The Human Show: 12/01/2006

DMV Prank

This is just plain hilarious. I don't know how these guys keep getting more than one driver's license. I guess maybe he says he lost his? 5 times? It's actually both funny and scary - how easy it is for him to get them.

Silver Surfer!

The news got leaked earlier this month that the sequel to the Fantastic Four will have the Silver Surfer in it. I hope they pull it off right. He was such a cool character. I wonder of this means Galacticus is coming?

Dear Santa Ted

I been good, I swear! Except for that time I wasn't. But that wasn't my fault. Some guy made me do that. But other than those last five times I had road rage and threw stuff at a soccer mom in her F1850 supertruck, I was good!

I would reeeeaaaally love an HP camera and photo printer! You see Santa Ted, I am leaving for Phoenix in just about a week. I am almost all packed up and right after Christmas I'm piling the kid and her snake, Nagini, into the rented truck and I'm heading west.

There are sooo many things I need a new HP camera for. My little camera is so sad and pathetic. I think it was made before they had megapixels. I think it's a kilopixel.

First, I'm an artist and I need a good one to take pictures of all the great sites along the way so's I can paint 'em. digital photography is a must for artists.

Second, well, there will be all those sites I spoke of that are just begging to be photographed.

Third, I'm starting a new job, painting 5 days a week as an on-staff artist for a large gallery and the camera would come in so handy for taking pics of my work, getting reference pics for paintings and so much more.

And finally, the big reason! I'm going to Phoenix to get married. I'm going to be getting hitched in about a month and I would love to take pictures of my beautiful bride and her two boys and my daughter and our new Brady family and the guests and stuff! I'll even send you guys some snaps!

"pweeeaaase Santa Ted?"

So please, please, please Santa Ted, please gimme a HP camera and photo printer for Christmas. I promise I'll be so good it'll make you sick. Not really sick like that last time after the pizza, only pretend sick.

Sincerely,
Guy

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Man Drives through Mall

This video is from something that happened about 2 miles from my house. This guy was apparently trying to commit suicide. I don't know if that true or not. Seems like there are certainly a lot better ways to go about that.

Miss Nevada in Trouble Too

This is Katie Rees, Miss Nevada 2007, out partying.

Seems the Miss USA girls like to party. This is all just indicative of the new Myspace mentality that people have. I'm not saying Myspace invented this kind of party mentality, but they gave it an audience and an outlet and now it's just normal.

More BMG

Gotta love the Everybody Loves Raymond promo at the end of this one

Another cool video of the boys

Blue Man Group Rocks

I got to see these guys a couple of years ago after being blown away by their performances on Leno and Letterman. They did not disappoint. I put them up there with some of the best shows I've ever been to.

Credit Cards

I have a love/hate relationship with credit cards. I suppose most people live with that. I keep them and use them in emergencies because they are so good to have when you have a sudden expense you weren't prepared for, like my upcoming move. (Well, that wasn't sudden, but other things contributed to a lack of funds). So I'm using the cards to help pay for the move, but it's so easy to get caught in that debt. The amount of the minimum payment is often set so low that in order to pay off the credit cards, you have to pay on it for like 10 years. All the while they're earning interest off you. Not fun. Pay down the balance as soon as you are able in order to keep your credit good and your payments from ballooning.

Only in Miami

A woman went on a late night scooter run and drove into an open storm drain. It was surrounded by orange barracades, but that didn't stop this intrepid biker from barrrelling through and falling into the drain, where she got wedged inside the opening.

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Little Gifts Under The Tree

Seems there's a tradition in Spain during Christmas where people place little figurines of the "El Caganer," or the great defecator in their nativity scenes and invite friends and family to look for it.

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Miss USA Retains Title

Apparently Donald Trump has a heart of gold in addition to a solid gold toilet. Instead of firing Tara Conner for being a slut, he gave her a second chance and let her keep her crown after she tested positive for cocaine use.

In a relatedly stupid story, Rosie O'Donnell, the paragon of virtue, has piped in on the whole thing, declaring that Tara Conner has annoyed her "on a multitude of levels."

Now, on top of all that, Miss Teen USA, Katie Blair, has lost her affiliation with MADD over her carousing with Conner. Still waiting for that video.

