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Friday, 19 May 2006
Faith The Biped Dog Hits Montel's Show
Topic: Entertainment

Ever seen a dog with two legs? Ever seen a dog with two hind legs? Now have you ever seen that dog walk like a human on those hind legs? You will after watching this clip from The Montel Williams Show. Absolutely incredible.



P.S. - We found this over in the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club "Off Topic" forums. So thanks to the NASIOC OT, but we wouldn't recommend staying around there too long. Those guys are crazy.

Posted by James at 4:28 PM CDT
Updated: Friday, 19 May 2006 4:30 PM CDT
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Iran Turning Into Nazi Germany? Want to Tag Non-Muslims
Topic: World News

Iran has made another move ensuring either sanctions against their country or the complete bombing of Tehran by introducing a new plan to tag all Christians and Jews in their country with colored bands to indicate they are not of the Muslim faith, recalling the lead-up to the Holocaust, with Nazi Germany making Jews wear bands on their arms with the Star of David and making them walk in the gutter. And boy are the human rights groups PISSED.

"This is reminiscent of the Holocaust," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, the dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. "Iran is moving closer and closer to the ideology of the Nazis."

"There's no reason to believe they won't pass this," said Rabbi Hier. "It will certainly pass unless there's some sort of international outcry over this."


This comes out hot after Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calling for the complete destruction of Israel and saying he wanted to start a series of lectures about the Nazi's "Final Solution."

We have a "Final Solution" that would help take care of all of this; U.N. sanctioned nuclear strikes on the country of Iran. Seriously. Plant and a bomb and call it a nuclear accident because of their enriching program and all of a sudden Iran is wiped off the globe. Fuck that place.


CANADA.COM

Posted by James at 11:37 AM CDT
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Old Cars and Old Lace? Elderly Ladies Murder for Money!
Topic: Weird Shit

Are two octogenarians responsible for the hit and run deaths of two homeless men to gather over $2 million in life insurance? It would appear to be so. The two women offered them shelter and an apartment for up to two years while using their signatures to open over a dozen insurance policies on each and naming themselves the beneficiaries.

Then their Oldsmobiles would strike.

Both of the men were struck by vehicles in early morning hours in cases that mirrored each other and arose suspicions, especially after the women filed over $3.8 million in insurance claims and collected $2.4. Now they're going to be tried for insurance fraud, murder and conspiracy to commit murder and could face up to 160 years in prison.

So what do we learn from this awful series of events? That our society is so jaded we can't even trust old people anymore.


MSNBC

Posted by James at 10:52 AM CDT
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Thursday, 18 May 2006
Senate Proves They're Old Farts and Homophobes
Topic: Politics

The Senate Judiciary Committee just approved a bill to write a Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the United States, which, correct us if we're wrong, would be against the Constitution and Bill of Rights, but we're sure the Senators know better than us.

Russ Feingold, who we thought was a douchebag but now merely think is a crybaby, stormed out of the meeting, which was soon followed by Committee Chairman Arlen Specter calling out to him "good riddance."

So once again, our country is going to deny basic rights for homosexuals to be miserable and get a tax break because they were raised in an era where lynchings were still common. Way to go you fucking simple-minded bigots. We hope you rot on your high horses.


MSNBC

Posted by James at 5:30 PM CDT
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The Damn Weekly DSCC Email; Playing the Numbers Game
Topic: Politics

The rotation appears to have come full circle, as Anne Lewis is back to point out some useless facts in this week's Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee email asking for money and support. The following are a few tidbits from the email and our retort to this pearls of wisdom.

Yesterday, Democrat Bob Casey beat Rick Santorum by nearly 65,000 votes.

Before you get too excited, I should point out that I'm talking about the nominating primaries and that Casey and Santorum weren't actually running against each other. But it's still a crystal clear example of how Pennsylvania voters are ready for a change.
- No, Anne, it's not. They're not ready for change just because one candidate beat out his primary candidate by more votes. It doesn't even come close to meaning that, and that makes you a dumbass. Next?

