Friday, September 21, 2007
I Left My Pride In My Other Pants
Cute cats combined with video game references. What could be better? This one should really get honshui's blood 'a boilin'.
Friday Sheik Blog
How lucky we are to have a man like the Iron Sheik walking the same planet as us mortals. How lucky we are to have Youtube to catch all his rants. Take the vodka out of the freezer and enjoy some Sheiky moments. You will not be disappointed, and you will wonder why this crazed psycho is not on tv. Other than the foul mouth and the drug addiction. I guess he could be on Bravo.
These are not safe for women or children. Maybe put on some headphones.
The now classic interview with Dan Mirade (whom he call Maloney). Sheik will break your back!
Drunk Sheiky loses his mind.
Sheiky at a sports memorabilia show in Jersey. He goes wild on Warrior! That would be Jim Hellwig, the Ultimate Warrior, who changed his name to Warrior! And you thought the Sheik was nuts. Just check this wacko's web site; he will set you straight. As in not gay. No way is he gay. As the Warrior! says, "queering does not make the world work."
Thanks to Sirius radio, Sheik can swear his ass off for hundreds, nay, thousands of people at once!
And here is the Sheik, in full kayfabe mode, shooting on Kramer. I will hand it to Sheiky; he has found a new schtick and he is working it. He has his high spots, and knows how to bring it home. Muhammad Ali, the most black brother in the world! And no, Sheik was never in the Olympics, he is just living the gimmick. He's a shooter man.
These are not safe for women or children. Maybe put on some headphones.
The now classic interview with Dan Mirade (whom he call Maloney). Sheik will break your back!
Drunk Sheiky loses his mind.
Sheiky at a sports memorabilia show in Jersey. He goes wild on Warrior! That would be Jim Hellwig, the Ultimate Warrior, who changed his name to Warrior! And you thought the Sheik was nuts. Just check this wacko's web site; he will set you straight. As in not gay. No way is he gay. As the Warrior! says, "queering does not make the world work."
Thanks to Sirius radio, Sheik can swear his ass off for hundreds, nay, thousands of people at once!
And here is the Sheik, in full kayfabe mode, shooting on Kramer. I will hand it to Sheiky; he has found a new schtick and he is working it. He has his high spots, and knows how to bring it home. Muhammad Ali, the most black brother in the world! And no, Sheik was never in the Olympics, he is just living the gimmick. He's a shooter man.
Pampered Cyclist Admits To Doping, Honshui Asleep At The Wheel
n what only be called a world- class tantrum, hounshui has taken his recent beating over minimum wage realities to heart and is hunkered down in his silo in Saskatchewan, pouting. No other reason is sufficient to explain why he hasn't flown into a rage over the revelation that Canadian cyclist Jeanson admits to doping.
Sad days indeed. At least we knew him when he was a force for good.
Sad days indeed. At least we knew him when he was a force for good.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
A Big Bag O' Crazy
Foolishly I thought that my seminal treatise on the real cause of AIDS was an uparalled work of batshit crazy.
How wrong I was.
In his 24 page opus, crazed minister Yisrayl Hawkins gives us the real cause of global warming and depletion of the ozone layer.
Sex. Dirty, filthy sex. You see, you and your filthy desires cause disease. These STDs that you create get into the earth and the firmament. There they mutate and destroy the environment.
It is so simple that I don't know why we all don't believe it.
Oh yeah, and we are all going to die on October 13. Cause the nucular baby says so.
How wrong I was.
In his 24 page opus, crazed minister Yisrayl Hawkins gives us the real cause of global warming and depletion of the ozone layer.
Sex. Dirty, filthy sex. You see, you and your filthy desires cause disease. These STDs that you create get into the earth and the firmament. There they mutate and destroy the environment.
It is so simple that I don't know why we all don't believe it.
Oh yeah, and we are all going to die on October 13. Cause the nucular baby says so.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
God Tells Me You Are Still A Fucktard
God Talk on the View
Skip ahead to 4:00. Weep. Fast forward again to 5:30. Vow to punch Barbara in the face for hiring this, this, well, I am open to suggestions.
Update:
Now Sherri contends that of course the world is round, she is just really bad at being on television and at listening to direct questions. Well hell, I can do that for half the price they are paying her.
