Today's Chuck Norris Fact (this one is for you, Donovan):
When Chuck Norris says "More cowbell", he MEANS it.
So, last post mentioned the famous Chicago Blackhawks foghorn. For a quick demonstration, please see the following link from our friends at YouTube:
Cool, huh? As I said, one of the greatest sounds EVER.
Has anyone else seen the ads for the upcoming CBS reality show, "Armed and Famous"? Check it out here. I hope you're all as appalled by this as I am. Then again, maybe one of those Hollywood hokeys will get the idea to try enlisting some celebrities in the Army and sending them to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan. I can see it now: "Armed and Famous II: Afghanistan Edition".
I guess sometimes women know what men will pay for. Apparently, some girls are staging fights and posting the videos of those fights on the Internet. Not a bad idea...I mean, if someone is dumb enough to buy Windows desktop folders or potato chips that look like the Virgin Mary on eBay, it's a free-market economy.
I'm tired of hearing the Council on American-Islamic Relations take issue with "Islamophobic" statements made by folks in America. Perhaps they should be as vigorous (or more so) in prosecuting their own kind who continue to use terrorism against any and all comers, rather than staying thin-skinned when some idiot says something insensitive (whether it has a ring of truth or not). Where is the visible effort of condemnation of terrorism? Their website says they are strong supporters of efforts against terrorism, so I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt for now. But either they ARE very vigorously protesting Islamic terrorism, and no one is seeing it (in which case they need better PR); or their antiterrorist efforts are merely a smokescreen, and they're focusing their efforts and resources on watching for "Islamophobic" statements made by Americans, in which case they deserve to be exposed. As I said, we need to see more of the antiterrorist stuff out of these folks, and less of the other nonsense.
We've been completely snowed in today, and frankly, it's not so bad. I was able to get out briefly to make a run to the post office, and the roads WERE terrible. Even stranger to me, though, is how all the Coloradans never seem to learn. I went out about 1 pm, and by that point the snow had been coming down for nearly eight or nine hours. There was at least a foot on the ground in most places. And yet, the streets were still jam-packed with cars. Granted, I was out myself, but only because I was making a very short run close to home. The highways were parking lots, filled with commuters going home. Despite two days' worth of warnings from weathermen saying it would snow; despite the fact that when most of those people got up to go to work, it had already been snowing for a couple of hours; despite the fact that all Denver-area schools had closed, as well as county courthouses and many city governments...all of these morons STILL went out in it. Many of them paid a price for their stupidity; I saw several cars off the roads, and there were many accidents. Like I always say, snow is God's way of telling us we need a day off. Sure, an inch is nothing, but I never understand how we can get 3-4 inches of snow, yet everyone acts like it's nothing. Sure, we may not get as much as they get up north, but I tell you what, if we don't get that much, is it a big problem if people take a snow day?
Hey, Colorado, here's a tip. If it snows more than three inches, keep your butts in your houses, turn on the fireplace, make some hot chocolate, wrap up tight and relax with a nice book. It's a shame that we're so work-driven, and that we end up risking our lives for so little. It's a bigger shame that it takes a foot of snow or more for people to realize how much better snow days could be.
There's a big stink about the "Left Behind" video games, because when you play, you score points for killing non-Christians and Muslims. I can certainly understand how people would object to that. However, why does this cause such a stink, while "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", which glorifies auto theft, gangsters, drug use, and objectification of and violence against women, and violence in general, doesn't get even a mention? Once again, if we're going to object, let's be consistent.
I'll finish this post with another list. How about my favorite comic strips of all time?
1. Calvin and Hobbes -- This is THE all-time greatest. Some say Far Side or Doonesbury (if you're a moonbat), but Calvin and Hobbes was just a wonderful world. I would subscribe to the newspaper just for Calvin and Hobbes.
2. Gil Thorp -- Think of it as the man-oriented, sports-based version of Rex Morgan, MD.
3. Dilbert -- If you're a geek, you MUST read Dilbert. It's Rule # 3 of the International Geek Handbook. (I'd tell you the first two rules, but only geeks may know those. I can give you a hint: Rule #1 is related to Star Trek, and Rule #2 is related to beer.)
4. Luann -- I know, I know...very un-manly and un-geeky of me. But Luann is one I've followed for quite a while.
5. Foxtrot -- Similar to Luann. Still good, though.
6. Rockwood -- I've mentioned this one many times before, and it's pretty good. And its creator is a fellow Okie and Sooner fan. That alone recommends it.
7. Far Side -- I didn't say this one wouldn't be on my list. It's still a great one.
Hope you enjoyed that. It's nice to be able to post regularly again. Thanks for reading along.
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