Greetings and Salutations, people!
Today on VSR –
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Do an add for Dan Lebatard Show – Clip 33)
Great Boston Moments:
Whale Watching
Fenway Tour – I wish that last banner was blue
Sweet Caroline - (Clip 41)
Lobster – Bib is necessary
Hahvahd Tour –
Mike’s Pastry – Cannoli’s from heaven
North End – Italian Food
Human Giant – Hardest Part about Roller Blading (Clip 43)
Deaths:
John Wooden
Gary Coleman
Dennis Hopper
The Week in Wankery:
Yellow cards:
Red Card:
Wanker of the Week:
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 23 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Fleet Foxes
Elliot Smith
Don Chaffer – The Worst is my being alone
Tremolo
Iron and Wine
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Show Prep #55
Greetings and Salutations, people!
Today on VSR –
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- A month ago, a mother and father identified a body in a morgue as their daughter's. A funeral was held and the family mourned its loss. But it turned out that 39-year-old Tea Buric was still alive. This week police found her when they showed up at an apartment in the southern city of Split to investigate a report of domestic violence.
Buric was disoriented and lacked identification, so police checked her fingerprints and discovered she had been identified by her family as dead.
The body found floating in the Split harbor on April 15 turned out to be that of a 44-year-old woman who had disappeared earlier that month, Split police said.
Police spokeswoman Marina Kraljevic-Gudelj said in an interview on Thursday that police didn't use DNA to identify the well-preserved corpse because four relatives, including the parents, had identified it.
Local experts also said the DNA procedure, considered expensive in Croatia, is generally only used if a corpse cannot be identified or appears to have been the victim of a crime.
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) - Ninjas are not known for having a soft side, but a group of warriors came to the rescue of a student in Sydney who was being viciously assaulted by muggers.
Ninjas scared off three men who were attacking a 27-year-old German medical exchange student in an alleyway outside their warrior school, the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported on Wednesday.
One of the teachers saw the attack and instructed the students, who were decked out in their black garb, to go out and confront the muggers.
"You should have seen their faces when they saw us in ninja gear coming toward them," the school's sensei, or master, Kaylan Soto, told the newspaper.
Another ninja, Steve Ashley, said: "It was probably the worst place in Sydney where they could have taken him."
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) -- A man who told police that God told him to walk the streets naked to save his soul has been arrested. Thibodaux police responded to an obscenity complaint around 2 a.m. Thursday and found Shafiq Mohamed walking nude down the street. When approached, Mohamed reportedly told officers that "America raped him" and added God told him to walk the streets naked to save his soul.
Mohamed was taken into custody and charged with obscenity. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center where he awaited bail.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
The Captain of your City:
The Dual:
Last Week:
Mr Bucket
Vs. The Clap
This week:
The Rainbow Connection
Vs.
It’s not easy being green
(Which do you prefer?)
(Do an add for Dan Lebatard Show – Clip 33)
Magnificent 7: Top Seven Muppets
Honorable Mentions:
Dr. Teeth
Sweetums – The Giant Hairy Monster
Rizzo the Rat
Camilla the Chicken
Rowlf the Dog
Animal
Crazy Harry
Lew Zealand – The Boomerang Fish Thrower
The Magnificent Seven:
7. Sam the Eagle
6. The Swedish Chef
5. Dr. Bunson Honeydew and Beaker
4. Gonzo
3. Fozzie Bear
2. Statler and Waldorf
1. Kermit the Frog
The Week in Wankery:
Yellow cards:
Red Card:
Wanker of the Week:
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-LeBron is out
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 23 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Fleet Foxes
Elliot Smith
Don Chaffer – The Worst is my being alone
Tremolo
Iron and Wine
Today on VSR –
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- A month ago, a mother and father identified a body in a morgue as their daughter's. A funeral was held and the family mourned its loss. But it turned out that 39-year-old Tea Buric was still alive. This week police found her when they showed up at an apartment in the southern city of Split to investigate a report of domestic violence.
Buric was disoriented and lacked identification, so police checked her fingerprints and discovered she had been identified by her family as dead.
The body found floating in the Split harbor on April 15 turned out to be that of a 44-year-old woman who had disappeared earlier that month, Split police said.
Police spokeswoman Marina Kraljevic-Gudelj said in an interview on Thursday that police didn't use DNA to identify the well-preserved corpse because four relatives, including the parents, had identified it.
Local experts also said the DNA procedure, considered expensive in Croatia, is generally only used if a corpse cannot be identified or appears to have been the victim of a crime.
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) - Ninjas are not known for having a soft side, but a group of warriors came to the rescue of a student in Sydney who was being viciously assaulted by muggers.
Ninjas scared off three men who were attacking a 27-year-old German medical exchange student in an alleyway outside their warrior school, the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported on Wednesday.
One of the teachers saw the attack and instructed the students, who were decked out in their black garb, to go out and confront the muggers.
"You should have seen their faces when they saw us in ninja gear coming toward them," the school's sensei, or master, Kaylan Soto, told the newspaper.
Another ninja, Steve Ashley, said: "It was probably the worst place in Sydney where they could have taken him."
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) -- A man who told police that God told him to walk the streets naked to save his soul has been arrested. Thibodaux police responded to an obscenity complaint around 2 a.m. Thursday and found Shafiq Mohamed walking nude down the street. When approached, Mohamed reportedly told officers that "America raped him" and added God told him to walk the streets naked to save his soul.
Mohamed was taken into custody and charged with obscenity. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center where he awaited bail.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
The Captain of your City:
The Dual:
Last Week:
Mr Bucket
Vs. The Clap
This week:
The Rainbow Connection
Vs.
It’s not easy being green
(Which do you prefer?)
(Do an add for Dan Lebatard Show – Clip 33)
Magnificent 7: Top Seven Muppets
Honorable Mentions:
Dr. Teeth
Sweetums – The Giant Hairy Monster
Rizzo the Rat
Camilla the Chicken
Rowlf the Dog
Animal
Crazy Harry
Lew Zealand – The Boomerang Fish Thrower
The Magnificent Seven:
7. Sam the Eagle
6. The Swedish Chef
5. Dr. Bunson Honeydew and Beaker
4. Gonzo
3. Fozzie Bear
2. Statler and Waldorf
1. Kermit the Frog
The Week in Wankery:
Yellow cards:
Red Card:
Wanker of the Week:
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-LeBron is out
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 23 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Fleet Foxes
Elliot Smith
Don Chaffer – The Worst is my being alone
Tremolo
Iron and Wine
Show Prep #53
Greetings and Salutations, people!
Today on VSR –
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police were called to investigate an alleged sexual assault and stepped into a crime scene crawling - in some cases literally - with hundreds of reptiles including alligators and snakes.
Police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz says the reptiles and rodents were found in a home and inside a building doubling as a storage facility and residence. The initial discovery was made Wednesday, and officers remained at the scene Thursday.