Skip ahead to 4:00. Weep. Fast forward again to 5:30. Vow to punch Barbara in the face for hiring this, this, well, I am open to suggestions.
Update:
Now Sherri contends that of course the world is round, she is just really bad at being on television and at listening to direct questions. Well hell, I can do that for half the price they are paying her.
You Can Say You Knew Him When...
It looks like the fame train is still rolling for University of Calgary associate professor of economics, Dr. Robert Oxoby. The venerable Globe and Mail has finally cottoned to the story of Dr. Oxoby's seminal work on AC/DC guitarists, a topic covered by the Jim Dandy blog back in August. Way to stay current there Globey.
Obviously our two-part examination of the work of Dr. Oxoby, including his first online interview, were catalysts for this G&M. report. Of course, I believe that one day I will have super powers, so take that into consideration.
While the reportage is warmed-over swill (as it fails to properly eviscerate scalawag Steven Levitt with sufficient venom), the true delight, as always, lies with the commenters.
Let's dip a toe into the brackish pool of wit...
Jason Fournier from Acton, Canada writes: That's funny stuff! This further reinforces my theory that this world has a high population of gullable people.
vic w from Canada writes: It is a discipline that has lost it's way. It too often pretends to be science and to answer scientific problems.
This one is really good.
It is Me from Canada writes: This is a sign of a greater problem. Economists, technocrats, engineers and the like have been elevated to the category of "intellectuals." Their studies, their arguments and everything they say are now taken as the final word. What's a fair minimum wage? How much should we tax? What services should the government provide? What should be left to the private sector? What should we do with the labour laws? What about immigration? Retirement? What about the health system? Want to know anything about this? Ask an economist. They have the answers. This has been a huge mistake. I don't mean to disrespect economists, but they should be put back in thier place. They shouldn't dictate public policy. That's up to politicians, the people and public intellectuals. Economists should follow and serve the interests of society, not the other way around. If we want a minimum wage of say, $10 an hour, then it's not the place of the technocrat to say it "can't be done." It's up to him to find a way to get it done. That's their job--find a way!
Angry West Coast Canuck from Canada writes: The real problem is ignorant journalists who are desperate for a story,
This is great because Levitt writes an online blog. But, never miss a chance to slam all the media all at once.
And finally, we have a rational discussion of economic theory. Well, not really, but they use the right terminology.
Alistair McLaughlin from Ottawa, Canada writes: Yes DarrenX, Keynesians are still dominant, which is why so much of macroecomomic policy is backwards.
west slope from Canada writes: Guys!
Macroeconomics is much more sophisticated than you suggest.
Honshui is always decrying our readership as being "typical Globe and Mail" readers. Well, I think the folks listed above are pretty special.
Obviously our two-part examination of the work of Dr. Oxoby, including his first online interview, were catalysts for this G&M. report. Of course, I believe that one day I will have super powers, so take that into consideration.
While the reportage is warmed-over swill (as it fails to properly eviscerate scalawag Steven Levitt with sufficient venom), the true delight, as always, lies with the commenters.
Let's dip a toe into the brackish pool of wit...
Jason Fournier from Acton, Canada writes: That's funny stuff! This further reinforces my theory that this world has a high population of gullable people.
vic w from Canada writes: It is a discipline that has lost it's way. It too often pretends to be science and to answer scientific problems.
This one is really good.
It is Me from Canada writes: This is a sign of a greater problem. Economists, technocrats, engineers and the like have been elevated to the category of "intellectuals." Their studies, their arguments and everything they say are now taken as the final word. What's a fair minimum wage? How much should we tax? What services should the government provide? What should be left to the private sector? What should we do with the labour laws? What about immigration? Retirement? What about the health system? Want to know anything about this? Ask an economist. They have the answers. This has been a huge mistake. I don't mean to disrespect economists, but they should be put back in thier place. They shouldn't dictate public policy. That's up to politicians, the people and public intellectuals. Economists should follow and serve the interests of society, not the other way around. If we want a minimum wage of say, $10 an hour, then it's not the place of the technocrat to say it "can't be done." It's up to him to find a way to get it done. That's their job--find a way!
