You know, I got to thinking this Thanksgiving afternoon and the question, "why would Microsoft not ship enough consoles to meet demand?" came to mind. Some believe that M$oft didn't know the perceived demand ahead of time. Others say that because a company loses so much money on consoles they only want to ship what will sell.
But let me offer another suggestion...
Let's say a large company known for "playing rough" in the field of business has pre-knowledge that its competitor's next-generation console will sell for about the same amount of cash. And also armed with the knowledge that they won't be shipping any "must-have" game titles at launch, this large, bad company realizes they must get as many consoles shipped and purchased as possible. The solution? Create a high demand. Do they do it through traditional means? (i.e. advertising, rebate offers, free-bees, demos in stores, etc...) No, that works, but not very fast.
What would happen if we (the large bad company) held shipments for all retailers across the globe, but promise complete order fulfillment as soon as "possible"? Exactly what we are experiencing right now. With the only new console being released this season, you must exploit this position as much as possible as competition is starting to peer over the horizon. So, you make your console hard to get for a period of, say, 4 to 6 weeks to make the "have nots" want your console. Let's face it, the PS3 has much better technical specification, however, the XBOX360 is out now with visual performance better than anything currently on the market. Checkmate!
2 kids on the neighborhood block tell the other kids that their Madden 2006 is unbelievable. The rest of the kids now want it. Parents are reinforced in their quest to capture the prize of "#1 Mom/Dad" when they feel they can purchase something their neighbors cannot. What does the big bad company do? Quietly begin fulfilling orders to stock shelves during the Holiday/Winter season. When one finally sees a unit on a store shelf, the knee-jerk reaction of "better get it now" kicks in for fear of another mass "shortage". Brilliant. But I digress. If the only thing you have to show for your new console is Call of Duty 2 and the ability to swear at individuals residing in the Republic of Elbonia, you really don't have a new platform for entertainment. You only have an expensive upgrade that gives you new capability. When the PS3 is released, they will immediately have more titles at launch, 3 kick-butt "must-haves" and pioneering technology (BLu-Ray). Wake up, America! Large corporate big-wigs are smart. But only because you allow them to be.
Thanks, Bill. Again.
-The Flipster
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Update: 11/28/05
How is it possible this online retailer is claiming 875 new units to arrive this week and then another 2,000 by December 9, 2005? Still don't believe me???
(http://www.atomicpark.com/xq/aspx/microsoft-xbox-360-premium-system/prodid.22869/buy.software/qx/productdetail.html)
-The Flipster
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Update: 12/09/05
I ran across this today. --> http://www.blackfriarsinc.com/blog/2005/11/sold-out-marketing-strategy-for-xbox.html This is just further proof the Flipster is dead-on when it comes to this fiasco. The real winners here are the lucky ones who new managers of retail outlets, acquired XBOX 360's and are now selling them on ebay at huge premiums.
As long as it's not Microsoft... :-)
-The Flipster
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Update: 12/29/05
Check it out! Wall Street may be catching on to this scam. ---> http://www.thestreet.com/_mktwrm/tech/gamesandgadgets/10259460.html?cm_ven=CBSM&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
-The Flipster
Friday, November 25, 2005
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Yeah! I guess...
By LAURIE KELLMANAssociated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
House and Senate negotiators struck a tentative deal on the expiring Patriot Act that would curb FBI subpoena power and require the Justice Department to more fully report its secret requests for information about ordinary people, according to officials involved in the talks.
The agreement, which would make most provisions of the existing law permanent, was reached just before dawn Wednesday. But by midmorning GOP leaders had already made plans for a House vote on Thursday and a Senate vote by the end of the week. That would put the centerpiece of President Bush's war on terror on his desk before Thanksgiving, a month before more than a dozen provisions were set to expire.
Officials negotiating the deal described it on condition of anonymity because the draft is not official and has not been signed by any of the 34 conferees.
Any deal would mark Congress' first revision of the law passed a few weeks after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. In doing so, lawmakers said they tried to find the nation's comfort level with expanded law enforcement power in the post-9/11 era _ a task that carries extra political risks for all 435 members of the House and a third of the Senate facing midterm elections next year.
For Bush, too, such a renewal would come at a sensitive time. With his approval ratings slipping in his second term, the president could bolster a tough-on-terrorism image.
The tentative deal would make permanent all but a handful of the expiring provisions, the sources said. Others would expire in seven years if not renewed by Congress. They include rules on wiretapping, obtaining business records under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and new standards for monitoring "lone wolf" terrorists who may be operating independent of a foreign agent or power.
By noon, House Democrats on the panel were issuing objections to the seven-year expiration, arguing that since the House had endorsed the four-year expiration dates enacted as part of the Senate bill, the three provisions should "sunset" at four years, not seven. They also complained that Republican negotiators shut them out of the last phase of talks, a charge Republicans deny.
The draft also would impose a new requirement that the Justice Department report to Congress annually on its use of national security letters, secret requests for the phone, business and Internet records of ordinary people. The aggregate number of letters issued per year, reported to be about 30,000, is classified. Citing confidential investigations, the Justice Department has refused lawmakers' request for the information.
The 2001 Patriot Act removed the requirement that the records sought be those of someone under suspicion. As a result, FBI agents can review the digital records of a citizen as long as the bureau can certify that the person's records are "relevant" to a terrorist investigation.
Also part of the tentative agreement are modest new requirements on so-called roving wiretaps _ monitoring devices placed on a single person's telephones and other devices to keep a target from evading law enforcement officials by switching phones or computers.
The tentative deal also would raise the threshold for securing business records under FISA, requiring law enforcement to submit a "statement of facts" showing "reasonable grounds to believe the records are relevant to an investigation. Law enforcement officials also would have to show that an individual is in contact with or known to be in contact with a suspected agent of a foreign power.
Not included are several "add-on" bills to which Democrats objected, including measures to limit federal appeals of state court decisions, require that sex felons face up to 20 years in prison for failing to comply with registration requirements, and tighten courthouse security.
WASHINGTON
House and Senate negotiators struck a tentative deal on the expiring Patriot Act that would curb FBI subpoena power and require the Justice Department to more fully report its secret requests for information about ordinary people, according to officials involved in the talks.
The agreement, which would make most provisions of the existing law permanent, was reached just before dawn Wednesday. But by midmorning GOP leaders had already made plans for a House vote on Thursday and a Senate vote by the end of the week. That would put the centerpiece of President Bush's war on terror on his desk before Thanksgiving, a month before more than a dozen provisions were set to expire.
Officials negotiating the deal described it on condition of anonymity because the draft is not official and has not been signed by any of the 34 conferees.
Any deal would mark Congress' first revision of the law passed a few weeks after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. In doing so, lawmakers said they tried to find the nation's comfort level with expanded law enforcement power in the post-9/11 era _ a task that carries extra political risks for all 435 members of the House and a third of the Senate facing midterm elections next year.
For Bush, too, such a renewal would come at a sensitive time. With his approval ratings slipping in his second term, the president could bolster a tough-on-terrorism image.
The tentative deal would make permanent all but a handful of the expiring provisions, the sources said. Others would expire in seven years if not renewed by Congress. They include rules on wiretapping, obtaining business records under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and new standards for monitoring "lone wolf" terrorists who may be operating independent of a foreign agent or power.
By noon, House Democrats on the panel were issuing objections to the seven-year expiration, arguing that since the House had endorsed the four-year expiration dates enacted as part of the Senate bill, the three provisions should "sunset" at four years, not seven. They also complained that Republican negotiators shut them out of the last phase of talks, a charge Republicans deny.
The draft also would impose a new requirement that the Justice Department report to Congress annually on its use of national security letters, secret requests for the phone, business and Internet records of ordinary people. The aggregate number of letters issued per year, reported to be about 30,000, is classified. Citing confidential investigations, the Justice Department has refused lawmakers' request for the information.
The 2001 Patriot Act removed the requirement that the records sought be those of someone under suspicion. As a result, FBI agents can review the digital records of a citizen as long as the bureau can certify that the person's records are "relevant" to a terrorist investigation.
Also part of the tentative agreement are modest new requirements on so-called roving wiretaps _ monitoring devices placed on a single person's telephones and other devices to keep a target from evading law enforcement officials by switching phones or computers.
The tentative deal also would raise the threshold for securing business records under FISA, requiring law enforcement to submit a "statement of facts" showing "reasonable grounds to believe the records are relevant to an investigation. Law enforcement officials also would have to show that an individual is in contact with or known to be in contact with a suspected agent of a foreign power.
Not included are several "add-on" bills to which Democrats objected, including measures to limit federal appeals of state court decisions, require that sex felons face up to 20 years in prison for failing to comply with registration requirements, and tighten courthouse security.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
The dumbest shit ever! - I don't need to say a thing.
Hamburgers cause asthma, NZ research says
Eating hamburgers more than once a week nearly doubles the risk of asthma attacks and wheezing in children, according to research carried out on 1300 New Zealand school pupils. Other takeaway food and fizzy drinks also increase the chances of getting asthma, doctors found. Youngsters who eat at least one hamburger a week are 75 per cent more likely to have asthma and almost 100 per cent more likely to suffer wheezing problems, according a study published yesterday in the international scientific journal Allergy.
Dr Wickens said diets containing junk foods which are high in salt could be contributing to the problem.
