Some campaign slogans Kerry is free to use

Ok, so they are mostly anti-Bush, but still ...

"don't vote bush, or nader"

'lesser of 2 evils'

'i dont like kerry, but hes getting my vote'

"screwed for 4 years anyway"

'the country cant get any worse'

"vote Kerry, because he's such a pushover, he won't do shit in the office...so you're stuck with Bush policies for 4 years, without the psycho in control"

'defend america ... against bush'

'im a lesbian, but i hate bush'

"I'm the pope, and I hate bush"

"even his wife hates him"

"bush hates the white man"

bush is black, but in make up like the wayans borthers in that bad movie"

"bush hates apple pie and spiderman"

"bush likes soccer"

bush calls soccer "football"

bush is "that guy"

bush invented al gore

"hes just gonna fix the election anyways ... again"

"Bush hates Hassle-the-Hoff"

bush encouraged david hasslehoff to make a rap album!

Thanks to Mr. Ben "Now the iraquis can't get me because I am published as anti-Bush" Buley, for contributing.

- posted by Doug @ 12:58:00 PM

 

My Team

"Well, Kobe. You're getting what you want. You're going to be able to make the Lakers your team.


That's another thing I have never understood: the whole "my team" thing.


You think Michael Jordan and Larry Bird ever had to tell people it was their team?


When you seek it or have to announce it -- yeah, that's a little tough. Best of luck." --John Kruk

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=kruk/040625


- posted by Doug @ 2:29:00 PM

 

Jessica Simpson and Kenny Rogers

Poor Kenny. Doing anything for cash right now. Jessica had a better rack then Dolly, but the chemistry and voice just wasn't as good. Advantage Dolly. Now Does Kenny have some of the best duets of all time?

Can we get a list of the best duets ever? Does anyone want to volunteer any info?
- posted by Doug @ 12:29:00 PM

 

Reason #1 why the Cosby show freaked me out ...

Ok, The Cosby Show was the name of the show featuring Bill Cosby. Yet in the show his name was Heathcliff Huxtable. This bothers me. Why is called the Cosby Show then? It is just weird.
- posted by Doug @ 1:07:00 PM

 

If I read this right ...

If I read this right, I am guarenteed to live longer than anyone not from Massachusetts. If I read that right.


http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/aging/articles/2004/06/22/massachusetts_residents_live_longer_than_average_says_report/
- posted by Doug @ 11:15:00 AM

 

Watch out for baseballs!!

So ya, a lady has apparently had a suit against the Red Sox for 6 years after she was hit in the face by a foul ball. Now, granted she got pummelled by the ball. The news show I saw brought up the fact that in Japan they apparently, cover more of the field with netting. Sounds like the overreaction that a sport like Hockey would do. Oh wait, they did do that. Hey guess what. You are going to a game. Balls are flying all over the place. GROW UP! Pay attention to your game, and you will see the balls come. Please, don't bring your glove if you are old enough to buy a beer. Its tacky and you should be able to get the balls in a more manly way.

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- posted by Doug @ 5:26:00 PM

 

Watched two movies today

Well not completely. I watched the end of Beautiful Girls. I think this movie might be my #1 favorite of all time. How can you not love a movie that has this exchange: "So you are the neighborhood lolita" "and you must be the alcoholic buddy shit for brains"

Good times.
I also watched Zoolander this evening. That movie has some funny moments. Apparently you either love it or you hate it. Thats what I have been told, but i am right in the middle myself. I don't love it and I don't hate it. I am just dissapointed I missed the gasoline fight. That idea was pure genius.


Gotta Go, Poker Tournament.
- posted by Doug @ 9:57:00 PM

 
It looks like Buss, the Lakers' owner, has made his choice: Kobe stays; the others can go. In other words, he is not averse to trading Shaq and is willing to build his franchise around a narcissist who's on trial for rape, doesn't make his teammates better and is in denial over all of it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?id=1824721
- posted by Doug @ 1:29:00 PM

 

Pistons win in 5

Well as predicted the Lakers didn't even show up for game 5 as they folded horribly for the Pistons to win the title in just 5 games. And think, they were a Kobe last minute, semi-prayer 3 pointer away from sweeping.

