tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26175301725852527752024-03-14T01:21:31.893-07:00Things That SuckHoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-61721683589563886472011-12-05T07:28:00.001-08:002011-12-05T07:51:42.358-08:00#49: Tebow TimeAlright, I get that a lot of people are bashing Tim Tebow these days. Some can't stand that he's openly Christian. I have no problems with that. In fact, I think it's refreshing. Some bash Tebow because he's a running back disguised as a quarterback in the professional football league. Or perhaps it's because he doesn't even throw enough passes to be considered a quarterback on <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/quarterbackRating/year/2011/seasontype/2">espn.com's passing stats.</a> Those are all reasons enough to make fun of his ability (or lack thereof) as a starting QB in the NFL.<br /><br />But this post isn't about him. It's not about his religion. It's not even about his lack of skills. It's about his ridiculous, cult-like following of fans. Seriously...you guys need to take a step back and realize that you've gone too far.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Denver Broncos fans are perhaps some of the most annoying in the NFL. "In-Com-Plete." Has there ever been a more obnoxious chant? And you'd think they'd stop saying it, now that they have a QB with the accuracy of an 8-year old. But what I don't get is this whole phenomena trying to make Tebow something he's not.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgPYoA22rhI1r8kljiCYERWURqYuHqJkdhsl3qSnz99Q3-IGKpIpiJTjJ98rWcYCL5TQxe2NIV9MMvf2vihX8CyCV5cYtsOIekzGKnbffqyaDPv6XBJ0sW_QzKZyLymNySPkxlwO58w4/s200/tim-tebow-custom-jesus-jersey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682671364353486786" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><div>(Ummm...you DO know that he's not Jesus, right?) In fact, he's not even the first player to praise God after a win or a touchdown. He's not the first player to pray before, during or after a game. There have been hundreds. Literally hundreds. So why, all of the sudden, do Christians act like Tebow is the first believer to put on a football helmet? I mean, come on...they don't even call it "praying" anymore. They call it "Tebowing?"</div><div><br /></div><div>Seriously? Did prayer really need another synonym? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Let's be honest: </b>Tim Tebow seems like a decent fella. He's a good running back. I have no idea how he got a job as a quarterback in the NFL but he did. And his team is winning games. (Did you catch that? HIS TEAM is winning games. Last I checked, Tebow wasn't the only one on the field.) But his team also plays in the worst division of all football. It's not like they've gone head to head with the Steelers, Giants, Packers or anyone else of substance. So let's try to keep things in perspective please? </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm fairly certain that, if the field was made of water, Tebow wouldn't be able to walk on it.</div><div><br /></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-90551891145004062852011-02-22T10:51:00.000-08:002011-02-22T11:21:53.183-08:00#48: American Airlines<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCmVmWQo-ll0aVHgvU0gLRAK19SGO1pcrYIG6mgLi7UKZ5V1-BKAhTQeNYzE2hQRj3en3aUmqbyYlWH7B5rQ8Zm3OqQY18Ad3qP0LRx5lM-L8mRab4-BFUKBKAeAI0IGE6fVG1x90tW0/s1600/AA1.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 136px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 104px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576588879706691042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCmVmWQo-ll0aVHgvU0gLRAK19SGO1pcrYIG6mgLi7UKZ5V1-BKAhTQeNYzE2hQRj3en3aUmqbyYlWH7B5rQ8Zm3OqQY18Ad3qP0LRx5lM-L8mRab4-BFUKBKAeAI0IGE6fVG1x90tW0/s320/AA1.bmp" /></a> Yeah, I know...shocker...an airline that sucks. But hear me out on this one. This post is not about the ridiculous baggage prices. It's not about the high prices of tickets. It's not even about the "class system" that American and other airlines promote. (Don't get me started.)<br /><br />No, this post is about American's inability to service customers who fly internationally. You see, American--like other airlines--subcontracts to other carriers when you fly abroad. For example, I just flew to Brazil for work. My itinerary had me flying on American Airlines from Colorado Springs to Dallas (DFW). Then, from DFW to Sao Paulo Brazil on American. But in Sao Paulo, I had to jump over to another airline, GOL Airlines, for the last leg of my trip to Recife, Brazil. That's where the trouble begins.<br /><br />My luggage wasn't in Sao Paulo when I arrived. So I couldn't carry it through Immigration. I boarded my final flight on GOL Airlines to Recife hoping my bag would make the last leg of the trip with me. No such luck. I contacted GOL at the Recife airport and they told me that I needed to talk to American, since my bag was on an American chartered flight. American said I needed to take it up with GOL. Neither airline would allow me to file a missing bag report, because they both said the other airline was responsible.<br /><br />Here's the kicker: Both airlines admitted that my bag was in Sao Paulo--just a 2 and a half hour flight away from my hotel. But neither would put the bag on a plane because they didn't want to take responsibility. So, FOR SEVEN DAYS, I went without my luggage as the two airlines blamed each other. SEVEN DAYS in the Brazilian heat and humidity without clean underwear, socks, toiletries, a change of shirts, pants...nothing. (Well, after day two I went shopping and bought enough to get me through the rest of the week. $150 bucks for a pair of pants, a shirt, underwear, socks and toiletries.) At one point, a "supervisor" at American Airlines Baggage Service, Cathy Fuller, told me to "stop calling" because "we can't do anything for you."<br /><br />I kid you not, my bag showed up ONE HOUR before I checked out of the hotel to return home.<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> Airlines lose luggage all the time. Oftentimes it's recovered in a fairly timely manner. But American doesn't know how to communicate with the airlines that they themselves subcontract to. I am not a GOL Airlines customer. I'm an American Airlines customer. I booked through them. I contracted through them to get me and my luggage to Recife. How they do it is up to them. But for them to say they can't be held responsible for something their subcontractor does, that's ridiculous. For the two airlines to be unwilling to talk to each other, inane. And for American to not do the right thing and just put my bag on the 2 and a half hour flight, is unconscionable.<br /><br /><strong>American Airlines: You Suck.</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-49078331085659811112009-12-14T11:33:00.000-08:002011-02-22T14:22:40.099-08:00#47: The iPhoneYep, you read it right. <strong>The iPhone sucks.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />But please allow me to qualify my statement. The iPhone is a brilliant piece of technology--allowing users the ability to surf the web, find restaurants, play games, watch movies, listen to music--all sorts of things. It is, in my opinion, the most incredible technological device to be invented in the past decade.<br /><br />But...(and yes, there's always a but)<br /><br />Unfortunately, the iPhone tries to be a cell phone too. And THAT'S where it sucks. The sound quality is seriously poor. Cell phones 8 years ago had better sound quality in the earpiece. But here's where the iPhone really bites: the coverage that comes with AT&T is horrendous. My drive to work is 14 miles. That's it, 14 miles. There are THREE DROP ZONES between my house and my office. THREE!<br /><br />3G. Ha! More like 2C. As in 2 Cans with string would work better.<br /><br />Verizon, in their brilliance, realized this and created a very smart ad campaign, comparing their coverage map with AT&T's. They are night and day:<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415180691494409826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrDY6nJQ-5lalIdfCHr1a-xMb3WDVvZywNSHYYhnxZWUDCbQB7mHTTRQ5P87KzBd5pdSnhyphenhyphenbizkaoPMjskAwiPNumVjAGiZrPty5MgKSO_9D0UDTYF8Pi9lVGL5hS7Afa1pG8mwFfoNI/s320/verizonmap1.jpg" /> </p><p>Their best commercial is this one, "The Island of Misfit Toys."</p><p><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O30bXECD36I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />AT&T, in their pathetic attempt to counter, hired actor Luke Wilson (who?) and strung together a few flimsy arguments as to why AT&T is better. Listen to these lame arguments that AT&T gives:<br /></p><ul><li><strong>We have the most popular phones.</strong> (No, you have the most popular handheld computer. And seriously? That's your argument? "Ours is more popular!" Puhleez.)</li><li><strong>We have the world's fastest 3G network.</strong> (Yes, it's quick. And it's also quick to drop calls.)</li><li><strong>You can surf the web and talk on the phone at the same time.</strong> (What good is that if the call keeps dropping?)</li></ul><p>Winner: Verizon.<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> If the iPhone had only aspired to be the greatest handheld computer, it wins hands-down. But unfortunately, iPhone tried to be a cell phone too. And there are just too many better cell phones out there. And there's definitely better service providers than AT&T. AT&T sucks, and because of that:<br /><br />iPhone: <strong>You Suck</strong></p><p></p>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-87726399108850663282009-11-23T07:31:00.000-08:002009-11-23T08:01:07.019-08:00#46: AutoTuneAt first it was cute. Then, overnight, everyone was doing it. That ridiculous auto tune effect on hip hop and pop vocals that makes the singer sound like a cross between Alvin the Chipmunk and Mr. Roboto.<br /><br />This is yet another example why the music industry is killing itself. It's bad enough that every song from our latest pop tart offerings sounds (and looks) the same, but now their vocals all sound the same too. You've gone too far, music industry. You took what could have been a unique sound and buried us in it. Now, it's impossible to turn on the radio without hearing this crap.