Lt. Paul Felician told WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee at least five anaconda snakes 20 to 30 feet long were found, along with spiders and a chicken.
Some animals were stored in containers; others roamed.
Officials from nearby zoos, an animal control unit and other agencies helped police. A 50-year-old woman was arrested and could be charged.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A corpse was taken for a ride in Cleveland, then dumped by thieves who stole a crematory's hearse and abandoned it with a note telling police where to find the body.
Police on Wednesday found the woman's body, in a bag and on a gurney, at the intersection specified in the note.
Computer equipment also was taken from the crematory during Wednesday's break-in. Sgt. Sammy Morris says police are investigating whether the hearse was stolen to haul the gear away. No arrests have been made.
Funeral director Jim Murphy says the corpse was unharmed. It was scheduled to be cremated Wednesday.
The Greenfield Crematory has apologized to the family. It says it was not unusual for the body to have been left in its vehicle, which was locked inside the building.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) -- A man in Washington state who branded his children like cattle has been acquitted of second-degree assault charges.
A jury in Port Angeles deadlocked Thursday on two lesser charges of fourth-degree assault, and a judge declared a mistrial on those counts.
The two teenage sons of 39-year-old Mark J. Seamands testified that they had wanted to be branded.
The Sequim (SKWIM') man was branded himself. He testified he wanted to bring the family closer together while he was going through a divorce. Seamands' ex-wife said she was horrified when she saw the scars.
Seamands' 18-year-old daughter also was branded, but the dad wasn't charged with assaulting her because she was old enough to give consent.
The children were branded with the letters "SK," which stands for "Seamands' kids."
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
The Dual:
Last Week:
Happy Friendly Aliens
Nasty Killer Aliens
This week:
Mr. Bucket
Vs.
I’ve got the Clap!
(Which do you prefer?)
(Do an add for Dan Lebatard Show – Clip 33)
Magnificent 7: Worst Songs you could use for your at-bat music:
7. Elmo’s World
6. Kenny G – Songbird
5. Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows – Leslie Gore
4. I Feel Pretty – West Side Story
3. My Little Pony
2. Aretha Franklin – You make me feel like a natural woman.
1. Weather Girls - It’s Raining Men
The Week in Wankery:
Yellow cards:
1. Lady who burnt the popcorn
2. Guy who decided Kool-Aid needs to be brightly colored.
3. Debbie Daily and Bill – Man, let the gay guy express his thoughts, would ya?
Red Card:
Wanker of the Week:
Whoever hacked my Hotmail account and sent every one of my contacts an email.
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalk Radio: Vic the Brit and Adam and Face.
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-LeBron is out
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 23 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
The Ooks of Hazzard – Kids
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Fleet Foxes
Elliot Smith
Don Chaffer – The Worst is my being alone
Tremolo
Iron and Wine
Today on VSR –
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police were called to investigate an alleged sexual assault and stepped into a crime scene crawling - in some cases literally - with hundreds of reptiles including alligators and snakes.
Police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz says the reptiles and rodents were found in a home and inside a building doubling as a storage facility and residence. The initial discovery was made Wednesday, and officers remained at the scene Thursday.
Lt. Paul Felician told WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee at least five anaconda snakes 20 to 30 feet long were found, along with spiders and a chicken.
Some animals were stored in containers; others roamed.
Officials from nearby zoos, an animal control unit and other agencies helped police. A 50-year-old woman was arrested and could be charged.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A corpse was taken for a ride in Cleveland, then dumped by thieves who stole a crematory's hearse and abandoned it with a note telling police where to find the body.
Police on Wednesday found the woman's body, in a bag and on a gurney, at the intersection specified in the note.
Computer equipment also was taken from the crematory during Wednesday's break-in. Sgt. Sammy Morris says police are investigating whether the hearse was stolen to haul the gear away. No arrests have been made.
Funeral director Jim Murphy says the corpse was unharmed. It was scheduled to be cremated Wednesday.
The Greenfield Crematory has apologized to the family. It says it was not unusual for the body to have been left in its vehicle, which was locked inside the building.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) -- A man in Washington state who branded his children like cattle has been acquitted of second-degree assault charges.
A jury in Port Angeles deadlocked Thursday on two lesser charges of fourth-degree assault, and a judge declared a mistrial on those counts.
The two teenage sons of 39-year-old Mark J. Seamands testified that they had wanted to be branded.
The Sequim (SKWIM') man was branded himself. He testified he wanted to bring the family closer together while he was going through a divorce. Seamands' ex-wife said she was horrified when she saw the scars.
Seamands' 18-year-old daughter also was branded, but the dad wasn't charged with assaulting her because she was old enough to give consent.
The children were branded with the letters "SK," which stands for "Seamands' kids."
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
The Dual:
Last Week:
Happy Friendly Aliens
Nasty Killer Aliens
This week:
Mr. Bucket
Vs.
I’ve got the Clap!
(Which do you prefer?)
(Do an add for Dan Lebatard Show – Clip 33)
Magnificent 7: Worst Songs you could use for your at-bat music:
7. Elmo’s World
6. Kenny G – Songbird
5. Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows – Leslie Gore
4. I Feel Pretty – West Side Story
3. My Little Pony
2. Aretha Franklin – You make me feel like a natural woman.
1. Weather Girls - It’s Raining Men
The Week in Wankery:
Yellow cards:
1. Lady who burnt the popcorn
2. Guy who decided Kool-Aid needs to be brightly colored.
3. Debbie Daily and Bill – Man, let the gay guy express his thoughts, would ya?
Red Card:
Wanker of the Week:
Whoever hacked my Hotmail account and sent every one of my contacts an email.
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalk Radio: Vic the Brit and Adam and Face.
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-LeBron is out
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 23 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
The Ooks of Hazzard – Kids
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Fleet Foxes
Elliot Smith
Don Chaffer – The Worst is my being alone
Tremolo
Iron and Wine
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Show Prep #51
Greetings and Salutations, people!
Today on VSR – With this being our 51st show, in honor of Area 51, we will be honoring little green men with the Magnificent 7 Alien movies list.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
SICHUAN, CHINA
A chef has died after an eel was put up his bum.
Shocked doctors in Sichuan, China, found the sea creature in the 59-year-old man's rectum after his death, it has been reported.
The 50cm long Asian swamp eel was allegedly inserted into the unnamed man's bottom, after he passed out drunk, by pals playing a prank on him.
Medics said the eel had devoured his bowels.
Pork test to bust cheats
KAZAKHSTAN (Reuters) - Scientists in mainly Muslim Kazakhstan have come up with an instant test for the presence of pork in food, a popular newspaper reported on Monday.
The plastic-stick test detects food molecules that are found only in pork, which is forbidden by Islam but is easily found in the Central Asian state, Megapolis weekly said.
