i cant even skip breakfast.


The lawyer turns up with the last page of Kenny's will. On it, Kenny's wish with life support says that "for the love of god, don't ever .....

show me in that condition on national television
Creepy-Ass Burger King
No, really, I'll do it.
"I'll kill you in your sleep."


No, I'm not talking about Mr. Hootie-and-the-Blowfish dressed up as a cowboy singing about Tendercrisp Bacon Chedder Ranch sandwiches, although I admit it to be a successful advertising campaign. The singing black cowboy convinced me to start eating at Burger King again... for about two weeks. Then I got sick of them again. Really fast.

No, the commericals I'm talking about recently started making their rounds. It's a throwback to the recent "Wake Up With The King" commercial, where the guy would wake up in his bed with the creepy-ass burger king next to him.

Seriously. Look at this guy. He's scary as all get out. A man, dressed in some royal-looking getup, wearing some plastic mask. Look at him. All grinning, with a blank stare like every joke Presidential mask before it. Sure, he means well. Sure, he's serving up a whopping 730-calorie breakfast sandwich, but just wait. Just wait until you see the latest commercials.

In one, a man, just waking up in the morning, walks over to the window and pulls the shades. The Burger King is standing right outside the window. The man's reaction? Pleasant surprise--especially when the King hands him that new artery-clogging sandwich and is suddenly surrounded by the forest animals. Yeah, sure. I'll buy that sandwich...

... no, no, no, it gets better. A second commerical you might see looks like something out of Ring 2. Early morning. The dog is scratching at the door. A man gets out of bed and opens the door, only to see, who else? The Burger King, standing in the middle of his yard. The man turns around to look at his wife. She's brushing her teeth. When he turns back around, THE BURGER KING IS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM!

HOLY HELL! KEEP YOUR DAMN BREAKFAST SANDWICH! SLAM THE DOOR--CALL 911!

The Burger King scares me...

Keep watching the TV... you'll see it eventually...
Time for another random 5
1. What food combination do you enjoy the most that grosses out your friends?
2. Name a song you can sing without making any mistakes as if your life depended on it. Can't be nursery songs.
3. Name your five elementary school teachers, first through fifth grade.
4. Do you have any obsessive/compulsive behaviors? Be honest.
5. If you could become one character in any movie you've ever seen, which character would you be?
How Marshmallow Peeps Are Born
How Marshmallow Peeps Are Born

From the magazine, Creative Kids
Where your favorite yellow and pink Easter treats come from.



Peep Prep

Have you ever wondered which came first, the marshmallow or the Peep? Well, we've got the answer. Follow along on our tour of the Just Born, Inc., candy plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and you'll know a lot more about those cute little chick and bunny peeps that show up in your Easter basket every year.


1. Mixing and Whipping
Step 1 Mixing and Whipping

A mixture of marshmallow, sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, and a few other special ingredients are whipped into a marshmallowy goo that will become the shaped candy figures.


2. Coloring the Sugar
Step 2 Coloring the Sugar

All sugar starts out white. Since yellow Peeps were being made the day we visited, yellow food coloring was added through that little arm outside the barrel. The barrel rotates like a cement mixer to color all the sugar.


3. Spreading the Sugar
Step 3 Spreading the Sugar

Sugar is loaded into a spreader (the gray piece in the background) by hand. The spreader distributes the sugar all across the conveyor belt that the candy will ride during production.


Fun Fact

Just Born, Inc., produces 1.2 billion marshmallow goodies each year for all occasions -- that's a heap of Peeps. Chicks and bunnies are the most popular shapes and are made year-round at the plant.






Peep Population
4. Peeps Are Made

No photos are allowed of the machinery that actually pumps the marshmallow into the right shape. That's top secret. We can tell you that it's basically the same technology that was developed in the 1950s by the Just Born company.


5. Bring on the Breeze
Step 5 Bring on the Squeeze

Naked Peeps make their way along the conveyor belt (yes, they travel backward the whole way!) toward the wind tunnel. This is where air will whip the sugar around so that it sticks evenly to the warm, wet marshmallow.


6. Recycling the Sugar
Step 6 Recycling the Sugar

The sugar-coated candies slide off a solid conveyor belt on to a grated one that lets extra sugar fall through. That sugar will be reused.