Miss USA Loses Title, Crown, Dignity

Apparently Miss Usa, Tara Conner, had her crown taken away, has been forced out of her Trump Place apt and been generally banished back to Kentucky for being, well, a slut.
After being forced, by Miss Connor's behavior, to demand she take a drug test, which she failed, she was ousted from her Trump Place digs and stripped of her crown. In addition to partying like Sam Kinnison on a grudge binge, she was also seen making out in public with the current Miss Teen USA, Katie Blair and has been said to have ferried any number of men through her apartment on a regular basis.

A source says:

"Tara was a party animal...I've seen them kiss before. They always dance all sexy on the tables. ... They definitely get close."

A less sexy source said:

"She has a really bad drug problem. Everyone at Miss USA hated her. She slept with [Blink 182's] Travis Barker and she sleeps with all the club promoters...She was latching onto a crew of promoters because she had no other friends and she was using them for drugs. She started utilizing hip New York City people in the night-life scene to feed her addictions. I cut her off when she started leeching off all the other people I introduced her to."

Yeeaah... I guess some people get 15 minutes and others get their's taken away.

idontlikeyouinthatway.com Source

Pet Boa Kills Owner

Uhh....

Seriously, if you're going to get one of these animals, you really should know what you're doing.

"CINCINNATI - A 13-foot boa constrictor wrapped itself around its owner's neck and killed the man in his home, authorities said." Yahoo News/Associated Press

Virtual Prague

Any interest in Prague? Other than maybe visiting it one day, I don't really have much need for a virtual map right now, but if you do, here's a nice site for just that. Although, I did try to look at their supposed panoramic shots but they didn't seem to be very panoramic. The use of Google maps for the site was a nice touch, but the panning and scrolling function seemed a little slow and clumsy. They offer a Virtual Map of Prague, but it didn't seem to be quite that, other than the Google Map fuctions, which again, were helpful.
The live cameras were nice as a novelty. I think more helpful for potential tourists is the news section. There is certainly a good selection of photographs, but it wasn't the interactive site I was hoping it would be.

Sponsored by Prague Escapes

Best Quote Ever

"Death is a part of life, and pretending that the dead are gathering in a television studio in New York to talk twaddle with a former ballroom-dance instructor is an insult to the intelligence and humanity of the living." --Michael Shermer

In regards to John Edward

Skeptics Dictionary

Great Moments in Psychic History

Sylvia Browne must seriously own a piece of Montel. She must have something on him that he doesn't want the world to know. How else can anyone explain why he has her on his show every other day? Other than the fact that 90% of his viewing audience are stay-at-home moms who eat this crap up faster than Dr Phil on a bag of Peeps.

I totally believe her popularity is a mix of desparation and her uncanny ability to appear totally sure and very quick with the info. Unfortunately for Sylvia, TiVo has her back.

"Yes sweety, your firefighter husband drowned in the Twin Towers. Believe it."

All I can say about this one is...wow

"No, you're lying. She was shot. I don't care about the autopsy."

Here's an Aussie psychic who got pwn3d:

X17 Sues Perez Hilton

Perez Hilton, the prolific gossip blogger that is known for his manic posting and goofy hand scribbled additions to photos has been sued by one of the very papparazzi he gets his images from.

The debate has merits on both sides. Is he simply stealing the images that others work so hard to get or is he exercising fair use by making them cultural commentary? As an artist I can see the merits of the first argument. The problem I have is actually with the industry he is supposedly 'damaging'. Their claim is that Hilton is essentially a parasite living off of their work. I dare anyone to think about the papparazzi and not come to taht same exact description. So he doesn't have to run around like a demented moron, getting directly in someone's face, invading their personal space, privacy and dignity in order to get these images. Yeah, higher moral ground...

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Felons In The Backfield

Girl suing Dolphins rookie for $6.3 million

This kind of thing will keep happening as long as teams are willing to overlook what is far, far beyond questionable behavior to hire someone who can play well. Are there really so few prospects that we need to play scumbags like this?

What kind of warning do you need? I mean, Marcus Vick was arrested for whacked-out gunplay on the freeway! For carrying a concealed weapon! Now he's goin down for messing with a 17 year old girl, who he had sex with when she was 15 and he was a senior in college?! Good god.

