31 March 2011
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I See You Big Fella...
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Happy Birthday Mr. Hockey!
The Red Wing great and NHL Hall of Famer, Gordie Howe, turns 83 years young today. My one personal experience with Gordo is when I was about 11. I was up in Traverse City where Gordie resides and owns a restaurant. I was at the restaurant, "Gordie Howe's Tavern and Eatery" with my parents, and in walks Mr. Hockey. I distinctly remember the aura this guy gave off when he walked in the door. Conversation stopped; Mouthes agape. He sat down at his regular table that was the only one open in a packed joint, with a half hour wait. I remember when you put you elbows on the table they would throw you in the penalty box and I always used to do it because I was a selfish brat and thought it was cute. I remember Gordie coming up to the box and he said, "I'm going to teach this youngster a lesson! You don't put your elbows on the table. This is how you use your elbows!" He proceeded to elbow me in the face harder than you're probably supposed to elbow an 11 year old, but no one cared. The man was and still is a fucking superstar. I shook his hand and he signed my family and I an autograph or two. He went right back to his scotch and the company of his wife. I'll never forget that day.
Check out the good ol' days
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Bollyhood- The Epic Voyage of An International Man of Mystery: Volume 2
I don't think either of us has the time change down yet. I have the most random conversations with the Intl Man of Mystery. This is what I wake up to, hungover, on a Sunday morning. He could probably get in some sort of trouble with this so from here on out he will be known as IMM (International Man of Mystery). Enjoy this exchange about the sexy parties.
Dumplings!? Fucking dumplings! What kind of Dream World fuckin' Dyrdek Fantasy Factory do you live in? The only thing better than dumplings are free, hooker dumplings. Preferably after she fellates you. Baby steps with this one. Too bad he has an above average sense of self respect or this story could have been legen ... wait for it ... dary!
29 March 2011
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Transition from MTV to WWE
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Turning into a Wrestling Blog
Oh Well, To answer to your post below, Michael Cole is in a glass box because a few weeks ago he was brutally assaulted by stone cold, who then drank 50 beers and spilled 95% of each one. He got the shit stunned out of him, and felt unsafe at work so they ERECTED a glass cage for him to sit in.
28 March 2011
The Undertaker is about the same age as Moses
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Ok one of the announcers is in a glass box, I'm not entirely sure why but my best guess is for his own safety. Where is HBK someone is in need of a little sweet chin music
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RAW is WAR
The coalition has got you covered for all the ring side action at tonight's MNR. I stopped following this better than a decade ago so if you know what's going on please take to the comments section. Also, just found out the rock is in the house and this is the last raw prior to wrestle mania so I anticipate some real action tonight!
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27 March 2011
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Bracketology Blunder
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My Love/Hate Relationship With Rec Sports
With Beer League Softball season upon, us I feel a reconnection with my love for playing recreational sports in the community. Not only can you meet a lot of cool people, have some pops with your crew, but also get off your lazy ass and do something semi-productive. Now Beer League ball is the best because you can do it at varying levels of intoxication. Buzzed/blackout/hungover, it all just seems to work out. And in life there is no better feeling than knocking in a few runs, making a sweet defensive play, or in other sports score a goal. This, is why I love of the sports that I play.
With that being said, I hate plying the sports as an adult, which were greatly rewarding to me as an adolescent. Lets start with indoor soccer. You cannot compare the level of a workout soccer or basketball can give you to any sport out there period(Let it be known that I am an atrocious basketball player. I'll stick to white people sports, thank you very much). The health benefits of the cardio soccer gives me is counteracted by the anxiety I get while I play. Every time I'm on the field there is the legit potential that I could end up in jail. Take this week for example. We are playing a team of off the boat foreigners(if you're not from the area, this is a pretty common occurrence) They don't speak a word of English the entire game. We get in a little scuffle. They must be able to understand English enough that, "Fuck you pussy" gets a rise out of them. I finally hear the little English they know when they retort with, "I'll stab you in the parking lot." They must have practiced that phrase. Their entire bench clears. Now I'm not worried in the slightest about my safety because these kids absolutely are pussies. However, I'll be damned if I let a 17 year old jerk off boater get in my face, over a soccer game of all things, without having him swallow some of his chicklets. I walk away, clearly the better man. Listen, just because you can probably call in and get your cousin to work your shift at the gas station after the game, doesn't mean I have time to sit in jail with your ugly ass. I gotta be at work at 8am.