<br /><br />And I don't understand why any artist would do it anyway. It completely takes away an artists' identity. Is that Jamie Foxx? Or Kanye? Or Lil' Wayne? Is that Cher or Hannah Montanah? Who the hell knows anymore? It's ridiculous. I love how Jimmy Fallon made fun of auto-tune on the Emmy's:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4AZ9O65nzHc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4AZ9O65nzHc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> There used to be a day when singers...oh, I don't know...sang! With the saturation of auto-tune I can't tell if he/she can sing or not. And what's worse, consumers are buying this crap. There also used to be a day when music consumers actually cared about the talent of the artist. But nowadays, it seems music buyers download whatever the radio has to offer, without question. And what they're offering...is crap. I can only hope that this fad will die a quick and painful death so we can start hearing singers sing once again.<br /><br />Auto-tune: <strong>You Suck!</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-79270641446609602272009-06-19T12:21:00.000-07:002009-06-19T12:34:51.891-07:00#45: No WiFi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnS4J1UawGRGCUlzJr29AkfdkojZnZCMsYnceQ49FCzo3Ore_2zOzOG2VnuwTyaeFJxG1orhCfqGbuUnwDI4vTjD4kNtsCvah9XFs1xKjWVbRAJA6V-Lyk8h4BCA44Lpe9Z0srf7o1xI/s1600-h/wifi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349124021988716130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnS4J1UawGRGCUlzJr29AkfdkojZnZCMsYnceQ49FCzo3Ore_2zOzOG2VnuwTyaeFJxG1orhCfqGbuUnwDI4vTjD4kNtsCvah9XFs1xKjWVbRAJA6V-Lyk8h4BCA44Lpe9Z0srf7o1xI/s320/wifi.jpg" border="0" /></a>Someone help me, please. This is 2009 right? As in the 21st Century, correct? So why...tell me why...is it that there are so many frickin' businesses that don't offer wifi?<br />Hell, every restaurant, airport, coffee house and retail outlet should have wifi these days. No, screw that. Entire cities should offer free wifi for travelers roaming through town. If I'm visiting Denver and I don't know the area, it sure would be nice to be able to look up online, while I'm in the car, to see where the nearest movie theatre or chain restaurant is.<br /><br />I don't have a cell phone that gets internet service everywhere I go. I'd like to, but I just don't. I do have an iPod Touch though. And I love it. Except I have to find a wireless service/signal everytime I go somewhere. I'm amazed at the lack of places that offer it.<br /><br />And you know what else. <strong>The frickin' internet should be free,</strong> for crying out loud. Why the hell is it that the Colorado Springs, Colorado airport offers free internet service, but 45 miles to the north, the only way to get it at Denver International Airport is to pay $8 for a day pass or subscribe to a monthly service through Boingo or something like that? That's ridiculous. The internet should be free. And quite honestly, I'm surprised more retailers and business owners don't push for the internet to be free. It's in their best interest. Online shopping is growing by leaps and bounds. I wonder how much more it would grow if we could get access anywhere at anytime.<br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> I don't blame people for making a buck by providing online service. But their time has come...and gone. It's time for the internet to be free. And it's time for your local coffee shop, airport, bookstore, restaurant, etc. to offer it in their establishments.<br /></div><div>No WiFi: <strong>You Suck.</strong></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-50248682916918572972009-05-13T12:15:00.000-07:002009-05-13T12:35:24.811-07:00#44: Plastic Surgery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrq_XF6g6DG-yckZTYYiDGbEc5bn2kZ9IVUUJYXFBZdgpcZ8SXC7H2SPj4nOWl9eOZhLN1vHX-L6-qhV9UD4K4QvtsP3qepDBepxDnFpYp2mxfkTrLu61xADqE_5SiXoZKicuEgPt-Pg/s1600-h/joan_rivers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335391082751018082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrq_XF6g6DG-yckZTYYiDGbEc5bn2kZ9IVUUJYXFBZdgpcZ8SXC7H2SPj4nOWl9eOZhLN1vHX-L6-qhV9UD4K4QvtsP3qepDBepxDnFpYp2mxfkTrLu61xADqE_5SiXoZKicuEgPt-Pg/s320/joan_rivers.jpg" border="0" /></a>When will this fad end? Is there anything more hideous than these women (and some men too) who just don't know when to quit with the plastic surgery? Seriously?<br /><div></div><br /><div>Joan Rivers does not even look human anymore. Enough already! If she has one more facelift, she's going to have a goatee! (Think about it.) </div><div></div><br /><div>Remember the Tim Burton Batman movie with Jack Nicholson as the joker? Tell me that Joan doesn't look like the one freakish blonde that the Joker created in that movie. Joan, it's bad enough that you're annoying as hell--but you can't afford to be hideous too. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqq8GdbZ2Moe__3AWEvExCVZJL7W0l1uM22YH_A4tq62Rnp7Oti6Oalr0je6-NGcef8N9QcvzAuWvrHqogYayxHgzdmgRpZt8MitEeRRRfiX1ZdNH-Kd4Oe0_FlGcAmhZ_N2xHkIoor0/s1600-h/melissa_rivers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335391582880271586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 194px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqq8GdbZ2Moe__3AWEvExCVZJL7W0l1uM22YH_A4tq62Rnp7Oti6Oalr0je6-NGcef8N9QcvzAuWvrHqogYayxHgzdmgRpZt8MitEeRRRfiX1ZdNH-Kd4Oe0_FlGcAmhZ_N2xHkIoor0/s320/melissa_rivers.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><br />And what's worse, her daughter, Melissa Rivers--who was so cute--seriously, she was an absolute cutie when she was young--has now followed in her mother's footsteps and destroyed her face.<br /></div><div><br />What is Hollywood's obsession with this crap? It's bad enough that we have to watch these aging stars do ungodly things to their bodies and faces, but now there are even television shows that are all about plastic surgery. Dr. 90210 and Nip and Tuck are hugely successful shows. Personally, I think it's because the rest of us (you know, the ones with wrinkles and...more than one facial expression) love to watch beautiful people or famous people suffer. Ha! </div><div></div><div>I just don't understand the desire to have that crap put into your lips...the eyes stretched beyond belief and chins and noses done. And apparently it's addictive because these people don't know when to stop!</div><div></div><br /><div><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> We all age. Some of us not as gracefully as others. I hate the way my face is moving south for the winter of my life. I hate the "spare tire" that I've gained from eating unhealthily all these years. But it's part of life! You get older! And going under the knife is not fooling anyone. You don't look younger, you just look...freakish. Inhuman. And for crying out loud, know when to say "when." </div><div></div><br /><div>Plastic Surgery: <strong>You Suck.</strong></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-27488929523956557602009-03-16T11:26:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:13:09.297-07:00#42: Lip-Syncing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNEaWkvmIXGXRkjbNj0oSXhpAtK4jdkpLL4QNUegim3pajTZQ0-4oExcHNU2Z2QUQtqBQuWZD1oYXZd-Ifsu-fKAd_EqkMY7SJ4EEuhTzTEH69D9EIbpqxJzFABmdh753LxcIX4VyQwQ/s1600-h/milli_vanilli.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313864969836744274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNEaWkvmIXGXRkjbNj0oSXhpAtK4jdkpLL4QNUegim3pajTZQ0-4oExcHNU2Z2QUQtqBQuWZD1oYXZd-Ifsu-fKAd_EqkMY7SJ4EEuhTzTEH69D9EIbpqxJzFABmdh753LxcIX4VyQwQ/s320/milli_vanilli.bmp" border="0" /></a>Okay, I'm old enough to remember what a scandal it was when <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli">Milli Vanilli </a>tried to pull off the lip-sync scam. They became a laughing stock. It ruined their (pseudo) careers.<br /><br />Girl, you know it's true.<br /><br /><div><div><div>So tell me why has it now become acceptable--if not "fashionable" to lip synch? So many pop artists are blatantly syncing to their songs when "performing live." And hardly a shoulder is shrugged.</div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEMl_C4dmTA3bxi-_NoEJ49yhrbkcTPGTilarENDLO4nCHeBR3hWxGgoldx_LnAZ6dphgMtOmgBWruRJm3WEVd12gGttYmEGvKETHDOXXMyGz0c-PHtcqKNVl5hUZP0udSkWZ2CMR9WM/s1600-h/hudson_superbowl.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313864724077006130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEMl_C4dmTA3bxi-_NoEJ49yhrbkcTPGTilarENDLO4nCHeBR3hWxGgoldx_LnAZ6dphgMtOmgBWruRJm3WEVd12gGttYmEGvKETHDOXXMyGz0c-PHtcqKNVl5hUZP0udSkWZ2CMR9WM/s320/hudson_superbowl.bmp" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604041/20090202/hudson__jennifer.jhtml">Jennifer Hudson's</a> powerful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the SuperBowl...lip-sync. Rather than calling it a controversy, some "journalists" dared call it a <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/02/04/2009-02-04_jennifer_hudsons_lipsync_at_super_bowl_i.html">"non-troversy."</a> "People expect it these days", they say. WHAT???</div><br /><div></div><div><div><a href="http://www.prefixmag.com/news/bruce-springsteen-in-non-troversy-over-lip-synced-/25757/">EVEN SPRINGSTEEN'S BAND</a> faked it at the SuperBowl. (Although he apparently really sang--but the band wasn't really playing.) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUs5MHPBbLDNt-8n04xOq0ww4rBI_z4MrVW0ESKlMHtrwA3B2ncsxLlu7H_j8A8oOUjbhQwhCsYIxKEafezswfPeFw3hyphenhyphenbP96W70z_vax6CWAUAmf84HKW2iG0oLzc68xE5LaQUDSot68/s1600-h/spears_circus.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313864144137087890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUs5MHPBbLDNt-8n04xOq0ww4rBI_z4MrVW0ESKlMHtrwA3B2ncsxLlu7H_j8A8oOUjbhQwhCsYIxKEafezswfPeFw3hyphenhyphenbP96W70z_vax6CWAUAmf84HKW2iG0oLzc68xE5LaQUDSot68/s320/spears_circus.bmp" border="0" /></a>Go see Britney Spears' live...it's anything BUT live. In fact, reports say that her entire performance for her new <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/05/2507869.htm">Circus Tour is lip-synced</a>. (But then again, when you start off with no talent, lip-syncing is a logical progression.)</div></div><br /><div></div><div>Good grief...even <a href="http://www.spike.com/video/50-cent-caught-lip/2869765?cid=YSSP">50 Cent got caught lip syncing. </a><br /></div><div>What the...?</div><div></div><br /><div><strong>Does expecting someone to sing live in a concert make me a old fuddy duddy?