Let's see here:

"Prior to the 2004 collegiate season, Vick was arrested and ultimately convicted for providing hardcore porno to three underage girls who "claimed" to be college students. In a subsequent incident, Vick was charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana. He was suspended from the university for the fall semester of 2004. Vick was reinstated to the school and the football team under specific guidelines that warranted immediate dismissal from the team for further transgressions."

Strike 0ne for the scumwad

"The 2005 season, however, saw more controversy surrounding Vick. On October 1, 2005, Vick angered fans and press in Morgantown with a display of his middle finger to the crowd during the game at West Virginia University. Vick later apologized and made no further comments."

Strike two - though I'd count this as very minor. Still...

"Vick once again courted controversy on January 2, 2006, when he intentionally stomped on the leg of Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil with a cleated foot during the 2006 Gator Bowl. Following the game Vick claimed the stomping was accidental and asserted he apologized to Dumervil after the game. Dumervil and Louisville coaches said that Vick didn't even talk to Dumervil after the game."

Strike three - Seriously, I saw that clip. Not an accident.

"After an additional report four days later revealed that Vick was cited on December 17, 2005 for a misdemeanor charge of driving on a suspended or revoked license, Virginia Tech announced his permanent dismissal from its football program "due to a cumulative effect of legal infractions and unsportsmanlike play." In response to being thrown off the team, Vick has been quoted as saying, "It's not a big deal. I'll just move on to the next level, baby.""

"Vick declared his eligibility for the NFL draft on January 7, 2006. Two days later he was charged with three counts of brandishing a firearm, a Class One misdemeanor, in Suffolk, Virginia. A police report stated that he allegedly pointed a gun at a 17-year-old and at least two of his friends in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant in the 62-hundred block of Town Point Road in Suffolk. It has been reported that Vick approached the group of teenagers after his girlfriend told him that someone from the group had made disparaging remarks towards her. Vick claimed that the "gun" in question was actually a BlackBerry cell phone that was mistaken for a gun and that his accusers were trying to blackmail him. Marcus Vick was convicted and received a six month suspended sentence for this incident."

Wikipedia

"In the 2006 NFL draft, Vick went undrafted. Many of the NFL's scouts questioned his attitude and his ability to avoid future troubles on and off the field. However, Vick was signed as a free agent, for league minimum pay, by the Miami Dolphins."

Strikes four, five and six. A six month suspended sentence?! Anyone else with his record would have gone done for hard time. But no, Vick gets a lucrative football contract? Unbelievable.

And Rickie Williams remains suspended for smoking weed...

Sumo TV

Sumo TV is your basic funny video website, and they've sponsored this post to create some buzz for their stuff. sumo.tv has a nice layout and could conceivably be competition for Youtube. Hopefully so. You can never have too much funny! :)
I'm still at a loss as to how places like this make any money though. The server costs alone must be ginormous! I'm just glad they are here. I love being able to find whatever I want.

Boniva!

Sally Fields is shilling for this product (and no, I'm not getting paid for this), and the big push behind it is how horribly inconvenient it is to "set aside one day a week to take a pill", while Boniva is once a month.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the market for this product women over 50? The ad has Ms Fields in her kitchen making biscuits or something. So Ms. Got-No_kids cuz they're all moved out, stay-at-home-housewife, or divorced and doing not much besides hobby-baking can't handle one pill a week? Complaining that they have to "set aside time" to take a pill? Is there a long ritual associated with this pill that it's that difficult to fit into your tight retiree schedule? Do you need to grind it up and snort it?

Seriously, I know it's just the advertisers prodding their product's one single benefit over the competition, but c'mon. You couldn't think of anything better than "it takes too much time to take a pill four times a month. Once a month is soooo much better?"

I don't think I want a pill that's so powerful I only need it once every 30 days! Seriosuly, what kind of powerful drugs are coursing through my body for 30 days? Especially now with the whole hormone therapy-breast cancer connection. How about taking some damn calcium? Ain't that what bones munchy-wunch on?