He says that he's never voted to raise taxes. The problem, of course, is that Conrad Burns voted for higher taxes for Montanans just last week. The tax bill that passed the Senate last week will end a special college tuition tax deduction that saved Montana students more than $20 million a year. - Ehhh, technically she's right, but this isn't really the same as raising taxes, because it's just halting a government program. Remember, the US government used to pay for farmers to use DDT before cutting that funding, and we doubt someone would look at that as raising taxes.

Claire McCaskill is touring around Missouri all this week to meet with veterans and active-duty service members and to discuss her newly unveiled Military Bill of Rights.

McCaskill's plan will keep the promises this administration has broken: more body armor for our troops, a better-funded VA system, and a modernization of the GI Bill that would provide world-class opportunities to our veterans.
- Oh sigh, where to begin? This is pretty much the same as the GOP using 9/11 to win elections. Claire, no one believes you're genuine. After all, you're a politician.

Then Lewis put up a bumper sticker she saw that said "I NEVER THOUGHT I'D MISS NIXON" which we have to admit is damn funny. And now the DSCC is running a "funny bumper sticker" campaign to try to get people involved. Good idea. Hip and fun and political at the same time. But oops, she screwed it up by asking for money in the last line. And just when things were ending so well for her too...


DSCC

Posted by James at 3:07 PM CDT
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Heart Attack IPO Hits Stock Market Today
Topic: National News

Proving again that McDonald's sucks, Burger King opened their IPO today (Initial Public Offering for people that don't know... like us - ed.) to raise approximately $425 million in capital, which will help pay off their $350 million debt. After that? Shoot, executives are going to Hawaii.

"Despite Burger King's checkered operational history, lower cash-flow-margin profile and significant debt burden, the company appears to be coming to market at a pretty attractive price if you think it can meet management's expectations for top- and bottom-line growth that exceed projections for the industry," Renaissance Capital said in its featured IPO column.

Mostly you can thank their 500 calorie breakfast sandwiches and 1300 calorie value meals. Perhaps you can also thank their odd advertising campaign and the return of the plastic King. But all we know is this; at $17.55 a share, it's way out of our penny stock price range. We'll just have a Whopper.


AFP

Posted by James at 2:25 PM CDT
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FBI Narrowing Down Search for Hoffa?
Topic: National News

The rumor for the past few decades is that former union boss Jimmy Hoffa was buried somewhere in Giants stadium in New Jersey after disappearing in 1975. Last year, a former Hoffa ally was proved to be just another senile old man after bring out the FBI to his house and having them rip up the floor boards looking for blood, which turned out to be his cat's or a mouse's or from his nose or whatever.

So now the FBI is out on a small Michigan farm with backhoes and shovels, digging up various spots after confirming some possible details which may include a location to Hoffa's grave. While the FBI agents are being mum about what they're searching for, neighbors are having a hoot watching all of this unfold across their fence.

The FBI agent will not admit to any hooting of their own.


AP via YAHOO! NEWS

Posted by James at 11:28 AM CDT
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German Chick Leaves Friend as Gas Deposit, Ditches Her
Topic: World News

A young woman in Germany who could not afford to pay her gas bill left her friend with the station attendant as a deposit while she ran home to get some money. However, two hours later, everyone was wondering where she was at.

Turns out she didn't give a rat's ass about her friend. So her friend got interrogated by police and released, while the driver of the car is wanted to suspicion of fraud. Ha! Good luck explaining that one honey.


REUTERS

Posted by James at 9:31 AM CDT
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Wednesday, 17 May 2006
Hey Ladies, One More Reason to Wear Your Seatbelt and a Bra
Topic: Weird Shit

In Dallas, it's not uncommon to find a convertible full of under 21 girls screaming and laughing while not wearing their seat belts and only covering their bathing suit area with a tank top and a pair of shorts. That's one of the reasons why we moved here. But listen up, hotties, because both of those things you so hate can save your life.

A woman in Tampa, Florida (man, Florida's been all over this place this week - ed.) was saved after a 38 caliber bullet smashed through her window and deflected off of her chest, landing safely in her lap. The reason for her not dying from a direct to the heart gunshot wound? The bullet was stopped by her seat belt and bra strap.

"It's a big bullet, but you had all those forces acting against it," Hillsborough sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway told the St. Petersburg Times. "It's very rare that something like that occurs. She's very lucky. You know, we're just glad she came out OK."

