure stuff is, he struggled with runners on base in 2007. When he'd get into trouble, he'd rush through his delivery with his lower half and drag his arm behind his body. That would cause his front shoulder to fly open, costing him command. The Phillies attribute these problems to Carrasco's youth, though he did show signs of improvement later in the year. He'll need to make quicker adjustments as he moves along, especially with pitch selection. With the quality of his secondary pitches, Carrasco should profile as a groundball pitcher with enough power in his fastball to miss bats when he has to. Yet in Double-A, his groundout/airout ratio was a mere 0.7. As long as he is a Horror, don't expect any of this to improve.
The Future: After a half-season of learning in the Eastern League, Carrasco likely will return there to begin 2008. Some Phillies officials believe that Carrasco was rushed again in 2007, but they were also impressed with how much he responded in instructional league afterward. With Cole Hamels entrenched as the Phillies' No. 1 starter, Carrasco would have made a nice complement as a No. 2 by 2009. But he is a k-madder, so he will be dead or in a sanatorium by then.
After going through a dead-arm period last April when his velocity was down and his secondary pitches lacked their normal bite (dead arm period: k-madder-speak for Impending Rapid Violent Intensely Painful Labrum Disassembly) , Carrasco hit a groove in 2007 and was promoted to Double-A Reading in June.
Strengths: Carrasco has the makings of two plus pitches with the potential for a third. His fastball has outstanding late life, and is at its best when he works between 89-93 mph. When he needs it, he can touch 94-95. He complements the fastball with the best changeup in the system, and he commands it to both sides of the plate with good depth and fade. His curveball continued to make strides in 2007, ranging from a soft 71-72 mph breaker to a harder 76-78 mph offering that more resembles a slider. His body allows him to unleash all his pitches from a steep downhill plane, and when he's on, he pounds the strike zone.
Weaknesses: As good as Carrasco's pure stuff is, he struggled with runners on base in 2007. When he'd get into trouble, he'd rush through his delivery with his lower half and drag his arm behind his body. That would cause his front shoulder to fly open, costing him command. The Phillies attribute these problems to Carrasco's youth, though he did show signs of improvement later in the year. He'll need to make quicker adjustments as he moves along, especially with pitch selection. With the quality of his secondary pitches, Carrasco should profile as a groundball pitcher with enough power in his fastball to miss bats when he has to. Yet in Double-A, his groundout/airout ratio was a mere 0.7. As long as he is a Horror, don't expect any of this to improve.
The Future: After a half-season of learning in the Eastern League, Carrasco likely will return there to begin 2008. Some Phillies officials believe that Carrasco was rushed again in 2007, but they were also impressed with how much he responded in instructional league afterward. With Cole Hamels entrenched as the Phillies' No. 1 starter, Carrasco would have made a nice complement as a No. 2 by 2009. But he is a k-madder, so he will be dead or in a sanatorium by then.
hoaxers perpetrating greatest hoax ever perpretrated going to elaborate lengths to perpetrate hoax (cont'd)
UN panel gives dire warming forecast
inevitable human suffering... threat of extinction... water shortages... river and coastal flooding... extensive species loss... longer and hotter heat waves... greater competition for water... "so severe and so sweeping that only urgent, global action will do..." worst catastrophes... the poor and the elderly will suffer most... hunger and disease will be more common... droughts, floods and heat waves will afflict the world's poorest regions... more animal and plant species will vanish... "look forward to seeing the U.S. and China playing a more constructive role..." "disastrous..." best-case scenario, temperatures will continue to rise... already committed... scientists couldn't even predict by how many meters the seas will rise, drowning coastal cities... United States opted out... Bush... White House... certainty of climate change... scientific certainty that this is happening... humans... how clear the scientific message is... no excuse not to act... climate systems have already begun to change... abrupt and irreversible changes... planet unrecognizable... totally phokked...
inevitable human suffering... threat of extinction... water shortages... river and coastal flooding... extensive species loss... longer and hotter heat waves... greater competition for water... "so severe and so sweeping that only urgent, global action will do..." worst catastrophes... the poor and the elderly will suffer most... hunger and disease will be more common... droughts, floods and heat waves will afflict the world's poorest regions... more animal and plant species will vanish... "look forward to seeing the U.S. and China playing a more constructive role..." "disastrous..." best-case scenario, temperatures will continue to rise... already committed... scientists couldn't even predict by how many meters the seas will rise, drowning coastal cities... United States opted out... Bush... White House... certainty of climate change... scientific certainty that this is happening... humans... how clear the scientific message is... no excuse not to act... climate systems have already begun to change... abrupt and irreversible changes... planet unrecognizable... totally phokked...
