Show Prep 102

Greetings and Salutations, people!  

Tweet of the Week:

jackbox Jack Box 

Wondering why butterflies have a swim stroke named after them. Seriously, have you seen a butterfly try to swim? They're pathetic.

Today on VSR – We’ve got an new edition of Something to think about, The wonders of Googling yourself, we have a game show from the genius mind of Jerry Fairish, and another meeting of the He-Man Movie Watchers Club.

Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1

To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com

Twitter: @socnorb777

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

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

Bring on Face and The Whale:

VSR and Fake Radio are brought to you by Amazon.com.

Career Builder Survey - Top 10 Weird Excuses for being late

1. Employee claimed they weren’t late … the company clock was wrong.

2. Employee claimed is car was inhabited by a hive of bees and he couldn’t use the car for two hours until bees left.

3. Employee claimed their cat attacked them.

4. Employee claimed it was a delay with public transportation and produced a note signed by “The Bus Driver.”

5. Employee claimed his Botox appointment took longer than he expected.

6. Employee claimed his hair was hurting his head.

7. Employee claimed they did not get any sleep because their boyfriend’s wife threw them out of the house.

8. Employee claimed they knew they were already going to be late, so they figured they’d go ahead and stop to get donuts for everyone.

9. Employee claimed their Karma was not in sync that day.

10. Employee claimed they got hurt taking a fork out of the dishwasher.

Storm-Troopers 9-11 (Clip 31)

Something to Think About! (Clip 12)

1. Is there anything better than a computer transcribing voice mails? - "Hey Craig, it's John. I does call me back with your. It's sexy result on the try to catch on your cell phone. Okay. Alright. Thanks. bye bye "

2. Prince Charming needs a first name. Tim?

3. Dead Coyote – Best thing ever for my son

·         What animal made it dead?

·         Maybe another coyote, or maybe it got sick and died, or maybe it froze to death.

·         Or maybe a Lion or a Tiger?

4. Who is buying from telephone solicitors? Someone has to be, or they wouldn’t be doing it anymore.

5. Someone walks into a glass door right in front of you. Laugh or no?

6. University of Washington – Teaching a flirting class

7. (Courtesy of Aaron Young) When was the last time a parent had to yell at their kid to "TURN THAT RADIO DOWN!!!!!"? With everyone having I-Pods do kids even have radios in their rooms anymore?

8. Top Bun is thick, bottom bun is thin – It should be reversed.

Message Board kid or NASCAR guy?

Chris Slade, Aug 30 '08, 0
Johnny Markus, Mar 1 '10, 0
Dave Joseph, Aug 6 '09, 0
Douglas Davis, Aug 30 '10, 0
Jimmy James, Aug 27 '08, 1
Chris J. Ferraro, Oct 5 '10, 2
Mike McCalla, Mar 20 '08, 4
Nat Purcell, Feb 18 '09, 7
NotMikeDell, Sept 8 '09, 1  (I don't want to give away the ending, but it's not mikedell)  


NASCAR Kids...(Name, Car Number, Sponsor)

David Ragan, 6, UPS
Paul Menard, 27, MasterCraft
Mike Bliss, 36, Prism Motorsports
Dave Blaney, 66, A&W
AJ Allmendinger, 43, Best Buy
David Gilliand, 38, Taco Bell
Marco Ambrose, 9, Clorox
David Reutiman, 00, Aaron's

Googling myself:

1. Dodge Dealership:

Craig Dodge in Gastonia, North Carolina (704) 864-7786

2. CraigDodge.com (NOT ME) – Post about squirrel eating

3. Deputy Craig Dodge – Nebraska Police officer shot in the line of duty in 1987

4. Craig Dodge on Linked In:

1. Portland, Oregon – Architecture and Planning

2. Boston, Mass - Medical Devices

3. Reading, UK – IT (Account Manager at McAfee)

4. Price Edward Island, Canada – Video Game Composer/Sound Designer

5. Me

5. Me on Facebook

6. Me on Twitter

7. Police Officer shot

8. Dude teaching English in Taiwan

9. Craig “Dodge” Lile – Indie Music promoter

10. Real Estate listing on “Craig Dodge” road in Lincoln, NE. (Probably named after the cop shot in the line of duty)

Past He-Man Movie Watcher’s Movies and their RT ratings:

Episode 82 – Rocky – 93%

Episode 83 - Die Hard – 94%

Episode 84 - The Sting – 91%

Episode 86 - D2: The Mighty Ducks – 15%

Episode 91 - Cool Hand Luke – 100%

Episode 94 - The Big Lebowski – 79%

Episode 97 - The Warriors – 94%

Episode 99 – Roxanne – 88%

Episode 101 – Shutter Island – 68%

He-Man Movie Watcher’s Club

Shutter Island (68% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Music – Obnoxiously Ominous

Mark Ruffalo’s character has a ton of trouble getting his gun off of his belt.