"It's no secret that some chefs cheat and add pork to beef to make the dish cheaper," the newspaper wrote on Monday, saying the practice was widespread in Kazakhstan.
"When you get your beef patty, cut off a couple of small pieces and drop them in a glass of water. Stir, shake, put the test stick in ... In a minute or two you will see the result."
Megapolis said it was unclear when the test, in which the stick changes color as in a pregnancy test, would become widely available.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A South Korean woman who earned a driver's license after 960 tries is ready to buy a car and get behind the wheel. 69-year-old Cha Sa-soon passed the driving part of the test last month on her 10th try. South Korea requires a written test first, and Cha took it nearly daily since April 2005 before passing last year.
Yonhap quoted her as saying she wanted to buy a small secondhand car to visit her son and daughter and for her business selling vegetables.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
The Dual:
Last Week:
My Little Buttercup
Blue Shadows on the Trail
This week:
Happy Friendly Aliens
Vs.
Nasty Killer Evil Aliens
(Which do you prefer?)
(Do an add for Dan Lebatard Show – Clip 33)
Magnificent 7: Best 7 Alien Movies
7. Predator – (Clip 47) Got in on it’s trailer alone. Perhaps the cheesiest trailer of all time.
6. Men in Black – I make this look good. (Clip 46)
5. Coneheads (Clip 45) – We are from France – It is as though you have seized me from the base of my snardleys.
4. District 9 (Clip 44) – Peter Jackson
3. Mars Attacks – (Clip 43) Jack Nicholson, Annette Bening, Jim Brown, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Glenn Close, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Tom Jones, and Danny DeVito.
2. Contact – (Clip 42) James Woods, Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey. Written by Carl Sagan
1. Star Wars – (Clip 41)
Transformers
The 5th Element
Alien
Aliens
Cocoon
Contact
E.T.
Flight of the Navigator
Independence Day
Monsters vs. Aliens
My Step-Mother is an Alien
Signs
Starman
Starship Troopers
Superman 2
The Abyss
The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
Muppets in Space
Plan 9
The Week in Wankery:
Yellow cards:
1. KFC – I got the following email in my inbox yesterday: “Celebrate Mother’s Day with KFC” I’m trying to picture how mothers across the country would respond to that…
2. Teen Girls at Casa Bonita (Clip 34 - Casa Bonita Cartman Clip) – Big sign that says, “These rides are for children 10 and under.” (Big fat girl, too)
3. Me – Reheating Calamari in the break room.
4. Neighbor two doors down – Moving Sale…ALL FREAKING MONTH
5. Guy who decided Kool-Aid needs to be brightly colored.
Red Card:
Wanker of the Week:
Florists – Mothers day is here…Let’s jack up prices 400 percent.
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-Miguel Olivo passes a kidney stone during a game and goes back in
-Jamarcus Russell released
-Lawrence Taylor – Yikes
-Philly Fan gets tasered
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 23 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Squirrel Nut Zippers –
Album – Hot (1996)
Song – Hell (Clip 26)
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Fleet Foxes
Elliot Smith
Don Chaffer – The Worst is my being alone
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Tremolo
Iron and Wine
(Reuters) - An under-16 Australian Rules football team has come under fire for entering a sponsorship deal with a local Hooters franchise, with critics saying the move could give adolescent boys the wrong message.
The Broadbeach Cats team in Australia's Gold Coast were cheered on by two skimpily-dressed staff from the Mermaid Beach franchise of the American restaurant chain during their home game against local side Labrador on the weekend.
"The message these boys are getting -- and bear in mind we're talking 15 and 16-year-old boys -- is that ... as a young footballer you have an entitlement to large-breasted women in skimpy outfits bouncing around at your games," women's advocate Melinda Tankard Reist said on an Australian morning television show.
Restaurant owner Morney Schledusch described the criticism as "ridiculous."
"Our waitresses represent the all-American cheerleader," he told local media. "And no, they don't all have big boobs.
"We are all about sport. We had a great opportunity here to show Australia what we are really about."
The staff members would not be back to cheer on more matches and their presence had not affected the Broadbeach players, who romped to a big win over Labrador, the team's coach Neil Boston said.
"They are here to play football -- that's all," he said.
Today on VSR – With this being our 51st show, in honor of Area 51, we will be honoring little green men with the Magnificent 7 Alien movies list.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
SICHUAN, CHINA
A chef has died after an eel was put up his bum.
Shocked doctors in Sichuan, China, found the sea creature in the 59-year-old man's rectum after his death, it has been reported.
The 50cm long Asian swamp eel was allegedly inserted into the unnamed man's bottom, after he passed out drunk, by pals playing a prank on him.
Medics said the eel had devoured his bowels.
Pork test to bust cheats
KAZAKHSTAN (Reuters) - Scientists in mainly Muslim Kazakhstan have come up with an instant test for the presence of pork in food, a popular newspaper reported on Monday.
The plastic-stick test detects food molecules that are found only in pork, which is forbidden by Islam but is easily found in the Central Asian state, Megapolis weekly said.
"It's no secret that some chefs cheat and add pork to beef to make the dish cheaper," the newspaper wrote on Monday, saying the practice was widespread in Kazakhstan.
"When you get your beef patty, cut off a couple of small pieces and drop them in a glass of water. Stir, shake, put the test stick in ... In a minute or two you will see the result."
Megapolis said it was unclear when the test, in which the stick changes color as in a pregnancy test, would become widely available.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A South Korean woman who earned a driver's license after 960 tries is ready to buy a car and get behind the wheel. 69-year-old Cha Sa-soon passed the driving part of the test last month on her 10th try. South Korea requires a written test first, and Cha took it nearly daily since April 2005 before passing last year.
Yonhap quoted her as saying she wanted to buy a small secondhand car to visit her son and daughter and for her business selling vegetables.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
The Dual:
Last Week:
My Little Buttercup
Blue Shadows on the Trail
This week:
Happy Friendly Aliens
Vs.
Nasty Killer Evil Aliens
(Which do you prefer?)
(Do an add for Dan Lebatard Show – Clip 33)
Magnificent 7: Best 7 Alien Movies
7. Predator – (Clip 47) Got in on it’s trailer alone. Perhaps the cheesiest trailer of all time.
6. Men in Black – I make this look good. (Clip 46)
5. Coneheads (Clip 45) – We are from France – It is as though you have seized me from the base of my snardleys.
4. District 9 (Clip 44) – Peter Jackson
3. Mars Attacks – (Clip 43) Jack Nicholson, Annette Bening, Jim Brown, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Glenn Close, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Tom Jones, and Danny DeVito.
2. Contact – (Clip 42) James Woods, Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey. Written by Carl Sagan
1. Star Wars – (Clip 41)
Transformers
The 5th Element
Alien
Aliens
Cocoon
Contact
E.T.