Are you ready for some football?
I am but these games are on this morning:
Ohio State at Michigan: who will finish on top of the hyoooge s#i+pile known as the Big Ten?
Northwestern at Illinois: Cats suckin' big-time already.
Tulsa at Army: why on earth is this game being televised?
Syracuse at Connecticut: depressing SU fact of the week: they have scored over 20 points once all season
The Citadel at Virginia Military Institute: uh, why??
Duke at Notre Dame: who will finish on top of the s#i+pile known as the worst BCS-conf. team in the country?
Then this afternoon:
Northern Illinois at Navy: uh, did they run out of games to show? could Navy break 100? Their point totals the last 5 weeks: 48, 24, 52, 46, 74.
Ohio State at Michigan: who will finish on top of the hyoooge s#i+pile known as the Big Ten?
Northwestern at Illinois: Cats suckin' big-time already.
Tulsa at Army: why on earth is this game being televised?
Syracuse at Connecticut: depressing SU fact of the week: they have scored over 20 points once all season
The Citadel at Virginia Military Institute: uh, why??
Duke at Notre Dame: who will finish on top of the s#i+pile known as the worst BCS-conf. team in the country?
Then this afternoon:
Northern Illinois at Navy: uh, did they run out of games to show? could Navy break 100? Their point totals the last 5 weeks: 48, 24, 52, 46, 74.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Why did Corms & Decker suck in school?
We now know why:
Study: Initials may influence people's grades, careers
Fung = F.
It's all becoming clear...
Study: Initials may influence people's grades, careers
Researchers who studied the impact of initials found that baseball players whose first or last name starts with the letter K, which signifies a strikeout, tended to strike out more often than other players.
And students whose names start with the letters C or D, which denote mediocre marks in some grading systems, did not perform as well as other pupils with different initials.
"Just having the right initial doesn't spontaneously make you a better baseball player, but it can spontaneously make you a slightly worse baseball player," said Leif Nelson, of the University of California, San Diego.
Nelson and Joseph Simmons, of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, studied the effect of first or last-name initials in situations where letters corresponded to an undesirable outcome.
Now you know why K-Mad was known as "The Whiff Machine" in little league. Kasey Kiker? I won't be drafting him.
Fung = F.
It's all becoming clear...
Thursday, November 15, 2007
If pAy-Rod is gonna make $27.5 mEEEEEEllion a year and still needs incentives: he's gutless.
Alex Rodriguez is expected to be guaranteed $275 million under terms of his 10-year deal with the Yankees. Among the incentives that could push the deal over $300 million will be bonuses for passing Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds on the all-time home run list. A-Rod is currently at 518 homers, leaving him 244 behind Bonds.
Hmmm, no incentives for not choking in the playoffs, or, like, winning the World Series? One would think that's the sort of incentive Choke-Rod needs. And didn't Hank Steinbrenner say that the Yankees were out of the A-Rod sweepstakes after he opted out of his last contract? That he was done in New York? Sounds like Hank is a chip-off-the-ol'-block (aka full@s#i+).
Hmmm, no incentives for not choking in the playoffs, or, like, winning the World Series? One would think that's the sort of incentive Choke-Rod needs. And didn't Hank Steinbrenner say that the Yankees were out of the A-Rod sweepstakes after he opted out of his last contract? That he was done in New York? Sounds like Hank is a chip-off-the-ol'-block (aka full@s#i+).
not only should you not travel, better not leave the house
Between Dumbya's "plan" and now this, you better have Thanksgiving dinner in your basement by flashlight while wearing armor...
Skilling: Autumn storm threat over holiday
To sum up dis story: "...may detioriate...what could be...may have implications...expected...may serve...when monkeys fly."