</strong> </div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> I know fans expect amazing shows from artists these days. And they should--considering what ticket prices run. And I know that it's tough to run all over stage and dance and sing at the same time. I do. But I'd rather you didn't have 8 costume changes and grind your hips on every dancer on stage, if you could just sing the song! </div><div></div><br /><div>But that's the problem. So many arists CAN'T sing the songs. In the studio, they autotune their vocal tracks til they hardly sound human anymore. And when it comes time to perform live, there's no way they can recreate it.</div><div></div><br /><div>It's time we got back to artists performing live...really live. I don't care if you miss a note or two, I really don't. Just sing. And if you can't sing, then stop touting yourself as a vocalist. Go be a dancer or something. Seriously.</div><div></div><br /><div>Lip Syning: <strong>You Suck!</strong></div></div></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-22804632304973132052008-12-31T07:39:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:18:19.515-08:00#41: The Dallas Cowboys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzr0luo50eBNVigHzqRF3RpTjp2vxcnwH7KXhoO7FshRW6WhBR6wtgJWz_6MJZDYdtmWtXbCgO_3TtMnKhyQOXxVBZEVtWaV866HPfE6QRSkUI1Qa43qo7zfkhGwkw0r1VzApBv_vei4/s1600-h/cowboys024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285980801594693250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzr0luo50eBNVigHzqRF3RpTjp2vxcnwH7KXhoO7FshRW6WhBR6wtgJWz_6MJZDYdtmWtXbCgO_3TtMnKhyQOXxVBZEVtWaV866HPfE6QRSkUI1Qa43qo7zfkhGwkw0r1VzApBv_vei4/s320/cowboys024.JPG" border="0" /></a>First, let me say that I have been a Cowboys fan since 1975. I was just a kid then, but I knew I liked the Cowboys. (Of course, growing up in Texas didn't hurt.)<br /><div></div><br /><div>But being a Cowboys fan is like being a glutton for disappointment. How many years have we said, "Next year..." How many years have we watched our team NOT SHOW UP for the big games? How many years do we have to watch a lukewarm quarterback? I'm sick of it. </div><div></div><div></div><div>I'm sick of Tony Romo. He's awful. He's a collapser. As in he crumbles when the going gets tough. That's not a quarterback, that's a cheerleader. Put a skirt on Tony. You don't deserve to be under center. You're the new Danny White. Start flashy--fizzle out. All hype--no game. Tony Romo: <strong>You Suck</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div><br />I'm sick of our powder puff head coach Wade Phillips. He took the most talented group of athletes ever assembled on a roster and turned them into mediocre players. It's the coach's job to get the players ready for each opponent. You failed...miserably. Wade Phillips: <strong>You Suck</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div><br />I'm sick of an offensive line that can't block. Seriously? You guys are huge? And people are still running over you like 8th graders. Offensive Line: <strong>You Suck</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div><br />I'm ESPECIALLY SICK of Jason Garrett--the most predictable and uncreative play caller in all of football. How in the hell did you land this job? Hey dumbass, on 3rd ad 6 why are you calling -2 yard pass plays? Get the ball to the first down marker, for crying out loud! Good grief, I hope the Lions do take you as head coach. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. Buh-bye. Jason Garrett: <strong>You Suck</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><br /><div><br />The defensive secondary just can't seem to stop the deep pass. Every team we played knew this. And the smart ones lit us up on deep passes all season long. Newsflash secondary: YOU CAN'T PLAY ZONE. YOU'RE NO GOOD AT IT. QUIT TRYING. Defensive secondary: <strong>You Suck.</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div><br />Notice I didn't single out TO. While some of his antics this year were a bit bothersome, overall I think he's good for the team. In fact, he's one of the few true competitors on this team of candy asses. So no TO--you don't suck. Neither does Jason Witten. What a tough guy. And Tashard Choice--I look forward to what you do next year along with our barbarian running back, Marion.</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Thanks Dallas Cowboys. You made me hate the game again. You once again convinced me to believe--then you, yourselves didn't even believe in yourselves enough to show up. </div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Dallas Cowboys: <strong>You Suck.</strong></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-11466114918825389362008-12-03T07:31:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:51:31.435-08:00Top 10 Things That Sucked in 2008Oh, what a sucky year! 2008 was filled with crap, disappointment and frustration. From music to fashion, television, movies, sports and the economy, it just wasn't a good year.<br /><br />Let's take a look, shall we, at the top ten reasons 2008 sucked:<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Uor-aC1Xbz6PfIwIfGBjxLHvWd8RkmBxZoN_sPA23YPcq3NGpzwvF-yIo9uUkdaSgoLI_j9UoH1K5XIj_e0-Ck_lBiz6FLe7dKBMj-pi_noHtK_eRFmScOg_gSRhPVaUu83CF6KHhy4/s1600-h/mc.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275618075585531362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 147px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Uor-aC1Xbz6PfIwIfGBjxLHvWd8RkmBxZoN_sPA23YPcq3NGpzwvF-yIo9uUkdaSgoLI_j9UoH1K5XIj_e0-Ck_lBiz6FLe7dKBMj-pi_noHtK_eRFmScOg_gSRhPVaUu83CF6KHhy4/s320/mc.bmp" border="0" /></a></div><div><strong>10.</strong> <strong>Miley Cyrus.</strong> I mean, seriously? What's worse than the Achy Breaky Cheeseball Billy Ray Cyrus singing on stage?<strong> </strong>Answer: His daughter. Not cute. Not even a decent vocalist. Predictable, if not boring songs. </div><div></div><div>And the television show? You've gotta be kidding me! I stumbled upon one episode a few weeks ago. What a train wreck. If I wanted to assemble a cast for the worst television sitcom ever, I'd probably pick Dolly Parton, Vicki Lawrence, Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter, Miley. Oh wait...been done. Yech!</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR98G1qEsPvrya8QhLNsqVtuPQhp4XxXBL_q-YX-IPudcmG-jfJy9UmKaIBLFI1xLa5Dc-qXTDJaVI8Iqu8dNBaKZ6OM9i5n8tYtA0WZnh0jb_gnWrmsoH-qZ5o7epVW9RvggRpjItrM/s1600-h/peasant_blouse2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275683202395223362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR98G1qEsPvrya8QhLNsqVtuPQhp4XxXBL_q-YX-IPudcmG-jfJy9UmKaIBLFI1xLa5Dc-qXTDJaVI8Iqu8dNBaKZ6OM9i5n8tYtA0WZnh0jb_gnWrmsoH-qZ5o7epVW9RvggRpjItrM/s320/peasant_blouse2.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>9. The Peasant Blouse.</strong> Quick, tell me...is this woman pregnant? Cuz I can't tell! I mean, seriously! The "peasant blouse" was hugely popular in 2008. Women love 'em. But as a guy, I gotta tell ya, they are NOT flattering. </div><br /><div></div><div>They seriously look like maternity wear. Now, don't get me wrong, I think most pregnant women look cute, but if you're not pregnant, why would you want to look like you are? </div><div></div><div>In my opinion, this is one fashion trend that sucked in 2008. Leggings and the "empire waist" tops are right behind 'em.</div><div></div><div></div></div><div><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOY5B2R3MIJdxLvoRG0V9u7NTczTAs_cFJ4_wGkjspjOOgXgFRW4o6txors54WLDFSVEfcV7dlYlSlBPYeSBC0Qljlli3Ys4reCIj_PfJk5ijpfJtEE7x1iCG07MTK0oPXMRNSB0773S8/s1600-h/writers_strike.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275622199548953410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 117px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOY5B2R3MIJdxLvoRG0V9u7NTczTAs_cFJ4_wGkjspjOOgXgFRW4o6txors54WLDFSVEfcV7dlYlSlBPYeSBC0Qljlli3Ys4reCIj_PfJk5ijpfJtEE7x1iCG07MTK0oPXMRNSB0773S8/s320/writers_strike.bmp" border="0" /></a>8. TV Writer's Strike.</strong> When the economy is bad, we need entertainment to take our minds off our woes. But oh no! Hollywood writers decided to add insult to injury by going on strike. Sure, this was a carry-over from 2007, but it had a huge impact on television programming in 2008. So, at a time when the country needs an escape, instead we get crappy reality shows and re-runs. Programs like 24, Pushing Daisies, Heroes, Lost, etc...suffer. </div><div><br /><strong>7. Sucky </strong><strong>Movies:</strong> I could make a whole separate list just for the bad movies that came out this year, but I'll stick to the ones I saw. Unfortunately, I saw quite a few bad movies in 2008: </div><div><div></div><div><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZx1X8GluZm-RZUuELchdszjLeJPeYpM2fBKPDNxWHX9SwMtcudgFt2JsksEC0Sbd2OF_s2bLOpSLwkmsIf4QWR2_kNuahHJDsTlewsD-uunymNTgDoHqTtFi0KJsVuuW_jemejGIa2g/s1600-h/zohan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275615225256295570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 122px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZx1X8GluZm-RZUuELchdszjLeJPeYpM2fBKPDNxWHX9SwMtcudgFt2JsksEC0Sbd2OF_s2bLOpSLwkmsIf4QWR2_kNuahHJDsTlewsD-uunymNTgDoHqTtFi0KJsVuuW_jemejGIa2g/s320/zohan.jpg" border="0" /></a>You Don't Mess With the Zohan.</strong> Decent idea. Terrible execution. . The accents--wretched. John Turturro should be ashamed of himself. (Not that he's a fabulous actor, but even this was beneath him.) Thankfully, I waited til this movie came out on DVD to see it. I would've demanded my money back had I paid theatre ticket prices.<br /></div><br /><div>There were 3 funny scenes in the whole entire movie. Yeah, you know them...the same 3 scenes they showed in the trailer. That's it. </div><div></div><div>The rest was crap. </div><div></div><div><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QM6psUVDFoQTk6gorMtyQuQ_GRs_iYFkqbJKnW4vH96fJGaVZaB_vl2qOKBUYkDgU1eUGwFJ8uoFMjnmwSO9bEPalAsPeGthclUyBTn4_ITq9Aisl0yudpdOMKzL5cQ7LGY7QjDvSGo/s1600-h/hellboy2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275615220260110146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 156px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QM6psUVDFoQTk6gorMtyQuQ_GRs_iYFkqbJKnW4vH96fJGaVZaB_vl2qOKBUYkDgU1eUGwFJ8uoFMjnmwSO9bEPalAsPeGthclUyBTn4_ITq9Aisl0yudpdOMKzL5cQ7LGY7QjDvSGo/s320/hellboy2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Hellboy II.