At the very beginning of the movie EVERYONE is watching Leo like a hawk.

Rachel Silando – The prisoner whom Leo is there to find – Has the same crimes as Leo’s wife (Killing 3 children by drowning)

Dr. Shean – It is Mark Ruffalo’s character. Only he is playing the part of Leo’s partner, so when Leo asks if a Doctor was present, the nurse gets uncomfortable, and they show Mark Ruffalo who also looks a bit tense. They can’t accurately describe for Leo why Dr. Shean isn’t there, since he is actually his partner.

1^st patient Leo interviews – Mentions Rachel Silando drowning her kids, makes Leo feel headache pain, he winces and grabs the arch of his nose. Too close to home?

2^nd patent – Mrs. Kerns – Writes “Run” when Mark Ruffalo leaves to get her a glass of water. Acts petrified of Leo when he asks about Andrew Laedis.

Leo gets a migraine, takes pills, sees Rachel Silando along with a girl (his daughter we find out later) who says you should have saved me, you should have saved all of us.

Leo then sees Rachel Silando covered in blood with the three dead kids around her. She asks him to help her. Leo picks up the eldest girl and she says, “Am I dead” and Leo says Yes. Why didn’t you save me? She says. “I wanted to but by the time I got there, it was too late.” Then they show Leo helping Rachel put the kids into the lake. Showing that Leo feels guilt for not stopping his own wife before she killed their kids. Then he wakes with a start and a vision of his own wife comes in and says Laedis isn’t dead, you need to find him and kill him dead. Is this his real identity trying to break out from behind Teddy (his false ID)?

What is going on with the Warden? Drives Leo back to the hospital after he sees the woman who claims that she was a former doctor who asked too many questions and got commited. The Warden talks about the gift of violence and claims that he and Leo have known each other for centuries. He then asks Leo if he sunk his teeth into his eye, could Leo stop him before he blinded Leo? Weird.

When Leo shows up unexpectedly the patients are all afraid of him, and the orderlies tell them to “Stop looking at him.”

Withdrawal from Chlorpromazine (Brand name: Thorazine)

Thorazine Withdrawal Symptoms:

Thorazine withdrawal symptoms can include, but are not limited to:

Nausea

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Dizziness

Shakiness

Schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? – Egregious omission.

Toilet Paper: Crumple or Fold?

Zambia, Armenia, Nicaragua, and Romania – Getting Steelers Championship gear.

My donkey basketball experience.

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:

The Kinks – Picture Book (Clip 82)

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

Scholarship for White Males

Colby Bohannan said that when he first applied to college, his family didn't have a huge stockpile of money set aside to pay for school. He found many scholarships for women and minorities, but none aimed at people like him: white men.

"I felt excluded," said Bohannan, a Texas State University student. "If everyone else can find scholarships, why are we left out?"

So Bohannan, a mass communication major and Iraq war veteran, and others formed the Former Majority Association for Equality — a San Marcos-based nonprofit group that is offering five $500 scholarships exclusively to white male students.

Bohannan, the group's president, said the name comes from the idea that "if you're not a male, and if you're not white, you're called a minority." However, he said, "I'm not sure white males are the majority anymore."

Recent U.S. census data indicate Bohannan is right, at least in Texas, where Hispanics accounted for two-thirds of the population growth over the past decade and where non-Hispanic whites now make up about 45 percent of residents.

The 501(c)3 nonprofit was formally incorporated with the state in March. The group hasn't received any applications, Bohannan said.

A search of public records indicates Bohannan pleaded no contest to charges of theft of property of less than $500 in 2001 and of issuance of a bad check in 2003. William Lake , the group's treasurer, pleaded no contest to issuance of a bad check in 2008.

Bohannan said he was charged with theft after authorities found a county speed limit sign in his Texas State dorm room and with writing a bad check for groceries, also while in college. Lake said he was charged with writing a bad check while managing a now-defunct business he started. Both said the charges have been disposed of.

Bohannan said the group is raising money — as of Monday , the group had raised $485, according to its website — and that he hopes to award scholarships by July 4. The money can be used to go to any college, not just Texas State, Bohannan said.