"The high salt content in hamburgers may increase the risk of wheezy illness," she said. Asthma is worst in developed countries, which tend to have about 6 per cent of their population affected. New Zealand has the highest incidence in developed countries at 20 per cent. A greater proportion of teenagers in New Zealand than in other countries suffer from asthmatic symptoms, such as wheezing, breathlessness and tight-chestedness. Some theories have blamed Western diets, higher standard of living, falling levels of exercise rates, and increased dustmites and pollution. But Tokyo, with higher pollution than Wellington has only one fifth of the asthma incidence, while the Scottish island of Skye has the highest incidence of asthma in Britain and almost no pollution.
Eating hamburgers more than once a week nearly doubles the risk of asthma attacks and wheezing in children, according to research carried out on 1300 New Zealand school pupils. Other takeaway food and fizzy drinks also increase the chances of getting asthma, doctors found. Youngsters who eat at least one hamburger a week are 75 per cent more likely to have asthma and almost 100 per cent more likely to suffer wheezing problems, according a study published yesterday in the international scientific journal Allergy.
Dr Wickens said diets containing junk foods which are high in salt could be contributing to the problem.
"The high salt content in hamburgers may increase the risk of wheezy illness," she said. Asthma is worst in developed countries, which tend to have about 6 per cent of their population affected. New Zealand has the highest incidence in developed countries at 20 per cent. A greater proportion of teenagers in New Zealand than in other countries suffer from asthmatic symptoms, such as wheezing, breathlessness and tight-chestedness. Some theories have blamed Western diets, higher standard of living, falling levels of exercise rates, and increased dustmites and pollution. But Tokyo, with higher pollution than Wellington has only one fifth of the asthma incidence, while the Scottish island of Skye has the highest incidence of asthma in Britain and almost no pollution.
Monday, November 07, 2005
Old fashioned Cat-fight
Fricken' Awesome!
-The Flipster
READ!
http://www.tampabays10.com/sports/sports_article.aspx?storyid=20844
-The Flipster
READ!
http://www.tampabays10.com/sports/sports_article.aspx?storyid=20844
Friday, November 04, 2005
Al Franken is a racist.
Forget Andy Rooney. That senile old fart will be dead soon. Al Franken is a racist and this book proves it.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385513496/ref=dp_return_1/002-7689246-4313649?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&v=glance
Go check it out if you don't believe me.
-The Flipster
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385513496/ref=dp_return_1/002-7689246-4313649?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&v=glance
Go check it out if you don't believe me.
-The Flipster
Thursday, November 03, 2005
New kind of battery
A123Systems has developed a new generation of Lithium-ion batteries, that will deliver up to 10X longer life, 5X power gains and dramatically faster charge time compared to conventional Lithium technology, as validated by independent testing at Motorola and government research labs. They are delivering batteries to Black and Decker with unprecedented power, safety, and life as compared to previously used batteries. Their batteries use proprietary nanoscale electrode technology built on research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and exclusively licensed from MIT. The initial family of batteries is targeted at applications such as power tools, advanced medical devices, hybrid electric vehicles, mobility products such as electric scooters, robotics, and consumer electronics.
The company is working with the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a major undertaking to develop battery materials for future use in hybrid electric vehicles. Preliminary performance results show a technology with great promise for the future of electric and hybrid electric vehicles. DOE is evaluating whether it can replace the NiMH batteries in hybrid vehicles with lithium-ion batteries weighing one-fifth as much. Their batteries will enable a significant cost
and weight savings vs. NiMH or conventional Li-Ion technology for hybrid and plug-in vehicles.
These advantages include:
1 - Twice the energy density of other Li-Ion HEV cells, While having the highest power to weight ratio of any commercially available battery (100C pulse capability).
2 - The lowest impedance of any cell/packs in its class
3 - Low impedance growth even at very high charge/discharge rates
4 - Proven to withstand thousands of discharge cycles with outstanding calendar life
5 - A design that withstands extreme shocks and vibration
6 - Operable over a wide temperature range (-30 to 60 degrees C)
7 - Intrinsically safe chemistry which is especially important for vehicular applications
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Now maybe your slutty mom will finally be satisfied with that vibrator of hers.
-The Flipster
The company is working with the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a major undertaking to develop battery materials for future use in hybrid electric vehicles. Preliminary performance results show a technology with great promise for the future of electric and hybrid electric vehicles. DOE is evaluating whether it can replace the NiMH batteries in hybrid vehicles with lithium-ion batteries weighing one-fifth as much. Their batteries will enable a significant cost
and weight savings vs. NiMH or conventional Li-Ion technology for hybrid and plug-in vehicles.
These advantages include:
1 - Twice the energy density of other Li-Ion HEV cells, While having the highest power to weight ratio of any commercially available battery (100C pulse capability).
2 - The lowest impedance of any cell/packs in its class
3 - Low impedance growth even at very high charge/discharge rates
4 - Proven to withstand thousands of discharge cycles with outstanding calendar life
5 - A design that withstands extreme shocks and vibration
6 - Operable over a wide temperature range (-30 to 60 degrees C)
7 - Intrinsically safe chemistry which is especially important for vehicular applications
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Now maybe your slutty mom will finally be satisfied with that vibrator of hers.
-The Flipster
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
I thought riots only occurred in the Southern US?
Chirac seeks to calm Paris riots French President Jacques Chirac warned of a "dangerous situation" and called for calm after six nights of riots in suburbs in the north-east of Paris.
At least 15 cars were torched overnight in Aulnay-sous-Bois. Police fired rubber bullets and arrested 34 people.
Unrest flared after two North African teenagers were electrocuted. Locals say they were fleeing police, which the authorities deny.
"The law must be applied in a spirit of dialogue and respect," Mr Chirac said.
"A lack of dialogue and an escalation of disrespectful behavior will lead to a dangerous situation," he told a cabinet meeting, according to a spokesman.
Anger fuelled
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy have delayed trips abroad to try to calm the situation.
When you fire real bullets at police, you're not a 'youth', you're a thug Nicolas Sarkozy French Interior Minister
Both met relatives of victims, police officials and community leaders on Tuesday in an effort to calm tensions. But fresh violence broke out even as the pair opened talks, and spread to new parts of Paris.
Police said as many as 69 cars were set on fire on Tuesday night in nine towns in the Seine-Saint-Denis region, home to many impoverished communities.
The original flashpoint of Clichy-sous-Bois, where police were out in force, was calmer, but trouble flared in nearby areas.
Correspondents say anger grew after a tear gas canister was hurled into a mosque in Clichy-sous-Bois on Sunday night. Emotions have also been fuelled by mass arrests.
War of words
Mr Sarkozy, criticized for his description of the rioters as a "rabble", has repeated his condemnation.
"I speak with real words," Mr Sarkozy, who has cancelled a visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan next week, told Le Parisien newspaper.
"When you fire real bullets at police, you're not a 'youth,' you're a thug."
Mr de Villepin has delayed a trip to Canada to try to ease tensions.
He and Mr Sarkozy have been accused of playing politics with the situation in an effort to win favor ahead of a presidential campaign in 2007.
Unrest flared in Clichy after two teenage boys were electrocuted on Thursday at an electricity sub-station.
Local people insist they were fleeing from police and scrambled in to hide. Police say they were not chasing the boys.
An official investigation is under way.
Clichy saw five successive nights of confrontation between police and young people from the mainly north African Muslim communities in the north-eastern suburb.
Unemployment and social problems are rife in many of France's poorer suburban areas.
Police have reported sporadic incidents involving mobile groups of youths in the Val-d'Oise, Seine-et-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine and Yvelines regions of Paris.
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Surprise! These problems exist worldwide!!!
-The Flipster
At least 15 cars were torched overnight in Aulnay-sous-Bois. Police fired rubber bullets and arrested 34 people.
Unrest flared after two North African teenagers were electrocuted. Locals say they were fleeing police, which the authorities deny.
"The law must be applied in a spirit of dialogue and respect," Mr Chirac said.
"A lack of dialogue and an escalation of disrespectful behavior will lead to a dangerous situation," he told a cabinet meeting, according to a spokesman.
Anger fuelled
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy have delayed trips abroad to try to calm the situation.
When you fire real bullets at police, you're not a 'youth', you're a thug Nicolas Sarkozy French Interior Minister
Both met relatives of victims, police officials and community leaders on Tuesday in an effort to calm tensions. But fresh violence broke out even as the pair opened talks, and spread to new parts of Paris.
Police said as many as 69 cars were set on fire on Tuesday night in nine towns in the Seine-Saint-Denis region, home to many impoverished communities.
The original flashpoint of Clichy-sous-Bois, where police were out in force, was calmer, but trouble flared in nearby areas.
Correspondents say anger grew after a tear gas canister was hurled into a mosque in Clichy-sous-Bois on Sunday night. Emotions have also been fuelled by mass arrests.
War of words
Mr Sarkozy, criticized for his description of the rioters as a "rabble", has repeated his condemnation.
"I speak with real words," Mr Sarkozy, who has cancelled a visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan next week, told Le Parisien newspaper.
"When you fire real bullets at police, you're not a 'youth,' you're a thug."
Mr de Villepin has delayed a trip to Canada to try to ease tensions.
He and Mr Sarkozy have been accused of playing politics with the situation in an effort to win favor ahead of a presidential campaign in 2007.
Unrest flared in Clichy after two teenage boys were electrocuted on Thursday at an electricity sub-station.
Local people insist they were fleeing from police and scrambled in to hide. Police say they were not chasing the boys.
An official investigation is under way.
Clichy saw five successive nights of confrontation between police and young people from the mainly north African Muslim communities in the north-eastern suburb.
Unemployment and social problems are rife in many of France's poorer suburban areas.
