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Y.M.C.A. has decided they need a name change. Forever immortalized by one of the hokiest dance hits of the last fifty years, they decided people didn’t understand what YMCA stood for. I think they had another problem.
A bunch of gay men singing about meeting at the “Young Men’s Christian Association” had some connotations to it. A name change was in order. Actually, it was since the 70′s, but I’m guessing it took till the last couple of years to figure out they might have an image problem. So, as with all things with long names, they decided to cut out all the fluff and go by the shortest possible initialization they could. They chose “The Y”. Surely everyone would know what “The Y” meant. It’s not “The M”, or “The C”, or “The A”, it’s “The Y”.
The upside, everyone can remember one letter. However, I see some problems with this choice.
“Meet me at the Y” means something too. Not going any further with that, but it’s not something you want to associate with a Christian Association. And, it’s not referring to a lamp.
Second is the more obvious problem. The Village People’s song has been reduced to 15 seconds. Not that the original merited a whole lot more than that, but they eliminated the most fun letters.
And lastly, it’s going to look kinda stupid. “They playing basketball at TheY, playing basketball at TheY, playing basetball at TheY…..”
I see no upside to this change. Apparently most people don’t either.
Man, I just love this!
Not sure who the genius in Pennsylvania state government was that thought this would go over well. But, I’m sure they got the attention of every conspiracy theorist on Earth. Just wondering how many of them are fleeing Pennsylvania for a less Orwellian existance? Or maybe planning the resistance?
Not sure my all time favorite PSA. But, the one that’s stuck with me the longest would be Tennessee Trash:
Foxnews ran this pic with a story about Harry Reid supporters mocking the old practice of bartering for health care:
That’s kinda silly, but not terribly funny. So, AP had to help us out:
Democrats stand in front of Sue Lowden’s campaign bus in front of her Reno, Nev. office with a dancing chicken (man in chicken costume), livestock and a doctor to protest her statements about health care on Thursday April 22, 2010. (AP)
For those unaware by looking at the pic, the “dancing chicken” is really a man in a chicken costume. Seriously, it is.
Every single day for the last month it seems I’ve heard commentary on every media possible about poor little Sandra Bullock and how she’s possibly dealing with her husband screwing around on her. First of all, her husband has never been a saint. He’s currently in a custody battle with this:
That’s the nice way to present it. Janine got her start kinda young:
By the time she was old enough to drink, she was making the cover of Penthouse. By the time she hooked up with Jesse James, she was near retirement age ( 34 ). In other words, she wasn’t a good girl gone bad, she had been a bad, bad girl for a long, long, time. My favorite “celebrity sex tape” is most definitely her, Brandy, and Vince Neil. However, it’s now vintage stuff.
So, Jesse breaks up with Janine and hooks up with Sandra Bullock. Nice girl? Dunno. But, for everyone to assume that she was completely blindsided that her husband of a few years would do what it was he had done for a long time just doesn’t wash with me. He set his standards a long time. Now, I will add a caveat:
And,
I’m sure it was bad enough that she somehow figured he had not changed his ways and suddenly become chaste. But, to know you were sharing “company” with a Marylin Manson wannabe would really turn my stomach.
Toss in the very public sexual harassment settlement Jesse paid a few years ago and there is no way I buy that Sandra had no idea he was behaving this way. Maybe not as gross as it’s turning out to be for sure. But, this story about her being shocked at finding out needs to end now. And quite frankly, Jesse’s girl doesn’t need to be with her dad. Not sure about her mom either. And, given Sanra’s choice of partners, not 100% convinced she’s a rock solid choice either.
All in all, this story’s disappointed, and disgusted me. You’ve got a kinda hot movie star mixed up with a smoking hot sometimes-lesbian porn star and this is the best they can deliver? Jesse, Tiger’s making you look like a cheap amateur.
This would be part of my Pavlov thread as it obviously involves lust. But, it’s probably at the all-time bottom of the thread. I really hate to put these women in the same category tho.
Just read on Foxnews that Honda has come out with a “a relatively new class: the full-size, 5-door hatchback“. This relatively new class will look something like this:
Pretty crazy huh? Two doors on each side, and ONE IN THE BACK! This kind of reminds me of a car that was around when I was smaller:
Now, that was the last of its kind. Although it had all kinds of hip descriptions, it was basically a station wagon.
The station wagon itself has been around for a while. Your dad drove one most likely. For that matter, my dad drove one when I was little.
For that matter, his dad probably drove one as well.