Angry West Coast Canuck from Canada writes: The real problem is ignorant journalists who are desperate for a story,
This is great because Levitt writes an online blog. But, never miss a chance to slam all the media all at once.
And finally, we have a rational discussion of economic theory. Well, not really, but they use the right terminology.
Alistair McLaughlin from Ottawa, Canada writes: Yes DarrenX, Keynesians are still dominant, which is why so much of macroecomomic policy is backwards.
west slope from Canada writes: Guys!
Macroeconomics is much more sophisticated than you suggest.
Honshui is always decrying our readership as being "typical Globe and Mail" readers. Well, I think the folks listed above are pretty special.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Remember when Gay meant Happy and in sports, Floating was a bad thing?
I don't have time to explain the whole story, but after 25 years since my last game as a basketball player, I have wound up coaching my son's basketball team. My knowledge of the game is closer to that portrayed in movies like Hoosiers than of anything like the NBA game today. When Hackman yells "Run the Picket Fence", I actually understand the play he wants to see. The last time I bought basketball shoes, "air Jordans" were making their debut. The shoes I wore as a player are produced again today but in the category of sport/leisure, that is fashion, shoes.
So I go into SportChek to buy some shoes to give me some "street cred'"; you know, I want to look the part of someone in basketball. I also don't want to spend more than $70. So I go in and for around $200 I can get some Nike or other brand name shoes that look like the boots that characters in Japanese anime wear -- I guess the shorts that hang to the ankles would cover them up. So those are not what I am after.
I go towards the "sale" items and they have these shoes called "and 1". I ask the sales guy what the hell is "and 1"? He says they are a brand. Of what? I ask? What comes for the "and"? What is the "1" being added to? "I don't know says the sales associate." So I decide that I am not going to wear something called "and 1"; it's not even a decent dangling participle. It seems to be a matter of wearing a sentence fragment.
My middle age spidey sense is tingling as I start to see shoes that seem to resemble what I thought basketball shoes should look like. THere is a black and white adidas shoe for $79 called the "Post Up". Traditional colors with a tough down low kind of name. This shoe could work. Then I see one that looks just like it for $59 that is white with black. This is the shoe and I assume that it has a cool name like the black pair for $20 more.
So I buy the shoes and when I am strapping them to my bike rack I notice the shoe name on the box. These babies are called "The floater". I am now torn. I like the price but I can't think of any positive connotation for the word floater in reference to sport. I guess the world has changed so that being a floater is a good thing (so long as it does not refer to body recovery from a waterway). No, in my day the worst thing you could be called is a floater so the world must have changed. Or, maybe Karma exists and all my sins of not trying hard enough in life caught up with me. Maybe I am a floater.
So I go into SportChek to buy some shoes to give me some "street cred'"; you know, I want to look the part of someone in basketball. I also don't want to spend more than $70. So I go in and for around $200 I can get some Nike or other brand name shoes that look like the boots that characters in Japanese anime wear -- I guess the shorts that hang to the ankles would cover them up. So those are not what I am after.
I go towards the "sale" items and they have these shoes called "and 1". I ask the sales guy what the hell is "and 1"? He says they are a brand. Of what? I ask? What comes for the "and"? What is the "1" being added to? "I don't know says the sales associate." So I decide that I am not going to wear something called "and 1"; it's not even a decent dangling participle. It seems to be a matter of wearing a sentence fragment.
My middle age spidey sense is tingling as I start to see shoes that seem to resemble what I thought basketball shoes should look like. THere is a black and white adidas shoe for $79 called the "Post Up". Traditional colors with a tough down low kind of name. This shoe could work. Then I see one that looks just like it for $59 that is white with black. This is the shoe and I assume that it has a cool name like the black pair for $20 more.
So I buy the shoes and when I am strapping them to my bike rack I notice the shoe name on the box. These babies are called "The floater". I am now torn. I like the price but I can't think of any positive connotation for the word floater in reference to sport. I guess the world has changed so that being a floater is a good thing (so long as it does not refer to body recovery from a waterway). No, in my day the worst thing you could be called is a floater so the world must have changed. Or, maybe Karma exists and all my sins of not trying hard enough in life caught up with me. Maybe I am a floater.
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