</strong> When you're married with kids, you don't get to go to the movies as much as you used to. So, you have to make the most out of "date night." Unfortunately, my wife and I wasted a date night on Hellboy II.</div><div></div><br /><div>15 minutes into it, I leaned over to my wife in the theatre and whispered, "If the acting is going to be this bad throughout the whole movie, we're leaving." But, being the miser that I am with my money, I stayed. "I paid $25 for tickets, popcorn and soft drinks, darnit! I'm gonna get my money's worth!" Sadly, I did not get my money's worth. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTIXPt1LkUuqpa1RpbwBgWmCxyoRuFqfktU1ugiXalFkx9n_D95hR0PbzAPenjSDbGwNsCfiM_rZQMw14rbpeBwa1eyi3BiH7j8d1gEVQw_6pNNw5ptXOyGZHzxBqAHA5Kn6XNAiITcY/s1600-h/indiana+jones.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275628787888495154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 182px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTIXPt1LkUuqpa1RpbwBgWmCxyoRuFqfktU1ugiXalFkx9n_D95hR0PbzAPenjSDbGwNsCfiM_rZQMw14rbpeBwa1eyi3BiH7j8d1gEVQw_6pNNw5ptXOyGZHzxBqAHA5Kn6XNAiITcY/s320/indiana+jones.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><strong>Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. </strong>What a disappointment. Alien ending? Puhleez! And the cast--ugh! Karen Allen? If I NEVER see her in another movie again it will still be too soon. Shia LaBeouf? Yech! </div><br /><div>Cheesy story.</div><div>Cheesy acting.</div><div>Lame special effects. </div><div>Harrison Ford was just a bit too slow. And the script didn't help. This movie was an all-around disaster. And, in my opinion, "dumbed down" the entire Indiana Jones series.<br /></div><br /><div><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p-fURfUJzpdH0S13NbEcuAjOmzeHah3gT9zcJZH30aHGe3EY9VfJ2VTDeIP6wTUzcJKhlrIQqzGL2vAGIFa2Vgz7EujksZfB-lGkuHNWcwXe4vhX7ICgLz9jtGotbyRtfwqhHLYcVZE/s1600-h/eli_manning.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275690451363697426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p-fURfUJzpdH0S13NbEcuAjOmzeHah3gT9zcJZH30aHGe3EY9VfJ2VTDeIP6wTUzcJKhlrIQqzGL2vAGIFa2Vgz7EujksZfB-lGkuHNWcwXe4vhX7ICgLz9jtGotbyRtfwqhHLYcVZE/s320/eli_manning.bmp" border="0" /></a>6. Sucky Sports. </strong>There are a few really sucky ones that come to mind. First, the NY Giants beating the NE Patriots in the SuperBowl. Ugh. I don't believe there is a human being on this planet who hates the Giants more than I do.<br /></div><div>And Eli Manning...are you kidding me? I'm still convinced we're going to find out he's actually a 14-year old girl. He just doesn't look like he hit puberty yet. Look at that picture to the left. Does that not look like how your sister would throw a football? I am absolutely convinced the Patriots threw the game to thwart off any more investigations into their cheating via videotape. The Giants suck.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TKGlIdchdK98Mo8BDxqS__bEyEBaYFRLO-leBBz7aRjmRLjVcjbFp2WVS2bfRyAAHKBUQkeGiYlE2XqDNkRvr5jCIedysO5b7De6LbgsnSk6huBleww5Ew5qWytbZ99juB2SDNef4pw/s1600-h/china_olympics.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275692076531104434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TKGlIdchdK98Mo8BDxqS__bEyEBaYFRLO-leBBz7aRjmRLjVcjbFp2WVS2bfRyAAHKBUQkeGiYlE2XqDNkRvr5jCIedysO5b7De6LbgsnSk6huBleww5Ew5qWytbZ99juB2SDNef4pw/s320/china_olympics.bmp" border="0" /></a>The other sucky sports moments came in the Olympics. One, was the obvious cheating by the Chinese by employing underage girls to compete. Yes, it's impressive that a 14-year old can compete on that scale. Kudos to her for that. But they cheated. They know it. You know it. We all know it.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSVJeAZ1GYKWsecnTGI0BXn1OfGoqfpw4bcCPd05TiIS6LDzh7G1yqfKu3blvuYowAfnWfWKfYkfgCp-4jAjY3t_yQArrxNWuJOO-Vg1XBZEbWYUxsudsDT_zw7uwi1G650vT0wuPzcQ/s1600-h/lolojones1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275690454827877714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSVJeAZ1GYKWsecnTGI0BXn1OfGoqfpw4bcCPd05TiIS6LDzh7G1yqfKu3blvuYowAfnWfWKfYkfgCp-4jAjY3t_yQArrxNWuJOO-Vg1XBZEbWYUxsudsDT_zw7uwi1G650vT0wuPzcQ/s320/lolojones1.JPG" border="0" /></a>The other sucky sports moment of the Olympics...when women's hurdler Lolo Jones tripped and fell during her race. She was winning. She was an Olympic darling, with a wonderful story. A win in the Olympics would be like a great made-for-tv movie. Instead, she fell. Absolute heartbreak. The pain in her face. The anguish. That sucked. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMvHkaKG02n5pBNQCnIYbg9oTLJJMAM6yzgGP98aGe6agR_pPwbw6e00hvSevzM_I0c8JRLhFrtUGrNpitYzY4kpF760ONy6FN_w8c23MebvaVM8LuNZugiq3Kia-AC8rTyynBU528UQ/s1600-h/election2008.bmp"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275615526643227618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 113px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 105px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMvHkaKG02n5pBNQCnIYbg9oTLJJMAM6yzgGP98aGe6agR_pPwbw6e00hvSevzM_I0c8JRLhFrtUGrNpitYzY4kpF760ONy6FN_w8c23MebvaVM8LuNZugiq3Kia-AC8rTyynBU528UQ/s320/election2008.bmp" border="0" /></strong></a><strong>5.</strong> <strong>The Election:</strong> Elections always suck. The mudslinging, the name-calling. The lies. And oh, for crying out loud, the commercials! Yech! And this year, candidates raised more money than ever and bought more advertising than ever. Enough already! I'm so glad that I don't have to watch one more campaign ad for a while. Thankfully, Tina Fey and Saturday Night Live made Sarah Palin (and all of the election, for that matter) at least worth a good chuckle. I'm glad we don't go through a major election every year. </div></div><div><br /><div><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKz-e8mBwRuzuHzKVlPncNKOpQuxq83H-C756VkFnKYbSzfTpbmUU7ruoD30cK_BeIHUD9l60hUB3Z1qROiWYPHj7TO2RDd91jqtZuqsUF1Bp1uGcCM6TCbPnDFxzD36yvrb6SFhyphenhyphenz_Yo/s1600-h/food_crisis.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275622944503859586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKz-e8mBwRuzuHzKVlPncNKOpQuxq83H-C756VkFnKYbSzfTpbmUU7ruoD30cK_BeIHUD9l60hUB3Z1qROiWYPHj7TO2RDd91jqtZuqsUF1Bp1uGcCM6TCbPnDFxzD36yvrb6SFhyphenhyphenz_Yo/s320/food_crisis.jpg" border="0" /></a>4.</strong> <strong>Global Food Crisis. </strong>As the economy tanked, we all felt the burden. But whereas we have to cut back, others starve. The global food crisis was/is VERY real...and put millions of people into threat of starvation. Food prices and other basic staples were out of reach for the 1.2 billion people living on less than $1 a day. Thankfully, it opened the eyes of many generous people, who decided to donate, even as their own families were having to cut back. But this is a problem we've got to fix. We've got to <a href="https://www.compassion.com/contribution/giving/global-food-crisis.htm">find a way to level the playing field</a> so people aren't starving in this world. It's the 21st century, for crying out loud. People shouldn't starve. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgNVeajp6yg7H3UnfWdkSJPuFOXBVLLZmUWNTE_ZdWcM4XwmOwbqKHjoPOUB5Y_22OKLC0BQKaIKii9uUqUswCDotETsNp0psDsCCKVpvgdaXxtqIQraTdy5aMl81JNtW2nDdh0i3fPw/s1600-h/gasprices.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275615217680399538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 127px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgNVeajp6yg7H3UnfWdkSJPuFOXBVLLZmUWNTE_ZdWcM4XwmOwbqKHjoPOUB5Y_22OKLC0BQKaIKii9uUqUswCDotETsNp0psDsCCKVpvgdaXxtqIQraTdy5aMl81JNtW2nDdh0i3fPw/s320/gasprices.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>3.</strong> <strong>Gas Prices.</strong> Gas prices are gonna go over $3/gallon. No wait...$4....no wait...$5! Holy cow! At one point, it cost me $62 to fill up my Jeep Wrangler. And since it only gets 14 miles per gallon, I spent a LOT of money on gas this summer.</div><div><br />Here's what really ticks me off: All of the sudden, gas drops to $1.50 again. What the heck just happened? Ask the experts--they don't even know! I actually heard one analyst on CNN say, "No one knows. We have no idea why gas is cheaper again." I do. It's called greed my friends...greed. Somebody got really rich this summer and it wasn't me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2PXC1D_2P0gYaJGkitM0hUizgRUhM86IRaaHTSIcYR4laOJ9M_rUbMskQq-ybmTSuH4sLyAMSxLrDOl20UruzihkFONcUJNZCPrSGtwrQfDBqXt5CGNFDmHMUaVPt44WHASDHFwB2yY/s1600-h/foreclosure.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275616070810943698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2PXC1D_2P0gYaJGkitM0hUizgRUhM86IRaaHTSIcYR4laOJ9M_rUbMskQq-ybmTSuH4sLyAMSxLrDOl20UruzihkFONcUJNZCPrSGtwrQfDBqXt5CGNFDmHMUaVPt44WHASDHFwB2yY/s320/foreclosure.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>2.</strong> <strong>The Housing Market.</strong> With a second baby on the way, my wife and I decided we needed to find a larger home. Our little house is startng to feel pretty cramped. Then the bubble burst. We couldn't have timed it worse. </div><div><br />If I had sold the house two years ago, I would've gotten $28,000 more than I can today. $28,000! That's a LOT of money...and THAT SUCKS! Needless to say, we've decided to ride out the storm a little longer...we'll just be bumping into each other a lot more.<br /></div><div><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhFSL3Ekrf7Lsog2ophtNVxY3TOLr2GoUAz9RUdYG607qKRddYBewIhxYraK4pR5PGEo_yl9VIF9Mx0zWaY3_Z8tei14xiNdcORVeAXSNZDij8PEB5rNw2DK4M2-__JkIL_U3vEZpiaI/s1600-h/stockmarket.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275635759368082994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 165px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhFSL3Ekrf7Lsog2ophtNVxY3TOLr2GoUAz9RUdYG607qKRddYBewIhxYraK4pR5PGEo_yl9VIF9Mx0zWaY3_Z8tei14xiNdcORVeAXSNZDij8PEB5rNw2DK4M2-__JkIL_U3vEZpiaI/s320/stockmarket.bmp" border="0" /></a>1. The Stock Market.</strong> C'mon, this is a no-brainer! Almost everyone felt the hurt this year. Obviously, this was directly tied to other items mentioned on this list too (the housing market, the election, gas prices, etc.) If you retired in 2007 and relied on your stock to get along, you may have ended up going back to work in 2008. That is, if you could find a job. What a tough year. Thankfully, wise investors know that you have to ride out the tough times. But if you really needed your stock to do well in 2008, chances are you're hurtin' big time!