Terrible play by the Lakers. They are now forced with soem MAJOR decisions over the summer.

The Pistons are sitting pretty with only Mehmet Okur and Rasheed Wallace as free agents. If Elden Campbell gets picked int he expansion draft, then they might have room to sign both.
- posted by Doug @ 12:15:00 PM

 

So you want to win an arguement?

Well here are some helpful hints, courtesy of http://hellskitchen.com/argue.htm

I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an
argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and
steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great
respect, they don't even invite me. You too can win arguments.
Simply follow these rules:

• Drink Liquor.

  
  

Suppose you're at a party and some hotshot intellectual is expounding on
the economy of Peru, a subject you know nothing about. If you're
drinking some health-fanatic drink like grapefruit juice, you'll hang
back, afraid to display your ignorance, while the hotshot enthralls your
date. But if you drink several large martinis, you'll discover you have
STRONG VIEWS about the Peruvian economy. You'll be a WEALTH of
information. You'll argue forcefully, offering searing insights
and possibly upsetting furniture. People will be impressed. Some may
leave the room.

• Make things up.

  
  

Suppose, in the Peruvian economy argument, you are trying to prove
Peruvians are underpaid, a position you base solely on the fact that YOU
are underpaid, and you're damned if you're going to let a bunch of
Peruvians be better off. DON'T say: "I think Peruvians are underpaid."
Say: "The average Peruvian's salary in 1981 dollars adjusted for the
revised tax base is $1,452.81 per annum, which is $836.07 before the
mean gross poverty level."

NOTE: Always make up exact figures.

If an opponent asks you where you got your information, make THAT up,
too. Say: "This information comes from Dr. Hovel T. Moon's study for
the Buford Commission published May 9, 1982. Didn't you read it?" Say
this in the same tone of voice you would use to say "You left your
soiled underwear in my bath house."

• Use meaningless but weightly-sounding words and phrases.

  
  

Memorize this list:

Let me put it this way

In terms of

Vis-a-vis

Per se

As it were

Qua

So to speak

You should also memorize some Latin abbreviations such as "Q.E.D.,"
"e.g.," and "i.e." These are all short for "I speak Latin, and you do
not."

Here's how to use these words and phrases. Suppose you want to say:
"Peruvians would like to order appetizers more often, but they don't
have enough money."

You never win arguments talking like that. But you WILL win if you say:
"Let me put it this way. In terms of appetizers vis-a-vis Peruvians qua
Peruvians, they would like to order them more often, so to speak, but
they do not have enough money per se, as it were. Q.E.D."

Only a fool would challenge that statement.

• Use snappy and irrelevant comebacks.

  
  

You need an arsenal of all-purpose irrelevent phrases to fire back at
your opponents when they make valid points. The best are:

You're begging the question.

You're being defensive.

Don't compare apples and oranges.

What are your parameters?

This last one is especially valuable. Nobody, other than
mathematicians, has the vaguest idea what "parameters" means.

Here's how to use your comebacks:

You say: "As Abraham Lincoln said in 1873..."

Your opponent says: "Lincoln died in 1865."

You say: "You're begging the question."

OR

You say: "Liberians, like most Asians..."

Your opponents says: "Liberia is in Africa."

You say: "You're being defensive."

• Compare your opponent to Adolf Hitler.

  
  

This is your heavy artillery, for when your opponent is obviously right
and you are spectacularly wrong. Bring Hitler up subtly. Say: "That
sounds suspiciously like something Adolf Hitler might say" or "You
certainly do remind me of Adolf Hitler."

So that's it: you now know how to out-argue anybody. Do not try to pull
any of this on people who generally carry weapons.

NOTE: Do not try to pull any of this on people who generally carry weapons.

- posted by Doug @ 1:47:00 PM

 

The Patriots got their Super Bowl Rings

These things are huge.

some details taken form the patriots.com page:

104: The total number of diamonds displayed in each ring.

5.05: The total diamond weight of each ring. The 5.05 carats is the largest carat total of any Super Bowl ring in history.

3.8: The total weight of the championship ring in ounces, making it the largest Super Bowl ring ever made.