Applicants need to be at least 25 percent Caucasian, have a GPA exceeding 3.0 and demonstrate financial need.

"There's a scholarship out there for just about any demographic, except this one," Lake said. "We realize it's for good reason — this is a touchy subject."

Bohannan said the nine-member volunteer board includes three women, one Hispanic and one African American.

Bohannan said that in person, he's only been met with support for his group. But online, he said, he's seen some criticism.

One opinion column that ran in the Texas State newspaper, the University Star, offered praise for evening the scholarship playing field, while another argued aid should not be given on the basis of race or ethnicity at all.

Joanne Smith , Texas State's vice president for student affairs, said the scholarship is no different from ones offered to other ethnic groups. "From the university's standpoint, we can't take issue with a scholarship offered to a certain group."

Bohannan's group isn't the first to offer scholarships only for white students. In 2006, Boston University's College Republicans created a program with similar requirements. A Republican group at a university in Rhode Island offered a similar award in 2004.

Those groups claimed the scholarships made a statement against affirmative action. Bohannan said his group is not taking any stance for or against affirmative action.

"It's time in our society to look at the way our culture views race," he said. "It's time to give everyone an equal shot."

Reformatting your brain:

Scientists have been trying to find the elixir of memory that helps to forget everything bad. Perhaps you are looking for ways to resurrect the forgotten events after a severe head injury? Study the effect of false memories, which sometimes show during questioning witnesses to a crime. But the brain staunchly protects its secrets so Scientists have carried out experiments to address the frightening memories to see if memory can be rewritten.

And once again, scientists have attempted to penetrate the secrets of memory. This time they decided to test to see if they can edit the brain?

So during one experiment to cure the girl from the fear of dogs, she was shown pictures of different dogs – from the mind of evil and totally harmless. Thus, researchers removed from the archive of remembrance, encouraging the girl to experience again the emotions that she felt at that moment, when frightened by the animal.

After that it was taught to respond to the memory of another. For example, asked for her that the dog had saved her when she was drowning or chased vandals who climbed into her house. That is instilled her portrayal of another dog, dog-mate. At the final stage of the treatment research specialists the edited memories in the brain were fixed with the help of hypnosis.

The same researchers conducted experiments with members of military action, the victims of car accidents and rapes and as a result the volunteers experienced less fear of shocking memories.

The latest research is based on a radically new concept of storing memories in the brain. Before, scientists believed that memory – just photos: all parts firmly fixed at the time of the event. After these same experiments, the experts found that memories are stored in the brain, like folders on a shelf: when you take a folder to view, it is possible to change something.

- We do not want to erase all the memories – it would be unethical and would cause to reflect on the fate of other memories, associative associated with undesirable – says Roger Pitman, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. – The ideal scenario is to reduce or eliminate the fear that accompanies this recollection. The main focus is to provide treatment at a time when the memory is extracted from the archive, and “save” in memory, like a computer, an amended version.

It is possible that new methods of editing of memories will help in the future to treat a variety of phobias, posttraumatic stress and other syndromes associated with increased anxiety. We are all quiet certain this new found scientific piety would never be mishandled or used in such a way as say, military purposes. Never!

Something to Think About! (Clip 12)

1. Baby naming more likely to be traditional in the East

2. The most valuable Nintendo game ever: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships

3. Who is buying from telephone solicitors? Someone has to be, or they wouldn’t be doing it anymore.

Show Prep 101

Greetings and Salutations, people!  

VSR and Fake Radio are brought to you by Amazon.com.

Thanks to Lance Miller – a.k.a. Lonely End of the Rink: Sent me a Tim Tebow McFarlane figure and a Sandis Ozolinsh Starting Lineup Figure as my prize for winning the 2009 Shek Republic Fantasy Football League a couple of weeks ago.

Tweet of the Week:

JennyJohnsonHi5 Jenny Johnson 

Kirstie Alley originally said she was "too chicken" to be on Dancing With The Stars, I think it was because she was "too elephant".

Today on VSR – We’ve got an new edition of Something to think about, we have a game show from the genius mind of Jerry Fairish, we’ll get a musical lesson in some of the finer points of grammar, and another meeting of the He-Man Movie Watchers Club as we discuss Shutter Island.

Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1

To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com

Voice Mail – 720-CUB-1-ACE

Twitter: @socnorb777

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

BENNINGTON, Vt. – A Vermont neighborhood is being stalked by a renegade gray squirrel.

Several people in Bennington say they've been attacked by a squirrel over the last few weeks.