<br /></div><div>So there you have it. 2008 was not really a very good year.<br /><br /><div><strong>2008: You Suck!</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div></div></div></div></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-61787628100139680312008-10-30T08:14:00.001-07:002008-10-30T08:34:32.925-07:00#40: Pet Hair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2l4ONia6ltAjqgetl2yvtfcJnXD0f6J-P74ursTS9IddU-sa3d_DcWpuTgSDmn75Zg9sBsrMjzrAP_N8iZZjWiEYKQjVfkisYPQ3acRyR8wrLifOBmQp1oItS5w9d-lTpQ6OTX9Vr-U/s1600-h/puppy1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262969249177408626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2l4ONia6ltAjqgetl2yvtfcJnXD0f6J-P74ursTS9IddU-sa3d_DcWpuTgSDmn75Zg9sBsrMjzrAP_N8iZZjWiEYKQjVfkisYPQ3acRyR8wrLifOBmQp1oItS5w9d-lTpQ6OTX9Vr-U/s320/puppy1.jpg" border="0" /></a>"Let's get a puppy!"<br /><br />Awww...little puppy breath...little puppy kisses. A playful little pup that wants to sit in your lap and take naps with you. Awwwww...<br /><br />Whatever.<br /><br />Yeah, it's cute til little puppy grows up. And starts shedding. And shedding. And shedding. And then decides to destroy your remote controls, eat furniture and shred your sofa. But I digress.<br /><br /><strong>I hate pet hair.</strong> It's on my furniture. It clogs up the vacuum cleaner...but somehow still manages to cling to the carpet. It's on my clothes. I have to keep a lint roller in my desk at work...one in my car...and two or three in the house.<br /><br />Pet hair is magical. And not in a good way. I'm serious. I opened a can of tuna the other day. I swear one of my dog's hairs was already in there! It's frickin' everywhere! Yech!<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> Pets can be wonderful. They can be great companions...and bring much joy. But, as is with most good things, there's always a downside. And this downside permeates, clings, coats and sticks to everything. Now, if you could package pet hair and sell it, that would be nice. I'd be frickin' rich! Too bad that hairless dogs look way too freaky.<br /><br />Screw it. I'm gettin' a goldfish.<br /><br />Pet Hair: <strong>You Suck!</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-26994330966853067772008-10-28T13:47:00.000-07:002008-10-28T13:56:52.478-07:00#39: Political AdvertisingUgh.<br />I probably don't have to write much about this one. You probably already get it. It's bad enough that we have to endure McCain calling Obama this...and Obama calling McCain that. But then you have your state candidates who add to the mix. And, what's worse, the terrible local, low-budget political ads.<br /><br />Enough already!<br /><br />You can't watch a single program...on any channel...without being bombarded with this crap.<br />Some are worthless. Some are just plain mudslinging. At least some are funny:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DmAOP4R6bbw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DmAOP4R6bbw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> Yeah, television advertising is a powerful medium. And yes, most voters are so stupid they'll believe anything you tell them on TV. "Obama's gonna raise your taxes!", "McCain is a George Bush clone!" I get it. I get that you have to attack the airwaves with ads to keep your name, agenda out front. But geez...have we pushed the limit this election or what?<br /><br />Political Ads: <strong>You Suck!</strong><br /><br />I'm Hoover Maneuver and I approve this message.Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-66275094789433772362008-10-24T11:02:00.001-07:002008-10-28T13:58:23.074-07:00#38: Smoking Restaurants<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFyc13zEsIK1q4gIHgYd38lds28jVjb8G97jR9Froy34lkn7Rv-uyMxONtjSyCsZ5BZDAnjfxgvgd-pXSWImhmqWTh0QSTiAFbfZNdaBurUy0cK6FCBBG6gd73SEa5AC-M_Hv0tIK1lg/s1600-h/cigarette1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260784782249034098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFyc13zEsIK1q4gIHgYd38lds28jVjb8G97jR9Froy34lkn7Rv-uyMxONtjSyCsZ5BZDAnjfxgvgd-pXSWImhmqWTh0QSTiAFbfZNdaBurUy0cK6FCBBG6gd73SEa5AC-M_Hv0tIK1lg/s320/cigarette1.bmp" border="0" /></a>So, I was in Michigan this past week for a work-related project and went out to eat a couple of times while I was there.<br /><br />Man, have I been spoiled in Colorado. I had forgotten how disgusting it is to go out to eat and be inundated with the stench of cigarette smoke. I had forgotten how it penetrates your clothes, your hair...and yes, even your food. Doesn't matter that the restaurants have a "non-smoking section." No one told that to the smoke. It wanders whereever it pleases. And, as it used to be in Colorado before we passed the smoke-free legislation, restaurants typically have the non-smoking section just a few feet away from the smoking section anyway. Why bother?<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> You have a right to smoke. I have a right to clean air. At some point, our rights are going to conflict. And when they do, they should always lean in the direction of protection. As in protecting me from the hazardous filth that you're pouring out into the atmosphere.<br /><br />I don't care what filth you put into your body. That's your decision. But it's also my decision what filth I put into MY body. And I shouldn't have to endure your cigarette smoke just because I want to go out to eat.<br /><br />Michigan...get on the ball. It's time we stopped smoking in public places in every state.<br /><br /><strong>Side Note:</strong> What's funny is how smokers think they can hide the stench with gum, perfume, whatever. You can't. Non-smokers can tell if you smoke within seconds of meeting you. I don't care if you haven't had a cigarette in hours. It's on you like skunk odor. And, I'm sure I'll offend some people by saying this, but girls who think they look sexy with a cigarette...yech! I've met women who have no idea how smoking is changing their faces. The wrinkles around the lips. The yellow teeth. The dark circles under the eyes. The crow's feet. The pronounced nasal labial folds. Absolute and total turn-off. Just my .02<br /><br />Restaurants with "Smoking Sections": <strong>You Suck!</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-54559896071076607322008-09-18T08:54:00.000-07:002008-09-18T10:53:18.433-07:00#37: Tony Kornheiser<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc10mhkI2hP_zf4VykNQwjLYJhNKiRReB8KFbRCAM6XvBR1og88G7-bE9fZXBHgDZGWGgMIxX4vzrnLvuBs7WZU5MtDvI-AgosaOIeCNBY71fDkrxSQevaK975ouxc-g7GasbTRTMvaXY/s1600-h/kornheiser.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247393303389412978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="150" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc10mhkI2hP_zf4VykNQwjLYJhNKiRReB8KFbRCAM6XvBR1og88G7-bE9fZXBHgDZGWGgMIxX4vzrnLvuBs7WZU5MtDvI-AgosaOIeCNBY71fDkrxSQevaK975ouxc-g7GasbTRTMvaXY/s320/kornheiser.bmp" width="146" border="0" /></a>Up until now, I've not singled out any one person whom I think sucks. But today, one man seriously deserves the honor.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Tony Kornheiser, the "I don't know jack about football but I still get to be an announcer for Monday Night Football" guy on ESPN. When he's not <a href="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/16/kornheiser-makes-on-air-apology/">offending hispanics,</a> or trying desperately to earn brownie points by taking the obvious jabs against unpopular players, he's just trying too darn hard to be funny. And...he's not. Seriously not.<br /><br /></div><div>Kornheiser is just another in a list of failed attempts to bring humor to football. NBC tried to make Dennis Miller work on Monday Nights...and that was atrocious. Don't get me wrong, I love Dennis Miller's comedy. But I don't watch football so I can hear high-brow jokes with 5 syllable words while I'm drinking beer and eating hot wings. Miller and football...just didn't work.</div><div></div><br /><div>At least Miller is funny. Kornheiser, on the other hand, is not. Far too often, he goes for the low-road...the obvious punchline. I'm told he's a well respected columnist. I don't know. I've never read his stuff. But judging from his horrible on-camera presence, his lack of off-the-cuff wit and his obvious and painful lack of knowledge of football, my guess is that being a newspaper columnist is probably where he belongs.</div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> I don't know a single football fan who ever said, "You know what's missing during the football game? Comedy." And there's a reason for that. Serious football fans take their games VERY seriously. Trust me on that one. I'm a Cowboys fan. When they lose, it affects my life. I'm not joking about that. I can get physically ill during a game. I don't want some schmuck rapping off one-liners to make me laugh. If I had a nickel for everytime I yelled "Shut up, Kornheiser!" during a game, I'd be a rich man. C'mon, ESPN...do us all a favor. Get rid of Kornheiser and let's focus on football.</div><div></div><div><br />Tony Kornheiser: <strong>You Suck.</strong></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-67468207784104841042008-09-08T08:31:00.000-07:002008-09-09T11:52:53.439-07:00#36: Political PollsMonday morning headline:<br /><div align="center"><strong><br />McCAIN LEADS OBAMA IN NEW POLL</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><br />By Monday afternoon:</div><div align="left"></div><strong><div align="center"><br />POLL SHOWS OBAMA, MCCAIN IN DEAD HEAT</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></strong></div><br />Come on. Seriously? <div align="left"></div><div align="left"><strong><br />Let's be honest:</strong> Polls mean squat. They are filler...fodder to fill the airwaves when the media feels like they've got nothing else to say. (And let's be honest, do they ever really have anything to say?)