Saturday, October 27, 2012

Show Prep 184


Greetings and Salutations, People:


Tweet of the Week:  
@mygiveup
Thanks for shopping! Would you like to donate $1 to cancer research or are you a giant monster?

Things I liked this week:
-Trick or Treating last night at our open air mall…getting free kids meal coupons
-Watching K-State destroy West Virginia so thoroughly that I had no qualms about going to dinner at halftime.
-Video taken of the man who ran on the field at the Miami-FSU game being taken down hard by security

Today on VSR – Our Magnificent Seven list this week is our Top 7 favorite television shows of all time, The internet has changed the world…we’ll look at how it might not be entirely a good thing, and the Steelers have lost their fool minds…we’ll talk about it.

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Email address:
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Voice Mail – 720-CUB-1-ACE (720-282-1223)
Twitter: @socnorb777

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



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

A Brazilian family was stunned when their relative arrived at his own funeral after a mix-up when the dead body was identified.

The funeral of car washer Gilberto Araujo, 41, was being held in the town of Alagoinhas in north-east Brazil when Gilberto himself walked in.

His brother Jose Marcos, had identified a body at the city morgue as being that of his brother and it was taken to their mother's home for a wake.

Gilberto rushed to his mother's house after bumping into a friend in the street a few hours before the ceremony, who told him his family were in mourning.

He went to his mother's home to let everyone know he was very much alive.

The shock of the whole thing caused some family members to faint on the spot and others were so scared they ran away when he arrived.

"It was a big shock," said a family friend.

"The confusion started when news started circulating that a car washer had been shot dead. Police called the car washer’s brother and told him that his brother had been killed and his body was at the morgue."

The man who was actually dead was named as Genivaldo Santos Gama.

A family member said that the confusion was understandable saying, "The two men closely resembled each other and both worked as car washers."

KENT, England - It was a very unhappy meal for a British man named Ronald McDonald who admitted to violating a restraining order when he followed his wife into a McDonald's restaurant.

"Mr. McDonald followed his ex-wife along a number of streets. She parked in McDonald's in Westwood Cross and he followed her in," said prosecutor Julie Farbrace.

McDonald was given a restraining order after he allegedly assaulted his wife and another woman.

McDonald was given an 86-day sentence for violating the restraining order and is forbidden from contacting his wife for three years.

"He regrets the incident," said defendant Will Bodiam "The defendant takes responsibility for the breach. He said to me he is totally remorseful about the whole situation."

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

Bring on the Whale - 7993020

What are the Steelers thinking with those throwbacks??

Top 7 Favorite TV Shows:

1. Northern Exposure
2. Arrested Development
3. Mad Men
4. Seinfeld
5. The Simpsons
6. The Walking Dead
7. The Muppet Show

Gilmore Girls
Cheers
Friends
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Quantum Leap
Andy Griffith Show
Pee-wee’s Playhouse
Rocky and Bullwinkle
The Price is Right
SpongeBob SquarePants
Survivor
Sportscenter
ALF
The Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
Red Dwarf

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Grouplove – Cruel and Beautiful World

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

Friday, October 26, 2012

Show Prep 183


Greetings and Salutations, People:



Tweet of the Week:  
@jackmackenroth
When someone pushes the "2" button in an elevator it should automatically announce their weight.

Things I liked this week:
My son wearing a Mario Hat everywhere he went.
Watching my son playing Mario
Broncos comeback from 24 down on MNF
Ping Pong at work
My ring falling off my hand as I dried it because I’ve lost weight

Today on VSR –

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The Cowboys amassed 481 yards against a crippled Baltimore defense. The Ravens had a grand total of 19:57 time of possession. The Cowboys totaled 227 yards rushing, the most against the Ravens since the franchise arrived in Baltimore in 1996. The Ravens mustered only 1 yard on three offensive plays in the third quarter. Yet, the Cowboys STILL lost.

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



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


DEERFIELD BEACH, Florida (AP) — The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms. About 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night's contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach. The grand prize was a python.

Edward Archbold, 32, won the contest but became ill shortly after the contest ended and collapsed in front of the store. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities were waiting for results of an autopsy to determine a cause of death.

"Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," said Michael Adams, professor of entomology at the University of California at Riverside, who added that he has never heard of someone dying after consuming roaches. "Some people do have allergies to roaches," he said, "but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects."

None of the other contestants became ill, the sheriff's office said.