Police have reported sporadic incidents involving mobile groups of youths in the Val-d'Oise, Seine-et-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine and Yvelines regions of Paris.
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Surprise! These problems exist worldwide!!!
-The Flipster
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
I know it's wrong but...
I just had to laugh at this example of humankind's stupidity.
I turned on the TV this morning and there was a story about local police in Hurricane-ravaged Mississippi and New Orleans taking potentially dangerous pets from residents and having them put to sleep. But here's the twist. The police are tying the animals to trees and posts and shooting them on the street. This is completely absurd! Funny as hell, but absurd!
-The Flipster
I turned on the TV this morning and there was a story about local police in Hurricane-ravaged Mississippi and New Orleans taking potentially dangerous pets from residents and having them put to sleep. But here's the twist. The police are tying the animals to trees and posts and shooting them on the street. This is completely absurd! Funny as hell, but absurd!
-The Flipster
The Cabbie and the Nun
A cabbie picks up a nun. She gets into the cab, and the cab driver won't stop staring at her. She asks him why he is staring.
He replies, "I have a question to ask you, but I don't want to offend you."
She answers, "My son, you cannot offend me. When you're as old as I am and have been a nun as long as I have, you get a chance to see and hear just about everything. I'm sure that there's nothing you could say or ask that I would find offensive."
"Well, I've always had a fantasy to have a nun suck me off."
She responds, "Well let's see what we can do about that. But there are two rules:
#1 you have to be single, and #2 you must be Catholic."
The cab driver is very excited and says, "Yes, I am single and I'm Catholic!"
"OK" the Nun says. "Pull into the next alley." Without hesitation, the Nun fulfills his fantasy with the most erotic and sloppy blowjob that would make a hooker blush. But when they get back on the road, the cab driver starts crying. "My dear child," said the nun, "why are you crying?"
"Forgive me, but I've sinned. I lied. I must confess, I'm married and I'm Jewish!"
The nun says, "That's OK. My name is Patrick, and I'm going to a Halloween party."
-The Flipster
He replies, "I have a question to ask you, but I don't want to offend you."
She answers, "My son, you cannot offend me. When you're as old as I am and have been a nun as long as I have, you get a chance to see and hear just about everything. I'm sure that there's nothing you could say or ask that I would find offensive."
"Well, I've always had a fantasy to have a nun suck me off."
She responds, "Well let's see what we can do about that. But there are two rules:
#1 you have to be single, and #2 you must be Catholic."
The cab driver is very excited and says, "Yes, I am single and I'm Catholic!"
"OK" the Nun says. "Pull into the next alley." Without hesitation, the Nun fulfills his fantasy with the most erotic and sloppy blowjob that would make a hooker blush. But when they get back on the road, the cab driver starts crying. "My dear child," said the nun, "why are you crying?"
"Forgive me, but I've sinned. I lied. I must confess, I'm married and I'm Jewish!"
The nun says, "That's OK. My name is Patrick, and I'm going to a Halloween party."
-The Flipster
Monday, October 31, 2005
The greatest "strategerist" of our lifetime...
Why is the current President of the United States so highly revered as a senseless cowboy who barely made it through his life even with the help of his powerful family? And it would seem that any political prowess exhibited from the oval office has to be exhumed from past administrations. (Um, the Reagan and Bush v.1 administrations for you home-gamers.)
But, let's take a deeper look at what exactly is going on.
Opposition parties and PAC's are being made ineffective right in front our very eyes. Mass media outlets have little effect on public opinion as in one breath we complain about "covert" machinations of this administration and lack of media press conferences. And in the very next breath, we support him as he wants what's best for the country. We love his solid position and resolve. And we hate what he symbolizes. (i.e. cowboy, un-refined, blunt, stupid... You know, 75% of the country.)
I, personally, was sad to see press secretary Ari Fleischer leave this post in 2003 as I thought he commanded enough attention in the press room to handle any questions that may arise. However, he did not fit the entire strategy entirely as too many questions were not quelled with proper responses. Smart move by the administration. What's left? Scott McClellan, the crafty Texan who appears so flaky, that media representatives give up on hopes of acquiring a story or better yet, a scandal. Yet, strange enough, they cannot push Mr. McClellan around. Simply Brilliant.
Was Harriet Miers a smoke screen to either hide other mishaps in the administration or to just identify who is loyal to the party? I believe that Miers was planning to step down from the outset of this fiasco. Alito was a top pick of President Bush's at least 2 months ago. After pushing through the new Chief Justice, it could be assumed that the opposition will fight the swing vote replacement. (O'Conner) Rush Limbaugh said that Miers' appointment seemed to have been made from a position of weakness. It is Sun-Tzu that teaches us that all battles are won when you utilize obscurity. The truth is this President got what he wanted. 1) His first appointment as Chief Justice. 2) Identification of his party supporters and party deserters. Remember, the President has 2.5 years left. And interim elections for the House and Senate are next year. (Who deserves a piece of the war chest???) 3) Non-contested confirmation of the guy he wanted in the first place, Judge Alito. How skilled in "strategery" must one be to completely circumvent the sexual and racial component of a Supreme Court judge nomination by obfuscating the discussion with a non-qualified nominee. Brilliant.
I must ask you, didn't this guy specialize in political and business strategy while at Yale? As long as you surround yourself with capable people, you don't have to know it all. I think Napoleon Hill called it your "mastermind group". And let's be honest, do you expect anyone from Texas to know everything?
With proper positioning, this President has successfully taken from the opposition their issues and platforms, minimized their importance on Capitol Hill and kept them on the offensive for the last 4 years. I honestly do not think an idiot could accomplish this.
-The Flipster
But, let's take a deeper look at what exactly is going on.
Opposition parties and PAC's are being made ineffective right in front our very eyes. Mass media outlets have little effect on public opinion as in one breath we complain about "covert" machinations of this administration and lack of media press conferences. And in the very next breath, we support him as he wants what's best for the country. We love his solid position and resolve. And we hate what he symbolizes. (i.e. cowboy, un-refined, blunt, stupid... You know, 75% of the country.)
I, personally, was sad to see press secretary Ari Fleischer leave this post in 2003 as I thought he commanded enough attention in the press room to handle any questions that may arise. However, he did not fit the entire strategy entirely as too many questions were not quelled with proper responses. Smart move by the administration. What's left? Scott McClellan, the crafty Texan who appears so flaky, that media representatives give up on hopes of acquiring a story or better yet, a scandal. Yet, strange enough, they cannot push Mr. McClellan around. Simply Brilliant.
Was Harriet Miers a smoke screen to either hide other mishaps in the administration or to just identify who is loyal to the party? I believe that Miers was planning to step down from the outset of this fiasco. Alito was a top pick of President Bush's at least 2 months ago. After pushing through the new Chief Justice, it could be assumed that the opposition will fight the swing vote replacement. (O'Conner) Rush Limbaugh said that Miers' appointment seemed to have been made from a position of weakness. It is Sun-Tzu that teaches us that all battles are won when you utilize obscurity. The truth is this President got what he wanted. 1) His first appointment as Chief Justice. 2) Identification of his party supporters and party deserters. Remember, the President has 2.5 years left. And interim elections for the House and Senate are next year. (Who deserves a piece of the war chest???) 3) Non-contested confirmation of the guy he wanted in the first place, Judge Alito. How skilled in "strategery" must one be to completely circumvent the sexual and racial component of a Supreme Court judge nomination by obfuscating the discussion with a non-qualified nominee. Brilliant.
I must ask you, didn't this guy specialize in political and business strategy while at Yale? As long as you surround yourself with capable people, you don't have to know it all. I think Napoleon Hill called it your "mastermind group". And let's be honest, do you expect anyone from Texas to know everything?
With proper positioning, this President has successfully taken from the opposition their issues and platforms, minimized their importance on Capitol Hill and kept them on the offensive for the last 4 years. I honestly do not think an idiot could accomplish this.
-The Flipster
Sunday, October 30, 2005
R.I.P. Ms Parks.
This world of ours lost someone last week. A person who merely wanted to be left alone and treated with respect. We lost someone who epitomized what equal treatment really means. And someone who became an international symbol for struggle and triumph.
Rosa Parks died last Monday in Detroit, MI. She was 92.
My greatest hope is that enough people truly learn and internalize what her life meant and will continue to mean to generations to come.
-The Flipster
Rosa Parks died last Monday in Detroit, MI. She was 92.
My greatest hope is that enough people truly learn and internalize what her life meant and will continue to mean to generations to come.
-The Flipster
Friday, October 28, 2005
"Scooter" Libby - Fucked!
The vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter' Libby Jr., was charged Friday with obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation, a politically charged case that will throw a spotlight on President Bush's push to war. Libby resigned and left the White House.
The grand jury indictment charged Libby, 55, with one count of obstruction of justice, two of perjury and two false statement counts. If convicted on all five, he could face as much as 30 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines.
The charges stem from a two-year investigation by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald into whether Rove, Libby or any other administration officials knowingly revealed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame or lied about their involvement to investigators.
Libby is accused of lying about how and when he learned about Plame's identity in 2003 and told reporters about it. The information on the officer was classified.
He is also accused of lying when he told Fitzgerald's investigators that he learned about Plame's CIA status from Tim Russert of NBC. He learned it from several government sources, including Cheney, the indictment says.
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Amazing how the focus has been on Libby and not so much on Rove. Could it be Libby's proximity to the Vice President that makes him so desirable???
