This video clip of ever effervescent Rachael Ray shucking corn had me laughing my ass off or LMAO as the kids say nowadays. It's quite a visual double entendre. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRda_A4zXpI]
Her handling of that corn is...rather aggressive...
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This is an excellent trailer remix of Toy Story 2 and The Dark Knight. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QFWBFIEuig]
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Funny snarky commercial from Tide. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju4jAfg4p8s]
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Last Friday after work I met up with Sarah and Annie, and we boarded a Peter Pan bus to Pennsylvania to spend the weekend doing voter canvassing for Obama's campaign. The trip started off inauspiciously. Just as we got to the head of the line to board the bus at Port Authority, the driver said there was no more room. But after a recount (hanging chads!) the driver said he could take a party of three, which meant us! Success! We arrived in Philadelphia and then took a metro train to Media, Pennsylvania.
A friend of Sarah's family was nice enough to allow us to crash at his house. The next morning we woke and before heading out, we explored the house grounds. It turned out that we were at "Dino" Don's (a pretty famous dinosaur expert and author) residence! He also happened to be a consultant on the set of Jurassic Park so there were props from the movie all over his house, which was like a mini-museum.
We were freaking out with each new discovery, like this Brontosaurus. Here's CJ who drove in from DC, Sarah, and Annie.
Another view.
Top this Sarah Palin! We hunted us a dino!
Haha. A random punching bag. Kate: We should get one of these in our apartment!
Annie, me and CJ about to head out door-to-door in our assigned neighborhood in Delaware County with our talking points and to discuss the candidates with interested residents! Note the unintentional matching t-shirts... Terrible, but pretty funny.
The Obama girls. Needless to say these two were invited into people's homes a number of times. CJ and I? Zero.
After a long day of walking we arrived back at the Obama headquarters in Media (yup, Media), Pennsylvania to drop off the results.
Counting up the responses...
CJ eating or something. Haha.
We signed our names on the volunteer board.
I found me some prime real estate on the board.
Jumping for Obama!
On Sunday morning we woke up and explored Don's casa some more. He owned a couple friendly sheep! Goats!
Sheep! Goats!
Sheep! Goats!
Close up!
Don told us to go check out the swimming pool where there was a special surprise. Can you see it in this picture? No. Lets go closer...
T-REX!
While I was admiring T-Rex I noticed this deer staring at me.
Me with my all time favorite dinosaur.
And of course remember these claws from Jurassic Park?
Bam! Velociraptor!
Like I said earlier, the house was a museum in of itself. This sign was in one of the bathrooms. The following night as we sat around the fireplace, Don gave us the interesting historic background of the residence including some pretty crazy past owners. Haha. Feel free to hit me up for details on that. Pretty amazing stories.
This was in the same bathroom.
Close up of the explanation. Interesting, right?!
More fossils.
There was also this awesome electric truck car thing.
Sarah, Don, Val, Annie and CJ.
And we took this last group photo before we headed out to do one last round of canvassing.
On the drive to our designated neighborhood we got a wee bit lost. Although I was greatly entertained by this sign: No Name Food Store!
In conclusion: I'm trying to avoid hyperbole, but this was one of the more memorable weekends I've ever had and the actual canvassing itself was an empowering experience. I won't go into the specifics here but it was an overwhelmingly positive effort, and yet at the same time a heavy reminder at how much more work and interaction is needed in many neighborhoods. That said, it was truly amazing to see how much could be accomplished in just a ten minute conversation with an undecided or conservative voter. I strongly urge everyone to get involved in this. You won't regret it.
Thanks again to Don and Val for their wonderful and unexpected hospitality!
At a live CNN report in front of the Lehman Brothers building Sal Governale and Richard Christie from Howard Stern's radio show "console" each other very passionately in the background. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0PT1oHaqaU]
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UK artist James Cauty in collaboration with his 15 year old son produced a series depicting various beloved Looney Tunes cartoon characters meeting a final and gruesome bloody end.
This just came in from the wire and by wire I mean via Moye and will upset most Brunonians. I had heard whispers and rumors of this but couldn't quite believe it until I saw this:
Your eyes do not deceive you. Beloved Spikes on Thayer Street, that delicious gourmet hot dog shack and post-drinking provider of nutrients is closed! I don't understand this closing at all.
For those of you who didn't attend Brown or wasn't aware, this place was integral to Brown experience. Spikes certainly holds a slot among my fondest memories at Brown.
The fate of the presidency is in your hands as you go head to head in this Mortal Kombat style game.
Choose from 12 different fighters, each with their own unique powerful move. I especially like Michelle Obama's special move which is a huge terrorist fist jab, and Hilary Clinton who shoots out the specter of her husband Bill to grab her opponent and do the dirty job for her. Guiliani's is pretty good too. This former mayor of New York City's special move puts the opponent in jail.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dha4tCnji5k] When asked by Katie Couric, "What do you think is the best thing and the worst thing that Dick Cheney has done as Vice President?," Senator Biden lists Cheny's "shredding" of the Constitution and formalization of the usage of tortue as among the worst things Cheney has done during his reign as Bush's right hand man.
Palin's response to the same question?
What a contrast.
Just when we thought Palin couldn't reach a new low, she outdoes herself again... She is such a joke. Albeit a joke that's one heartbeat away from being commander in chief. I've lost complete respect for anyone that seriously entertains her credibility and viability as a presidential running mate.
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Now introducing the "Sarah-cuda," a garish pink camouflage crossbow from a company founded by a guy with an awesome mullet. This weapon is perfect to have around handy just in case Putin rears his head.
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Someone posted the following ad in the San Fernando Valley Craigslist:
NEED SARAH PALIN LOOKALIKE ASAP FOR ADULT FILM (LA)Looking for a Sarah Palin lookalike for an adult film to be shot in next 10 days.
Major adult studio.
Please send pix, stats etc. ASAP
Pay: $2000-3000
No anal required
I have no comment. I leave it in your capable hands.
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This is hilarious: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vE9Zq7Gs-U]
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