Day: March 14, 2011

The McBournie Minute: Tuning out the news

In case you hadn’t heard, not many people are reading newspapers these days. Opinions on why exactly this is vary somewhat, but one of the major theories is the rise of the 24-hour news networks. Well, it looks like that one’s false, according to a recent study.

CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and other, smaller news networks saw their viewership evaporate last fall, with CNN, unsurprisingly, leading the way. Don’t worry, the English dude who took over for Larry King ought to get them all back. But really, where are all of these viewers going, if they aren’t switching to one of the competing networks?

Well, I’ve got a few theories of my own. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: Tuning out the news

Yoink

Insert phrase about how medical professionals do nothing but take your money here.

We at SG aren’t particularly keen on having to visit the dentist. It isn’t that we don’t take care of our teeth (I personally brush my teeth 3 times a day with lard with lardpaste with toothpaste), we just feel that people that want to poke around in our mouths with metallic objects creep us the hell out. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, sure, but sometimes a dude that’s constantly wanting you to open your mouth so he can mess around in it with sharp implements is just a guy that may be of questionable morality.

As such, it doesn’t surprise us at all that Richard Ludwig, a millionaire-value level dentist, decided to not turn in a credit card that he found in a parking lot, but to instead go out for pizzas with it.

Deputies say that when they asked him why he took the card and used it, Dr. Ludwig told them, “I picked up the card, what was I supposed to do with it?” The odd thing was, deputies say the dentist had $250.00 in his wallet the entire time.

Check out the mugshot. I’m not saying that Ludwig has ever killed a person, much less injured anybody, but the sheriff’s department might want to open up some cold case files.

And now, monkeys and bras

Court rooms are serious places, I know this, because I watch a lot of judge shows. But not everyone has the same notion of how to respect the court.

A woman showed up for a court date with a small monkey in her bra. Why? Not really sure, but the monkey was wearing a dress, so it was totally kosher. Remember, folks, no matter how cute they are, no matter how much they beg, do not let animals hitch a ride in your booby pouch.