Well, the staff at IFLIPYOUOFF.com wishes him and his family well. And if he is found guilty, he should be beaten within an inch of his life, then slowly raped with a hot soldering iron until he passes out from the pain.
If he is innocent, the prosecuting attorney should issue a written apology to him.
Simple, huh?
-The Flipster
The grand jury indictment charged Libby, 55, with one count of obstruction of justice, two of perjury and two false statement counts. If convicted on all five, he could face as much as 30 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines.
The charges stem from a two-year investigation by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald into whether Rove, Libby or any other administration officials knowingly revealed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame or lied about their involvement to investigators.
Libby is accused of lying about how and when he learned about Plame's identity in 2003 and told reporters about it. The information on the officer was classified.
He is also accused of lying when he told Fitzgerald's investigators that he learned about Plame's CIA status from Tim Russert of NBC. He learned it from several government sources, including Cheney, the indictment says.
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Amazing how the focus has been on Libby and not so much on Rove. Could it be Libby's proximity to the Vice President that makes him so desirable???
Well, the staff at IFLIPYOUOFF.com wishes him and his family well. And if he is found guilty, he should be beaten within an inch of his life, then slowly raped with a hot soldering iron until he passes out from the pain.
If he is innocent, the prosecuting attorney should issue a written apology to him.
Simple, huh?
-The Flipster
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Calm down!
Do the American people actually think the reconstruction of Louisiana, Mississippi and now, Florida will be complete in mere days?
come on now... it's me you're talking to.
It will be months before they even completely assess the damage, bulldoze destroyed buildings and map a game plan for the city planners and engineers to follow.
So stop wasting everyone's time with this, "Let's see how far our governments have progressed in the rebuilding process." bullshit. Do yourself and everyone a favor and check on it only once, maybe twice, a month.
-The Flipster
come on now... it's me you're talking to.
It will be months before they even completely assess the damage, bulldoze destroyed buildings and map a game plan for the city planners and engineers to follow.
So stop wasting everyone's time with this, "Let's see how far our governments have progressed in the rebuilding process." bullshit. Do yourself and everyone a favor and check on it only once, maybe twice, a month.
-The Flipster
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Something to ponder
Why do I do the things that I do? So many cannot answer that. For them, it's a vicious circle with no end. And quite frankly, most cannot recollect when it started.
We must break the chain of repetition!
-The Flipster
We must break the chain of repetition!
-The Flipster
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
The power rests with...
Women.
Do they realize the power that they possess? With proper organization, cunning and skilled planning, women could, quite possibly, rule the world. And for that, I respect them.
Let's look at the facts. They control child birth. They handle emotional stresses of all kind better than males. And they are masters of communication. Maybe because they never shut up.
But I digress...
Men will do some of the dumbest things to get a glimpse of a woman in a bra. And watching a woman bend over, cross her legs or slowly take a sip of her coffee or wine can intoxicate a man to the point where IQ levels plummet to the depths of retardation.
And while women appreciate the male form due to their libidos and need to procreate, they don't embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars to see them naked. (Sorry Mr. Rob McCormick. I had to say it.)
They say women are the weaker sex. That may be true as the only women I know who are power lifters, construction workers, carpenters and the like, possess more testosterone than a non-stop viewing of Arnold's greatest action movies in Hamburg, Germany during the World's Strongest Man competition.
But even though most women are soft, gentle creatures doesn't mean they are not extremely vindictive, not extremely jealous and can't hold a grudge longer than life itself. So even when she smiles at you and gently rubs your arm or arches her back for you, she is plotting, scheming and making a fool of you.
And you know, men love every second of it.
-The Flipster
Do they realize the power that they possess? With proper organization, cunning and skilled planning, women could, quite possibly, rule the world. And for that, I respect them.
Let's look at the facts. They control child birth. They handle emotional stresses of all kind better than males. And they are masters of communication. Maybe because they never shut up.
But I digress...
Men will do some of the dumbest things to get a glimpse of a woman in a bra. And watching a woman bend over, cross her legs or slowly take a sip of her coffee or wine can intoxicate a man to the point where IQ levels plummet to the depths of retardation.
And while women appreciate the male form due to their libidos and need to procreate, they don't embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars to see them naked. (Sorry Mr. Rob McCormick. I had to say it.)
They say women are the weaker sex. That may be true as the only women I know who are power lifters, construction workers, carpenters and the like, possess more testosterone than a non-stop viewing of Arnold's greatest action movies in Hamburg, Germany during the World's Strongest Man competition.
But even though most women are soft, gentle creatures doesn't mean they are not extremely vindictive, not extremely jealous and can't hold a grudge longer than life itself. So even when she smiles at you and gently rubs your arm or arches her back for you, she is plotting, scheming and making a fool of you.
And you know, men love every second of it.
-The Flipster
Monday, October 24, 2005
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Leave the so-called refugees alone!
There was a recent news blast complaining that there were several Hurricane Katrina refugees sighted purchasing alcohol and/or lapdances at local establishments in the Massachusetts area last week.
Why is that anyone's business but theirs? Once the funds were delivered to each person, it became their private property to command as they wish. As long as they are not violating any laws, the general public has no "say so" over their actions.
In addition, I defy you or any red-blooded American who just lost everything they own, their means of survival and probably someone they knew to NOT go looking for a little release or escape.
And what better way to cope than with a bottle of your favorite booze and a knob-shine from a chick named "Desiree".
Fuck you, America! You hypocrites!
-The Flipster
Why is that anyone's business but theirs? Once the funds were delivered to each person, it became their private property to command as they wish. As long as they are not violating any laws, the general public has no "say so" over their actions.
In addition, I defy you or any red-blooded American who just lost everything they own, their means of survival and probably someone they knew to NOT go looking for a little release or escape.
And what better way to cope than with a bottle of your favorite booze and a knob-shine from a chick named "Desiree".
Fuck you, America! You hypocrites!
-The Flipster
Thursday, October 20, 2005
John Kerry for President!
When will the Democratic Party get it together?
No seriously. This isn't a joke. Stop laughing. Really! When will their ideals be conveyed in a clear and concise manner? And when will their own constituents take them seriously?
Ok. Just kidding.
-The Flipster
No seriously. This isn't a joke. Stop laughing. Really! When will their ideals be conveyed in a clear and concise manner? And when will their own constituents take them seriously?
Ok. Just kidding.
-The Flipster
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
End of the world? That's Bullcrap.
The recent spate of natural disasters affecting the globe "might be" signs that the Biblical apocalypse is near, says Christian televangelist Pat Robertson.
Kevin Trenberth, the head of climate analysis at NCAR, cites a number of factors responsible for the trend toward stronger and more frequent hurricanes being observed. These include natural variability in hurricane frequency and intensity, global warming, and El Niño, a warming of the waters in the off the eastern coast of South America that occurs naturally every 4-12 years.
"Following an El Niño there tends to be warmer sea temperatures," Trenberth said. "It changes the atmospheric circulation to create extra warming of the Atlantic [Ocean]."
As the surface of the Atlantic Ocean warms, more water evaporates into the atmosphere, which allows for stronger tropical storms. Global warming is believed to contribute to hurricanes in the same way, by warming up the ocean surface and putting more moisture into the atmosphere.
About Robertson's comments, Trenberth said that he "thinks its part of the general [socio-political] climate that seems to exists in the country today, fostered partly perhaps by this administration, fucking assholes like Robertson and their lack of credence to science."
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Yeah!
-The Flipster
Kevin Trenberth, the head of climate analysis at NCAR, cites a number of factors responsible for the trend toward stronger and more frequent hurricanes being observed. These include natural variability in hurricane frequency and intensity, global warming, and El Niño, a warming of the waters in the off the eastern coast of South America that occurs naturally every 4-12 years.
"Following an El Niño there tends to be warmer sea temperatures," Trenberth said. "It changes the atmospheric circulation to create extra warming of the Atlantic [Ocean]."
As the surface of the Atlantic Ocean warms, more water evaporates into the atmosphere, which allows for stronger tropical storms. Global warming is believed to contribute to hurricanes in the same way, by warming up the ocean surface and putting more moisture into the atmosphere.
About Robertson's comments, Trenberth said that he "thinks its part of the general [socio-political] climate that seems to exists in the country today, fostered partly perhaps by this administration, fucking assholes like Robertson and their lack of credence to science."
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Yeah!
-The Flipster
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Fight Terrorists with Terror
Is it possible to kill off all terrorists without inspiring their young or "martyring" the idiots?
Or can we just humiliate them all by raping their families? We get an elite unit of gay men to rape the men and boys and, what the hell, the women too. Although this idea is quite ludicrous, it's no more incredible than the idea of changing the world through random killings.
Remember the old adage: "Two wrongs don't make a right." But in this case, how do you negotiate with individuals that care absolutely nothing about your right to exist? Even to the point where their God or Deity will reward them for eradicating you...
Well, at least we know what nukes can do to a country's attitudes. Japan is one of our biggest allies now.
We still have them. Let's not allow them to be wasted. Nuke all terrorists and terrorism-sympathetic nations NOW.
-The Flipster
Or can we just humiliate them all by raping their families? We get an elite unit of gay men to rape the men and boys and, what the hell, the women too. Although this idea is quite ludicrous, it's no more incredible than the idea of changing the world through random killings.
Remember the old adage: "Two wrongs don't make a right." But in this case, how do you negotiate with individuals that care absolutely nothing about your right to exist? Even to the point where their God or Deity will reward them for eradicating you...
Well, at least we know what nukes can do to a country's attitudes. Japan is one of our biggest allies now.