Kevin McDonald tells the Bennington Banner he was shoveling snow when the squirrel jumped onto him. He says he threw the animal off, but it twice jumped back onto him. A game warden says there have been other reports, too.

One woman is being treated for exposure to rabies, but Vermont Public Health Veterinarian Robert Johnson says there's never been a case of a squirrel passing rabies to a human.

Johnson says it's possible the squirrel was raised as a pet and lost its fear of humans. He says the squirrel might "go ballistic" when it encounters people it doesn't recognize.

SCOTTDALE, Pa. – A western Pennsylvania man denies he was outside running around pretending to be a ninja, but acknowledges he did leave his 4-year-old son home alone sleeping while he went jogging earlier this month.

Twenty-eight-year-old Ross Hurst remains in the Westmoreland County Prison after his preliminary hearing on a child endangerment charge was postponed Wednesday. Outside the courtroom, Hurst told reporters that he wasn't pretending to be a ninja when Scottdale police charged him March 3 at about 1:30 a.m.

Hurst says he simply "went for a jog" — but acknowledges he shouldn't have left his son alone.

But police insist Hurst was dressed all in black and "playing ninja" when they confronted him. They say Hurst claimed his mother was babysitting, but she told police she wasn't.

CONWAY, Massachusetts (Reuters Life!) – Chronically tardy and truant students at a Massachusetts high school are getting a rude awakening -- a pre-recorded morning wake-up call from their school principal.

The so-called "robo-calls" that began on Wednesday are aimed at rousting about 500 students, the worst-offending sleepyheads, from bed and getting them to school on time.

Robo-calls are typically used by the school to notify parents of weather-related school delays and cancellations.

However, Durfee High School, located about 46 miles south of Boston, will be using the robo-calls for another reason soon.

20 percent of the student body will soon begin receiving routine phone calls to their home an hour and a half before the school day's first class begins at 7:45 a.m.

"It's 6:15 and it's Durfee High School calling," booms automated the voice of Principal Paul Marshall of Durfee High School in Fall River

Administrators hope the effort will boost attendance from 88 percent now to at least 95 percent.

"Historically, we have battled attendance problems. We are an urban district and our attendance has always been a concern,"  stated a school official about the new policy.

The school is implementing the calls after failing to improve attendance with punishments like detention or enforced study hours at school.

PHOENIX – Our final story shows that Twilight mania has officially gone too far, and that just when you think people can’t get any weirder, they do.

An Arizona man has been sentenced to three years of probation for stabbing a man who refused to let him suck his blood.

Maricopa County Superior Court says 24-year-old Aaron Homer, of Chandler, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced Monday.

25-year-old Robert Maley once let his roommates suck his blood. But when Maley refused to let Homer suck his blood a second time on Oct. 4, Homer stabbed him.

Chandler police said Maley lived with Homer and his girlfriend.

Best line of the whole story:

Maley said the two men were into "vampire stuff."

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

Bring on Face and The Whale:

What if the NFL Players just created their own league?

Dear Broncos Fan:

You have every right to be disappointed and frustrated with the lack of a Collective Bargaining Agreement that would ensure the health of the National Football League for the 2011 season and beyond. As owner of the Denver Broncos and co-chair of the NFL Management Council Executive Committee, I want to say that I share your level of frustration.

I am sorry the negotiating efforts have yet to yield a new deal.

Although we had expected to reach an agreement by this point, I assure you that we are committed to this process. We have a shared responsibility to resolve this matter as soon as possible in a way that benefits teams, players, and most importantly, the fans. The fastest way to a fair agreement for everyone is for both the clubs and union to continue negotiation through mediation, not litigation, and we are eager to return to the bargaining table.

We will come to an agreement, and when a new deal is reached, the Denver Broncos will be ready to play.

John Elway, John Fox and Brian Xanders, along with the rest of our coaching and personnel staffs, continue to work hard in advance of the NFL Draft and the season. They are committed to building a championship team that will make you proud. We are making progress every day, and I am excited with the direction of our team.

Along with everyone in this organization, I care greatly about our players and am hopeful that the union resumes negotiations as soon as possible. It is unfortunate that this matter has taken the focus away from the game that we love. However, I am confident that this process will result in a long-term agreement that ensures the growth of the game well into the future.

I sincerely appreciate all of the support, patience and trust you have shown in the Denver Broncos. We will keep you updated and communicate regularly while maintaining an unwavering commitment to a resolution.

Yours truly,

Pat Bowlen
Owner, Denver Broncos Football Club

The NCAA tournament is the Emperor’s New Clothes. – It’s just not that good anymore.