Fun Fact

In 1953, Peeps were made by hand with a pastry tube. Making one Peep took about 27 hours. Today, Peeps can be made in just six minutes.






Peep Packaging
7. The Eyes Have It
Step 7 The Eyes Have It

This machine gives the Peeps their peepers, which are actually tiny dots of an edible wax. The machine can pump out 3,800 eyes per minute.


8. Hop in the Box
Step 8 Hop in the box

The final stage of the conveyor takes the candies through a very cold area so they can firm up enough to easily frop off the conveyor belt and into boxes. As you can see, chicks stick together five at a time. When it comes to bunnies, it's four per box.


9. It's a Wrap
Step 9 Its a Wrap

The next stop for the boxes of candy is a wrapping station. Boxes are sealed with plastic wrap, either individually, two at a time, or three at a time.


Fun Fact

Peeps chicks come in five colors, listed here in order of popularity: yellow, pink, lavender, blue, and white.






Peeps Hit the Road
10. Ready to Ship
Step 10 Ready to ship

Finally, the packaged chicks are placed in cardboard boxes for shipping. Peeps are sold in 30 countries around the world.


Fun Fact

Just Born is named for Sam Born, who grew up in Russia and came to America in 1910. He started his business with a small candy shop in New York City. The company's headquarters has been in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, since 1932.




Dont get too sick on cadbury eggs, chocolate bunnies, and the much loved peeps.
if you need help with communicating, here's some help.

cat translator


i found this link helpfull.
TIME Magazine Covers
zoot's post somehow reminded me of this link. you can enter your birth date and see what the Time magazine cover was for that week. good clean fun. it'd be cool if everyone posted or linked to theirs... though i won't blame you for not doing so if yours is as lame as mine:



go here to do yours: TIME Magazine Covers - TIME Covers - TIME Magazine Cover Archive
This day in history....
March 23
1657
France and England form an alliance against Spain.
1743
Handel's Messiah is performed for the first time in London.
1775
American revolutionary hero Patrick Henry, while addressing the House of Burgesses, declares "give me liberty, or give me death!"
1791
Etta Palm, a Dutch champion of woman's rights, sets up a group of women's clubs called the Confederation of the Friends of Truth.
1848
Hungary proclaims its independence of Austria.
1857
Elisha Otis installs the first modern passenger elevator in a public building, at the corner of Broome Street and Broadway in New York City.
1858
Eleazer A. Gardner of Philadelphia patents the cable street car, which runs on overhead cables.
1862
Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson faces his only defeat at the Battle of Kernstown, Va
1880
John Stevens of Neenah, Wis., patents the grain crushing mill. This mill allows flour production to increase by 70 percent.
1901
A group of U.S. Army soldier led by Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston capture Emilio Aguinaldo, the leader of the Philippine Insurrection of 1899.
1903
The Wright brothers obtain an airplane patent.
1909
British Lt. Ernest Shackleton finds the magnetic South Pole.
1909
Theodore Roosevelt begins an African safari sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
1917
Austrian Emperor Charles I makes a peace proposal to French President Poincare.
1920
Great Britain denounces the United States because of its delay in joining the League of Nations.
1921
Arthur G. Hamilton sets a new parachute record, safely jumping 24,400 feet.
1927
Captain Hawthorne Gray sets a new balloon record soaring to 28,510 feet.
1933
The Reichstag gives Adolf Hitler the power to rule by decree.
1942
The Japanese occupy the Anadaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
1951
U.S. paratroopers descend from flying boxcars in a surprise attack in Korea.
1956
Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic, although it is still within the British Commonwealth.
1967
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. calls the Vietnam War the biggest obstacle to the civil rights movement.
1970
Mafia boss Carlo Gambino is arrested for plotting to steal $3 million.
1972
The United States calls a halt to the peace talks on Vietnam being held in Paris.
1981
U.S. Supreme Court upholds a law making statutory rape a crime for men but not women.
636 dollars a month for 6 years, and a forever lost friend
I just bought the newest, most suped up truck on the market. The first weekend I had free, I went ice fishing with my brother. and my best friend, my dog spot.
I drove my truck onto the ice, and seeing hunting were also in the plans, I had my shotgun at hand , keeping an eye out for any fowl.

as always, my brother brought a few sticks of dynamite to break the ice.

without checking to see if my dog was secured in the truck, my brother lit the long fuse, and threw the stick with all his might.

it was then spot chased after the dynamite, retrieved it, and started after my brother as any game of catch normally goes.

the fuse was quite short at this point, I only had one choice to stop the explosion from killing all three of us.