Flight of the Navigator
Independence Day
Monsters vs. Aliens
My Step-Mother is an Alien
Signs
Starman
Starship Troopers
Superman 2
The Abyss
The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
Muppets in Space
Plan 9
The Week in Wankery:
Yellow cards:
1. KFC – I got the following email in my inbox yesterday: “Celebrate Mother’s Day with KFC” I’m trying to picture how mothers across the country would respond to that…
2. Teen Girls at Casa Bonita (Clip 34 - Casa Bonita Cartman Clip) – Big sign that says, “These rides are for children 10 and under.” (Big fat girl, too)
3. Me – Reheating Calamari in the break room.
4. Neighbor two doors down – Moving Sale…ALL FREAKING MONTH
5. Guy who decided Kool-Aid needs to be brightly colored.
Red Card:
Wanker of the Week:
Florists – Mothers day is here…Let’s jack up prices 400 percent.
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-Miguel Olivo passes a kidney stone during a game and goes back in
-Jamarcus Russell released
-Lawrence Taylor – Yikes
-Philly Fan gets tasered
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 23 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Squirrel Nut Zippers –
Album – Hot (1996)
Song – Hell (Clip 26)
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Fleet Foxes
Elliot Smith
Don Chaffer – The Worst is my being alone
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Tremolo
Iron and Wine
(Reuters) - An under-16 Australian Rules football team has come under fire for entering a sponsorship deal with a local Hooters franchise, with critics saying the move could give adolescent boys the wrong message.
The Broadbeach Cats team in Australia's Gold Coast were cheered on by two skimpily-dressed staff from the Mermaid Beach franchise of the American restaurant chain during their home game against local side Labrador on the weekend.
"The message these boys are getting -- and bear in mind we're talking 15 and 16-year-old boys -- is that ... as a young footballer you have an entitlement to large-breasted women in skimpy outfits bouncing around at your games," women's advocate Melinda Tankard Reist said on an Australian morning television show.
Restaurant owner Morney Schledusch described the criticism as "ridiculous."
"Our waitresses represent the all-American cheerleader," he told local media. "And no, they don't all have big boobs.
"We are all about sport. We had a great opportunity here to show Australia what we are really about."
The staff members would not be back to cheer on more matches and their presence had not affected the Broadbeach players, who romped to a big win over Labrador, the team's coach Neil Boston said.
"They are here to play football -- that's all," he said.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Show Prep #49
Clip 28 – (Three Amigos Music)
Greetings and Salutations, people! It’s the radio show that killed the invisible swordsman. This is Vertically Striped Radio. Faster on the draw than Ned Nederlander himself, I am your host, Craig Dodge, a man so beloved that for my birthday my henchmen knit me a sweater. Anyway, It’s a very special day on Vertically Striped Radio, it’s Three Amigos day! You may not know what that means, but trust me, it’s special. Why Three Amigos day? Well, Wherever there is injustice, you will find them. Wherever there is suffering, they'll be there. Wherever liberty is threatened, you will find... The Three Amigos!
Today on VSR – We’ll have a Three Amigos style musical dual, I’m stealing a page out of the LCS playbook, as I have a conspiracy segment of my own, and we’ll also be doing our Magnificent Seven TV Theme Songs WITHOUT lyrics, and perhaps a plethora of other things (Play Plethora Clip 30)
Seis Quatro Seis, Siete Uno Seis, Seis Ocho Tres Uno!
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Lets get to the news…
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
CANBERRA (Reuters) – An Australian council is rueing a decision to send street cleaners into a Melbourne lane after they painted over a priceless stencil of a rat by the celebrated British graffiti artist Banksy.
Melbourne Deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley last week sent a clean-up team into Hosier Lane, renowned internationally for its colorful street art, to clean up garbage in the graffiti-lined passage after local residents complained.
But the request went awry when the cleaners painted over a Banksy stencil of a rat hanging underneath a parachute and adorning the wall of an old council building. "Unfortunately the contractors were not made aware by us that that was an important piece. It is the nature of graffiti art. It's very vulnerable to other people's work," Council chief executive Kathy Alexander told local radio.
The reclusive Banksy, who is regarded as one of the world's top street artists, painted several stencils in Melbourne during a 2003 visit. His satirical and distinctive art is often directed at anti-war, cultural and anti-capitalist themes.
Banksy in 2005 painted nine images on Israel's West Bank barrier, including a ladder going over the wall and an image of children breaking through to a tropical island.
In 2008, a London wall bearing one of his stencils was said to have sold on eBay for almost $500,000.
It is not the first time Banksy's art has been fouled in Melbourne. Vandals created another outcry in 2008 when they poured paint over the artist's stencil of a diver in an old-fashioned helmet and wearing a trenchcoat.
That work was afterwards protected by a sheet of clear perspex, although vandals struck again and poured silver paint behind the barrier, tagging it with the words "Banksy woz ere."
Alexander said the city council would rush through retrospective permits to protect other famous or significant artworks in Australia's second-largest city.
"In hindsight, we should have acted sooner to formally approve and protect all known Banksy works," she said.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Police in New Bedford, Mass., say a substitute teacher who was taken to a hospital after drinking tainted iced coffee has admitted lacing the drink himself.
The teacher, 27-year-old Chad Wunschel, became sick after taking a sip of the drink and spitting it out. That happened Wednesday during a welding class at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical Regional High School.
Police had been investigating whether a student might have spiked the coffee.
Police Chief Ronald Teachman said Friday that Wunschel told a detective he was depressed over a recent breakup and was looking for attention. Teachman said Wunschel will likely be charged with filing a false report.
Police haven't specified what the chemical was.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- A 67-year-old Oklahoma man had quite a fright after backing his car at high speed through a seventh-floor exterior wall of a parking garage.
Ralph Hudson says his foot got stuck between his Mercedes' brake and gas pedal as he was backing up in a towering parking garage in downtown Tulsa on Wednesday.
The car burst through the building's exterior wall and sprayed debris on a parking lot below before stopping just in time. The car's trunk and part of its back wheels were left hanging precariously out of the building but officials were able to safely drive it back inside.
No injuries were reported. Police officer Jason Willingham says Hudson was not ticketed over the incident.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
The Dual:
Last Week:
Marlins – “Marlins will Soar” by Scott Stapp of Creed - 8
Cubs – “Someday We’ll go all the Way” by Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) - 10
This week:
Which Three Amigos Song is better?:
My Little Buttercup (Clip 26)
Or
Blue Shadows on the Trail (Clip 25)
Magnificent 7: Greatest TV Theme Songs (Without Lyrics):
7. Magnum P.I.
6. Mission Impossible
5. Hawaii Five-0
4. Night Court
3. Sanford and Son
2. M*A*S*H
1. Andy Griffith Show
Conspiracy Segment: (Clip 24 – LCS Conspiracy Music)
What do you think of when you hear the name El Guapo? I never thought that there could be a conspiracy surrounding El Guapo. Never even entered my head. I’ve always just bought into the official story that we’ve been told about he was a murderous bad guy, but as is so often the case with the “official story” there is a lot that hasn’t been told.
