You're Wondering Who I Am . . .

. . . machine or mannequin.
With parts made in Japan.
I am the modern man.




This is one of my favorite commercials of all time. This commercial also introduced me to Styx, one of the greatest bands of all time. This commercial also introduced the world to Tony Hale, who would later go on to play Buster in "Arrested Development", one of the greatest shows of all time. Of All-Time YouTube videos, this may be the most all-time things in one 30 second clip of all time.

Nate Robinson Being Awesome

WSU Joke

A Cougar joke I wrote just in time for Apple Cup:

It seems there was this fellow named Smythe who graduated from the Washington State University. He had decided to seek employment as a salesman for a haberdashery located in the city of Seattle. He procured an interview with the owner, one Mr. Longfellow, the following morning. Smythe arrived at Longfellow’s and took a seat in the parlor. Longfellow entered the room and said with a booming baritone, “I will hire you immediately for the position if you just name for me the patron saint of haberdashers.” Smythe stood up and wagged his finger, “Why that would be Saint Louis XI!” he exclaimed. Longfellow chortled, “You imbecile, the patron saint of haberdashers is Saint Louis IX, I can clearly see you were educated at an inferior university.” He then tossed out this zinger of a farewell, “and were I like thee, I would throw myself away in the rubbish bin.”

Something I Wish I'd Seen

Imagine the 50 nerdliest nerds playing the Musical Chairs game of their lives. 50 pimple-covered, gangly social outcasts being stripped to their most primal instincts. They must have Playstation 3, it is essential for their survival. Inevitably chaos would erupt, and out of chaos comes hilarious tragedy, or hilagedy.

From Wisconsin:
http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=11/16/2006&id=14493

THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2006, 11:32 a.m.
By Dan Benson
Man injured in sprint for place in line

West Bend - One person was injured early this morning outside the Wal-Mart department store in West Bend as a crowd of about 50 people lined up for a chance to buy one of 10 coveted video game systems the store has for sale.

Police have provided details of the incident late this morning:

An assistant store manager announced to the crowd, which had formed about 7 a.m., that the store expected to receive only 10 of the Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles, and that they would become available at 12:01 a.m. Friday.

The store official placed 10 chairs outside the store and directed the waiting customers to another area. At a signal, the customers were told to run to try to occupy one of the chairs. During the contest, a 19-year-old man ran into a pole and struck his head, injuring himself. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Police said the case was one of helping an injured person, and was not the subject of any criminal investigation.