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August 31, 2004
It's my birthday
It's my birthday today, and i'm looking for freebies because it's my birthday. In Providence you could get discounts at Spiritus Fermenti, Get a free cookie at Meeting Street Cafe, and Get a free scoop of Ice cream at Ben and Jerry's.
I don't know of any good deals around here for your birthday, but I sleuthed around the web and found out that Hollywood Video has a free movie rental on your birthday. Although this doesn't mean much in Beloit, where every single movie rental is 1 dollars. I think we may or may not be the only city in the country that has this ridiculous deal.
If anyone else knows of a good birthday freebie, leave it in the comments.
Posted by Bryant at 06:32 PM | Comments (4)
August 29, 2004
Lego my Lego
i cant believe people actually spend time building custom lego projects.
like a whole site of custom star wars legos
there are even how to guides and the monsters from movies
even a dope style pirate ship
and at some point when it turns from legos to full blown action figures a line of no return is crossed...
Posted by Jesse at 02:58 PM | Comments (0)
The hubcaps have sprung to life.
Edwin's hubcaps have come alive and eaten a dog! A giant catfish has eaten a dog in Germany.
Posted by Jesse at 02:10 PM | Comments (0)
August 27, 2004
Private Gmail Reporting for Duty
there are lots of ways to support our troop in Iraq. The newest being gmail4troops.com . give your free invites to someone in the armed services.. the question is though, why not just have them use hotmail or yahoo? i know the site makes a case for why they need gmail but im not convinced.
Posted by Jesse at 04:27 PM | Comments (0)
Purty Hubcaps
Along with robots made of car parts, we also have fish made of car parts. Makes me want to get an aquarium...
Posted by Edwin at 01:45 PM | Comments (0)
Right in your living room...
Bryant has posted previously on the threat of robots overtaking our world. Well now you can have them right in your own living room. I think it would go well next to some of my potted plants...
Oh wait, I forgot, it's a machine, not a robot.
Posted by Edwin at 01:41 PM | Comments (0)
John Kerry a Studmuffin?
Survey finds democrats are better lovers.
noah and treehuggin' hippies everywhere rejoice.
bryant and i sulk in shame....
Posted by Jesse at 01:26 AM | Comments (0)
To censor or not to censor: a question only i would ask
did you know there are ways to censor obscene content out of your movies? this article tried such means and found them lacking:
"I quickly discovered that watching Austin Powers with filters is like eating a ham sandwich without the ham."
or if filters aren't your bag, then try clean films...
the question for me is this... in order to delete a sex scene from a movie you have to watch that scene say, i dunno, a couple of times to get the editing right... doesnt the defilement of the people making the clean version defeat the purpose? in order that you dont have to see a dirty part someone else had to see it a whole lot more.... preplexing...
Posted by Jesse at 01:13 AM | Comments (0)
At least steal a car you can get away in...
the list of the most stolen cars is in and what is the big winner... drum roll..... The 1995 Saturn SL... not its not a joke... seriously america needs to better educate its car theives about what cars are cool and which cars suck...
Posted by Jesse at 01:02 AM | Comments (0)
August 26, 2004
Get your own Purple Heart
From Tom at work who is quickly becoming a legend:
A new medal has been created called the "Purple Owie." It was named in honor of John Kerry who received 3 purple hearts in 4 months but never spent a day in the hospital. It is worn directly over the wound in question. After use it is rolled up and thrown over the nearest fence. These Band-Aids are made overseas where all our other many factories are located.
Posted by Bryant at 09:53 AM | Comments (1)
August 25, 2004
Naked Pixels
This October, Playboy will release an issue where some of the centerfolds include video-game characters. Perhaps this is what the future holds?
Posted by Edwin at 08:32 PM | Comments (1)
Abercrombie the Fitch
Oh Abercrombie, do you just exist to offend? Well, it looks like you're at it again by offending West Virginia. West Virginia's comeback is pretty weak though, "Oh yah? Well we have a lot of people in the military and a scholarship program!!" In other words... your residents can't afford to go to college?
Also have to mention Abercrombie's remarks on Wisconsin: "Wisconsin cuts the cheese." Good thing my home state, California, is free from ridicule.
