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2010/7/18

democrats in Trouble

@ 12:49 PM (1 month, 16 days ago)

 

As President Obama's approval ratings plummet, the democrats chances in the fall elections diminish dramatically to the point that majorities in both the House and Senate are in jeopardy.  Once again the democrats have proven their usual ineptness and greediness.

 

2010/7/3

Gore the Cheater

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@ 10:10 PM (2 months, 23 hours ago)

 

There aren't many more holier than now individuals than Al Gore.  Getting caught and dumped by Tipper couldn't have happened to a "nicer" guy.  BG

 

2010/6/6

Confident Flyers Know They Must Win in Chicago

@ 07:53 AM (2 months, 28 days ago)

 

The Windy City looked a lot like it did a week ago: the overcast skies threatened rain, and the thick air clung to all who ventured out of doors.  But to the Flyers, it was a much different place from the one it was the last time they took the ice at the United Center.

Saturday, they arrived at the Madhouse on Madison with a new series ahead of them, tied with the Blackhawks at two wins each after sweeping a pair of games at the Wachovia Center.  Look at it however you will, but the Flyers have the ‘Hawks off their game. The past two games mark the first time this postseason that Chicago has lost two in a row.

After being down 2-0 in the series after their first trip here, the Flyers now have momentum on their side. But now they must convert that momentum into a win on Blackhawk turf.  “We knew at that point we had no choice in Philly but to go one game at a time,” Simon Gagne said. “And we were a confident team in Philly, we’re a tough team to beat in our building, and we knew that it was something we were able to do. … We knew that we had to come into our building and win those two games – and our team kind of responded a lot this year with those type of moments.”
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But to the Flyers, it was a much different place from the one it was the last time they took the ice at the United Center.  Saturday, they arrived at the Madhouse on Madison with a new series ahead of them, tied with the Blackhawks at two wins each after sweeping a pair of games at the Wachovia Center.

Look at it however you will, but the Flyers have the ‘Hawks off their game. The past two games mark the first time this postseason that Chicago has lost two in a row.  After being down 2-0 in the series after their first trip here, the Flyers now have momentum on their side. But now they must convert that momentum into a win on Blackhawk turf.

“We knew at that point we had no choice in Philly but to go one game at a time,” Simon Gagne said. “And we were a confident team in Philly, we’re a tough team to beat in our building, and we knew that it was something we were able to do. … We knew that we had to come into our building and win those two games – and our team kind of responded a lot this year with those type of moments.”


The Flyers have performed well under pressure all year – playing some of their best hockey when their backs are against a wall. Barely a press conference or postgame interview goes by without a reference to the final regular-season shootout win over the Rangers

They were desperate then, and found a way to win. They were desperate when they were down 3-0 to the Boston Bruins. They were desperate in Game 3 and Game 4 of this series in Philadelphia.

“There’s a lot of pressure when you lose a game or you lose a couple games,” Laviolette said. “You go home and you’re wondering if you’ll win the next game. It’s human nature more than anything else. Usually desperation kicks in at that point, so I’m going to expect Chicago is going to come with a pretty good game tomorrow night.

“We know that we’ve got to win here. We know we’ve got to put one in the books on the road.  In Chicago for the second time in just a week, the Flyers are now the more confident team. They’re playing as good collectively as they have all year, and now they know they’re capable of beating the Blackhawks.

2010/5/11

Citing Kagan's Lack of Judging Experience, GOP Proposes Paula Abdul

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@ 09:36 PM (3 months, 23 days ago)

 

Howling in protest over Obama Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s lack of judging experience, leading Republicans today urged the President to withdraw Kagan and instead nominate Paula Abdul.  “The American people have had years of watching Paula’s judging expertise, and they know that she is fair,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.  “She’s certainly fairer than Simon.”  As to the criticism that sometimes on “American Idol” Ms. Abdul seemed to be not all there and had nothing to say, Sen. Sessions said, “You could say the same thing about Clarence Thomas.” 

