"Some of the best movies of the year, no one wanted to make. One of the best movies of the year was "Fahrenheit 9/11." Not nominated for an Oscar. Right now, Michael Moore’s going "I shoulda made 'Super Size Me.' I did the research."
Check out the new VoxPop game. I think it's gonna be amazing.
It came down to the wire tonight on who would win the contest. Million Dollar Baby? Parker wins. Aviator? I win. Sideways? Maya wins. And, as you know, Million Dollar Baby won, so congratulations to Parker on winning the Oscar Blog Contest. He won mainly by picking Million Dollar Baby and Born Into Brothels for Best Picture honors. The final tallies were:
Parker: 64 pts (9 correct)
Matt: 60 pts (10)
John: 58 pts (10)
Mark: 47 pts (11)
Maya: 43 pts (9)
Ashley: 29 pts (6)
And, just so that everyone knows: Hannah: 50 pts (10 correct)
During the show, I was surprised at how many awards The Aviator was winning, and I gained more and more confidence in my pick for Best Picture. Then, Hillary Swank and Clint Eastwood won, and it was all over. Oh, and John: If you hadn't picked the underdog, you would've won. Congrats.
Overall, my impressions of the night were fairly good. I think Chris Rock did a great opening monologue, and he was a much better host than Queen Latifah at the Grammy's. I liked how they put all of the lesser award nominees together to make it a little faster. Although it was over 3 hours long, it didn't feel like it very often. And they need to go back to featuring each of the Best Pictuere nominees throughout the night rather than the best original song nominees, which could have been done in a 5 minute medley.
Before all the pageantry begins, I would like to take a moment to say congrats to Maya for winning the February Blog Puzzle Contest! She will be receiving her award and gifts in the mail eventually.
No blog puzzle tomorrow, new round begins on Tuesday!
Here's a glimpse at the state of society: The top film this weekend was "Diary of Mad Black Woman". And it didn't just make a little money. It grossed over $22 million. Thats more than "Pooh's Heffalump Movie" has grossed in 3 weeks.
I want to go cry.
In case you missed it, "From Justin to Kelly" just won the Razzie for Worst Musical of the past 25 years.
And yes, I own this film.
Yes, thats right, I lost the competition to win a semester of tuition. I am one pathetic loser.
But, actually, I don't feel too bad about it. They set it up so that the 18 of us were all in a row of chairs facing one sideline, and they'd say go, and we'd go to whichever end we wanted to and make a basket and come back and sit in a chair. Each round they took out some chairs, and those who didn't have a chair lost. We picked numbers to see what order we'd sit in, and I was #12, so kinda in the middle (which sucked). I made it through the first two rounds but lost when they trimmed it from 8 to 4 people. The final two were the people who started out on each end.
On that subject, I hate it when people have contests/games, and don't have a practice run or something without the contestants to make sure that it works. Maybe they were trying to give the advantage to the people on the end, but what they should have done is set up 2 rows of 9 back-to-back at center court. that would've been the most fair. Also, I hate when rules are not specifically stated beforehand. So, word to the wise: if you're in charge of a game or activity (especially if money is involved), plan it out VERY thouroughly.
I firmly believe that one of the most annoying things in the world is when people make faces out of punctuation. Like:
:)
:(
;)
and so on and so forth. I mean, I should hope that I'd be able to tell the expression on your face without you having to use these primitive sketches. Sure, they may have been cool the first time someone figured out that they could be made, but I don't really see how they add to discourse in contemporary discourse.
Now emoticons are a completely different matter. Those I can stand. I think a properly placed emoticon can enhance a conversation quite nicely. And I'm a little disappointed that you can't add those to posts on blogger. There is, however, a threshold that, if crossed, makes them more annoying than their primitive counterparts. I propose the following rules for usage of emoticons:
1. If in a messenger conversation, emoticons should be limited to use once in every four posts, unless the emoticons are the cool ones, like the umbrella, tree, rainbow, etc. In this instance, they can and should be used as often as applicable, due to the misguided assumption that many hold that they serve little to no purpose, and are thus regularly overlooked.
2. If in an e-mail, once per paragraph is the threshold. Typically, it is most proper to avoid emoticons in e-mail, but, if used, should be done sparingly.
3. If in a blog post or similar format (assuming that is possible to use them in the program), a similar standard to that of e-mail should be applied, with one exception: if the title of the post contains an emoticon, the rest of the post should not contain any such images. This is considered overkill.