Posted by Edwin at 08:19 PM | Comments (1)
auction fun
on ebay right now you can buy a script to the worst movie never made....
seriously $10,000? i would say the lamborghini is a better bet for your money...
Posted by Jesse at 05:25 PM | Comments (0)
Alice Cooper Bashes vote for change
You may or may not have heard about this group of bands that are tooling around the country touting their "Vote for change" tour. The group includes such groups as Jackson Browne, the Ditzy Chicks and others. They hope that by playing their music, people will go out and decide that it's in the country's best interest to go vote for Kerry.
I personally think this is the stupidest idea on earth. Apparently, Alice Cooper agrees with me. Here's a quote from him,
"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal." He also said that mixing rock and roll with politics was treason.
BTW, Anyone have any canadian insight into this canoe website?
and thanks to Tom at work for the heads up.
Posted by Bryant at 02:09 PM | Comments (0)
man is only two percent short of being worlds hairest person. somebody should tell him about rogain
This story is about China's hairest man who wants to become a rockstar. to listen to his "hip beats" check out his official site.
unless you can read chinese when it asks you to install language pack just click cancel and turn up them speakers.
fun fact: hair covers 96% of Yu Zhenhuan's body...
Posted by Jesse at 01:06 PM | Comments (2)
A Beer Revolution
ok so nothing in this story has to do with wisconsin yet i feel as if all beer related posts affect my fair state more than most.
beer researchers have developed a new aluminum beer bottle that keeps beer cold forever, violating all Laws of Physics.
while reading this artilce though one thought popped into my mind, didnt Heineken already do this?
Posted by Jesse at 12:56 AM | Comments (2)
August 23, 2004
Hey, she is cute...
Remember those Tamagotchi things that everyone had? These virtual pets went on your keychain and would interrupt you in the middle of class, demanding food or to be played with. Well looks like they've developed the same thing with girlfriends.
Posted by Edwin at 04:40 PM | Comments (0)
August 21, 2004
Secret Agent Man
James Bond or Huckleberry Fin? you decide. either way this is a facinating read...
Posted by Jesse at 10:45 PM | Comments (1)
?
i would have assumed a decent high school team would have done better.....
this quote bout sums it up
"The loss was the second of the Athens Games for the Americans, matching their total from the country's first 68 years of Olympic competition."
Note: for most of those 68 years we only used college atheletes..
Posted by Jesse at 04:33 PM | Comments (0)
August 19, 2004
Bear goes on Binge
In a clear indication that taking mass quantities of beer into the woods is a bad idea, campground workers at Baker Lake Resort, outside of Seattle, found a black bear passed out at a campground after drinking 36 beers.
The article says the bear must have been a "beer sophisticate" because he chose Rainier Beer over Busch beer. If you've ever tried Rainier Beer, you'll know that this "journalist" has never had Rainier Beer before. It comes in a can that's straight from the 80's minus the can tab, and it tastes about the same as deer piss.
Apparently the bear didn't have enough and returned to the campground the next day, they ended up catching him by baiting him with doughnuts, honey, and more beer.
In related news, Labatt is still looking for their missing mascot.
Posted by Bryant at 09:57 AM | Comments (1)
Wisconsin Pride and Olympic Fun: Jesse 3 Bryant 0
Paul Hamm is the first male from the USA to win olympic gold in men's individual gymnastics and he is from waukesha wisconsin.
from the nbc bio
"The twins grew up on a farm in Waukesha, Wis., and used makeshift equipment to train on. Sandy built a pommel horse from an old maple tree and foam and leather from automobile upholstery; rings were hung in the attic; a stairway railing was made into parallel bars; and they set up a trampoline in the barn."
and one thing ive been trying to figure out with these games is this: with my small height (5'8") and muscular build (180lbs) what could i have won a medal in? since the Hamm's are 5'6" and 140lbs maybe the answer is gymnastics...
Posted by Jesse at 01:57 AM | Comments (1)
August 18, 2004
PixelField
A fun Pixel Game. Trust me, it's harder than it first looks!
Posted by Edwin at 08:33 PM | Comments (0)
Work Life Vs. Prison
Another gem I collected in an office email. I'm on year 1 of life sentence.
Take the jump to the next page to get the entire list of comparisons between work and prison.