I shot my dog.

sadly thou, this did not stop him. He was too far away to be killed by a shotgun, and was only injured badly by the pellets. Nearly killed by the blast, the quite confused spot ran for cover. Even more sadly,the only thing on the ice to pose for cover,... The truck.

under he went

and off went the dynamite.

dead dog,

totaled truck at the bottom of the lake.

seeing illegal explosives were in use , the insurance company demanded I pay the total amount of the car's value, I also had to pay a hefty fine to the city for animal cruelty.





this was a story I heard about 5 years back. I think a chain e-mail, I tried to tell it as I heard. If you know of the original publisher, let ME know, I would love to give proper credit and to read the original story again.
i recieved this wonderful postcard from 18 talented preschoolers. i couldn't help but share the holiday spirit with a collage. if you'd like to see the postcard in it's larger than life glory, both sides are linked . i suggest a looksie, not just for the bunnie fingerprint art, but for the ... (how do i put this kindly) unique names they were given. lets put it this way, Ashley is the only one in the class that would meet someone on the planet with her same name.


back
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i may be beating a dead Epona...
...since this is already posted on half the blogs in the blogosphere, but i can't help it. i'm twitching in excitement. the new Zelda trailer is out, and there are kitties and spiders and pterodactyls, oh my.



The Legend of Zelda (working title) for GameCube at GameSpot
You like that razor $h!t, don't ya?!

"You like that razor $h!t, don't ya?!"


I'm sure you all remember zann's post on the new extreme Looney Tunes, jacked up on four-forty coolness, bitches. Well, here's a prime example of how it all just goes wrong. WARNING: Not safe for work. If you can't handle Buzz Bunny's extreme attitude and swearing, that's your problem--he's extreme--how can you stop that? Can't stop. Won't stop.
DO NOT PLACE YOUR POWERPAD OVER AN INDIAN BURIAL GROUND
HAUNTED NINTENDO
I've been an eBay seller in the field of vintage games for close to a year.

I've exchanged hundreds of video game related items, new and used, and still do till this day, but I have never experienced anything like this or even remotely similar.

I don't feel threatened by this, supernatural or whatever it may be, but I do not feel exactly comfortable with it either.

Up for auction is what I would call a haunted, Vintage, Video Game System, The Nintendo NES.

I don't really like using the word 'haunted' when describing this, considering the first thing you would think about is something from a horror movie, but I really can't come up with another way to explain it.

There is a local thrift store here in Brooklyn, NYC, that I've been doing business with for some years now.

About a month and a half ago I made one of my visits to the shop and found this '80s Nintendo System.

When I purchased this Unit I asked the owner of the shop about who brought the System in, and what he actually told me was that a gentleman had donated it that same morning and said "It was just sitting in his attic", and according to him, it supposedly belonged to his son who passed away years ago.

At first I thought the guy was just joking with me like he usually does, so I really didn't think much about it at the time.

Unfortunately, that's all I know about the background of this system. I do not know any specifics about anything else as far as the previous owner is concerned.

I went back there about 2 weeks ago to try to find out more since what has been happening, but he doesn't know anything else.

But I do know something is not so right with this.

As far as technical functioning, the Nintendo System has its occasional 'blinking' screen if a game is dirty, like any other Nintendo System, but for the most part it functions pretty well.

However, that's not what I mean about something not being right with this...

I brought this System home, and on the first night of playing, about 10 minutes into the game, I began hearing sounds similar to human voices, mumbling to the background music of the television.

Naturally I thought it may have been static or something to that effect, or maybe it somehow interfered with a truck driver's CB Radio System, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

But it continued through-out the entire time I was playing, stop for a minute or two, then start again. It got to the point where I went really close to the TV, I paused the game to try to hear it a little better, but then it would get silent. When I would unpause it, there it would go again.

I know it sounded like there was a conversation going on but I couldn't make out any of the words.

I have my beliefs but I've never really been one into believing so much about Spirits and Crossover-Communication, but repeating the conversation I had with the guy in the shop wasn't helping at all. And until this day, I go back there and this man still sticks to the same exact story.