"We feel terribly awful," said store owner Ben Siegel, who added that Archbold did not appear to be sick before the contest. "He looked like he just wanted to show off and was very nice, he the life of the party."
Siegel said Archbold was selling the exotic prize to a friend who took him to the contest. The grand prize has been put aside in Archbold's name and will be given to his estate.

A statement from Siegel's attorney said all the participants signed waivers "accepting responsibility for their participation in this unique and unorthodox contest."

The bugs consumed were from an inventory of insects "that are safely and domestically raised in a controlled environment as food for reptiles."

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a blaze that displaced dozens of people from a southwest Michigan apartment complex may have been sparked by a resident trying to cook a squirrel with a propane torch.

Fire Chief Jim Kohsel tells MLive.com that the resident apparently planned to eat the animal and was burning off its fur on a third-floor deck at the building in Ottawa County's Holland Township when the fire broke out Wednesday. Flames spread to the roof. Kohsel says eight apartments are destroyed and others damaged.

LONDON (Reuters) - British police apologized on Wednesday for using a stun gun on a blind man after officers mistook his white cane for a samurai sword.

Officers were responding to "a number of reports that a man was walking through Chorley armed with a samurai sword", when they confronted Colin Farmer, who was on his way to meet friends in a pub last Friday, in the northern English town.

When Farmer, 61, did not respond to their calls to stop, one of the officers used his taser stun gun, delivering a 50,000 volt shock to the blind man.

"I certainly didn't know they were police - and I certainly didn't know they were shouting at me. I thought I was going to be attacked by some hooligans," said Farmer

Despite pleading with the police and telling them he was blind, he was handcuffed. It then became apparent that this man was not the person the cops were looking for and officers attended to him straight away taking him to the hospital for treatment.

"Lancashire Constabulary deeply regrets what has happened. We have clearly put this man through a traumatic experience and we are extremely sorry for that."
Said the police Chief

Police later arrested a 27-year old man in connection with the sword reports but released him without charge.

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



Band name of the week:
The Any Keys


Something to Think About:
1. The main reason I know that Google Plus isn’t a legit social network: My Company hasn’t blocked it.
2. Talk like a Ninja Day
3. Flula on Football – Football is a terrible name for the sport (Clip 80)
4. Life Statistician
5. What is the opposite of dirt?
6. Pet Peeve: You get a voice mail and the person says, “Hello, you have reached Joe Schmo” NO I HAVEN’T!!!
7. How are superstitious people not worried about 2013?


Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Mumford and Sons – The Boxer

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!


Friday, October 19, 2012

Show Prep 182


Greetings and Salutations, People:
Gloomy Day in Denver: Mimi the Elephant, at the Denver Zoo since 1961, passed away on Tuesday.

We could have had The A’s, Orioles and Nationals in the Final Four, which would have been as fun as it was squirrelly. Instead, we get the last three teams to win the World Series and the Tigers, which is decidedly less fun. The 4 teams remaining have been to the World Series 86 times and have won 48 titles.

The Cardinals are like Carl from Walking Dead. Everybody wants them dead but they won't comply.



Tweet of the Week:  
@trumpetcake
Took the sticker off a banana, put it on my shirt and said, "I hereby deputize you to uphold the law in Bananatown!" Elevator is silent now.

Today on VSR – An amazing week of baseball playoffs, I recap my trip to Manhattan and Kansas City, the return of The Walking Dead, and a new “Something to Think About”

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Email address:
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Twitter: @socnorb777

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



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

Naples, FLORIDA - Florida police are investigating a highly unusual stabbing that took place Tuesday evening. A man reportedly crashed a young girl's birthday party, wielding a machete and attempting to steal beer.

The Naples News reports that the 42-year-old father was hosting the party for his daughter when the man, described as an acquaintance, showed up and started loading beer into plastic bags and attempted to ride away on his bicycle. When the host tried to stop him, he pulled the machete from his waistband and swung the it at the birthday girl’s father, clipping his right pinkie finger "until it dangled."

The finger was cut at both the bone and the tendons. Thankfully, Doctors at Physicians Regional Hospital were able to reattach the man's pinkie finger with stitches.

Munich, GERMANY - A man in southern Germany has been reunited with his car two years after forgetting where he parked. After a night of drinking in December 2010 and an unsuccessful search the next day, the vehicle's owner reported his car as missing to the Munich police.

Authorities discovered it by chance last month after a traffic warden noticed that its inspection stickers had expired - 4 km from the spot where the now 33-year-old craftsman originally thought he had parked.

"The weird thing is that it turned up so far away, although the owner was pretty sure of where he had left it," said police spokesman Alexander Lorenz.

