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<title><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears? #6 - Folk som använder ordet "random" för mycket.]]></title>
<link>http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-6-folk-som-anvander-ordet-random-for-mycket/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hellofellowamerican</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-6-folk-som-anvander-ordet-random-for-mycket/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jag vet inte varför jag inte gillar ordet &#8220;random&#8221;. Jag har ju till och med en kategori ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Jag vet inte varför jag inte gillar ordet &#8220;random&#8221;. Jag har ju till och med en kategori på bloggen som heter så. Förmodligen ligger det något traumatiskt bakom; exempelvis att jag har stött på ett gäng datanördar som använt ordet. Och så har jag tänkt &#8220;Usch, blir jag en sådan om jag säger så?&#8221; Hemskt och fördomsfullt, jag vet. Men jag kanske är osäker av mig som person. Jag tycker att uttrycket är i paritet med att säga &#8220;lol&#8221; i vardagligt tal eller att gilla Chuck Norris-skämt för mycket. Jag har visserligen vänner som stämmer in på de här kriterierna. Men det stör mig inte lika mycket då. För jag vet ju då att det är bra människor. Men ska man döma någon på ett första intryck, och det är ett överanvändande av ordet &#8220;random&#8221;, ja då faller det för mig. Ja, för mig känns det helt enkelt väldigt internet, tror jag.  Det stör mig lite smått hur som. Och nu vet ni det.</p>
<p>Dessutom. Fjärde träffen på googles bildsök på ordet &#8220;random&#8221; är en bild på Chuck Norris. I rest my case.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears? #5 - Aftonbladet (igen)]]></title>
<link>http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-5-aftonbladet-igen/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hellofellowamerican</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-5-aftonbladet-igen/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aftonbladet är på tapeten ännu en gång. Och ännu en gång är det deras missvisande rubriksättning. Sa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Aftonbladet är på tapeten ännu en gång. Och ännu en gång är det deras missvisande rubriksättning. <a href="http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/article6172115.ab">Sa &#8220;nigger&#8221; i radio &#8211; P4 JK-anmäls</a> är artikeln och rubriken jag syftar på. Den handlar om den gamla fotbollsspelaren Glenn Hysén som i radio berättat en anekdot om hans kollega Anders Limpar, som i ny i en klubb trodde att hans lagkamrat, vars smeknamn var &#8220;Digger&#8221;, kallades för något annat. Så när han ville ha bollen ropade han &#8220;Nigger!&#8221; Aftonbladet får det alltså att se ut som att Hysén kallat någon för nigger i nedlåtande syfte. Medan han egentligen berättade en historia om ett missförstånd där någon använt ordet nigger med &#8220;goda intentioner&#8221;. Man kan tycka att aftonbladet borde förstå skillnaden? Och det gör de ju självfallet. Men de väljer att sätta rubriken ändå, för att locka läsare. Borde inte folk i allmänhet ha tappat förtroendet för den här tidningen än? Jag ska ju inte snacka visserligen, jag läser den regelbundet. Det är ju kul att ha något att klaga på ibland.</p>
<p><a href="http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bild-5.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-296" title="Bild 5" src="http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bild-5.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="125" /></a></p>
<p><em>Så ser det ut i aftonbladets nätupplaga idag.</em></p>
<p>Underrubriken tillsammans med bilden får det ju också att se ut som att han uttalat sig nedlåtande om en lagkamrat. Inte bara är det farligt för att de i slutändan riskerar att förlora läsare med den här sortens oseriösa sensationsjournalistik, utan även för att rubriken räcker för att bilda opinion hos gemene man som inte tar sig tid att bilda sig en egen uppfattning genom att läsa själva artikeln. Inte för att de brukar vara särskilt sanningsenliga i och för sig&#8230;</p>
<p>Sen undrar jag vem den här radiolyssnaren som anmäler för hets mot folkgrupp är? Vad har man för prioriteringar? Det skrämmer mig med folk som inte kan se nyanser utan skriker ut i avsky utan grund. Räcker det verkligen att berätta en anekdot vari någon kallar någon för nigger utan onda avsikter för att anses &#8220;hetsa mot folkgrupp&#8221;? Jag spekularar bara nu men i mina ögon ser det ut att antingen vara en dement tant/gubbe eller en politiker. Jag förstår att det är dumt att berätta en anekdot där ordet &#8220;nigger&#8221; är den komiska huvudpoängen, då ordet i sig inte är något man bör använda för komiska poänger. Men att Aftonbladet får Glenn Hysén att se ut som en rasist är straight up osmakligt.</p>
<p>(Har ju visserligen inte hört programmet. Jag reagerar framförallt på att rubriken inte överensstämmer med artikeln.)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears #4 - Folk som gillar The Simpsons på fel sätt]]></title>
<link>http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-4-folk-som-gillar-the-simpsons-pa-fel-satt/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hellofellowamerican</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Låt mig börja med att säga att jag älskar The Simpsons. Eller, jag älskar i alla fall vad det en gån]]></description>
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<p>Låt mig börja med att säga att jag älskar <em>The Simpsons</em>. Eller, jag älskar i alla fall vad det en gång var. Serien är enligt mig superb mellan säsongerna 3-8. 9-15 är också bra, även om det finns bottennapp. Men efter säsong 15 går det spikrakt neråt. Säsong 16-21 är inte roliga. Det finns ingen humor. De verkar ha lagt fokusen på annat. Jag läste för ett långt tag sedan att skaparen Matt Groening hade sagt att han tyckte serien inte alls var på väg neråt då animationen är mycket bättre idag. Ja, fin självinsikt där, stupid. Är väl ingen som kollar på Simpsons och njuter av det för att karaktärerna rör sig naturligt, eller något sådant skit. Det är ju skämten man vill ha!</p>