Think Geek

I've been a big fan of ThinkGeek.com for a long time. They have some of the coolest toys around. I myself own 2 t-shirts, a duct tape wallet and some cubicle toys as well. I sent my fiance, who's studying molecular bio, one of those microbe plushies. I also got her an "I love my geek" t-shirt. Just so there's no confusion :P

ThinkGeek T-Shirts

Black Hole News

Because People Suck

Bright Ideas: The City Council of Greenleaf, Idaho, passed an ordinance in November to require nearly all residents to keep a gun at home in case the town becomes overrun by people relocating after Gulf Coast storms. Also in November, a report from the Missouri House's Special Committee on Immigration Reform blamed much of their state's acquiescence to illegal immigration on the fact that since Roe v. Wade in 1973, 80,000 potential Missourians have been aborted, thus helping to create job vacancies for aliens. [MSNBC-AP, 11-16-06] [Jefferson City News Tribune, 11-14-06]

At the county jail in Dubuque, Iowa, in November, Michael Kelley Jr., 29 and accused of attempted murder, was swapping stories with inmate Jamie Brimeyer, 34, when he asked about Brimeyer's facial scar. As Brimeyer described being stabbed in the cheek by an unknown assailant in 2005, Kelley realized that he was the one who had stabbed him and recalled the incident so well that he corrected some of Brimeyer's recollections. Brimeyer later reported Kelley, who is now also charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. [Des Moines Register, 11-6-06]

Political Animals

Libertarian Steve Osborn finished second in the U.S. Senate race in Indiana to incumbent Richard Lugar, more than 1 million votes behind, but two weeks later asked for a recount in 10 precincts.

Utah officials are investigating results in Daggett County, where 947 people were registered to vote on Nov. 7 (compared to the county's entire 2005 census population of 943).

In tiny Waldenburg, Ark., the mayor and his challenger tied at 18 votes each, with the only other candidate, Randy Wooten, receiving zero, which Wooten said was impossible because he had voted for himself.

In Lysowice, Poland (with November voting, also), an elections official became so distraught at irregularities at her polling station that she grabbed a box of ballots and locked herself in a restroom until police convinced her to come out.

[Indianapolis Star, 11-23-06] [CNN-AP, 11-7-06] [ABC News-AP, 11-11-06] [Agence France-Presse, 11-12-06]

TechCrunch Gives PayPerPost Some Props, Finally

Payperpost, a company that allows bloggers to advertise on their blogs, has been taking a lot of slack in recent months. The complaints usually center on the members' blog ads not disclosing that these insertions are actually paid advertisements. Payperpost has always encouraged their members to disclose that they are receiving compensation for their ads, but I suppose it takes a major press release for some within the vaunted "blogosphere", those who consider themselves Stewards of that sphere, to accept this as reality.

I use Payperpost myself. In fact, this right here, this entry you are reading right now, is a paid post. It serves as both advertisement for Payperpost, who are themselves paying for the ad, and as a pre-press-release about the press release that announces that our bloggers will be disclosing the fact that they get paid to post certain ads.

I for one think the whole thing unfairly targets the little guy. When the business of television and movies is more and more focused on product placement, which NO ONE discloses, except in the fine print at the end of the credits no one reads, it seems a bit petty to slam the little guy for running an ad in his blog. I wonder, if I mention Coke in my ad and get a royalty nickle, would I have to disclose? Did Will Smith when he was drinking Pepsi in that last movie?

Almost Naked Animals

Almost Naked Animals is a website featuring, what else, animals that are nearly naked. Animals in underwear to be exact. You can see your favorite animals as they model their short and frillies. And of course, you can buy merchandize featuring them as well.

"The bunny likes tacos, but hates clowns. The anteater prefers triptychs and trivia contests. And Miss Froggy really, really detests body odor. All of these likes and dislikes are delivered by reptiles, mammals, and insects sporting nothing but their birthday suits and a clean pair of undies. Some of the animals—the bumblebee, the octopus, and the platypus, for instance—wear tighty-whiteys. The rooster dons brightly polka-dotted shorts, the giraffe heart-patterned boxers, and the butterfly a bright pink bra-and-panty set. All look googly-eyed, wide-lipped, and a little bit cold. But terrifically friendly, we're sure." Yahoo News

The brainchild of Noah Z Jones, quite a talented illustrator.

EuroPlates!

These are actually pretty tight. If I drove a car that they seemed appropriate for I might get one. Then again, European License Plates would be kinda funny on my genericar. When I went to Europe for my graduation and then later on my honeymoon, I thought the country stickers were pretty cool and got one from France, but some Europlates would be even cooler.