We still have them. Let's not allow them to be wasted. Nuke all terrorists and terrorism-sympathetic nations NOW.
-The Flipster
Monday, October 17, 2005
GOOD NEWS!
Rape Up, While Murders Down in 2004
By MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press
Monday, October 17, 2005; 10:18 AM
WASHINGTON -- Murders across the United States fell for the first time in five years, while rapes increased slightly last year, the FBI reported Monday.
Overall, the number of violent crimes, which also include aggravated assaults and robberies, fell by 1.2 percent last year. There were 16,137 murders in the United States in 2004. That was about 350 fewer than in 2003, according to the FBI data. The decrease is the first since 1999. Chicago was largely responsible for the drop, recording 150 fewer murders in 2004 than in 2003.
The number of rapes, however, has increased in three of the past four years, according to the FBI data. In all, rapes increased by .8 percent to 94,635 rapes, or about 750 more than in 2003.
Rapes are up nearly 5 percent since 2000, FBI data show.
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I personally blame DC Comics for this. During the last year they have continually glorified rape in their stories and illustrations. You cannot blame this one on the Flipster. It's DC Comics. Here's the proof: Identity Crisis - the entire premise revolved around a character, named Dr. Light, raping the wife of a super hero. Sure kids everywhere think that's entertainment, but what about the ones who can't differentiate between comic book fantasy and real life? Rape is not fun, people. Just ask anyone who was raped by a 27 year old, wearing a Dr. Light costume.
So no wonder this sad statistic is up in America. You can't blame this on me. But you can blame comics.
-The Flipster
By MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press
Monday, October 17, 2005; 10:18 AM
WASHINGTON -- Murders across the United States fell for the first time in five years, while rapes increased slightly last year, the FBI reported Monday.
Overall, the number of violent crimes, which also include aggravated assaults and robberies, fell by 1.2 percent last year. There were 16,137 murders in the United States in 2004. That was about 350 fewer than in 2003, according to the FBI data. The decrease is the first since 1999. Chicago was largely responsible for the drop, recording 150 fewer murders in 2004 than in 2003.
The number of rapes, however, has increased in three of the past four years, according to the FBI data. In all, rapes increased by .8 percent to 94,635 rapes, or about 750 more than in 2003.
Rapes are up nearly 5 percent since 2000, FBI data show.
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I personally blame DC Comics for this. During the last year they have continually glorified rape in their stories and illustrations. You cannot blame this one on the Flipster. It's DC Comics. Here's the proof: Identity Crisis - the entire premise revolved around a character, named Dr. Light, raping the wife of a super hero. Sure kids everywhere think that's entertainment, but what about the ones who can't differentiate between comic book fantasy and real life? Rape is not fun, people. Just ask anyone who was raped by a 27 year old, wearing a Dr. Light costume.
So no wonder this sad statistic is up in America. You can't blame this on me. But you can blame comics.
-The Flipster
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Good Eating!
Do you like Cajun-style food?
The next time you're passing through Memphis, TN make sure you checkout Crescent City in East Memphis. It's damn good!
My staff and I ate there while traveling back from the KingBiscuit Blues festival...
Try it!
-The Flipster
The next time you're passing through Memphis, TN make sure you checkout Crescent City in East Memphis. It's damn good!
My staff and I ate there while traveling back from the KingBiscuit Blues festival...
Try it!
-The Flipster
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
0 day conundrum
A thought just struck me.... If a piece of software, or a bootlegged CD or DVD, or even a virus is considered "0-day" or "Neg-Day", (unknown by the production company) how do they get so wildly popular so fast? Could it be some companies make it their business to push out these "leaks" to either beef up interest, push another add-on product/service or hype sales?
I really want some unbiased opinions on this, please...
I really want some unbiased opinions on this, please...
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
What is an Ubersexual?
Ubersexual
a male who is similar to a metrosexual but displays the traditional manly qualities such as confidence, strength, and class - leaving no doubt as to his sexual orientation
In my day, that dude was called "a pimp".
-The Flipster knows his own kind.
a male who is similar to a metrosexual but displays the traditional manly qualities such as confidence, strength, and class - leaving no doubt as to his sexual orientation
In my day, that dude was called "a pimp".
-The Flipster knows his own kind.
Who goes to movies anymore???
I recently went to try and go see Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. I want those 3 hours of my life back.
First, some snot-nosed punk had an attitude when I gave him a $50 dollar bill. I don't know what his problem was but he acted like he didn't want my money.
Next I grab a large Coke and maybe a box of candy. WOW! That was almost $15 bucks for that. Shit, I guess entertainment is expensive.
So, I walk into the theater careful not to drop anything or fall on my ass.
Every step was like wading through Bourbon Street, barefoot, after MardiGras. It was DISGUSTING. It's as if the ushers who work for the place said, "Fuck it." and all took turns taking a liquid-like diarrhetic shit all over the floor. Oh the smell! Oh the stickiness...
After I find a seat that's reminiscent of the Coliseum on Mount Olympus, the lights go dark and the cell phones begin. I won't tell you that crucial moment in the film where the bride is rushing to her wedding during a fantastic chase scene, Bubba starts berating his half-sister-slash-lover-slash-baby's momma for bothering him during a movie. It will spoil the plot.
All in all I think Hollywood has really gone down hill. If the "hill" can be personified as a disgusting old man and Hollywood is his submissive significant other. Whatever happened to the greats? Cecil B Demille, Lawrence Olivier, Sidney Poitier, Yul Brenner... John Travolta?
The only thing the West Coast has going for it is ownership of great movies from days past. And guess what, to their chagrin, remakes of good movies into shitty ones do not pass as great movie making.
So what have we learned? From the movie theater to Hollywood nothing good is going on. And I think maybe they are waking up to that fact. Just look at box office takes over the last 4 years. They are tanking bad!
Some of the best directing and writing can be found, in all places, TELEVISION. Shows like Threshold, Arrested Development, Family Guy, Surface and the West Wing provide more quality and entertainment in one episode than all of the Ben Affleck movies combined.
So, do the smart thing... Just stay home. We now have DVD's, Internet Porn and some pretty good TV.
Just stay away from the reality shows. They are hazardous to your health!
-The Flipster
First, some snot-nosed punk had an attitude when I gave him a $50 dollar bill. I don't know what his problem was but he acted like he didn't want my money.
Next I grab a large Coke and maybe a box of candy. WOW! That was almost $15 bucks for that. Shit, I guess entertainment is expensive.
So, I walk into the theater careful not to drop anything or fall on my ass.
Every step was like wading through Bourbon Street, barefoot, after MardiGras. It was DISGUSTING. It's as if the ushers who work for the place said, "Fuck it." and all took turns taking a liquid-like diarrhetic shit all over the floor. Oh the smell! Oh the stickiness...
After I find a seat that's reminiscent of the Coliseum on Mount Olympus, the lights go dark and the cell phones begin. I won't tell you that crucial moment in the film where the bride is rushing to her wedding during a fantastic chase scene, Bubba starts berating his half-sister-slash-lover-slash-baby's momma for bothering him during a movie. It will spoil the plot.
All in all I think Hollywood has really gone down hill. If the "hill" can be personified as a disgusting old man and Hollywood is his submissive significant other. Whatever happened to the greats? Cecil B Demille, Lawrence Olivier, Sidney Poitier, Yul Brenner... John Travolta?
The only thing the West Coast has going for it is ownership of great movies from days past. And guess what, to their chagrin, remakes of good movies into shitty ones do not pass as great movie making.
So what have we learned? From the movie theater to Hollywood nothing good is going on. And I think maybe they are waking up to that fact. Just look at box office takes over the last 4 years. They are tanking bad!
Some of the best directing and writing can be found, in all places, TELEVISION. Shows like Threshold, Arrested Development, Family Guy, Surface and the West Wing provide more quality and entertainment in one episode than all of the Ben Affleck movies combined.
So, do the smart thing... Just stay home. We now have DVD's, Internet Porn and some pretty good TV.
Just stay away from the reality shows. They are hazardous to your health!
-The Flipster
Monday, October 10, 2005
What do you think of these weird-fucks, now?
Katie Holmes' silent Scientology birth
October 7, 2005, 12:47:16
Katie Holmes is set to give birth in silence.
As devout disciples of cult religion Scientology the beautiful actress and her husband-to-be, Tom Cruise, would have to maintain a vigil of total silence in the delivery suite.
The bizarre ritual - which Scientologists believe should be carried out to prevent children from turning mad - is nothing new to Cruise who insisted the biological mothers of the adopted children he had with Nicole Kidman have their babies in silence, according to a 2001 report in America's New York Post newspaper. Scientology founder, and renowned kook, L.Ron Hubbard, tells his followers in his book Dianetics: "Maintain silence in the presence of birth to save both the sanity of the mother and child and safeguard the home to which they will go."The maintaining of silence does not mean a volley of 'Sh's', for those make stammerers".
Actor and leading Hollywood Scientologist John Travolta who also insisted his wife Kelly Preston gave birth in silence, explained after the birth of his second child Ella Bleu: "In Dianetics, you try and keep the delivery room quiet so there's nothing recorded in the child's mind that shouldn't be there while there's pain going on".
Tom and Katie are also set to be strict parents. Scientologists are encouraged not to comfort or nurture young children because Hubbard believed a child is simply a small adult who can look forward to look after themselves from a young age, that, or revert back into a clam.
October 7, 2005, 12:47:16
Katie Holmes is set to give birth in silence.
