Fox News continues to promote monsters; ABC perhaps doesn’t dole out their suck fairly; the star from Sparta arises; TLC needs a padded room; old grumpy dudes get hangovers; Netflix causes hilarious meltdowns in entertainment; Ryan Seacrest reflects on Dick Clark; Kimye is not Beyonce or something like that. Continue reading
Please don’t tell me that damnable Justin Timberlake movie about paying for things with time, or teeny, tiny douche hats, or odd falsetto riffs, will someday become a thing. Surely, we won’t have to worry about new types of currency, right? Continue reading
The prevailing conservative assumption is that most welfare recipients are drug addicts who get their check and proceed to smoke, snort, or shoot up the money they’ve scammed from good, hard-working Americans. This theory took a hit when the ACLU of Florida released documentation they obtained from the state showing that the program actually cost Florida taxpayers a net $45,780 in a four month period. During this time, 108 of 4,086, or 2.6%, of applicants failed the drug test, and because the law requires the state to reimburse those who pass the test, they actually paid out more than they saved. The law also failed to deter people from seeking assistance in the first place. The report indicated that caseloads from July to September 2011 were not dramatically reduced. Continue reading
Music, television, and media conglomerate pioneer, Dick Clark died today at the age of 82. Best known for bringing us American Bandstand, New Year’s Rocking Eve, the American Music Awards, and so many other sources of entertainment, he was named the perpetual teenager given his apparent agelessness. For generations, he was the face and voice of new music, bringing us both Elvis and the infamous Madonna interview. He brought a lightness to television that seems to be a sign of days gone by.
Thankfully, Clark’s created enough great memories that we can even forgive him for letting Ryan Seacrest ascend to his throne. Continue reading
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Blinded by the light. Revved up like a…wait, what?! Continue reading
Most of us are probably thinking that a road paved with prostitutes probably won’t lead anywhere good. And we’re seeing just that as more and more information is found out about the brewing Secret Service scandal in Colombia. Continue reading
As our dear Blackball pointed out yesterday, our taxes are complicated because Grover Norquist is a douchebag. Well, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. So Crass, let’s make up our own deductions and loopholes! If someone can get a deduction for cow rentals, I should be able to deduct for all the beer I drink which keeps me off the roads therefore saving the environment, one Yuengling at a time. Continue reading
I see a lot of you talk about “Draw Something” and “Words With Friends” in the Open Threads, but I currently play neither. Right now I’m all about Tiny Tower. I’ve got 35 levels and 54 Bitizens living in my tower. Some have dream jobs, some don’t and I’m looking for my 55th resident without having to spend a Buck.
Then of course, I have to check on my people in Oregon Settler (a knock off of the beloved Oregon Trail) or else I get the purple sad face letting me know the people in my settlement are not happy.
What games or apps are you currently obsessed with? Continue reading
