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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 02, 2010
new iPhone commercial
Just saw an iPhone 4 commercial (I don't watch a lot of TV, OK?) that showcases video calling, and am submitting a couple of simple ideas for improvement. I guess this is supposed to be about how your wife telling you she's pregnant is much better if you can also watch her tell you as she's telling you over the phone. Anyway, additions are in red.
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Man: "Hey, what's goin' on sweetie?"
Woman: "Hey, do you got a minute?"
Man: "Yeah."
Woman: "Are you alone?"
Man: "Yeah..."
Woman: "Well, you know that 'thing' we've been working on for a while now?"
Man: "..."
Woman: (smiling and nodding)
Woman: "Your brother and I took care of it while you were at that stupid StarCraft II convention last weekend."
Man: (laughs) "No way... really?"
Woman: "Yes."
Man: "Really."
Woman: "Mmm-hmm!!"
Man: "You f****** b****."
- iPhone 4 -
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Man: "Hey, what's goin' on sweetie?"
Woman: "Hey, do you got a minute?"
Man: "Yeah."
Woman: "Are you alone?"
Man: "Yeah..."
Woman: "Well, you know that 'thing' we've been working on for a while now?"
Man: "..."
Woman: (smiling and nodding)
Woman: "Your brother and I took care of it while you were at that stupid StarCraft II convention last weekend."
Man: (laughs) "No way... really?"
Woman: "Yes."
Man: "Really."
Woman: "Mmm-hmm!!"
Man: "You f****** b****."
- iPhone 4 -
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Here is a collection of fan reactions after the United States scored the winning goal at (nearly) the last minute against Algeria at the world cup. I love how in every video, people go insane, and then break out into a U-S-A Chant.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
A Terrible Injustice...and how it can be corrected.
I don't know if anybody saw this, but on what should have been the last play of the THIRD perfect game this season, the umpire blew the call. Saying blew the call doesn't really do it justice, it's more like "DO YOU BELIEVE THIS SHIT?!?!?"
The talk now of course is going to be about instant replay. That's one solution. But there are ways this call could have been corrected without instant replay.
First of all, the Umpire, Jim Joyce, has been an umpire for 22 years. I don't want to seem disrespectful, because he admit he blew the call afterward, and I am sure he feels terrible, but he is gettin' up there. It's similar to the stories of elderly drivers who get behind the wheel and then plow into something. They shouldn't have been behind the wheel. Jim Joyce, he may be a nice guy, but when you blow calls like this, it's time to get off the field and hand the keys to someone else. Baseball doesn't necessarily need instant replays...it needs younger umpires. A 35 year old should be able to memorize the rulebook and run a game just as, if not more, efficiently than a 55 year old. Physically, the younger man should also be better able to handle the demands of moving around the field and the marathon schedules that are required of Major League Umpires. They could ump for 15 years and call it a career at 50.
But what about experience? This incident proves that experience is overrated. As mentioned, this guy has been an ump for 22 years, and none of that experience helped him make the proper call at the right time. His experience was worthless in the most crucial moment.
Maybe you like the older, more dignified umps. I figure they get 97-99% of the calls right, and that's pretty good. So what else can we do? In every other sport, when there is a crucial call, usually the officials will get together and talk it over. In basketball, they huddle around the scorers table, in football, they confer with the referee after a flag has been thrown. This helps to cover their ass and ensure correctness in the decision. How many times in the NFL has a flag been thrown, they have a conference, then the ref gets on his mic and says "there is no penalty on the play?" About once a week. In baseball there is none of this. Maybe Jim Joyce got confused and threw the safe sign by mistake. In baseball, that call is irrefutable. Not even the umpire can overturn his own call. I guarantee you Jim would have loved to have been able to huddle up with the other umps, who could have overruled him. Or at least they could have said "Uhhhh...Jim...he looked out buddy. Are you sure you want to stick with that call?" Jim would have had an avenue to reverse his decision and cover his ass.
Now he is just a goat. And the game, and Gallaraga, are all the poorer for it.
The talk now of course is going to be about instant replay. That's one solution. But there are ways this call could have been corrected without instant replay.