BTW:  gay gay gay

 

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2010/4/14

Jesse James Receives Mail

@ 08:28 PM (4 months, 21 days ago)

 

Hey Jesse,


You stupid moron! You cheated on Sandra Bullock?  How in the world can you be so stupid? You are married to one of the most beautiful women in the world.  She has a body to die for and her current wealth shadowed only by Oprah.  Your wife, recently beat out Julia Roberts in the polls and is now named "America's Sweetheart."  You also remember, she just won an Oscar and praised you up and down in front of the world while you were slipping around.  You are really a piece of work! You are the most hated cheating idiot on the planet!  How can you live with yourself?  I only have one thing to say to the despicable, miserable, cheating
piece of crap that you are:

Thanks for taking the heat off of me.  Let*s do lunch,

Tiger Woods

 

2010/4/3

Sales Sluggish for New Sony Walkman™

@ 05:02 PM (5 months, 2 days ago)

 

What if they launched a new high-tech gadget and nobody came?  That's the question the Sony Corporation is asking itself after the disappointing launch Saturday morning of its much-hyped new music playing device, the Sony Walkman Sports Ultra™.

In Sony stores around the world, the company hired additional salesclerks to handle the anticipated crowds - crowds that never materialized.  "So far only three people have come into the store this morning, and two of them were just looking for a bathroom," said Tracy Klugian, a clerk at the Sony store in downtown Chicago.  "I'm kind of like, where is everybody?"

Mr. Klugian said he was puzzled that the new Sony Walkman™, which comes in seven sporty colors and has such features as auto-reverse, has failed to catch on with consumers: "If there's a more awesome device being sold this morning, I'd like to know what it is."  But according to tech insider Zach Felderstein, the tepid reception to the new Sony Walkman™ may be a simple case of bad timing.

"In this business, timing is everything," said Mr. Felderstein, who orgazanized last month's poorly attended tech conference North By Northwest.
 

       

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2010/3/22

Texas Explains Decision on History Textbooks

@ 07:53 PM (5 months, 14 days ago)

 

Attempting to explain its controversial decision to revamp its history textbooks, The Texas State Board of Education issued an official statement today.  The one-sentence statement reads as follows: “If you were the state responsible for so many dickhead democrats you’d throw out your history books, too.”

 

2010/3/19

Will Richmond Being Upset By St. Mary's (CA) Help Villanova?

@ 09:31 AM (5 months, 17 days ago)

 

Maybe but the Wildcats will have to play better than the slop they put on the court in narrowly winning in OT vs. Robert Morris.

      

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2010/3/7

Universal Laws

@ 10:09 AM (5 months, 29 days ago)

 


 

Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.

 Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act

Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers.

Law of the Alibi - If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.

 Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).

Law of the Bath - When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

Law of Close Encounters - The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

Law of Biomechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

Law of the Theater and Hockey Arena - At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last.  They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies, and stay to the bitter end of the performance.  The aisle people also are very surly folk.

The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

 Murphy's Law of Lockers - If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

 Law of Physical Surfaces - The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor, are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.

Brown's Law of Physical Appearance - If the clothes fit, they're ugly.

Oliver's Law of Public Speaking - A closed mouth gathers no feet.

 Wilson's Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

Doctors' Law - If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment, and you'll stay sick. 
 
       

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2010/2/24

Toyota Chief Overshoots Congressional Hearings by 150 Miles

@ 06:55 PM (6 months, 10 days ago)

 

The reputation of the Toyota Motors Corp. received another black eye today as the president of the embattled company missed his scheduled appearance at Congressional hearings after he overshot Washington, D.C. by 150 miles.  Toyota president Akio Toyoda said he was having difficulties with the brakes on his 2010 Toyota Prius, which finally came to rest after crashing into a blacksmith’s shop in Colonial Williamsburg.  In a brief statement to reporters, Mr. Toyoda said, “I knew I should’ve driven my Chevy today.”

In yet another embarrassment, Mr. Toyoda, the grandson of the carmaker’s founder, realized for the first time that his family’s name is spelled differently from the company’s.  Mr. Toyoda said that all members of the Toyoda family would be immediately recalled to fix the spelling error.

