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Fun With International Politics 3

May

25

2006

However silly Congress gets, I don’t think it can beat this Czech Health Minister Sissy-boy Slap Party. Although it’d certainly be amusing to see them try.

24 Finale Thoughts

May

22

2006

I think just two hours of the clip played here on a loop would have been a lot more satisfying and entertaining than that crap-ass finale. I mean granted, given the corner they wrote themselves into, there wasn’t a ton they could do with it. But wow, they really didn’t even try. I think this ...

10.5.2 2

May

21

2006

It begins tonight. It’s already begun on the east coast. My full review will go up when I watch both parts Thursday night, since I’m watching the Desperate Housewives finale tonight, the 24 finale tomorrow night, the House finale Tuesday night, and the Lost finale Wednesday night. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it ...

Marketing Question 1

May

20

2006

How did a casino get named the Morongo Casino Resort? I mean, I realize it is operated by the Morongo Indians, and they’re happy to have a symbol of tribal pride… But I can’t be the only person who parses the casino name as the “Moron, Go” Casino Resort. Didn’t anyone notice that in the ...

Nerd Alert!

May

19

2006

I think I just figured out what I’m doing Saturday. Someone cue up “She Blinded Me With Science”.

Go, Hippies

May

17

2006

This is a bit weird. My boss’s assistant’s boyfriend’s roommate is one of the winners of this edition of The Amazing Race. He’s the wee dark-haired hippie, not the gangly red-haired hippie. I haven’t met the hippies, but I do find the connection quite strange, given how huge a fan of the Race I’ve been ...

A Modest Proposal

May

17

2006

A lunch run to Beverly Hills that had me pulling my hair out at the incompetence of people who drive astoundingly expensive cars gave me a thought: I think if you’re going to purchase a car that costs more than $100,000, you should have to take a driving test before they let you take it ...

10.5.2: The Dreckening

May

16

2006

It’s coming Sunday. And it’s going to be spectacularly awful.

Dispatch From The Japanese Bureau

May

14

2006

My friend Miyuki on her most recent trip to visit her parents in Japan: click to enlarge Here’s her description of the building: Me: the picture of you in front of that store is great Miyuki: btw, the White Trash Charms is in the most expensive building in Tokyo Miyuki: that’s where friggin’ billionaires live ...

Attack Of The ’80s 1

May

14

2006

In honor of Mother’s Day, I present the following, which was dug up by the folks at Vidiotbox: [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rBidCkJxo] Click here to watch this on YouTube I don’t think I’ve ever been as glad, for the sake of humanity’s collective vision, that the 80s are over. My retinas…they burn.