<p>Men vilka skämt är då roliga? Jag ska hjälpa er, som den komikfascist jag är. <em>Simpsons</em> har redan från början blandat så kallad low-brow-humor med mer sofistikerade skämt och med lite allvarliga familjeteman däremellan. Det är väl så de har nått en så bred publik. Men i de senare säsongerna har man tagit bort de &#8220;sofistikerade&#8221; skämten och kvar finns endast low-brow och familjeteman. Det är numera ungefär likvärdigt med serier som <em>According to Jim</em>, <em>Hope &#38; Faith</em> och <em>Full House</em>.</p>
<p>Exempel på vad man kan gilla om man gillar <em>The Simpsons</em> på fel sätt: Ralph Wiggum.</p>
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<p><em>Den sämsta karaktären i The Simpsons.</em></p>
<p>Det finns ju inget värre än att ha träffat en cool katt och sedan kolla upp deras facebook-sida och läsa: &#8216;Favoritserie: The Simpsons&#8217;. Ser ju bra ut. &#8216;Favoritcitat: &#8220;My cat&#8217;s name is mittens&#8221; &#8211; Ralph Wiggum&#8217;. Aj, aj, aj. Då skäms man innerligt över att man precis har tyckt att den här personen var cool. Man hoppar snabbt in i duschen utan att ta av sig kläderna, låter vattnet rinna ner över en samtidigt som man gungar fram och tillbaka i fosterställning med ljuset släckt. Så skamsen borde man vara i alla fall. För Ralph Wiggum är en personifiering av vad som är fel med The Simpsons. Han är ju så knasig, tihihihihi. Fyfan, nej. Tacka vet jag den sockerknyckande engelsmannnen, Krustys xenofobiska stand-up, Homers night-terrors, Sideshow Bob som borgmästare etc etc.</p>
<p>Många av <em>Simpsons</em> biroller är semi-vassa som bäst. Ralph Wiggum är solklart sämst. Om man jämför honom med en annan allmänt dålig karaktär, The Comic Book Guy, så är skillnaden väsentlig. The Comic Book Guy är i alla fall stundtals rolig. Han har enstaka grejer som gör att man accepterar honom. Det har inte Ralph Wiggum. Eller i alla fall inte tillräckligt många.</p>
<p>Så, för att summera. Om du gillar Ralph Wiggum eller tycker att när Homer säger &#8220;D&#8217;oh!&#8221; är det roligaste som finns&#8230; Då gillar du serien på fel sätt. Och jag tycker inte om dig.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="Hö-hö-hö." src="http://indietravelpodcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/homer-doh-square.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="270" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[UPDATE ON "THREATS OVER THE PHONE"]]></title>
<link>http://princemd.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/update-on-threats-over-the-phone/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://princemd.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/update-on-threats-over-the-phone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m eating lunch today in my room after a long Monday of classes, and all of the sudden I g]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So I&#8217;m eating lunch today in my room after a long Monday of classes, and all of the sudden I get a knock at my door. I&#8217;ve probobly had 2 knocks on my door since I&#8217;ve been on this island, so who could it be this time???? I open the door and its this black guy in his late 40&#8217;s/early 50&#8217;s with a clipboard. As soon as I saw who it was, something immediately came to mind&#8230;Here is the <a title="International Mob syndicate" href="http://princemd.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/you-know-what-reaaly-grinds-my-gears-2-threats-over-the-phone/" target="_blank">International Mob syndicate </a>that’s gonna throw me into the turtle pit&#8230;</p>
<p>It was the guy on the phone who wanted that &#8220;survey&#8221;&#8230;Well he wasn&#8217;t lying, he really was from the Economical Statistics Department of The Cayman Islands&#8230;He came for that Interview/Survey&#8230;I was so surprised that he wanted me to take this survey so badly, that he was willing to come all the way to my apartment to conduct it. It took 5 min, we did it at the doorway. He asked me expected questions like: &#8220;When did I arrive on the island?&#8221; &#8220;How many people are in my household&#8221; &#8220;How do I pay for my tuition&#8221; etc&#8230;He was polite about it, and told me my room number just happened to pop up on the random computer search. The info is used to determine how the unemployment rate changes over the years in The Cayman Islands. It was 4.2 % last year&#8230;better than the US&#8217;s of 10.2%&#8230;but it&#8217;s probobly easier to find a jobhere since there are only 30,000 people on the Island. As soon as the interview was over, that was it. No fine, no hassle, no turtle pit (sorry to dissapoint the haters)&#8230;</p>
<p>Imagine if all the telemarketers and survey people in The US showed up at your door demanding an interview&#8230;Most people would be at their doorway for hours each day&#8230;or more likey looking for the turtle pits&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears? #3 - Uttrycket/argumentet "hur orkar du/ni ödsla tankekraft på det här?"]]></title>
<link>http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-3-uttrycketargumentet-hur-orkar-duni-odsla-tankekraft-pa-det-har/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hellofellowamerican</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Oavsett om det gäller diskussioner på internetforum eller samtal ute i det riktiga livet är det kul ]]></description>
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<p>Oavsett om det gäller diskussioner på internetforum eller samtal ute i det riktiga livet är det kul att mäta retoriska krafter. Jag ger mig ofta in i sådana här kamper trots att jag inte är överdrivet bra på dom. Men som tur är, är oftast inte folket runt omkring mig det heller. Jag ger mig in i dom trots risken för &#8220;förlust&#8221;; det gör ju eventuella vinster än mer speciella. Jag har en förkärlek för att &#8220;sätta dit&#8221; folk, vilket säkerligen kommer att framgå i framtida <em>Topp 1000 saker att få uppleva</em>-inlägg. Jag gillar att ifrågasätta och peta hål i folks argument. Jag tror att jag har ärvt det från min far.</p>