Lady Gaga is threatening to sue the Icecreamist store in London that is serving up breastmilk ice cream called “Baby Gaga”

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day – John Belushi – Luck of the Irish (Clip 33)

Gilbert Gottfried – Fired as Aflac Duck. Did you know it was him?

Grammar Police in full effect on the Dameshek.com message board this week

(Strongbad Grammar Medley – Clip 32)

The strangest things get people angry on our message board. While people in the normal world get angry about politics or race relations, the three biggest arguments I can remember from the board surrounded:

-IRC Chat

-Grammar discussion

-A dude who wrote in one thread like a cowboy

Storm-Troopers 9-11 (Clip 31)

Something to Think About! (Clip 12)

1. Is there anything better than a computer transcribing voice mails? –

-"Hey Craig, it's John. I does call me back with your. It's sexy result on the try to catch on your cell phone. Okay. Alright. Thanks. bye bye "

-

2. Prince Charming needs a first name. Tim?

3. Dead Coyote – Best thing ever for my son

·         What animal made it dead?

·         Maybe another coyote, or maybe it got sick and died, or maybe it froze to death.

·         Or maybe a Lion or a Tiger?

4. Who is buying from telephone solicitors? Someone has to be, or they wouldn’t be doing it anymore.

5. Someone walks into a glass door right in front of you. Laugh or no?

6. Zombie Intellectuals

(Clip 28 – Re: Your Brains – Jonathan Coulton)

7. (Courtesy of Aaron Young) When was the last time a parent had to yell at their kid to "TURN THAT RADIO DOWN!!!!!"? With everyone having I-Pods do kids even have radios in their rooms anymore?

8. Top Bun is thick, bottom bun is thin – It should be reversed.

Message Board kid or NASCAR guy?

Chris Slade, Aug 30 '08, 0
Johnny Markus, Mar 1 '10, 0
Dave Joseph, Aug 6 '09, 0
Douglas Davis, Aug 30 '10, 0
Jimmy James, Aug 27 '08, 1
Chris J. Ferraro, Oct 5 '10, 2
Mike McCalla, Mar 20 '08, 4
Nat Purcell, Feb 18 '09, 7
NotMikeDell, Sept 8 '09, 1  (I don't want to give away the ending, but it's not mikedell)  


NASCAR Kids...(Name, Car Number, Sponsor)

David Ragan, 6, UPS
Paul Menard, 27, MasterCraft
Mike Bliss, 36, Prism Motorsports
Dave Blaney, 66, A&W
AJ Allmendinger, 43, Best Buy
David Gilliand, 38, Taco Bell
Marco Ambrose, 9, Clorox
David Reutiman, 00, Aaron's

The Duel: Worst Caller in VSR history. (Clip 30 vs Clip 31)

My Desk:

Broncos Vertically Striped Socks Uniform Bobblehead

Earl Campbell McFarlane

Tim Tebow McFarlane

White Stallion Schleich

Wells Fargo Stage

Ninja

Lego Baywatch Lifeguard

Bumble the Abominable Snowman

Mr. Tickle

Six Koala Bears hugging pencils

Sharks Sandis Ozolinsh Starting Lineup figure

Admiral Ackbar Action Figure

Snoopy plush

Grover plush

9 Plush Sonic Fish Tater Tots

A company mug that has a Broncos flag and a Rockies flag

60’s Bronco logo sign

A hand painted Brown and Yellow vertically striped toilet paper roll

Mini Broncos Helmet

Stegosaurus

My wall:

An organizational flow chart with a cat in the hat sticker.

A reference chart with a dinosaur sticker on it

An alignment matrix chart with a Buzz Lightyear sticker on it

Plush Ninjatown Orange Ninja

Four photos from Chuckie Cheese (my kids)

Uniwatchblog.com membership card

Photo of me and my wife

Photo of me and my kids

A picture of Sesame Street characters that has Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Grover, and Elmo on it.

9 Pins – 2 Broncos, 3 Nuggets, One Rockies, Two Avalanche (one which is a turkey), and One Rapids

Denver Zoo Button

Past He-Man Movie Watcher’s Movies and their RT ratings:

Episode 82 – Rocky – 93%

Episode 83 - Die Hard – 94%

Episode 84 - The Sting – 91%

Episode 86 - D2: The Mighty Ducks – 15%

Episode 91 - Cool Hand Luke – 100%

Episode 94 - The Big Lebowski – 79%

Episode 97 - The Warriors – 94%

Episode 99 – Roxanne – 88%

Episode 101 – Shutter Island – 68%

He-Man Movie Watcher’s Club

Shutter Island (68% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Music – Obnoxiously Ominous

Mark Ruffalo’s character has a ton of trouble getting his gun off of his belt.

