Monthly Archives: February 2006

Biennial EPTH Olympic Review

Whatever happened to just winning gold medals and not being extreme? The Olympics are over, and despite the USA’s obvious failures, very few watched. We’d apparently rather watch those “other” Olympics, namely American Idol and Dancing with the Stars. Anyway, … Continue reading

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If a tree falls in the woods and that sound is so insane it barely qualifies as a crash, does it really make a sound?

I have a confession to make: I wasn’t going to post today. I was going to do other things. Then I walk by the TV in the breakroom and find out that a woman is trying her darndest to make … Continue reading

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The Arabs Have Captured our Ports!

SUMMARY: The President is being ridiculous, but somehow the Democrats, his sworn enemies, have found a way to be even more ridiculous. This happens every day in the GW Bush presidency. THE ISSUE: According to this Washingon Post article (and … Continue reading

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Fla-Vah-Flav!

I’ve put myself in the unenviable position of having been sucked in by both Beauty and the Geek and the Flavor Flav VH1 Dating trainwreck Flavor of Love. This means that yes, I probably need to stop watching so much … Continue reading

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Reading the Last Post

you might be thinking to yourself that I’m grumpy this morning. I’d agree, but only after dropping the “this morning.” Things that make me angry: 1) Bryant Gumbel not realizing he’s whiter than me, and saying this: Finally, tonight, the … Continue reading

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First Thing Monday Morning

and already there are problems. Turns out I sent something to the wrong place. Of course, I was only following instructions. But I’m supposed to catch these things. Now I have to get the thing from that place to the … Continue reading

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Beauty and the Geek 2: First Impressions

Last night was my night to watch reality TV. Boy, I watched a bunch of it. First came Survivor, the show Destiny’s Child wants to be. I’ve got just one question about Survivor: Do the producers of the show purposefully … Continue reading

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Clotheslines are funny

I just saw that Michelob Amber Light commercial where that chick clotheslines that guy, and it made me realize that, comedically speaking, you really can’t go wrong with a clothesline. Case in point I Heart Huckabees, where Johnathon Schwartzmann is … Continue reading

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Overheard News

First things first. About halfway through my recap of Grizzly Man, I realized my mistake. It was impossible to suitably capture the real essence of the movie, because it was all contained in the main character’s crazy earnest voice. No … Continue reading

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Netflix Diary: Grizzly Man

(I don’t know why, but posting this picture made my footnote numbers huge. Go figure.) (Finally, the) Netflix Diary: Grizzly Man In a better, saner world, this movie would have been named Fox Man, and it would have been about … Continue reading

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