Just in case you ever got the two mixed up. This should make things a bit clearer.
IN PRISON.. You spend the majority of your time in an 8X10 cell.
AT WORK... you spend the majority of your time in a 6X8 cubicle.
IN PRISON...you get three meals a day.
AT WORK...you only get a break for one meal and you pay for it.
IN PRISON...you get time off for good behavior.
AT WORK...you get more work for good behavior.
IN PRISON...the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
AT WORK...you must carry around a security card and open all the doors for yourself.
IN PRISON...you can watch TV and play games.
AT WORK...you get fired for watching TV and playing games.
IN PRISON...you get your own toilet.
AT WORK...you have to share with some idiot who pees on the seat.
IN PRISON...they allow your family and friends to visit.
AT WORK...you can't even speak to your family.
IN PRISON...the taxpayers pay all expenses with no work required.
AT WORK...you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.
IN PRISON...you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out.
AT WORK...you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.
IN PRISON...you must deal with sadistic wardens.
AT WORK...they are called managers.
Posted by Bryant at 05:11 PM | Comments (0)
deadman walking...
man dies but then is kind enough to call his family and let them know where he is with a personal phone call..... artilce here
Posted by Jesse at 02:34 PM | Comments (0)
boring schmoring...
after you see these pics any ill feelings toward the olympics will be laughed away...
Posted by Jesse at 02:18 PM | Comments (1)
August 17, 2004
And the Olympics are Boring
So tomorrow you will have a choice. You will get a chance to watch Male synchronized swimming, shot put, and speed walking, or a chance to watch a 2 hour marathon of The Family guy on Fox.
In a move to celebrate the return of the Family Guy to Fox in 2005, Fox is going to run two 2-hour marathon sessions this wednesday and the next. The two marathons will start at 8pm Eastern Standard Time. For those of you in Wisconsin, that's 7pm.
This is the first time Family guy has been on Fox in 3 years.
Here are some shorts from Fox's website to get you "in the mood". Albeit these aren't the best clips, but they insinuate something very beautiful.
The Chase
Crybaby
Jolly Farm Revue
Would you like to take a ride in my magical baloon?
Posted by Bryant at 09:46 PM | Comments (0)
And Bryant thought the olympics were boring...
yesterday greece won the syncro-diving competition. who do they atribute their win to? a semi-naked man:
"Bimis said he didn't mind the fan intruder who climbed up onto an adjacent board wearing a tutu and extra-large clown shoes and plunged into the water before Germany's next-to-last dive. He considered it a good omen because it also happened at the European soccer championships last month, when Greece pulled off another upset victory."
more of the article. but the question is where are the pics?
Posted by Jesse at 06:37 PM | Comments (0)
Six Feet Too Far
Apparently now some Costco's are to start selling coffins. I wonder, could you buy the coffins in bulk? Costco is also known for their great return policy, I wonder if that extends to these coffins too.
Posted by Edwin at 12:36 PM | Comments (0)
Free Will(y)
There's an interesting article on free will and the role of the brain. Do we have free will? Or our decisions just the result of a complex, but deterministic system? Then again, what the heck is "free will" anyways? Without free will a sense of responsibility and morality is difficult to deal out, especially in the justice system as well as religion... or is it? And so we must turn to that mighty vestibule of knowledge - The 8-Ball. I got "Outlook not so good."
Posted by Edwin at 11:23 AM | Comments (0)
August 16, 2004
hopefully none of our female readers need this product
in an effort to bring you hot new inventions, i give you this.....
Posted by Jesse at 11:49 AM | Comments (0)
Results of Olympic Advertising
I posted earlier about the lack of advertising for the Olympics. Now the olympics are upon us and it seems like NBC is shoveling the events on us 24 hours a day, but I still don't know what to watch. Every now and then i'll stay and watch for a few minutes, but there isn't much staying power.
A few things I've noticed.
1. Where's the new technology? I haven't seen any new places where they've hidden cameras or any new camera angles we haven't seen before.
2. Where are the fans? Granted I don't expect the gymnastics to bring in packed crowds, but it seems like all the events have been hurting. (1st news source | 2nd news source)
3. Where are the always popular exhibition games? They should have brought in NASCAR or naked street luge.
I hate to say this, but anything short of a terrorist attack and this is going to be a boring and uneventful olympics.