<p>Att ha diskussioner om oviktiga saker/vardagsföreteelser är fantastiskt roligt. Att säga att man <em>hatar</em> exempelvis emos (som folk ofta gör, själv är jag inte säker på vad det är). Det betyder ju inte att man verkligen <em>hatar </em>dom, utan snarare att man kanske stör sig lite smått. Därför stör det mig extra mycket att det finns folk som ska visa sig överlägsna och titta ner på de små bönderna som har mage att bry sig om emos när det &#8220;finns svältande barn i Afrika&#8221;. Det är inte sällan dessa Bozos försöker att förminska diskussionsdeltagarna genom att säga &#8220;hur orkar ni ödsla tankekraft på det här?&#8221; (Mellan raderna får man läsa &#8220;&#8230;när det finns svältande barn i Afrika.&#8221;) Min kontring till dessa människor är: hur jävla svårt är det att tänka? Jag vet inte hur du har det men för mig betyder det inte att jag måste anpassa hela mitt liv efter en tanke. När jag har tänkt färdigt på en sak, kan jag faktiskt byta till en annan tanke och ägna min tid åt det istället. Det är inte som att hjärnan överhettas och exploderar för att jag ägnar en tanke åt emos. Dessa Bozos har inte bara svårt att tänka utan även svårt för att se en verklighet utanför den specifika diskussionen. Om man skriver några inlägg i rad i en tråd på ett internetforum, gör dessa Bozos ett antagande (baserat på sina &#8220;sunda förnuft&#8221;) att man inte har något liv utanför tråden. För att de inte kan tänka längre än vad deras egna ögon uppfattar.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears? #2 - The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There]]></title>
<link>http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-2-the-staple-singers-ill-take-you-there/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hellofellowamerican</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Låten i fråga: Har aldrig lyssnat så värst mycket till The Staple Singers. Grunden till min avsky mo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Låten i fråga:</strong></p>
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<p>Har aldrig lyssnat så värst mycket till The Staple Singers. Grunden till min avsky mot låten &#8220;I&#8217;ll Take You There&#8221; vilar någon annanstans. Under min tid som arbetslös har jag tyckt om att titta på morgon-tv på SVT och TV4. Och i TV4:s <em>Efter Tio</em> har man låten som vinjett. Jag har hört den så jefla många gånger nu. Till den grad att jag har svårt att titta på programmet. Det är inte heller så att den spelas en gång under programmet. Utan typ tusentals miljoner gånger. Varje övergång, varje reklam, varje vad som helst. Otroligt störigt.</p>
<p>Det hela är nog en del i att jag är trött på att vara arbetslös. Jag blev till och med, hör och häpna, uttråkad av att se Tobbe Trollkarl trolla i dagens program.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears? #1 - Aftonbladet.]]></title>
<link>http://hellofellowamerican.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-1-aftonbladet/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hellofellowamerican</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[”Stefan Thorsell nobbade huliganmöte” Aftonbladet, 2009-10-05, Jonathan Fast. Det här inlägget behan]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><!-- 		@page { margin: 2cm } 		P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } -->”<strong>Stefan Thorsell nobbade huliganmöte” </strong>Aftonbladet, 2009-10-05, Jonathan Fast.</p>
<p>Det här inlägget behandlar en slumpvis utvald artikel för att visa på Aftonbladets förkärlek för att ta saker ur luften. Att det handlar om sport behöver inte avskräcka er ointresserade. För exemplet jag tar upp är intressant och inte på långa vägar one of a kind.</p>
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<p>Med rubriken ”Vägrade möta värstingfansen” och en förklarande undertext som lyder ”Stefan Thorsell nobbade huliganmöte – avgick tre dagar senare” har aftonbladet redan satt tonen för vad som säkerligen skall komma att bli en oerhört nyanserad och objektiv syn på Thorsells avgång.</p>
<p>…Nja, inte riktigt. Jag frågar mig vad Jonathan Fast lägger för värdering i begreppet ”huliganmöte”. För mig för det iaf med sig något negativa konnotationer. Tittar man till artikeln bakom rubriken behandlar den ett krismöte där samtliga supportergrupper till Hammarby IF träffat klubbens ledning, inklusive den officiella gruppen Bajen Fans. Det är även så att det är ordföranden i denna gruppering som Jonathan för en intervju med i artikeln. Han (Daniel Sundqvist) beskriver mötet så här: ”&#8230;Vi hade en dialog, vilket vi har efterlyst länge. Vi satt i nästan fyra timmar och hade ett lugnt och trevligt samtal.” Hur Jonathan hittade belägg för begreppet ”huliganmöte” i den intervjun är svårt för mig att förstå. Ännu ett exempel på hur Aftonbladet väljer att måla en bild som inte finns.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/sverige/allsvenskan/hammarby/article5908529.ab">Artikeln i sin helhet hittar du här</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Humoristide nimekiri]]></title>
<link>http://kummelitee.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/humoristide-nimekiri/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ragne</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kummelitee.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/humoristide-nimekiri/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Avaldan nimekirja inimestest, kes töötavad huumori vallas, kuid kelle kirjutised pole üldse naljakad]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Avaldan nimekirja inimestest, kes töötavad huumori vallas, kuid kelle kirjutised pole üldse naljakad, <strong>ÜLDSE</strong> (rõhk sõnal üldse) :</p>
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<p>1) Veiko Märka.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[I hate Donald Trump now!]]></title>
<link>http://thehumanbobblehead.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/i-hate-donald-trump-now/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CH</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thehumanbobblehead.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/i-hate-donald-trump-now/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not like I ever loved the guy, but I officially hate him now.  Tonight ESPN&#8217;s ]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s not like I ever loved the guy, but I officially hate him now.  Tonight ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;30 for 30&#8243; was called &#8220;Small Potatoes&#8221; and was about the rise and fall of the USFL.  I honestly didn&#8217;t know anything about it until tonight.  The USFL had their season during the spring time, which I think is perfect.  They weren&#8217;t directly competing with the NFL for fans.  The league had success getting big time players to come aboard, and fans seemed to dig what was going on.  Well anyway, after the first season, Donald Trump bought a team and paid lots and lots of money to get big name players on his team.  After the end of that season, since he was the richest owner, made it clear that he wanted the league to be played in the fall and compete against the NFL.  Well, Mr. Trump&#8217;s move failed, and he single-handedly ruined the USFL.</p>