Moving on to hockey. The ice arena is full of "likes to fight guy" If you're not familiar, check this out.
Long story short, some chach uses his stick like its a pool cue and blasts my friend in the chest with the butt-end. We don't wear shoulder pads because we're raw, so this essentially dropped my boy like a sack of potatoes. It took every fiber of my being not to brutally assault all 135 lbs of cigarette smoke and cocaine residue this kid was packing. By the looks of him, he must have walked from the trailer park down the road, shoved some newspapers in his socks Mighty Ducks style, and laced up his 1993 CCM Tacks he got from Play It Again Sports. The kid obviously has nothing to lose. How can I justify showing up to work with a black eye after scrapping it out with this idiot? Just not in the cards.
Don't get me wrong, I still love playing all sports. I just wish everyone was out there for some exercise, friendly competition, and an adult beverage or two like myself. You're not goin' to the big leagues, guy. Just relax.
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"Ain't Gonna Pee-Pee My Bed Tonight"
There are very few things more uncomfortable than watching a German-American family folk band, dressed like Amish people, deliver a disturbing performance about NOT peeing your bed.
24 March 2011
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MOVING FINALLY
So about 5 months ago I moved to Chicago, and just subleased some joint temporary so I could stack some paper, and figure out the layout. WOW. So I end up living with two 30 year old pot heads, and a dog thats only purposes in life is to shed, and piss on his own legs. I get used to this, But then I find out that we have these 2 Gay landlords Hale and Ed. Still I don't care... About 2 weeks ago I come home blacked out, can't find my keys and boot down my front door. -Aftermath is its an 80 year old, solid oak veneer custom made door. I pay 700 bones to get this fucker replaced, then they want an additional 300 to stain it. I tell them to eat shit and die, and I will do it myself. These fucking homeboy landlords have wanted me to re-stain this door 4 times, because "its not cherry enough" I am about to slam a 4 pack of Buck Range Lights and go all hate crime in this bitch on a Thursday morning.
23 March 2011
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The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
If you have not seen this yet, treat yourself. Possibly the best 90 minutes you will spend all week, FYI, it's available on Netflix online.
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WIN TIGERS OPENING DAY TICKETS!!
You, yes YOU, can win Tigers Opening Day tickets. Section 147 Row FFF. Lower Level Pavilion Left Field: Seats 4 - 8. The first person to give us $900 will win 5 tickets. The first to give us $600 will win 3, and the first to give us $400 will win 2. Winners will have the opportunity to meet the "Eat'Em Up Tigers" guy. You know where to find me.
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Gay 80's Song of the Week?
22 March 2011
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Fuck the Locker Room!
Granted, this took me a few days to mull over, but my hatred grows stronger by the day. I don't mean to be negative because believe me I give credit when credit is due. That being said, I have never had a worse time, nor could imagine having a worse time, at a bar in my life. If you're not familiar with the Locker Room in downtown Utica, consider yourself blessed. This bar boasts on being a wild time, which I guess it is if you have zero standards and are a low-life, wanna be meat head.
Upon entry into the bar, there is a $4 cover. Now, this bar is the size of my basement. I'm not cheap, but you need to understand that there are about 5 bars in downtown Utica and none of then would have the audacity to charge cover for their establishments. They know what they are, they know what they offer. Not cover worthy. However, it was my boy's birthday. God knows why he chose this bar as one of the few on the agenda for the night, but I digress. I shelled out the cover price and was immediately cornered by a bouncer saying "You have to buy your first drink here, now!" A little forward, but hey that's what I'm here to do after all, so I oblige. I start my tab.
