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02

Sep

2nd Chance

Let me tell you a story about a man named Tom.

Tom was a dacent quarterback for his college team; not quite good enough to be called an elite player. he went to the draft and got picked up in the 6th round. Tom was poised to do his job and try to make the team. and he did.

One day, there was a terrible accident and the starting quarterback, a veteran of sorts, sustained an injury. Tom got the call to step up and become the team’s leader. Now he’s a starting quarterback in the NFL.

No, I’m not talking about Tom Brady.

Today I’m talking about Tom Brandstater.

Good luck to you Tom.

31

Aug

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davidcho:

Jay-Z - ‘Thank You’

The Blueprint 3 leaked today, and I think I like it. On the whole it’s pretty good, but I’m a little hesitent to make a decision because of my expectations and the overall beat selection.

What I definitely DO like is the song ‘Thank You’, especially the third verse (transcribed below).

I was gonna kill a couple rappers, but they did it to themselves.
I was gonna do it with the flow, but they did it will their sales.
I was gonna 9/11 them, but they didn’t need the help,
and they did a good job, them boys are talented as hell!
So not only did they brick, but they put a building up as well,
then ran a plane into that building, and when that building fell,
ran to the crash site, with no mask then inhaled
toxins deep inside their lungs until both of them was filled,
blew a cloud out like an L into a jar, then took a smell
because they heard secondhand smoke kills.
[Guys] thought they was ill, found out they was ill/ew,
and it’s like you knew exactly how I wanted you to feel!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, you’re far too kind.

I’m Feeling This. 

23

Aug

itsjordyn33:
Craig Owens and his ‘crowd walk’
I don’t think a better picture could have been taken at Warped last week.  This is epic.
Photo by Jordyn.

itsjordyn33:

Craig Owens and his ‘crowd walk’

I don’t think a better picture could have been taken at Warped last week.  This is epic.

Photo by Jordyn.

22

Aug

(via palahniukandchocolate)
Early Steve Martin can NOT be beat.

(via palahniukandchocolate)

Early Steve Martin can NOT be beat.

13

Aug

Last Meals

After reading Amanda Lynn Ferri’s last post, I decided to check out the Wiki page for Death Row Last Meals.  Here’s some of my favorites:

Allen Lee Davis—350-pound “Tiny” Davis had one lobster tail, fried potatoes, a half-pound of fried shrimp, six ounces of fried clams, half a loaf of garlic bread, and 32 ounces of A&W root beer.

Dennis Wayne Bagwell: Medium rare steak with A1 Steak Sauce, fried chicken breasts and thighs, BBQ ribs, French fries, onion rings, bacon, scrambled eggs with onions, fried potatoes with onions, sliced tomatoes, salad with ranch dressing, two hamburgers, peach pie, milk, coffee, and iced tea with real sugar.

Dobie Gillis Williams: Twelve candy bars and some ice cream.

James Edward Smith requested a lump of dirt, which was denied. He settled for a small cup of yogurt.

Ringer Edwards requested chicken and beer. He escaped execution as a Japanese prisoner of war when his meal request could not be obtained.

Timothy McVeigh: Two pints of mint chocolate-chip ice cream.

Victor Feguer requested a single olive with the pit still in.

William Bonin: Two pepperoni and sausage pizzas, three servings of chocolate ice cream, and fifteen cans of Coca-Cola.

I am a fan of the gluttony plan for death row inmates.  If you gotta go out, go out full.  Here’s what I would request:

  1. Full Order of Biscuits and Gravy with lots of sausage
  2. 2 In-N-Out Double-Doubles, animal style, no tomatoes
  3. 3 orders of Carl’s Junior’s Criss Cuts
  4. Green Bean Cassarole
  5. Tokyo Steakhouse Fried Rice with Hot and Spicy sauce
  6. 2 Cheese Quesadillas from Robertitos
  7. A 6-Pack of Fat Tire
  8. A dozen undercooked Fudge brownies with Milk.

I might go on a killing spree right now.

thisistheglamorous:
FINALLY, an issue I can get behind.
 More like an issue I can Hop-On.  Yeah, you’re gonna get some hop-ons.

thisistheglamorous:

FINALLY, an issue I can get behind.

 More like an issue I can Hop-On.  Yeah, you’re gonna get some hop-ons.

07

Aug

streeter:

Rosie has a knack for finding amazing trinkets on the Internet.  The full exchange here.  Digg it if you like it.



When I moved into the dorms my freshman year, I originally had no roommate.  About a week later I was living with a 31 year old toddler named Madison who looked like Golem but acted like Barney from The Simpsons.  One semester in he got kicked out of school.

The second semester was spent with a Japanese exchange student who spoke almost literally NO english.  He cooked ramen noodles and practiced his electric guitar at 3am every night.  The guitar was hooked up to some sort of headset that sounded like electric guitar to him, but sounded like the strumming of an unplugged electric guitar to me.  I believe this sound to be even more annoying than it could possibly sound.

And there’s your daily History of Brad.

streeter:

Rosie has a knack for finding amazing trinkets on the Internet.  The full exchange hereDigg it if you like it.
When I moved into the dorms my freshman year, I originally had no roommate. About a week later I was living with a 31 year old toddler named Madison who looked like Golem but acted like Barney from The Simpsons. One semester in he got kicked out of school. The second semester was spent with a Japanese exchange student who spoke almost literally NO english. He cooked ramen noodles and practiced his electric guitar at 3am every night. The guitar was hooked up to some sort of headset that sounded like electric guitar to him, but sounded like the strumming of an unplugged electric guitar to me. I believe this sound to be even more annoying than it could possibly sound. And there’s your daily History of Brad.

05

Aug

“No Experience Needed”
Truer words have never been spoken.

“No Experience Needed”

Truer words have never been spoken.

(via juliasegal)
They had some of these signs at the Galt Flea Market bathrooms.  They weren’t quite this comical or cartoony though.

(via juliasegal)

They had some of these signs at the Galt Flea Market bathrooms.  They weren’t quite this comical or cartoony though.

I have been listening to Coconut Records for about two weeks now and today I decided to hit the “play” button on their music video.

Imagine my surprise when I saw Jason Schwartzman prancing around.

Suddenly I felt the great need to run a Wikipedia search on the band.

The Result: There is no band.  It IS Jason Schwartzman making this awesome music.

How late am I on this?  The man Adam Sandler referred to as Pete Rose; Yo ‘Teach himself.

Touche’ Schwartzman.  Touche’