Did you realize that he was actually an in-famous actor? Even the Three Amigos knew this. (Clip 29 – The In-Famous El Guapo)
Much of the negative press and lies that have been spread about El Guapo were from the Amigos themselves. (Clip 28 – Anti El Guapo Propaganda)
El Guapo was actually quite the humanitarian. He was responsible for keeping the town of Santa Poco alive during the Great Depression by providing the funds to keep many important services and infrastructures in place with his own money. But rather than appreciating him for it, the people of Santa Poco were split. His faithful friends who realized the work El Guapo was doing left Santa Poco to live with him in a Spanish Mission doing good works. These men loved him so much that for his birthday they pulled together to get him a special gift. (Clip 39 – It’s a sweater)
What is another way we can find out that El Guapo isn’t who he has been painted to be by the main stream media? Follow the money…Turns out El Guapo had made a lot of enemies as he sought to do good in Santa Poco. He had brought in some German Agents who helped fight the mafia who previously had been running Santa Poco, and the mafia had been running a pretty good Tequila business bringing in millions annually in the tequila trade, and El Guapos policies put them out of business. The mafia doesn’t take too kindly to people horning in on their business interests.
In addition, the CIA were upset at El Guapo because he thought that just because Santa Poco wasn’t technically inside the borders of the United States that the CIA had no business being in Santa Poco. He had declared that he was going to be pushing the agency out of their Santa Poco headquarters which was of course not sitting too well with the CIA who don’t like to be told by anyone what they can or cannot do.
In addition, Prescott Bush had built a winter home in Santa Poco, but had exploited some workers in building his palace, and he refused to pay the city taxes to Santa Poco. El Guapo thought that since Bush was living in Santa Poco at that time, that he should be helping contribute tax revenue to the city as El Guapo had been doing by practically financing the entire city budget. Prescott Bush was none to happy about this attempted strong arming, so he raised up a coalition of women, children and old folks…the so called “Liberation Army” which were actually puppets of the Bush family. They were the ones who hired the Three Amigos who were puppets of the Bush family and this coalition. The Amigos were actually fighting on the wrong side of justice, but because the “Liberation Army” was made up entirely of women, children and old people, they thought that they were fighting for truth. The Amigos were misled, but because they lent their power to fight for this group of people who hardly knew how to do anything but sow, the wrong side won the victory. As we know, the people who win wars get to write the history of what happened, which is how the story of the Evil El Guapo was allowed to proliferate.
However, there are a lot of inconsistencies with the official story. Somehow this group of women, children and infirm people were able to sew together a ton of 3 Amigo costumes in a matter of minutes and then they were supplied with a heavy array of guns and ammunition sufficient to turn away El Guapo’s righteous army? Doesn’t that sound just a little fishy?
Here’s what many people think actually happened. The Bush family, upset at how they had been treated aligned themselves with the CIA who were tired of being pushed around by the El Guapo administration. El Guapo had threatened to shut down the CIA, and he had already run the mafia out of town, so a coalition of the mafia and the CIA banded together, financed by Prescott Bush, and they had a whole army of CIA agents hiding in Santa Poco under the guise of “people wearing Three Amigo uniforms.” The battle broke out, and the CIA agents interspersed with the regular citizens and with this exceptional fighting force, they were able to ambush and assassinate El Guapo.
It’s not exactly the story they want you to hear, but it does make a lot of sense. Doesn’t it?
The Shadenfrude File:
Washington Capitals lose to Montreal Canadiens in 7 games
-Alexander Ovechkin, after shoving female fans and snowing little kids, losing in the first round of the playoffs just felt right.
Despite winning the Presidents Trophy, they are done after only 7 postseason games, having lost to Jaro Halak and the Montreal Canadiens.
Soccer Saturday. – Chris Kamera – I have no idea what’s happening. (Clip 16)
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-Miguel Olivo passes a kidney stone during a game and goes back in
-Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland asks Dez Bryant if his mom is a prostitute
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 30 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Africa” – Toto (Clip 38)
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Greetings and Salutations, people! It’s the radio show that killed the invisible swordsman. This is Vertically Striped Radio. Faster on the draw than Ned Nederlander himself, I am your host, Craig Dodge, a man so beloved that for my birthday my henchmen knit me a sweater. Anyway, It’s a very special day on Vertically Striped Radio, it’s Three Amigos day! You may not know what that means, but trust me, it’s special. Why Three Amigos day? Well, Wherever there is injustice, you will find them. Wherever there is suffering, they'll be there. Wherever liberty is threatened, you will find... The Three Amigos!
Today on VSR – We’ll have a Three Amigos style musical dual, I’m stealing a page out of the LCS playbook, as I have a conspiracy segment of my own, and we’ll also be doing our Magnificent Seven TV Theme Songs WITHOUT lyrics, and perhaps a plethora of other things (Play Plethora Clip 30)
Seis Quatro Seis, Siete Uno Seis, Seis Ocho Tres Uno!
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Lets get to the news…
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
CANBERRA (Reuters) – An Australian council is rueing a decision to send street cleaners into a Melbourne lane after they painted over a priceless stencil of a rat by the celebrated British graffiti artist Banksy.
Melbourne Deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley last week sent a clean-up team into Hosier Lane, renowned internationally for its colorful street art, to clean up garbage in the graffiti-lined passage after local residents complained.
But the request went awry when the cleaners painted over a Banksy stencil of a rat hanging underneath a parachute and adorning the wall of an old council building. "Unfortunately the contractors were not made aware by us that that was an important piece. It is the nature of graffiti art. It's very vulnerable to other people's work," Council chief executive Kathy Alexander told local radio.
The reclusive Banksy, who is regarded as one of the world's top street artists, painted several stencils in Melbourne during a 2003 visit. His satirical and distinctive art is often directed at anti-war, cultural and anti-capitalist themes.
Banksy in 2005 painted nine images on Israel's West Bank barrier, including a ladder going over the wall and an image of children breaking through to a tropical island.
In 2008, a London wall bearing one of his stencils was said to have sold on eBay for almost $500,000.
It is not the first time Banksy's art has been fouled in Melbourne. Vandals created another outcry in 2008 when they poured paint over the artist's stencil of a diver in an old-fashioned helmet and wearing a trenchcoat.
That work was afterwards protected by a sheet of clear perspex, although vandals struck again and poured silver paint behind the barrier, tagging it with the words "Banksy woz ere."
Alexander said the city council would rush through retrospective permits to protect other famous or significant artworks in Australia's second-largest city.
"In hindsight, we should have acted sooner to formally approve and protect all known Banksy works," she said.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Police in New Bedford, Mass., say a substitute teacher who was taken to a hospital after drinking tainted iced coffee has admitted lacing the drink himself.