They give you sticks that are the size of drum sticks, but thicker, and everyone continuously bangs on the walls, tables, seats, and people all night long, every night of the week. That's their thing. Again, I feed into the "madness". After about 3 minutes banging on shit gets really mundane. Time to get shit-faced. I turn to the bar where I wait a solid 15 minutes for a beer, as there are at minimum 30 people standing on the bar stomping their feet and banging away with their steroid ridden drumsticks. I must note that the wait time is partially my fault. You can only get so close to people standing on a bar without having a panic attack knowing that the swap creature directly in front of you will inevitably fart in your agape mouth. I soon figure out this isn't going to last long. I cherish my beer knowing I won't get another one, without considerable effort, for some time.
Finally, a waitress! Thank God. Now I can get a new beer. She, however, was not interested in selling me anything but the 8 shots she had with her. "Buy some shots," she orders. "Well, what do you have?", I ask politely, although losing my patience. "Jager bombs and Cherry bombs!", she exclaims. Now I'm not sure if that was supposed to get a rise out of me but I say, "nah I'll take another Blue Light." "What? Are you a pussy?", she retorts. "No, I'm just not in high school anymore. I don't drink 'bombs'." "I think you're a pussy!", she says. She shoots me a smile, which, I can see the fecal matter all over her teeth because I'll be damned if that wasn't the dirtiest shit-eating grin I've been given in my life.
Time to go. I give the bar another attempt to square up my tab and get one last beer. After another 15 minutes, I'm finally served. "You only had 3 beers and there's a $10 minimum on the tab," the bartender snidely replies. I see what you're doing here, lady. I recount that I've only had one because this place is a fucking joke and that better be the only thing on my tab. I order a round of Rumple Minze for the bros. At this point whatever gets me out of here fastest will have to do. While waiting for the shots and my card, some type of show starts. Another bartender, obviously coked out of his gord, slams beer bottles on the floor and lights things on fire. This show severely impedes my departure, and overall level of enjoyment.
The aforementioned bartender is straddling a bachelorette, inexplicably there for her final stand before tying the knot. He feeds her a "Blow Job Shot" while trying to penetrate her tits through both of their articles of clothing. I walk out the doors to the crowd screaming, "She SWALLOWED!"
She may have swallowed, but you, "Locker Room Saloon", just suck.
PS. I apologize for the diatribe. I'm doing this for your own good. STAY AWAY!
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Southern Hospitality
Police in Florida don't fuck around when it comes to alcohol, especially in the Lakeland area. I mean you got Cabrera dome-ing a bottle of scotch driving in reverse, blindfolded. Boom, jail. No questions asked. Any other athlete would have signed a ball or two and been home by breakfast. Not in the Tampa Bay Metro Area. Must be a practically dry county.
Now you got this good Samaritan here. My man is just gettin' tips'd up and mowin' grass(Sounds like every Saturday night for me. Zinga! ...I digress). It's his duty to keep the neighborhood looking tops. Next thing he knows, the boys in blue are pistol whipping the bridge of his nose as if he molested Henry Hill's girlfriend.
21 March 2011
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Opening Day at Old Tiger Stadium
Okay, so I know everyone is pumped about opening day for the Tigers. It is honestly one of my favorite days of the year. Just chillin outside all day drinking downtown is such a glorious feeling.
But check this shit out.
You may have heard of the Detroit Mower Gang. They go around fixing up Detroit parks for kids and even adults to hang out at. They've been featured on Detroit 187, which is a kick-ass show by the way. They are kicking off the year of playing pick-up baseball at the old Tiger Stadium (which they now call Ernie Harwell Park) every Sunday on April 3rd.
You can hit a dinger where the great Cecil once did.
They are gonna try to fix it up first, play and then eat some hot dogs. If you can make it, make it. I know I will be officially joining the Mower Gang as of April 3rd.
20 March 2011
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Say cheese and Die (58 days later dream update)
So my mom's gypsy dream didn't come true. I made it through St. Patty's day/weekend without any serious injuries, nobody I know got killed in south-central LA. It was a good day. We did, however, have legitimate reason for concern about me well-being. During one of our many photo shoots throughout the night, we were taking panoramic shots of the group. Most of them being worth a thousand words like the one posted above.