<p>To make things worse, his attitude was terrible during his interview throughout the documentary.  I think he knows how much he messed up and just doesn&#8217;t want to think about it.  Well, tough luck.</p>
<p>Here is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Football_League">Wikipedia link for the USFL</a>, which you will find VERY interesting.  Also, another question to ponder&#8230;.. Why hasn&#8217;t anyone tried football in the spring again since then?  I think it wold be perfect.  The USA these days is a football country.  Most people find baseball to be boring, and would rather watch football year round.  If I had the money, I would definitely give it a go.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[You Know What Really Grinds My Gears #2 Threats over the phone!]]></title>
<link>http://princemd.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/you-know-what-reaaly-grinds-my-gears-2-threats-over-the-phone/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>princemd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://princemd.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/you-know-what-reaaly-grinds-my-gears-2-threats-over-the-phone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So in my apartment I have a land line that is never used. Well, last night at 8:30 pm I got my first]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So in my apartment I have a land line that is never used. Well, last night at 8:30 pm I got my first call. I was sure it was no one I knew, since I never gave the number out ( I couldn&#8217;t even tell you what it is). I picked up the phone with a curious, but manly &#8220;hello?&#8221;</p>
<p>Guy: &#8220;Hello this is (insert generic white guy name) from the Cayman Statistics and Econmics Department, how are you doing tonight?&#8221;</p>
<p>Me: &#8220;fine, how are you?&#8221;</p>
<p>Guy: &#8221;good, thank you. I am calling because we are conducting a random interview with households on the 3 islands (grand cayman, little cayman, and cayman brac) and your room 4135 has been chosen. It&#8217;s just a 10 minute interview and we can do it over the phone whenever you want.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me: &#8220;No thanks, not interested.&#8221;</p>
<p>Guy: &#8220;It&#8217;s not really a matter of interest, it&#8217;s a short survey that needs to be anwered by the households for statistical purposes.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me: &#8220;uhhhhh yeah, and yet again, I&#8217;m not interrested.&#8221;</p>
<p>Guy: &#8220;If you fail to cooperate, you will have to suffer the consequences&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Me: &#8220;ha, well you have my room number, how&#8217; bout you send me an &#8220;official letter&#8221; describing this whole thing, and once I get this &#8220;Official Letter&#8221; I&#8217;ll call you back.</p>
<p>Guy: &#8220;I&#8217;ll be happy to do that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me: &#8220;k, bye.&#8221; (angry dissapointed hang up) &#8220;bitch!&#8221;</p>
<p>Suffer the consequences??????????????? Nigga what?????? What is this, the mob? This guy sounded like a 50 year old white guy. He gave me the impression like he was some government agency. But this also sounds like some telemarketer trying to collect some data and trying to get me to subscribe to &#8220;Cayman Vogue&#8221; (Turtles wearing the hottest new styles&#8230;if I ran it). What government agency is open at 8:30pm!!!!! So I&#8217;m pretty sure the consequences was some empty threat to scare me to do the interview. Suffer the consequnces?!?!?!?!? (in a Chris Rock voice) That lonley old man should be honered that I stayed on the phone with him past &#8220;hi we&#8217;re conducting a survey.&#8221; Just in case this &#8220;agency&#8221; ends up ambushing me in the middle of the night throwing me in a van driving me 45 min away to some remote pit filled with man eating turtles drunk on rum&#8230;then you know what happened to me if this blog becomes silent for a while.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m quite dissapointed that my land line virginity was anally raped by a telemarketer threatening me with &#8220;consequences&#8221;. But at least I got a good blog post out of it&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-137" title="sopranos_wideweb__470x350,0" src="http://princemd.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/sopranos_wideweb__470x3500.jpg?w=300" alt="sopranos_wideweb__470x350,0" width="300" height="223" />                         <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-138" title="angry turtle" src="http://princemd.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/angry-turtle.jpg" alt="angry turtle" width="196" height="167" /></p>
<p>Tell me what you think&#8230;1.telemarketer? 2. Legite Government Agency and I&#8217;m gonna get a fine for not cooperating? or 3. International Mob syndicate that&#8217;s gonna throw me into the turtle pit?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hazardous Walking Conditions]]></title>
<link>http://coolsideofthepillow5.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/hazardous-walking-conditions/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://coolsideofthepillow5.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/hazardous-walking-conditions/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Everyday, no matter where I go, I always seem to run in to them. Bumps in the road. And I&#8217;m be]]></description>
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<p>And I&#8217;m being literal here.  The daily hazards of simply walking down the street can be quite frightening.  Because who wants to take a tumble in front of an onlooking group in peers.</p>
<p><strong>Cracks</strong><br />