Skilling: Autumn storm threat over holiday
To sum up dis story: "...may detioriate...what could be...may have implications...expected...may serve...when monkeys fly."
good to see everyone working together on this / there is another titanic delay directly behind this one
Daley: GOP wants to hike your CTA fares
CTA unions raise strike specter
Mayor, gov, legislative leaders give CTA riders one big goose egg
And today's YOOOGE front page headline, now mysteriously missing from the website:
"Daley to Gov: Don't waste my time -- Mayor walks out of Blagojevich's transit summit
CTA unions raise strike specter
Mayor, gov, legislative leaders give CTA riders one big goose egg
And today's YOOOGE front page headline, now mysteriously missing from the website:
"Daley to Gov: Don't waste my time -- Mayor walks out of Blagojevich's transit summit
hoaxers perpetrating greatest hoax ever perpetrated going to elaborate lengths to perpetrate hoax (cont'd)
"The impact of climate change will make the poorest communities across the world poorer. Many of them are already affected by conflict and instability and thus face a dual risk. International Alert’s new research finds that the consequences of climate change will fuel violent conflict, which itself hinders the ability of governments and local communities to adapt to the pressures of climate change... 3.9 beeelllion people live in countries that are at high risk of violent conflict as a consequence of climate change..."
Planning to go somewhere this holiday season? Well, have you considered staying home...?
This will make the CTA seem like the county fair...
Bush outlines plan to ease travel delays (AP)
Expect life-changing, soul-crushing, mind-altering, vomit-inducing, hair-pulling, neverending, dogs and cats living together, s#i+ blowing up delays.
Bush outlines plan to ease travel delays (AP)
Expect life-changing, soul-crushing, mind-altering, vomit-inducing, hair-pulling, neverending, dogs and cats living together, s#i+ blowing up delays.
Question is...will K-Mad be McLovin' it?
News Headline: "McDonald's to sell upscale coffees."
News Headline: "Smelling the coffee: McDonald's going gourmet?"
News Headline: "Smelling the coffee: McDonald's going gourmet?"
Shouldn't there be an IQ test to run for president?
Tancredo: Irrational Fear More Important Than Healthcare, Education or Anything
Tancredo: If you are going to ask people to actually vote for you for President of the United States of America, you’d better tell them what you are going to do about this problem, because I’m telling you it supercedes all other … It’s more important than healthcare. It’s more important than education policy. It’s more important than trade. It’s more important than anything, because what does all of that matter if you do not do what is necessary to protect this country?
Meanwhile...
Over 35.5 million Americans found hungry in 2006
Tancredo: If you are going to ask people to actually vote for you for President of the United States of America, you’d better tell them what you are going to do about this problem, because I’m telling you it supercedes all other … It’s more important than healthcare. It’s more important than education policy. It’s more important than trade. It’s more important than anything, because what does all of that matter if you do not do what is necessary to protect this country?
Meanwhile...
Over 35.5 million Americans found hungry in 2006
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
It keeps coming
Oh yeah, this should begin to sway the public's sympathies...
'My silence has painted me as guilty'
Nov 15, 2007
Appearing on NBC this morning, Drew Peterson said his missing wife Stacy asked for a divorce "on a regular basis," and the timing of the requests was "based on her menstrual cycle."
'My silence has painted me as guilty'
Nov 15, 2007
Appearing on NBC this morning, Drew Peterson said his missing wife Stacy asked for a divorce "on a regular basis," and the timing of the requests was "based on her menstrual cycle."
Smiff done with 24
I watched 24 because it was entertaining (yet completely ridiculous), but last season TOTALLY SUCKED, and the "torture method of the week" got really tired. (I also read that they're bringing back a character somehow WHO WAS KILLED, and turning him from a "good guy" to a "bad guy"). Then there's this moron:
“24″ Creator Thinks Clinton As President “Is Nuts”
The man who has created several presidents for the hit TV show “24″ says it’s “nuts” to think of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton being the next real president.