As with all rules, there are some exceptions that can be applied, but must be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. One such exception is if the purpose of the post/message/e-mail is to really annoy the reader. In this case, however, I'm not sure why you wouldn't just use the punctuation faces, because they are more annoying to begin with. Perhaps a combination of the two could create a potent combination. I don't know, play around with it, but the general rule as far as exceptions to the rules go is to use your best judgment.
That's all for now! Have a great day!:)
I found this while looking on the Dispatch website for editorials on the C-I strike. Classic.
Our home is where we live.
It is our province, our habitat and our sanctuary.
It is where ideals and ideas sometimes clash.
It is where we ponder about the instability of life.
The happenings of today appear to stand upon uncertain premises.
Person power that once gave a sense of accomplishment to the worker is now considered passe. Computers are the mode of today. Scorned is the workman who is not skilled in the complexity of the computer world.
My thoughts revert to the days when people took satisfaction in a simple life -- a life free from the stresses of a world gone mad with the ever increasing dependency upon machines.
The Internet is a Pandora's Box whose intricate workings have spread worldwide.
It might be praiseworthy if all players were honorable.
Corruption travels hand in hand with affluence.
In my sanctuary I am sheltered from the "out there world."
Pearl C. Finkbeiner
Isle
Also, I would like to say that the Crosby girls basketball team got screwed by adults being too selfish and greedy for their own good. If the teachers and administrators really cared about the children, that education was more than just a job for them, then they would have given the girls their blessing to play in the section tournament. Instead, a team that had the chance to go far at state was forced to forfeit the first game of the section tournament, and the seniors on the team will never play another game for the team. Congratulations, C-I. You all suck.
I found a link today to a blog that I find hilarious. It's maintained by a Hollywood executive who posts crappy ideas he gets from random people. One of my personal favorites:
"A young newlywed couple blissfully moves into their dream home. Their happiness is short lived when strange happenings begin to occur. It is soon discovered that the house holds a secret that will propel the couple to confront their previous adulterous affair -- from a past life."
A regular Citizen Kane.
http://queryletters.blogspot.com/
I spent an hour of my day today examining how to define infinity. And I can honestly say that, from now on, whenever they have those questionaires where they ask "Have you ever seriously contemplated suicide?", I can answer yes. I wanted to take a ruler and slit my wrists. It was that boring. We looked at how to count too (another winner). I knew I should have taken Intro to Computer Science.
Um, this is my final reminder that the Oscars are on Sunday. As in THIS Sunday. Like 3 days from now. So, if you want to sign up for the Oscar pick 'em game, you need to do so ASAP. People who I assume would want to do this and have not signed up:
Hannah
Kali
Jackie
Boos
Shane
Erin
Ashley
Brenna
Maria
Haley
Nikki
Al
Everyone else who happens upon this blog.
In addition, Lucas needs to post his picks soon too, cause if he posts them after it's started, they don't count.
So it's weird to think that I'll be back home a week from tomorrow. Crazy.
Remember when Hewitt called Hannah "Happy" on the first day of Lit and everyone thought he was weird? Amazing how true first impressions can be.
***BREAKING NEWS***
After days of mourning following my lost opportunity to win a free semester of tuition, the clouds have broken! I received a call this afternoon informing me that, since no one has hit the shot so far this year, they're bringing back everyone who has competed this season for a competition, and someone will win the money! So, this Saturday, 2 PM, at the Curb Event Center, Belmont University, 1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee. Everyone should be there. And if you're not, I'm going to be VERY disappointed.
That is all.
Top 5 worst movies of all time (in no particular order)
1. Fern Gulley
2. Michael
3. Deep Blue Sea
4. Monsters Ball
5. Scooby Doo
Top 3 Movies from the 90's that no one ever talks about anymore:
1. Rocketman (NOT the Rocketeer)
2. Goodburger
3. The Big Green
Top 5 Sequels that need to be made
1. From Reuben to Clay to Kimberly - A hip-hop/Broadway musical about a bisexual, interracial love triangle.
2. Catwoman 2 - Halle Berry returns to take on the fur industry
3. Land Before Time XXXI - Littlefoot realizes that he can't be real because he never gets old, so he commits suicide
4. Titanic 2 - Kate Winslet returns as a rich woman who embarks on the maiden voyage of the Titanic 2 and falls in love with a poor immigrant (Hugh Grant). Only this time, the ship is the first commercial space ship, and they run into a meteor shower, but the rest would be the same. (This film would make a buttload more than the original because it combines the sappy love crap with space adventure. And it has Hugh Grant in it. How can that NOT rock?)
