August 2009
61 posts
WatchThis production on this preview is ridiculous, but that doesn’t dim my enthusiasm for the new hosts of At the Movies.
“If Philadelphia had an inferiority complex before, the events of the last month...”
– To me, mixed martial arts is pro wrestling without the fun soap-opera parts with the added bonus that, since it’s real, a fight can end in 30 seconds. Anyway: Matt DeTura writes this weekend’s UFC card was much better than the previous one in Philadelphia. But of course!
“Think about having to watch the Breakfast Club sans John Bender. There’d be...”
– Deep in the comments of this so-so takedown of Pitchfork’s top 500 list (previously) comes the above moment of brilliance in the comments. So true! (via lineara)
“In our June/July 2009 article ‘10 Ways to Save Your Child’s Life,’...”
– Correction from Working Mother. Ha!
“To all the outraged people quick to vent their feelings toward Michael Vick and...”
– A letter in today’s Daily News. I was thinking of going down to the Eagles game at the Linc last Thursday to protest the release of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, but I just didn’t have the time. Wait, what?
Was John Lennon Killed for his Pot Activism? →
Hey, maybe! This, though, is definitely true: Marijuana magazines are pretty hilarious.
“Michael Skinner, a law enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service in...”
– Unsurprisingly, a Latino advocacy group didn’t like this warning. Of course, I find it hilarious. I’m a little surprised that the warning didn’t mention Dos Equis. I mean, The Most Interesting Man in the World drinks it; why wouldn’t marijuana growers?!
“Pinsky also expressed his grief over the loss of [DJ AM]. He said he considered...”
– Sometimes I wonder who the celebrity I hate the most is. Then I read some article where Dr. Drew attempts to exploit yet another high-profile death, and I remember: It’s Drew Pinsky. I mean, OMG, look how close they were! They sent messages to each other through friends!
Dr. Drew is just...
“Britain doesn’t love Big Brother the way it used to. Television station...”
– Sarah bought a couple of UK celebrity gossip magazines while she was in Heathrow and, my God, the mags she got talked about Big Brother a ton. Maybe they were just behind the curve. I still think the real question is: Why did Britain ever love Big Brother in the first place? (via AP)
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“The word they use a lot is ‘mindset.’ Anytime that word gets thrown...”
– John Finger, from a good piece about closers and the impact of the blown save.
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WatchPuppies dressed as cats!
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WatchThe Tonight Show on Mexican drug decriminalization. This made me giggle.
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“On the Internet, tens of thousands of Americans logged onto the Web site of...”
– From the new book Marijuana is Safer: So why are we driving people to drink? Cue the jokes, people: Said Wonkette post was written by Jim Newell, almost two years after Cox left the site. I predict Wonkette will never be quoted correctly in a book.
“When Kid A came out in October 2000, it sounded like the future. Unless you were...”
– What? When Kid A hit in 2000, everyone still had Napster — 2000-2001 were the glory days of pirating music online — and the album’s No. 1 debut was lauded by some as partially due to the album leaking online beforehand. Napster was probably the most user-friendly piracy tool ever...
“This is the saddest of possible word
Bruntlett to Bruntlett to Bruntlett...”
– I take much delight in the Mets’ struggles this year. I also enjoyed this poem from Amazin’ Avenue.
Illegal activity I supported during my appearance...
Violating the DMCA by installing a mod chip on an Xbox
Downloading ROMs of old Nintendo and Super Nintendo games
Gambling on sports in states that do not allow sports gambling
Gambling on dogfighting, cockfighting, etc.
Betting on the circus (I’m not sure how one does this, but I’m sure it’s illegal)
Saying “I support pretty much every consensual crime there is”...
“The modern way to make online friends with virtual strangers is to make soft,...”
– This is from a June post by Kyle Whelliston. I think his sentence sums up Internet social media perfectly.
Tonight I’ll be on the Walkoff Walk Furious Five podcast talking about baseball, video games and legalized sports gambling. The odds on me stuttering are currently at 5-1.
“She is also the inventor of the Mojitovich, a mojito made with Splenda.”
– I knew Milla Jovovich was talented, but who knew she was this talented? (From her Wikipedia page.)
“Sequels probably give more bad experiences in movie theaters than just about...”
– Gene Siskel
“It is not funny when people in a movie walk around being dumb and making stupid...”
– Roger Ebert, in his review of One Woman or Two. Agreed. But who puts The Three Stooges in that order?
“For that matter, what were [Macaulay] Culkin’s parents thinking of when...”
– Roger Ebert, in his review of 1993’s The Good Son. Fortunately, Ebert wasn’t prescient here; according to his Wikipedia page, Culkin appears to be doing well: “On August 17, 2009, Culkin made a brief cameo appearance on WWE RAW following a ‘falls count anywhere’ match...
“Scratch any cynic and you’ll find a disappointed idealist.”
– George Carlin
“It’s perverse to give more respect to men who kill than to ladies who at...”
– Lenny Bruce
Mints Believed To Be Crack Land Man In Jail →
I read the story and watched the video; sadly, the mints in question were not Hershey’s (crack cocaine) Icebreaker Pacs.
“A nearby restaurant had its name covered by a sign. It now reads “Favre...”
– The national sports media has left Philadelphia and headed to Minnesota Vikings training camp; Brett Favre signed with the Vikings earlier today. Beating Favre and the Vikings is going to make the Eagles’ run to the Super Bowl all that much sweeter this season.
Shocking Philadelphia Signing
It’s just kind of surprising more than anything. I really didn’t see it coming. But then you get a text or two and learn the news: The Philadelphia 76ers have signed 7-1 center Primož Brezec to a $1.1 million deal. The team already has four big men! Does this mean the oft-rumored Samuel Dalembert-to-Houston deal could be back on?
Whoa! So many questions about the deal: Will Brezec...
“This year, it’s a little different because obviously every year it...”
– Words of wisdom from a fantasy football millionaire.
