McRib Mystery Explained (partially)

The Godfather and I are huge fans of this mystery McDs sandwich. He also has blogged about its pork goodness/elusiveness recently. Well, NPR has researched the subject and have documented their findings in this article and podcast (its a good listen): Fan Alert: The Wild McRib Has Been Sighted
There is also google maps mashup tool (user contributions) for locating their availability: McRib Locator

Would you vote for Rich Whitey?

Found this at another blog and thought it was too funny. The fact that it mostly occurred at predominantly minority polling places makes you wonder if it was intentional. Can you see a minority individual going into vote and having a choice between several candidates and one of them is Rich Whitey. I don't see him getting any votes in these wards.

Denver Hosting Nascar Race......sort of

Good news for the Godfather!
Watch the press conference here:

Poor and Stupid
Tags: SOUTH
PARKEric Cartman,Leopold "Butters" Stotch,more...

And watch the other related videos from the same episode! They are all greatness. And how about their corporate sponsor?!?!?
Best part about this South Park parody is Nascar drivers get it. They are not mad and actually appreciate the publicity. They know that nothing is sacred with South Park writers......

Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

This bridge engineering is greatness and an awesome tribute to one of my favorite American heros! The Godfather took me to see the construction a year ago.
Hoover Dam bypass bridge dedication planned next week

Going Postal..

The postal service union has determined that thousands of mailed out ballots for the unions own election have been lost in the mail. I'm sorry, buts thats funny.

I continue to use the mail for bill paying, hey I'm old school, because I like the act of sitting down and seeing where all my money goes to when I write out my checks. I think it helps reinforce that I need to spend less. If I just clicked on a button to pay a bill I don't think it would register as deeply as when I write out a check. I do have two bills that do get taken out directly out of my account and it just doesn't seem to be the same.

Congrats to Kim Jong Il's Offspring!

On their well deserved promotions to Senior (4 Star) Generals.
Kim Jong Il Promotes Youngest Son and Daughter
N Korea is very well run country and is destined for greatness based on Kim Jong's leadership and these recent promotions.
And I love the fact that his kids were educated outside that country.

Not Good Enough for the Homeless

LeBron's old Cleveland Cavs jerseys are not wanted by the homeless in Miami:
Miami Coalition rejects LeBron James's jerseys for homeless.

In Case of Emergency, Please Remove Your Bra

Gotta love Fox News: In Case of Emergency, Please Remove Your Bra

Anyone for a little Beastiality????

I won't be attending this show:

From the ad:

"A Magical Encounter Between Man and Horse"

"...contains the most horse love you've ever seen...."

Yeah.......not my cup of tea.

Discovery Channel Held Hostage

This guy can't be all bad look at his quote:

" Nothing is more important than saving ... the Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels. The humans? The planet does not need humans.”

Froggies? not just Frogs but Froggies. I myself am partial to froggies including having a stuffed animal shaped like a froggy as a child that was orange fabric on top and multicolored fabric on the bottom and probably weights a good two to three pounds with the beanie bag chair filling inside of it.

and, of course, the Squirrels, I like squirrels too, in fact I kept a squirrel alive through a winter after it had lost a hand in combat probably with the neighbors cat by feeding it almonds and pecans, I named it Stumpy.

By the way the title came from my receptionist who came into the lunch room while I eating and said that some guy was holding the Discovery Channel hostage.

Two Beers and Jump…..The Ballad of Steven Slater

This is the good time song of this summer.
Slater has become a pop culture icon for the way he handled airline customer service and the way he quit his job. Fallon sums up the story with this tune.
(new business idea mental note: inflatable slide rentals for disgruntled employees/spouses/tech support)

Tech Support - Top Secret Flowchart

If I have ever helped you with an IT issue, I would like to pull back the curtain and take you behind the scenes.
But sadly, the Consigliere uses no special sauce to assist with your computer problems.....just the following flow chart:

Armpit of America

I've always known Newark NJ as the armpit of America but now it seems its gotten a little shittier.

Random Craigslist Story

A funny thing happened the other day as Suzanne and I are grilling out in the driveway. A young couple pulls into the driveway and get out of their car. Suzanne is busy with yard work, so I introduced myself and made some small talk. I assumed they were friends of Suz or new to the neighborhood (and wanted to introduce themselves). Then after a brief moment of awkward silence, I asked "Whats up?" They said they were here for the Dressers. My initial assumption was incorrect and I made another assumption that Dresser was a last name and yelled to Suz, "Which of your neighbors are the Dressers?" At about this time one of the two was frantically looking for an address while the other explained they were here for some Craigslist items. Turns out they were a block off. I wished them well with their Craigslist adventures and off they went into the sunset......

Fake 'American' Rappers Pretended to be from Hemet, CA!

Hemet (my birth place) has a new 15 mins of fame in American pop culture via this NPR podcast:
The Fake 'American' Rappers Who Fooled Everyone
This podcast is worth listening to just for the story, but I am still puzzled by why they picked Hemet as their fake home town. I find that part of story very humorous.
From the transcript.....
Interviewer: "You'd never been to America, right?"
Rapper: "No, I'd never, ever been. Billy had cousins in Hemet, California. So the backstory basically was we were raised in Hemet, we were, you know, bad asses at school. We always got kicked out of school. Our dad worked in insurance.
Hemet was also the fictitious home town of Brad Pitt in one of my favorite movies, Spy Game.

Death of Pork Barrel

God be with Sen. Byrd's family as they morn the loss of my favorite career politician.
OK, the rest of this post may sound like I'm dancing on his grave. I am not, but i am going to vent on his style of politics.....namely (and solely) to get reelected.
This guy was the poster child for why we need single term limits for ALL elected officials. That will never happen, but here is a great video tribute to the king of legislative earmarks:

BP Spills Coffee

Forbidden Doughnut....

A Seattle Seahawk's player was given a warning for entering "Top Pot" doughnuts @ 3 AM in the morning and taking some doughnuts. The Seahawk's player lives in the same building as the doughnut shop and just wandered in. At 3 AM he was probably coming home from a bar and had the munchies. Not really news except for the blurb:

"Top Pot recently signed an agreement with the Seahawks' stadium, Qwest Field, to sell doughnuts and coffee during NFL and Major League Soccer games."

This stinks of a marketing campaign not a crime blotter report.

Similar Names....Similar Fortunes???

This oil spill in the Gulf happened on the "Deepwater Horizon", does anyone remember the movie "Event Horizon". I don't think this will end well. Man that was a freaky movie, just thinking about it puts goose bumps on my skin.

Home Repair Caption Contest

The Godfather never claimed to be an appliance repair expert and here's photographic proof (from recent refrigerator in-line filter replacement). Sometimes home repair projects require creative installation options and maybe you can help us pick a caption for the photos below.......

• Yet another creative use for Duct Tape.
• Good thing the Godfather has a day job.
• Consigliere: "I was just kidding about my Duct Tape suggestion"
• No, alcohol was not a contributing factor to this solution.
• Consiglere: "I need new relatives :-)"

Please comment with your favorite and/or add your own captions.