So while we're not advocating the wearing of bras by any means, we're objective journalists and just had to speak the truth, non-biased and non-opinionated. But seriously, anybody who is still not wearing their seat belt does deserve to get shot in the heart for being a retard by choice.


MSNBC

Posted by James at 1:59 PM CDT
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Eagle Scout Project Downs Dallas Area Schoolteachers!
Topic: Texas News

While we am sure many of you have already read this story, more information has come to light that we feel we must share. Yesterday afternoon, 18 teachers from Lake Highlands High School in Dallas were taken to the hospital complaining of dizziness, nausea and elevated heart rates after eating muffins left in the teacher's lounge.

While many still remain hospitalized, authorities and doctors have determined that the muffins were laced with either a street or prescription drug which induced the illness (we think it was ex-lax, and a lot of it, since we've pulled something like this on someone before who will remain unnamed - ed.).

But the truly interesting goings-on in this story is that security footage shows the possible suspect delivering the muffin... as part of an Eagle Scout project. Do the Boy Scouts of America hate teachers? Are Eagle Scouts evil (we're one, and we sure are)? Why do graduates of Lake Highlands High School never let go of those years? Are they stuck forever in their high school cliques?

Perhaps we will never know. Developing...


UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

Posted by James at 11:57 AM CDT
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Woman Defends Dog Against Gator, Gets Citation
Topic: National News

We have a shocking little theory about Florida's gator problem; it was perpetrated by students from the University of Florida, who purchased hundreds of alligators from pet shops during their basketball team's Final Four run, and then after winning the championship, tossed them in the swamp. This can be the only reason the alligator attacks are getting this bad.

Former Marine Candy Frey received a warning citation from police after a 3 foot gator cruised through the dog door of her home and attacked her golden retriever. The USMC training kicked in, and after using her daughter to help her push the beast back through the tiny door, she blasted it four times with a shotgun.

Police and animal control showed up, issued her the warning, and then simply put the gator back in the lake, except with a few small holes in it. We think they should've blown this sucker away with their own shotgun, preferably loaded with slugs instead of buckshot. Because now that it knows how to get in to someone's home, it's never going to stop.


AP via YAHOO! NEWS

Posted by James at 10:25 AM CDT
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Tuesday, 16 May 2006
The Presidential Address Fallout; Senate's in...
Topic: Politics

Judging by our slightly tipsy reaction last night to the Presidential Address, we would've figured there would be some more backlash or political unrest regarding President Bush's idiotic plan of amnesty (yes, it is amnesty, no matter what he tells you - ed.) for the illegals already here, while using the National Guard to help keep the Southern border in order while the Border Patrol gets more help that isn't redneck and loaded with beer and shotguns.

But instead, the Senate has passed a measure supporting the vote 55-40, with most of those 40 being on the GOP side, angered that Bush would dare grant amnesty to illegal immigrants, even though technically, we're all here illegally since we stole this land from the Indians, but whatever.

“This is going to be a tremendous enforcement support partnership,” U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar told reporters at the White House.

“We can certainly do what is asked by our commander in chief,” added Lt. Gen. Steven Blum, National Guard Army Bureau Chief.


So once this gets smashed through the House and signed by Dubya, see you later immigrators. Electric fences around El Paso and other border towns and increased patrols will attempt to stop new illegal immigrants from "swarming" our country and offering their cheap labor to the ditch-digging and general construction fields.


MSNBC

Posted by James at 3:28 PM CDT
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Bubonic Plague Found in Utah Campgrounds; Way to be France in 1790, Utah
Topic: National News

Hooray! After a woman in Los Angeles was admitted with the Bubonic Plague late last month, the state of Utah decided to get in on the action and infect some field mice and squirrels in a campground, thus turning themselves into Europe of the late 1700s.

"We come down on the conservative side when it comes to closing campgrounds," said Joe Winkelmaier of the U.S. Public Health Service. "We just like to be sure when it comes to plague."

Oh yes, of course. Wouldn't want you to have to close your precious park for something as tiny as typhoid or rubella. Plague's where they draw that line though.