Bit of a Follow-up

Regarding the Heart Attack Grill's dealings with real life nurses, I thought it would be cool if we all used the Nursing Advocacy letter writing campaign form to respond to how you feel about the ridiculousness of it all. I did.

"Dear "Dr. Basso":

I think what you are doing is hilarious and a great service to the community and I think you should ignore the scare-tactics of those who are afraid morons might mistake your servers for real nurses.

I also think that the idea that you contribute to a stereotype that's been around since WWI concerning nurses is ridiculous. Banishing the "hot nurse" outfit will do no more to alleviate that cliche than banning female teachers would stop the "hot for teacher" cliche.

Thank you for considering my concerns."

ps. according to studies, the other stereotype that's just as common as the "hypersexualized" nurse cliche is the fireman stereotype. You don't hear any bitching and moaning about that though, do you? Noooo....they've got friggin calendars! And no one's trying to ban male strippers from 'exploiting' firefighters. In fact, no one says male strippers are exploited at all.

This is part of the "thought processes":

"It seems to us that the naughty nurse image has little to do with a belief that real nurses are hot but serious professionals, and much to do with a desire to have anonymous sex with models dressed in lingerie-like "nurse" uniforms. It's diverting for some men, apparently, to think that the little handmaiden job of nursing is populated by disposable bimbos, which may also help such men handle the notion that female nurses actually have some power over them in clinical settings. But the disposable bimbo is not an image that appeals to most career seekers, particularly men, which is a key reason the profession remains over 90% female--never a prescription for power and respect."

And how does THAT affect their job? They just BS'd their way out of their own argument.

"...which may also help such men handle the notion that female nurses actually have some power over them in clinical settings."

If anything, I would say that 99% of people, men included, are grateful for a nurse's help, not worried about "losing power". I would also propose that the shortage of nurses is due to the fact that no one wants to wipe someone else's butt.

My God....It's Full Of Stars...

I am somewhat of an astronomy buff. Not so much that I spend all my time looking through a telescope, but I do own one and look through it occassionally. I'm more of the sort that likes to read about astronomy, think about it and look at pictures the pros took. Which means my telescope doesn't get much use. I've been considering selling it.

Here's a site that is essentially a astronomy classified ad site. I might put mine up there, so maybe you could buy it, save me one thing to move across the country.

Rudolph's Freak Cousin

Apparently some hunter in Wisconsin shot hisself a deer with some extra dark meat. Three extra legs to be specific. Though they don't appear to be good eatin legs, they were spiffy enough to get him some air time.

Wisconsin hunter bags deer with 7 legs
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Information from The Reporter

Rosie the Racist

This is the same woman who complained that Kelly Ripa was a homophobe because she dared chastise Clay Aiken for putting his hnd over her mouth. Aside from the fact that Clay didn't really want to be outed by Rosie, there was no mention whatsoever of anything sexual. So how should we take it when this mental midget is horrendously and loudly insensitive to Asians during a recent airing of The View? Personally, I could have cared less about her idiot mumblings, but seeing as she's placed herself up on moral higher grounds in defense of her own sexual orientation and anyone else who might be occupying it, she totally deserved to be crucified in the media for being a moron who can't tell the difference between a polite rebuke for rudeness and a racial stereotype.

So yes Rosie, just like Kramer and Mel and all the others you've no doubt glibly chatted over on The View with your fellow estrogenically co-dependant harpies, you are a racist.

AAJA Responds to Rosie O'Donnell's Offensive Mimic

Heart Attack Grill

You gotta hand it to these guys. They really know how to generate publicity. It just goes to show you that a great idea is a great idea. And a little controversy doesn't hurt. This will be my business plan when I make my push for fame - piss off the right-wing, religious fanatic, PC crowd.

The Heart Attack Grill is the brain child of "Dr" Jon, the owner. A manly burger joint which flaunts the fact that their food is unhealthy and delicious. Their small burger, which is by no means small, is called the Single Bypass. Their largest is called the "Quadrupal Bypass"!. It is simply monstrous! Their servers are all hotties decked out in sexy nurse outfits.