At the very beginning of the movie EVERYONE is watching Leo like a hawk.

Rachel Silando – The prisoner whom Leo is there to find – Has the same crimes as Leo’s wife (Killing 3 children by drowning)

Dr. Shean – It is Mark Ruffalo’s character. Only he is playing the part of Leo’s partner, so when Leo asks if a Doctor was present, the nurse gets uncomfortable, and they show Mark Ruffalo who also looks a bit tense. They can’t accurately describe for Leo why Dr. Shean isn’t there, since he is actually his partner.

1^st patient Leo interviews – Mentions Rachel Silando drowning her kids, makes Leo feel headache pain, he winces and grabs the arch of his nose. Too close to home?

2^nd patent – Mrs. Kerns – Writes “Run” when Mark Ruffalo leaves to get her a glass of water. Acts petrified of Leo when he asks about Andrew Laedis.

Leo gets a migraine, takes pills, sees Rachel Silando along with a girl (his daughter we find out later) who says you should have saved me, you should have saved all of us.

Leo then sees Rachel Silando covered in blood with the three dead kids around her. She asks him to help her. Leo picks up the eldest girl and she says, “Am I dead” and Leo says Yes. Why didn’t you save me? She says. “I wanted to but by the time I got there, it was too late.” Then they show Leo helping Rachel put the kids into the lake. Showing that Leo feels guilt for not stopping his own wife before she killed their kids. Then he wakes with a start and a vision of his own wife comes in and says Laedis isn’t dead, you need to find him and kill him dead. Is this his real identity trying to break out from behind Teddy (his false ID)?

What is going on with the Warden? Drives Leo back to the hospital after he sees the woman who claims that she was a former doctor who asked too many questions and got commited. The Warden talks about the gift of violence and claims that he and Leo have known each other for centuries. He then asks Leo if he sunk his teeth into his eye, could Leo stop him before he blinded Leo? Weird.

When Leo shows up unexpectedly the patients are all afraid of him, and the orderlies tell them to “Stop looking at him.”

Withdrawal from Chlorpromazine (Brand name: Thorazine)

Thorazine Withdrawal Symptoms:

Thorazine withdrawal symptoms can include, but are not limited to:

Nausea

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Dizziness

Shakiness

Schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? – Egregious omission.

Toilet Paper: Crumple or Fold?

Zambia, Armenia, Nicaragua, and Romania – Getting Steelers Championship gear.

My donkey basketball experience.

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:

Galway Girl – Steve Earle (Clip 80)

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

Show Prep 100

Greetings and Salutations, people!  - Welcome to the 100^th Episode VSR Spectacular. I don’t know if it’ll actually BE spectacular, but it always makes an episode feel more momentous when you call it a “Spectacular” so we’ll go with that.

Wanker – Hot Tamales Candy

Today on VSR – It’s the 100^th episode spectacular! Somehow we’ve made it to triple digits, so we’re going to our best Golden Girls impression, breakout the cheesecake, and take a look back at some memorable moments from the first 99 episodes of VSR. Just a little bit of trivia about the first 99 for you, the sum running time of the shows is 155:43:08, which means you’d need roughly six and a half days straight without stopping to listen to them all…Well, you’d need six and a half days plus a total loss of sanity, but neither here nor there, that’s what would take.

Start out with how we began the first show…and this clip makes me cringe. I’d like to think that over time I’ve gotten a little bit better at this, although, it’s not too hard to get better than this… (Clip 60 – 0:50)

I realized quickly that I’d need some help. My first thought was to bring my brother in as co-host. Originally VSR was going to be strictly a sports show where he and I were co-hosts...Bruce sat in on exactly three shows and then disappeared. So clearly, he wasn’t going to be the long term option. He did have a few decent moments on the show before disappearing into the co-host Bermuda triangle, including this Super Hero discussion – (Clip 61 3:20)

Around Episode 10, MJ Amory (MJA from the message board) started asking if he could co-host with me. He lasted a whopping six episodes as co-host, disappeared for a few months, and then showed up one last time as co-host on the episode when Dave Dameshek was a guest. So MJ was the official co-host for seven total episodes, and then we only heard from him one more time about a year later. He has pretty much disappeared from the show as well, our second co-host to quickly flame out. (Clip 62 0:59)

