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  • Mr. Rogers 1928-2003

    Mr. Rogers 1928-2003

    Fred Rogers dead at 74:

    It’s hard to believe he’s gone. Some things you just think will be around forever. He may have been too sappy for some, but there was a time when I was really young that Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers Neighborhood were my universes.

    Who can forget the Trolley and King Friday XIII and Speedy Delivery? Fred Rogers wasn’t just a TV show host, either. He was a well-rounded and learned individual in the field of child welfare. And how many of us have started singing the song when we were either changing shoes or putting on a sweater?

    Now cancer has taken him away from us and from the children. The way things are today, we could really use him. Today, the neighborhood will never be the same.

    My thoughts and prayers go out to the Rogers family and all of those who grew up with him.

  • Didn’t this war end?

    Didn’t this war end?

    Lincoln statue ignites Confederate passion:

    Thanks to Tongue Tied for the link. I’ve talked about this before the crash happened. Anyway, it made the news again for some reason. The National Park Service wants to put a statue of Abraham Lincoln on a historic Civil War site in Richmond, Virginia. The problem is, Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy, and some people still think it still is.

    According to the article, “confederate heritage” groups have their white hoods in a twist over the Lincoln statue being placed in Richmond. They compare it to an Osama bin Laden statue being put in New York. Say what? First of all, Lincoln didn’t crash a plane into a building full of thousands of people. Secondly, he won the war and freed the slaves. They should be able to put his statue anywhere they want.

    A member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans had this to say…

    “The Confederate states never forgave Lincoln for the harshness of the Union Army’s bloody march through the South, which left Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley devastated and Atlanta and Columbia, S.C., in cinders. The statue, he said, “is a not-so-subtle reminder of who won the war, and who our heroes should be.”

    First of all, the war ended roughly 140 years ago. Secondly, there is no Confederacy anymore. It ceased to exist the minute that Robert E. Lee surrendered. Basically, if you oppose a statue of Lincoln, you might as well just come right out and say that you’re in favor of slavery. And don’t give me crap about the Civil War being about states’ rights. It was about SLAVERY. That states’ rights argument is just so people don’t think you’re actually in the Klan.

    And speaking of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, if you’re forming a group like that, why don’t you just from Sons of Nazi Veterans while you’re at it. They lost a war too. Get over it you dumb, ignorant, racist white trash, hicks.

  • The Perfect Memorial

    The Perfect Memorial

    “Mr. Perfect ” Curt Hennig found dead:

    I’ve been watching Curt Hennig wrestle since his last days in the AWA. I remember him teaming with Scott Hall before he became Razor Ramon. Then he came to the WWF as a heel, calling himself Mr. Perfect. That’s when I started rooting for bad guys.

    One of the greatest matches I ever saw was at King of The Ring. I believe it was the final round match. It was Curt Hennig vs. Bret “The Hitman” Hart. This match blew away almost every match I had seen until then. As a matter of fact, I was watching that PPV with my then-girlfriend. She kept rooting for Bret Hart so much that I eventually had to put her in The Sharpshooter. She was a little too plump for the Perfectplex.

    I even got to see him live at a couple of house shows in Philly. Not only was he phenomenal on TV, but he was even better live. I don’t remember who he wrestled. That’s how good he was.

    But the unfortunate thing in all this was there were rumors that Curt Hennig partied hard. It was alleged that his partying was what led to his being released by the WWE this past year. I seriously hope that’s not what caused his death, but I’ll be surprised if it’s not. He also left behind a wife and children. My condolences go out to the Hennig family.

  • There’s no “P” in Team

    There’s no “P” in Team

    Police Investigate Hazing at High School:

    Thanks to Bad Jocks for the link. So, three high school basketball players have been suspended for hazing underclassmen. I’m surprised they actually got suspended. Here’s the best part, though. The hazing consisted of hitting, SPANKING, (wait, it gets better) and URINATING on other players.

    I never understood the jock mentality. They tend to be the most homophobic group of people, yet they engage in activities like sodomizing people with foreign objects like bananas and such, tea-bagging, shaving people’s crotches, and now urinating on other men. And you know, I’m sure the players’ parents say it was just harmless fun.