</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />Think about this: </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">There are nearly 220 million people of voting age in this country. Of those eligible, only around 150 million actually register to vote. Think about that number for a second:</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><strong><br />150,000,000 people registered to vote</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><br />And we're supposed to believe that the media knows who's winning the race by interviewing <strong>3,000</strong> of them? <strong>That's .0002 percent</strong>. Less than two millionths of a percent of the voters are questioned by these polls. And we're supposed to believe they really know who's in the lead?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />During election season we are inundated with political ads, political pundits, debates, interviews, articles, blah blah blah. Can we just do away with the worthless polls? Can we just take one thing off that ridiculously long list of political crap we have to endure during this time of year?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />Please?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />Political Polls: <strong>You Suck</strong></div><div align="left"></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-2486996946556452992008-09-02T12:06:00.000-07:002008-09-02T12:18:18.260-07:00#35: Tena Adult Diaper CommercialIt's dinner time. My wife has made a lovely meatloaf. We sit at the dinner table, leaving the television on so we can listen to <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619">NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.</a> We chat about how our day went between bites. Then, suddenly, our delicious dinner is interrupted by this commercial. I hate this commercial!<br /><br />I know I've done a lot about <a href="http://this-sucky-world.blogspot.com/2008/04/8-those-commercials.html">commercials</a> on this blog, but I just had to add this one to my list of things that suck. This is a commercial for an adult diaper. And the thing that's just disgusting about it is that this lady is just sitting in a car, wetting herself...and smiling. C'mon! Take a look:<br /><br /><p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MlA0-bMamis&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MlA0-bMamis&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> Incontinence is no laughing matter. There are <a href="http://www.cureresearch.com/u/urinary_incontinence/intro.htm">13 million people</a> in our country who deal with it. I pray to God that I'll never have to wear one of those diapers! But my question is this: Do we really need this commercial? I mean, people who need these diapers--aren't they going to find 'em without the help of a commercial? I mean, if ya gotta go...you're gonna find the diaper! Right? And who's the genius who decides to place this commercial at dinnertime? Can't we spare ourselves of these commercials, please?<br /><br />Tena Adult Diaper Commercial: <strong>You Suck!<br /></strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-18067235144367179642008-08-29T10:31:00.000-07:002008-08-29T11:00:53.121-07:00#34: Summer Colds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_0fzbitkf417vxVx3YUBm6_IcX4dtQnJj6y7SelUVi78vX8yH9A5QASDdTbhPK3Fff_f-eQ_LJgk5KY8Y4t8d0Lq1MoAHz5i6a9bMahoXv2cIvInXAX1da1GA61F6PUXTQU5cWIRjV8/s1600-h/sneezing1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239998353674722834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_0fzbitkf417vxVx3YUBm6_IcX4dtQnJj6y7SelUVi78vX8yH9A5QASDdTbhPK3Fff_f-eQ_LJgk5KY8Y4t8d0Lq1MoAHz5i6a9bMahoXv2cIvInXAX1da1GA61F6PUXTQU5cWIRjV8/s320/sneezing1.bmp" border="0" /></a> <strong>Three days.</strong> That's how long my wife and son battled their summer cold before my body finally succumbed. I thought I was in the clear. I thought that surely, after two days, if I didn't have it yet, I was going to avoid it.<br /><br />Au contraire, mon ami.<br /><br />I hate summer colds. They are the worst. They linger. The congestion. The pressure. The nose that won't stop running. The itchy, sore throat, the coughing, sneezing, aching.<br /><br />What I hate most is not being able to sleep at night. And when I do finally fall asleep, I can only breathe through my mouth, so there's the snoring to contend with. And then you wake up with this awful taste in your mouth---did something crawl down my throat and die while I was sleeping? Yech!<br /><br />And then there's the difficult decision: "Do I go to work or no?" If I call in sick, I better have a better excuse than a cold. It just sounds pathetic...wimpy.<br /><br />"Oh, my lung collapsed"--now <em>that's </em>a legitimate excuse to call in sick! But a cold? C'mon! But then, if you DO go into work...just cough out loud once...and someone's bound to say it:<br /><br /><div align="center">"What are you doing here? You're going to get us all sick!" </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">"Sorry. I was holding out to see if my lung would collapse." </div><br />Ugh.<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> Everyone gets sick from time to time. And while I'm no germ freak, I certainly would prefer someone with a cold stay home. I'm not impressed by those people who say "I worked 20 years and never called in sick once." Yeah, well...how many people did you infect everytime you came to work with a cold? Do us all a favor and stay home...at least until you're past the contagious stage.<br /><br />Summer Colds: <strong>You Suck.</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-24701975764510993232008-08-21T10:50:00.000-07:002008-08-21T11:05:11.964-07:00#33: People Who Don't Turn Off Their Cell Phones (When They're Supposed To)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCAD3WXZU5CwGCTEziNse66Gelht8a_Ik3i0s84wk9TI66shcDVQDL3EprYgI8oJDw7saOYsGC4h0cyVLAUhCDe1ofmd5DN9BQ9gDJt4BxK2JAQZkQNM8qduXRyR1tVleBQPwF-opeUE/s1600-h/cell+phone+in+theatre.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237032635617190098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="175" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCAD3WXZU5CwGCTEziNse66Gelht8a_Ik3i0s84wk9TI66shcDVQDL3EprYgI8oJDw7saOYsGC4h0cyVLAUhCDe1ofmd5DN9BQ9gDJt4BxK2JAQZkQNM8qduXRyR1tVleBQPwF-opeUE/s320/cell+phone+in+theatre.jpg" width="238" border="0" /></a>I was at a conference a couple of weeks ago...and EVERY STINKING SESSION was interrupted by someone's obnoxious ringtone. What the...?<br /><div></div><br /><div>Here's one that really bothers me: I don't think I have been to a <em>single church service</em> in the past year that didn't include at least one cell phone ring. For crying out loud, Jesus wants you to turn your phone off!!!!</div><div></div><br /><div>And probably 3 out of the last 5 movies I've been to have included someone receiving a call during the film. One time, a person flat out answered the phone and started having a conversation with the caller--during the movie! <strong>That's beyond rude.</strong><br /><br /></div><div>Come on, people! Put your phone on vibrate for crying out loud. Or better yet, turn the darn thing off. You can live for two hours without a phone call. This may come as a shock to many of you, but before cell phones were invented, we all survived for hours at a time without talking or texting on the phone (insert old fart comment here.)<br /><br /></div><div>Phones in the movie theatre really piss me off. Ya know, it costs so much to go to a movie these days. Between inflated ticket prices and the ridiculous cost of popcorn, candy and drinks, it's expensive! Add to that the cost of a babysitter (if you need one) and you could easily drop $50 just to go see a movie. Ya know, I don't want to spend $50 to listen to you talk on the phone. I don't want to spend $50 to have the glow of your cell phone interrupting my movie-watching.<br /><br /></div><div><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> Technology is great. We can communicate with pretty much anyone at anytime. But just because we <em>can</em>, doesn't mean we <em>should</em>. Have a little respect for others. Put your phone on vibrate. Then, if it rings during a church service, movie or conference session, you can walk out quietly and take your call. This isn't rocket science folks...this is common courtesy. </div><div></div><br /><div>People Who Don't Turn Off Their Cell Phones When You're Supposed To: <strong>You Suck!</strong></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-82316318895835046742008-08-01T07:34:00.000-07:002008-08-01T14:46:33.001-07:00#32: Ticket ScalpersSo you want to go to a concert...or a sporting event. And you, like hundreds--maybe thousands of other people, do exactly what you're supposed to do...you wait til the second tickets go on sale and either call TicketMaster or go to their website...only to find out that all the good seats are already taken.<br /><br />What the &^%$#@!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgP2dPnWNAPng_lg4HgkPkKinlMXru0pygrWgZGL2xDU20vubFXmUdABPabhonWTNm5_dJU1UhKk9_5FS073oMvQT8I8UlqmytgJYBG-sPtz8T6JYFBm5Kf5RjbvxQ28mA0XdJyYs0zI/s1600-h/ticketscalper.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229564993494876066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px" height="116" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgP2dPnWNAPng_lg4HgkPkKinlMXru0pygrWgZGL2xDU20vubFXmUdABPabhonWTNm5_dJU1UhKk9_5FS073oMvQT8I8UlqmytgJYBG-sPtz8T6JYFBm5Kf5RjbvxQ28mA0XdJyYs0zI/s320/ticketscalper.bmp" width="214" border="0" /></a>To make matters worse, once you finally get your nose-bleed section tickets, you show up for the event, only to find out that some guy is in the parking lot, selling the EXACT SAME TICKETS you wanted...at three times the price.<br /><br />How did he get those tickets!?<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> Everybody's out to make a buck. Ain't nothing wrong with that. But there has to be a way to keep scalpers from getting all the good tickets. TicketMaster has to be better about policing their own system. (Or else, another company needs to come in and take away TicketMaster's stranglehold on the industry.) When the same company or person is buying up dozens of tickets to every frickin' event in town, that should be a red flag. Hard working Joe Schmoe should have the right to see his favorite rock band, in a decent seat, without having to pay four day's wages to do so.<br /><br />Maybe we need to go back to the old system...first-come, first-served. And no, you can't buy three dozen tickets either. Get in line, buy your tickets...and get back in line if you wanna buy more.