Perhaps the most sinister of all sidewalk hazards.  Cracks are almost always undetectable are almost always send you jettisoning forward with little chance of recovery.  If you trip on a crack your best chance is to shift quickly and immediately to a brisk jog in order to avoid falling flat on your face.  And though this may save you some embarrassment, don&#8217;t think you avoided it completely.  Someone was there to see the whole fiasco.  Someone is always there.</p>
<p><strong>Puddles</strong><br />
Not as dangerous physically as cracks, but equally annoying.  Why is it that Lake Superior has to materialize in the only parking spot left every time I&#8217;m wearing my nice clothes?  But even worse than puddles of great size are puddles of small size.  The deep little ones you never see until you&#8217;re knee deep in with one leg.  Good thing it doesn&#8217;t rain much in Central Florida.</p>
<p><strong>Gross Stuff</strong><strong><br />
</strong>Gum, animal crap, more gum, old pieces of pizza, those little lizards that always get in the way, spilled drinks.  Fill in the blank for yourself.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Newest "Snuggie" Commercial]]></title>
<link>http://coolsideofthepillow5.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/the-newest-snuggie-commercial/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>willsgat</dc:creator>
<guid>http://coolsideofthepillow5.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/the-newest-snuggie-commercial/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What can I really say about the miracle of modern technology that is the &#8220;Snuggie&#8221; that ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>What can I really say about the miracle of modern technology that is the &#8220;Snuggie&#8221; that hasn&#8217;t already been said?</p>
<p>A blanket!  With sleeves!  </p>
<p>Because I keep my house at such a sub-arctic temperature that reaching my hand out from under the blanket to grab another Cheeto would result in frostbite and irreparable damage to my arm.  </p>
<p>Because when I go to the ball game and feel a old man winter nipping at my nose the first thing I think to keep him at bay is &#8220;Hey, why don&#8217;t I just throw a bathrobe on backwards?&#8221; </p>
<p> Because I want to stay loose and be able to reach the fretboard <strong>AND</strong> the whammy bar while I&#8217;m shredding to &#8220;John the Fisherman&#8221; on Expert.</p>
<p>But as ridiculous as the people who designed this thing are, the marketing team, well they&#8217;re just out to lunch.  Do yourself a favor and take a look at this if you haven&#8217;t seen it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IviNJjbSOrM&#38;feature=related"><br />
The link, if you dare..</a></p>
<p>Things only remain within some semblance of sanity for about 5 seconds, just before what I&#8217;ve deemed &#8220;The Snuggie Shuffle&#8221; comes in.  This couple should stop doing product endorsements and start handing out marital advice if they&#8217;re relationship is so joyous that they feel the need to break into groovy white people dances all over the house on the regular basis, all the while donning disturbingly mutated quilts.  They even convinced the little tykes to get in on the action on the family camping trip!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m hesitant to even mention the dog.  All I&#8217;ll say is somebody should go down for animal abuse because I <strong>know</strong> he can see that page just fine without the glasses.  </p>
<p>And that literature is way to advanced for him.</p>
<p>Also, when I was at the Gator football game this weekend I thought to myself &#8220;Is there anything on earth that makes me want to squirt lemon juice in my eye more than &#8220;the wave&#8221;?  Well, I got my answer to that pretty swiftly.  </p>
<p>Stick a snuggy on anything and it automatically becomes worse.</p>
<p>Upon further reflection, my sliver of hope lies in the fact that maybe, <em>just maybe</em>, these people were kidding.  That commercial was so ludicrous that it would be logical to believe it was spoofing itself.</p>
<p>If not, I&#8217;m contacting Michael Moore and organizing a candlelight vigil for the future of this country tomorrow.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Live and Learn]]></title>
<link>http://memyselfandunclepete.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/live-and-learn/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>memyselfandunclepete</dc:creator>
<guid>http://memyselfandunclepete.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/live-and-learn/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[They say you can&#8217;t teach an old dog new tricks&#8230; Well I don&#8217;t entirely beleive that]]></description>
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<p>But who ever said &#8220;men can change&#8221; .. <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Was a damn liar!</span></strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Yes, I Do Find The Subject Quite Hilarious...]]></title>
<link>http://memyselfandunclepete.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/yes-i-do-find-the-subject-quite-hilarious/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>memyselfandunclepete</dc:creator>
<guid>http://memyselfandunclepete.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/yes-i-do-find-the-subject-quite-hilarious/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s like Speaking to a child with Dimentia&#8230; With the body of a man&#8230; Old before it]]></description>
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<p>With the body of a man&#8230;</p>
<p>Old before its time.</p>
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<h2>Tell me again that it&#8217;s <span style="color:#000000;">&#8220;good laughs&#8221;.</span></h2>
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<link>http://kummelitee.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/intervjueerimise-kuldne-reegel/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ragne</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kummelitee.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/intervjueerimise-kuldne-reegel/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Intervjueerimise kuldne reegel: &#8220;Intervjueeritav inimene peab olema kuulsam/tuntum kui ajakira]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears?]]></title>
