Sunday, 14 September 2008

Q & A's from around the web

Are u.s generals in the box thinkers? because it seems they havnt a clue in Iraq!

I think they are more like litter box thinkers because most of their plans are shitty.

In the box thinkers? They couldn't think their way out of a wet paper Baghdad.

Saturday, 13 September 2008

Lyin' Eyes

I knew the girl featured in my Lyin' Eyes music video reminded me of someone and now I know who. A blast from the past that went into oblivion. A girl who had touched a soft spot in my heart. And most ironically, she, like the girl in the video, married a man very much her senior. Pia Zadora married in the lyrics of the Eagles tune "a rich old man" of 55 when she was just the tender age of 23. You be the judge. Do they look alike?



Friday, 12 September 2008

What a warped mind

The following ad appeared above my hotmail application. With a passing glance, it had immediately struck me as a fairly racy dating service promotion. It would certainly have explained the smile on the girl's face.


Upon closer scrutiny, notably the part on the far right that I had first failed to notice, it turned out to be from a recruiting service.



I wonder if they accept resumes from call girls looking for clients. I can see it now:

Well groomed, bubbly girl, been around the world, experienced at many different positions, looking for steady, part-time (one hour per week) employment. Respond to box 6969.

Thursday, 11 September 2008

Doughnuts 'n stuff

I recently made a trip to Dallas, Texas. While clearing airport security at my stop-over in Detroit, I accidentally spilled some of the contents of the tray containing my metal objects, namely loose change. So as not to disrupt the flow of the line, I quickly got on my knees and collected all the coins I could see within my vicinity and put them in my pocket.

When I got to my destination, I reached into my pocket, grabbed the handful of (Canadian) coins I wouldn't be needing during my stay and placed them on a dresser. There they sat for 10 days.

When I picked them up as I was getting ready to head to the airport, I noticed a couple of odd-looking coins. My immediate thought was that the taco lady in Detroit had ripped me off, giving me "slugs" instead of quarters. I have a bad habit of never even glancing at my change whenever I'm handed it.

Upon closer inspection, they were each a 2-Euro coin. Four Euros! I'm not sure how much that is, but I seem to recall that the Euro is worth more than a U.S. dollar and a U.S. dollar is worth more than a Canadian dollar. Ok, I just checked. My little windfall has netted me just about $6 Canadian. Not bad for five seconds work. I'm going back to the airport tomorrow. This time I'm going to borrow a metal detector from the security staff.

By the way, I'm not sure if this is true of every Dunkin' Donuts shop in the U.S., but the one in the Memphis airport has the biggest apple fritters I've ever seen in my life. They are no less than three times the size of our Tim Horton's equivalent. I'm not exaggerating. I bought one and was expecting to pay like $3 for it or something, but it cost me no more than a regular doughnut, whatever that was. Amazing! It took me about 15 minutes to eat the damn thing which was delicious, and it sufficed as my lunch. What a deal!

Wednesday, 10 September 2008

More from the Yahoo pool table

cueballs_with_stick: you snooking bastard

vinny_the_hack: You didn't try the same but failed?

cueballs_with_stick: lol

vinny_the_hack: You tried and missed the whole ball. Remember?

cueballs_with_stick: hey bro you aint gotta get all personal and have your period and shit

vinny_the_hack: Um, you tried to snooker me first. You got angry about me snookering you. You called me a bastard and now you accuse me of losing my cool?

cueballs_with_stick: chill out bro

vinny_the_hack: All I did was point out that you snookered first after you complained about it. Here's your sign.

*** vinny_the_hack's old rating: 1566; new rating: 1577
*** cueballs_with_stick's old rating: 1458; new rating: 1447
*** vinny_the_hack has booted cueballs_with_stick from the table.