I Drink Your Milkshake

Well, the KMan already linked to idrinkyourmilkshake.com, so I'll add this great clip from this week's SNL. Bill Hader is spot on. If you haven't seen "There Will Be Blood" then wait until you've seen the film--and definitely go see it.

Oregon Duck on a rampage

Quit the one-sided affair. Although it looks like the Houson Cougar put up more of a fight than Michigan is displaying here in the 1st half.

UPDATE: Looks like the Duck will be suspended for next week's home game because of this beating. http://www.registerguard.com/rgn/index.php/rgup/duck_suspended_for_next_home_football_game/

Also, he's probably tired from all the post-touchdown push ups today in Ann Arbor...

nike+football+soundtrack-from-Last-of-the-Mohicans=awesome

Nike football commercial directed by Michael Mann

two great video finds...

I know a few Duke-haters/bowling-lovers who are going to thoroughly enjoy both of these. The "Bowlin'" video has some language that would not be safe to open if you worked in, say, an elementary school or something.

Here's "Bowlin'"




and here is "This is Why Duke Sucks"



let's give it up for Peter Rosenberg. I can't decide which one I like more, I think I'm going with "Bowlin'" for the clip of "wii bowlin'"

Office Pranks

Here's a good (but I believe incomplete) list of pranks that Jim has pulled on Dwight over the years at Dunder-Mifflin.

Jim put all of Dwight's desk supplies inside the vending machine. Things like his name plate, stapler, pen cup and of course his wallet. Dwight goes to get a snack and notices this. Pam walks in and decides what she really wants is a pen cup. So she buys it. Without his wallet, Dwight can't buy back his supplies. Helpful Jim gives him a bag full of nickels.

it's not Yugiho, dammit!

Here's the first of a 6 part series on how to play Magic, the Gathering. As the Big Man is off to Baltimore, to pimp his 16 year old BFF in the National Tournament, I thought it would be appropriate.

Also, here's the Big Man's strategic deck (enititled "Vial of Goblins"--I kid you not). Just wait until he shows all of Baltimore his Goblin Pyromancer---they will tremble in awe.

Minor League baseball rules

Deadspin's weekly report on the many great Minor League baseball promotional nights and mascots is a great read. This one brings you a pretty creepy squirrel, a bobble-belly "El Guapo" and a great Office Space theme-night.

http://deadspin.com/sports/minor-enterprise/chatter-haunts-your-dreams-and-sees-straight-into-your-soul-283119.php

• Case Of The Mondays. Monday, July 30. Brevard County Manatees (Class-A Florida State League). In what I believe to be a stroke of pure genius, every Monday at Space Coast Stadium is Case Of The Mondays, in which one lucky fan wins not only a case of delicious Coca-Cola, but also treasured items from the film Office Space. Included will be a miniature red Swingline Stapler, an Initech Coffee Mug, a 'PC Load Letter' sticker for your office's printer, some 'flair' and other stuff. So if you could just go ahead and come on down to the park on Monday, that would be greeaaat

a completely not ok way to celebrate a homerun

This is not allowed. Not even if you and your favorite teammate happen to be wearing matching green socks and mesh shorts.

also, I'm loving youtube's knew easy "post to blog" function. now you all can enjoy the stupid stuff I find. hooray for free time.

*** Update***

Thanks to 10 for letting me know the old video got pulled. here's the clip again. There's also a longer clip of the same "highlight" with audio clips from Borat at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9shwANgY5IY

yes my thumb got hit by the ceiling fan, but it was worth it

this video basically replays the Wii boxing match between K-Man and myself.

best post-ejection tantrum ever?

http://www.wdef.com/node/5567

I saw this video on CNN--terriffic tantrum from the manager of the Mississippi Braves, Phillip Wellman. I've seen managers take the bases before, but the building a mound of dirt over the plate, military crawl to the mound, and throwing the rosin bag at the ump like a grenade were all new for me. Be sure to watch this video--definitely a two-thumbs up from Nightputting.

the NY Post is not a good wingman

Yeah, this is probably unnecessary. The Yanks are in last, and we're now stalking the guy who carried the team through the first month. My question is this: Will this lead to more or less booing for A-Rod?

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05302007/news/regionalnews/hes_a_yankee_doodle_randy_regionalnews_dan_mangan.htm

more Borat

http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/

what's real, what's fake, and how they pulled off the movie.

Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

"Borat tricked me! Can't I sue him or something?" From Slate.com:
http://www.slate.com/id/2151865


Newsweek article on the unsuspecting co-stars of Borat.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15175836/site/newsweek/

"I get a window from a glass, he must get a window from a glass. I get a step, he must get a step. I get a clock-radio, he cannot afford. Great success."

Wierd Al's "White & Nerdy." There's at least 4 scenes that made me think of The Big Man.

Giambi vs. the shift

good article from the NY Times on the shift that Giambi, Ortiz, Delgado, Thome, etc. face from many teams. What they didn't mention was that Jeter has taken advantage of 3Bs who are slow to get back to the bag by racing from 1st to 3rd on singles or fielders choices.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/sports/baseball/08shift.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Bo Knows Tecmo

Fair readers (yes, the 4 of you), I offer you two minutes of greatness. It's not book reviews of modern day Jane Austen novels, but it's pretty awesome.

best Tuesday ever

thanks to Flash, the MW, the Big-Man, and the rest of C-Vegas for a great Tuesday. A solid lunch at the Guad, followed by an afternoon of hitting golf balls and putt-putt (you can't ignore the short game, baby. "drive for show, putt for dough!").

A bit of softball subbing for MW and I (he won, I lost) led to some trivia at Felinis, wings and beer at the Wing with the all-star game, and then down to Bluelight, where things got a bit wacky for a Tuesday night. No Dan-the-man behind bar, but we did get quite a show from the med-school girls, particularly from "Tits McGee and Holly McBoob" as the Big Man called it. Well, they sure took a liking to us as well. A few rounds of various "bombs" later and I was shuttle-bussing the crew plus a couple new friends to the Corner for some late night sandwiches. A solid night of debauchery, indeed. "Bombs over Baghdad, baby"

I need one of these

I wonder if they can fit "Flag-Twirling Heroes" on one of these. That's right, I plan on dominating.

seriously?

back in February, over on the K-Man's "Eponymous Serious" blog I vented about the White House's press releases about the deficit. Each of the last 4 years, they've released the deficit numbers in the winter, overestimating how large it is so that come summer they can say "look it's only $300 million, it's better than expected! We saved all this money!" Well, it seems that today's headline that "White House heralds improved deficit figures" means that they've done it again.

Couple questions:

• do they think that little of the American people?
• can you really "herald" the announcement that you've spent nearly $300 million more than you took in?

also, Congress is talking about banning internet gambling, and that will really cause me to rant. Looks like our Congressman, Virgil Goode, is a co-sponsor, so I probably can't talk him out of this one. Guess I'll just email our Senators and hope they kill it. The hypocrisy of banning poker and sports betting (which, I argue, are skill games) but allowing online state lotteries or horse-racing to continue is troubling.

alright, I'm off to find something more fun to blog about.

Meet the Mets

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-mets-newsong,0,7279509.mp3file?coll=ny-sports-headlines (audio)

Here's the new Mets theme song: "Our Team, Our Time." This would be 20 times funnier if they were 15 games under .500, but it's still ridiculous. Yet another sign why they will always be 2nd fiddle when it comes to NY baseball.

"Pedro Martinez will strike you out!"
"David Wright, Jose Reyes making sure you're not safe."