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** Found over at ARBlog: After breaking up with high school sweetheart Butthead, Beavis ran into hard times.
** Also from the pages of Odd Blog ... It will pump you up and be back
You know you want to see this ...
Thirty-five million Californians are getting their first taste of The Governator - a new beer commemorating the Golden State's 38th governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Brewed and bottled by Pumping Iron Brewing Company, The Governator Ale comes in a strapping, 22-ounce bottle adorned with a flexing beau, paying homage to the Austrian-born bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-governor. Released in time for the holidays, The Governator will be available statewide through the end of spring for approximately $2.99 a bottle.
"The big surprise is that The Governator, behind its novelty packaging, is actually top-notch," says Pumping Iron Brewing spokesperson Jerome Chicvara. "We're hoping this is a sign of things to come in Sacramento."
The Governator Ale is a craft-brewed ESB (extra special bitter) styled after England's finest "session" beers. The ale is easy-drinking, well-hopped and a bit stronger in alcohol than most craft beers.
Now you too can experience the amazing feeling of "the pump" as you lift your beer up and down building your puny biceps into towering muscles! ;-P
Want to see American Actors hocking Japanese products (a la Lost in Translation)
Japander
Hubble's newest game show ... 10,000 galaxy scavenger hunt!
Galaxies, Galaxies everywhere!
(sorry for the broken links earlier ... I hadn't had my crack for the day when I posted ... you know how it is before you have your first rock of crack for the day)
You ever find strange things while surfing and wasting time, and have absolutely NO idea what the hell it is? Yeah ... this is one of those. But I like it ... you should too!
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WARNING THIS WEBSITE CONTAINS SHELLFISH: Welcome to PRAWNOGRAPHY!
As seen at Strange Things Are Afoot at the Circle K
If you ever lived in the heartland of this country, I will wager that you remember never-ending road trips from your childhood. Those were the days (before law enforcement of carseats) when the backseat of the Lincoln along with a pillow and favorite blanket made for cozy sleeping.
Driving along endless miles of interstate that was flatter than the proverbial pancake, you may recall seeing HUGE roadside signs for miles and miles touting something ridiculously spectacular that you simply had to stop and pay your $4.00 per person to see. Those signs taunted and tormented your little soul to launch a full-scale attack on your parents until they stopped at this mystical place that tortured your poor little mind for the past 250 miles.
Ahhh the lure of the offbeat roadside attractions.
I vividly remember trips through the vast nothingness known as Kansas in my youth. But moreso, I remember seeing the endless barrage of signs for hundreds of miles boasting the "World's Largest Prairie Dog! 8,000 pounds!"
I considered for a split second giving away the secret, but I'll let you go read about it yourself. I hate to spoil surprises.
So here's your link of the week ... http://www.roadsideamerica.com/index.html
Looking for something interesting in your state? Use the handy state-by-state map page!
I DARE you to spend 5 minutes there. I'll lay odds that you'll end up planning a road trip of your very own! :-)
p.s. My favorite stop? Do you remember in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" when Pee Wee and Simone were sitting in the T-Rex?
Place yer bets ... Good Luck!
National Hurricane Center
The Weather Channel Tropical Update
(since my mid-atlantic friend has been bitching about it raining constantly since April ... I'm voting for a Virginia landfall)
Information and photos of the original WTC towers
A variety of thoughts from NPR -- Two years later
Model of planned World Trade Center site and memorial
These are just a tiny sampling of thousands of sites ... take a moment today to reflect on the past with the hope to better the future. We will remember ...
You've read them before (or maybe you haven't?) ... but can you ever REALLY get enough True Porn Clerk Stories? Really?
vent -- v.t. 1. To give expression to: often used with on; to vent one's rage on the cat. 2. To relieve, as by giving vent to emotion.
Props to Blogjam.com for such a brilliant idea! Now shut the hell up and just go vent!
From over at Gothamist.com ... Arnold: The Running Man!
Reasons to support Arnold's run for Governor of California:
- Will probably support Austrian pastries. Mmm...pastries.
- Terminator, Predator, Kindergarten Cop (he got those kids in line - he can do it with Sacramento bureaucracy)
- Only political candidate Gothamist has seen naked. But that doesn't mean we want to see Arianna or Gray naked. Lord no.
- Admitted he got a bikini wax. Metrosexual, yes, but then again, he's man enough to own up to it.
- Ain't our state.
- Savvy manipulator of media, which Gothamist respects.
- Pithy, soundbite worthy speeches
Reasons not to support Arnold's run for Governor of California :
- The Last Action Hero, Batman & Robin
- No political experience.
- Will do anything for money, probably, even though he's crazy rich.
- Hollywood connections lead to more Wag the Dog type possibilities.
- Will have to hear "I'll be back" in re-election speeches. And incessant playing of "Bad to the Bone."
- Suspected ulterior motive: Ruling the world.