In the trunk were 40,000 euros ($51,600) worth of tools including power drills and electric screwdrivers, Lorenz said.

FLORIDA: Florida Governor Rick Scott was providing an update on a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday when he announced what he said was the hotline's toll-free phone line. Small problem: He gave out the wrong number. Larger problem: he gave out a phone sex hotline number to Floridians seeking information on a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.

The governor's office was alerted by a public radio station in Tampa, WUSF, which was monitoring the cabinet meeting and posted the number on its website.

The station said it was "quickly notified by a reader that the number instead connected to an adult telephone line."

Since the outbreak began, 138 people have contracted meningitis and 12 have died, including one in Florida, according to the latest tally from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
I’m Craig, and that is the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)

Bring in the Whale:
Have you seen the throwback uniforms the Redskins will be wearing at some point this season?



My recap of my KSU Football experience:
Tense first half, 35-2 second half leads to a 56-16 laugher
COLD!
Ran into my freshman year college roommate
The only thing that could possibly be more purple is a Prince concert.

My recap of my Arrowhead Stadium experience:
Awesome stadium, but no cupholders
9-6 Game…kind of dull
Chiefs cheerleader tries to sell us a bikini calendar – Doug - Two in the pink
Telling Ravens fan to “Sit Down”
Cheering when Matt Cassell was injured
Worst attention I received for wearing my Broncos hat came from a Ravens fan; mostly everyone was just confused by Doug and I wearing Broncos gear.


Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
The National – Conversation 16

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

Show Prep 180


Greetings and Salutations, People:
1 Woman 1 Kid - 14.50; 4 Adults 2 Kids - 12.00 - Yogurt‏
Dieting Success – Down to 237 from 283 – BMI dropped from 35.4 to 29.6

Tweet of the Week:  
@juliussharpe
There's nothing scarier than a squirrel who's not afraid of you.

Today on VSR – We say a sorrowful goodbye to some friends who have made life more interesting lately, we will ticket some wankers, and we’ll give you something to think about.

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Email address:
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Twitter: @socnorb777

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



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

CHICAGO (AP) — A joke by the satirical newspaper The Onion appears to have gotten lost in translation.

An Iranian news agency has picked up as fact a story from the paper about a supposed survey showing a majority of white Americans would rather vote for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) than President Barack Obama. The only trouble is it was made up, like everything in the just-for-laughs newspaper, which is headquartered in the comedic capital Chicago.

The English-language service of Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency republished the story Friday, several days after it appeared in The Onion.

The Iranian version is copied word-for-word from the original. It leaves out only The Onion's description of Ahmadinejad as "a man who has repeatedly denied the Holocaust and has had numerous political prisoners executed."


STOCKHOLM (AP) — A man convicted of smuggling in Sweden outwitted his jailers by sneaking in a friend to serve most of his yearlong sentence, prison officials said Friday.

The identity of the false convict was discovered only when he'd been released on probation after serving about two-thirds of his friend's sentence "sometime in 2008 or 2009," Elisabeth Lager of Sweden's Prison and Probation Service said.

Lager said the in-lieu convict came to serve the sentence with a false ID — a driving license in the name of the smuggler friend but with his photograph. She declined to name either man or give more details about the switch.

An international arrest warrant was issued for the real convict earlier this year, Lager said, but declined to comment on why it took police more than three years after the switch was discovered to issue the warrant. It was not clear if the smuggler's friend would be punished for misleading prison authorities and assuming a false identity.

The convict, who never served his term, was sentenced for a series of smuggling offences in southwestern Sweden in 2008. Several media reports said he had fled to Asia and had paid his friend for his "prison-sitting" service.



RACINE — It’s all fun and games until the trash talk surrounding one game of "Madden NFL" leads to numerous 911 calls and two brothers in jail, charged with domestic abuse.

Michael Mayweather, 21, and Abrey Mayweather, 19, were playing a game of "Madden NFL" on Monday afternoon in Abrey’s apartment at 2000 Washington Ave. when Michael allegedly began to take the loss and his brother’s name calling personally, according to a criminal complaint.

The dispute then became physical when Abrey got up to allegedly fight with his brother outside, at which point Michael tried locking his brother out of the apartment. The two then reportedly jostled with one another, eventually ripping the door off its hinges and forcing the developing brawl into the hallway.

According to the complaint, one witness told police the brothers as “really rolling,” and explained that Michael had his little brother secured in a headlock.

Abrey allegedly told police that Michael was choking him and had punched him in the face.

Dispatch reportedly received at least four or five emergency calls to the building during the scuffle.

