This one makes me squirmy.

And for those of you who know me, you know that that isn't the easiest thing to have happen.

This one is right up there with the French AIDS ad that I found a couple of months ago where the image was the guy making love to a giant scorpion.

This one is that level of creepy to me.

I can see the art aspects of it. But it gives me the willies enough that I won't include it on the page. You have to click through to see it.

I'm not going to describe the pic. I think it needs to be seen cold turkey, like I saw it.

I'm not sure what the attached article is about since it is in Spanish and comes to us via a Chilean blog called the Kiss of Death, Yeah, yeah, I know...cheery title there. I just haven't had time to work a software translation yet.

Click here for the pic.

Rest in Peace

Glenn Ford

His biography is available here.

Midway, Superman, Torpedo Run, 3:10 to Yuma...greatness.

And there were many good movies in his repertoire. See his filmography here.

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason...#13

Every time I think I might have rode this topic as far as I can, I find another one.

Note Terra Man has a bit in Superman's mouth and his quote is

"Doggone, if you ain't the most rambunctious bronc I ever rode, Superman.

But I aim to break you!

WA-HOO!"

Hmmm.

The bit in Superman's mouth looks suspiciously like a ball gag to me.

The Deon Sanders Hotdog Express

He just couldn't let George Foreman make all the bucks...

Isn't this the same thing that they have at 7/11 that they use to turn their hot dogs?

Old School True Pioneer of the Craft...

As an old school comic book aficionado, who wears his 35-years collecting pin with pride, this

makes me happy.

The return of one of the heroes of my ute...sorry, youth.

The Red Tornado

Cure for Baldness...

Click here.

Well...

They should have come up with this 10 years ago...before I discovered the thinning spots...

...and before I found out how smoking hot I am with a shaved head...

...well...before Cadi found out how smoking hot I am with a shaved head.

Thanks, baby.

Heck, its been long enough now that if I let it go for a week or two, I just feel wrong with the crap on my head.

My question is...if the treatment starts sending signals to proteins in cells to grow hair, does it just send those signals to cells on your head?

How many poor bastards are suddenly gonna find themselves in Ron Jeremy territory?

...or like this guy.

Hmmm, shave my head and be happy with the way I look or...run the risk of having to shave my back...

Gosh...which one will I choose...pfft.

And, there was no mention of side effects, but it seems like every one of these "treatments" has an adverse effect on your liver or something.

I'd rather damage my liver the old fashioned way.

Miller Lite, please!

The Science of Booger Formation...Thanks to Ask Yahoo

As you're no doubt aware, boogers are those squishy things in your nostrils
that appear during interviews and dates. They're not pretty, but as we learned
from this site on kids' health, they
are necessary.

Boogers "happen" when your nasal
mucus combines with dirt and debris you breathe during the day. Mucus (aka
"snot") prevents the dirt from reaching your lungs. Without it, infections would
be far more common.

So, long and disgusting story short, the mucus eventually dries around
the dirt and debris and -- voilà! -- a beautiful new booger is formed. Consider
this the ideal time to bust out the hankie, tissue, or sleeve, then blow.

Yep...lucky me...this was the first thing that I read this morning. Figured I'd share.

HA!

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason...#12

Here in a follow up to CBD...a Reason #9...

Hawkman tries to push Hawkgirl through the dreaded Octo-vagina...

The Octo-vagina is called the Maww.

If there is such a thing as too much symbolism, I think this might skim pretty close to it.

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason...#11

Look closely...yes, he has no ass crack as one of our friends over on Chris's Invincible Super Blog pointed out...

...but the reason that this panel earns a spot here in Comic Book Deviants is that Benjamin Grimm, The Thing of the Fantastic Four, is whacking the bad guy in the nuts...with his head while assuming the position to center a football.

At least that's how it looks to this reporter's eye.

Wish I could have found this panel in color...

Week 1 - AP Top 25...with smarmy commentary...HA!

Week 1 AP Top 25

#. -- TEAM -- RECORD

1. Ohio State (35) 0-0
2. Notre Dame (10) 0-0

This is questionable. Did they get this spot because of their performance
against USC last season? They lost to Michigan State last year, who are returning their QB from last year and could be tough.

3. Texas (8) 0-0

UT's whole season will hang on whether they can beat Ohio State early on in
Austin. The obvious trip points are Oklahoma, who even without their star QB
could be a stumbling block, Texas Tech, who is at #25, and Texas A&M, who
regardless of how the rest of their season is going, will definitely get up to
try and put the spoil on the Longhorns.