Then this one turned out:
Are you kidding me? The camera just so happened to render me, and only me out of this picture!
18 March 2011
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Heads Up Sparky
Minor League Manager in Hospital After Being Hit by Liner
Luis Salazar, a minor league manager in the Atlanta Braves’ system, was awake and able to respond to doctors Wednesday after being hit in the face by Brian McCann’s foul liner while standing in the dugout during an exhibition game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Salazar may have sustained a concussion and might have a facial fracture and damage around his left eye, said Frank Wren, the Braves’ general manager.
Salazar was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center and was to stay overnight. Wren did not have an official hospital report.
“We are just blessed that Luis is alive,” Wren said after St. Louis beat Atlanta, 6-1. “The scans so far have been positive.”
Please explain to me when the meaning of "Head on a Swivel" stopped being relevant? This is obviously an awful tragedy, but I cannot picture this ever happing to me. (famous last words) Stew Scott has been glass eyed, for all the wrong reasons, for seven years, yet the ball field is treated like a grade school play ground. All I'm saying is when I enter a gym or walk on a field, as a competitor or spectator, I bring a modicum of respect for my surroundings. My lesson was learned by getting drilled in the head more than once but less than twice from considerable distance in front of an improbable audience. Perhaps complete embarrassment is more effective than threat of injury. That being said, I would like to share two occasions where such athletic obliviousness brought much misery to others yet much hilarity to myself, and perhaps in the mean time we can all grow as Bro's.
When I was playing traveling league summer ball as a young kid my teammate learned the hard way, that the game of baseball is not for slap dicks. We were taking BP just before a weekend tournament, and this guy was cutting off the balls coming back in field. The biggest bat in our rotation steps up to the plate and coach starts sending in meat balls for his enjoyment. The victim of this story was busy picking dandelions, perhaps his ass, my memory seems a bit foggy on this detail. What isn't foggy is what happens next. The batter hacks a line drive straight back at the mound, where both coach and victim are standing, one hit the deck, the other didn't. The sound of that baseball trying to embed itself into this kids ear canal is as memorable to me as my own voice. Two things happened that day, this kid hemorrhaged from his head for the better part of that afternoon, and he took his last steps on a baseball field.
My next precautionary tale takes place in a gymnasium during "the college years". I was participating in a Sorority dodgeball tournament, most likely benefiting some charity not worth my time. (but I'm a bro of deep conviction, I understand the importance of giving to those not fortunate enough to be me) My team was occupying the bottom two rows of the bleachers, waiting for our next match. Two female spectators were sitting directly next to me in the second row having a chat about a useless non-dodgeball related topic. Again, it blows my mind to think that someone would enter this arena at any level other than Hight Alert, but women are not to be understood. This meat-pile of a bro, in what I can only describe as an attempt to decapitate his weaker opponent, launched a rubber dodgeball across the gym. However, he threw a bit high and his target easily ducked the throw. I know you can see what happens next, the ball is coming straight for the front two rows, all the dudes on the bench saw the ball, followed its trajectory, and made slight head nods to the left and right respectively to evade the path of the ball. The clueless woman sitting directly next to me was in mid high-pitched, oblivious, cackle when the punishing blow rippled across her face. I recall the shrieks of pain and humiliation echoing off the gymnasium walls and the complete and udder joy that penetrated my soul. The kind of joy you can only achieve when you know you've witnessed something truly unique and earth shattering.
I may seem like a bit of a black heart when recalling these tales, but if I do, it's only because I am. However, I am telling you this, in the hopes to avoid future accidents of this nature. If a bit more attention were paid to the fact that balls, pucks, clubs, bats etc. will be swung and thrown and hit by professional athletes in close proximity to your face with little to no barriers in the way of stopping said items, we will all be a little better off. At least a bit more two eyed.