AP

Posted by James at 2:41 PM CDT
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Alligators Are the New Sharks
Topic: National News

April 2005 saw multiple bull shark attacks in Florida that resulted in fatalities. Now, the sharks appear to have given way to a creature that has the ability to attack not only in the water, but on land as well. And they're doing it rather effectively.

Two more bodies were discovered Sunday, bringing the total of fatal attacks by murderous alligators to three, while the total for deadly gator attacks in the past 58 years has only been 17.

A 23-year-old snorkeler was found still *gulp* in the gator's mouth, and only after poking the animal with a stick in the eye were her friend's able to get her out. The second woman was found floating in a swamp three days after she disappeared.

So now as the warm weather continues, Florida residents are being urged to stay out of non-pool bodies of water and out of the swamps completely. But don't head back to the ocean, because the bull sharks are jealous and ready to pounce.


AP

Posted by James at 12:14 PM CDT
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Pink Taco Restaurant Angers Scottsdalians
Topic: National News

The Pink Taco Mexican Restaurant is a staple of Las Vegas Mexican food. Nestled inside the Hard Rock Cafe, its name perfectly fits the lifestyle of the City of Hookers and Gambling. But oh, don't bring the vagina-monikered eatery to Scottsdale, Arizona, because they'll get pissed.

"The City of Scottsdale has a very fine reputation around the world. Let's keep the standards high. Let's let what plays in Vegas stay in Vegas," said an anonymous email.

The problem with this is that this person who fired off this angry email, who is probably retired or nearing that age, seems to forget the over abundance of porn stars that live in their fair city's hills and wealthy neighborhoods. Jenna Jameson, the world's most famous porn star, is even a local strip club owner and businesswoman. So this is a little of the pot calling the kettle black.

Bring in the Pink Taco. It wouldn't be the first, or last, that opened big in Scottsdale.


AP via YAHOO! NEWS

Posted by James at 10:16 AM CDT
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Monday, 15 May 2006
The Presidential Address Wrap-up! Our Bad!
Topic: Politics

Ha, sorry guys. We didn't expect the entire address to be about immigration. So after the tequila shot, hopefully you guys pounded enough Corona quickly enough to drown out the crap that was flowing from Dubya's mouth.

So what did we think? With the help of our hairy, four-legged interns, we determined that this was political pandering. Actually, it was quite obvious. It was calling out your co-workers in front of a large group of your friends to embarrass them into doing what you want.

It was also an attempt to bring back the "compassionate conservatism" that Bush promised in the 2000 election and hasn't done since. Perhaps some immigration reform will be upheld, but not to the level he called for tonight. There's no way illegal immigrants that are already here are going to out themselves to get "licensed," especially after they were made to sound like terrorists, what with all their "sneaking."

We'll see what the political fallout will be like tomorrow. For now, just sit down quickly before all the liquor kicks in and enjoy Prison Break and 24. Also, don't forget that the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs play tonight at 8:30 CST. Go Mavs!

Posted by James at 7:40 PM CDT
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The Heart of Darko State of the Union Address Drinking Game!
Topic: Politics

Hooray! It's back! With President Douche giving less State of the Union addresses than any other president in the history of the United States (this one isn't even called a SOU - ed.), we've been itching to fire off a new drinking game for something political. our humble beginnings as an awful little bit of political commentary fueled our rage and alcohol intake.

But tonight? Oh ladies and gentlemen tonight we have the SOU, Prison Break, 24, and the NBA Playoffs. It's a goddamn cornucopia of entertainment, and it's getting started at 7:00 CST with the return of mixing liquor, beer, wine and cough medicine. Drink up, losers!