 

      

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2010/2/13

Introducing the Hot New Social Network, PhoneBook

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@ 10:17 AM (6 months, 21 days ago)

 

A new social network is about to alter the playing field of the social media world, and it’s called PhoneBook.  According to its creators, who invented the network in their dorm room at Berkeley, PhoneBook is the game-changer that will leave Facebook, Twitter and even the much anticipated Google Buzz in a cloud of dust.  “With PhoneBook, you have a book that has a list of all your friends in the city, plus everyone else who lives there,” says Danny Fruber, one of PhoneBook’s creators.  “When you want to chat with a friend, you look them up in PhoneBook, and find their unique PhoneBook number,” Fruber explains.  “Then you enter that number into your phone and it connects you directly to them.”

Another breakout utility of PhoneBook allows the user to arrange face-to-face meetings with his or her friends at restaurants, bars, and other “places,” as Fruber calls them.  “You will be sitting right across from your friend and seeing them in 3-D,” he said.  “It’s like Skype, only without the headset.”  PhoneBook will enable friends to play many games as well, such as charades, cards, and a game Fruber believes will be a breakout: Farm.  “In Farm, you have an actual farm where you raise real crops and livestock,” he says.  “It’s hard work, but it’s more fun than Mafia, where you actually get killed.”

     

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2010/2/9

Toyota Unveils New Slogan: “Drive a Toyota. You’ll Never Stop.”

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@ 05:21 PM (6 months, 25 days ago)

 

Are the Japs trying to avenge their WWII humiliation?  Hoping to reverse a series of public relations setbacks, Toyota today unveiled a new slogan, “Drive a Toyota.  You’ll Never Stop.”  Company spokesman Hiroshi Kyosuke said that the slogan was chosen after the company considered several others, including “Toyota Puts the Pedal to the Metal.  And Keeps it There.”  Mr. Kyosuke said that the company considered, but then abandoned, the slogan, “Toyota.  The Last Car You’ll Ever Drive.”

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2010/1/31

Apple Launches Text-sharing Device, the CoTex

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@ 07:13 PM (7 months, 4 days ago)

 

In the same week that it launched its much-touted iPad, Apple introduced its latest game-changer to the tech marketplace, a text-sharing device called the CoTex.  "There are a lot of texting devices out there that can absorb data," said Apple founder Steve Jobs.  "But nothing absorbs more than a CoTex."

Mr. Jobs said that when used in conjunction with Apple's just-released mobile device, the AllWays StayFree, "the CoTex has what it takes to handle a heavy flow of information."  When asked about the flurry of new products that Apple has released at the end of January, Mr. Jobs mused, "I guess it's that time of the month."

 

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2010/1/17

O’Brien Said to Be Near Deal to Leave NBC’s ‘Tonight Show’ and New Show on QVC

@ 08:52 PM (7 months, 17 days ago)

 

Good riddance to bad rubbish.  That crybaby needs to hit the unemployment line.   Conan gets job with QVC.  Conan O’Brien is close to an agreement to leave NBC, resolving a stalemate with the network after he refused to host the “Tonight Show” in a later time period, said two people with knowledge of the discussions.  An agreement may be reached by tomorrow, said the people, who asked not to be named because negotiations are private. The talks could still fall apart, said one of the people. NBC will pay about $40 million to O’Brien and members of his staff and will allow him to work at another network, the New York Times reported earlier.

 

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2010/1/10

Full Body Scans to Double as Annual Checkups

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@ 06:43 PM (7 months, 25 days ago)

 

In what some in the White House are calling a "win/win" solution to the nation's airport security and health care reform problems, starting next month U.S. airports will begin conducting full body scans that will double as annual physical checkups.  President Obama announced the breakthrough solution, telling reporters, "With this all-purpose exam, we will be able to find everything from a hidden weapon to a spot on your lung."

After scanning a passenger, Mr. Obama said, "We will either give you a clean bill of health or wrestle you to the ground."  The President added that instituting the body scan/checkup could ward off some terrorists right from the start, "because a lot of them will balk at the $25 co-pay."  But according to Davis Logsdon, who studies terrorism and health care reform at the University of Minnesota, the body scans may attract more terrorists than they deter: "If there's one complaint that terrorists have about al-Qaeda it's that they have lousy benefits."

 

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