“I’m not even sure that Hillary is a fait accompli [to be the Democratic nominee] at this point,” Joel Surnow, the executive producer of the Fox show, told reporters and bloggers over the weekend, according to the Washington Times. “Are we nuts thinking Hillary Clinton could be president of this country?”
“Honest to God, just stand back and think about it,” he added.
Well, she ain't my first choice, and maybe not even my 6th, but after eight years of you-know-who it's hard to think that just about ANYONE* elected could be considered "nuts." What's nuts is what's been going on the last 7 years. Has Surnow been producing the show from France or somewhere? Honest to God, does he know who is president RIGHT NOW? So if the writers' strike ends and 24 does come back, Joel Surnow can take the first script, shove it up his @$$, and phokk off while doing it.
*I'm talking serious candidates on both sides, not total nutjobs like Tancredo and Hunter with less than 1% support.
“24″ Creator Thinks Clinton As President “Is Nuts”
The man who has created several presidents for the hit TV show “24″ says it’s “nuts” to think of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton being the next real president.
“I’m not even sure that Hillary is a fait accompli [to be the Democratic nominee] at this point,” Joel Surnow, the executive producer of the Fox show, told reporters and bloggers over the weekend, according to the Washington Times. “Are we nuts thinking Hillary Clinton could be president of this country?”
“Honest to God, just stand back and think about it,” he added.
Well, she ain't my first choice, and maybe not even my 6th, but after eight years of you-know-who it's hard to think that just about ANYONE* elected could be considered "nuts." What's nuts is what's been going on the last 7 years. Has Surnow been producing the show from France or somewhere? Honest to God, does he know who is president RIGHT NOW? So if the writers' strike ends and 24 does come back, Joel Surnow can take the first script, shove it up his @$$, and phokk off while doing it.
*I'm talking serious candidates on both sides, not total nutjobs like Tancredo and Hunter with less than 1% support.
and you thought i had anger management issues
My brother on this week's NOVA, "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial."
i don't think i can watch all the idiots that are going to be on this show. they make me so sick i want to go throw-up. fuck them. if they are so stupid to reject evolution and believe this nonsense - in the truest sense of the word - i don't have to sit thru an hour of them defending this utter bullshit. i cannot believe they are about to get away w/ teaching these fundamentalist delusions to our impressionable children. i think we should find one of those box shaped states (to take a part of a concept from george carlin) evacuate it, fence it off w/ an impenetrable barrier, and put all these lunatics inside it. that way they can preach this shit to each other. have babies ad nauseum. and execute them when they do something against the creed. and guns... give them plenty of guns, so they can shoot each other w/ impunity. i am serious: i am not watching this NOVA. period.
i don't think i can watch all the idiots that are going to be on this show. they make me so sick i want to go throw-up. fuck them. if they are so stupid to reject evolution and believe this nonsense - in the truest sense of the word - i don't have to sit thru an hour of them defending this utter bullshit. i cannot believe they are about to get away w/ teaching these fundamentalist delusions to our impressionable children. i think we should find one of those box shaped states (to take a part of a concept from george carlin) evacuate it, fence it off w/ an impenetrable barrier, and put all these lunatics inside it. that way they can preach this shit to each other. have babies ad nauseum. and execute them when they do something against the creed. and guns... give them plenty of guns, so they can shoot each other w/ impunity. i am serious: i am not watching this NOVA. period.
you can't make this stuff up
News Item: "A man injured himself in both legs after trying to loosen a stiff wheel nut by shooting it with his gun."
A US man has injured himself in both legs after attempting to loosen a stiff wheel-nut by blasting it with his gun. The 66-year-old man from Washington state was repairing his car outside his home when the accident took place. Shooting at the wheel from arm's length with his 12-gauge shotgun, he was peppered with buckshot and debris.
The man - who police say was on his own and not intoxicated - was taken to hospital with severe, but not life-threatening, injuries. The man, from South Kitsap, 10 miles (16km) southwest of Seattle, had been repairing his Lincoln Continental for two weeks, according to the police, and had removed all but one of the nuts on the right rear wheel.
Frustrated by the one remaining nut which refused to budge, he resorted to fire power in an effort to shift it. "He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," said Deputy Scott Wilson, a spokesman from the sheriff's office. He sustained injuries from his feet to the middle of his abdomen, with some pellets reaching as high as his chin, police said.