Arnold's official site: Schwarzenegger.com
(snickering quietly to self ...)
Bobby Dashiell for Governor of California
"The signatures have been validated, the motions have been thrown out; like it or not, the recall is on. While there's no question the people of California deserve better than they've had lately, it's crucial that they not have worse. Instead of three more years of Casper the Unfriendly Ghost, they could be looking at a fading action star or a former child actor at the helm. In this motley race, Larry Flynt rises to Nader-like credibility."
"I can't in good conscience stand by and let this happen to the greatest, most golden state in the union, so I herefore declare my candidacy to replace Gov. Gray Davis. I am fit, I am rested and I am ready to run."
Turn Around, Turn Around
There's a thing there that can be found.
Turn Around, Turn Around
It's a human skull on the ground.
Human skull ... on the ground ... turn around!
Some have seen this before ... but I think it is one of the funniest links. I won't spoil the surprise if you haven't seen it ... just go HERE.
News story about the link posted here.
It's more than funny ... it's HA HA funny.
Just carousing my reading this evening ... ran across this funny from Zannah entitled Ikea is an illness. Being in an Ikea-free zone (sniff, sniff) I must liken the experience to the inescapable $100 Target run. But oh no ... we don't just have your old run of the mill Target here ... no no ... we have SUPER TARGET! Much like Super Wal-Mart, but for the cool kids, it has a grocery side and a normal Target goodies side. I often go with a list ... need shampoo, q-tips, and a pack of diet vanilla coke -- and still come out with an additional $90 of crap I clearly didn't need. It's a curse. I always wonder if they pump oxygen through the store (like they supposedly do in casinos) to get you just high enough to wander the store looking at all the shiny things you clearly don't need.
I also remember Ikea from my west coast days ... not quite, but nearly as evil.
Perhaps I should start a support group ... Hi my name is Kitty, I'm a Target-aholic. Hi Kitty.
If you are one of those people who loved "Convoy" and "Smokey and the Bandit" -- then, this bud's for you!
YES, YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE A HAT FROM SOME PAPER PLATES, A FOLDER AND SOME SIX-PACK RINGS.*
*--In just seven, simple steps!
So what are you waiting for? Put the hammer down, keep your nose between the ditches, and Smokey out of your britches!
1. Now I realize that historically Las Vegas was largely brought into existence by Mormons, but um ... I'm not sure about this.
Virgins meet in sin city, tout abstinence
2. Remember the days when multiple ear piercings incited shock and surprise ... well move over bacon, cause there's something meatier.
Tongue-splitting finds advocates among US youth
3. I just don't know what to say about this ...
Tsunami swallows Coney Island
4. Remember how I said strange things are afoot in India? Yep. Still afoot.
Donkeys married in India in elaborate prayer for rain
5. Yet another reason to make fun of Belgians. Also remember when reading this ... they use mayo as the condiment of choice.
The making of the biggest bag of "frites" ever
When you feel like the box has been opened in your life ... remember that hope remains inside. I have very little doubt that linking this will open another box --
When I'm feeling a little down ... this always makes me smile. Thought of it tonight when watching Sex and the City and kept thinking mmmmmmmmmm berger. A stalking I will go, A stalking I will go, Hi-Ho the lactose-intolerant non-dairy oh ... A stalking I will go. (Long Wistful Sigh)
Well ... not unless you win a jackpot. But when you have a gambling problem, or are poor like Kenny -- you need everything to be as cheap as possible. Therefore, I present Las Vegas on 25c a Day!
And just in case you feel the urge ...
Now where was this when I was 20 and sporting bras in public?
And for the gents ... men's talking briefs
Available in 2 versions each with 3 naughty phrases ...
(Links borrowed from Zannah who has the best links at her site ... go see for yourself!)
Um yeah. In case you live in Iowa or plan a road trip through that lovely state ... pay a visit to the GIANT CHEETO!
"With a crowd of 200 chanting, "Cheeto, Cheeto," the cheesy lump made its debut."
You are desperate ... it's Friday ... what the hell are you going to do? Google surely can end this torture ... enter "Things to do on Friday" ... find this (read the whole string ... snicker quietly to self to not let others know how crazy you REALLY are ...)
One of my most guilty ("why no, I don't like that piece of trash") movies was re-released this week on DVD.
And it possibly has one of the best quotes ever (with inside joke included for those who know who I am)
"OH MY GOD ... we're going to die and I'm wearing my mother's underwear!!"
Go on now ... you know you have to hide it in the back of the closet, but you want it anyway.
Just as I was thinking I would need to start up www.ineedahero.com to solve my problems ... I found this ... how thoughtful of them to do it for me. They even have a mascot. What more could you ask for?
Bling bling
Everytime I come around yo city
Bling bling
Pinky ring worth about fifty
Bling bling
I can neither confirm nor deny these ... use at your own risk.