    Any parent who is trying to get their kids interested in sports should read half the articles I do before making a decision. Or else they’ll come home one day either sodomized or the sodomist. It’s your choice.

  • Shave but no haircut

    Shave but no haircut

    Principal to decide hazing incident outcome:

    Thanks to BadJocks for the link. So, is there an epidemic of student athletes that are repressed homosexuals that take their anger out on those weaker than them?

    This time we have two high school wrestlers, one weighing 275 lbs., pinned a 120 lb. male cheerleader against a locker, took off his pants and shaved his groinal area with an electric razor. What makes it stick in my craw, as usual, is that the principal hasn’t yet decided his punishment. What’s to decide? Throw his ass out of school. That’s assault at the least. An argument could probably be made for sexual assault.

    At first, the wrestlers were left off with a warning before they got suspended for 10 days. But of course, some parents are outraged because a precious wrestler who may be wrestling in state finals is being punished. The attorney for the buckethead said that there were 3 other sexual assaults at the school that only resulted in suspensions of 3 days or less. And that the only reason this is being made an issue is that his client is a championship wrestler. Then, obviously there is something wrong with the school system.

    Luckily, the police have gotten involved. But more than likely, he’ll get off with a fine and be allowed to wrestle and complete his “education”. Meanwhile, a smaller kid has to live with this trauma for the rest of his life. If there were any justice in the world, all these jocks who like to haze by teabagging, sodomizing, and now shaving, would be thrown in jail. Then maybe they will know what it’s like to carry that trauma around.

  • Only this and nothing more…

    Only this and nothing more…

    Baltimore: The mystery of the ‘Poe Toaster’:

    That settles it. Next year I’m going to Baltimore. It’s a good thing Poe died in January. How lame would it be if this happened in July?

  • Sodomy is ok as long as you’re affiliated with a church

    Sodomy is ok as long as you’re affiliated with a church

    Hazing Charged Dropped on Technicality:

    Thanks to BadJocks for the link.

    Remember the hazing incident at Methodist College in Fayetteville, NC? You know the one. Sodomy with a Sharpie. Well, the charges have been dropped after lawyers argued the charges violated the separation of church and state.

    According to the article, since the school is a religious institution, the campus police cannot enforce state law. What the hell kind of reasoning is that? If you follow that logic, then priests can molest all sorts of kids as long as it’s on church property.

    Why do I get the feeling the judge hearing this case is an ex-jock? These kids should be in jail for rape, point-blank.

  • The 2002 Trenchie Awards.

    The 2002 Trenchie Awards.

    That’s right kids, it’s time for the 2nd Annual Trenchie Awards. The best and worst of my year, as voted for by me. Last year’s winners will be listed after each category.

    Best Movie of the Year: Gotta go with “The Ring”. It seriously creeped me out. It also might have had something to do with seeing it at a drive-through at night in Deliverance County. Honorable Mention: Red Dragon.
    (2001 Winner: Stigmata)

    Worst Movie of The Year: “Insomnia” wins hands down. Like I said on my message board this movie was so boring it should have been called “The Cure for Insomnia”
    (2001 Winner: American Psycho)

    Best Album of The Year: “Killing the Dragon” by Dio. Just as good as his early solo stuff. Honorable Mention: “Happenstance” by Fozzy.
    (2001 Winner: Horror Show by Iced Earth)

    Worst Album of The Year: Geoff Tate’s solo album. No offense Geoff but stick to Queensryche.
    (2001 Winner: Stronger than Death by Black Label Society)

    Best TV Show of The Year: “24” wins hands down. Either season.
    (2001 Winner: Murder in Small Town X)

    Worst TV Show of the Year: Scraping the bottom of the barrel for this one because it really wasn’t that bad a year for TV. But I gotta go with “Ultraman Tiga” on Fox Kids. When I heard a new Ultraman show was coming to the States I was psyched because I loved watching the original Ultraman when I was a kid. The new one just plain sucks. It’s still Japanese actors dubbed in English, but they made the dialogue into comedy, and it wasn’t funny at all.
    (2001 Winner: The Joan Cusack Show)