For that matter, not only did his uncle possibly drive one:
But his dad may have as well.
Ya see, the full-size five door hatchback has been around since about 1923. I really don’t get the point of this article. decent little car by appearances. But, stressing this ain’t your daddy’s station wagon won’t change the fact you’re still driving a station wagon.
Headlines are talking about Andrew Young releasing a book called “The Politician”. Well, for starters, it’s not “The Politician”. It’s The Politician: An Insider’s Account of John Edwards’s Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down:
Now, if you couldn’t guess what it was about before, I bet you do now. The story, in case you haven’t figured it out by now, is about John Edwards knocking up his aide while his wife was doing chemo. Pretty disgusting stuff. That part we already knew. The kicker? Apparently this guy saw the sex tape of Edwards and the knocked up Hunter.
Now, I searched the world over looking for the Carrie Prejean sex tape. It was great. I am not so inclined at this time to do the same for the Edwards/Hunter tape. Some things are just best left alone. Forever. I will not be seeking this tape. Nor will I seek stills from it. I have no desire whatsoever to have this vision as part of my collective soul. None. I have seen enough horrid things on the internet. I just know I can’t handle this. In fact, the sheer fact that I may stumble upon it accidentally may actually kill my internet enabled Pavlov response mechanism. I would drool I’m sure, but for all the wrong reasons. And, I will hold Andrew Young personally responsible just for enabling such fear of the possibility of stumbling upon this. And I thought the Tiger Woods sex tapes would be disturbing enough.
First of all, I do appreciate Cinemark drawing a line with kids.
Note: No Children Under Age 6 Will Be Admitted To Any R-Rated Feature After 6:00 PM. Valid IDs will be required to attend Rated “R” movies. You must be at least 17 years of age or have your parent accompany you to view the movie. IDs will be checked at the theatre.
Being a parent of a now seven year old, I like it that someone on this planet is thinking about the welfare of our youth. It would mean a lot more to me if they didn’t have this in the lobby tho:
In most cases, I think I’d rather my six year old sit in an R-rated movie than sit in the lobby and blow people up for 90 minutes.
What a day.
- #8 Tennessee got whipped, bad, by unranked Southern California. USC is now 5-4.
- #11 Georgetown lost to Old Dominion. Yeah, THE Old Dominion.
- #13 Florida lost to Richmond. That’s a team from Virginia. Richmond lost to Old Dominion too. Old Dominion must be something to fear this year.
- The Saints lost.
And tomorrow, #85 for the Bengals who was known as Johnson, SHOULD be #15 going by Ochocinco. The NFL doesn’t like tributes to fallen players tho and threatened to fine Ochocinco. That is the biggest upset for me.
Wear it.
In the usual proud USA fashion, a stupid story very rapidly becomes good jokes. Tiger Woods is great fodder now:
- When Orlando policemen found Tiger unconscious on the ground and Elin standing by with the 9 iron, they questioned her. “What’s the club for?” “I use it from about 100 yards in, or for breaking the window in the SUV.” “How many times did you hit it?” “Oh, I don’t know; five, six, maybe seven. Put me down for a five.”
- Why did tiger’s wife bust the window with a 3 wood? cause she didn’t like the driver.
- What does tiger woods have in common with baby seals? They both get clubbed by Norwegians.
- Tiger Woods is so rich that he owns lots of expensive cars. Now he has a hole in one.
- What’s the difference between a car and a golf ball? Tiger can drive a ball 400 yards.
- What were Tiger Woods and his wife doing out at 2.30 in the morning? They went clubbing.
- Tiger’s new Nike’s ad? Just do me.
- If you Drink, don’t Drive. If you Drive, use a 3 Iron.
- What is tiger’s most memorable drive? The one out of his driveway.
- What is the difference between David Letterman’s wife and Tiger’s Wife? Tiger’s wife hits consistently with the 5 iron.
So far, pretty bad. But, I’m sure we’re just getting warmed up. Feel free to add any you like.
One of the more important headlines of the day on Fox:
Kathy Hilton: Paris Wanted Breast Implants
That was probably enough to get the markets moving. But, this was the conclusion of the story:
“I’m way too scared, I hate needles and I hate blood. I’m a really big fan of the show ‘Nip/Tuck’ so I see how it happens,” she said. “I’m just too scared. I’m happy with the way I am.”
The Dow promptly tanked, down nearly 140 at opening. The news even shut down all air traffic as pilots sat in stunned disappointment.
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