4. Auburn (3) 0-0

Depending on how many starters and quality rising stars Auburn returns on this
defense, they could be tough.

5. West Virginia (6) 0-0

Norm Hitzghis on the Ticket in Dallas is saying to watch out for West Va. based
on their schedule.

6. USC (3) 0-0

With the graduations from last year, I think they got this point based almost
solely on Pete Carroll being there. Booty is not Leinart. And LenDale White and Reggie Bush are both gone.

7. Florida 0-0
8. LSU 0-0
9. California 0-0
10 Oklahoma 0-0

This one surprises me. But I, realistically, don't expect much to come of it,
even if they do beat Texas in Dallas. I think that the media are underestimating the impact of losing Bomar.

11 Florida State 0-0
12 Miami (FL) 0-0
13 Louisville 0-0
14 Michigan 0-0
15 Georgia 0-0
16 Iowa 0-0
17 Virginia Tech 0-0
18 Clemson 0-0
19 Penn State 0-0
20 Nebraska 0-0

This one surprises me as well. I wonder if something is brewing in the Land of
Corn. Could be worth looking into....course it could be some of the same thing
that I accuse Oregon of below.

21 Oregon 0-0

Okay...are there 3 Pac 10 schools on this list just to pad USC's strength of
schedule. I mean, c'mon.

22 TCU 0-0

No evil SMU on their sched this year to trip them up. Guess we'll see.

23 Tennessee 0-0

Said to be fragile. The early season test against California could drop them out
of the polls.

24 Arizona State 0-0
25 Texas Tech 0-0

Okay, Craig...just for you...and only this one time...Go
Raiders!

...as long as you aren't playing my 'horns, HA!

And I'm going to throw a little honesty at you...Texas Tech is better than TCU, Oregon, Nebraska, and, probably, Oklahoma. So right there, they should be on the doorstep of the Top 20.

They could be better than Louisville and Clemson...the season will tell...that's why they play the games.

Just Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale...

The third of four boats used as the S.S. Minnow during the Gilligan's Island run on television is up for sale.

She has actually been run aground in her history as well...only in Alaska not in the South Pacific.

She's a 36-foot mahogany Wheeler Express Cruiser...and she's 46 years old.

But she is a classic and intimately tied to one of the best television series of all time. Check her out.



This real-life Minnow also ran aground.

The Cruiser hit a reef in Hecate Strait, while the former owner had her on a excursion down the Alaskan coast. The former owner sold the 46-year-old boat for salvage on condition that it be restored.

Click here for the theme song.



I'm guessing that buying this boat and actually taking it somewhere is probably a dumb idea...I mean...karma has to count for something...right?

Hezbollah Leader Didn't Foresee Scope of War

Really...he didn't.

He thought he could launch missiles into Israel with impunity and kidnap soldiers and well...it didn't work out that way did it. He got the hell blown out of Lebanon.

And what amazes me is that the Lebanese people are holding him up as some kind of freaking saint.

Geez!

Welcome the new U.S.S. Texas!!!

A U. S. Navy Virginia-class submarine just working on completing sea trials.

Christened by Laura Bush.

Welcome to the family.

Long may she serve.

Proud...

I took Emily, our 12 year old, to the music store last night.

She was looking for something by Danity Kane or something like that, one of the Making the Band bands.

Anyway, they were sold out.

And we're looking around in the store.

Earlier in the day we had watched Walk the Line.

And the next thing I know, Emmy is buying some Johnny Cash...with her own money.

Johnny Cash is greatness. Plain and simple. Greatness.

3 Questions...

Derrick Ferguson started this off again.

And I picked it up via Barry Reese.

I want everyone who reads this to ask me three questions, no more no less. Ask me anything you want (though I reserve the right to not answer, or to answer evasively).

Then I want you to go to your journal/blog/whatever, copy and paste this allowing your friends (including me) to ask you anything.

Behold...

The Cameltoe song.

If you are easily offended, don't click on this link. If you have a stick up your backside, don't click on this link. If you work for the ACLU, don't click on this link.

If you are a Blue Collar Comedy kinda person, click on this link.

Somebody put a lot of work into this...and I think it's damned funny.

GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan...the Just Us Cupdate

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GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan

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The Race Report...All the NASCAR News That's Unfit to Print

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Kenseth Wins at Michigan

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Carl Edwards Fined $20,000 for Michigan Busch Series Incident

NASCAR did right...as long as the fine was for his coming off pit road and slamming into Jr's car on the track. That's right and proper.

BUT,

Where's Jr.'s fine for rough driving, spinning Carl going to the white flag in that damned Busch race?

Oh, I'm sorry, we can't fine the Crown f'in Prince of f'in NASCAR, can we?

I've got one thing to say and only one thing to say and, then, I'm going to shut up about this and never mention it again.

BULLSHIT!!!!!

Wait, wait...I don't have it all out yet...BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!

And if one of you Budweiser for Brains Jr. fans has something pithy to say here...don't even try, it'll be deleted, this is my bully pulpit, go start your own blog.

$20,000...hell, Carl should have broken the prick's nose if it was gonna cost him 20K.

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Apparently Jeremy Mayfield used his lawsuit against Ray Everham to essentially out former team owner Ray Everham's alleged relationship with Erin Crocker. Maybe it was material to Mayfield's complaint, maybe it was just a cheap parting shot.

My money is on cheap shot.

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RaceFlash - GFS Marketplace 400

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Camrys finally on the track in tests alongside Fords, Dodges, and Chevys

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3 to Go...Who's In...Who's Out...Who's in T.R.O.U.B.L.E.

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NASCAR Racer Uses the Word Anomaly in a Sentence...Uses the Word Properly as Well

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Mayfield's New Ride with Bill Davis Racing

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Tony Raines to Run the #96 DLP Hall of Fame Racing Entry Full Time in '07

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I Hate the Way the New Spoiler Wing Looks on the Car of Tomorrow...Hate it, hate it, hate it



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Complete Finishing Order


1 Matt Kenseth (17)
2 Jeff Gordon (24)
3 Tony Stewart (20)
4 Kasey Kahne (9)
5 Mark Martin (6)
6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
7 Greg Biffle (16)
8 Reed Sorenson (41)
9 Denny Hamlin (11)
10 Elliott Sadler (19)
11 Kevin Harvick (29)
12 Robby Gordon (7)
13 Jimmie Johnson (48)
14 Scott Riggs (10)
15 Brian Vickers (25)
16 Casey Mears (42)
17 Jamie McMurray (26)
18 Ken Schrader (21)
19 Bobby Labonte (43)
20 Paul Menard (15)
21 Travis Kvapil (32)
22 Carl Edwards (99)
23 Michael Waltrip (55)
24 Dave Blaney (22)
25 Ryan Newman (12)
26 Joe Nemechek (01)
27 Jeff Green (66)
28 David Stremme (40)
29 Sterling Marlin (14)
30 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
31 Kyle Petty (45)
32 Tony Raines (96)
33 Clint Bowyer (07)
34 Derrike Cope (74)
35 Hermie Sadler (00)
36 Dale Jarrett (88)
37 J.J. Yeley (18)
38 David Gilliland (38)
39 Kyle Busch (5)
40 Kurt Busch (2)
41 Kevin Lepage (49)
42 Jeff Burton (31)
43 Todd Kluever (06)

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The Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Green are locked into the show. Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Gold is over 400 out and if the Chase started today, they would be eliminated.

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

2 Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 70
TOTAL - 70

4 Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

5 Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

7 Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

10 Elliott Sadler (19)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

11 Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

13 Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

17 Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

18 Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

22 Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

23 Michael Waltrip (55)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

36 Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 10
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 5

40 Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 5
DNF - 5
TOTAL - 0

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Next Up:
Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
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F Dale Jr.!
An official "Hate the 8" site
- - -Booed in Victory Lane at Michigan 8/19/2006...gotta love it!

The Russian and French Governments are Stupid!!!

They have made moves before the UN which are tantamount to insuring that Iran will develop a nuclear weapon.

It's just not smart.

Wonder how those bastards are going to feel when the Chechnian rebels or the Arabic rioters in Paris lay their hands on a nuclear bomb.

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Pisses me off that I can't find pics of a Russian or French flag burning...it just ain't right...tons of pics of American flags burning on the internet...nary a one of anyone else.

Israel Purchases Two Dolphin Class Nuclear-capable Submarines

So...this means if Iran does something stupid, there would be retaliation even if they could destroy all the land-based Israeli nuclear capability.

Welcome to deterrent, Iran.

Read the story about the purchase here.

When is a Planet not a Planet...

A planet that we all learned was a planet is no longer a planet...thanks to a bunch of retroactive scientific thinking at a conference in Prague.