A US man has injured himself in both legs after attempting to loosen a stiff wheel-nut by blasting it with his gun. The 66-year-old man from Washington state was repairing his car outside his home when the accident took place. Shooting at the wheel from arm's length with his 12-gauge shotgun, he was peppered with buckshot and debris.
The man - who police say was on his own and not intoxicated - was taken to hospital with severe, but not life-threatening, injuries. The man, from South Kitsap, 10 miles (16km) southwest of Seattle, had been repairing his Lincoln Continental for two weeks, according to the police, and had removed all but one of the nuts on the right rear wheel.
Frustrated by the one remaining nut which refused to budge, he resorted to fire power in an effort to shift it. "He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," said Deputy Scott Wilson, a spokesman from the sheriff's office. He sustained injuries from his feet to the middle of his abdomen, with some pellets reaching as high as his chin, police said.
who's hating America today? (cont'd)
"If we lose sight of liberty in an effort to defeat our enemies, the price may have been too high."
-- Sandra Day O'Connor
-- Sandra Day O'Connor
Cubs, Cyclones, Horrorz, Smiff: something to consider...
from CNN, the last name is news...
Man weds dog in bid to break curse
NEW DELHI (AP) -- A man in southern India married a female dog in a traditional Hindu ceremony in a bid to atone for stoning two dogs to death, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The 33-year-old man married the sari-draped dog at a temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Sunday after an astrologer said it was the only way to cure himself of a disability, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.
P. Selvakumar told the paper that he had been suffering since he stoned two dogs to death and strung them up in a tree 15 years ago.
"After that my legs and hands got paralyzed and I lost hearing in one ear," the paper quoted him as saying.
Family members chose a stray female dog named Selvi who was then bathed and clothed for the ceremony.
The groom and his family then had a feast, while the dog got a bun, the paper said.
Man weds dog in bid to break curse
NEW DELHI (AP) -- A man in southern India married a female dog in a traditional Hindu ceremony in a bid to atone for stoning two dogs to death, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The 33-year-old man married the sari-draped dog at a temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Sunday after an astrologer said it was the only way to cure himself of a disability, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.
P. Selvakumar told the paper that he had been suffering since he stoned two dogs to death and strung them up in a tree 15 years ago.
"After that my legs and hands got paralyzed and I lost hearing in one ear," the paper quoted him as saying.
Family members chose a stray female dog named Selvi who was then bathed and clothed for the ceremony.
The groom and his family then had a feast, while the dog got a bun, the paper said.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
DA CUSE
Two crushing wins to start the season...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Freshman guard Jonny Flynn hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 5.3 seconds left to break a 68-all tie, and Syracuse beat Saint Joseph's 72-69 on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-off.
Syracuse, which beat Siena 97-89 in the first round to start the new season, advances to the tournament semifinals next Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Freshman guard Jonny Flynn hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 5.3 seconds left to break a 68-all tie, and Syracuse beat Saint Joseph's 72-69 on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-off.
Syracuse, which beat Siena 97-89 in the first round to start the new season, advances to the tournament semifinals next Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
How You Can Fight Terrorism
"People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you."--rezzziDUNCE, Washington, DC; 9/19/02
Also, go out and spend a lot of money this Christmas.
Also, go out and spend a lot of money this Christmas.
It's about freakin' time!
Current Temp: 80 (suckers!)
Seeing 70
The thermometer hit 70 this afternoon at Lindbergh Field for the first time all month. The last time it was 70 or higher was Oct. 29. Entering today, the average temperature for the month was 60.8, or 2.8 degrees below normal.
Sunday's rain was the first measurable precipitation in San Diego since Oct. 17. The season total is 0.46 of an inch.
A brief offshore wind event* early today after the storm cleared out is already dissipating. Wind gusts hit 42 mph in Julian this morning, but at 3:14 p.m., the strongest gust was half that, at 21 mph.
The Northwest should get pounded** with storms this week. See the Pacific infrared satellite loop here.
Note to "The Bibliographic Maven" (you know who you are): this is the ENTIRE story.