<link>http://killthatcheerleader.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pitrelli</dc:creator>
<guid>http://killthatcheerleader.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AION that’s what. I mean does the MMO world really need another fantasy game? Is it bringing anythin]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears: part 1]]></title>
<link>http://princemd.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-part-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>princemd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://princemd.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-part-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ So, you know what really grinds my gears? (And yes I am aware that phrase is from family guy) My fi]]></description>
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<p> So, you know what really grinds my gears? (And yes I am aware that phrase is from family guy) My final exam schedule!!!!!!!!!! Most of my final exams are at reasonable times, like 10am or early in the afternoon. Some genious, with 2 week old chipotle (inferior to Moe&#8217;s) for brains,  decided to schedule my last final exam, Pathology, at 7:15 am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you serious?!?!?!?!?!? 7:15 a.m. is not an acceptable time for a med-student to have his last final exam. Especially Pathology (arguably the hardest course of Med-school). I&#8217;m the type where I need my sleep b4 an exam and I like to review at least an hour b4 I take my test, just to brush up. So that means I&#8217;m going to have to go to bed at like 9pm (not gonna happen) and wake up like 5. Wake up at 5, what am I, a paper boy? I&#8217;m a med student, we only see 5am on the clock because we stayed up till then, not because we&#8217;re waking up. Bah!!!!!!!!</p>
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<link>http://kummelitee.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-vol-1/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 11:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ragne</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kummelitee.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-vol-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You know what really grinds my gears ? Esiteks, vaimukused teemal &#8220;jõuame Euroopa viie rikkaim]]></description>
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<p>Esiteks, vaimukused teemal &#8220;jõuame Euroopa viie rikkaima riigi hulka&#8221;. Aasta oli siis 2007  ja see oli reformerakonna valimisloosung. Oli ilus aeg ja ma ei ole kallemuuli, et meelde tuletada kõiki &#8220;lubadusi&#8221;. See oli üks &#8220;lubadustest&#8221;. Arutleti, oldi irooniline, öeldi, et seal (esimese viie riigi seas) on juba teised riigid ees, optimistlikud <em>as ever </em>reformierakonna valijad arvasid nagu Nikita Sergejevitški, et nood riigid tuleb <em>догнатъ</em> <em>и перегнатъ. </em>Eriti targad inimesed püsitasid küsimuse, kas jutt käib viiest Euroopa Liidu või lihtsalt Euroopa rigist, kas Norra on sees või väljas, sest neil on Statoil ja ilusates loodusmägedes (loodusmägi yep &#8211; uus väljend)seiklevad eesti pensionäridest turistid. See oli sitaks sügav pseudo-intellektuaalne diskussioon, milles ajakirjanikud-blogijad ja muu sodi teritas oma reeglina üpris nürisi hambaid. Eesti majanduslaeval toimus pidu, pano ja palo.</p>
<p>Nüüd on olukord muutunud, laev on kreenis, ainult palo on alles. Uudis majanduslangusest on jõudnud ka tuberkuloosihaiglasse. Aga see loosung ei sure. Ta on kulunud, andetu, mittenaljakas ja ebaoriginaalne &#8211; seega sobib ideaalselt eesti ajakirjandusse. Eriti vaimukas on veel muuta loosungi/väljendi mõnda osa näiteks &#8220;rikkaima&#8221; asemel kirjutada/ütelda &#8220;vaeseima&#8221; ja vaadata siis kolleegide pilke &#8211; te olete iseseisvalt midagi välja mõelnud ! Vapustav ! Värdväljendi kasutamine on võrreldav ükstakõik mis tegevuse kordamisega 2 aastat hiljem. Näiteks öösel kell 4 inimtühjal Pärnu maanteel täiest kõrist kisamisega : &#8220;Osa Eesti venekeelsest elanikonnast, peatage kohemaid Tallinna rüüstamine, mu ajaloonägemus on teie omast kardinaalselt erinev!&#8221;</p>
<p>Kokkuvõtes, nagu laulis Morrissey kakskümmend aastat tagasi - <em>that joke isn´t funny anymore.</em> Kulunud väljend ei ole vein.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Miss California Fuss]]></title>
<link>http://lindsayleigh.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/miss-california-fuss/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lindsayleigh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lindsayleigh.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/miss-california-fuss/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t watch the Miss USAor whatever it was pageant Sunday night&#8230;I wanted to&#8230;but]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I didn&#8217;t watch the Miss USAor whatever it was pageant Sunday night&#8230;I wanted to&#8230;but someone&#8230;didn&#8217;t want to..whatever, no big deal&#8230;.I did hear from my mom, about Miss California and her answer to the question she was asked&#8230;mom thought it was funny, but that&#8217;s all I really heard&#8230;.and then the world exploded&#8230;.</p>
<p>My God! Really? In response to this topic I am going to make this post today my second installment of &#8216;You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?&#8217;</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s Begin</p>
<p>You know what really grinds my gears?  <em><strong>Miss California &#38; The Today Show</strong></em>.</p>
<p>Really <em>Today Show</em>? Is this such a big deal that it&#8217;s worth spending a 15 minute segment on your show this morning? Really?  Who Cares?!</p>
<p>First of all&#8230; I would like to go on record saying that I don&#8217;t care about gay marriage&#8230;if you support it, great! If not, that&#8217;s okay too&#8230;Who am I to say that two people in love shouldn&#8217;t be married, whether they&#8217;re both men, both women, or one of each&#8230;my opinion shouldn&#8217;t matter&#8230;neither should anyone elses for that matter&#8230;will America fall to pieces if we allow gay marriage? Absolutely Not. </p>