Pluto is now considered a "dwarf planet."



Wonder how many of them there will be before they are through counting?

This is disrespectful to Percival Lowell, who first suggested that Pluto was out there, and to Clyde Tombaugh, who found it in the night sky in 1930.

The question of whether Pluto was a planet or not has gone on for awhile. Its orbit crossing Neptune's was probably the deal breaker.



Along with the fact that Pluto's moon, Charon, is very close in size and distance to its brother/sister/whatever planet...sorry, dwarf planet. They orbit each other within 19,000 miles of one another. Pluto has a diameter of 3,200 kilometers. Charon has a diameter of 1,400 kilometers.

Now imagine if the Moon had the same percentile relationship with the Earth...the Moon, as it is, is 3,476 kilometers around...now, then...let's see...carry the one...that would make our moon 5,485 kilometers.

Imagine a Moon in the night sky that would almost be twice the size of the one we've got...with the tides, I bet Earth wouldn't have supported life.

And the fact that if Pluto is a planet, then, an argument could be made for the Moon to be called a planet, as well.

Kelly Clarkson Gone Wild!!!

With hair band Metal Skool and Yellowcard frontman Ryan Key and her new, old friend Jack Daniels.

It's ten minutes long and there is a language advisory for those watching it from work.



Wow! She was drunk.

She should remake Sweet Child of Mine on her next album...sorry, showing my age...CD.

Truer Words...

If the Arabs put down their weapons today,

there would be no more violence.

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If the Jews put down their weapons today,

there would be no more Israel.

The Venus di Stan Lee

Ego much?

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason #10

Not necessarily deviant...just more alternative than I ever considered Superman and Captain Marvel's relationship being.

Hmmm...what is Superman staring at?

And what is that Captain Marvel is saying...

"It's okay, Superman. I got your signal. It's going to be okay."

As noted by our friends at What WERE They Thinking...

Captain Marvel has wood...either the lightning really charged him up...or Superman's signals were it.

There's a closeup of the scene over at What WERE They Thinking and it certainly does look like Superman's focus isn't on Captain Marvel's eyes.

Country...When Country Wasn't Cool

The last Country and Western radio station in the Los Angeles area has been replaced by another light rock/pop station...

EEEewww, yeah, LA needs another one of those.

Giant Oysters Invade San Francisco Bay

Not a joke...

A non-native species has gotten into the bay. The invader species grows to a 9 inch size and environmentalists fear that these larger oysters could drive the small 2 and a 1/2 inch natives to extinction.

This is an example of Mother Nature trying to teach us a very important lesson...

Size does matter.

My New Favorite T-Shirt Design - 08/18/2006

I've got a tie this week.

This one is available through the I Support Israel Cafepress shop.



The next one is available through Rightleaning.com.



So, there was sort of a theme for this week's Favorite T-Shirt design.

Vesuvius Via Ecuador

Volcano destroys three villages in Ecuador.

Good Chip!

These are good.

Thank God for impulse buys at the Dollar Tree. HA!

Marvel Civil War Delays

While Civil War writer Mark Millar commented to Newsarama about the
change in schedule of Marvel's crossover storyline, artist Steve
McNiven has posted (via Millar) a statement on the Millarworld forum

"Hey folks, just thought I should get a post up here. First up
apologies to the fans and retailers of civil war. The responsibility
for the art delays lies with me, period. I've been working harder than
I ever have, (and this is my third profession), but this is the
hardest project I've ever done and as Mark said, I had little lead
time. It was as big a surprise to me as anyone else that Marvel
changed its publishing schedule to allow Mark and I to finish the
series together.

When I was sent word of this yesterday, I realized the problems that
this will cause for readers and retailers immediately. After reading
Hitchy's post I am beginning to understand why Marvel went this way,
but it still amazes me. Of course I am proud of the work I have done
on Civil War and I am chuffed that Marvel feels the same way, but I
worry for the people that could be negatively effected by this. Please
realize that the art delays were never meant in a malicious way nor am
I being a prima donna with my work. What I'm trying is to do service
to the exceptional story that Mark has written. That's it, and is all
that I focus on when I'm at the table. I let Marvel know exactly where
I am on a daily basis, from day one, so that they can make the
decisions like the one they have made. I'll continue to work hard to
put out the rest of this series with the best work I can do in the
time I have been given and I hope that you, the fans and retailers
will stick with us, 'cause Mark has written a real gem here.