As devout disciples of cult religion Scientology the beautiful actress and her husband-to-be, Tom Cruise, would have to maintain a vigil of total silence in the delivery suite.
The bizarre ritual - which Scientologists believe should be carried out to prevent children from turning mad - is nothing new to Cruise who insisted the biological mothers of the adopted children he had with Nicole Kidman have their babies in silence, according to a 2001 report in America's New York Post newspaper. Scientology founder, and renowned kook, L.Ron Hubbard, tells his followers in his book Dianetics: "Maintain silence in the presence of birth to save both the sanity of the mother and child and safeguard the home to which they will go."The maintaining of silence does not mean a volley of 'Sh's', for those make stammerers".
Actor and leading Hollywood Scientologist John Travolta who also insisted his wife Kelly Preston gave birth in silence, explained after the birth of his second child Ella Bleu: "In Dianetics, you try and keep the delivery room quiet so there's nothing recorded in the child's mind that shouldn't be there while there's pain going on".
Tom and Katie are also set to be strict parents. Scientologists are encouraged not to comfort or nurture young children because Hubbard believed a child is simply a small adult who can look forward to look after themselves from a young age, that, or revert back into a clam.
IFLIPYOUOFF.com Welcomes VeriSign!
This just in,
Please welcome our newest partner in crime, VeriSign Corporation! VeriSign just recently purchased Weblogs.com in an effort to extend its product line into the Blog and RSS space. The good news is as Weblogs.com largest customer and client, IFLIPYOUOFF.COM will be enhanced by VeriSign's intelligent infrastructure for internet and telecommunications networks.
The new partnership will provide a more stable and reliable communications infrastructure to the Blogosphere.
We may experience outages as the ever increasing number of "ping hits" bounce against our site. But do not worry, we are here to stay and VeriSign will make this happen!
-The Flipster
Please welcome our newest partner in crime, VeriSign Corporation! VeriSign just recently purchased Weblogs.com in an effort to extend its product line into the Blog and RSS space. The good news is as Weblogs.com largest customer and client, IFLIPYOUOFF.COM will be enhanced by VeriSign's intelligent infrastructure for internet and telecommunications networks.
The new partnership will provide a more stable and reliable communications infrastructure to the Blogosphere.
We may experience outages as the ever increasing number of "ping hits" bounce against our site. But do not worry, we are here to stay and VeriSign will make this happen!
-The Flipster
Friday, October 07, 2005
Do you like the Blues?
We, here at IFLIPYOUOFF dot com, will be attending the annual KingBiscuit Blues festival in Helena, AR.
I hear they changed the name of it because some asshole in NewYork didn't want the name to be used. Even though a company has purchased that name, what in the hell do they plan on using it for? Why don't they just let the hundreds of thousands of FANS of the festival just have the name?
Anyway, it's a pretty cool event. And if you happen to walk by our tent or see one of our staffers, throw a finger up in the air!
I hear they changed the name of it because some asshole in NewYork didn't want the name to be used. Even though a company has purchased that name, what in the hell do they plan on using it for? Why don't they just let the hundreds of thousands of FANS of the festival just have the name?
Anyway, it's a pretty cool event. And if you happen to walk by our tent or see one of our staffers, throw a finger up in the air!
Thursday, October 06, 2005
You'll go blind!
Is masturbation truly bad for you? Do you lose eyesight? Are you a bad person if you do it?
Maybe not once or twice. But take my friend, Pietro, for instance. He jerks himself at least once or twice daily. And he is a real bastard. He's a sex addict and a pervert. And he drinks too much. Is it because of the masturbation? Or is he just an asshole, manifesting his assholeness through self pleasure and self punishment?
The world may never know.
-The Flipster
Maybe not once or twice. But take my friend, Pietro, for instance. He jerks himself at least once or twice daily. And he is a real bastard. He's a sex addict and a pervert. And he drinks too much. Is it because of the masturbation? Or is he just an asshole, manifesting his assholeness through self pleasure and self punishment?
The world may never know.
-The Flipster
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Ahh, yes. More crap in the news...
Oct. 5, 2005 — Both the FBI and CIA are calling it the first case of espionage in the White House in modern history.
Officials tell ABC News the alleged spy worked undetected at the White House for almost three years. Leandro Aragoncillo, 46, was a U.S. Marine most recently assigned to the staff of Vice President Dick Cheney.
"I don't know of a case where the vetting broke down before and resulted in a spy being in the White House," said Richard Clarke, a former White House advisor who is now an ABC News consultant.
Federal investigators say Aragoncillo, a naturalized citizen from the Philippines, used his top secret clearance to steal classified intelligence documents from White House computers.
In 2000, Aragoncillo worked on the staff of then-Vice President Al Gore. When interviewed by Philippine television, he remarked how valued Philippine employees were at the White House.
"I think what they like most is our integrity and loyalty," Aragoncillo said.
Classified Material Transferred by E-Mail
Officials say the classified material, which Aragoncillo stole from the vice president's office, included damaging dossiers on the president of the Philippines. He then passed those on to opposition politicians planning a coup in the Pacific nation.
"Even though it's not for the Russians or some other government, the fact that it occurred at the White House is a matter of great concern," said John Martin, who was the government's lead espionage prosecutor for 26 years.
Last year, after leaving the Marines, Aragoncillo was caught by the FBI while he worked for the Bureau at an intelligence center at Fort Monmouth, N.J.
According to a criminal complaint, Aragoncillo was arrested last month and accused of downloading more than 100 classified documents from FBI computers.
"The information was transferred mostly by e-mails," said U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie at the time of Aragoncillo's arrest.
Since that arrest, officials say Aragoncillo has started to cooperate. He has admitted to spying while working on the staff of Vice President Cheney's office.
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Didn't we use to hang people who commit treason? People are more prone to doing stupid shit because there are no consequences that makes you stop and think about how fucked it's going to be when you get caught. Most people think about hanging with their buddies in prison; working out and getting buff in the yard, then writing a frigging book about the ordeal and getting paid $50,000 for the treatment and a sample chapter. If parents would beat the shit out of their children more often, society may learn to respect each other a little bit more in the future.
All I can say is, What the fuck?!
-The Flipster
Officials tell ABC News the alleged spy worked undetected at the White House for almost three years. Leandro Aragoncillo, 46, was a U.S. Marine most recently assigned to the staff of Vice President Dick Cheney.
"I don't know of a case where the vetting broke down before and resulted in a spy being in the White House," said Richard Clarke, a former White House advisor who is now an ABC News consultant.
Federal investigators say Aragoncillo, a naturalized citizen from the Philippines, used his top secret clearance to steal classified intelligence documents from White House computers.
In 2000, Aragoncillo worked on the staff of then-Vice President Al Gore. When interviewed by Philippine television, he remarked how valued Philippine employees were at the White House.
"I think what they like most is our integrity and loyalty," Aragoncillo said.
Classified Material Transferred by E-Mail
Officials say the classified material, which Aragoncillo stole from the vice president's office, included damaging dossiers on the president of the Philippines. He then passed those on to opposition politicians planning a coup in the Pacific nation.
"Even though it's not for the Russians or some other government, the fact that it occurred at the White House is a matter of great concern," said John Martin, who was the government's lead espionage prosecutor for 26 years.
Last year, after leaving the Marines, Aragoncillo was caught by the FBI while he worked for the Bureau at an intelligence center at Fort Monmouth, N.J.
According to a criminal complaint, Aragoncillo was arrested last month and accused of downloading more than 100 classified documents from FBI computers.
"The information was transferred mostly by e-mails," said U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie at the time of Aragoncillo's arrest.
Since that arrest, officials say Aragoncillo has started to cooperate. He has admitted to spying while working on the staff of Vice President Cheney's office.
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Didn't we use to hang people who commit treason? People are more prone to doing stupid shit because there are no consequences that makes you stop and think about how fucked it's going to be when you get caught. Most people think about hanging with their buddies in prison; working out and getting buff in the yard, then writing a frigging book about the ordeal and getting paid $50,000 for the treatment and a sample chapter. If parents would beat the shit out of their children more often, society may learn to respect each other a little bit more in the future.
All I can say is, What the fuck?!
-The Flipster
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
It's about time!!!
Young women are leading the way in tearing down sexual taboos in North America, where teenagers are having more sex at a younger age than their parents and grandparents, a new survey showed.
Freewheeling young women in the United States and Canada first have intercourse at the age of 15, partake more in oral sex than previous generations and are far less prudish, according to a landmark new report by researchers at California's San Diego State University.
Between 1943 and 1999, the age of first intercourse dropped to 15 from 19 for females, while the percentage of sexually active young women rose to 47 percent from just 13 percent in 1943, according to the study that appears in the most recent issue of the Review of General Psychology.
"Feelings of sexual guilt plummeted, especially among young women. Attitudes toward premarital sex became dramatically more liberal over the same period," the analysis of 530 studies spanning five decades and involving more than a quarter of a million young people said.
Over the same 56-year period, approval of premarital sex increased from 12 percent to 73 percent among young women, while the figure rose from 40 percent to 79 percent among young men, according to the study.
"The change in young women's beliefs about premarital sex was enormous," said Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University who co-authored the report with Brooke Wells of City University of New York.
"Cultural influence was so much stronger for women than men, and that was true across behaviors. The attitudes that parents have is also an influence," Twenge said about the report that tracked "Baby Boomers," "Generation X" and the current generation of young people, whom Twenge calls "Generation Me".
The study revealed that the massive cultural revolution that swept North America in the past 30 years had contributed dramatically to the shift as movies and television shows tacked formerly taboo topics such as teenage pregnancy, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases and rape.