<p>With that being said, I think it&#8217;s totally okay that Miss California feels the way she does&#8230;that&#8217;s fine&#8230;whatever&#8230;but seriously <strong><em>Miss California</em></strong>?  Don&#8217;t go on the Today Show and whine that you should have won the pageant&#8230;and that you were judged wrongly based on your decision&#8230;..ITS A BEAUTY PAGEANT! 75% of your viewers are GAY MEN! COME  ON!!! I don&#8217;t care if your for gay marriage or against it&#8230;but if you really wanted to be Miss America you should think of your audience! COME ON!  And secondly&#8230;.THE JUDGE ASKING YOU THE QUESTION WAS GAY!  Of course he was going to mark you down for that answer! HELLO! </p>
<p>Yes, yes, in a perfect world your honest answer on how you really feel, despite the topic or the person asking the question, should have won you bonus points&#8230;.here&#8217;s your pat on the back&#8230;..&#8221;pat pat&#8221;  But it&#8217;s not a perfect world, and people judge you based on what you say, how your boobs look in your bikini and if your hair is bouncy enough&#8230;you should know this&#8230;your in a BEAUTY PAGEANT for god sakes!</p>
<p>So to end this installment, I&#8217;d like to say that I was disappointed that the Today Show wasted their time on this story&#8230;and I think that Miss California, although very pretty, is very stupid.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s All.</p>
<p><a href="vPlayer('30322011','edfbca5d-d2c2-4d7c-944e-2a12c45f84a3')"><img style="border:#000000 1px solid;" src="http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/090421/tdy_lauer_misscalifornia_090421.300w.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Easter Edition]]></title>
<link>http://lindsayleigh.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/easter-edition/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lindsayleigh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lindsayleigh.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/easter-edition/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today is Easter and as of 5 minutes ago, I was making a conscience decision to not post today.  Afte]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Today is Easter and as of 5 minutes ago, I was making a conscience decision to not post today.  After a couple phone calls back home today, I am not in the most pleasant of moods.  I didn&#8217;t want to rant on my blog&#8230;especially not on Easter Sunday&#8230;.BUT&#8230;after reading a comment from a friend on Facebook, I suddenly felt it was okay&#8230;I&#8217;ve decided that I will rant&#8230;I&#8217;m good at it&#8230;it&#8217;s something that I do on a day to day basis&#8230;So as of today, I will be starting a new category on my blog&#8230;it&#8217;s called &#8216;You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?&#8217;  So here is the first installment&#8230;</p>
<p>You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?  <strong>Family gatherings without me. </strong></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know what it is, but something about calling home to hear that my WHOLE family is together, having fun, and eating great food without me is something that I DON&#8217;T LIKE!  I know, I know, I&#8217;m the one that left&#8230;I shouldn&#8217;t feel this way&#8230;BUT I DO!  NOT FAIR!  Maybe one day I won&#8217;t feel this way, maybe it&#8217;s just because I still get homesick every once in a while&#8230;I don&#8217;t know&#8230;BUT I&#8217;M NOT HAPPY!   As I grew up, I started dreading huge family holidays&#8230;my family is HUGE and some people get on my nerves, and we&#8217;re always cramming everyone in a tiny space, but damn it! I want ham and polish noodles and cakes and pies and green beans with bacon, and whatever else is there! ARGGG!</p>
<p>Am I being childish?</p>
<p>Absolutely!</p>
<p>Do I care?</p>
<p>Absolutely Not! </p>
<p>I want every single family member I have to call me today and tell me that it just isn&#8217;t the same without me&#8230;they&#8217;re sad, not having fun. I WANT THAT RIGHT NOW!</p>
<p>So today, Easter Sunday, I do not have colored eggs at home, I did not search for Easter Eggs with my sister this morning, I do not have an Easter Basket full of candy that I&#8217;ll never eat.  But I&#8217;ll tell you what I do have&#8230;</p>
<p>Easter Dinner.  I went to the grocery store and bought my <em>own</em> Easter Dinner.  I bought a ham, veggies, and all the goods. I&#8217;ll eat my own Easter Dinner with my man who doesn&#8217;t care about all this Easter mess..for all he cares, we could be having pizza tonight&#8230;and that&#8217;s fine! I&#8217;m totally okay with him not caring&#8230;.but me? I&#8217;m having an Easter Dinner tonight&#8230;SO THERE!</p>
<p>Happy Easter.</p>
<p>Special thanks to Randi who pushed me over the edge today&#8230;.I feel much better now.</p>
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<link>http://lterrence660.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/viewers/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Terrence LeSure</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[As this blog gets more popular &#8230;(mostly by my friends lol)  i feel i really need a idk TOPIC i]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As this blog gets more popular &#8230;(mostly by my friends lol)  i feel i really need a idk TOPIC i kno dis thing is boring and un interesting thats y my 1st blog was askin for a topic 2 talk about &#8230;&#8230; i wanna do a thing lik peter griffin on da news wen he did u kno wat really grinds my gears that was so funny and i could so totally do that if i get a topic from u guys</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Growing up @#&amp;ar%]]></title>
<link>http://gappleton.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/growing-up-ar/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Garrett Appleton</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I am sick and tired of so called adults saying that they are A OK with things and then turn around y]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I am sick and tired of so called adults saying that they are A OK with things and then turn around yell at you for it. I wont divulge a name so I can protect their identity, although why should I. but I shall digress.  People just need to stop being hypocritical and deal with the reality that if I did something that pisses you off maybe you should look into your own past and think about the times you do things that piss me off yet  I have not said shit to you. Why because I know how life is short and maybe I love you.</p>
