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Welcome to Hooters!

Posted in Odd, Sports with tags , on September 18, 2008 by macmystery
Can they take your order?

Can they take your order?

I really don’t know what the point of this is. But you just don’t find a photo like this everyday.

These are the rookies on the San Diego Padres undergoing a little bit of hazing from their veteran teammates.

Does it make you think twice about you’re next trip to Hooters? I don’t know.

But the next time you hear somebody say, “Just imagine if men were forced to parade around in outfits like that,” just say, “No thanks.”

Let’s talk about sex …

Posted in Odd with tags , , , , on September 2, 2008 by macmystery

OK, let’s kill three birds with one stone here.

First of all …

Gillian Anderson in Maxim.

Gillian Anderson in Maxim.

All the headlines on Internet news sites last week read, “X-Files star seeks treatment for sex addiction.”

Only upon clicking the links did you find out it was Fox Mulder, er, I mean David Duchovny.

I know it’s wrong, but I must admit that as I waited for the page to load, I was really hoping it was Scully, er, Gillian Anderson who was addicted to sex.

I’m not really sure why. Any ideas?

Secondly …

I tried to pick a photo of Josh that wasn't too sexy. How'd I do?

I tried to pick a photo of Josh that wasn't too sexy. How'd I do, ladies ... or guys, I guess?

Apparently, actor Josh Hartnett and his lady friend are the stars of a sex tape, unintentionally, according to MSNBC.com. They had a private “rendezvous” in a place a little more public than they thought.

Well, one can only hope this film turns out better than Pearl Harbor. Quote from a review of Pearl Harbor from IMDB.com: ” There are very few films I’ve come across which actually make you want to beat yourself senseless with a heavy object. But this is surely one of them. Quite possibly one of the worst films ever made …”

I guess, really, only his co-star knows if this film was a success.

And lastly …

There was a story on CNN.com a couple days ago entitled, “Eight bad reasons to have sex.”

Upon first examination, this seems to be a bogus story, since I was positive there couldn’t be eight bad reasons to have sex.

Then, after reading the article, I realized it was geared toward the ladies, and it was really a kind of warning, … these are not good reasons to shack up with this guy. Among the poor reasons: Revenge, ego, fame, mercy, quid pro quo, clarity and weight loss. Yeah, that last one is a hoot.

But the best bad reason to have sex, by far, is the one they called “appliance envy.” Now that sounds pretty graphic, but it didn’t mean what I thought it meant. (What do you think I think it means? I’m not saying.)

No … basically, this is about home appliances. Primarily air conditioners.

Yep, that’s right … air conditioners.

It seems the authors believe that if it’s really hot, I mean like 103 degrees hot, and a young woman is living in an apartment with no air conditioning, it’s not in her best interest to make a booty call just for the sake of waking up in a cool apartment the next day.

Some people are geniuses.

Random stuff

Posted in Odd, Politics with tags , , , on August 22, 2008 by macmystery
Some of John and Cindy McCain's property.

Some of John and Cindy McCain's property.

Man of the House

Quick, how many houses do you own? I’ll give you 10 seconds, think carefully.

Tick, tock, tick, tock …

If you answered, “My staff will have to get back to you,” you probably need to have some things checked.

You have got to be kidding me! John McCain is running for president, and he can’t answer that simple question.

“I think — I’ll have my staff get to you. It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.”

Once again, good to see the Republicans have chosen an “everyman” to carry their torch. And he’s accusing Obama of being an elitist?

Here’s what Obama had to say to an audience in Chester, Va.:

“I guess . . . if you don’t know how many houses you have, then it’s not surprising that you might think the economy was fundamentally strong. But if you’re like me, and you’ve got one house, or you are like the millions of people who are struggling right now to keep up with their mortgage so they don’t lose their home, you might have a different perspective.”

Before I go on my next job interview, I think I’ll review how many houses I own, just in case someone tries to trip me up.

Turn yourself in, … or don’t

Believe it or not, the U.S. actually had a program called Schedule Departure where illegal immigrants could voluntarily come forward and be deported.

I say had because, well, it had to be shut down.

Why, you say?

Well, believe it or not, it wasn’t because of the swarms of immigrants who couldn’t wait to have the U.S. government round them up, ban them from entering the country, even legally, for 10 years and then transport them to Mexico, where they’ll just have to spend an outrageous amount of money and risk their lives, simply to get back to where they were.

No, I guess the 8 … yes, 8, that’s right, 8 … the 8 people who volunteered in the program’s three-week trial period weren’t enough to give the INS the impression this might be a good idea.

It shouldn’t have taken three weeks and eight Mexicans to tell them that.

The big catch

The big catch

Bait-your-hook Barbie, in stores soon

Dad takes little girl fishing. Little girl has to go to bathroom. Dad holds little girl’s Barbie fishing rod while she’s gone. Dad catches state-record channel catfish using little girls left-behind Barbie rod.

Believe it … or not.

Another Bigfoot story bites the dust

Posted in Odd with tags , on August 18, 2008 by macmystery

Bigfoot ... or hoax?

I’m sure, by now, you’ve heard about the latest Bigfoot story. I mean, if you haven’t, where have you been?

Seems two fellows from California claimed they found the body of a deceased Bigfoot in the woods in north Georgia. They took the body and stuffed it into a cooler, or a freezer, or a big white metal box … anyway, took pictures and then wouldn’t let anyone see the body after making their discovery public.

Of course, the picture resembles a big gorilla costume stuffed into a cooler. It’s understandable why city folk out there who don’t know any better would try and cast doubt on the story. But this got ugly.

Among the stories to come out in the past several days following the revelation of the Bigfoot discovery were: “Bigfoot in the freezer is my pet Chuck,” “Bigfoot named president of Georgia, makes peace with Russia,” “Bigfoot sighting at Hank Aaron Stadium” and, the best one, “McCain selects Bigfoot as running mate in surprise move.”

It’s just like the mainstream media to botch such an important story. Despite the men’s statements that they would allow only their handpicked scientists and a Fox News reporter to view the body, Fox News dismissed the claim just like everyone else. What happened to “We report. You decide?”

Well, turns out it WAS all a hoax. A DNA analysis found samples supposedly taken from the corpse to be human and … get this, … opossum.

The sad part is yahoos like these two guys ruin it for people, like me, who know for certain bigfoot really does exist.

Oh well. Anybody heard anything lately about the chupacabra?

Some important questions

Posted in Music, Odd, Politics with tags , , on August 9, 2008 by macmystery

1. How many cheerleaders can you fit in an elevator?

Don’t know?

Well apparently, the answer is 25. Try 26 and the elevator breaks down. Read on …

2. What was John Edwards thinking?

Uh, there’s no link for this one. it’s just a question.

3. What does Bob Dylan know about the economy?

A lot of people have an idea. Read on …