The "Hitchy's post" McNiven refers to is this one, posted by artist
Bryan Hitch.

It's easy to think that having a late book is terminal and everybody
flies into a panic because it's been a condition of the industry for
so long. This is an industry that has, for most of it's seventy years,
made it's living on periodicals and we all know they have a limited
shelf life. If your book is a month late n the magazine racks your
space goes to somebody else because the stores and newsagents want it
filled.

This is not the case now; for a start comics are mostly sold in
specialty stores and they will keep books on shelves for far longer
than a single month, secondly there has been an enormous growth in
revenue from collections and so called graphic novels.

Years back Perez hit his deadlines on Crisis by eventually going to
breakdowns but had Ordway on finishes so the standard was high. Nobody
was expecting twenty-five years of continued reformatting and sales of
the collections, they were just aiming at deadlines. However, as much
as I love my Absolute collection of Crisis as a mark of my comics
reading childhood, I don't love the fact they had three different
styles on the finish from three different inkers. I hate that on
Infinite Crisis that so many cooks are involved when the fab Phil J
should have been allowed to complete the project for my own tastes,
anyway.

Two of my favorite re-reads in collections are Dark Knight and
Watchmen. Nobody now remembers that each was late at the time of the
original periodicals but that was a blip, a couple of years in each's
25 year publication history and these will STILL be published 25 years
from now. I love these books but how awful would it have been if the
otherwise brilliant Jim Aparo had drawn issue 3 of DK, or that DC had
Alan Davis do an issue of Watchmen. Both brilliant guys but you would
have hated the blip in the collections for the short term gain.

These days we have the benefit of hindsight and there are precedents.
You can't set out to create a classic or a series with longevity but
it's getting easier for publishers to spot them as they unfold because
the collection market is so large now and one can see what works and
what doesn't. A fill-in might potentially stave off an unfortunate
delay but hurt the long term property potential and the only reason a
company would consider a fill-in necessary would be to avoid a
financial hit in the short term not to keep you guys happy. If they
are willing to take what must be a massive hit in the pocket,
believing in it's long term potential, to allow it's creators to
finish the book as intended then that isn't really a bad thing.

If we do things the way they have always been done then we don't
develop. It pays to be flexible, I guess and Marvel obviously believe
they are doing the best thing in the long game for a product they
believe in and one that has already proven more successful than they
believed possible.

Mark isn't exaggerating when he talks of how quickly this thing was
put together and the small lead time. Nobody had intended the book to
even exist; other plans were in place but the geniuses of Bendis and
especially Mighty Mark started the ball rolling that Mark would evolve
into Civil War (which also means we have to find a new title for our
big follow up, so thanks MM). It's also been the biggest jobs of both
Markie and Stevie's careers and required an enormous amount of work
from both. Watchmen was bi-monthly remember and wasn't a crossover. I
envy them their massive success but not the even more massive work
involved. Nobody gets paid more for working harder in comics.

Mark and Steve should be applauded for the efforts as those efforts
are a clear indicator of why the book is a success. Marvel should also
be applauded for making sure everybody gets the best possible
product. It's a delay guys, not a cancellation. Certainly not a crisis!

Pretty damned cocky comparing himself to George Perez, the greatest comic book artist of our generation, and comparing Marvel's Civil War crossover to DC's Dark Knight and Watchmen, which together redefined how a generation of comic book readers and writers looked at and expected from their comic books.

Two comments...

...on the first, I don't see it.

...on the second, no freakin' way!

For the zombie Marvel fan who wants to disagree with me, the comment button is below, I'm an equal opportunity ignorer...one request, no throwing monkey feces.

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason #9

Behold the Octo-Vagina Monster from Outer Space...

Of course, this one only appeared a couple of months ago...so this is why the next generation of comic book fans are becoming deviants.

I'm guessing the guys in editorial were asleep at the wheel when the art came in...either that or they are all gathered around in a circle laughing like Beavis and Butthead and giving each other exploding high-fives.

And no, this didn't appear in some hypersexual pants boy comic book that is all erotica.

Nope, it appeared in standard superhero fare in Hawkgirl #53.

Considering...

Considering the penetration that Hezbollah has into Lebanese society, how much can the Israelis trust the idea of Lebanese troops deploying into the border regions?

Really? How much?

I've got this sneaking suspicion that we are going to see another dog's breakfast before long.