<br /><br />Ticket Scalpers: <strong>You Suck</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-53576363786189687152008-07-29T07:28:00.000-07:002008-07-29T07:55:46.584-07:00#31: Loud TV Commercials<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzGu8WjQuGpGJShTA98UIiVVs6r1GXmtCyfwv3g9XiuC1_wFp9oQ9ez6Y0L77SP4DQHatgJ-RlMTyeo4OvBhrLWOvNmHEsB-xw2yFlpzfy8mFQAxz-TGkODS6FW1K5K3eQPznFyC5cIQ/s1600-h/plasmatv.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228446557456462642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 223px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px" height="197" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzGu8WjQuGpGJShTA98UIiVVs6r1GXmtCyfwv3g9XiuC1_wFp9oQ9ez6Y0L77SP4DQHatgJ-RlMTyeo4OvBhrLWOvNmHEsB-xw2yFlpzfy8mFQAxz-TGkODS6FW1K5K3eQPznFyC5cIQ/s320/plasmatv.JPG" width="251" border="0" /></a>WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH TV COMMERCIALS BEING SO LOUD? <br /><br />I'm sick and tired of having to ride the volume button between my favorite shows and the commercial breaks. Some networks/stations are worse than others. UPN is absolutely terrible about it. As is Comedy Central. Thank God for DVR's...now I can skip past the annoying attempts at TRYING TO SELL ME SOMETHING BY SHOUTING AT ME FOR 30 SECONDS STRAIGHT!<br /><br />Monday night is one of my favorite television-watching nights. CBS has a string of great comedies: <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/">Big Bang Theory</a>, <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/">How I Met Your Mother</a>, <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/two_and_a_half_men/">Two and a Half Men</a> and <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/old_christine/">New Adventures of Old Christine</a>. Good stuff...and perfect placement by the network. I'm usually in dire need of a few good laughs after a Monday at work!<br /><br />BUT THEN COME THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS!<br /><br />HOLY COW!<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> I know advertisers try to bump their audio up to get your attention. But this is frickin' 2008. Why don't we have a device that regulates audio coming into our television sets. (Do they still call them "sets"...geez, I'm a geezer.) And if you figure out how to make all the audio the same level--across the board--could someone please teach the people at iPod that too? It's impossible to get all of your songs to play at the same level on that device too. But I'm getting off-track here.<br /><br />LOUD TV COMMERCIALS:<strong> YOU SUCK!</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-38019824074417451612008-07-15T11:34:00.000-07:002008-07-15T12:08:26.231-07:00#30: BlueTooth HeadsetsSo I'm in the airport at a restaurant a few days ago and, as I've been known to do, I do some "people watching." The airports are great for people watching. Funny, a lot of people say that, but I wonder if they ever want to be the one who's being watched. Anyway, my focus turns to this family sitting at a table near me. It's a mom, a dad and two kids--both girls. One of the girls tells her mom that she needs to "go potty." The wife turns to her husband and asks:<br /><div></div><br /><div>"Do you know where the restroom is?"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgy0KPi20xTXQ9zty5NbKg70iiTRccxcVGhXaRauNCuvUB6RGIa3FIZFpoBp3RPvA2Y9b__spLdwqoVc2MKTUW3jmZ9ZEhsJmzIjQV-BaevdyaO5IhD1r6SCst1EBLDxHjDbA56t-s8o/s1600-h/bluetooth1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223317636261229762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" height="174" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgy0KPi20xTXQ9zty5NbKg70iiTRccxcVGhXaRauNCuvUB6RGIa3FIZFpoBp3RPvA2Y9b__spLdwqoVc2MKTUW3jmZ9ZEhsJmzIjQV-BaevdyaO5IhD1r6SCst1EBLDxHjDbA56t-s8o/s320/bluetooth1.jpg" width="259" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>"I don't think it's necessary." He responds.</div><br /><div></div><div>She, thinking he misunderstood the question, asks again.</div><br /><div></div><div>"No honey, the bathroom. Do you know where the bathroom is?"</div><br /><div></div><div>"No, no, no." He insisted. "We've been through all that. I still don't think it's necessary." Then he, realizing she was talking to him, says in a rather annoyed tone:<br /><br />"Hold on a sec. What? I'm talking to someone here."<br /><br />Then I notice, protruding out of his ear like some sort of robocop headgear attachment is one of those dreaded bluetooth contraptions. Ugh. </div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> New technology is great. In my lifetime I have seen a massive proliferation of new technology: the internet, the laptop computer, the cell phone, DVDs, plasma TVs...etc. But none of them has annoyed me more than those ridiculous little wireless earpieces. And I gotta tell you, I think they just plain look ridiculous. </div><div></div><div><br />I'm not saying they're absolutely worthless. I can understand using it while you're driving...or while trying to take notes during a conference call. But at the dinner table with your family? C'mon! </div><div></div><div></div><div><br />I bet you too, that EVERY SINGLE PERSON who has worn one, has pretended to be talking to someone when they really aren't. Whether it's because they're trying to avoid someone, or trying to "look important", I gaurantee they've pretended to be on the other line with someone at some point. </div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Blue Tooth Headsets: You are pretentious...rude...and downright unattractive. And, oh yeah...<strong>You Suck.</strong></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-90143234139547685792008-07-11T15:55:00.001-07:002008-07-11T16:14:53.202-07:00#29: Large and Extra Large Spandex<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GPiOKGbk7uKIee_Lt-E-cPeUyOYGnSBOwz8214LDquNQvdLNYdZABNQJYGD38Lr-GP41q95qqj7Ns1iR7bIq3EhH2taBKqTjDIKFDncLy4BRgB2g1utHA-LFZ3bXybsb2HXvgawtJxE/s1600-h/spandex1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221898108396176770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="165" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GPiOKGbk7uKIee_Lt-E-cPeUyOYGnSBOwz8214LDquNQvdLNYdZABNQJYGD38Lr-GP41q95qqj7Ns1iR7bIq3EhH2taBKqTjDIKFDncLy4BRgB2g1utHA-LFZ3bXybsb2HXvgawtJxE/s320/spandex1.jpg" width="229" border="0" /></a> Ewwwww. I mean...c'mon!<br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div></div><div>Why would ya do that to yourself? </div><div></div><br /><div>Spandex was designed to show off your body. It hides nothing. It clings to you like an outer layer of skin. And if your real skin is textured like cottage cheese, guess what...that's what the Spandex is gonna show--cottage cheese! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFYlKVfONIyF6Ic_zfLUNNZVGpcQFMvsaL864M59noKSkkz5q5IkywIwqSUtYt_5PE7TVNRa_ckufIK4yP_SXWxARlXt3yegdYVxNX8BIWYPM5mnRBzGyrgwfvZeb9YrLR5wc6qhdzAA/s1600-h/spandex4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221898339588084850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="267" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFYlKVfONIyF6Ic_zfLUNNZVGpcQFMvsaL864M59noKSkkz5q5IkywIwqSUtYt_5PE7TVNRa_ckufIK4yP_SXWxARlXt3yegdYVxNX8BIWYPM5mnRBzGyrgwfvZeb9YrLR5wc6qhdzAA/s320/spandex4.jpg" width="211" border="0" /></a><br />I blame the manufacturers. They should not even be allowed to make Spandex outfits in any size other than small or medium. Write your congressman. Call your senator. </div><br /><div></div><div align="left"><strong>There must be a law to put an end to large spandex...now!</strong></div><br /><div></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> There's a reason you won't catch me sporting the latest Spandex unitard or leggings. Children would run and hide. Women would cry. It would not be good for anyone, trust me. Spandex should be worn by 1% of the population. That's it. If you don't have a beautifully toned body to begin with, do us all a favor--heck, do yourself a favor--stick to the sweats.<br /></div><br /><div>Large and Extra Large Spandex: <strong>You Suck!</strong></div></div></div></div></div></div>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-4444253418892260292008-07-10T08:22:00.000-07:002008-07-10T08:35:40.111-07:00#28: Cops Who Drive Slow In Traffic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0J00miJsZ2dM_gNEX3ZV8NcLhSfhTxp8BUocOYZmDUOyBLAE6ZClYQG8jkM1F4STXGLWU3tYoHQXDTa9qm6JhEpm5osFcDwplwuWxitkMShajZ5oeMjVrfbB7AFFo_BtTYUai0lYVQs/s1600-h/cop+driving+slow.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221406399671359970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 186px" height="194" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0J00miJsZ2dM_gNEX3ZV8NcLhSfhTxp8BUocOYZmDUOyBLAE6ZClYQG8jkM1F4STXGLWU3tYoHQXDTa9qm6JhEpm5osFcDwplwuWxitkMShajZ5oeMjVrfbB7AFFo_BtTYUai0lYVQs/s320/cop+driving+slow.bmp" width="253" border="0" /></a>So I' on my way to work this morning and traffic is worse than usual.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />I'm glad you asked! Because in this 50 mph zone, a cop was at the head of traffic doing 45. So EVERYONE lined up behind him, in both lanes, afraid to pass. <br />What the *&^%$#@!?<br /><br />And you just know the cops love it too. I can just hear 'em talking to each other on their radios:<br /><br />"Hey Joe, check it out....I got like 40 cars behind me!"<br /><br />Whatever. Cops who hold up traffic by driving under the speed limit suck. But the people who hold up traffic because they're afraid to pass a cop--they suck even more! <a href="http://this-sucky-world.blogspot.com/2008/05/16-bad-drivers.html">Get over into the slow lane.</a> I'll pass a cop. I have no problem with it. I've done it dozens of times. If a cop is doing 45mph in a 50mph zone, I'll pass 'em doing 52...no problem. If you don't have the balls to try the same, move over and make room for daddy!<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> It's kind of a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation for cops. If they speed, people will complain. If they drive slower than the speed limit, people (like me) will complain. So do us all a favor coppers...drive the speed limit or get out of traffic altogether. Go hide behind your bushes with your radar guns so you can bust those hardened criminals--the speeders--and make money for your local government. And those of you who don't have the cajones to pass a cop. Get out of the way.