But the real genius of the place is not so much the menu or the tongue-in-cheek theme, it's the servers. Just as Hooters got their start with sexy young girls serving halfway decent food, Heart Attack Grill has their servers dressed out in the typical Halloween outfits, aimed at attracting the meateating hunter gatherers among us.

The kick comes in with the controversy. Not only is the unhealthy menu media-infammatory, but to top it off, the Arizona State Board of Nursing has piped in and declared their server's outfits not only exploit women, but demean the nursing profession by continuing the supposed sexual mythology surrounding the nursing profession.

The genius comes when the Heart Attack Grill refuses to bend to this whiney special interest group and responds with 'biting' humor. They have a page on their website proclaiming "They're Not Real Nurses!". This is followed by pictures of other hot models dressed as policewomen, firefighters and nuns, equally proclaiming their spurious nature. Priceless.

I love the 1,2,3 punches of tongue-in-cheek, in-your-face and "screw-you-tight-ass". Best of all, they're located in Tempe, AZ, about 3 blocks from where my fiance, Linda used to live. Which is about 15 minutes from our new home. Sweet.

Extreme Trainsurfing

I suppose there's a lesson in here somewhere.

I'm damned if I can find it though.

Not exactly what I think of when I think of "carpe diem".

Chatrooms

I used to be heavy into this one chat room. It was a place where some of the friends I had made from the Plaza would meet up to be random and shoot the poop. It was pretty cool at the time and it helped reinforce some of the friendships I had made then. I don't go into chatrooms anymore though. I simply don't have the time to spend, but I do miss them.

Darwin's Sleeping

This is one of those close calls you see once in a while where you just have to shake your head and think, "they don't know how lucky they were".

This guy seems a tad shaken, but still doesn't seem to realize how close he came to serious bodily harm. I am constantly amazed at the numbers of morons who stand on the side of the road during these Euro rallies.

Moron's On Parade

Some dude decides to see what would happen if he put a can of WD-40 in the fire. Then he decided to whack it with a stick. I guess the fire wasn't doing the trick fast enough.

This is why some people are considered just too dumb to live. Darwin at work. Too bad he didn't finish the job, but then, I guess you gotta make some mistakes to learn. I wonder if he learned.

Note: Some understandable profanity

Elite Dating

Not a dating site!

Elite Dating Club is not a dating site. They are a resource which wades through the hundreds of dating sites available to consumers and Dating Site Reviews. They also offer general dating advice as well as advice on online dating. There is also a section that offers online dating cautions to consider.

Can't Make This Stuff Up

Seriously, how stupid are these people. This guy got ripped off, so he did what most people would do - he called the cops. Problem is, what was stolen was a pound of marijuana.

Man calls 911 to report stolen drugs Yahoo News

Hellacious D

Maxim Online interviewed Jack Black and Kyle Gass about their upcoming movie, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.

I still haven't decided if I like Jack Black or not. He's one of those actors that seems to need reigning in to be easier to deal with. When he's let go, he's just too over the top. I think it worked in Nacho Libre, because it was all Jack and you knew what to expect. I guess it will be the same with this movie too. All Jack, all the time.
The clips I've seen look interesting, but not enough to compell me to go see the film. My friend is a complete lunatic for Jack. I'm sure he'll be there!

Black Hole News
Because People Suck

Where Are My Pumps?

To settle a discrimination lawsuit by transsexual men in October, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority agreed to open all of its restrooms on the basis of individuals' "gender expression," meaning that, for example, any man dressed seriously as a woman could choose the ladies' room. And the New York City government is currently considering adopting a rule to permit people to switch genders on their birth certificates, regardless of whether they've had surgery, as long as they've lived in the new gender for two years and a physician and a mental-health counselor approve. [New York Daily News, 10-24-06] [New York Times, 11-7-06]

The "Yeah, Right" File

Karen Madden, 38, goes on trial in December in Harrisburg, Pa., after allegedly confessing to stealing $550,000 worth of jewelry and handbags from the residence of her former boss, who is the chancellor of the state's college system. The chancellor, testifying at a July hearing on the charges, said Madden had called her recently and apologized but then went on to say, "I hope you and I can still be friends, and I would like to use you, can I use you as a reference, just for the work part?" [Philadelphia Daily News-AP, 11-8-06]

"Way ta go, Bra!"