Since then, although we have left the official title of “Co-host” vacant, the job has basically been held non-stop by Face Ventura. We have given him the title “Most Regular Caller” partly because, as a slacker, he doesn’t want the responsibility of being called co-host and partly because we’re afraid that if we ever officially named him co-host, we fear he’d also disappear into the vortex. He’s a gigantic contributor to the show, and without Face, VSR wouldn’t be the same, and might not exist at all. There were too many good Face moments to choose from, but I thought I’d go with his worst moment from the show. VSR has accomplished a lot of things, but this might have been the lowest moment in show history…and Face was prominently involved. (Clip 63 – Face Chooses Man U 3:31)

Of course, we have another terrific contributor that is the show’s third banana. A great resource, the show’s freelance ninja, and one hell of a model American. He is the first caller ever to get put on the air in the history of VSR (He called in on Episode 1). He also has the greatest intro in the history of fake radio. Our good friend in Maryland. The Whale. (Clip 64 – The first time the Whale’s intro is played 2:59)

We also need to pay homage to the inspiration for the show. Without this man, Vertically Striped Radio would not have ever began. Although he has only been on the show one time, he’s a terrific inspiration and an all around good guy. His message board is the backbone of the community that surrounds VSR. Of course, I'm referring to Dave Dameshek who joined us in October 2009 and at that time, we discussed uniforms. (What else would we talk about on this show?) (Clip 65 – Dave talks unis on VSR 5:14)

Also, let us not forget the show’s muse. Not that anyone could forget this guy. The man who surely had created the most memorable moments on VSR, and who consistently brings the funny while generally hijacking the show…

(Clip 66 The most interesting Ed in the World – 0:38)

That’s the main cast of characters, although many others have called in and participated. But let’s look back at some of the greatest moments in show history. We’ll start with the one that is generally considered to be near the top of the list if not the greatest moment in VSR history by show historians. Of course, we refer to Ed visiting the Swap Meet for elective surgery. I have two clips from Show 40 which revolve around this moment. (Clips 67 and 68 – Ed’s trip to the Swap Meet – 1:31 and 6:03)

Back in January 2010, I created a chatroom for all of the DAMN shows, and another great moment in show history comes from us discussing the most infamous man in chatroom history. Our Friend from Iran Nojum70 (Clip 69 – 3:40)

While VSR started out as a straight sports show, it quickly changed into some weird warped version of that. While I still love to discuss sports a little bit, it’s safe to say that it’s not my main focus with the show. In fact, even items which are based in sports can quickly spiral into other odd directions. Such as this discussion which began revolving around the Ole Miss mascot…theoretically, this is a sports discussion. (Clip 70 and 71 -  1:33 and 4:53)

Of course, weird news is also a big part of the show. I generally open with the news pretty close to the top of the show. I didn’t figure a VSR retrospective would be complete without putting in one of my favorite news stories of all time. (Clip 72 – Cement Jesus and the Weiner Poopie - 3:30)

We probably need a bit more Ed in the show at this point, and although wrestling is one of my least favorite topics of all time, I’m all in when Ed starts cutting his own wrestling promos. From Episode 69…the show dedicated to wrestling, Here is Ed on the mic (Clip 73 – Ed cuts wrestling promos – 9:03)

If you’ve listened to the show much at all, you’re aware that I enjoy odd sports events, crazy people, and making fun of Cleveland. It’s the rare story that allows me to indulge in all three of these passions at once. But then, the Cleveland Cavaliers owner doesn’t always have LeBron James stab him in the back and respond like this. Allowing me to do a dramatic reading: (Clip 74 - 6:25)

Making fun of Face is a hobby of the show as well, and it’s almost too easy sometimes…(Clip 75 – Face and Snooki – 2:40)

Of course, we do like Face, and in order to extend him an olive branch despite our ongoing 7>19 feud. Here is a moment from an early show which we honor Face’s hero (Clip 76 – Sakic tribute – 3:35)

Ed’s Recipes (Clip 77 – 7:21)

Saints fail, so Ed can beat up Face (Clip 78 – 2:24)

The El Guapo Conspiracy (Clip 79 13:25)

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:

Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More (Clip 90)

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

Scholarship for White Males

Colby Bohannan said that when he first applied to college, his family didn't have a huge stockpile of money set aside to pay for school. He found many scholarships for women and minorities, but none aimed at people like him: white men.

"I felt excluded," said Bohannan, a Texas State University student. "If everyone else can find scholarships, why are we left out?"

So Bohannan, a mass communication major and Iraq war veteran, and others formed the Former Majority Association for Equality — a San Marcos-based nonprofit group that is offering five $500 scholarships exclusively to white male students.

