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The Fringe Candidates Debate 08

In Election 2008, Fun Stuff, Humor, Politics, Television on May 14, 2007 at 3:12 am

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This is from May 12th’s Saturday Night Live show. It’s windy at times but has its hilarious and disturbing moments. I just loved the fact that Molly Shannon came back to host that night and they put her as the Nazi candidate. Geez! And the guy from NAMBLA…oh dear God!

UPDATE: THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE BUT YOU CAN WATCH IT here.   <——————

Beyonce for President

In Fun Stuff on May 7, 2007 at 12:07 am

My hard drive crashed this past Friday so now I must sit and wait for Mr. Fed Ex to bring me a replacement. Blogging will be light the next few days.

Until then, enjoy this video!

Frank Caliendo on David Letterman as President Bush

In Fun Stuff on May 1, 2007 at 9:37 pm

This is from David Letterman’s April 27th show. Frank Caliendo does some great impersonations. I have some his “George Bush”voices as my ringtones on my cell phone. You can download them for free. Check him out!

Legion of Doom v. The Super Friends

In Fun Stuff, Politics on April 27, 2007 at 7:14 am

Saw this on YouTube this am. Have a great weekend!

Cows and Politics

In Fun Stuff, Humor on April 25, 2007 at 10:26 pm

Cows From About.com: Political Humor (I especially like the Japanese and Russian one!)

A CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT: You have two cows. You keep one and give one to your neighbor.

A SOCIALIST: You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.

AN AMERICAN REPUBLICAN: You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So what?

AN AMERICAN DEMOCRAT: You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You vote people into office who tax your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you voted for then take the tax money and buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous.

A COMMUNIST: You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk.

A FASCIST: You have two cows. The government seizes both and sells you the milk. You join the underground and start a campaign of sabotage.

DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE: You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point you have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE: You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE: You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, then pours the milk down the drain.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION: You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market them World-Wide.

A GERMAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

A BRITISH CORPORATION: You have two cows. They are mad. They die. Pass the shepherd’s pie, please.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows, but you don’t know where they are. You break for lunch.

A RUSSIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.

A SWISS CORPORATION: You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.

A BRAZILIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You enter into a partnership with an American corporation. Soon you have 1000 cows and the American corporation declares bankruptcy.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You worship both of them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported on them.

AN ISRAELI CORPORATION: There are these two Jewish cows, right? They open a milk factory, an ice cream store, and then sell the movie rights. They send their calves to Harvard to become doctors. So, who needs people?

AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION: You have two cows. That one on the left is kinda cute.

Tax Weekend…hurry up!

In Fun Stuff, Politics on April 13, 2007 at 10:18 pm

A couple of oldies but goodies for you to enjoy this weekend.

Since my taxes are done, I will be spending April 15th (which is also my birthday) SPENDING may tax return. I might even take in a mind-blowing movie like “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.”  Not a lot of thinking required for this one. I’m sure I can find a way to fit it into politics somehow.

‘B.C.’ cartoonist Johnny Hart…RIP

In Fun Stuff on April 10, 2007 at 12:22 pm

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“B.C.” catoonist and “The Wizard of Id” co-creator Johnny Hart passed away Saturday at the age of 76. Hart had a stroke while drawing at his storyboard in his New York home.

Johnny Hart “b.c.”

Happy Easter!

In Fun Stuff on April 7, 2007 at 11:12 pm

Funny Easter Bunnies

Have a wonderful Easter! He is Risen!

 (and who says you can’t have a few laughs today!)

Idiot Easter

Batter Up! It’s Opening Day!

In Fun Stuff on April 2, 2007 at 12:31 am

Astros  The day is finally here! Opening day with the Houston Astros and you can bet that I will be right down there on the baseline…that is, next to my HD big screen. Tickets have been sold out for weeks. 😦

Game time is 6:05p on FSN.

Roy O. is pitching against Zach Duke and the Pittsburg Pirates. On Sunday, Garner released a statement saying that Luke Scott should be out there in right field. Of course the countdown is on for Craig Biggio…only 70 hits to 3000!

Craig Biggio

The rest of the Good Guys are playing: Berkman, Burke, Ensburg, Everett, Ausmus, and new Astro and clean up hitter Carlos Lee. Of course it looks like Brandon Backe will be out another season. Pitching will be a challenge since we have lost a couple of big-namers (ok, only one officially but might as well count on 2). The pitching rotation includes Oswalt, Jennings, Williams, Rodriguez, and Sampson. The bullpen has Qualls, Wheeler, and Lidge among the ranks but there are questions (aren’t there always???) about Lidge being the closer.

Minute

If you have never been to Minute Maid Park, make this the season that you go. You can be a non-baseball fan (heaven forbid!) and yet still enjoy the atmosphere of the park. The food is great, the seats are awesome, and Houston Astros fans are the best in the league.

So…

put your jersey on (I’ll be wearing #11), get your rally towel and hat ready

 and PLAY BALL!!!

Astros logo   WE BEE-LIEVE!

Palm Sunday and take in a movie

In Fun Stuff on March 30, 2007 at 1:33 pm

First of all, the dates on these posts are now fixed. The previous two posts were listed as being a day ahead. I’m learning…ok?

It is officially Friday!!!

Breathtaking scenes from 300If you are one of the few that are still living in a cave, get out and about to see the movie 300. Although it is not historically acurate, it is visually captivating and amazingly directed. If possible, see it on an IMAX screen near you. If you wait to see it on DVD you will be missing out! This movie could have easily been overdone by making it a 3 hour epic film (geez, remember Troy?) but it is right under 2 hours and I promise that you won’t want to get out of your seat! (Oh and for us ladies, HOLY ABS!) By the way, if you have young children, DO NOT take them to this movie. A little too on the graphic side.

300 Movie Poster

Also, don’t forget that it is Palm Sunday! So, go to church and then go to the movies!

Plam Sunday