5. The Mask 2: Son of the Mask - This one would center around a guy who puts on the mask and sleeps with his wife, creating a child wh- what? You mean they already did this one? Nevermind.
As I have mentioned before, I have a class right now called Mathematical Inquiry, and I have discovered something: I get physically sick when going through proofs. My stomach tightens up, I get light-headed, and I clench my jaw. There have been times sitting in class when I have almost gotten up and left the room because I couldn't stand it anymore.
This may be an adverse reaction to my experiences with Bjorge in 8th grade. It may just be that I hate going through how you come to a conclusion. If you get a conclusion, and it's correct, I don't care how you came to it, just tell me what it is and how I can use it. And I think that is the real problem: I'm proving things that I can confidently say I will never use again for the rest of my life. How often does the proof that the square root of 2 is an irrational number come up in the music business? POINTLESS PROOFS = UNNECESSARY PROOFS = WASTE OF MY TIME. And the teacher teaches like the guy on PBS who does those landscape paintings paints: all smiles and no substance. Sure the guy can say "Now, we're just gonna add a little mountain here, with some snow," but that doesn't help my skill at all. The same is true when the guy says, "Now, we're just gonna stick a little theorem here, with some formulas." Give me cancer now.
On the 10 o'clock news tonight, the lead story was the murder of a woman and her unborn son by the baby's father. This is terrible enough by itself, but here's a rough transcript of a shot during the story:
(Camera pans repeatedly across a picture of the mother)
Reporter: She had just decided to leave the on-again-off-again relationship. He realized he would never be caressed by her warm smile again, or dazzled by her twinkling eyes. (Pause) He killed her.
Is it just me, or is that narrative rather callous? Is that the right word? No matter how you discribe it, it's just plain wrong.
Today I was at a Belmont womens basketball game, having a good time, watching a pretty good game. And then, the following happened: my name was called by the announcer over the loudspeaker. You see, I had entered myself into a contest to take a hapf-court shot for a semester of free tuition. And my name got picked.
So, I'm getting all nervous and stuff, and I get up there to shoot the ball. I had been planning on aiming a little long and trying to bank it in, but once I got up there, I shot for the rim. The ball went straight for the hoop, came down right in the cylinder... and then went out. I was so pissed. That would've been $12,000 in one shot. Instead, I'm left with nothing. Sweet.
This is for no reason at all other than it's hilarious:
mr. inspirational poster writer
bud light presents: real american heroes
(real american heroes)
today we salute you, mr. inspirational poster writer
(mr. inspirational poster writer!)
without you, how would we ever know that today, not tomorrow or last thursday, is the first day of the rest of our lives?
(starting right now!)
you ask us to "take it one day at a time" and remind us "turkeys flock, but eagles soar alone."
(soaring high!)
only you could turn a picture of a kitten doing chin-ups into something more than cuddly. you make it inspiring.
(believe in yourself!)
so crack open an ice cold bud light oh poet of the poster. you try very hard, to make us try very very hard.
(thank you thank you thank you!)
Someone has made a crapload of these things. If you want to hear this one and others, check out: http://budlight.whipnet.com/budlight.htm
I'll give a shout out to happy hannah in b-town. If I was closer, I'd come visit over the weekend. Keep your chin up. Oh, and here's the Movies 10 schedule for this week:
Are We There Yet? Rated PG, 1 hr 31 min Showtimes: (5:10), 7:10, 9:20
Aviator, The Rated PG-13, 2 hr 35 min Showtimes: (4:15), 7:45
Because of Winn-Dixie Rated PG, 1 hr 46 min Showtimes: (4:45), 7:15, 9:25
Boogeyman Rated PG-13, 1 hr 26 min Showtimes: (5:15), 7:25, 9:40
Constantine Rated R, 2 hr 1 min Showtimes: (4:15), 7:30, 9:50
Hide and Seek Rated R, 1 hr 45 min Showtimes: 7:35, 9:45
Hitch Rated PG-13, 1 hr 55 min Showtimes: (5:00), 7:25, 9:45
Hotel Rwanda Rated PG-13, 1 hr 50 min Showtimes: (4:10), 6:50, 9:20
Million Dollar Baby Rated PG-13, 2 hr 17 min Showtimes: (4:20), 7:05, 9:50
Pooh's Heffalump Movie Rated G, 1 hr 8 min Showtimes: (4:00), 6:00
Son of the Mask Rated PG, 1 hr 26 min Showtimes: (5:20), 7:20, 9:30
Enjoy!