AMD at Watkins Glen...the Just Us Cupdate

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AMD at the Glen at Watkins Glen, NY

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The Race Report

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Kevin Harvick Wins at Watkins Glen

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Kurt Busch Got Screwed

Busch came off the corner at Watkins Glen and slowed on the entry lane for pit road. He was less than two car lengths from the indicator light when it flipped from yellow to red...at those speeds there wasn't any way that he was going to be able to pull back out onto the track...if he even was able to see the light change at the angle he would have had to look at it from...

Something wrong with the world of NASCAR when I am put in the position of having to defend Kurt Busch...jeez.

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Considering the Amount of Smoke that has been Coming out of the Everham Camp all Season, There had to be a Fire There Somewhere...Good Luck on Finding Another Quality Ride, Mr. Mayfield...They Don't Come Along Everyday

And Some Legal Wrangling Had to Go On Regarding Severance Pay Between Mayfield and Everham

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Gilliland in the #38 Replaces Elliott Sadler

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I Agree...At First, I Liked the idea of the Lucky Dog Allowing Cars to Get Back on the Lead Lap...But People Making Up 5 Laps Via the Lucky Dog Should Never Happen

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Margolis's Watkins Glen Observations via Yahoo

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RaceFlash at the Glen

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NBC's Cleveland, Ohio affiliate didn't show the race...Instead, WKYC- 3 - TV broadcast a Cleveland Indians MLB game.
My brain would still be smoking...and so would whoever I spoke with at the television station about it.
-source: Jayski

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Yates Talking to Mayfield About Fill-in Role

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Kevin Harvick (29)
 2 Tony Stewart (20)
 3 Jamie McMurray (26)
 4 Robby Gordon (7)
 5 Carl Edwards (99)
 6 Scott Pruett (40)
 7 Elliott Sadler (38)
 8 Ryan Newman (12)
 9 Kyle Busch (5)
 10 Denny Hamlin (11)
 11 Jeff Burton (31)
 12 Reed Sorenson (41)
 13 Jeff Gordon (24)
 14 Clint Bowyer (07)
 15 Jeff Green (66)
 16 Brian Vickers (25)
 17 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 18 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 19 Kurt Busch (2)
 20 Mark Martin (6)
 21 Matt Kenseth (17)
 22 Kasey Kahne (9)
 23 Scott Riggs (10)
 24 Bobby Labonte (43)
 25 Scott Wimmer (4)
 26 Dale Jarrett (88)
 27 Bill Elliott (19)
 28 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 29 Paul Menard (15)
 30 Kyle Petty (45)
 31 Boris Said (61)
 32 Ron Fellows (32)
 33 J.J. Yeley (18)
 34 Ken Schrader (21)
 35 Casey Mears (42)
 36 Michael Waltrip (55)
 37 Terry Labonte (96)
 38 Greg Biffle (16)
 39 Sterling Marlin (14)
 40 Dave Blaney (22)
 41 Brian Simo (34)
 42 Joe Nemechek (01)
 43 Marc Goossens (190)

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The Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Gold is over 400 out and if the Chase started today, they would be eliminated.

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

1st - Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 70
Win - 5
TOTAL - 75

3rd - Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

5th - Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

7th - Elliott Sadler (38)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

13th - Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

17th - Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

18th - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

19th - Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 35
Pole - 5
Most Laps Lead - 5
TOTAL - 45

20th - Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

22nd - Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

26th - Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

34th - Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

36th - Michael Waltrip (55)
Finish - 10
TOTAL - 10

38th - Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 5
Provisional - -5
TOTAL - 0

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Next Up:
GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
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Polo Logo Tattooed on Idiot's Chest

This has got to be one of the stupidest things I've ever read.

His parents must be so proud.

Do You Got Game?

Image hosted courtesy ImageShack.

The Austin Toros from the NBA D-League are holding open tryouts.

Think you've got IT?

Can you get to Austin, Texas?

Could be very, very cool...

Not sure if the other teams in the D-League are doing this...but if the Ft. Worth Flyers are, I'm going to go watch...if they open the gates.

I'm 25 years past my basketball prime and, even in my prime, I was not a Phi Slamma Jamma type of guy.

I was alright, but definitely not higher ground material.

But if you've got it...go show it...who knows where it may lead.

If Austin is too far away, check the websites of your local area teams and see when, or if, they are doing open tryouts.

The Middle East Buddy List

Let's you click on the intersecting tiles and get a brief description of the relationship between say al-Qaida and Lebanon or Israel and the European Union.

