Monday, June 30, 2008

Quick Thought

So everyone has always wondered why no one peg Clark Kent as being Superman. All he really did was add glasses. That's been debated for years.

My question is, why was Steve Urkel so much cooler when he became Stefan Urk-el. All he did was take off his glasses and talk slower. Suddenly Laura and all the chicks loved him? Whatever.

Dangles, maybe you should try losing your glasses, talking slower, and calling yourself "Hey-sone Zant-chair?" You kill with the ladies.

On a related note, isn't the youngest chick from Family Matters doing porn now? Please provide a link if any of you can prove this.....

I want to be Cornelius Crane Chase

So recently I've been wondering about Chevy Chase, not just the actor, but the name. I've noticed cities and streets named Chevy Chase, so I figured there had to be more to it than just the actor. I've done some research this morning and discovered the meaning of the name. While I was at it, I discovered some interesting facts about the actor. I'd like to share them with you. He's become such a joke and punchline that I feel like we need to sit back and acknowledge some of his finer points. Enjoy.

- Born into a prominent family

- Chase was born in Lower Manhattan , New York City His father, Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase, was a prominent Manhattan book editor and magazine writer. His mother, Cathalene Parker ( Browning), a concert pianist and was the daughter of Miles Browning who served a critical role at the Battle of Midway in World War II; she was adopted as a child by Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, and took the name Cathalene Crane. Chase's maternal grandmother was an opera singer who performed several times at Carnegie Hall . Chase is a fourteenth-generation New Yorker, and was listed in the Social Register at an early age. His mother's ancestors arrived in Manhattan starting in 1624. Among his ancestors are New York City mayors Stephanus Van Cortlandt and John Johnstone ; John Morin Scott, General of the New York Militia during the American Revolution; Anne Hutchinson , dissident Puritan preacher and healer ; and Mayflower passenger William Brewster . Chase's paternal grandfather was artist/illustrator Edward Leigh Chase , and his great-uncle was painter/teacher Frank Swift Chase.

- The name Chevy was a nickname bestowed by his grandmother, derived from the medieval English Ballad of Chevy Chase . As a descendant of the Scottish Clan Douglas, the name "Chevy" seemed appropriate to her.

- Chase's parents divorced when he was four; his father remarried into the Folgers coffee family, and his mother was remarried twice. His mother, who later married Juilliard professor and composer Lawrence Widdoes, is buried at the Artists' Cemetery in Woodstock, New York .

- His middle name, Crane, is from his mother's family, He spent childhood vacations at Crane Castle, his mother's family' vacation home in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

- He was valedictorian of his senior class and entered Haverford College , but was expelled (or 'separated') from it after one semester. He then transferred to Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York , where he studied a pre-med curriculum.

- He was suspended from Haverford for leading a cow to the second floor of his dormitory, knowing full well that a cow will go up a staircase willingly, but not down.

- His brother roomed across the hall from Ted Kaczynski "The Unabomber" at Harvard.

- Chase did not enter medical school ; instead he played drums for a time with the college band The Leather Canary, headed by school friends Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. At the time, Chase called the group "a bad jazz band", but Becker and Fagen went on to success after they changed their band's name to Steely Dan.

- Chase is gifted with absolute pitch .

- He played drums and keyboards for a rock band called Chamaeleon Church, which recorded one album for MGM Records before disbanding in 1969.

- Chase was one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live , NBC's late night sketch television show. Every show he said the most famous words in late night "Live from New York it's Saturday Night ."

- During one of these skits (during the second season) when he was injured on an unpadded podium, which bruised a testicle and forced him to broadcast two of the show's segments live from his hospital bed.

- In a 1975 New York magazine cover story which called him "The funniest man in America", NBC executives referred to Chase as "The first real potential successor to Johnny Carson " and claimed he would begin guest-hosting The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson within six months of the article.

- Chase was the first member of the original SNL cast to leave the show in 1976, and has said that he regretted leaving after just a year-and-a-half. However, Chase was never friendly with most of the cast

- A rivalry with John Belushi went all the way back to their work on the National Lampoon radio show. By the time he left, early in the second season, Chase couldn't even get along with Lorne Michaels , the show's creator and producer.

- Eventually, Chase was replaced by Bill Murray , who got into a legendary backstage brawl with Chase moments before Chase's scheduled 1978 hosting stint on SNL. Witnesses report that Murray initially provoked Chase about his "hated" status on the show, leading Chase to make fun of Murray's bad skin condition (comparing it to the surface of the moon ). Laraine Newman , discussing the incident for authors Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller in their history of the show, Live From New York , said Murray took a shot at Chase's reported marital problems. Newman quoted Murray as saying, "Why don't you f--- your wife once in a while? She needs it." The two men were pulled apart by Dan Aykroyd and Belushi.