    Best Wrestling Moment/Match of the Year: Tommy Dreamer vs. Rob Van Dam to unify the Hardcore and Intercontinental titles. I was sad to see the HC title go, but I’m an old ECW fan from back in the day, and this was a great match that almost rose to ECW standards.
    (2001 Winner: Chris Jericho wins Undisputed Title)

    Worst Wrestling Moment/Match of the Year: Do I even need to say it?? Triple H getting it on with a “corpse” while disguised as Kane.
    (2001 Winner: Having to see Chris Jericho in a Speedo)

    Best Video Game of the Year: A late entrant this year but the winner is Suikoden III. I have been obsessed with this Japanese RPG since I got it. Final Fantasy X was really good, but it was a little easy.
    (2001 Winner: Twisted Metal Black)

    Worst Video Game of The Year: Way of the Samurai. Avoid this game at all cost.
    (2001 Winner: Simpson’s Wrestling)

    Best Movie Line of the Year: John Ratzenberger as The Abominable Snowman in “Monsters Inc.” “He made himself a diaper out of poison ivy, wore it on his head like a tiara and called himself King Itchy.”
    (2001 Winner: Lou Diamond Phillips in Bats. “Don’t tell me I’m up to my chest in bat shit.”)

    Biggest Dumbass of the Year: We have a repeat winner. For the second Year in a row is Charlotte radio station WXRC 95.7’s station Manager Dave Ligafelt. First, he changed the format from the only hard rock station in town to another classic rock station. This year he changed the format to 60s and 70s and called it “The Ride”. Thanks for disappointing metal fans for two years in a row.
    (2001 Winner: WXRC Station Manager Dave Ligafelt)

    Most Inane Political Agenda of the Year: We had a lot to choose from this year. But the winner has to be easily offended California Atheist possible communist Micheal Newdow. You remember him. He was the guy who said his daughter was offended by “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and got it declared unconstitutional by the 9th Circuit Court. Turned out his daughter was a practicing Christian.
    (2001 Winner: (tie) PETA for trying to get the USC Gamecocks to change their name and a Pennsylvania judge for overturning Mumia Abu Jamal’s death sentence.)

    Biggest Jackass Celebrity of the Year: Sean Penn for being Mr. Pacifist all of a sudden and saying that violence is not the answer with Iraq. This from the guy who punches out photographers for fun.
    (2001 Winner: Rage Against the Machine)

    Don’t drink and drive tonight, and I’ll see you next year.

  • Sons of Nazis…Confederates…same thing.

    Sons of Nazis…Confederates…same thing.

    Lincoln statue stirs controversy in Virginia:

    Nothing says 5th generation racist bigot like people who still hold on to the ideas of the Confederacy. And when you protest a statue of Abraham Lincoln being put in the former Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, it just shows how far your bigotry goes.

    In my opinion, calling yourselves the Sons of Confederate Veterans is like calling yourselves the sons of Hitler. The only difference is the Confederacy wanted to enslave an entire race, not exterminate them. But to me, there’s very little difference between the two.

  • Video game violence…again

    Video game violence…again

    Sounding the alarm on video game ratings:

    It seems that our good friend Senator Joe Lieberman has his panties in a bunch about video game violence again. He even admits that the ultra-violent, sexual laden video games are a minority of the products out there.

    According to the article, Lieberman said a new round of congressional hearings may be necessary to raise parental awareness of the issue. Why would there need to be congressional hearings to raise parental awareness?

    The video game industry has the right to make whatever game they want. It’s up to the parents to be informed of what content is in their kids’ video games. For example, my 15-year-old son is begging me to let him play Grand Theft Auto 3. But, being the excellent parent that I am, know that in GTA3 you can have sex with a hooker and then beat her up to get your money back. That game has no chance in hell of ever being in my house. But Senator Joe thinks that Congress needs to inform parents of the violence in video games. Like congress doesn’t have other things to worry about.

    Personally, I think M rated games should not even be sold to anyone under 17, but parents need to take the responsibility to know what games their kids are playing. Yet, as we all know, no one is responsible for their own actions anymore.