Bohannan, the group's president, said the name comes from the idea that "if you're not a male, and if you're not white, you're called a minority." However, he said, "I'm not sure white males are the majority anymore."

Recent U.S. census data indicate Bohannan is right, at least in Texas, where Hispanics accounted for two-thirds of the population growth over the past decade and where non-Hispanic whites now make up about 45 percent of residents.

The 501(c)3 nonprofit was formally incorporated with the state in March. The group hasn't received any applications, Bohannan said.

A search of public records indicates Bohannan pleaded no contest to charges of theft of property of less than $500 in 2001 and of issuance of a bad check in 2003. William Lake , the group's treasurer, pleaded no contest to issuance of a bad check in 2008.

Bohannan said he was charged with theft after authorities found a county speed limit sign in his Texas State dorm room and with writing a bad check for groceries, also while in college. Lake said he was charged with writing a bad check while managing a now-defunct business he started. Both said the charges have been disposed of.

Bohannan said the group is raising money — as of Monday , the group had raised $485, according to its website — and that he hopes to award scholarships by July 4. The money can be used to go to any college, not just Texas State, Bohannan said.

Applicants need to be at least 25 percent Caucasian, have a GPA exceeding 3.0 and demonstrate financial need.

"There's a scholarship out there for just about any demographic, except this one," Lake said. "We realize it's for good reason — this is a touchy subject."

Bohannan said the nine-member volunteer board includes three women, one Hispanic and one African American.

Bohannan said that in person, he's only been met with support for his group. But online, he said, he's seen some criticism.

One opinion column that ran in the Texas State newspaper, the University Star, offered praise for evening the scholarship playing field, while another argued aid should not be given on the basis of race or ethnicity at all.

Joanne Smith , Texas State's vice president for student affairs, said the scholarship is no different from ones offered to other ethnic groups. "From the university's standpoint, we can't take issue with a scholarship offered to a certain group."

Bohannan's group isn't the first to offer scholarships only for white students. In 2006, Boston University's College Republicans created a program with similar requirements. A Republican group at a university in Rhode Island offered a similar award in 2004.

Those groups claimed the scholarships made a statement against affirmative action. Bohannan said his group is not taking any stance for or against affirmative action.

"It's time in our society to look at the way our culture views race," he said. "It's time to give everyone an equal shot."

Reformatting your brain:

Scientists have been trying to find the elixir of memory that helps to forget everything bad. Perhaps you are looking for ways to resurrect the forgotten events after a severe head injury? Study the effect of false memories, which sometimes show during questioning witnesses to a crime. But the brain staunchly protects its secrets so Scientists have carried out experiments to address the frightening memories to see if memory can be rewritten.

And once again, scientists have attempted to penetrate the secrets of memory. This time they decided to test to see if they can edit the brain?

So during one experiment to cure the girl from the fear of dogs, she was shown pictures of different dogs – from the mind of evil and totally harmless. Thus, researchers removed from the archive of remembrance, encouraging the girl to experience again the emotions that she felt at that moment, when frightened by the animal.

After that it was taught to respond to the memory of another. For example, asked for her that the dog had saved her when she was drowning or chased vandals who climbed into her house. That is instilled her portrayal of another dog, dog-mate. At the final stage of the treatment research specialists the edited memories in the brain were fixed with the help of hypnosis.

The same researchers conducted experiments with members of military action, the victims of car accidents and rapes and as a result the volunteers experienced less fear of shocking memories.

The latest research is based on a radically new concept of storing memories in the brain. Before, scientists believed that memory – just photos: all parts firmly fixed at the time of the event. After these same experiments, the experts found that memories are stored in the brain, like folders on a shelf: when you take a folder to view, it is possible to change something.

- We do not want to erase all the memories – it would be unethical and would cause to reflect on the fate of other memories, associative associated with undesirable – says Roger Pitman, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. – The ideal scenario is to reduce or eliminate the fear that accompanies this recollection. The main focus is to provide treatment at a time when the memory is extracted from the archive, and “save” in memory, like a computer, an amended version.

It is possible that new methods of editing of memories will help in the future to treat a variety of phobias, posttraumatic stress and other syndromes associated with increased anxiety. We are all quiet certain this new found scientific piety would never be mishandled or used in such a way as say, military purposes. Never!

Something to Think About! (Clip 12)

1. Baby naming more likely to be traditional in the East

2. The most valuable Nintendo game ever: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships

3. Who is buying from telephone solicitors? Someone has to be, or they wouldn’t be doing it anymore.