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It's Friday
This chick really hits the nail on the head. Yesterday was Thursday. Today it is Friday. Everybody's looking forward to the weekend. Partying, partying, fun, fun, fun fun. That's what its all about. I'm glad everyone made it out alive from St. Patty's(more on that to come). So go nuts dude, It's Friday!
17 March 2011
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Turner Broadcasting
It has just come to my attention that when TRUtv is not showing NCAA Tourney games they run a program entitled "Hillbilly Hand Fishing". I guess what I am trying to say is, are we sure the NCAA thought this through? Anyway, when Bucknell pulls off the W, just remember who heard it first from Doug Gottlieb.
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Irish Truck Bomb
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Happy St. Patty's Day from the Coalition
Three years ago at this time I would have already had my Jameson/Baileys/Coffee liquid breakfast, excused the pledges from their place in line at PT O'Malleys(where they had been holding our place since 3am), had 4 Irish Car Bombs and a Jameson or 2, and witnessed "Tank" vomit in his hand so the bouncer wouldn't kick him out before he had to leave for his 8am quiz. That was our pre-drink.
Now, I seriously contemplate quitting my job just so I don't have to go be locked in my cube cage like the cubicle monkey I've become. I have too much potential to be getting actual work done. Alcoholics need me out there, corporate America, to add fuel to the fire for late 20-somethings that didn't have it as good as I once did. It brings a tear to my eye to watch someone chew their very first Irish Car Bomb, as it had curdled while I explain what's actually in a Car Bomb. Oh, the innocence.
Don't get me wrong, I'll be out in some capacity today. However, I won't be vomiting. Upsetting, I know.
Please share your favorite St. Patty's Day memory in the comments section. That way we can all attempt to relive the debauchery of days past.
16 March 2011
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"58 Days it Will be Horrible"
So, for those of you who may or may not know; my Mom is sort of a gypsy. And I wish I was speaking figuratively. But she really is. Like the woman has Tarot cards and is always warning me of places that have bad "juju" and shit. A number of my friends have came to our house, where my mom has burned sage, surrounded the table with salt and read their cards. And the most bizarre part is that she's been pretty spot on. (Once our friend Beans had come by with his girlfriend and she wanted her cards read. The cards told her that she is not where she needs to be and she should re-evaluate her troubling situation. Two weeks later, she dumped him and went back to her ex bf. Which really worked out in everyone's favor because she was such a different level of a bitch that it was unbearable to have her around.)
Now imagine how terrified I get when my mom woke up at 3 AM from a dream where a voice says "58 days it will be horrible!" Guess how long ago that dream was? 56 days ago! So for those of you who cannot do the arithmetic by the time you go onto this sentence; it means this Friday at 3Am it will be Horrible! And if you're still not quite on the same level as everyone else by now; that basically says ST. Patty's night will be Horrible! Are you fucking kidding me?! The night after 90% of the people I know start drinking at 8 in the morning, it will be horrible?! This has me so shook up and nervous for tomorrow it's not even funny. I mean, horrible is a word I use sparingly to describe something. Like if you miss your flight-shitty. If your plane crashes- horrible. You wake up shitting blood- pretty bad. You get decapitated- horrible! You get my drift.
So in fear of my gypsy mom being right with her foreshadowing dream, I'm going to be extra cautious this St. Patty's day. But you better believe your bottom when day 59 comes (and no one has been decapitated) it will be Awesome! SO lets keep each other alive this weekend, eh friend?
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Gilbert Gottfried Got Fired
To be honest I really wanted to make this post just so I could use that title but this stuff is actually pretty funny and shitty at the same time. Gilbert Gottfried was fired yesterday from his Aflac gig for making jokes on his Twitter regarding the tragedy in Japan. Here they are:
Okay, we all know it's a total bummer that shit was broken and people got killed. Really, we do. You see, though, JOKES DON'T DO ANY MORE DAMAGE. There isn't some Japanese woman who's following Gilbert's twitter feed who is going to fall into depression JUST BECAUSE he made these jokes. All it would do is turn on that "I'm offended" switch giving someone the "right" to bitch at him.