The weekend after Valentine's Day must be a remarkably busy one. I say this only judging by the major releases that will be at a theater near you tomorrow:
1. Because of Winn-Dixie
2. Constantine
3. Son of the Mask
Is this some kind of sick joke? Reviews for Son of the Mask:
"Horrificly unfunny...Son Of The Mask should put a bag over its head and never be seen again."
- BBC
"...kids aren't going to get the sexual innuendo, and not many adults will enjoy the blast of urine and splatters of snot and vomit."
- The Boston Phoenix
My personal take on Constantine:
No, I have not seen it, but judging by the trailers it looks like a more straight forward version of The Matrix, just with Keanu playing some sort of hybrid between Morpheus and Neo and Rachel Weisz playing the rest of Neo. One bright spot: Shia LaBeouf (of Disney Channel fame) is a supporting actor in this one. My take may be completely wrong, but trailers usually don't hold back much anymore.
Because of Winn-Dixie: I'm gonna slap that CGI grin off that stupid dog if I ever see him. What the frick are you thinking Dave Matthews? Did you look at this script and say, "You know, I've been wanting to get into film, and this one looks crappy enough to be a blockbuster"?
On an unrelated note, I've given props to someone in each of my last two posts, so I promise to stop doing that as often, otherwise it loses a lot of its meaning.
I would like to address the apparent lack of Blogging of any substance coming out of Luther these days. The last days that each of these people have posted is as follows:
Jackie: February 10 (to say Happy Birthday to Kali)
Ashley - exothergamic: February 15 (to whine about how all of her friends suck)
Ashley - underground: February 3 (to give us a link to where we can find out what Japanese cartoon character we are)
I give props to Brenda, as she has posted a ton lately, but even those are just pictures (albeit funny ones) .
In conclusion, someone has infected the food at Luther with some sort of anti-blogging potion to keep them from posting, so people either need to stop eating the caf food or build up an immunity to the stuff.
First off, props to Kali and Hannah for the Valentines. It made my yesterday that much better.
Although Valentine's Day has never held some sort of special significance for me. Maybe it's because I've never been in a relationship on the day (at least I don't think Megan Hamdorf and I were going out at this time 8 years ago, but I don't remember everything from 5th grade real clearly). And I'm not a girl, so I will never reach the stage in my life where Valentines is a day to mourn how I will never get married or something pathetic like that. So, at least for now, Valentines is a good excuse to eat candy.
***NEWSFLASH***
THE OSCARS ARE LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY! IF YOU WANT TO GET IN ON THE GAME, NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION! AND MAYA AND PARKER NEED TO POST THEIR PICKS SOON TOO! SERIOUSLY, WHY WOULDN'T YOU TAKE 5 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME TO MAKE SOME GUESSES FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN SOME AMAZING PRIZES?
And now I'm out of capslock mode.
Just an FYI, I've added a news area on the sidebar. This is so that I have something to do, and to keep people informed about what's going on in the world. I think it is important that people are aware of the events that take place around the world, and hopefully these articles (or even the headings) will keep some of you informed.
While searching through the groups on thefacebook for Belmont, I came across one called "Bob Saget is Satan" and I liked it alot, so I joined. Here's a link to the source material for the club: http://maddox.xmission.com/saget.html
Totally unrelated to the rest of this post, I will give a point on the Blog game for February to the first person to identify what musical the name of this post is from. And feel free to comment about other things too, cause I get lonely sometimes, checking my blog day after day and getting little feedback (although comments have increased on most blogs as of late, an intriguing phenomenon that should be studied).
Peace out
Love is a snowmobile flying over the frozen tundra that suddenly flips over, pinning you underneath. Then the ice weasels come out at night.
So my life has been extremely uneventful as of late, which isn't terrible, but it does mean I haven't been as motivated to update this thing. And nothing has happened in the news that I can make a ton of fun of. I am going to be working tomorrow, which means that I'll have LOTS of time to think of random posts.