<br /><br />Cops Who Drive Slow In Traffic (And those afraid to pass them): <strong>You Suck.</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-7283453235507093612008-07-03T09:27:00.000-07:002008-07-03T11:40:47.754-07:00#27: Annoying Action Movie SidekicksWhy? Why? Oh Why does Hollywood like to screw up a good action flick? There's one formula that they keep cranking out and I just wish they'd drop it. The annoying sidekick in action flicks. Not every action flick mind you, but many.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQN555-oA5wKJxiN9JTFftuWg4D24xHFFAH5HA-mhTBD6SJhWlbtvS5cKVh8Ccw6rYTMCdc_aeP2IvivQrfk3VPGV4K13At-RifT1hRikSuJO_pXnquUo26DntEjDrnb6RfKZ3exXf3I/s1600-h/indy_templeofdoom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218832900713004866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" height="268" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQN555-oA5wKJxiN9JTFftuWg4D24xHFFAH5HA-mhTBD6SJhWlbtvS5cKVh8Ccw6rYTMCdc_aeP2IvivQrfk3VPGV4K13At-RifT1hRikSuJO_pXnquUo26DntEjDrnb6RfKZ3exXf3I/s320/indy_templeofdoom.jpg" width="167" border="0" /></a><br />For example, the <strong>worst sidekick EVER</strong> in an action flick, in my opinion, was Kate Capshaw, the chick in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087469/">Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom</a>. I understand this was Steven Spielberg's wife. Ugh. What an atrocious actress. And what an absolutely annoying character. I love the Indiana Jones series, but this woman alone makes that movie hard to stomach.<br /><br />A few other examples:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jar_Jar_Binks">Jar Jar Binks.</a> That character dumbed down the Star Wars franchise to an almost intolerable level. Meesa tinks da <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEMDPxSi9VGwwfr1zZ7YgrjpAjnKmTOavUmf61iha0W-8dyFaZ-0doeIdEEDylotj5p-IMCG_nqfGSfZXgHnVFrsbv3Rs0SNiiUiu4mSNAbfMfPRmwOGaLd2nFWcXItA6J9SHU36EBM4/s1600-h/jar_jar.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218833181050621186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 139px" height="139" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEMDPxSi9VGwwfr1zZ7YgrjpAjnKmTOavUmf61iha0W-8dyFaZ-0doeIdEEDylotj5p-IMCG_nqfGSfZXgHnVFrsbv3Rs0SNiiUiu4mSNAbfMfPRmwOGaLd2nFWcXItA6J9SHU36EBM4/s320/jar_jar.bmp" width="154" border="0" /></a>mooovee woulda been so much better without him. And I have to ask why? The Star Wars series has a timeless storyline...great action. And there's plenty of campy comedy relief in R2D2 and C3PO, among others. This was just an example of the movie-makers going too far for a laugh. Yech!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4gbM5zkvMFRdMZz8rSgtG3sUMDFYuGdv_pOR9CHTHmQJVeHrazlUBFjs8Mo9VpqoohZLmekqAo30-DsQc_sC9MBtoBRksnW2SPwD5bH_Igr29ZQDepRze_0P8Wy6QBlNAR_LLaNTiPY/s1600-h/under_seige.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218832900390172802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="191" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4gbM5zkvMFRdMZz8rSgtG3sUMDFYuGdv_pOR9CHTHmQJVeHrazlUBFjs8Mo9VpqoohZLmekqAo30-DsQc_sC9MBtoBRksnW2SPwD5bH_Igr29ZQDepRze_0P8Wy6QBlNAR_LLaNTiPY/s320/under_seige.bmp" width="126" border="0" /></a><br />And what about that blonde chick in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105690/">Under Seige</a>? (Her name is Erika Eleniak. I would've posted a pic of her here, but it's hard to find one with her clothes on.) Granted, Steven Seagal is one of the worst actors ever...but this movie would've actually been pretty decent if it just focused on his character and left hers out. There were some cool explosions...decent fight scenes...and the storyline was actually interesting. Of course, they had to throw in a gratuitous boob shot to justify Eleniak's presence in the film. But it still wasn't enough to make her character likeable.<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest: </strong>There's a reason Hollywood produces formulaic movies. They sell. But not every sidekick is going to contribute to a movie. At some point, a director or producer needs to be able to say, "Let's focus on the action and get rid of the distraction." Imagine Rambo having to stop every once in awhile in the jungle because some chick sidekick broke a nail. Some action flicks don't need the help of a sidekick.<br /><br />Annoying Action Movie Sidekicks: <strong>You Suck.</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-80685752433795918882008-07-02T08:35:00.001-07:002008-07-02T09:13:42.029-07:00#26: Door to Door Solicitors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Gh5oTAj332AtqBwTddjN_t0OqbMQFRkpzJpn5ug-qm6_f0HwHjs6dJ5Wdc3yMfnnM1tlbuObP4vG30rXCclTRQec2jf1nVOarqFJLdN91TENBQrxHIqivxNc43ZqbJfMwH_-r_CUtus/s1600-h/student_selling.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218440994623882450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="246" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Gh5oTAj332AtqBwTddjN_t0OqbMQFRkpzJpn5ug-qm6_f0HwHjs6dJ5Wdc3yMfnnM1tlbuObP4vG30rXCclTRQec2jf1nVOarqFJLdN91TENBQrxHIqivxNc43ZqbJfMwH_-r_CUtus/s320/student_selling.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> Let's face it. At first it was cute. A little kid shows up at my door, trying to raise money for a class trip...and all I have to do is buy a couple of candy bars at a ridiculously over-inflated price. No problem. I love kids. I love chocolate. Everybody wins, right?<br /><br />Wrong! Because now, it's just gotten out of hand. Almost every evening now, there's someone at my door, trying to sell me something. College students selling magazine subscriptions. Yard service crews asking if I want my lawn aerated. Neighborhood kids asking if I want them to mow my lawn. Students selling cou<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiRBIl97Mhrh1oqaVDfcTBrX9pEJs8y3UtZkE4GItB1HPoZvfMj1RPgGRPScBK1sC9J0DzVRbZZH3qc6qG5pk1111CmTmEMrb9i2anWK4ef-JoPqrXKnFGL4lR4iAMTlwGPp6ZdXEwgQ/s1600-h/peephole.bmp"></a>pon books. Someone wanting to tell me about their religion.<br /><br />Enough already! I'm about to put a "No Solicitors" sign on my door like my neighbor, Art. At first, I thought he was being a bit like an old curmudgeon, but now I'm starting to understand! <br /><br />It seems like I just can't enjoy a nice evening at home, vegging in front of the television, or whatever without hearing the doorbell. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU40QjFt6eKdGCpDsdng6deEYAnAbDlrhK2p87qXv-Yjnr_ktRBbOrdxc5griG8SAyXjWDKFjqXNRQfRbr_bUDBRGoUgf5P2hTR040dhpOijypIkJPE2Ea1MpI9NuAZMxHEQfYHZFQSQ/s1600-h/peephole.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218442717683585138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="207" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU40QjFt6eKdGCpDsdng6deEYAnAbDlrhK2p87qXv-Yjnr_ktRBbOrdxc5griG8SAyXjWDKFjqXNRQfRbr_bUDBRGoUgf5P2hTR040dhpOijypIkJPE2Ea1MpI9NuAZMxHEQfYHZFQSQ/s320/peephole.bmp" width="247" border="0" /></a>I'll look through the peephole (which I bought from a door-to-door peephole salesman) and there she is, some college student with a hard luck story and something to sell.<br /><br />And I wonder how many of these things are really scams. Are these students really trying to raise money for a mission trip to Mexico? Or are they just hoping to get my credit card information?<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> Door to door sales can't be easy. You never know what's going to be on the other side of that door. Some people are rude. Others are just plain creepy. So why put yourself in that position? And how about you give us a break, so we can enjoy a quiet evening at home?<br /><br />Door to Door Solicitors: <strong>You Suck.</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617530172585252775.post-11912935883857612702008-06-24T11:06:00.000-07:002008-06-24T11:19:18.196-07:00#25: Murder/Suicide<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aTlfggw_LRFoJ-MuZOCOEdjyBXHSZZszMuYjB7WMFteXcipnjz_BB4kqVGSUksj7g9Z1maPVBiv7ZgMB8nmIPTCvSx-Zd0P6EFGyotlNamTcSsdxrG4c7WN3WYbIhh-JNccwZiuOLlM/s1600-h/chalk+outline.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215511307113586290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="160" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aTlfggw_LRFoJ-MuZOCOEdjyBXHSZZszMuYjB7WMFteXcipnjz_BB4kqVGSUksj7g9Z1maPVBiv7ZgMB8nmIPTCvSx-Zd0P6EFGyotlNamTcSsdxrG4c7WN3WYbIhh-JNccwZiuOLlM/s320/chalk+outline.jpg" width="241" border="0" /></a>Please forgive. I'm going to go off on a rant today. Something has really been eating at me and I just have to put it down in words.<br /><br />Is there anything more cowardly than killing someone before turning the gun on yourself?<br /><br />This week, a man in our area killed his two sons...a 5-year old and a 2-year old. Then killed himself. I wish he had survived his suicide attempt, just so I could beat the *&^% out of him. What a coward. Who kills an innocent, defenseless child? Those poor boys. I am angry as hell about this. I've heard stories that people who commit crimes against children get treated pretty badly in prison. I hope hell is the same way. I hope there's a special place in hell where the torment is turned up a notch for someone who takes the life of a child.<br /><br />I wonder where this phenomenon came from? Where did such selfishness originate...that a person could not see beyond their own circumstances and decide that death is better than life...for everyone involved?<br /><br /><strong>Let's be honest:</strong> I know life can get hard. I know that you can get so desperate that you can't see a way out. But if you're at the end of your rope and the only way you can see out is death.... then so be it. But you have no right to make that decision for another person. Who knows what those boys would have grown up to be? Who knows what potential they had? You robbed them of all of that because of your own selfishness. And then, you cowardly took your own life to avoid the ramifications of your sin.<br /><br />Murder/Suicides: <strong>You Suck.</strong>Hoover Maneuverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549224223302342593noreply@blogger.com0