*aka: wind
** suckers
Seeing 70
The thermometer hit 70 this afternoon at Lindbergh Field for the first time all month. The last time it was 70 or higher was Oct. 29. Entering today, the average temperature for the month was 60.8, or 2.8 degrees below normal.
Sunday's rain was the first measurable precipitation in San Diego since Oct. 17. The season total is 0.46 of an inch.
A brief offshore wind event* early today after the storm cleared out is already dissipating. Wind gusts hit 42 mph in Julian this morning, but at 3:14 p.m., the strongest gust was half that, at 21 mph.
The Northwest should get pounded** with storms this week. See the Pacific infrared satellite loop here.
Note to "The Bibliographic Maven" (you know who you are): this is the ENTIRE story.
*aka: wind
** suckers
okay, but remember a "single-payer, universal health care system" is code for communism
News Item: U.S. has highest infant death rate among industrialized nations.
News Item: U.S. has lowest life expectancy among industrialized nations.
now we know why Bush wants to bomb Iran
Someone is moving in on his action...
News Headline: "Ahmadinejad calls his critics 'traitors.' "
News Headline: "Ahmadinejad calls his critics 'traitors.' "
Paris Hilton in da news / drunken fants in da news
Hilton tries to help drunken elephants
GAUHATI, India - With Rwanda off her charity calendar, Paris Hilton has turned her attention to the plight of ... drunken elephants in India.
"The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them," the 26-year-old socialite was quoted as saying by the World Entertainment News Network's Web site...
Then opportunity for Hilton's "global elephant campaign" knocked last month when six parched pachyderms broke into a farm in the state of Meghalaya and guzzled farmers' homemade rice beer. The elephants went on a rampage, then uprooted an electricity pole and were jolted to death.
GAUHATI, India - With Rwanda off her charity calendar, Paris Hilton has turned her attention to the plight of ... drunken elephants in India.
"The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them," the 26-year-old socialite was quoted as saying by the World Entertainment News Network's Web site...
Then opportunity for Hilton's "global elephant campaign" knocked last month when six parched pachyderms broke into a farm in the state of Meghalaya and guzzled farmers' homemade rice beer. The elephants went on a rampage, then uprooted an electricity pole and were jolted to death.
K-Mad Killer Special
Greg Miller walked six and gave up four runs in two innings during Monday's AFL action.
Miller, once arguably the top left-handed pitching prospect in baseball (until you-know-who drafted him), has allowed 23 hits and walked 16 in 12 2/3 innings in Arizona. He had a 97/89 K/BB ratio in 76 2/3 innings in the minors last season. This makes two straight years of massive control difficulties (see: K-Mad) , so the Dodgers might consider bumping him from the 40-man roster this winter.
Is that all?
U.S. spending on Iraq, Afghanistan will hit $1.6 trillion: report
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will have cost the United States at least $1.6 trillion by 2008, according to a report by Congress's Joint Economic Committee that is scheduled to be released Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
...the war efforts would reach $1.6 trillion for the period between 2002 and 2008, roughly $20,900 for each family of four. (or $83,600 per person)
1) Maybe Dumbya should have majored in math instead of cheer leading at Yale? And that Harvard MBA? May as well be on used terlet paper.
2) HYOOOGE mistakes were made.
3) More tax cuts are needed for the very wealthy and the military contractors making a killing off the war.
4) You kids who need S-CHIP: go phokk yourselves. Better yet, just die already.
5) And in related news, let us not forget that Pres. Man-Child is a fiscal conservative:
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will have cost the United States at least $1.6 trillion by 2008, according to a report by Congress's Joint Economic Committee that is scheduled to be released Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
...the war efforts would reach $1.6 trillion for the period between 2002 and 2008, roughly $20,900 for each family of four. (or $83,600 per person)
The committee also said that costs could be expected to rise, reaching up to $3.5 trillion between 2003 and 2017.
The total is roughly double the $804 billion the White House has already requested to finance the missions, the report stated. "The full economic costs of the war to American taxpayers and the overall U.S. economy go well beyond even the immense federal budget costs already reported," it read.
1) Maybe Dumbya should have majored in math instead of cheer leading at Yale? And that Harvard MBA? May as well be on used terlet paper.