Posted by Bryant at 03:33 AM | Comments (0)
Blow out your candles
Some displays of love can go too far. The story says a student tried to write "Happy Birthday" in Chinese for his girlfriend and lit it aflame to poor results. Not sure how long that phrase is in Chinese, but I bet the results would have been a lot worse if he'd done the whole thing out in English...
Posted by Edwin at 01:00 AM | Comments (1)
August 15, 2004
Bibles and Baseball
the Nashville Sounds minor league baseball franchise is mixing faith (Christianity) and America's past time. is the combo a good fit drawing more fans to the ballpark or is it merely a bad promotion reflecting badly on both the team and Christians?
one ESPN writer finds the connection distrubing. although from a strictly economic standpoint teams have all sorts of promotional nights my favorite being "9. Who Wants to Be a Turkish Millionaire?, The Nashua Pride used to give away a million Turkish lira (worth about $1.16) every night to fans who could answer questions of varying difficulty."
so with all the things minor league teams do is anything wrong with this?
Posted by Jesse at 05:15 PM | Comments (0)
August 14, 2004
Was there anyone more attractive?
Fred Savage, the star of the wonder years, has married his childhood friend.
yet it leaves me to wonder.... why on earth didnt he marry winnie cooper? and if he didnt marry her is she still available because she still looks amazing (click on photo gallery and headshots)? i vote that she is the next bc.com interview! i will have bryant paypal 20 bucks to any reader that lands us this interview
wonder years fun fact: winnie's real name was Gwendolyne
Posted by Jesse at 04:55 PM | Comments (6)
August 13, 2004
Kerry's Resume
I guess George Bush isn't the only one out there looking for a new job.
Look what popped up on my desk at work. A Job application from John Kerry.
JOB APPLICATION
NAME: John Kerry
RESIDENCE: 7 mansions. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Law Enforcement. I voted to cut every law enforcement, CIA and defense bill in my career as a US Senator. I ordered Boston to remove a fire hydrant which I considered unsightly, in front of my mansion, thereby endangering my neighbors in the event of fire.
MILITARY:
I used three minor injuries to get an early discharge from the military and service in Vietnam (as documented by the attending doctor). I then returned to the US, joined Jane Fonda in protesting the war, and insulted returning Vietnam vets, claiming they committed atrocities and were baby killers. I threw my medals, ribbons, or something away in protest. Or did I? My book; Vietnam Veterans Against the War: The New Soldier shows how I truly feel about the military. I deplore the military!
COLLEGE:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. Unlike my counterpart George Bush, I have no higher education and did not get admitted to Harvard nor graduate with an M.B.A
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
I ran for U.S. Congress and have been there ever since. I have no real world experience except that of a gigolo, by marrying rich women and running HJ Heinz vicariously through my wife Teresa.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
As a US Senator I set the record for the most liberal voting record, exceeding even Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton. I have consistently failed to support our military and CIA by voting against budgets, thus gutting our country's ability to defend itself. Although I voted for the Iraq War, now I am against it and refuse to admit that I voted for it. I voted for every liberal piece of legislation. I have no plan to help this country but I intend to raise taxes significantly if I am elected.
My wealth so far exceeds that of my counterpart, George Bush, that he will never catch up. I make no or little charitable contributions and have never agreed to pay any voluntary excess taxes in MA, despite family wealth in excess of $700 million.
I (we) own 28 manufacturing plants (Heinz) outside of the U.S. in places like Asia, Mexico and Europe. We can make more profit from the cheaper cost of labor in those Countries, although blame George Bush for sending all of the jobs out of Country.
Although I claim to be in favor of alternative energy
sources, Ted Kennedy and I oppose windmills off
Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard as it might spoil our view
of the ocean as we cruise on our yachts.
RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
None.
PERSONAL
I ride a Serotta Bike.
My Gulfstream V Jet I call The Flying Squirrel.
I call my $850,000 42-foot Hinckley twin diesel yacht the "Scarmouche." I am fascinated by rap and hip-hop and feel it reflects our real culture.
I own several "Large" SUVs including one parked at my Nantucket summer mansion, though I am against large polluting inefficient vehicles and blame George Bush for the energy problems.
PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN 2004.
Posted by Bryant at 09:52 AM | Comments (0)
August 12, 2004
Hard-worker
Apparently laziness is genetic and scientists have found a way to treat it in monkeys to make them hard-working. Scary stuff...
Posted by Edwin at 12:18 PM | Comments (1)
Couch Potato
Let me preface this by saying this is truly one of the more disgusting stories in obesity I have ever heard.
Gayle Laverne Grinds, 40, passed away on Wednesday after valiant rescuers attempted for 6 hours to remove her from her couch. Normally, this wouldn't be so difficult, but let's get some stats on our gal Gayle:
Height: 4 Foot 10
Weight: 480 lbs
Age: 40
Years on couch: 6 years
Skin Color: Paisley
After spending 6 years sitting on a couch, her skin had grafted to the couch. On the bright side, she had somewhere to sit wherever she went, too bad she never left the house.
After Taking her on a trailer behind a pickup truck to the hospital, Grinds passed away still stuck to the couch.
Posted by Bryant at 10:45 AM | Comments (5)
August 09, 2004
Real Computer Security
If you're really worried about computer security, I would recommend not getting a Kensington Cable Lock.
Some "security company" is trying to sell a guide that shows how to get past one of those pesky locks in under a minute.
Well I'm all about getting the tip for free. After using this innovative knowledge tool called the internet, I was able to find out how using a paper clip and a pair of scissors you can defeat the kensington cable lock.
The Guide
1. Take a pair of scissors and put it into the rectangular hole on the lock.
2. Twist the scissors so that the lock starts moving to the open position,
3. Gently press in on each pin until you feel it lock in place.
4. Turn the lock all the way around
5. Take laptop
6. Leave thank you note.
Apparently Kensington's warranty will not cover your loss because there is no damage to the lock. if you're going to leave your laptop in the open, at least get a lock with an alarm with a motion sensor.
Posted by Bryant at 10:12 AM | Comments (0)
I Love Bees
While Xbox owners across the world await the arrival of "Halo 2" Bungie Sowtware, the creator of Halo has released several trailers for the upcoming video game. Sharp-eyed viewers noticed that at the end of one of these ads, the www.xbox.com logo changes for a split second to www.ilovebees.com, a website about bee keeping. However if you visit the above website it is obvious that something is quite wrong with it, appearing to be hacked by a rouge AI. Bungie, famous (among nerds) for their interest in numerology, old mythology, and conspiracies, seems to be using this as some sort of strange advertising campaign for the upcoming Halo 2. A large thread about this usbject can be found here at the bungie.org forums, and a website dedicated to exploring the ilovebees.com mystery can be found here. The whole thing reminds me of "The Davinci Code" Could the Priori of Sion be somehow involved??
Posted by Noah at 07:42 AM | Comments (0)
August 07, 2004
On a More Serious Note
mircosoft will be releasing Service Pack 2 very soon. this huge upgrade to the XP operating system will protect better against viruses and spyware. i still recommend additional programs like norton antivirus and norton internet securities and webroot's spysweeper.
microsoft recommends turning on automatic updates on your computer so that you recieve the update when it is made available. you can do so by clicking this link
article about the update from cnn.com
Posted by Jesse at 10:28 AM | Comments (4)
August 06, 2004
even in the hard times they stuck together like super glue
man glues himself to his girlfriend while in jail to avoid extradition. while he prolly won't suceed at his goal at least it got him some time on bryantchoung.com.
Posted by Jesse at 04:46 PM | Comments (0)
this crosses a line longer than the US/Mexican Border
new mexican reality show promises green card as its top prize. here is a quote from the cnn.com article:
"contestants willing to eat burritos crammed with live worms, jump off high-speed trucks or wash skyscraper windows in exchange for a year's legal help in speeding up their visa or green card cases."
has reality tv gone too far?
Posted by Jesse at 04:42 PM | Comments (0)
holland is just toe crazy of a place
tongue and toe contact to be outlawed in holland.
Posted by Jesse at 04:23 PM | Comments (0)
Olympics happening this year?
Are the olympics happening this year? I haven't seen a single ad on tv about the Olympics, granted I watch a lot less commercials now that I have a DVR, but NBC isn't hyping this at all.
