9.18.2007

Only in Georgia.

The best thing I've read all day: Armless Man Delivers Fatal Head-Butt.

Police are investigating the death of a man who collapsed after he was head-butted by an armless man in a fight over a woman.
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Police say Redfern, who was born with no right arm and only a short stump for his left arm, kicked Teer and Teer hit Redfern during the fight, which was due to long-standing bad blood over a woman who once dated Teer and now dates Redfern.
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Known by the nickname "Rusty," Redfern made a name for himself in the late 1980s for pen and ink drawings he does using his foot.
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He was one of six Georgians selected to represent the state at the 1989 International Arts Festival in Washington, D.C., and was commissioned by Georgia's then-Secretary of State Max Cleland for a series of illustrations depicting the state capitol.

[Redfern also] started Redfern Originals, Inc. in 1987, producing Christmas cards, stationery and limited-edition prints.

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1) It was a crime of passion, not pre-meditated. 2) He is disabled. 3) He is famous. That means 1.5 years in prison and 4 on parole, and his best selling autobiography will be out in 2010, "Death in Arms." comment by  nick, 9/19/2007 9:08 AM

8.13.2007

Yee...C'mon...Check.

Wow.

The music blog Nailler9 alerted me to a hot new video that comes out of Hungary. In particular, a rap video.

The guy goes by the name "Speak," and he has a rather-empty website. But don't let that stop you from enjoying THIS MASTERPIECE.

It is probably the best music video I’ve ever seen (this week). Here’s why:

1. Speak’s strange rapping style.
2. The opening monologue which is a shoutout to Biggie, Snoop, Dre, Tupac (his favourite) and the victims of 9-11.
3. The bling car shot.
4. “Yee C’mon”.
5. The four warbling singers and those lyrics.
6. The “Business” bit.
7. This is supposedly no pisstake.
8. THE LYRICS DUDE!
9. The Chris de Burgh lookalike reaching for those high notes.
10. The pigeon!

I'm sure when you're done watching the video you'll want to print off the lyrics for yourself.

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Business. comment by  brian, 8/13/2007 12:19 PM

7.30.2007

Nerds...Who's Ordering The Pizza

Wiki's how-to of the day comes through again...and this time it is dedicated to the Jake's Mom team. Today we discuss the finer points in hosting a LAN party:

If you play computer games, at some point you've probably been stereotyped as the antisocial nerd. Well now you can be a social nerd! Learn to host a LAN party, and experience the joys of fragging your friends in your garage.

Of course, it's important to note that you have not properly particpated in a LAN party unless there is pizza and Mountain Dew involved...bet they didn't remember that. Oh, oh, wait:

Make lunch and dinner plans. It can be as simple as ordering pizzas or a group exodus to a local restaurant.

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C, are you throwing a party? I'm so there. comment by  brian, 7/30/2007 11:08 PM

7.28.2007

Jimmy Wichard?

While spending another Saturday night watching Austin City Limits, this week featuring Modest Mouse, I had an realization. Has anyone seen the character Jimmy Wichard on the show King of the Hill? A Wikipedia entry describes Jimmy as:

a violent mentally retarded man; local color claims that he wasn't born retarded, but rather gave himself brain damage by spending an entire day staring into the sun; as Dale points out, though, he couldn't have been very smart to stare at the sun in the first place. He has had several jobs, including concession manager at the racetrack and modern artist.

Is there any chance that Jimmy's character was based on Modest Mouse's leadman, Isaac Brock? For some reason that is the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw him...

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I just googled Jimmy Wichard and your post came up 2nd overall. Apparently that character doesn't have many fanboys. comment by  brian, 7/30/2007 1:50 PM

Yeah...I spent like an hour trying to find a picture of or video of Jimmy Wichard so people would get the reference. Also, I enjoy this quote (again if you know the Jimmy character): When I saw the news story about President Bush declaring himself "The Decider," all I could think was, "Great, now we have Jimmy Wichard for a president..." comment by  C, 7/30/2007 5:27 PM

"You work for Jimmy you gonna work hard people are hot and dry the want something cold and wet..." "...I'm the boss!" comment by  Anonymous, 8/08/2007 4:37 AM

7.22.2007

Muppets!

Whew. Don't worry readers, we survived our first earthquake. It wasn't too bad, although it did jostle me out of a deep sleep. As a midwestern boy, the most accurate description of the whole ordeal would be as follows: a huge jolt followed by about seven seconds of a massive train coming through your bedroom.

On a different note...

Sometimes I wonder if Wade really is doing any bar exam studying at all, as he keeps putting up great posts like this one. In that post he links to two of the better video mash-ups I've ever seen: It's Raining 300 Men and All Through the Night, Muppet Style. Glorious. He's also got a follow-up post here with 26% more flavor.

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"It's possible that the temblor was a foreshock that could be followed by stronger seismic events, said Catchings. "To be very honest, we can't tell, but we do look at that kind of thing, and it's not unheard of for something like this to be followed by something larger," he said." uhm, good luck with that. is stewie's house quake-proof? comment by  Anonymous, 7/23/2007 10:41 AM

Yeah, we are trying the "bury your head in the sand like an ostrich" approach. It works well for George Bush, so how can it go wrong for us? I mean seriously, look at the great state that our country currently is in!!!!!1!!1! US and A!!!!11!!! Stewie actually was a bit rattled for approximately 70 seconds after the quake. Being nocturnal, he was awake at 4:47AM and so we went and checked on him soon afterward. He was standing next to his wheel motionless, and then he just started sprinting around like crazy. A few seconds later, however, he was back to running on his wheel and hanging out in tubes (no JP, not teh internets -- these are different tubes). That little dude has been through some serious trama (i.e. a car crash that ejected him and destroyed his cage) and he always moves on unscathed. I think that is a good approach to life -- as long as there is a plentiful supply of sunflower seeds, the world is beautiful. comment by  brian, 7/23/2007 1:41 PM

7.17.2007

I Said 'Sit'

Is there a veterinarian in the house? It would seem we've got a dog v. bike accident. Make sure to note how the rim tacos and the shamed look on the dog's face.