The teacher, 27-year-old Chad Wunschel, became sick after taking a sip of the drink and spitting it out. That happened Wednesday during a welding class at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical Regional High School.
Police had been investigating whether a student might have spiked the coffee.
Police Chief Ronald Teachman said Friday that Wunschel told a detective he was depressed over a recent breakup and was looking for attention. Teachman said Wunschel will likely be charged with filing a false report.
Police haven't specified what the chemical was.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- A 67-year-old Oklahoma man had quite a fright after backing his car at high speed through a seventh-floor exterior wall of a parking garage.
Ralph Hudson says his foot got stuck between his Mercedes' brake and gas pedal as he was backing up in a towering parking garage in downtown Tulsa on Wednesday.
The car burst through the building's exterior wall and sprayed debris on a parking lot below before stopping just in time. The car's trunk and part of its back wheels were left hanging precariously out of the building but officials were able to safely drive it back inside.
No injuries were reported. Police officer Jason Willingham says Hudson was not ticketed over the incident.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
The Dual:
Last Week:
Marlins – “Marlins will Soar” by Scott Stapp of Creed - 8
Cubs – “Someday We’ll go all the Way” by Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) - 10
This week:
Which Three Amigos Song is better?:
My Little Buttercup (Clip 26)
Or
Blue Shadows on the Trail (Clip 25)
Magnificent 7: Greatest TV Theme Songs (Without Lyrics):
7. Magnum P.I.
6. Mission Impossible
5. Hawaii Five-0
4. Night Court
3. Sanford and Son
2. M*A*S*H
1. Andy Griffith Show
Conspiracy Segment: (Clip 24 – LCS Conspiracy Music)
What do you think of when you hear the name El Guapo? I never thought that there could be a conspiracy surrounding El Guapo. Never even entered my head. I’ve always just bought into the official story that we’ve been told about he was a murderous bad guy, but as is so often the case with the “official story” there is a lot that hasn’t been told.
Did you realize that he was actually an in-famous actor? Even the Three Amigos knew this. (Clip 29 – The In-Famous El Guapo)
Much of the negative press and lies that have been spread about El Guapo were from the Amigos themselves. (Clip 28 – Anti El Guapo Propaganda)
El Guapo was actually quite the humanitarian. He was responsible for keeping the town of Santa Poco alive during the Great Depression by providing the funds to keep many important services and infrastructures in place with his own money. But rather than appreciating him for it, the people of Santa Poco were split. His faithful friends who realized the work El Guapo was doing left Santa Poco to live with him in a Spanish Mission doing good works. These men loved him so much that for his birthday they pulled together to get him a special gift. (Clip 39 – It’s a sweater)
What is another way we can find out that El Guapo isn’t who he has been painted to be by the main stream media? Follow the money…Turns out El Guapo had made a lot of enemies as he sought to do good in Santa Poco. He had brought in some German Agents who helped fight the mafia who previously had been running Santa Poco, and the mafia had been running a pretty good Tequila business bringing in millions annually in the tequila trade, and El Guapos policies put them out of business. The mafia doesn’t take too kindly to people horning in on their business interests.
In addition, the CIA were upset at El Guapo because he thought that just because Santa Poco wasn’t technically inside the borders of the United States that the CIA had no business being in Santa Poco. He had declared that he was going to be pushing the agency out of their Santa Poco headquarters which was of course not sitting too well with the CIA who don’t like to be told by anyone what they can or cannot do.
In addition, Prescott Bush had built a winter home in Santa Poco, but had exploited some workers in building his palace, and he refused to pay the city taxes to Santa Poco. El Guapo thought that since Bush was living in Santa Poco at that time, that he should be helping contribute tax revenue to the city as El Guapo had been doing by practically financing the entire city budget. Prescott Bush was none to happy about this attempted strong arming, so he raised up a coalition of women, children and old folks…the so called “Liberation Army” which were actually puppets of the Bush family. They were the ones who hired the Three Amigos who were puppets of the Bush family and this coalition. The Amigos were actually fighting on the wrong side of justice, but because the “Liberation Army” was made up entirely of women, children and old people, they thought that they were fighting for truth. The Amigos were misled, but because they lent their power to fight for this group of people who hardly knew how to do anything but sow, the wrong side won the victory. As we know, the people who win wars get to write the history of what happened, which is how the story of the Evil El Guapo was allowed to proliferate.
However, there are a lot of inconsistencies with the official story. Somehow this group of women, children and infirm people were able to sew together a ton of 3 Amigo costumes in a matter of minutes and then they were supplied with a heavy array of guns and ammunition sufficient to turn away El Guapo’s righteous army? Doesn’t that sound just a little fishy?
Here’s what many people think actually happened. The Bush family, upset at how they had been treated aligned themselves with the CIA who were tired of being pushed around by the El Guapo administration. El Guapo had threatened to shut down the CIA, and he had already run the mafia out of town, so a coalition of the mafia and the CIA banded together, financed by Prescott Bush, and they had a whole army of CIA agents hiding in Santa Poco under the guise of “people wearing Three Amigo uniforms.” The battle broke out, and the CIA agents interspersed with the regular citizens and with this exceptional fighting force, they were able to ambush and assassinate El Guapo.
It’s not exactly the story they want you to hear, but it does make a lot of sense. Doesn’t it?
The Shadenfrude File:
Washington Capitals lose to Montreal Canadiens in 7 games
-Alexander Ovechkin, after shoving female fans and snowing little kids, losing in the first round of the playoffs just felt right.
Despite winning the Presidents Trophy, they are done after only 7 postseason games, having lost to Jaro Halak and the Montreal Canadiens.
Soccer Saturday. – Chris Kamera – I have no idea what’s happening. (Clip 16)
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-Miguel Olivo passes a kidney stone during a game and goes back in
-Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland asks Dez Bryant if his mom is a prostitute
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 30 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Africa” – Toto (Clip 38)
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Show Prep #47
Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show that has blown through 10 Pokeballs and still can’t catch an Aipom, This is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host, Craig Dodge and I’m excited for today’s show! It’s trivia day on Vertically Striped Radio, it’s a once in a lifetime chance for prizes that will be treasured for all of time! I’m excited, you’re excited, the American people are excited! Yeah, it’s an exciting time. Not only is it exciting because of trivia, but there is another reason to be excited…let’s go ahead and bring Face in right now (Clip 20). Face it’s an exciting day for this reason… (Clip 29 Slam by Onyx) That’s right, the world premiere of Slammed! Is airing tonight…you want to let the people know what that’s all about?
Today on VSR - We’ll be playing 80% trivia where almost is close enough! In addition to the trivia, we’ll also be playing “Dumbest Congressional Representative Challenge" Georgia versus Florida. If we have any time after that, we’ll probably talk a little NHL and NBA playoffs, as well as possibly discuss the Brandon Marshall trade to the Dolphins…of course, that is strictly time permitting.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish hotel is pioneering a pedal-power electricity generation scheme it hopes will catch on in other countries.
