Show Prep 78

Greetings and Salutations, people! It’s the show that’s of the monkeys, by the monkeys, and for the monkeys. THIS is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your slowly thinning host in Dad shoes, Craig Dodge and we are set for another thrilling episode, our 78th overall, of VSR.

Today on VSR – We will be unveiling our new tournament which will unfold over the next month or so, The Magnificent Seven list will have Face and I going head to head on deciding the 7 best Major League Baseball hats of all time, We’ll take a look at the smartest and dumbest cities in America, and hopefully we’ll actually get to the Week in Wankery this week. To join in the fun, you can call…

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Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)

EARLY, Texas (AP) -- A message between old friends who hadn't been in touch for a while led to a drug arrest after the recipient of the "So do you smoke weed?" text turned out to be a police officer. Amanda Williams is a reserve officer with the Early Police Department. The Brownwood Bulletin reported Friday that Williams said she received the text message Tuesday asking about getting together to smoke some marijuana that the man had.
Early said she had not spoken to the man in some time and he did not know that she's a law officer.
Williams let police know that she agreed to meet the man at a park.
Early police and Texas troopers were on hand to detain the San Angelo man, who faces a marijuana possession charge.

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - A British pilot was among 20 people killed in a plane crash after a Crocodile went berserk aboard the flight.

The croc had been hidden in a passenger's sports bag but tore loose and ran amok, sparking panic.

A stampede of terrified passengers caused the small aircraft to lose balance and tip over in mid-air during an internal flight in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A lone survivor from the Let 410 plane told the astonishing tale to investigators.
Ironically the crocodile also survived the crash but was later killed with a machete by rescuers sifting through the wreckage.

The plane was on a routine flight from the capital, Kinshasa, to the regional airport at Bandundu when the incident unfolded.
The plane smashed into an empty house just a few hundred meters from its destination.

"According to the inquiry report and the testimony of the only survivor, the crash happened because of a panic sparked by the escape of a crocodile hidden in a sports bag.

"One of the passengers had hidden the animal, which he planned to sell, in a big sports bag, from which the reptile escaped as the plane began its descent into Bandundu.

"The terrified air hostess hurried towards the cockpit, followed by the passengers." The plane was then sent off-balance "despite the desperate efforts of the pilot"

"The crocodile survived the crash before being cut up with a machete by people investigating the crash."


 

Taiwan –

Okay, so you’re a single woman living in Taiwan and facing intense financial pressure to get married and settle down. Only problem is that you don’t have a boyfriend or any prospects. So what do you do? Why, marry yourself, of course.

In an event which makes completely no sense what so ever, Taiwanese woman, Chen Wei-Yi has posed for a set of photos in a flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends.

One small catch…there is no groom. Chen will marry herself.

Uninspired by the men she's met but facing social pressure to get married, the 30-year-old Taipei office worker will hold the reception next month in honor of just one person. Herself.

"Age thirty is a prime period for me. My work and experience are in good shape, but I haven't found a partner, so what can I do?" Chen said.

"It's not that I'm anti-marriage. I just hope that I can express a different idea within the bounds of a tradition."

Chen has now planned a $5,675 wedding for her to announce her devotion…to herself?

"I was just hoping that more people would love themselves," said Chen, who will go on a solo honeymoon to Australia.

Chen said her mother had insisted on a groom at first but later jumped aboard the solo marriage plan.

But as Chen cannot officially register a marriage to herself, if she finds a man later she will wed again. "If I had a steady boyfriend, I wouldn't do this," Chen said. "it would be offensive to him, anyway."

I’m not offended so much as confused. What is the statement you are making when you marry yourself? Why bother? And why spend almost six grand to make this statement that makes no sense?

Chen says she wants to make a different idea about marriage. To me it seems like the statement she is making sounds an awful lot like our friend T.O.
(Clip 88 - I love me some me!)



I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)


Bring on Face:


The Rent is too Damn High: Jimmy McMillan – Clip 90
-As a karate expert, I won’t talk bad about anyone up here.

Are you uncomfortable entering Wal-Mart? We have a greeter at my local Wal-Mart who makes me super deluxe uncomfortable when I walk in.

No Name Show – Karaoke Jam tomorrow night

Great Moments in the history of Blogtalk Radio: Ed meets a special dog

Super Mario Bros. Tournament: Intro (Clip 70)
8 Seed – The Mario Accordion (Clip 78)
Vs
1 Seed – The Japanese Beatboxer Hikakin (Clip 71)

Dishonorable Mentions:

Florida Marlins – Seriously what is that?
Blue Jays – Your team is called the Blue Jays, yet your hat is Black?
Padres – Kahki color on navy blue…they just punted this hat.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays – All hats they ever wore before dropping the Devil from their name.

Honorable Mentions

Detroit Tigers – Very cool, but deduct a few points as it’s a little too Yankee like
Astros Retro– Orange hat with blue star and a white H (Tequila sunrise jerseys)
Indians – Too Racist, but very cool anyway
Oakland A’s – Yellow Bill, Green hat
Twins – TC hat
Mariners – Cool colors and I like the logo a lot
Dodgers – Brooklyn Specifically
Giants
Expos – Blue bill, white front, red back of cap
Nationals – Red with the cool stylized W
Tampa Bay Rays
Pirates – Just the basic black with yellow P, very cool

Magnificent Seven: Top 7 Baseball Caps

7. Orioles – (Cartoon Bird)
6. Mariners retro hats – Blue with a yellow M that looks like a trident
5. Brooklyn Dodgers
4. Red Sox Alt – With the socks logo
3. Mets – Blue with orange letters
2. Brewers – MB Ball in Glove hat. Blue and Yellow
1. Yankees
 


CNN revealed the census bureau’s findings of the cities with the highest and lowest percentage of people with college degrees

Smartest:

1. Washington DC
2. San Francisco
3. San Jose, CA
4. Raleigh, NC
5. Boston
6. Austin, TX
7. Minneapolis, MN
8. Denver
9. Seattle
10. New York

Dumbest:

1. Riverside, CA
2. Las Vegas
3. Memphis
4. Tampa
5. San Antonio, TX
6. Louisville, KY
7. New Orleans
8. Detroit
9. Orlando
10. Cleveland


 


Week in Wankery:

Yellow Card:
-Woman who almost killed me backing up in the grocery story parking lot
-The Eye Doctor – Bright lights while dilated for pictures were painful.

Man of the Match:
2 Winners this week:
-My cousin Tawni – Hooking me up with a ticket for the Broncos-Jets game
-My unknown friend in a Jeep – I was driving down Arapahoe Road on Thursday when this hero flashed his lights at me several times. I figured he may be trying to warm me of a speed trap, so I slowed down. I had been going 15 over the limit, but I slowed to the speed limit, and the motorcycle cop on the median just let me fly on by.

Red Card
-The ref in the Broncos-Jets game who threw the pass interference flag.





The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Men Without Hats – Safety Dance (Clip 89)

Minus the Bear – My Time (Clip 91)

The name "Minus the Bear" comes from an in-joke among the band members, referring to the 70's television program, B. J. and the Bear. "A friend of the band had gone on a date,” explains singer-guitarist Jake Snider, "and one of us asked him afterwards how the date went. Our friend said, 'You know that TV show from the '70s B.J. and The Bear? It was like that minus the bear.' That’s the straight truth."

Thanks to: (Whoever called)

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!