Two men in a Dodge Neon were seriously injured in a rollover accident on Interstate 75 near Toledo, Ohio, in October after a red bra flew from the radio antenna of another car, startling the Neon driver and causing him to swerve and lose control. The Ohio Highway Patrol later learned that the owner of the bra had hung it from the aerial after she realized that it had broken due to her dog's having chewed on it earlier that day. A prosecutor said a misdemeanor littering charge would be filed against the woman, but was exploring whether there had been out-the-window socializing between the cars' occupants before the rollover. [Toledo Blade, 10-12-06]

The Car Salesman School of Recruiting

After shooting video undercover in 10 Army recruiting offices in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, ABC News released in November an episode of recruiters telling a prospect that no one is going to Iraq anymore. "No, we're bringing people back," he said, and his partner followed with, "We're not at war. War ended a long time ago." In a separate on-camera interview, Col. Robert Manning, who is in charge of Army recruiting in the Northeast, generously told ABC News that he disagreed with the recruiters. "We are a nation and Army at war still." [AOL.com-ABC News, 11-4-06]

Wow

In elections for sheriff, Chris Abril was elected in Polk County, N.C., despite his arrest in August on years-old charges of statutory rape (which Abril said he'd straighten out as one of his first orders of business), and Rick Magnuson was soundly defeated for sheriff of Aspen, Colo., after "all of my skeletons (were) exposed," he said, in the course of the campaign. Among the skeletons was a stint in alcohol rehab; his unauthorized use of a criminal database; his onetime letters to Osama bin Laden as part of an "art project"; and (also as an art project) the video he made of himself masturbating into a hole in the ground in the Mojave Desert. [Times-News (Hendersonville, Tenn.), 11-8-06] [Post-Independent (Glenwood Springs, Colo.), 10-14-06]

Damsel In Distress

This guy saves the day and this girl's modesty when he saves her from drowning - in embarassment! Seems she loses something in the exchange, and I don't mean money.

This is some viral vid from a Jewish Dating site. She's definitely a hottie though. And he's certainly got the situation 'in hand'.

Terror in the Skies!!

It isn't against the law to fart on a plane...yet. But it is against the law to light a match to hide the evidence. Apparently it's common for some people to light a match to burn off the methane so people don't smeel your flatulence, but this guy did it on a plane and got in some serious trouble.

article continues:
Flatulence forces plane to land

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Death of a Star

This is a pretty cool video showing how a star's supernova destroys the planets orbiting it, ending witha neutron star. I wish it was longer and followed up what happens after that. It seems like it's a cycle where a new star is born again from the ashes. Like the Big Bang - Big Squeeze - Big Bang in microcosm. If you can call something that massive a microcosm.

Voice Acting

This is something I've always wondered about. Why don't more actors try to get into voice acting. I'm sure it's less money, but the truth is you can sit in a nice cool studio and drink a Coke and not have to worry about makeup or wardrobe or any of the other tedious things that come along with acting. You could even do it in your PJs.

Think about it: You can be a character you might never be able to with your real life acting persona, you can really let go with some of the characters too. There's less prep time as well.

Outfoxed

This is the video documentary, Outfoxed, about how Rupert Murdoch and the rest of the network scumbags have lowered the bar way further than the Marianas Trench. It's a searing indictment of the power-brokers and power-mongers in charge of the information you and I are "allowed" access to.

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Outfoxed

Rockstartup

Rockstartup.com is a web reality show following the CEO of Payperpost, Ted Murphy, as he raises cash to get his dream off the ground. the first two episodes are up and running. You can watch as they head to New York to set up for a trade show. Then check out the second video as Ted and Britt take on the Today Show and Ad:Tech. The next episode of the show is about the gang moving into their new offices in Maitland, Fl. The rest is PPP history, but that history is still being written, and you can see it unfurl.
Shot in HD, the show is being shopped out to the networks too, so catch it now while you can, without commercials!
I myself am proud of the fact that the pictures on the "about the show" page are of their visit to yours truly for the Postie Patrol fiasco. I still have nightmares about pizza and pepperoni. Thanks Ted!
Seriously, these are a bunch of really great guys and I think they have a geat thing going and am very proud to be a part of it all. I have a feeling they might have an episode in the near future that involves a certain Donkeh and Ted and a couple of really big pizzas!