The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, 15 minutes from the center of the Danish capital and five minutes from Scandinavia's main airport, is installing two exercise bicycles hooked up to generators.
Guests will be invited to jump on and start pedaling -- and if they produce enough electricity they will be given a free meal.
"Anyone producing 10 watt hours of electricity or more for the hotel will be given a locally produced complimentary meal encouraging guests to not only get fit but also reduce their carbon footprint and save electricity and money."
Hotel spokeswoman Frederikke Tommergaard said the free meal offer applied only to hotel guests, not random passers-by.
The value of the meal -- any one of the main courses on the hotel restaurant or lobby bar's menu – is valued at about 240 Danish crowns or $44 American.
The bikes will be up and running by April 19 and the plan is to test the idea for a year with a view to expanding it to more Crowne Plaza hotels.
Any Apple Store in the United States – Do you want an iPad so badly that you’re considering dropping 700 bucks on one even though you really didn’t know why you need it? Well, if you’re still looking for reasons to buy…here is another one. The iPad is proving to be a popular toy for American cats.
YouTube is rapidly filling with videos depicting the device being used as an expensive cat toy, with a search for "iPad cat" returning 385 results, including some with more than 20,000 views.
The videos include cats chasing virtual string and butterflies and even playing the "Magic Piano" application.
Many Cat irritating Apps are now available for the iPad, including a popular and controversial download called "Cat Annoy," which creates eight different sounds designed to annoy felines. So if you’re looking for a reason to buy, I have simple question for you…Do you hate cats? If so, the iPad may be for you!
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA - A HEAVILY intoxicated Pennsylvania man tried to resuscitate at dead possum lying along a highway, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday.
Donald Wolfe, 55, was spotted by a policeman attempting to breathe life back into the dead animal around 3pm local time Thursday in a remote area north of Pittsburgh.
State troopers arrested Wolfe along an isolated stretch of the highway and charged him with public drunkenness, the paper reported.
Trooper Jamie Levier said Wolfe was “extremely intoxicated” and “did have his mouth in the area of the animal’s mouth, I guess.”
Another witness observed Wolfe kneeling near the dead animal and gesturing as though he was conducting a seance.
Wolfe will face charges of public drunkeness before a district judge in Jefferson County at an unscheduled date.
Police listed “society” as the victim of the crime.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC:
"Dumbest Congressional Representative Challenge" - Florida versus Georgia
Florida:
Go Gator! – Corrine Brown (Clip 22)
-Corch
-She has a degree in Public Speaking from the University of Florida
-BS, BCS Championship
-Go Gator
-But also the Athletic School
-Corch Irvin Myers (Urban Meyer)
-Percy Harvey
-She looked like she was ready for a title fight with her bright orange silk robe
-It is clear that the Gators are superb to any other schools with the conferences that we play in.
Georgia:
Guam Tipping – Hank Johnson (Clip 24)
Addressing Adm. Robert Willard, who commands the Navy's Pacific Fleet
Trivia:
I. Super Bowl:
1. Which Franchise has scored the most Super Bowl points all time?
-1st Dallas Cowboys - 221
-2nd San Francisco 49ers - 188
-3rd Pittsburgh Steelers - 168
2. Which Franchise has the lowest average per Game Super Bowl scoring average?
-Minnesota Vikings – Averaging 8.5 points per appearance
3. Who threw the most interceptions in a single Super Bowl game?
-Rich Gannon: 5 - Super Bowl 37 Raiders vs. Buccaneers
4. Who holds the single game rushing record for a Super Bowl?
-Timmy Smith: 204 – Super Bowl 22 Redskins vs. Broncos
5. Which player has scored the most total points in Super Bowl history?
-Jerry Rice: 48 Points
6. Who holds the record for most consecutive completions in a single Super Bowl Game?
-Joe Montana: 13 straight – Super Bowl 24 49ers vs. Broncos
7. Who holds the record for most career Super Bowl Field Goals?
-Adam Vinatieri: 7 Total
II. Things a Preschooler would know:
1. Name two of the four Teletubbies.
-Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Lala, and Po.
2. In the theme to Elmo’s World, Elmo sings about loving 2 things. Name either of them.
-His Goldfish, His Crayon
3. What is the name of Dora the Explorer’s monkey?
-Boots
4. In the Nickelodeon show “Spongebob Squarepants” what is the name of Mr. Krabb’s daughter?
-Pearl
5. The Standard set of Hungry Hungry Hippos has four colors of hippos, correctly name two of the standard colors.
-Green, Pink, Orange, Yellow (Blue is also occasionally seen)
6. What is Barney the Dinosaur’s Favorite Food?
-A peanut butter and jelly sandwich
7. What Number is Thomas the Tank Engine?
-Number 1
III. Name That Movie!
1. “Well, that’s just like, you’re opinion, man” -The Big Lebowski
2. “Nobody makes me bleed my own blood, Nobody!” -Dodgeball
3. “Dogs and cats living together, Mass Hysteria” – Ghostbusters
4. “Your mother was a hamster” – Monty Python
5. “Dry White Toast” – Blues Brothers
6. “You are the sucker” – Rounders
7. “I rule” – American Beauty
IV. Beer is proof that God Loves Us and wants us to be happy –Ben Franklin
1. Amazingly Beer is the second most popular drink on earth, what is number 1?
-Tea
2. What is the Oldest Brewery in North America?
-Molson (1786)
3. Rolling Rock Beer famously has a number on it’s bottle. What number is it?
-33
4. Pabst Beer added the words “Blue Ribbon” to their beer after being the first beer to a Blue Ribbon event at what event in 1893?
-The World’s Fair
5. In 1810 the government of Munich established this event as an official celebration.
-Oktoberfest
6. Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of what?
-An empty Beer glass
7. This difficult period for beer and beer drinkers lasted 13 years, 10 months, 19 days, 17 hours, 32 1/2 minutes
- Prohibition
V. Monkeys!
1. What was the name of Michael Jackson’s Chimp?
-Bubbles
2. What was the name of Ross’ monkey on the TV show Friends?
-Marcel
3. What is longer on a Colubus Monkey, it’s body or it’s tail?
-It’s Tail
4. True or False: Human Birth control pills will work effectively on Gorillas?
-True
5. What is the name of the monkey in Disney’s movie Aladin?
-Abu
6. True of False: Monkey’s cannot catch a cold?
-True
7. What is the loudest type of monkey?
-Howler Monkey
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-Roller Derby Report
-Brandon Marshall is a Dolphin now
-Versus Poll – Change OT? (Terrible)
Magnificent 7: Seven things people driving around me need to stop doing.