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It is my professional opinion that labs are, well, not the sharpest knives in the block. But they sure as hell are super nice dogs. comment by  Anonymous, 7/17/2007 9:09 PM

It is funny that it is a German rider. I think the French dog was sick of his people being kicked around so he decided to take out the Germans once and for all. Someone might want to check that dog for blood doping. Did you see that bike crumple? comment by  Anonymous, 7/19/2007 10:19 AM

7.14.2007

I think he's actually a skeleton

There's no explanation for this, it is just funny. Ask a dumb question, get a dumb answer.

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Awesome, awesome, awesome. comment by  brian, 7/15/2007 3:46 PM

7.12.2007

The greatest game since...

gay or European is

Jam Band Fan or Taliban?

Go forth and sharpen your wits! Freedom will need you one day to stop terrorism (whether they be hippies or actual terrorists)

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6.28.2007

O HAI!

I'm am back from the wilderness and I thought I would post a super delicious animation.

From the same guy who brought this viking band video. He did a music video for "Chinese Translation" by M. Ward. It is a super fun video and a great tune.

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Did your bear bell prevent the bear attacks? comment by  jp, 6/28/2007 3:40 PM

I first saw that video a few months ago on a Frontier Airlines flight out to Denver (and every month after that...they need to change the videos a little more often). I have since gotten the M. Ward album...it's pretty enjoyable. comment by  C, 6/28/2007 7:11 PM

No bear bells used. Just clapping an "Hey Bear" every few minutes. However, we saw absolutely no wildlife because of that. comment by  nick, 6/29/2007 10:25 AM

Matt Ward really knows how to write a good tune. His music (and voice) is incredibly timeless and wonderful. Did you all catch this performance of Chinese Translation with the unreal lineup of Ward, Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, and Jim James? Holy crapballs. I would have paid $867,312.12 to have seen that. I also know that Wade would have paid that much just to see Ms. Case. comment by  brian, 7/02/2007 12:17 PM

6.27.2007

You'll have so many babies. 400 BABIES!

Rawberry? Menergy? Must be something that Phil drinks in massive quantities. Kenyans! Shockolate!

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6.25.2007

"Tell everyone you're in their noun verbing their noun!"

Do you enjoy lolcats? Then do I have the shirt for you.

Imagine the possibilities! Visiting in-laws? We recommend, "im in ur offspring sproutin' ur family tree." Stuck at the office? May we suggest, "im in ur meeting eatin' ur donuts." Out for some wardriving? How about "im in ur unsecured network downloadin' ur pr0n." Techs could proudly wear their own "im in ur computer upgradin' ur RAM" shirts. Or for a more recursive bent, how about "im in ur lolbots crashin' ur server"?

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6.21.2007

You Can't Break My Heart, It's Liquid. It Melted When I Met You.

Head over to HBO to see the 1st episode of the new comedy show Flight of the Conchords. The show centers around two bandmates living in Manhattan by way of New Zealand. The plot is helped along with original songs from the band and the lyrics tend to amuse.
Be sure to catch the "binary solo" in the Episode 1 credits.

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"They're eating her! They're gonna eat me!"

A YouTube posting of the Worst Movies Ever, broken into six categories. I especially enjoyed the horse stunt sequence.

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6.20.2007

"The Trophy Rack You've Always Wanted."

Quick, who can lend me $49.95? I've got a titillating purchase to make. Never mind, maybe I'll use some of that wedding money.

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6.08.2007

A few b3ta links...

Steamed Heat. Or something.

Wet Cats.

Badgers v. Transformers.

And finally, what appears to be a clan of NYC yupsters with way too much free time on their hands. An ad firm with no business? Or a dot-com selling pet supplies?

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Nothing like seeing an uber-displeased cat. It reminds of a bathing Mr. Chips. comment by  jp, 6/08/2007 1:08 PM

haha, that trailer was funny. i'm passing it along to my fellow badger at work. looking forward to seeing the real thing when it releases comment by  Anonymous, 6/11/2007 10:49 PM

6.07.2007

The Best Live Show Ever...

...can be seen in this video. Seriously, I wonder how many calories and chiropractor appointments are needed after one of his concerts? I'm just glad that K, JP and I were able to witness one of his rain-soaked concerts here in Madison. A+++++++++++++++++.

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6.06.2007

Sexy Hoff on the Floor

Sure enough, The Hoff can has cheezburger. But it might come right back up.

Cheezburger, you say?

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Where's KITT when Michael needs him? comment by  jp, 6/06/2007 9:22 AM

5.17.2007

Firefox Goodness

If you are anything like me, you love Firefox, but you wish that you could make it *just* a little bit cooler. Well, problem solved.

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5.09.2007

Schfourteen-teen

This one goes out to C, as I'm quite sure he hasn't been rocking out to Group-X enough anymore.

Can you count to schfiftyfive?

If not, perhaps you've had too many guys (bang bang bang?). Or maybe you only give kisses to guys on soccer teams.

Lots more here, including the awesome Mario Twins.

This all is semi-NSFW, depending upon where you work.

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Ahhhh...it's like coming home! Now, if you'll excuse me I don't want to talk to you, I just want...something else. comment by  C, 5/10/2007 8:14 PM

I thought you may appreciate that. How in the hell! comment by  brian, 5/11/2007 12:20 PM

5.08.2007

What's Better than a Rectal Exam?

Answer: Nuclear Power!

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