First of all, the Umpire, Jim Joyce, has been an umpire for 22 years. I don't want to seem disrespectful, because he admit he blew the call afterward, and I am sure he feels terrible, but he is gettin' up there. It's similar to the stories of elderly drivers who get behind the wheel and then plow into something. They shouldn't have been behind the wheel. Jim Joyce, he may be a nice guy, but when you blow calls like this, it's time to get off the field and hand the keys to someone else. Baseball doesn't necessarily need instant replays...it needs younger umpires. A 35 year old should be able to memorize the rulebook and run a game just as, if not more, efficiently than a 55 year old. Physically, the younger man should also be better able to handle the demands of moving around the field and the marathon schedules that are required of Major League Umpires. They could ump for 15 years and call it a career at 50.
But what about experience? This incident proves that experience is overrated. As mentioned, this guy has been an ump for 22 years, and none of that experience helped him make the proper call at the right time. His experience was worthless in the most crucial moment.
Maybe you like the older, more dignified umps. I figure they get 97-99% of the calls right, and that's pretty good. So what else can we do? In every other sport, when there is a crucial call, usually the officials will get together and talk it over. In basketball, they huddle around the scorers table, in football, they confer with the referee after a flag has been thrown. This helps to cover their ass and ensure correctness in the decision. How many times in the NFL has a flag been thrown, they have a conference, then the ref gets on his mic and says "there is no penalty on the play?" About once a week. In baseball there is none of this. Maybe Jim Joyce got confused and threw the safe sign by mistake. In baseball, that call is irrefutable. Not even the umpire can overturn his own call. I guarantee you Jim would have loved to have been able to huddle up with the other umps, who could have overruled him. Or at least they could have said "Uhhhh...Jim...he looked out buddy. Are you sure you want to stick with that call?" Jim would have had an avenue to reverse his decision and cover his ass.
Now he is just a goat. And the game, and Gallaraga, are all the poorer for it.
Monday, May 31, 2010
The Best of Year 5
While there were no posts that will probably make 2015's Best of the Decade list, there was some tasty wheat to be found among the comments of the Year 5 wreckage. So feast your eyes on these... at ease.
Jerking Off Hamsters - Ken hadn't yet thought of putting a toilet on his head and uploading a picture of it, so he posted this.
OH MY GAWD, KING! - The focus quickly shifts from a tragic news story to NES Pro Wrestling. Only at UGIJF.
And now, your Chris Kasch moment of zen.... - Josh can only find Zen with a remote in on hand...
My Superbowl Pick - I wasn't going to include this until I read the last two comments.
Bloodsport: The Band - I quite simply love this.
Blogger Profiles - collected here for your reference:
The Stranger
Full Force
General Anacock
Upgrayedd
Now... piss yourself.
Jerking Off Hamsters - Ken hadn't yet thought of putting a toilet on his head and uploading a picture of it, so he posted this.
OH MY GAWD, KING! - The focus quickly shifts from a tragic news story to NES Pro Wrestling. Only at UGIJF.
And now, your Chris Kasch moment of zen.... - Josh can only find Zen with a remote in on hand...
My Superbowl Pick - I wasn't going to include this until I read the last two comments.
Bloodsport: The Band - I quite simply love this.
Blogger Profiles - collected here for your reference:
The Stranger
Full Force
General Anacock
Upgrayedd
Now... piss yourself.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
GRIM Revisited! !
This motherfucker is a monster. A monster who can phase through walls. Plus, this monster has has some totally bitchin' theme music. This movie sucked.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Want Some Tacos to go with that Suplex?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The end of Lost
Well, now that Lost is over I will be forced to rely on books to provide me with epic storytelling, and the Internet to provide me with weekly glimpses of Evangeline Lilly's splendid booty.
In case you didn't watch the show, it turns out that all the characters' lives were being made up as they went along by five guys on a blog site. The finale took place in a Starbucks and had a giant mechanical dog named Slayer.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Ok, someone explain the whole Highlander premise to me again.
Haven't seen the movies in forever, but I just don't understand the endgame. So, you kill all the highlanders and then what? There can be only one and now you're destined to roam the earth, never die, and catch every STD known to man. I just don't get it.
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