In the complaint, police describe finding the metal doorway bent and twisted away from the wall and numerous pieces of broken wood furniture throughout the apartment.

Before the fight, Michael was reportedly spending at least four nights a week at Abrey’s apartment because it is much more convenient for him because it is closer to his probation officer and anger management class.




JACKSONVILLE, FLA (WJXT/CNN) - A late night drive and a few beers landed a pet squirrel in trouble with its owner, and the pet's owner in trouble with the law.

Warren Michael had a few beers before he got behind the wheel with his pet squirrel and went for a drive. A police officer pulled Michael over for almost hitting other cars and pedestrians. But when he walked up to the car, he also saw a squirrel.

The officer says that Michael "had a squirrel eating him" and then he "pulled out a small squirrel he had wrapped under his shirt."

But Michael says the extremely friendly squirrel wasn't eating him - it was just nibbling at him and resting on his shirt.

After Michael was taken to jail, his girlfriend came to pick up the squirrel.

The couple also gave their squirrel a new name: DUI (Dew-ee).

Although the experience was strange, Michael says he learned a valuable lesson.

"Do not drink and drive," he said.

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



Bring in the Whale:

Band name of the week:
Johnny Nemo and The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys


Magnificent 7: Top Seven Replacement Referee Moments…in honor of the accuracy of the replacements, our Magnificent Seven list has 13 items on it.
13. Redskins-Saints - The Redskins started this drive on the 20 after a touchback, meaning the first-down marker was exactly at the 30. On third down, with the ball spotted at the 24, Griffin threw an incomplete pass. The Saints committed a five-yard penalty on the ensuing punt. Somehow, 24 plus 5 got Washington the first down.
12. Bills-Redskins preseason game. Ball is caught by the punting Bills at the 4 yard line, it is ruled a touchback and only reversed because the Redskins used a challenge on it.
11. Titans get an extra 12 yards on a penalty against the Lions due to the refs counting off a penalty from the wrong 44 yard line.
10. Broncos recover their own fumble, somehow the Falcons get the ball.
9. 49ers were allowed 2 challenges despite having zero timeouts vs. the Vikings
8. Green Bay called for illegal block in the back…as the punting team
7. Nearly a full minute ran off the clock in the fourth quarter of the Broncos-Steelers Sunday Night Football game and the error was never fixed effectively making the game technically only 59 minutes long.
6. First Down – Red: Ref at the Broncos-Falcons MNF game.
5. Kevin Ogletree slips on replacement ref’s hat in the end zone vs. Bucs
4. A replacement ref told LeSean McCoy in the 3rd quarter of the Eagles-Ravens game that McCoy needed to pick it up because he was on the ref’s fantasy team.
3. John Harbaugh gets a penalty for trying to call timeout vs the Patriots
2. A referee that has photos on his Facebook page wearing Saints gear almost refs a Saints game.
1. Seahawks touchdown?

The Week in Wankery:

“Old” co-worker is actually almost a full year younger than I am.
Predominantly Orange Blog – Broncos vs. Raiders tickets
Presidential Candidates close I-25 for 5 hours this Wednesday.


From Drew Magary of Deadspin’s Funbag:
Question from Tyler:
What if you had the option of having one giant 15-minute fart once per year, and no other farts that year? Would you do it? You don't get to pick when you have this massive fart, so it could come at any time. Also, it would match the decibel level of your loudest fart of the year and the stench of your smelliest fart of that year. Do you unleash Hell for a few minutes of the year, or do you keep your current, more balanced fart schedule?

Drew’s response:
If you're not allowed to know when the fart is coming, you have no choice but to keep to your normal farting schedule because the idea of that fart coming during a funeral or a date or a job interview is just too terrifying. Imagine the concentrated stench derived from an entire year's worth of flatulence. You're talking about creating an environment around you that is literally toxic. As impressed as I would be with myself in that scenario, it wouldn't be worth the genuine anger that fart would bring on. Everyone, at some point in life, has crossed that Fart Line, the line between someone saying, "Oh you farted! And it stinks! You kooky bastard!" and someone saying, "Seriously, cut it the f*** out. I hate you now." It's never fun when your loved ones announce that Fart Playtime is over. Once word of the giant fart spread around, no one will want to hang out with you until they know the Fart Threat has subsided for the year. It would be a lonely, difficult existence, and it would rob you of the everyday pleasures of small-batch farting. A day without farting is like a day without air! Noxious, methane-filled air.







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Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Mumford and Sons – Broken Crown and Below My Feet (from album Babel)

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!