Day: September 24, 2012

The McBournie Minute: 21st century meltdown

This past weekend was a pretty big one for entertainment. We had the Emmys and all the hype that goes along with them, plus, some fun news out of Las Vegas and the iHeartRadio music festival. I can tell you right now I didn’t watch either event. First, I wasn’t in Las Vegas, so I didn’t see the show, secondly, award shows are incredibly boring, thirdly, there was football and Boardwalk Empire.

Yet, even though I didn’t witness these things, that hasn’t kept me from having an opinion on them. After all, what is better for getting filled-in on what you missed than countless news articles and a YouTube video or two?

First off, I’d like to thank Green Day for doing something very punk rock, followed by something un-punk rock. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: 21st century meltdown

Deflation hits sex dolls especially hard

Turkish authorities mounted a daring rescue, but it was too late: a blow-up doll had committed suicide by jumping into Black Sea. With no identification or known family, she was buried unceremoniously in a trash can in accordance with what may very well have been her final wishes.

This isn’t the first time it’s happened, either. Rescue workers in China recovered another doll back in July. We may never know what’s causing inflato sapiens to take their own lives. All we do know is that life is short, and when love comes your way, keep your nails trimmed.

Banished into outer space

The ending of a marriage is never a good thing, because it means either lengthy divorce proceedings or a death. But when it’s over, you’re still left with the ring and what to do with it.

One woman decided that since she had completely moved on and had no emotional attachment or anything, that the best thing to do with her ring was to launch it into space. Clearly they don’t have FOX News in New Zealand, otherwise the woman would have known that gold is a solid investment that you can depend on when Obama is finished wrecking the economy.