Are the olympics old again? Are they "so last century"? Do we even care if we got screwed in Basketball to Italy? Are we more concerned about our Italian basketball player screwing around?
Maybe it's because there's nothing to watch during the summer olympics. There's no Curling, NASCAR isn't an event yet, and the power walking event seems a little stupid.
Maybe it's a plot by the Government. If we don't advertise the olympics, perhaps the terrorists will forget about it.
It's just odd to me that in this day and age where American's are gobbling up reality TV, when real reality TV comes along, they're not excited.
Posted by Bryant at 02:52 AM | Comments (0)
August 04, 2004
Get your own Roller Coaster
Now you can buy your very own roller coaster from CoasterDynamix. We March, now it's finally shipping.
Your coaster is available to you for the mere price of 500 dollars.
Posted by Bryant at 01:54 PM | Comments (0)
George Bush's Resume
With all the Kerry Bashing that this site does, pointing out such egrigious offences as the weak throwing arm of the war veteran who has underwent rotator cuff surgery, and slipping 2% in a poll that has a 3% margin of error, I though I would balance out the political scales a little by presenting George Bush's Resume. Credit to Kelsey Kramer for makng the original.
George W. Bush's Resume
George W. Bush (Dubya)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Past Work Experience
* Ran for congress and lost.
* Produced a Hollywood slasher B movie.
* Bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas; company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.
* Bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. Biggest move: Traded Sammy Sosa to the Chicago White Sox.
* With father's help (and his name) was elected Governor of Texas.
Accomplishments in Previous Positions
* Changed pollution laws for power and oil companies and made Texas the most polluted state in the Union.
* Replaced Los Angeles with Houston as the most smog-ridden city in America. Cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas government to the tune of billions in borrowed money.
* Set record for most executions by any governor in American history.
* Became president after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes, with the help of my father's appointments to the Supreme Court.
Accomplishments As President
* Attacked and took over two countries.
* Spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury.
* Shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history.
* Set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.
* Set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
* First president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.
* First president in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.
* First year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in U.S. history.
* After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.
* Set the record for most campaign fundraising trips than any other president in U.S. history.
* In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their job.
* Cut unemployment benefits for more out of work Americans than any president in U.S. history.
* Set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
* Appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in U.S. history.
* Set the record for the least amount of press conferences than any president since the advent of television.
* Signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any president in U.S. history.
* Presided over the biggest energy crises in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed.
* Presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have.
* Cut healthcare benefits for war veterans.
* Set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.
* Dissolved more international treaties than any president in U.S. history.
* My presidency is the most secretive and unaccountable of any in U.S. history.
* Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history (the 'poorest' multimillionaire, Condoleezza Rice, has an Exxon oil tanker named after her).
* First president in U.S. history to have all 50 states of the Union simultaneously go bankrupt.
* Presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud of any market in any country in the history of the world.
* First president in U.S. history to order a U.S. attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation.
* Created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States.
* Set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any president in U.S. history.
* First president in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the human rights commission.
* First president in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the elections monitoring board.
* Removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in U.S. history.
* Rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.
* Withdrew from the World Court of Law.
* Refused to allow inspectors access to U.S. prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.
* First president in U.S. history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. elections).
* All-time U.S. (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations.
* My biggest lifetime campaign contributor presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation).
* Spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in U.S. history.
* First president in U.S. history to unilaterally attack a sovereign nation against the will of the United Nations and the world community.
* First president to run and hide when the U.S. came under attack (and then lied saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)
* First U.S. president to establish a secret shadow government.
* Took the biggest world sympathy for the U.S. after 9/11, and in less than a year made the U.S. the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in U.S. and world history).
* With a policy of 'disengagement' created the most hostile Israeli-Palestine relations in at least 30 years.
* Fist U.S. president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability.
* First U.S. president in history to have the people of South Korea more threatened by the U.S. than their immediate neighbor, North Korea.
* Changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.
* Set all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated U.S. law by not selling huge investments in corporations bidding for government contracts.
* Failed to fulfill my pledge to get Osama Bin Laden 'dead or alive.'
* Failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders of our country at the United States Capital building. After 18 months I have no leads and zero suspects.