With that said, why fire the dude? He's funny and his tweets were funny. There was not one person who read those and decided "Today I'm gonna cancel my Aflac insurance!" Although, I am sure there are some people who thought "That was a dick move Aflac, I'm not down with you anymore." This could also be me being ignorant towards the demographic of super-moral sensitive women who have to insure their minivans and the power they hold.
Either way, Gilbert Gottfried is still awesome.
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One day Ill figure out how to post youtube videos...
15 March 2011
Call me a homer if you must, but I predict great things for the Spartans once again. I understand this has been a disappointment of a season thus far, but Izzo is a fucking wizard in March, and I dare you to bet against him. Either way, happy March readers, there is no greater 3 weeks than the ones ahead of us.
14 March 2011
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Dev's Dilemma
Tonight I got a phone call from Devin (fellow bro, seafood connoisseur and fighter jet enthusiast) stating a certain predicament he was faced with tonight. Backstory:
Devin gets a package (pictured above) sent to his apartment with the message "Happy Birthday" and addressed to a different person at his address. Now, Devin's birthday is months from now, and he called asking my advice on how he should handle this delicate scenario. As the lightbulb in my head flashed on, I thought: "what better way to help Devin make the right choice than to make it public and leave it up to the people."
Therefore, below is a set of possible scenarios:
A.) Do the right thing and return it to the post office
This would be a noble decision, and admirably so the right thing to do. And as we all know (largely in part thanks to the movie "Dazed and Confused") tampering with the mail is a federal felony offense. He could easily wipe his hands clean of this and submit it to the postal service to correct the error; or even hunt this dude whose name is on the box down via one of the many social channels available to him. But let's be honest; where's the fun in that?
B.) Open it up!
This is where the story can tree branch off into a virtually endless number of scenarios. If you're like Devin and myself, the sight of this unopened box in your living room would rip you apart. I mean, its a pretty good sized box (as shown to scale next to the Charter remote and Xbox controller). If returned, it could pick away at his very being having never known what was sent to his house. So lets say he opens it and...
1.) It's something shitty. Like a book on how to effectively manage your 401K, or a collection of Yanni CDs. Something that serves no benefit to him or our group of friends. So he is obligated to package it back up and then what? Toss it? And when the sender and intended consignee discuss the aforementioned package they come to the conclusion that it was somehow lost in the mail. In which case the postal service will do aboslutely nothing except maybe send a written apology (which has happened to me before, the USPS holds zero accountability and gives even less fucks). Or give it back to the postal office and claim that in the midst of the adrenaline rush derived from receiving the package, he failed to confirm that he indeed was the intended receiver. In which case I imagine the post office saying "oh yeah this shit happens all the time. In fact, many people just throw away shitty items they mistakenly receive in the mail"
Or,
2.) It's something sweet. Here is where my imagination runs wild. What if he opens it and its an iPad 2, or a brick of black tar heroin? This is the shit movies are made of here! Like what if it's some deeply thought out ploy to make Devin pay for his curiosity with his life (much like the movie "Phonebooth" or the far shittier "The Box").
Nevertheless, opening the box has to be the way to go, right? Well, here's where the followers come in.
I have convinced Devin to allow the package to remain untouched for the next 24 hours until the brog (bro blog) readers have determined what he should do with it. I can only hope that the decisions you all make are well-thought ones. All comments will be taken into consideration when Devin ultimately makes the final decision.
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Slam Sukka!
Now THATS what I'm talkin about! I feel like the past few years bullying has gone from standard procedure at schools everywhere to hands across America with mothers crying on Oprah. This little runt had it coming to him, I think he even knew it too. As the great Ice Cube once said "If I get dealt wit....I get dealt wit." Hey son, you just got Dealt Wit! Casey had 60 el bees on this kid at least! He took a couple jabs to the mug like Rocky did in his first bout with Apolo, then BAM! Jackknife powerbomb! Casey handled this little shit like he was a WWF Slam Buddy.
