So tonight the final category is the Heisman Trophy.
As soon as Alex revealed it, he said "and the ladies just went 'augggh!'" To which my insides went "augggh!"
Because women NEVER pay attention to sports.
Douche.
*EDIT* All three contestants got it right, including the two women (one of whom won). It was easy, name one of the two winners who share their last name with a U.S. President? Duh, all three of them said Reggie Bush. As did I. God, standing around making small talk at the end, I'd be like "So, you didn't think the girls would know sports, eh, douchebag Alex? Well, suck it."
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Alex Trebek Is STILL A D-Bag
R.I.P. George Carlin 1937-2008
George Carlin was one of my favorite comedians. He was incredibly offensive in a good way. He took topics that on the surface seem horrifying (see "Rape Can Be Funny") and talked about them in a way that was actually very insightful (in the rape one he actually takes on victim blaming for how stupid it is).
He talked about really important things, and took obvious pleasure in getting a rise out of people. But he was also hilarious. It's not easy to make people think and piss them off while at the same time making them laugh their asses off.
After the jump I've put up some clips of his routines, including his "Seven Words" bit.
I Need To Do Some Shopping.
First off, I am going to pay tribute to George Carlin soon. But I want to actually take some time to write something about him, because he deserves more than a quick mention.
Anyhoo, via an ad on Feministing, I have discovered Dogs 4 Democrats. I now feel I need to buy things for Zelda. Like an Obama collar (maybe after the convention)? Or how about some poop bags with Bush and Cheney's faces one them? They say "Mission Accomplished," which is as full of crap as the bags will be. Probably more so if you have a small dog with small poop.
And for cat people, there is "DemoCats" merchandise as well.
I guess I need money.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Alex Trebek Is A D-Bag
I'm a big geek and I pretty much watch Jeopardy! every day that I can be in front of my TV at 7 PM.
My least favorite part is where the contestants introduce themselves (I don't CARE what you do for a living - I just want the geeky trivia!). Today though, one of the contestants, a man named Sven, said that when he got married both he and his wife changed their last names.
Alex Trebek couldn't seem to wrap his head around that. He asked, "so Sven ---- [I didn't catch the last name] isn't your real name?" To which he was like, "It's my real name, just not my birth name."
(women change their names all the time when they get married, but never have to have that conversation. it's expected of us.)
I didn't catch if he said why he and his wife chose to do this, I was too busy thinking that he was a badass and that Trebek's reaction was incredibly stupid. Plus I was making dinner.
If I find a video of it later, I'll post it. But the episode just ended. He won, by the way.
*Edit*: Thanks to Google, it appears his "fake" last name is Sinclair.
Because They Have To.
A good letter in today's New York Times. Abortion providers continue to do their jobs despite harassment and injury for the simple reason that women out there need their services. It was in response to an article last week about a Kansas grand jury being (ab)used politically to convict abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Tiller has been subject to harassment and was even shot in both arms for providing abortions.
As I tend to do whenever violence or harassment against abortion providers is mentioned, I'm going to invoke Barnett Slepian. When you Google his name the first hit is Wikipedia, the second is from www.armyofgod.com and titled "Babykiller Barnett Slepian." You know, 11 years after his family watched him bleed to death on the kitchen floor. Cuz they're, you know, pro-life.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
I'm Back
And posting the only music video in recent history that has the potential to get me laid. haha.
It's also an obnoxiously catchy song that I might need in my iPod for 5K training.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Taking a Break
In case you care, I probably won't be posting much for the next week or so. I'll have friends in town and most likely won't have as much free time to post.
Before I go, I feel like I should at least mention Tim Russert's death. I didn't always agree with him, but he was good at what he did, plus, he was a fellow Buffalo native and always spoke of that with pride. That's all.
Friday, June 13, 2008
R. Kelly Gets Off
Um, no pun intended.
R. Kelly was acquitted in his child porn case.
Given the evidence, I can't say that I'm surprised. The woman who is supposedly in the tape denied that it was her, plus there's the mole issue: R. Kelly has a large mole on his back and the man in the video does not.
One of the jurors said was positive that the man was R. Kelly but couldn't vote 'guilty' because the woman denied it was her.
Look, if he was having sex with a 13-year-old then, you know, ew. That's a problem. But the evidence in this case was weak at best, and I would say that "reasonable doubt" is an understatement.
Just because this involves possible statutory rape doesn't mean we can ignore the legal system and presume him guilty without proof.
I mean, I watch CSI. I've seen what will and won't stand up in court. Kidding.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Ugh, Gag
OK, I just noticed this on CNN's Political Ticker: an incredibly deep article claiming Scarlett Johansson has a crush on Obama. Why? Because she sends him emails, he personally responds and she is impressed by that.
I can see why she'd be impressed - I can't imagine someone on the Presidential campaign trail has a ton of free time to personally answer e-mails, considering he probably receives thousands a day. I would assume most people who e-mail him get either a) nothing or b) a form response. I'm sure her name on the message is motivation for a reply - because now there will be Political Ticker articles about what a great guy he is for personally responding to her.
But - crush? Seriously? I'm finding that a little offensive, because to me it's making the assumption that because a young woman is impressed by a man's actions, she must have some kind of romantic designs on him. The womenz don't have enough emotional levels to appreciate an action without some sort of "crush."
Maybe no one agrees with me, but this particular clip really got to my gag reflex.
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