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Month: June 2006


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NED v POR (was Confirmed)

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73rd minute.. this game is a farce. A fist fight almost broke out on the pitch.Where the hell is FIFA? The ref just carded the POR goaltender while a POR player WAS DOWN IN THE BOX. This is absolutely rediculous. 77th minute… 16 yellow cards. What the hell? Cocu earned that card, not Deco (sorry […]

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Worst. Officiating. Ever.

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I realize that NED may lose this match, but for both teams let me say this. This is, without a doubt, the most poorly officiated game bar none. There have been 9 yellows and 2 reds and it’s not even the 66th minute. The Russian referee Ivanov has completely lost control of the game and […]

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Comcast Tech Falls Asleep on Customer's Couch – with video

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Can’t make this kind of stuff up. A Comcast technician came to replace a faulty modem. After spending an hour on hold with Comcast’s central office, he fell asleep on my couch. I’ve been in my apartment for three weeks and my internet connection is still non-functional. This is my tribute to Comcast, their low […]

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Ikea

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So, we went to Ikea. It is, as they say, quite the place. I’m not saying that I want to redo my entire house in Ikea-provided furniture or anything. But, I did find myself saying far too many times, “that would look good in $ROOM”. In fact, I was so taken with some of their […]

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Whole Foods bans sale of live lobsters, pats self on back

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In a bold move that will save the company hundreds of thousands of dollars, placate whiney customers, and provide a huge amount of free advertising, Whole Foods has announced that it will continue to pander to the lowest common denominator and ban the sales of live lobsters in its stores. In a statement released by […]

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Hilarious! Scotsmen drive up sales of Mangoes by 47% cheering for England opponents

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Tesco, the largest retailer in Great Britain and Wal-Mart front, has seen a 47% increase in the sales of mangoes this past week in the run-up to the England vs Trinidad & Tobago match tomorrow. Apparently the Scots, who aren’t the biggest fans of their Southern Lords, are throwing rum-soaked calypso parties to cheer on […]