- The role of Eric 'Otter' Stratton in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) was originally written with him in mind, but due to a scheduling conflict, he had to turn the role down. The role went to Tim Matheson instead.

- Chase narrowly escaped death by electrocution during the filming of Modern Problems in 1980. During a sequence in which Chase's character wears 'landing lights' as he dreams that he is an airplane, the current in the lights short-circuited and arced through Chase's arm, back, and neck muscles. The near-death episode caused Chase to experience a period of deep depression, as his marriage to Jacqueline had ended just prior to the start of filming.

- After joking about Cary Grant being gay in a 1980 television interview, the Hollywood legend sued him for slander, but they later settled out of court.

- He appeared alongside Paul Simon, one of his best friends, in Simon's 1986 second video for " You Can Call Me Al ", in which he lip-syncs all of Simon's lyrics.

- Turned down the role of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story (1995), he didn't want to as he was interested in the project, but his agent greatly advised him against doing the project.

- In 1998, Chase was offered the lead role of Lester Burnham in the Academy Award-winning drama, American Beauty , but he turned it down, fearing that it would tarnish his family-friendly image. The role went on to win Kevin Spacey the Academy Award for Best Actor .

- Chase visited Cuba in the late 1990s. Afterward, self-proclaimed former Cuban intelligence officer Delfin Fernandez said that Chase's room was bugged with both video and audio recording devices.

- In 2003, he appeared in two television commercials for Cola Turka, a soft drink developed to be in direct competition with both Coca-Cola and Pepsi, while keeping the money in the Turkish economy. The commercials, which were both comic and nationalistic in theme, feature Chase playing a confused American who notices his friend and family using Turkish idioms and exhibiting Turkish customs after consuming the drink. The commercials, exclusively shown in Turkey, were filmed in New York in English, but have Turkish subtitles.


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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

I wish a lifetime of failure upon these girls.....damn you Juno!

I hope their love for changing diapers in "unconditional." So ridiculous......


BOSTON - A group of girls at a New England high school got together and made a pact to get pregnant at the same time, so they could raise their babies together, a report says.

According to TIME magazine and Boston's WBZ-TV (CBS), nearly half of the 17 pregnant teens at Gloucester High School became pregnant on purpose as a result of the pact.

The school's principal said there's an even bigger shock to this story.

"We found out one of the fathers is a 24-year-old homeless guy," said principal Joseph Sullivan.

Not one of the pregnant girls is over the age of 16.

When some of the girls discovered that they were indeed pregnant, they reportedly reacted by giving each other "high fives" and immediately planning baby showers. None of the girls agreed to be interviewed for TIME's story.

TIME magazine's report said administrators began looking into the matter when an unusually high number of girls began seeking pregnancy tests at the school's clinic.

"Some girls seemed more upset when they weren't pregnant than when they were," Sullivan told TIME.

A recent Gloucester graduate, who had a baby during her freshman year, told the magazine that she knows why the girls want to get pregnant.

"They are so excited to finally have someone to love them unconditionally," said 18-year-old Amanda Ireland. "I try to explain... it's hard to feel 'loved' when an infant is screaming to be fed at 3:00 a.m."

TIME questioned whether teen pregnancies in pop culture might be glamorizing the life of unwed young mothers. Recent movies like Juno and Knocked Up feature this scenario, as does the real-life teen pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears, the star of a teen TV program.

According to national data, teen pregnancies increased by 3 percent in 2006 -- the first increase in 15 years.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Top 15 Celebrities that I'd like to punch in the face

I've been thinking about some celebrities that I'd like to punch in the face. Not so much that I purely hate them.....just that I'd love to punch them in the face one time. This list assumes there are no repercussions, physical or legal. I recognize that a couple of these people could take me in a battle of fisticuffs. No real theme here, you'll find people that are considered both right-wing and left-wing. Some of these people are even considered nice....but I want to punch them. I imagine myself punching them as hard as I can and screaming "shut up." This twisted scenario makes me smile. Please let me know of any names I forgot. I'll be adding other people's thoughts later.

15. George Lopez

14. Patrick Swayze (moments before his upcoming death...this way I'll feel like my punch contributed to it)

13. Alec Baldwin

12. Bear Grylls

11. Rosie O'Donnel

10. Michael Moore

9. Jack White

8. Toby Keith

7. Charlie Sheen

6. Matt Lesko (you know....this guy)
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5. Shia Lebeouf

4. Kenny Chesney

3. Bono

2. Dane Cook

1. Larry the Cable Guy


Other popular votes-

From Joel - I know you covered your latino punching bag with George Lopez but I'd like to add Carlos Mencia to the mix. His real name is Ned Arnel Mencia. His over-the-top Mexican persona is ridiculous and fake. He's from Honduras, he's half eastern european, and he's not funny. Other comedians have accused him of stealing some of their stand-up bits...so I guess he's got the stealing part of being Mexican down. Zantjer is way more mexican than Mencia could ever hope to be.