To my knowledge, there is no technical problem with any vintage Nintendo Gaming System that causes any of these 'symptoms'.

Since owning this System, I've experienced hearing sounds of mumbling and laughing in the background music of different games (all sounding Exactly the same and all on numerous occasions).

On 3 separate occasions I've had the game 'Pause' by itself, without having my finger anywhere near the 'Start' button of the controller, and the really suspicious thing about it was the fact the timing of the Pause always happened to be during an intense moment of a game, as if the intentions were made for me to lose.

I even tried different controllers, which I've sold on eBay, thinking it may have been some type of controller glitch with the originals... and yet still have the same exact things happen.

Every time I power this unit on is like getting ready for something new to happen.

And not only with me. I've invited close friends and family members over, and some but not all have witnessed something strange happen, like the one time the 'Arrow icon' on the Main Options screen of a game actually moved down to 2 Player Mode, all while the controller was out of my hand.

I've had some of my friends accuse me of purchasing this Unit from a Novelty store for the sake of pulling pranks, which I doubt even exists in the first place.

It has gotten to the point where my Fiance never lets me turn the System on when she's in the house and I have friends that refuse to even play a game with me.

Even my cat won't go anywhere near this System, unless she's 5 feet away and hesitating to sniff at it, and not only that, she's been running back and forth through the house in the middle of the night during the past few weeks, and that's something she's never done in the entire 8 years that I've owned her.

I sincerely believe there may be some form of strong connection or attachment between this system and its previous owner.

The reason I am listing this... to be honest it's starting to freak me out, as well as the people around me. I don't feel threatened, I just don't understand it and I'm not exactly comfortable with keeping this in my home.

So, at the request of friends and loved ones, I'll be going my separate ways with this system, regardless if it's an actual supernatural presence or everyone is just being paranoid. I'll be putting this unit up for 1 Penny without a reserve price, if you're the high bidder, the Unit and everything with it will be yours

It comes with its 2 original controllers, the original Zapper Gun, a copy of the Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt game, along with its original AC-adaptor which came with black electric tape wrapped around it, but works without any problems, and a naki Rf-switch, which is everything needed to power-up and play.
Old man winter can kiss my snowflakes.
HOW COLD IS IT OUTSIDE?
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60 Californians put on sweaters (if they can find one)

50 Miami residents turn on the heat

40 You can see your breath, Californians shiver uncontrollably, Minnesotans go swimming

35 Italian cars don't start

32 Water freezes

30 You plan your vacation to Australia

25 Boston water freezes, Californians weep pitiably, Minnesotans eat ice cream, Canadians go swimming

20 Politicians begin to talk about the homeless, New York City water freezes, Miami residents plan vacation further South

15 French cars don't start, Cat insists on sleeping in your bed with you

10 You need jumper cables to get the car going

5 American cars don't start

0 Alaskans put on T-shirts

-10 German cars don't start, Eyes freeze shut when you blink

-15 You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo, Arkansans stick tongue on metal objects, Miami residents cease to exist

-20 Cat insists on sleeping in pajamas with you, Politicians actually do something about the homeless, Minnesotans shovel snow off roof, Japanese cars don't start

-25 Too cold to think, You need jumper cables to get the driver going

-30 You plan a two week hot bath, Swedish cars don't start

-40 Californians disappear, Minnesotans button top button, Canadians put on sweaters, Your car helps you plan your trip South

-50 Congressional hot air freezes, Alaskans close the bathroom window

-80 Hell freezes over, Polar bears move South

-90 Lawyers put their hands in their own pockets
neat sites week in review
Project Implicit
it's this neat test i saw on scientific american frontiers.

Are you sure we landed on the moon?
this one made me change my mind from YES WE DID to i really dont know now.

----------- and on another odd note b4 i continue, i didnt get lazy and not tidy up this post, i simply cant. blogger IS being wacky. heck, i cant even start a new paragraph.
OMG! Call pest control!
"OMG! Call pest control!"


Go see this movie.

No, really, go see this movie.

Okay, fine, I'll actually review it.

General consensus from most movie-goers is that Martix Revolutions was a load of crap. I personally disagree. I don't see what's so wrong with it. In any case, the grand popularity Keanu enjoyed as Neo was somewhat diminished by Revolutions poor performance.

