Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Killing Liberals?
Some guy shot up 2 people in a church in Knoxville, TN due of his belief that "all liberals should be killed because they were ruining the country". Gee, want to remind me which political party is running the country right now? Yeah, that's what I thought.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Tollund Man
Tollund Man is a bog body that was discovered in a peat field in Denmark during the 1950s. It is a well preserved corpse of a man who lived during the Scandanavian Iron Age about 2,000 years ago. The dude was hanged and placed in a bog in what is said to be a sacrificial ceremony to appease the fertility goddess, using the bog as a gateway to the afterlife.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Apartment Searching Humor
Searching for apartments is always a sarcastic adventure for me. Here are the typical cases that I always say NO to myself:
Case 1: Ads that have photos of party girls. Like, oh my god!
Case 2: "My name is Michael and i am a member of ZBT fraternity..."NO!
Case 3: Ads that have a regular title like "Housemate wanted", but when you click the link, the first line is "FEMALES ONLY!" Don't waste my time, bitches.
Case 4: Ads that are in all caps. APARTMENT AVAILABLE YADA YADA I'M CRAZY YING YING BADA BING I KILL YOU!
Case 5: Ads that state that they have a housekeeper. That basically means the tenants are slobs and can't take care of themselves. Also, I would have to be more paranoid since housekeepers tend to steal shit. No thanks, me no likey fluff pillow.
Case 1: Ads that have photos of party girls. Like, oh my god!
Case 2: "My name is Michael and i am a member of ZBT fraternity..."NO!
Case 3: Ads that have a regular title like "Housemate wanted", but when you click the link, the first line is "FEMALES ONLY!" Don't waste my time, bitches.
Case 4: Ads that are in all caps. APARTMENT AVAILABLE YADA YADA I'M CRAZY YING YING BADA BING I KILL YOU!
Case 5: Ads that state that they have a housekeeper. That basically means the tenants are slobs and can't take care of themselves. Also, I would have to be more paranoid since housekeepers tend to steal shit. No thanks, me no likey fluff pillow.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The One Vocal Critic of the Google Gradstu
Grad stew? No, it's not some chunky soup dish concocted by graduate students. It's a mailing list. The graduate student representative, however, thought there should be another one that was made by and exclusively for graduate students. I think he felt that graduate students were getting tired of the non-graduate student notices sent to them through the original gradstu, hence the proposal for an exclusive one.
In my opinion, while this is an innocently nice, neutral gesture on his part, it is yet another medium for spam; not from outside people, but rather from graduate students themselves. I personally did not care to give feedback on whether I thought it was a good or bad idea. Even if it was set up, I wouldn't join it. For those who want to be part of it, kudos to them. Of course, the graduate student representative's closest friends (or yes men, more specifically), namely the oddball Philip, were for the idea, giving a "Great idea. I am for it!" response.
However, today the original gradstu got a very "vocal" tirade from a PhD student. Basically, he stated that he had too many login sets and mailing lists to remember as well as too much spam to deal with and delete. While it is nice to finally meet a third person besides myself who can uninhibitedly tell the graduate student representative to shove it, I feel that this new comrade could have gave his opinion in a less vehement way. The simplest thing he could have done is just ignore the proposal and not bother signing up for it altogether. That just about says all one needs to say right there.
In my opinion, while this is an innocently nice, neutral gesture on his part, it is yet another medium for spam; not from outside people, but rather from graduate students themselves. I personally did not care to give feedback on whether I thought it was a good or bad idea. Even if it was set up, I wouldn't join it. For those who want to be part of it, kudos to them. Of course, the graduate student representative's closest friends (or yes men, more specifically), namely the oddball Philip, were for the idea, giving a "Great idea. I am for it!" response.
However, today the original gradstu got a very "vocal" tirade from a PhD student. Basically, he stated that he had too many login sets and mailing lists to remember as well as too much spam to deal with and delete. While it is nice to finally meet a third person besides myself who can uninhibitedly tell the graduate student representative to shove it, I feel that this new comrade could have gave his opinion in a less vehement way. The simplest thing he could have done is just ignore the proposal and not bother signing up for it altogether. That just about says all one needs to say right there.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Unpatriotic?
Another reason our government and the media are full of weirdos is because their idea of being patriotic is pasting the American flag on every product known to man and wearing the American flag on every single article of clothing known to man.
9-11 happens: practically everyone starts taping American flags to their windows and car radio antennas. Yeah, that'll show those Arabs, because taping paper to glass emits magical energy. Better not mess with that shit...it'll give you the munchies for days!
The NBA and NCAAB mandates that American flag stickers be put on the backboards of hoops and on the jerseys of the players.
The NFL mandates that the American flag be put on the back of players' helmets.Newspapers put the American flag on the front page.
Hey idiots, I think I realize that I live in America. I think all of the tourists visiting our country know that they are visiting America. So stop with the pointless shenanigans already. How is putting a sticker of the American flag on my toilet paper supposed to make me feel more American? How is wearing tightie whities with the American flag sewed in supposed to make me feel more American? Lo and behold, I don't feel more American.Barack Obama got a lot of flack for not wearing an American flag pin on his jacket. Who cares? I can't believe people are getting so outraged and stressing so much over something that is really insignificant. It's like that scene from Office Space where JoAnn is getting flack for not showing more flair.