My hat is off to this kid. We've all had that skinny little punk in elementary school that had the worst case of ADD imaginable, treated with a steady diet of Riddelin and special reading tutors. The kid that just wouldn't stay out of trouble, trying to fight with everyone who gave him a rebuttal. And it seemed like he never got what was coming to him because he had some sort of social discrepancy that served as a "get out of jail free" card. You can bet your sweet bro asses (brasses, if you will) that at the first sign of my son being bullied, I show him this video along with old wrestling clips and say "give him a lesson."
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Cindy Crysby Literally Grows a Vagina
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The Negative Effects of Traffic Signs.
I was driving to pick up a Burrazo at one of Metro Detroit’s greatest restaurants, Mexican Village, when an internal conversation I recently had with myself popped back into my head.
You see, like most people, I spend many hours in my car traveling to places I hope will bring me enjoyment.
Whether I am driving to a bar, a bookstore or Ms. Wok’s Happy Ending Massage Parlor I am just trying to make the most of my free time. And if you check my credit card statements you will see I am doing a fine job with the balance of work and play leaning towards the latter as 90% of my destination serve alcohol.
However, just recently I noticed something that has ruined the enjoyment I received from driving.
Why the hell are traffic signs so rude and degrading?
How dumb do traffic sign makers think I must be where I need a STOP sign to help me make a safe right turn onto a main street. I learned all that stuff in Kindergarten where my teacher thought me in a fun and positive way.
So I started thinking: Does the authoritative tone in which traffic signs tell people what to do have any effect on the mind/attitude of society? I made the video below while on my way to pick up dinner to try and give a visual example of what I am talking about in this blog post.
I understand the role traffic signs play in keeping traffic organized and drivers safe but doesn’t seeing such assertive words like STOP, LIMIT, NO TURN, and ONE WAY, every time you are in your car make for a more subservient individual?
True happiness can’t be achieved when you rely on someone, or in this case something, to tell you what to do. I mean the sense of liberation you feel while speeding down a country road where there are no signs telling you what to do proves that traffic signs bring a brother down.
All in all, I just wish the signs I see on a daily basis would bring me as much joy as the OPEN sign hanging outside of Ms. Wok’s Pallor.
13 March 2011
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I love technology
Kip from Napoleon Dynamite said it best, and I can't agree more. I have finally found the means necessary to blog from my phone ( thank you Mike Breezy). Be ready to read a high volume of mindless banter as I plan to use this mostly when I drink. I am most excited for the hilariousness that my autocorrect will bring, while I am least excited for the inevitable dropping of my phone in a bar toilet.
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Bollyhood- The Epic Voyage of An International Man of Mystery: Volume 1
I know absolutely zero things about the United Arab Emirates. As I look to diversify my understanding of different cultures(mainly to choose the ones I hate and want nothing to do with. I assure you it's not an effort to make me a better person, believe that), I strive to seek as much information as possible. What better way to do that than my very own, personal, brown Austin Powers?
A close friend and honorary member of the BroCo, Adi, was sent to work in Dubai. I'm fairly certain he is a spy. I don't think anyone is clear on exactly why he's over there; all we know is he makes sick loot and has something to do with the military. It's kind of like when you ask an extremely rich, well connected Italian man what he does for a living, and he says he works construction as a "Union delegate". Hey, whatever helps you sleep at night.
Back to the task at hand: From what I gather so far, there is no porn allowed there, but there's an intricate way to snake around it, just so you can stay connected to your daily smut fix. I also learned that making 9 drunken phone calls at 12:30am Dubai time(3:30pm EST) will cost you $27. So far, I am severely unimpressed, as you kinda lost me at no porn. I don't know if I can have any involvement in somewhere that I can't access porn at the drop of a hat. You are a stronger man than I, sir. I will not, however, let this minor detail deter my investigation of the Middle Eastern way of life.
A few positive notes from the U.A.E. is the fact that the aforementioned gentleman is having a fantastic time in a very exciting experience in his life, not to mention the breath-taking cityscape, and the fact that Walmart Wolverines exist there, and are consistently as shitty.