<p>There are people in Tibet getting blown to fucking hell , all because of the Govt, maybe put that in to perspective when you have problems with people that do things you don&#8217;t like&#8230;&#8230;. learn to deal; life is not that bad. You could be a Buddhist monk being killed for being peaceful and  only wanting to just separate from your mother land, because they are violent and irrational consumer obsessive nations. OMG what a fucking crime, I swear there is something wrong with a government that refuses it people the right to choose a spiritual path that is all about PEACE&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>Thank you  for making my transition to LA not so easy. God I cant stand family sometimes.</p>
<p>Not you Aunt Bubbles,Taylor you are the best I will never stop praying for you, my amazing aunt. You have strength that goes unparalleled . When ever I get upset and just ant to quit, I think about you and how much you have accomplished and how much you have endured. You are my one true inspiration and you are my everything. you are the best aunt in the world not to mention person. and I love you just for who you are. Meg is lucky to someone as dedicated and loving to her as you are.</p>
<p>I miss you so much I cant wait to see you again.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[My adventures with Universal today.]]></title>
<link>http://gappleton.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/my-adventures-with-universal-today/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Garrett Appleton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gappleton.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/my-adventures-with-universal-today/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well one could say that today started out like any other saturday. How ever I would be greatly mista]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Well one could say that today started out like any other saturday. How ever I would be greatly mistaken. All though it did not end that bad. Yet I am jumping ahead of my self. What happened today was a string of positive events inside Universal Studios Theme Park such as riding roller coasters and taking pictures. The event turned catastrophic when Doug, Myself, Jerry, and Andres went on the California studio tour. It was on this lovely tour ride that half way through after capturing precious moments on my Iphone that I dropped it in my new case 5Ft to the hard wet concrete.</p>
<p>How you may ask, well it was do to a combination of occurrences. I shall go in order: The tram stopped and I pulled out my Iphone to take pictures. A very large fake flooding came thru and I pulled back and my left arm slammed against one of the guard rails. My phone slipped out, which felt like it was in slow motion, slamming down face  first on the ground. Now at this point I thought I was screwed. Luckily I made a reservation and my phone was replaced with post haste. All the water had evaporated and the cracks on the inner LCD did not matter.</p>
<p>Oh how I owe this wonderful company. Now I don&#8217;t have to downgrade to a crappy phone While paying for it up the @$$ Ho#$. Note to self  &#8221;STOP BEING A F#@K%NG CLUTZZZZZZZZZZZZ.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Midday Rant]]></title>
<link>http://therookiesblog.com/2009/03/11/midday-rant/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Skating Tomato</dc:creator>
<guid>http://therookiesblog.com/2009/03/11/midday-rant/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve mentioned several times before, no doubt ad nauseam, there is no love lost between mys]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As I&#8217;ve mentioned several times before, no doubt <em>ad nauseam, </em>there is no love lost between myself and the NHL broadcasts of the channel known as VS (currently at this very hour running&#8230;&#8221;Paid Programming&#8221;). <!--more-->I won&#8217;t bore the (hopefully) growing readership of this site by rehashing one of my previous RANTs and going into loving detail about the many different things the network does wrong. Still, I just couldn&#8217;t resist bringing Hockey Central to justice for violating one of the cardinal rules of sports journalism during last night&#8217;s Flyers-Sabres game.</p>
<p>First of all, I&#8217;m not quite sure why VS didn&#8217;t just beg out of this one and go for a more promising matchup, even with the Flyers currently in a playoff spot and the Sabres looking to regain one. The various other NHL games on last night included: Pens v. Panthers (two teams struggling to hold on to playoff spots, culminating in a SO), Flames v. Devils (potential Stanley Cup matchup right there, plus Marty Brodeur is now officially 3 wins away from breaking Patrick Roy&#8217;s wins record),  and Sharks v. Wild yet another potential playoff preview). Not exactlythe best night to do what at least had to be the network&#8217;s 2nd different broadcast this season of a Sabres-Flyers game.</p>
<p>The real crime, however, came in the opening minutes of the 3rd period, with the game tied at 1. The VS sideline reporter (get your mind out of the gutter, this is one of many areas where ESPN outperforms Vs) was assigned to interview the Flyers&#8217; oft-injured superstar, Daniel Briere. Sensible enough, Briere&#8217;s a fairly big name and was sitting out the game, no harm done, right? The only problem was that the game had actually resumed play and sure enough, the Flyers scored the game winning goal mid interview.</p>
<p>One of the unspoken rules of TV sports journalism is to never do a live interview during the middle of a sports game. It distracts the player or coach, it distracts the fans watching at home,  and it creates the impression that the offending network is more concerned with conveying whatever erroneous and already overexposed stroryline the network is trying to convey with the interview than it is with the game itself. When stuff like that happens, it becomes inevitable that fewer fans than desired will actually continue to tune in.</p>
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