Archive for the 'current events' Category

Sick. Wrong. Tasteless. Kinda funny.

Posted by Gary on December 9th, 2007

In an effort to push the envelope and get creative with their Halloween costumes, a couple of Penn State students have created quite a stir.  Facebook photos have recently surfaced of the students dressed in Virgina Tech apparel and sporting blood stains and bullet holes – a la the shooting victims in the Virginia Tech [...]

No Ho’s for Aussies

Posted by Joe on November 15th, 2007

Santas in Australia’s largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas’s traditional “ho ho ho” greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday. Click Here to see the story You have to be kidding me… if anyone is upset by Santa saying “ho ho ho” they need to seriously [...]

Ninja Parade!

Posted by Joe on November 6th, 2007

Best parade of all time… in Modesto, California… with ninjas! NINJA PARADE! Technorati Tags: parade, Modesto, California, ninjas

Yarrr!

Posted by Joe on September 19th, 2007

It is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!!! Speak it, Love it, Live it… YARRRRRR!!!! Technorati Tags: Talk Like a Pirate Day

back on the job!

Posted by Joe on August 27th, 2007

Alright kiddies, I’m back! I’ve had troubles keeping up with posting for awhile due to finals and end of school forever kinda stuff. Well, I wont say forever, I’ll probably be sucked back in to get another degree one of these days. So, keep your onions’ peeled for posts from me… or run in fear, [...]

When lawsuits go too far… again.

Posted by Joe on July 24th, 2007

So, last week, or whenever it was, a steam pipe ruptured in New York City. It made a lot of noise, threw a bunch of debris, etc… So, a lady who happened to be right around this area happens to have post traumatic stress syndrome from the events of 9/11. When this accident happened, she [...]

Continueing Pants Coverage

Posted by Joe on June 25th, 2007

    A judge ruled Monday in favor of a dry cleaner that was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants.    The man above, Roy L. Pearson (an administrative law judge), originally sought $67 million from the owners of the dry cleaning establishment that he frequented, claiming they lost a pair [...]

Tha Pope’a Says!

Posted by Joe on June 19th, 2007

The Vatican must have found a burning bush over the weekend, because they have come down with a new set of commandments, the Motorists’ 10 Commandments! God be praised, maybe now people wont be complete knobs on the roadways… well, they’ll still be knobs, but they will BURN IN HELL FOR ETERNITY for it now! [...]

Loss of the Wizard…

Posted by Joe on June 13th, 2007

Don Herbert, more notably known as Mr. Wizard died Tuesday at the age of 89. I remember watching him all the time a a kid and loving it. Who will make things explode or burn up for the sake of education now? check the Yahoo! news article Technorati Tags: Don Herbert, Mr. Wizard

Beat your chest, and KRUMP

Posted by Joe on June 8th, 2007

Krump started with clown dancers in South Los Angeles‘s African-American communities. As an alternative to sports, drugs or gangs kids and young adults have taken to clowning and clown dancing as a positive activity outside of school. Known for starting Krump, Tommy the Clown, set the standard for the activity (even if it is contested [...]

Get back in your bubble!

Posted by Joe on June 6th, 2007

No one is safe from “crazy” people. the title of ‘mentally unstable’ is being used by the Vatican spokesman to describe the man (well, Mental imbalance, was the quote). Well… he was wearing pink… A (how would someone describe this person?) fanatic person along the driving path of the Pope decided it would be worth [...]

End of an Era in TV

Posted by Joe on June 6th, 2007

Bob Barker and the Price is Right will be taping their last show today. Bob has been hosting the show for 35 years. There have been spinoffs and they have tried using other hosts, but nothing came close to Bob and his show. Most of us grew up with the Price is Right, with all [...]

fish

Posted by Joe on May 29th, 2007

two things are happening around Wisconsin that are alarming to me on a certain level. 1-  There seems to be so much resistance in cleaning up the mess that the local factories have dumped into our waters.  There are signs posted all along the Fox River stating the fish, and that you can only eat [...]

Short Cuts Showcase

Posted by Joe on May 21st, 2007

Nintendo is running a shorts contest entitled Nintendo Short Cuts Showcase. by a quick glance at the rules, it seems like there isn’t anything stating length or content (besides being baised on something Nintendo related). Winners can receive Nintendo products, $10,000, and a trip to meet Craig Hatkoff, the co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival [...]

UPDATE: Hamas Mickey

Posted by Joe on May 10th, 2007

Well, it appears that Hamas has pulled its children’s TV show that starred a Mickey Mouse look alike. They said something to the effect, “It did not represent their struggle properly.” Reported by ABC news Technorati Tags: Hamas, Mickey Mouse