2) HYOOOGE mistakes were made.
3) More tax cuts are needed for the very wealthy and the military contractors making a killing off the war.
4) You kids who need S-CHIP: go phokk yourselves. Better yet, just die already.
5) And in related news, let us not forget that Pres. Man-Child is a fiscal conservative:
Bush wields veto pen — again
NEW ALBANY, Ind. - President Bush, escalating his budget battle with Congress, on Tuesday vetoed a spending measure for health and education programs prized by congressional Democrats.Bush hammered Democrats for what he called a tax-and-spend philosophy:
"The Congress now sitting in Washington holds this philosophy," Bush told an audience of business and community leaders. "The majority was elected on a pledge of fiscal responsibility, but so far it's acting like a teenager with a new credit card."
Thank you, he'll be here all week. And his philosophy? It's called borrow-and-spend-and-when-the-bill-comes-due-and-the-depression-hits-I'll-
be-cutting-brush-at-the-ranch-Suckers!
the system works (cont'd)
Income Gap Between Families Grows
WASHINGTON - Decades after the civil rights movement, the income gap between black and white families has grown, says a new study that tracked the incomes of some 2,300 families for more than 30 years.
WASHINGTON - Decades after the civil rights movement, the income gap between black and white families has grown, says a new study that tracked the incomes of some 2,300 families for more than 30 years.
catapulting the propaganda
And, we can hope, sliding through it.
Now, a personal savings account would be a part of a Social Security retirement system. It would be a part of what you would have to retire when you reach retirement age. As you -- as I mentioned to you earlier, we're going to redesign the current system. If you've retired, you don't have anything to worry about -- third time I've said that. (Laughter.) I'll probably say it three more times. See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda. (Applause.)
hey, whatever works
In Washington, House Minority Leader John Boehner is struggling to rebrand a downtrodden and disheartened Republican Party in time for the 2008 elections. It's no wonder. Its agenda stymied and burdened by an unpopular war and an even less popular President, the GOP is being pulverized in the polls. And with its evangelical base splintered and big business supporters jumping ship, the only message seemingly uniting Republicans is disdain - of immigrants, of blacks, of gay Americans and above all, Muslims. The GOP is now the Party of Hate.
i was expecting pre-school
The Blog Readability Test at www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_level.aspx allows you to test automatically any Internet site for the level of education it appeals to. A few test results:
• • The American Decency Association at www.americandecency.org: "Junior high school."
• • Fox News at www.foxnews.com: "High school."
• • The Politico at www.politico.com: "College."
• • QT at www.suntimes.com: "Genius."
And it doesn't look like we would fly at Saginaw State, especially Fung:
Speech Code of the Month at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education at www.thefire.org:
Saginaw State University forbids the telling of any jokes that may involve "race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or familial status, color, height, weight, handicap or disability."
And which one most applies here:
QT Two Internet Headlines that Fairly Well Sum Up the Internet (cont'd):
• • "Seven wonders of the cosmos."
• • "What's currently annoying me."
Meanwhile, it looks like QT was behind the times on this one...we broke dis story months ago:
Movie Mistakes at www.moviemistakes.com still lists zero mistakes for the 2006 movie "Idiocracy."That is because it is the perfect movie that explains everything.
Have you rented it yet?
And...
Famous people who died on your birthday at www.justsayhi.com/bb/death
Who can top: George Burns, Charles Bukowski, Menachem Begin, Robert Mapplethorpe, and The Notorious B.I.G.?
George the 1st might be onto something
Former President George H.W. Bush regarding his son's Iraq war critics:
"I don't know what they are talking about here. Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still here?"
Is he asking if it might have been better if we had continued the successful containment of a dictator who was by no means the worst in the world while concentrating our armed forces instead in Afghanistan and elsewhere against the actual 9/11 terrorists, who would have been largely vaporized by now with our military still intact, with the world cheering us on, with Iran and other nations thinking twice about taking on our might and with our budget not busted for decades to come?
Yes.
"I don't know what they are talking about here. Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still here?"