Neat little resource put together over on the Slate.

Where Are the Missing Egyptians???

It's great that the British caught the bad guys.

More on the British-based plot...seems inappropriate to me that they are advertising the 9/11 movie on the page with that news story.

Secretary Chertoff suggests that the plot is evocative of al-Qaida.

But where are those missing Egyptian students???

20 of them were supposed to go to Bozeman, Montana on a student/cultural exchange program between Montana State and Mansoura University in Egypt on July 29th.

3 of them were denied student visas. 6 of them appeared at Montana State like they were supposed to.

11 of them disappeared after landing in New York and failed to make their connecting flight. Last night when I read this article the first time, the FBI felt that the 11 represented no threat, but they were interested in finding out where they were. I bet overnight with the British plot coming to light, that the FBI's feeling of threat changed.

According to the Washington Post, 3 of them have been caught. Two of them turned their selves in in New Jersey. Another was found in Minnesota.

Mmmm, Grab Some Bug Spray and a Smile

States in India are banning the sale of Pepsi and Coke because pesticide levels in their products exceed the health levels put in place by the Indian government.

New Commissioner of All Things NFL

NFL Owners Elect New Commissioner

Who is the New Guy? Roger Goodell, a Career Profile

Issues Facing the New NFL Commissioner:

1. The survival of the New Orleans franchise...should it move...should it stay
2. No team in Los Angeles
3. Expansion...Las Vegas...Portland...Austin...San Antonio...Salt Lake...Oklahoma City
4. Whether Quarterbacks should start wearing Flags that can be pulled for sacks instead of having them masquerade as real football players who block and get tackled

Preview: Ultimate Avengers 2

Behold...

...the vulva puppets.

No really, they're puppets.

A Joe Theismann Moment...Be Prepared to Look Away

75 pounds above his weight class...he was asking for trouble.

Geez...I was eating when I saw this...

Filipino Volcano

Great shots of Filipino volcano in action via AOL news...

These shots are of the Mayon volcano near Legaspi City, Philippines.

Below a view of the Mayon when it was quiescent...look how close it is to the city...sorta reminds you of Vesuvius and Pompeii, doesn't it?

Wow!!!!

The song is very 1940's. If it isn't your cup of tea tough it out, it's worth it to see the rest of the Ross Sisters act.


Solid Potato Salad - The Ross Sisters - video powered by Metacafe

I wonder what kind of shape their spines were in when they reached their late 40's and 50's?

All State 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis, IN...the Just Us Cup-date

NAPA's Fanniversary...check it out, register to win

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All State 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis, IN

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The Race Report

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Hitting on all cylinders...like a ton of bricks, Johnson wins at the Brickyard

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Margolis's Brickyard Observations

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Elliot Sadler Needs Someone to Give Him a Good Luck Charm

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Robert Yates to Sell Race Team...to Mark Martin?

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Raceflash from Indy

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Ricky Bobby Takes First Place...at the Box Office

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From SpeedTV.com

ROUSH RACING and Ford officials say they are re-evaluating their plans in the face of a) the Toyota challenge, b) the debacle at Robert Yates Racing, and c) the failure of some young recruits to pan out, thus leaving holes open at Yates's and, possibly, Roush's. Sources say Roush and/or Ford have offered Mark Martin $8m to stay yet another year in the No. 6 car. Martin, who had planned to retire after 2005, stayed one more year to help Roush plug a gap after the departure of Kurt Busch last summer. Meanwhile, Todd Kluever, Roush's top gong show tryout racing the past three years in Trucks, has not shown the kind of progress expected, and newcomers Stephen Leicht (Yates), David Gilliland (Yates) and Danny O'Quinn are not considered ready for big-time competition. If Ford adds a team in 2007 (assuming it can plug the
holes at Yates's), it likely will be under the Wood Brothers banner, with Jon Wood at the wheel and Ken Schrader minding the No. 21 one more year. That, of course, will depend on the Woods finding financing.