I posted this blog on another site, and one of my friends commented, giving me a perspective from someone (them) who actually does these weird things with stickers and actually does make a big hoopla about people who don't do the same.
[Its called Pride. When you are proud of something, say for instance the fact that hundreds of thousands of men and women died to give you the "luxuries" you enjoy everyday; one being able to voice your opinion without being killed for it. With all the horrible and atrocious things that are happening in the world, I'll gladly slap an American Flag on any available surface. I may be somewhat biased seeing as how Scott is a marine - notice how I didn't say "ex" marine? once a marine, always a marine - but honestly. How fucking cool is it to practice any religion you want, say whatever you want, practically do anything you want (within reason) and not be stoned, hanged, shot, maimed, raped or butchered for it.]
Not surprisingly, this woman is married to a former Marine. Go figure, right? And her reasoning, as well as others like her, always involves a lot of Armed Forces rhetoric. So let me guet this straight: Apparently there is this "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" deal going on? What I mean is that apparently the government will allow us, theoretically, to practice any religion we want and say whatever we want within reason AS LONG AS we buy up the stickers the make and paste them on every single item we own in return? Gee, I thought simply being a citizen was the only requirement. I didn't know I had to do extra.
9-11 happens: practically everyone starts taping American flags to their windows and car radio antennas. Yeah, that'll show those Arabs, because taping paper to glass emits magical energy. Better not mess with that shit...it'll give you the munchies for days!
The NBA and NCAAB mandates that American flag stickers be put on the backboards of hoops and on the jerseys of the players.
The NFL mandates that the American flag be put on the back of players' helmets.Newspapers put the American flag on the front page.
Hey idiots, I think I realize that I live in America. I think all of the tourists visiting our country know that they are visiting America. So stop with the pointless shenanigans already. How is putting a sticker of the American flag on my toilet paper supposed to make me feel more American? How is wearing tightie whities with the American flag sewed in supposed to make me feel more American? Lo and behold, I don't feel more American.Barack Obama got a lot of flack for not wearing an American flag pin on his jacket. Who cares? I can't believe people are getting so outraged and stressing so much over something that is really insignificant. It's like that scene from Office Space where JoAnn is getting flack for not showing more flair.
I posted this blog on another site, and one of my friends commented, giving me a perspective from someone (them) who actually does these weird things with stickers and actually does make a big hoopla about people who don't do the same.
[Its called Pride. When you are proud of something, say for instance the fact that hundreds of thousands of men and women died to give you the "luxuries" you enjoy everyday; one being able to voice your opinion without being killed for it. With all the horrible and atrocious things that are happening in the world, I'll gladly slap an American Flag on any available surface. I may be somewhat biased seeing as how Scott is a marine - notice how I didn't say "ex" marine? once a marine, always a marine - but honestly. How fucking cool is it to practice any religion you want, say whatever you want, practically do anything you want (within reason) and not be stoned, hanged, shot, maimed, raped or butchered for it.]
Not surprisingly, this woman is married to a former Marine. Go figure, right? And her reasoning, as well as others like her, always involves a lot of Armed Forces rhetoric. So let me guet this straight: Apparently there is this "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" deal going on? What I mean is that apparently the government will allow us, theoretically, to practice any religion we want and say whatever we want within reason AS LONG AS we buy up the stickers the make and paste them on every single item we own in return? Gee, I thought simply being a citizen was the only requirement. I didn't know I had to do extra.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Kaoma
I'm gonna try to interpret the phonetics behind the song Lambada by Kaoma.
Shorando see foi quem oom gee-ah so me fay shorar
Shorando see foi quem oom gee-ah so me fay shorar
Shorando estara ow lembrar jee-um amor
Que um gee-ah no soubee kwee dar
Shorando estara ow lembrar jee-um amor
Que um gee-ah no soubee koo-ee dar
Ah haycor cah sow vai estar com ele own gee for
Ah haycor cah sow vai estar pra sempre own gee for
Dansa sol e mar huardarei no ooh-da
Ooh amor faj perdrer encontrar
Lambao dweysh tarei ow lembrar ques amor
Por um gee ow-hm insjante foi hei
Ah haycor cah sow vai estar com ele own gee for
Ah haycor cah sow vai estar pra sempre own gee for
Shorando estara ow lembrar jee-um amor
Que um gee-ah no soubee kwee dar
Can sow reez you dor melogee-ah gee amor
Um momento que fica no ar
I-I-I
Losenta Lambada
Shorando see foi quem oom gee-ah so me fay shorar
Shorando see foi quem oom gee-ah so me fay shorar
Shorando estara ow lembrar jee-um amor
Que um gee-ah no soubee kwee dar
Shorando estara ow lembrar jee-um amor
Que um gee-ah no soubee koo-ee dar
Ah haycor cah sow vai estar com ele own gee for
Ah haycor cah sow vai estar pra sempre own gee for
Dansa sol e mar huardarei no ooh-da
Ooh amor faj perdrer encontrar
Lambao dweysh tarei ow lembrar ques amor
Por um gee ow-hm insjante foi hei
Ah haycor cah sow vai estar com ele own gee for
Ah haycor cah sow vai estar pra sempre own gee for
Shorando estara ow lembrar jee-um amor
Que um gee-ah no soubee kwee dar
Can sow reez you dor melogee-ah gee amor
Um momento que fica no ar
I-I-I
Losenta Lambada
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