Day: October 16, 2009

You Missed It: Hot air edition

How come you never ask me how I am doing or if I have any big plans for the weekend? Don’t you care about what I do? Aren’t we friends? You’re right, you’re right. You do care, you just don’t show it in the same ways as I do. I’m sorry I get so emotional, it’s just that I need you, dear reader, so much. Without you, my keyboard has no purpose. If you were busy looking at oncoming trains, odds are you missed it.

Up, up and a–wait a minute …
On Thursday, the world was captivated by the story of a 6-year old boy in Colorado has climbed into his father’s experimental balloon was was floating across the state. They boy was instead found hiding in the attic. The boy’s father, Richard Heene, denied accusations of the incident being a stunt, saying, “My family would never do such a thing. I mean, that’s as bad as going on a reality show or putting your kids in a rap video and posting it to YouTube. Who would do such a thing?”

Show us your twits
Speaking of balloons, conservative blogger Meghan McCain raised eyebrows this week when she tweeted about her quiet night in. She posted a picture of the book she was reading, but followers’ eye drifted toward her low cut top instead. Critics attacked her for the seemingly sexual picture, and McCain nearly canceled her Twitter account. In other news, conservative microbloggers are still waiting for a shot of Ann Coulter’s shriveled jack-o-lanterns.

All your data are belong to us
T-Mobile customers have had a rough time lately, particularly Sidekick users, who lost all their data in a disaster that is only now being fixed by Microsoft. Wait a minute–T Mobile still has customers? More importantly, when was the last time you saw anyone using a Sidekick?

Pleasant greeting avoids egg on face

"Shouldn't throw things at the President, wouldn't be prudent."President Barack Obama has accepted former President George H.W. Bush’s (the older one) invitation to Texas A&M University to celebrate volunteerism.

However, conservative Aggies are plan “to make sure Obama gets a very clear TEXAS-SIZED MESSAGE to stop the liberal assault” [emphasis Texans’].

The L.A. Times is concerned because, last year, Aggies threw eggs at a cardboard cut-out of Obama while running for office.

In fact, Bush the Elder even wrote a letter to the school urging them to give the President a warm Aggie welcome. While it was wise of him to speak to Aggies like Kindergarten students, will it work?

But seriously … a young liberal President accused of socialism and reparations visiting Texas? What could possibly go wrong?

A flaming van does not count as flame decals

You know, sometimes you’re really digging a song, you know? I mean, you’re really into it, the music’s flowing and you’re just really in the groove. It can take you completely and totally!

Carl Franklin Miller Jr. may have had that issue. He definitely has our award for winning the Best Headline of the Day at This Point.

Beer so good you’ll need 7 cigarettes

An Australian beer advertisement has reportedly ticked off Disney because it features a Snow White lookalike lying in bed blowing smoke rings with seven undressed dwarves. Who would have guessed that? The ad campaign for Jamieson Brewery’s Raspberry Ale was created by the Australian advertising agency The Foundry to promote the beer as “anything but sweet” with a maiden they call “Ho White” and seven dwarves.

The Walt Disney Co., who licenses the usually wholesome character, quickly noticed The Foundry’s online and print marketing, the Daily Telegraph reports. The Foundry said it had “a little bit of contact” with Disney over this adults-only version of Snow White.

The official Web site, anythingbutsweet.com.au, can no longer be accessed. The Foundry’s Web site reportedly featured pictures of “Ho White” earlier this week but no longer does. Now, mind you, the tale of Snow White has been circulating around Europe for centuries in many different cultures. Grimm’s fairy tales written in the 1850’s. The story is not copyright-able or owned by Disney. The look of the characters may be a Disney copyright, but the story has long since passed into the public domain.

Of course, some of them definitely have that Disney-esque look to them …

Cause = effect, alcoholics = retail booze

In a move that has us scratching the head on a bottle of Jack, Madison, Wisconsin is pushing for a move that would ban retail sales of alcohol to chronic alcoholics. Now call us crazy, but don’t the chronic alcoholics keep retail booze stores in business?

The reasoning behind the push is that the people don’t want these boozers bleeding public resources like police. Because, you know, denying them booze to drink at home, and thus forcing them to go to bars and restaurants, get tanked and drive, is a much better service to the general public.

Stockholm syndrome

We don’t like Sweden. Aside from supermodels, they really haven’t contributed to the world. All they do is land somwhere, pillage the country of its culture, then return to their longships and head back home.

But they’re growing on us now. Not only is Stockholm culling thousands of wild rabbits, but it is sending the beasts a message by burning the carcasses to be used as fuel to heat Swedish homes.

The message: “Hey rabbits! You think you can hope around in our parks and woodlands? Your time is up, buddy! We’re going to heat ourselves during the long Nordic winter with you!”