TAKE 1 DRINK IF:

- Bush cracks his smirk within the opening minute
- "Stay the course" or its derivatives are mentioned
- He mentions Iran
- He mentions Venezuela
- For every "working with Congress" reference
- He mentions alternate fuel
- He brings up the economy doing well
- He brings up the deficit increase
- Every time he says "hard work"
- Every time he says "nucular"

TAKE 2 DRINKS IF:

- He mentions Libya
- He mentions Laura
- He mentions his daughters (two drinks for each one)
- He mentions his dad (two more if he mentions Bill)
- He specifically says "Hugo Chavez"
- He tries to put a Latino accent on it
- He mispronounces a foreign official's name
- He says "cut and run" or something to the like
- You notice his eyes moving left to right following the teleprompter
- He says the name of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Two more if he doesn't fuck it up
- He speaks of his attempts to have bipartisan discussions, or any derivatives of this
- The 2006 midterm elections are mentioned

SPECIAL RULES

- Take a shot of tequila as soon as he mentions immigration
- Take a sip of a Corona for every mention thereafter
- If New Orleans is mentioned, quickly go mix yourself a Black Russian and chug in the honor of the Chocolate City
- If he says "God bless..." drink until he finishes speaking
- If the SOU is under a half hour, finish your beer, open a new one, and prepare for your evening of action and basketball

And you should be sufficiently drunk, so enjoy. We recommend using some sort of light beer for this game, as the toll can be rather hard with our games, as we have learned. Somehow we have a tendency to get every thing he says right beforehand, but that's just probably because he says the same shit over and over. Have fun.

Posted by James at 4:52 PM CDT
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USA Finally Tries... Diplomacy? Wait, That Can't Be Right...
Topic: National News

1980's Libya used to be today's Iran; a hotbed of possible nuclear activity with some perhaps terrorists maybe running around causing problems. The only thing that has really changed between the two situations is the Bush that is in office. That and even Moammar Gadhafi was like "Iranian dude, you are waaaaaay in the wrong buddy."

Since 1985, Libya turned from a group of generalized terrorists, such as the ones in Back to the Future (Run Marty! It's the Libyans!!!).

So today, as a thanks for not killing more American soldiers in their dance clubs (look it up folks, it happened - ed.), the United States dropped Libya from the terrorist country list.

Oh, but they put Venezuela on the "Ones to Watch" list and decided to stop selling them guns. Sounds like Afghanistan from the 1980s, doesn't it? But we're guessing this is more about Hugo Chavez and his rampant anti-U.S. banter and holding their oil over our heads.

So what's the next plan? Blockade, by all means. Worked for Kennedy, so why not Bush?


MSNBC (LIBYA HERE)

MSNBC (I'M VENEZUELA)

Posted by James at 3:18 PM CDT
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Karl Rove's Political Genius Finally Revealed
Topic: Politics

Karl Rove just blew our mind.

"People like this president," Rove said. "They're just sour right now on the war."

We have insights like this all the time. "Family Guy is a pretty decent show, but it's no Entourage." Or "Yeah I had a decent time, right up until I punched that chick in the eye."

Rove continued that the President's likability ratings are very high, despite his nearing negative approval rating. Oh yes, and the tax cuts make the U.S. economy stronger. Of course they do, because it's what we like to call "passing the buck." President Clinton did this exact same thing during the late 1990s tech boom. He left office and the tech industry collapsed because their government funded projects never came to fruition. Bush got blamed.

So now it looks like the plan might be to continue to jack up the economy by giving more tax cuts, which boosts purchasing, thusly giving America a higher economy. Until people run out of money, that is. Yep, this one has Rove's fingerprints all over it.


AP via YAHOO! NEWS

Posted by James at 12:04 PM CDT
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The Resurrected Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Returns! No DNA... umm... Again.
Topic: Sports

It's been weeks since we've heard any word from the Duke lacrosse team scandal that has been worth reporting. The last releases that came from anybody were just normal attorney blow-hardiness. But today, something has changed.

The DNA found in a vaginal swap of the supposed victim was from her boyfriend, not any of the Duke lacrosse team players. Whoops.

"Once again, a DNA report indicated not a smattering, not a spider web of indication that there was any DNA from those boys," attorney Wade Smith said.

Also, the DNA that was found under a press on fingernail in a waste can of the boys' bathroom also didn't have any link, even though, as was pointed out, the basket was full of Kleenex and tissue from countless other people. Also, the team members pointed out that they noticed the fingernail and would give it to the police if they would like it, which doesn't exactly seem to be rapist sort of behavior.

So despite this evidence and the alleged changes in times of the stories of both dancers, as well as photographic and DNA evidence seeming to exonerate the team members, the case continues. We'll continue the updates as we find them.


CNN

Posted by James at 11:25 AM CDT
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