From Downer - Tom Cruise, Ellen, P Diddy, Regis, Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray, Gary Coleman, Richard Simmons, Carrot Top, Creed, Kanye, etc......Downer, what's with your hatred of daytime tv celebs?

#1 spot on Dangles' list is Kirk Cameron. He's wanted to punch him ever since Mike Seaver went God-boy on us. He's just not funny anymore.....

And our collective group mentioned - Both Olsen twins, Stefanie Tanner, Bill O'Reilly, John Travolta, Paris Hilton, Old dancing guy from the Six Flags commercials...just to name a few.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Here are a couple of my favorite photos. I'll probably add to this from time to time but do my best not to turn this into a myspace page.


I actually stole this one from Badger's page. Surely even Jesus can see the humor in this...
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Good work Badger
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Why do I have so many photos of Ron?
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A series of Blumpy hitting on the cut*off
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From 1310 the Ticket's website
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Can you spot the Squid in the following photos?
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See Dangles, I told you this photo would come back to haunt you. Your sticks with you...you should have never gotten involved with that crowd.
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Jimmy Dagwood saw to it that these ladies weren't virgins for long. I hear he threw it in her stupka......dirty.
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ACL '04
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I have a lot of Zantjer photos too.....he really sucked this party off.
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Me and Jake during the final play of the Rose Bowl when Vince Young made me the happiest man alive.
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Twins?
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Cinnamon Toast and Whiskey Shots!
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So much tension between these 2....
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The dude abides
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No comments necessary.......
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The plight of poor Nunez....
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Probably more to come.....

He had what on his back?

A Chinese baby was born with a second penis on his back.

The baby was born to Li Jun, 30, a farmer, and his wife, who wishes to remain anonymous. They live in Hejian City in the central province of Henan.

The baby was rushed to Tianjin Children’s' Hospital for surgery to remove his extra piece of genitalia.

The rare condition, the first for Tianjin Children’s' Hospital, is called fetus-in-fetu (FIF).

The surgery, which took more than three hours, took place June 6. Doctors said the baby is doing well.


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Worst Movies I've ever seen

So, over the past 2 weeks I've been compiling a list of the worst movies I've ever seen. I've taken suggestions from various people and put a lot of thought into this. Keep in mind, this is my opinion so I hope I don't list your favorite movie. Also, I only listed movies that I've seen. For example, I'm pretty sure XXX could make this list, but I've never seen it so it didn't. I've included a link to each movie in case you aren't familiar. Feel free to debate any of these. Enjoy.

20. Vegas Vacation
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120434/
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19. A Million to Juan
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110518/
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18. Love Stinks
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188863/
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17. Rocky V (the one that ends in a street fight....a street fight?!?!)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100507/
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16. Alexander
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346491/
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15. Wild Wild West
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120891/
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14. Double Impact/Double Team (Double Van Damme, Double Awful)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101764/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119013/
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13. Face/Off
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119094/
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12. Starship Troopers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/
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11. Waterworld
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114898/
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10. Star Wars Episodes 1-3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/

9. The Quick and the Dead
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114214/
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8. Junior
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110216/
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7. It's Pat
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110169/
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6. My Giant
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120765/
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5. Freddy Got Fingered
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240515/
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4. Going Overboard
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096870/
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3. Wild Hogs
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486946/
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2. To Wong Foo - Thanks for everything Julie Newmar
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114682/
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1. Battlefield Earth
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185183/
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Now, here are my honorable mentions that didn't quite crack the top 20-
Pearl Harbor, Dick Tracy, KPax, The Pledge, AVP, Transformers, The Santa Claus, Van Helsing, Rock Star, Twister, Brothers Grimm, Cop and a Half, Meteor Man, Ready 2 Rumble, Rumble in the Bronx, Armageddon, Last Action Hero, The Replacements, Matrix 2-3, Universal Soldier 1-2, Teen Wolf 2, Major League 2, The Mask, Men in Black, I Robot, Jersey Girl, Postman, Black Dog, Radio, AI, Hoop Dreams, Phone Booth, Envy, Lost in Space, A Knights Tale, Mario Bros, House on Haunted Hill, Tomcats, Rhinestone, Street Fighter, Judge Dredd, Deep Impact, Highlander 1-3, Live Free or Die Hard, and the Lawnmower Man.


You may or may not have noticed the lack of superhero movies. That's because they're all ridiculous. For example-

Batman and Robin
Daredevil
Ghostrider
The Phantom
Darkman
Hulk
Catwoman
The league of extraordinary gentlemen

Hope this keeps you entertained.