Is he asking if it might have been better if we had continued the successful containment of a dictator who was by no means the worst in the world while concentrating our armed forces instead in Afghanistan and elsewhere against the actual 9/11 terrorists, who would have been largely vaporized by now with our military still intact, with the world cheering us on, with Iran and other nations thinking twice about taking on our might and with our budget not busted for decades to come?
Yes.
finally, some good news
News Headline: "Ground is rising at Yellowstone Park."
News Headline: "Sleeping giant grows restless."
News Headline: "Yellowstone volcano inflating with molten rock at a record rate."
QT Yellowstone Caldera (the eruptions of which can be violent enough to send a layer of ash 6 feet deep as far away as Chicago and which erupts every 600,000 or so years and last erupted 640,000 years ago) Update:
Move along, move along, nothing to see here. . . .
News Headline: "Sleeping giant grows restless."
News Headline: "Yellowstone volcano inflating with molten rock at a record rate."
QT Yellowstone Caldera (the eruptions of which can be violent enough to send a layer of ash 6 feet deep as far away as Chicago and which erupts every 600,000 or so years and last erupted 640,000 years ago) Update:
Move along, move along, nothing to see here. . . .
Monday, November 12, 2007
Smiff getting a handle on dis ting
Jeff Green followed up his best performance of his young career with 17 points and eight rebounds on Sunday night against Detroit. Green hit all seven free throws tonight. He's scored 36 points the past two games - he had 37 in his first five games. Seattle has four games in Week 3 so consider Green as a possible No 3 forward/guard option. If you stole him in your draft, consider yourself a genius. Also, there must be some real dopes in that league.
Now in 5th, leaving Corms in the dust...
Now in 5th, leaving Corms in the dust...
addition by subtraction
Tigers acquired outfielder Jacque Jones from the Cubs for infielder-outfielder Omar Infante.
Chalk one up for the Pizza Man. Of course, he's the same dope who signed Jones in the first place.
Chalk one up for the Pizza Man. Of course, he's the same dope who signed Jones in the first place.
shocking, just shocking
Most of county misses out on rainstorm, gets drizzle
SAN DIEGO: It drizzled on the San Diego Chargers last night and around the county, but not enough to quench the parched region. The rainstorm expected yesterday mostly bypassed the county and no more rain is expected this week, according to the National Weather Service. By sunset, Weather Service officials said not enough to measure had fallen except for 0.01 of an inch at Miramar and SeaWorld and a trace amount at Lindbergh Field. The drizzle continued steadily into the night in some spots of the county, but no official measurements were available. Forecaster/fortune teller Mark Moede said he did not see any rain in the foreseeable future.
SAN DIEGO: It drizzled on the San Diego Chargers last night and around the county, but not enough to quench the parched region. The rainstorm expected yesterday mostly bypassed the county and no more rain is expected this week, according to the National Weather Service. By sunset, Weather Service officials said not enough to measure had fallen except for 0.01 of an inch at Miramar and SeaWorld and a trace amount at Lindbergh Field. The drizzle continued steadily into the night in some spots of the county, but no official measurements were available. Forecaster/fortune teller Mark Moede said he did not see any rain in the foreseeable future.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
they, uh... really suck
Cal Poly-SLO (1-2) 44 44 88
Northern Ill (0-3) 39 39 78
Eastern Michigan totally pummeled Radford though.
Northern Ill (0-3) 39 39 78
Eastern Michigan totally pummeled Radford though.
disconcerting signals (cont'd)
You might have to go all the way back to 1847 to find a weekend that the Huskies, Cats, and Bears all won.
avert your eyes
Brian Griese was shaken up on a sack at the end of the second quarter Sunday and was replaced by Rex Grossman.
Grossman abruptly botched his first snap from Olin Kruetz, then was sacked by Kirk Morrison on the next play. Griese was carted to the locker room. He could return to start the third quarter, but there have been recent indications the Bears might be considering turning back to Grossman anyway.
Grossman abruptly botched his first snap from Olin Kruetz, then was sacked by Kirk Morrison on the next play. Griese was carted to the locker room. He could return to start the third quarter, but there have been recent indications the Bears might be considering turning back to Grossman anyway.
the more things stay the same, the more things stay the same
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