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 2 Matt Kenseth (17)
 3 Kevin Harvick (29)
 4 Clint Bowyer (07)
 5 Mark Martin (6)
 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 7 Kyle Busch (5)
 8 Tony Stewart (20)
 9 Carl Edwards (99)
 10 Denny Hamlin (11)
 11 Tony Raines (96)
 12 Kurt Busch (2)
 13 Ryan Newman (12)
 14 Ken Schrader (21)
 15 Jeff Burton (31)
 16 Jeff Gordon (24)
 17 Brian Vickers (25)
 18 David Stremme (40)
 19 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 20 Scott Wimmer (4)
 21 Scott Riggs (10)
 22 Bill Elliott (100)
 23 Casey Mears (42)
 24 Joe Nemechek (01)
 25 Travis Kvapil (32)
 26 Jamie McMurray (26)
 27 Kyle Petty (45)
 28 Dale Jarrett (88)
 29 Dave Blaney (22)
 30 Reed Sorenson (41)
 31 Sterling Marlin (14)
 32 Kenny Wallace (178)
 33 Greg Biffle (16)
 34 J.J. Yeley (18)
 35 Robby Gordon (7)
 36 Kasey Kahne (9)
 37 Mike Skinner (37)
 38 Jeff Green (66)
 39 Chad Chaffin (34)
 40 Bobby Labonte (43)
 41 Jeremy Mayfield (19)
 42 Boris Said (160)
 43 Elliott Sadler (38)

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The Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Gold is over 400 out and if the Chase started today, they would be eliminated.

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

1st - Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 70
Win - 5
TOTAL - 75

3rd - Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

5th - Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

6th - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

9th - Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

12th - Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

14th - Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

16th - Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

26th - Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

28th - Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

33rd - Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

36th - Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 15
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 10

43rd - Elliott Sadler (38)
Finish - 10
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 5

-- - Michael Waltrip
DNQ - -5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - -10

Waltrip has fallen out of the Top 35 in points and did not get enough speed out of his car to qualify on time for the 400 on Sunday.

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AMD at the Glen at Watkins Glen, NY

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Comic Book Deviants...A Reason #8

Comic book, Speedo bondage via Flash Gordon circa 1930/40/50-ish.

Advanced alien civilizations always run around in their underwear.

Comic Book Deviants...A Reason #7

We believe its normal for mutant witch girls to marry android synthetic men who probably have vibrating body parts along with the ability to make his body harder than diamond or immaterial...symbolism, much.

I wonder if this was intended to be a metaphor for women and their vibrators. It was the 70's. Nah, I'm probably over thinking that.

And lets we forget, the celestially chosen martial arts priestess who marries a humanoid plant from outer space that has taken on the form of her dead friend...yes, I said "dead" friend. Sounds like a creepy wedding night to me.

Yeah...woo...deviants or not, I feel like more of a nerd just for knowing all of that.

Breastfeeding Reduces Anxiety...

Husbands tell your wives.

My New Favorite T-Shirt Design - 08/04/2006

Fantasy football and the NFL are upon us.



Behold and Fear the Mighty Purple Cheeseheads Coach's shirt!

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason...#6

This is another of those things.

Ibis's magic wand was called the Ibistick...

...and apparently, it took to vibrating in his pocket...

Seems like there was a lot of proto-deviant symbolism here...doesn't there?

Of course, the whole concept of a magic wand is phallic symbolism run wild anyway.

How Pissed Would You Be?

United Airlines kept passengers on a plane where the temps rose into the 90's because of a mechanical difficulty...and it wasn't like the difficulty happened in flight. The temp rose before they boarded and became worse as time went along and they sat and sat and sat on the plane.

Here We Go Again...

This is worth it for the speedskating treadmill move...I'd probably break my ankles trying to do that...and the song isn't bad either.

As a Longhorn/Tea-Sipper, This News Just Tears Me Up...HA!

Busted...

That'll happen when you work a job that if you do the math would work out to $70.00 an hour...actually a job that he never appeared at.



Loved this second pic, snagged from Gordon Keith's excellent social commentary site.

Maxine's Living Will...

I, __________________________, being of sound mind and body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means. Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of pinhead politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on it, or lawyers / doctors interested in simply running up the bills. If a reasonable amount of time passes and I fail to ask for at least one of the following:

______ Glass of wine;
______ Margarita;
______ Martini;
______ Cold Beer;
______ Chicken fried steak and cream gravy;
______ Mexican food;
______ French fries;
______ Pizza;
______ Bowl of ice cream;
______ a cup of tea;
______ Chocolate;
______ Sex;

It should be presumed that I won't ever get better. When such a determination is reached, I hereby instruct my appointed person and attending physicians to pull the plug, reel in the tubes and call it a day.

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This came to me via Amy. Thanks, Ames.

Beautiful...

I picked this up over at yowie pad.

Supposedly, this is an unretouched photo in original condition.

Either way, I thought it was pretty cool.