"This shift to more liberal sexual attitudes and behaviors, commonly deemed the 'sexual revolution', has dramatically altered American culture, especially for women," the report said.
The Baby Boomers of the 1950s and 1960s began having sex for the first time in college, while youngster of today are having sex for the first time in high school. "There's been a major shift there," Tweng said.
But, while their baby-boomer ancestors were having less sex with more people, young people now, faced with an AIDS epidemic, have more sex with fewer partners, the report indicated.
The sexual revolution has meant that sexual practices that were frequently reviled by earlier generations -- especially oral sex -- were becoming far more acceptable and widespread.
The percentage of teenagers and young adults having oral sex increased from 48 percent in 1969 to 72 percent in 1993 among young men, and from 42 percent in 1969 to 71 percent in 1993 among young women, the report said.
"Oral sex has become so popular. In previous generations, oral sex was considered disgusting. Now young people see it as another way of being sexual," Twenge said.
"It's also part of the general trend of sexual behavior moving away from marriage and reproduction and toward pleasure."
Freewheeling young women in the United States and Canada first have intercourse at the age of 15, partake more in oral sex than previous generations and are far less prudish, according to a landmark new report by researchers at California's San Diego State University.
Between 1943 and 1999, the age of first intercourse dropped to 15 from 19 for females, while the percentage of sexually active young women rose to 47 percent from just 13 percent in 1943, according to the study that appears in the most recent issue of the Review of General Psychology.
"Feelings of sexual guilt plummeted, especially among young women. Attitudes toward premarital sex became dramatically more liberal over the same period," the analysis of 530 studies spanning five decades and involving more than a quarter of a million young people said.
Over the same 56-year period, approval of premarital sex increased from 12 percent to 73 percent among young women, while the figure rose from 40 percent to 79 percent among young men, according to the study.
"The change in young women's beliefs about premarital sex was enormous," said Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University who co-authored the report with Brooke Wells of City University of New York.
"Cultural influence was so much stronger for women than men, and that was true across behaviors. The attitudes that parents have is also an influence," Twenge said about the report that tracked "Baby Boomers," "Generation X" and the current generation of young people, whom Twenge calls "Generation Me".
The study revealed that the massive cultural revolution that swept North America in the past 30 years had contributed dramatically to the shift as movies and television shows tacked formerly taboo topics such as teenage pregnancy, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases and rape.
"This shift to more liberal sexual attitudes and behaviors, commonly deemed the 'sexual revolution', has dramatically altered American culture, especially for women," the report said.
The Baby Boomers of the 1950s and 1960s began having sex for the first time in college, while youngster of today are having sex for the first time in high school. "There's been a major shift there," Tweng said.
But, while their baby-boomer ancestors were having less sex with more people, young people now, faced with an AIDS epidemic, have more sex with fewer partners, the report indicated.
The sexual revolution has meant that sexual practices that were frequently reviled by earlier generations -- especially oral sex -- were becoming far more acceptable and widespread.
The percentage of teenagers and young adults having oral sex increased from 48 percent in 1969 to 72 percent in 1993 among young men, and from 42 percent in 1969 to 71 percent in 1993 among young women, the report said.
"Oral sex has become so popular. In previous generations, oral sex was considered disgusting. Now young people see it as another way of being sexual," Twenge said.
"It's also part of the general trend of sexual behavior moving away from marriage and reproduction and toward pleasure."
It looks like The Flipster is about to hit his second wind!
Monday, October 03, 2005
What's your problem?
Of course I won't laugh," the doctor said. "I'm a professional. In over twenty years I've never laughed at a patient.""Okay then," Paul said, and proceeded to drop his trousers, revealing the tiniest penis the doctor had ever seen. It was the size of a peanut. Unable to control himself, the doctor started giggling, then fell laughing to the floor. Ten minutes later he was able to struggle to his feet and regain his composure."I'm so sorry, "Said the doctor. "I really am..... I don't know what came over me. On my honor as a doctor and a gentleman, I promise it won't happen again. Now what seems to be the problem?""It's swollen," Paul replied.
Emotional responses are rarely helpful...
Choking back tears, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF star Donald Sutherland warned this week: President Bush "will destroy our lives!" The star of the new ABC drama, which follows the first woman President of the United States, lashed out at the real White House during a dramatic sit down interview with the BBC.Sutherland ripped Bush and his administration for the war and Hurricane Katrina fallout."They were inept. The were inadequate to the task, and they lied," Sutherland charged."And they were insulting, and they were vindictive. And they were heartless. They did not care. They do not care. They do not care about Iraqi people. They do not care about the families of dead soldiers. They only care about profit."At one point during the session, Sutherland started crying: "We've stolen our children's future... We have children. We have children. How dare we take their legacy from them. How dare we. It's shameful. What we are doing to our world."Sutherland went on rip Karl Rove's "methods and means" against people like Cindy Sheehan."We're back to burning books in Germany," Sutherland said of NBC's editing out of Kanye West's comment on Bush during a hurricane relief telethon.
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Now what the hell is he talking about? And why do these Bush-haters run to Europe to bad mouth the President? Be a man! Like CindySheehan. (One can only assume, since I've never really seen her penis and testes...)
Did Karl Rove have Kanye West's comments edited? No. I saw the tape myself. If the President is so bad, why doesn't someone intelligently and calmly articulate what the President and his administration's fallacies are? Give me a bulleted list and we can address them, one by one. Oh wait! You can't have an honest debate with these people. Never mind...
-The Flipster
Friday, September 30, 2005
Opinions are like...
You know, the staff at I FLIP YOU OFF dot com has been doing pretty good in the realm of ideas. They are WELL compensated for their creativity and basic work ethic. But as we fully engage this Information Age with every passing generation, it became apparent to the Flipster...
The more information you can provide, the more compensated you become. Just look at Drudgereport. Simply because Matt Drudge scoops many of his less-gifted counterparts on a regular basis, cost for advertising space on his home page has reached astronomical levels.
But how do you rate quality in information? Opinions are like assholes; everybody has at least one. And the vast majority of them stink!
One of the senior staffers here came to me and wanted to know if we would eventually kick off a program to reward our readers for new information pertaining to fresh jokes, pictures of celebrities flipping the bird, etc. This was a pilot program that I put a stop to about 6 months ago. We canned it because we got way too many duplicate items and frankly, a lot of this stuff was NOT funny. So, why in the heck would we pay for crap? Honestly, only about 15% of the stuff we see from the general public warrants publication. So, the question is, do we pay out the "wazoo" for the 15%? Or, do we not pay anyone? Is it even worth our time to wade through the hundreds of emails, snail-mails and board posts to find the 1 or 2 good items for publication?
I don't think so. Only the true I FLIP YOU OFF dot com user would even have a clue of what we are trying to do here. Everyone else is just a collection of spectators.
-The Flipster
The more information you can provide, the more compensated you become. Just look at Drudgereport. Simply because Matt Drudge scoops many of his less-gifted counterparts on a regular basis, cost for advertising space on his home page has reached astronomical levels.
But how do you rate quality in information? Opinions are like assholes; everybody has at least one. And the vast majority of them stink!
One of the senior staffers here came to me and wanted to know if we would eventually kick off a program to reward our readers for new information pertaining to fresh jokes, pictures of celebrities flipping the bird, etc. This was a pilot program that I put a stop to about 6 months ago. We canned it because we got way too many duplicate items and frankly, a lot of this stuff was NOT funny. So, why in the heck would we pay for crap? Honestly, only about 15% of the stuff we see from the general public warrants publication. So, the question is, do we pay out the "wazoo" for the 15%? Or, do we not pay anyone? Is it even worth our time to wade through the hundreds of emails, snail-mails and board posts to find the 1 or 2 good items for publication?
I don't think so. Only the true I FLIP YOU OFF dot com user would even have a clue of what we are trying to do here. Everyone else is just a collection of spectators.
-The Flipster
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Quick Opinion
Apple Computer's newest MP3 player, the iPod nano, is receiving rave reviews and analysts believe the device will solidify Apple's dominance in the competitive MP3 player market for at least another year.
However, not everyone praises the device -- Motorola CEO Ed Zander had some harsh words for the nano in a recent interview.
"Screw the nano," said Zander. "What the hell does the nano do? Who listens to 1,000 songs? People are going to want devices that do more than just play music, something that can be seen in many other countries with more advanced mobile phone networks and savvy users," he said.
I concur, Ed. I am now a fan for life.
-The Flipster
However, not everyone praises the device -- Motorola CEO Ed Zander had some harsh words for the nano in a recent interview.
"Screw the nano," said Zander. "What the hell does the nano do? Who listens to 1,000 songs? People are going to want devices that do more than just play music, something that can be seen in many other countries with more advanced mobile phone networks and savvy users," he said.
I concur, Ed. I am now a fan for life.
-The Flipster
Summer is officially gone!
To commemorate all of the sick things that happened this summer on both the West and East Coasts, I am posting my favorite joke of all time.
Enjoy!
-The Flipster
Enjoy!
-The Flipster
A family walks into a talent agency. It's a father, mother, son, daughter and dog. The father says to the talent agent, "We have a really amazing act. You should represent us."
The agent says, "Sorry, I don't represent family acts. They're a little too cute."
The mother says, "Sir, if you just see our act, we know you would want to represent us."
The agent says, "OK. OK. I'll take a look."
The agent says, "Sorry, I don't represent family acts. They're a little too cute."
