Day: September 9, 2013

Today we’re going to talk about Facebook. Not in the “I don’t understand this technology, so I’m going to criticize it” kind of way. Not even in the “I hate it when people do this on Facebook” way. I do that enough as it is.

Nearly 10 years ago, I sat down and filled out a fairly extensive form with info about my university so that we could get Facebook at our school. This was back when they were new and for college kids only. That means it was basically just a place to stalk someone you’re interested in.

One of the popular features were groups. And for some reason, they’re still around today. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: A Facebook gathering that threatens us all

While we’ve all enjoyed wall-to-wall coverage of the young and dynamic William, Kate and their son, George Michael — as well as the hijinks of their ne’er-do-well brother, Harry — it’s important to remember that the British still have their old monarchs to take care of.

We’re not lecturing you, royal watchers. Just that, while a new puppy is exciting and cute, you can’t stop feeding the old corgi with large ears who loves plush toilet seats.

It’s this kind of neglect that led to palace guards rounding up Prince Andrew in Buckingham Palace, mistaking him for some kind of well-dressed homeless person because they didn’t know who he was.

And this is why you tag your royals before letting them wander about. Or, at the very least, spay or neuter your lord or lady so there aren’t millions of them roaming the countryside, eating up all the indigenous bird species.

For the most part, The Guys are proudly beer snobs. Why not? If you’re going to get drunk, you might as well get drunk off of something that tastes good. That’s why we don’t care for most products from the Budweiser family.

We’re also animal snobs. They kicked off a war that they just can’t win, and frankly, the only good animal is a dead animal. Or a dead animal that we’re now consuming, preferably after it’s been slathered in barbecue sauce and roasted over an open flame.

That’s why we’re at a moral quandary regarding the case Marcus Forson. Forson found a dead snake in his case of beer. We’d normally be bothered by a snake attempting to contaminate our beer, but cheerful about it being dead; however, the beer in question is Bud Light. What’s even more concerning is that Forson was going to willingly serve Bud Light to party guests. Was this a party for his enemies?

Before it was even announced that the 2020 Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo, the games had already gotten, well, Japanese.

Yasuo Hazaki, a media studies professor, wants to see hide-and-seek included as an Olympic sport. He even leads a committee promoting the sport in Japan, and he’s got 1,000 members with him. Let that sink in. Now, let’s hear Hazaki’s argument.

When you watch sport now, it’s all about world-beating techniques and skills – fantastic dribbling, running or shooting skills in football, for example. … Hide-and-seek is a sport that anybody can play, from children as young as 4 years old to someone who is in their 80s.

And there’s nothing eyebrow raising about an old man playing hide-and-seek with little kids.