Speaking of random, I've come to the conclusion that McDonalds needs to return to its roots and stop trying to advertise to the college/young adult crowd. 1. Their new commercials absolutely blow. "Stay away from my Chicken Selects"? What the frick does that mean? And the hip/hop commercial for McGriddles? Seriously. 2. I miss Ronald McDonald. The only time I get to see him any more is when I watch the episode of Family Guy where he says to his daughter "You're a McDonald, not a whore."
This is, word for word, an AP story that i read recently on cnn.com, and I don't think I even need to make any sort of explaination or sarcastic comment:
"DURANGO, Colorado (AP) -- Two teenage girls who surprised their neighbors with homemade cookies late one night were ordered to pay nearly $900 in medical bills for a woman who says she was so startled that she had to go to the hospital.
Judge Doug Walker declined Thursday to award punitive damages, saying he did not believe the girls acted maliciously.
Taylor Ostergaard, 17, and Lindsey Jo Zellitti, 18, baked the chocolate chip and sugar cookies one night last July.
They made packages with a half-dozen cookies each and added large red or pink construction-paper hearts that carried the message, "Have a great night."
The notes were signed with their first initials: "Love, The T and L Club."
Then they set off to make their deliveries.
Wanita Renea Young, 49, said she was at her rural home south of Durango around 10:30 p.m. when she said saw "shadowy figures" outside the house banging repeatedly on her door.
She yelled, "Who's there?" but no one answered, and the figures ran away.
Frightened, she spent the night at her sister's home, then went to the hospital the next morning because she was still shaking and had an upset stomach.
The teenagers' families offered to pay Young's medical bills, but she declined and sued, saying their apologies were not sincere and were not offered in person.
The girls declined comment after the ruling. Taylor's mother said the girl "cried and cried."
"She felt she was being punished for doing something nice," Jill Ostergaard said.
Young said the teenagers showed "very poor judgment"
"The victory wasn't sweet," Young said. "I'm not gloating about it. I just hope the girls learned a lesson."
The teens said they did not answer when the woman called out because they wanted the treats to be a surprise."
WARNING! If you haven't seen "Million Dollar Baby" and don't want to know the ending, don't read this post! For those of you that do, highlight the space below to read:
There is a growing controversy over Million Dollar Baby's ending, where Clint Eastwood euthanizes Hillary Swank's character after she is paralyzed from the neck down. Advocates of the physically disabled say that it perpetuates the stereotype that people with spinal cord injuries have nothing to live for. Proponents of the film have this to say:
"The Academy Awards are a huge platform for all kinds of people with all kinds of agendas, some worthy and some not so worthy," said Peter Rainer, contributing editor for New York magazine and past president of the National Society of Film Critics, which picked "Million Dollar Baby" as best film of 2004.
"It's an irresistible force for people to try to piggyback on to, to try to walk in that spotlight and get something out of it for themselves," added Rainer."
Oh, that's just cruel. "Walk in that spotlight"? Come on...
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
i don't think i could stand the lockdown thing
(MIT...Time crawls) Best. Meet. I've. Ever. Had. What a confidence booster says:
by and large, it's just monotonous
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
but we'd figure out a way around it
(MIT...Time crawls) Best. Meet. I've. Ever. Had. What a confidence booster says:
Haha, a lot of kids did. they just left before the teachers got to the doors. unfortuantely, now the school has hired full time security guard people
(MIT...Time crawls) Best. Meet. I've. Ever. Had. What a confidence booster says:
who just stand there the whole day
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
wow, our tax dollars at work
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
terrible
(MIT...Time crawls) Best. Meet. I've. Ever. Had. What a confidence booster says:
exactly. apparently ISD 181 is 3 mil in the whole, yet they can hire them
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
what about fuzzy math?
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
you'd think that since liberals are so good with finances they could figure it out
(MIT...Time crawls) Best. Meet. I've. Ever. Had. What a confidence booster says:
yeah, you'd think. even lashomb is getting confused.