The mother says, "Sir, if you just see our act, we know you would want to represent us."
The agent says, "OK. OK. I'll take a look."
Dad says, "We are master impersonators!" The agent says, "Impersonations are yesterday's news. I can't even book 'em in Branson!" Dad just says "And now, my son will impersonate a famous rapper!" Junior, about 16, rips off his 13-year-old sister's jeans and panties, and starts licking her pussy and fucking her. She comes screaming and her brother blows his load inside her. "R. Kelly!" says Dad. "Next, my wife will impersonate Courtney Love!" Mom shucks off her skirt, takes out a bottle of vodka which she chugs. Then she pisses on the agent's desk and says "Do I get a gig now?" Not to be outdone, daughter jumps up. "My rendition of rock and roll great, Janis Joplin!" She takes out a syringe and shoots up a shitload of heroin, then falls down and shits on the floor. Mom lies down on the couch, shits, pisses, and grunts like a pig. "Teri Schiavo!" she says. "And now," says Dad, "I will impersonate former INXS singer Michael Hutchence!" He strips naked, hangs himself from the light fixture and starts beating off. Mom, Sis and Bro all dance around him singing "My neck is so raw...you've got to cut me down!" He shoots his come onto the agent's desk. Wife and daughter, naked now, get down on all fours. Dad and Bro stand in front of them. Dad says "My wife and daughter will now impersonate Monica Lewinsky and First Lady Laura Bush!" Sis starts blowing her brother while Mom tries to get Dad's limp dick into her ass. Bro comes in Sis's mouth and Sis gives a big loud swallow. Mom says "God damn it, George, you can't get it up again?" Here, Miss Beasley!" Dad starts cornholing the dog, then pulls out and spews come and dog shit on his wife. "And now for our grand finale," says Dad, "My son and I will impersonate Kobe Bryant and Bill O'Reilly!" Dad pops a Viagra, grabs Sis, shoves her legs apart and crams his boner in her. He fucks her to orgasm while bouncing a basketball against the dog's bloody ass. Bro gets out his cellphone, calls Mom on hers and starts beating off while saying "I want to rub your dirty pussy with a loofah, bitch! I want to fuck you for Christ!" Mom gets out a vibrator and buzzes her clit until she comes. Bro walks over and shoots his load onto Mom's face. The agent's office is completely covered in shit, piss, come and vaginal juices.
For the longest time, the agent just sits in silence. Finally, he manages, "That's a hell of an act. What do you call it?"
And the father says, "The Aristocrats!"
For the longest time, the agent just sits in silence. Finally, he manages, "That's a hell of an act. What do you call it?"
And the father says, "The Aristocrats!"
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Current Events
BATON ROUGE, LA. - The White House announced today that President Bush has successfully sold the state of Louisiana back to the French at more than double its original selling price of $11,250,000. "This is a bold step forward for America," said Bush. "And America will be stronger and better as a result. I stand here today in unity with French Prime Minister Jack Sharaq, who was so kind to accept my offer of Louisiana in exchange for 25 million dollars cash."The state, ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to rebuild. "Jack understands full well that this one's a 'fixer upper,'" said Bush. "He and the French people are quite prepared to pump out all that water, and make Louisiana a decent place to live again. And they've got a lot of work to do. But Jack's assured me, if it's not right, they're going to fix it."The move has been met with incredulity from the beleaguered residents of Louisiana."Shuba-pie!" said New Orleans resident Willis Babineaux. "Frafer-perly yum kom drabby sham!" However, President Bush's decision has been widely lauded by Republicans. "This is an unexpected but brilliant move by the President," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. "Instead of spending billions and billions, and billions of dollars rebuilding the state of Louisiana, we've just made 25 million dollars in pure profit.""This is indeed a smart move," commented Fox News analyst Brit Hume. "Not only have we stopped the flooding in our own budget, we've made money on the deal. Plus, when the god-awful French are done fixing it up, we can easily invade and take it back again."The money gained from 'T'he Louisiana Refund' is expected to be immediately pumped into the rebuilding of Iraq.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
People are Stupid.
Here are a few examples of how stupid most people are in this world. There is no discrimination here, you are all dumb!
This is an actual cellular phone text message "conversation" with an ex girlfriend of a friend of mine. Enjoy!
DumbBitch: I am going 2 a bukkake party as an observer do u know it is?
Dude: Yes
DumbBitch: What is it?
Dude: Go google it
4 minutes later...
DumbBitch: Oh my thank god i am just watchin
DumbBitch: Want me to come over when i am done
2 minutes of silence...
DumbBitch: Is your answer no? Its not like i am doing it just watching
2 more minutes of silence...
DumbBitch: So i can come over later
Another minute of silence...
DumbBitch: Call me when u get h0me freak
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Here's another quick one about a guy I know... Enjoy!
I was driving back to work from lunch and was taking it easy on the speed since the ice was a little spotty on the road I was traveling. As luck would have it, some douche bag was tailgating me - and after a good mile or so, he really started to piss me off. I noticed that the stretch of road ahead was a long straight-a-way for a good distance, and it had no trees - therefore it was completely dry and no ice. Well, to make this ass that was on my bumper a little less of a miserable individual, I kicked it up a notch and accelerated to the speed limit. Well guess what - that ass bag was still right on my tail - then it happened... the 4 or 5 inches of ice that was riding on top of my Explorer caught a little wind and WHOOOM - I completely smacked that jerk's windshield with a huge hunk of ice that measured a good 4 by 5 feet! Last time I looked in my mirror, he was spinning off the road. I politely rolled my window down and flipped him the bird as I drove away.... ahhh, I love winter.
*Sniff* That was beautiful, man!
This is an actual cellular phone text message "conversation" with an ex girlfriend of a friend of mine. Enjoy!
DumbBitch: I am going 2 a bukkake party as an observer do u know it is?
Dude: Yes
DumbBitch: What is it?
Dude: Go google it
4 minutes later...
DumbBitch: Oh my thank god i am just watchin
DumbBitch: Want me to come over when i am done
2 minutes of silence...
DumbBitch: Is your answer no? Its not like i am doing it just watching
2 more minutes of silence...
DumbBitch: So i can come over later
Another minute of silence...
DumbBitch: Call me when u get h0me freak
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Here's another quick one about a guy I know... Enjoy!
I was driving back to work from lunch and was taking it easy on the speed since the ice was a little spotty on the road I was traveling. As luck would have it, some douche bag was tailgating me - and after a good mile or so, he really started to piss me off. I noticed that the stretch of road ahead was a long straight-a-way for a good distance, and it had no trees - therefore it was completely dry and no ice. Well, to make this ass that was on my bumper a little less of a miserable individual, I kicked it up a notch and accelerated to the speed limit. Well guess what - that ass bag was still right on my tail - then it happened... the 4 or 5 inches of ice that was riding on top of my Explorer caught a little wind and WHOOOM - I completely smacked that jerk's windshield with a huge hunk of ice that measured a good 4 by 5 feet! Last time I looked in my mirror, he was spinning off the road. I politely rolled my window down and flipped him the bird as I drove away.... ahhh, I love winter.
*Sniff* That was beautiful, man!
Monday, September 26, 2005
Let's get to it!
Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital determined that the number of visits to hospital emergency rooms dropped significantly during important Red Sox baseball games. From New Scientist:
The researchers compared the number of visits to six emergency departments in the Boston area during 11 key baseball games in 2004 to the average number of visits on that day and at the same time in previous years, and plotted them against the number of TV viewers for those games. A game against the New York Yankees, where the Red Sox’s victory guaranteed them a place in the US World Series, was watched on TV by 55% of the public in the greater Boston area, and coincided with a dip of 15% in emergency room visits. But during another Yankees game, where it was taken for granted that the Sox would lose and only 30% of viewers tuned in, emergency room visits were almost 15% above average...
One explanation for the startling correlation is that while people are watching TV, they are sedentary and fairly safe. “People are at home watching the games so they are probably not getting into trouble,” explains (investigator John) Brownstein. Another is that people who attend ER are often not experiencing a medical emergency in the true sense of the word.
Are all Americans full of crap? Or just the "scientists" at Boston Children's Hospital?
On one hand we are safer while watching TV. And on the other hand, we are all going to die of heart attacks and strokes from being frigging fat slobs... Make up your minds, would you? And take your time figuring this stuff out. I'm in no rush. I got a half gallon of ice cream to eat while I touch myself during today's re-run of the OC...
The researchers compared the number of visits to six emergency departments in the Boston area during 11 key baseball games in 2004 to the average number of visits on that day and at the same time in previous years, and plotted them against the number of TV viewers for those games. A game against the New York Yankees, where the Red Sox’s victory guaranteed them a place in the US World Series, was watched on TV by 55% of the public in the greater Boston area, and coincided with a dip of 15% in emergency room visits. But during another Yankees game, where it was taken for granted that the Sox would lose and only 30% of viewers tuned in, emergency room visits were almost 15% above average...
One explanation for the startling correlation is that while people are watching TV, they are sedentary and fairly safe. “People are at home watching the games so they are probably not getting into trouble,” explains (investigator John) Brownstein. Another is that people who attend ER are often not experiencing a medical emergency in the true sense of the word.
Are all Americans full of crap? Or just the "scientists" at Boston Children's Hospital?
On one hand we are safer while watching TV. And on the other hand, we are all going to die of heart attacks and strokes from being frigging fat slobs... Make up your minds, would you? And take your time figuring this stuff out. I'm in no rush. I got a half gallon of ice cream to eat while I touch myself during today's re-run of the OC...
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