33: This year's ring is approximately 33 percent larger than the ring that the Patriots earned just two seasons ago for their Super Bowl XXXVI Championship.

32: The number of full-cut diamonds that surround the Patriots logo centered atop the ring, representing the 32 NFL teams who annually vie for the Lombardi Trophy.

15: The number of full-cut diamonds atop the running atop the crest of the ring, representing the season-ending 15-game win streak, the longest in franchise history.

12: The number of full-cut diamonds embedded along the bottom of the ring's crest, representing the undefeated 12-0 record at Gillette Stadium in 2003.

2: The number of Lombardi Trophies displayed as the centerpiece atop the ring. They represent the 2001 and 2003 championship seasons and are filled with three-quarter carat marquise-cut diamonds.

25: This is the 25th Super Bowl ring manufactured by Jostens (out of 38). They have manufactured both of the Patriots championship rings.

2: Of the 38 Super Bowls rings created, the Patriots' TWO championship rings are the only TWO to be cast in 14-carat white gold.

17.5: Predictably, the largest ring size ordered this year is the 17.5 that will be presented to Ted Washington. The smallest is a 9.

17: Running a close second, Ty Warren will receive a 17-sized ring.


more details can be found HERE
and also HERE

- posted by Doug @ 12:26:00 PM

 

Too much Luke Walton hype

This is getting to be too much. He had one o.k. game. now whatever he does tonight doesn't really matter. This game was over when I turned it on at half way through the 3rd period. Let him play big minutes next year before we talk about the 'emergence' of a player, who quite frankly, does not have very many tools.
- posted by Doug @ 11:05:00 PM

 

Don't get to overhyped about Kobe ...

Sure he made a nice play to save the game (and the series?) for the Lakers, but remeber who got you there Kobe. That large man named Shaq. With out Shaq, you are just another eastern conference team.


Oh ya, could the Pistons have given up more in the Overtime? This is why I think OT is too short. 5 min? Oh well, We don't need 12 more minutes. It just doesn't give a team a chance to regroup. When the Lakers steal the momentum at the end of the game like that, it carries over and takes alot to get it back.
- posted by Doug @ 11:03:00 AM

 

Larry Legend ...

Accourding to the ESPN.com Daily Quickie Larry Bird was asked if the NBA needed more white superstars. His response:
"Well, I think so ... I think it's good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited." You know, white guys that had lawyers and doctors as parents and graduated in four years from academically inspired schools(such as Duke). Players like Grant Hill. Wait, Grant Hill was black?


I stand by Larry "if he was black, he'd just be another good player" Bird. He makes a valid point by mentioning the fan base. That is what saves this from being a racist statement. He is merely thinking with his wallet.

***edit***
another link with more Larry.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1818396
He does make valid points.
- posted by Doug @ 10:58:00 AM

 

NBA finals.

Wow the lakers intro, the Rudy inspiration speech, and then Right now, by Van Halen? Thats all cookie cutter stuff. I hope to god, the arena noise was played down by abc, because during that intro and then during the LAKERS lineup annoucing, was silent. I think this may support my arguement about lakers fans. Its just not the same home court effect that most club have. That said, The lakers shoudl probably beat the pistons tongiht. I hold a little hope for the Pistons. If they can score, they can win. If.
- posted by Doug @ 9:08:00 PM

 
"but for the first time in years, I already find myself missing the NHL playoffs. At least those guys cared."
- posted by Doug @ 1:19:00 PM

 

The NBA finals ...

So the NBA finals just started at 9:10 pm on a SUNDAY. What are they thinking. Its a sunday, we coudl start these games a little earlier. The NBA wonders why ratings are going down? I can understand the weeknight games starting this late, but on a sunday? They could start the game a little earlier and keep the eastern viewers for the entire game.
- posted by Doug @ 9:12:00 PM

 

I just saw American Idols Fantasia ...

on live with Regis and Kelly. Here is 2 quick notes on her.

Shes not hot

Her singing is PAINFUL

but other than that I am sure shes got a wicked long career ahead of her.

Labels: American Idol

- posted by Doug @ 9:43:00 AM