Philip Morris is Run by Gutless Cowards (VIDEO)

Watch the original video here: http://bit.ly/THD7g5

PHOTO CREDITS:

The smoke that cures a cough @0:25 - http://bit.ly/WcVbl5
Call for Philip Morris @0:27 - http://bit.ly/SQBgaD
Cigarettes in hamburger @0:30 - http://bit.ly/RmgZX7
Philip Morris, The Throat Tested Cigarette @ 0:34 - http://bit.ly/K9xz8r

(DISCLAIMER: Yes, I clearly violated copyright laws by posting a cigarette commercial that the Philip Morris Nazis took down w/merit. As a YouTube partner w/monetization privileges, I knew exactly what I was doing & was fully aware of the risks. Although there is a point to all this, that should tell you whether or not this is meant to be taken seriously.)

VIDEO: Shame on You, Penn State

Shame on those who are more outraged at the NCAA punishment than the crime that made it possible.

I "Like" Death.

I find it awkward when I see the number of "likes" on a YouTube video about death, disasters, destruction, etc. I ask myself what is it they "like" about a video... maybe it's the quality of the report, or it's something more morbid. Do you "like" disasters, the destruction, or people dying? I mean, how do you "like" a video entitled, "Storms Kill 10, Cause Wide Power Outages"?

This is why I miss the 5-star rating system YouTube used to have. The whole like/dislike system is just too simplistic & sends mixed messages depending on the video. You're asking me to like/dislike a news video about people dying? Of course I'm going to dislike it, because dying sucks.

Cry Me a River, David Ortiz

ESPNBoston: David Ortiz tired of negative reports

You play Major League Baseball at the highest level, in a major media market, in front of the sport's most passionate fan base.  You're like gods to everyone & everything you say & do gets scrutinized a hundredfold. With that comes extreme highs & extreme lows. When things are great, it's heaven on earth. When things suck, it can be a "sh-t hole", as Big Papi so elequently put it. Either way, you're at the center of the baseball universe.

Now that the Boston Red Sox aren't as dominant or as lovable as they used to be, you tell us you're tired of all the negativity, that "people need to leave us alone and let us play ball". Awwwww.

Earth to Ortiz: You do know this is your tenth year in Boston, right? It's not like you were born yesterday. No one with an ounce of common sense is buying this "woe is us" nonsense. You know exactly what you signed up for when you seek the highest level of fame, prestige, & the challenge that goes with it.

So f-ckin' play ball. And win some more games. That's what you're f-ckin' paid to do anyway. Nobody's stopping you from doing your day job. You don't get paid extra to be a publicity hound.


Shameless plug: The Boston Red Sox 2011 Chokejob

Dan Savage Must Love Harleys

MEDIAITE: Dan Savage Calls Gay Conservative Group GOProud 'House Faggots' for Romney Endorsement

Yes, it's OK to slander your fellow gays when they don't conform to your political views. So what if that makes you just another hypocritical little faggot*? After all, those little gay Republican p-ssies deserve it for even daring to be a minority within a minority, regardless of its futility.

* And by "faggot", I'm going by the South Park definition. BRRUB BRRUB BRRUB BRRUB BRRUB!!!

WWE Raw Live Blog (04-02-2012): The Night After Rasslemania

Welcome to the inaugural WWE Raw Live Blog: The Post-Wrestlemania edition! Updated live as the show progresses, with pictures past & present, & a few historic references. (Yes, I know it's tape delayed in the West Coast & it's not really "live" at this point. Haven't read any spoilers yet. So shut up.)

Fighting Vigilante Injustice with Vigilantism...

Not that this make you a hypocrite or anything...

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Watching Wrestling Again with a Fresh New Perspective... Hopefully.

Some old habits just never die...

The rush of adrenaline that I feel from watching grown men & women in spandex grappling on stage in a squared circle hasn't gotten old, even as I do. Since I can't live the life of an athlete, I might as well get my fix by watching others square off on TV.

So I'm back to watching wrestling again. Perhaps this time around, I won't let others' cynicism (especially on the Internet, 'cause it's always SRS BZNS on teh interwebs!!!) cloud my judgment or affect my own interest in the pseudo-sport. It's what chased me away once before, & only recently have I been able to flush out my own jaded attitude.

Except for one undeniable "fact": John Cena STILL sucks.

(3/28 UPDATE: Apparently, WWE is fine with it too... LOL.

(Top: One of my old YouTube Monday Night Raw "live commentary" videos from last year, including a rant on The Rock vs. Cena agreeing to square off at the next Wrestlemania. Boy, time sure flies fast. And to think that this was such a HORRIBLE idea...)

Tiger Woods: Just Win, Baby.

The immortal words of the late Al Davis.

That's all it takes for Tiger Woods to become truly relevant again. All the press in the world couldn't hide the fact that Eldrick was an afterthought. His sex scandal is a thing of the past. All that was left was a shell of his old, once-dominant self. The golf game that once made Tiger a multi-multi-multi-millionaire & a cultural icon had seemingly eroded. But for at least one weekend, he finally put the pieces of his life back together (on the golf course, anyway).

Now that he's finally won again, Tiger is the odds on favorite to win one of sports' most prestigious events. And   when he's on his A-game, Woods is the kind of guy who thrives under that kind of pressure.

While he may never become the transcendent figure that he once was pre-scandal, he can still make golf cool again. All things considered, he's still a human being who made bad personal decisions but not one who got away with murder.

Tim Tebow Jets Football Cards: Proof that Sports Cards Have Become Totally Irrelevant

Would you really want to spend some of your hard-earned money on a football card with a fake photo of Tim Tebow in a New York Jets jersey?

When I collected sports cards as a child, you could buy cards with real photos of rookies & athletes in their new jerseys. This was before the rise of the Internet, which meant that such cards were actually valuable property. Card companies would produce "updated" card sets in addition to their regular ones, including this 1987 Fleer baseball card set below (with Mark McGwire, Fred McGriff & Greg Maddux rookie cards):

Nowadays, all card companies have to do is digitally photoshop new jerseys and/or hold contrived photo sessions for a quick cash grab. Ugh.