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
yeah, and he finds it fiscally responsible to be living in two places at the same time
(MIT...Time crawls) Best. Meet. I've. Ever. Had. What a confidence booster says:
oh man. someone in comp. gov a few days ago made the mistake of asking him how he would supplement his income when he moved full time to vegas (b/c he'd lose it gambling)
"Maybe i'll be one of those dancers with the poles"
Massssssssssssss looks of discomfort in the room
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
oh wow, thats terrible
the world don't need scholars as much as I'd thought says:
and hilarious
Information taken from Hilary's 2003 album, "Metamorphosis"
Number of songs: 13
Deep philosophical questions asked:
"How can you hang up if the line is dead?"
"What have you been doing since I left you?"
"How come all this blue sky is around me and you found me?"
"Is it a minus or plus? Does enough equal enough?"
"What more do you need for me to get with you?"
"Why don't you start me up?"
"Why don't you party-up?"
"Why not take a crazy chance?"
Lyrical Highlight:
"You're always trying to figure out
What I am all about
If you don't know what the answer is
Then just shut up and kiss...
If you can't do the math
Then get out of the equation
I am calling you back
This is *69"
- "The Math"
In all of my efforts to find the writers of the songs on this album, I was unable to find any answers. This leads me to one of two conclusions: 1. Hilary Duff wrote every song by herself, and simply assumed that everyone would know that. 2. The real writers are so ashamed that their work was recorded on this album that they wish to remain anonymous.
As of today, I am an official member of The Face Book. Belmont was just added to the membership roster, and there's already a ton of people on it, especially considering we only have like 4000 undergrads. I have a feeling I'm going to spend a lot of time wandering aimlessly through the pages.
My class for tomorrow was cancelled, which means I have no responibilities until 2 PM. My roommate is going home for the weekend, as are two of the guys I hang out with a lot, so I'm trying to decide what to do this weekend. I'll figure out something.
I must say that I'm amazed that my comments yesterday didn't cause any backlash from the left. They must have been too busy crtiquing the State of the Union to pay attention. This is why the forums never caught on; nobody cared.
I am officially going home for spring break, as I bought my ticket today. I think I may be one of the only people to go north for break, but it's going to be nice to have a car down here. I'll do my best to visit as many people as possible while I'm home, but I can't make any promises because my parents aren't sure if the car I'm taking can be pushed too hard. I really want to come and visit people, but we'll see how things work out.
I get bored when people ramble, so I'm done.
Peace out.
I have a class called Business Law on Wednesday nights from 6:30-9:15. If that wasn't insanely long enough, I have two additional problems:
1. The teacher, while a decent guy, could go for hours about nothing related to business law. His entire lecture could take a sum total of 30 minutes, at most, but he takes the time to answer every single question about law, no matter the relevance to the class or the topic at hand. AND, he talks very dramatically, splitting sentences into fragments and saying those fragments quickly, followed by a long dramatic pause until the next phrase that just keeps me on edge. And he's a lawyer (Strike 3)
2. During one of his off-subject rants today, he dove into the Patriot Act, and, in the process, further exposed one of my classmates to be a flaming liberal in the truest sense of the term. She makes some of the people who are reading this look like moderates. She could have gone on rant after rant about the evils of the patriot act, and the professor would have let her do it. My opinion: a. The Patriot Act has little to no bearing on Business Law, at least not the area we are currently discussing and probably will discuss while covering the first 20 chapters of a 60 chapter book. b. I want to hear her say that The Patriot Act is such a travesty if it was repealed and her child was killed in a terrorist attack. If I'm not doing anything wrong, I don't care if the government knows what I'm doing. AND, if someone else IS doing something wrong, I WANT the government to know about it. The government has the mandate to protect its citizens, and I can easily make the decision between a loss of some privacy and the death of an innocent.
Open Forums are just blog posts that I don't have to think about. So, why should I expect other people to think about subjects that don't find intriguing enough to warrant a post. Thus, the open forums have officially died. May they rest in peace.
Do the Iraqi rebels really think we are this stupid?
A photo was released today of a soldier, bound with rope, with a gun to his head. They said that he would be decapitated if prisoners were not released. (On a sidenote, if they're gonna behead the guy, why are they holding a gun to his head? Wouldn't you think they'd hold a machete against his neck to impress the gravity of his situation?)
Well, it turns out, the "prisoner" is actually an aciton figure of an American soldier in Iraq, "Special Ops Cody". The "gun" is one of the plastic weapons the figurine comes with. It's a good thing we figrued this all out too, otherwise there would have been a bunch of criminals running free in the streets of Baghdad.
Oh, wait, no there wouldn't. As long as you don't count the ones who are already there.