Don't dismiss Reeves return to the silver screen as John Constantine as another poor cliche. Granted, you have what appears to be an action thriller dealing with concepts of good and evil, but it's executed in such a unique way that lends the film some credibility.

As most of you geeks may know, Constantine is based on the DC Comics Vertigo comic book Hellblazer, about a man of the occult who devotes his life to fighting demons. Most of the comic book veterns have seen their classics rehashed to suit the viewing needs of the general public (the lowest common denominator). Think Peter Parker vs. Green Goblin sans Gwen Stacy. The original John Constantine was born in Liverpool, but was made a Los Angeles native for the movie to appeal to American audiences (and, apparently, comic book Constantine was a blond-haired protagonist).

Despite these differences, the movie seems to play pretty well. In terms of senseless action flicks, this one actually had some worthwhile thought to it. Reeves is his usual self: deadpan serious, but the acting isn't strained, it's almost natural. Don't paint Keanu as a bad actor with limited intelligence--the boy's smarter than he appears.

Favorite scene? Hard to say. Gavin Rossdale does a hell of a job playing his half-breed demon role, but I guess it's because he fits it so well.

Reviews are mixed. Robert W. Butler of the KANSAS CITY STAR summed up the film in four words: "All style. No soul." On the other hand, the film is certainly worth the seven or so bucks (six if you've got your college ID or manage to catch the matinee).

In conclusion, go see this movie.




this blog needs more activity.

is it the orange that drove everyone away?

don't make me turn you into an ant with a backpack.

Use a number two pencil, please.
I'm going to begin a new weekly blog posting tradition. I will come up with five questions every week, which you are required to answer. If you don't answer the questions, I will hunt you down and roll your house.

This weeks questions are as followed.

1. what does your name mean?
2. how old were you when you had your first kiss?
3. what's the first thing you dry off when you get out of the shower?
4. would you rather walk, run, drive, swim, or fly?
5. if you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Post your answers in the comments.
Keep your eyes on your own paper. When I say pencils down, time is up.

You may begin.
Everybody's going surfin'... surfin .. not USA
More Than 40 on Surf Board Break Record
Yahoo News

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CANBERRA, Australia - More than 40 surfers cruised into the record books Saturday when they successfully rode a giant surfboard off an Australian beach, breaking the previous world record set by an English team of 14 people in 2003.

More than 5,000 people gathered Saturday to watch riders conquer the 40-foot-long, 10-foot-wide board, newspapers reported. The board, created by board shaper Nev Hyman, arrived by semitrailer. More than 20 people carried it to the surf.

The riders at the Queensland state tourist city, Gold Coast, where the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro surf competitions were held, included pro surfers Chris Ward of California and Australian champion Danny Wills.

Newspaper reports of how many riders took part ranged from 44 to 47.

Hyman said the four-minute ride to shore was worth the monthlong effort to build the board.

"It was the best four minutes of my surfing life. It went in strong and straight," Hyman told Queensland's The Sunday Mail newspaper.

The board that set the 2003 record was 36 feet long.



Email me your answers to Chrsblck@aol.com , and i will reward the highest score. i give extra credit if you show your work and or be original on how you respond. real reward folks.

who doesn't have to be here today?

who has the man of the year title?

who's parents should go bowling?

what color are allison's eyes?

what is demented and sad, but social?

who can write with their toes?

what do you get in the bender household when you spill paint in the garage?
Progressive Boink - Mario on Ice
it's good to learn something new every day, even if that something happens to be that Mario Bros on Ice actually happened.



Progressive Boink - Mario on Ice

thank the mushroom gods for Progressive Boink.
Dream a little dream.....
Ok, this place needs to liven up a bit. Here's an assignment fellow bloggers.

I would like you to list the top five people (male or female, your choice!) that you would marry if they proposed. These people can be fictional or real, they can be famous or .... well, not famous. You don't have to spill your deepest, darkest secrets if you'd rather not. It's not like we'll know if you're lying or not in the first place.

Inquiring minds want to know.

Here's my list:
1. Aragorn from Lord of the Rings
2. Several varieties of Johnny Depp
3. Any variety of Brad Pitt
4. A noble and good knight in shining armor (non-Ogre form)
5. Quite possibly Marvin the Martian

Your turn!