Adi has the swag and skin color of Wilt Chamberlain. Being a brown person, he blends in well with the locals, but his lack of a uni-brow lets the ladies know he's something out of the ordinary. Once that certain sense of intrigue from the ladies kicks in, my man will clean up.
I nearly vomited Google searching images of uni-brows. It's terrible |
"Proof that most Michigan fans didn't go to Michigan - this picture was taken in Afghanistan. Forget Walmart Wolverines, they have Taliban Wolverines there." - Adi |
Adi is going to keep me updated on his shenanigans and the crazy goings on in the land of the sand. He is also going to guest blog every once in a while when he finds the time, so check back periodically to live vicariously through him.
Good luck, bud! Stay safe.
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Leap into the Future
This is the setting in which I will experience time travel. I can only hope my situation gets better when I arrive in the future an hour from now.
Location:Greeley St,Utica,United States
12 March 2011
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Tourney Pick 'Em
Brackets, bros. Let's go! Get at me for the password and I'll give you more deets.
DTBC Pick 'Em Link
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Beautiful Jazz in Beautiful Detroit
“All right everybody we are going to play one more song as these guys [Bakers] are trying to close up.”
11 March 2011
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Spidey Sense?
I received a spider bite yesterday morning that I paid no attention to however I am starting to believe that I am about to take on "Great Responsibility."
My lower eye lid has been twitching since 7:00pm yesterday which is highly unusual as there is no history of eye twitching in my family.
Here is where it gets weird, I woke up this morning to the news of the 8.8 earthquake in Japan and the pending tsunami in Hawaii. Which leads me to believe I have acquired spidey sense!
I am now patiently awaiting contact from Charles Xavier.
10 March 2011
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Illinois Abolishes Capital Punishment, Signs your Death Warrent
Last year the Supreme Court (aka The Constitutional Bro Coalition) deemed Chicago's 20 year-old hand gun ban "totally harsh" and "very unBro-Like". Citing the Second Amendment, the court ruling affirmed the long standing belief that "when nigga's be getting out of line, they must be dealt with" or at the very least pistol whipped “across they bitch face”. This is important for several reasons. First, restricting access to weapons has directly restricted my right of self expression. Being a Bro of high moral character as I am, I must follow the letter of law. Thusly, I certainly WANT to shoot you in the face; however, I will not be breaking any laws to do so. By arming the populace legally, you effectively knock down the largest barrier to entry into the criminal world, i.e. crime.
I sense you understand my alarm following yesterday's decision to eliminate the use of Capital Punishment in the state of Illinois. Essentially eliminating lex talionis for murder, you have removed the only real deterrent I can think of. Obviously, people don't kill each other because they them selves do not want to be killed. My murderous tendencies have been kept at bay thus far due in no small part because I find my own execution to be far too severe a punishment.
The folly of my local government has essentially opened a Pandora's Box, wherein the citizens of this fair city now have limitless access to fire arms, and an incentive to use them. I don't feel I am over stating the situation I find my self in, and if my near flawless view of human nature serves me, this should make for an interesting Saint Patrick's Day celebration. Let's call it the St. Patrick's Day Massacre.
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Oh, Miggers
Mmm Scotch. |
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Gas Pumps are for Chumps!
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Detroit's Positive Change Has Offically Hit the Air Waves
The media is catching on brothers and Detroit’s local 7 Action News Team proves it, as they were the 1st news team to start broadcasting to the world, how badass Detroit is.
Fuck Anderson Copper and Bill O’reilly man, not one of them puts in enough effort to uncover what will be the world’s most inspirational feel good story.
You need a real hard working news team to uncover that kind a story, a news team that doesn’t fuck around when it comes to breaking news.
There are only two reporters who put in the elbow greased required to uncover a story of this magnitude in such an early stage of the reformation.
They just reported last night on the Hostel being built in Detroit, MI. Become a fan of their facebook page by click here.
Just like every great city Detroit now has an affordable place for travelers who want to come be part of a youth movement that is 100% committed to making Detroit the most inspirational city in the world.