* In the 18 months following the 9/11 attacks I have successfully prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in the history of the United States.
* Removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other president in U.S. history.
* In a little over two years created the most divided country in decades, possibly the most divided the U.S. has ever been since the Civil War.
* Entered office with the strongest economy in U.S. history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.
Records and References
* At least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving record has been erased and is not available)
* AWOL from National Guard and deserted the military during a time of war.
* Refuse to take drug test or even answer any questions about drug use.
* All records of my tenure as governor of Texas have been spirited away to my father's library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
* All records of any SEC investigations into my insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
* All minutes of meetings for any public corporation I served on the board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
* Any records or minutes from meetings I (or my VP) attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.
* For personal references please speak to my daddy or uncle James Baker (they can be reached at their offices of the Carlyle Group for war-profiteering.)
Posted by Noah at 08:21 AM | Comments (0)
August 03, 2004
Explain yourself Seth Macfarlane?
So I've been perusing this thing called the internet, it's great for sleuthing up free music, movies, and things you're not necessarily supposed to see. In my latest perusal, I found the pilot to a new show that seems to be the bastard child of Alf and The Family Guy. It appears that Seth Macfarlane has created a pilot episode of American Dad which is another animated family sitcom.
Lois is a little hotter, Brian becomes a horny fish, Chris and stewey have been thrown together, and Meg becomes more miserable by becoming a liberal, and Peter becomes a CIA agent.
I'm try to place why Seth Macfarlane would devote his efforts to making something like this. It basically seems like a retuned Family Guy that's less offensive. Instead of poking fun of minorities and women, it makes fun of American stereotypes and objectifies women. All the characters seem to be bad mixes of characters from the Family Guy. I don't think the two could ever co-exist.
The odd thing is that this show was clearly made after 9/11, with the Terror Alert System on the fridge. My only guess is that this was made before Family Guy was scheduled to return. DVD saves the day. Anyone else think American Dad would have been a poor poor replacement?
Posted by Bryant at 11:39 PM | Comments (0)
Thanks Kerry
So normally, after your party's convention, you get your base all excited, the middle likes you because you promised them everything, there's balloons and loud music, and you enjoy a nice boost at the polls.
This happened for John Kerry, except the boost went to George W. Bush. Here are the results to the CNN/Gallup Polls. Bush got a 5 point boost.
I just wanted to extend a thank you to John Kerry for being such a gentleman and returning the boost to the Whitehouse. I guess it's not just medals he'll toss over.
Posted by Bryant at 10:49 AM | Comments (0)
Sweetening the Deal
In order to encourage you to sign up,
I am offering 5 dollars via paypal for the next 4 people who complete free flat screen offers.
I am offering 5 dollars via paypal for the next 3 people who complete free ipod offers.
Let's help each other out people.
Posted by Bryant at 02:01 AM | Comments (0)
August 02, 2004
Making it
Seeing as a good portion of readers are from Brown, I'm sure you'll get a kick out of this.
Several of you may have heard Jennifer Cheng '03 talk about her career in modeling. This summer she seems to have made it big. Previously, she was an extra on SNL as a prostitute, now it seem's that she has her cell phone love story on a motorola web promotion. It seems as though she's acquired the stage name of Fiona.
I find the video very entertaining. I wonder if this will launch her career, or not.
Posted by Bryant at 06:09 PM | Comments (4)
Canadian Humour
Ah entering the workforce, sharing in joke emails being sent around the office. Life just doesn't get much better than this.
Here are a few excerpts from today:
Funny Canadian signs
Vancouver Dog sign
Eat more moose
Public Bar
Canadian Gas
sharp lookin sign
canadian ice
Posted by Bryant at 12:00 PM | Comments (0)
August 01, 2004
Boundless Picture Messaging
So one of my biggest gripes after getting a picture phone was that I couldn't send picture messages from my Verizon phone to my buddy Joe's cell phone because we was on Sprint.
Enter the the free middleman.
Pixtopix.com offers a free translation service. All you do is sign up and then you can receive picture messages at yourphonenumber@pixtopix.com or nickname@pixtopix.com from any carrier.
Posted by Bryant at 02:35 PM | Comments (0)