1. Stopping at a flashing yellow.
2. Stopping at a continuous turn lane.
3. Driving the speed limit or slower in the left lane.
4. Getting over into my lane directly in front of me and then slowing down.
5. Three Words: No turn signal
6. Braking for no logical reason
7. Not pulling into the intersection to turn left when the light is green but you don’t have a green arrow.
Soccer Saturday. – Chris Kamera – I have no idea what’s happening. (Clip 16)
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 30 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Tool - 46 and 2 (Clip 28)
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Today on VSR - We’ll be playing 80% trivia where almost is close enough! In addition to the trivia, we’ll also be playing “Dumbest Congressional Representative Challenge" Georgia versus Florida. If we have any time after that, we’ll probably talk a little NHL and NBA playoffs, as well as possibly discuss the Brandon Marshall trade to the Dolphins…of course, that is strictly time permitting.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish hotel is pioneering a pedal-power electricity generation scheme it hopes will catch on in other countries.
The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, 15 minutes from the center of the Danish capital and five minutes from Scandinavia's main airport, is installing two exercise bicycles hooked up to generators.
Guests will be invited to jump on and start pedaling -- and if they produce enough electricity they will be given a free meal.
"Anyone producing 10 watt hours of electricity or more for the hotel will be given a locally produced complimentary meal encouraging guests to not only get fit but also reduce their carbon footprint and save electricity and money."
Hotel spokeswoman Frederikke Tommergaard said the free meal offer applied only to hotel guests, not random passers-by.
The value of the meal -- any one of the main courses on the hotel restaurant or lobby bar's menu – is valued at about 240 Danish crowns or $44 American.
The bikes will be up and running by April 19 and the plan is to test the idea for a year with a view to expanding it to more Crowne Plaza hotels.
Any Apple Store in the United States – Do you want an iPad so badly that you’re considering dropping 700 bucks on one even though you really didn’t know why you need it? Well, if you’re still looking for reasons to buy…here is another one. The iPad is proving to be a popular toy for American cats.
YouTube is rapidly filling with videos depicting the device being used as an expensive cat toy, with a search for "iPad cat" returning 385 results, including some with more than 20,000 views.
The videos include cats chasing virtual string and butterflies and even playing the "Magic Piano" application.
Many Cat irritating Apps are now available for the iPad, including a popular and controversial download called "Cat Annoy," which creates eight different sounds designed to annoy felines. So if you’re looking for a reason to buy, I have simple question for you…Do you hate cats? If so, the iPad may be for you!
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA - A HEAVILY intoxicated Pennsylvania man tried to resuscitate at dead possum lying along a highway, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday.
Donald Wolfe, 55, was spotted by a policeman attempting to breathe life back into the dead animal around 3pm local time Thursday in a remote area north of Pittsburgh.
State troopers arrested Wolfe along an isolated stretch of the highway and charged him with public drunkenness, the paper reported.
Trooper Jamie Levier said Wolfe was “extremely intoxicated” and “did have his mouth in the area of the animal’s mouth, I guess.”
Another witness observed Wolfe kneeling near the dead animal and gesturing as though he was conducting a seance.
Wolfe will face charges of public drunkeness before a district judge in Jefferson County at an unscheduled date.
Police listed “society” as the victim of the crime.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC:
"Dumbest Congressional Representative Challenge" - Florida versus Georgia
Florida:
Go Gator! – Corrine Brown (Clip 22)
-Corch
-She has a degree in Public Speaking from the University of Florida
-BS, BCS Championship
-Go Gator
-But also the Athletic School
-Corch Irvin Myers (Urban Meyer)
-Percy Harvey
-She looked like she was ready for a title fight with her bright orange silk robe
-It is clear that the Gators are superb to any other schools with the conferences that we play in.
Georgia:
Guam Tipping – Hank Johnson (Clip 24)
Addressing Adm. Robert Willard, who commands the Navy's Pacific Fleet
Trivia:
I. Super Bowl:
1. Which Franchise has scored the most Super Bowl points all time?
-1st Dallas Cowboys - 221
-2nd San Francisco 49ers - 188
-3rd Pittsburgh Steelers - 168
2. Which Franchise has the lowest average per Game Super Bowl scoring average?
-Minnesota Vikings – Averaging 8.5 points per appearance
3. Who threw the most interceptions in a single Super Bowl game?
-Rich Gannon: 5 - Super Bowl 37 Raiders vs. Buccaneers
4. Who holds the single game rushing record for a Super Bowl?
-Timmy Smith: 204 – Super Bowl 22 Redskins vs. Broncos
5. Which player has scored the most total points in Super Bowl history?
-Jerry Rice: 48 Points
6. Who holds the record for most consecutive completions in a single Super Bowl Game?
-Joe Montana: 13 straight – Super Bowl 24 49ers vs. Broncos
7. Who holds the record for most career Super Bowl Field Goals?
-Adam Vinatieri: 7 Total
II. Things a Preschooler would know:
1. Name two of the four Teletubbies.
-Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Lala, and Po.
2. In the theme to Elmo’s World, Elmo sings about loving 2 things. Name either of them.
-His Goldfish, His Crayon
3. What is the name of Dora the Explorer’s monkey?
-Boots
4. In the Nickelodeon show “Spongebob Squarepants” what is the name of Mr. Krabb’s daughter?
-Pearl
5. The Standard set of Hungry Hungry Hippos has four colors of hippos, correctly name two of the standard colors.
-Green, Pink, Orange, Yellow (Blue is also occasionally seen)
6. What is Barney the Dinosaur’s Favorite Food?
-A peanut butter and jelly sandwich
7. What Number is Thomas the Tank Engine?
-Number 1
III. Name That Movie!
1. “Well, that’s just like, you’re opinion, man” -The Big Lebowski
2. “Nobody makes me bleed my own blood, Nobody!” -Dodgeball
3. “Dogs and cats living together, Mass Hysteria” – Ghostbusters
4. “Your mother was a hamster” – Monty Python
5. “Dry White Toast” – Blues Brothers
6. “You are the sucker” – Rounders
7. “I rule” – American Beauty
IV. Beer is proof that God Loves Us and wants us to be happy –Ben Franklin
1. Amazingly Beer is the second most popular drink on earth, what is number 1?
-Tea
2. What is the Oldest Brewery in North America?
-Molson (1786)
3. Rolling Rock Beer famously has a number on it’s bottle. What number is it?
-33
4. Pabst Beer added the words “Blue Ribbon” to their beer after being the first beer to a Blue Ribbon event at what event in 1893?
-The World’s Fair
5. In 1810 the government of Munich established this event as an official celebration.
-Oktoberfest
6. Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of what?
-An empty Beer glass
7. This difficult period for beer and beer drinkers lasted 13 years, 10 months, 19 days, 17 hours, 32 1/2 minutes
- Prohibition
V. Monkeys!
1. What was the name of Michael Jackson’s Chimp?
-Bubbles
2. What was the name of Ross’ monkey on the TV show Friends?
-Marcel
3. What is longer on a Colubus Monkey, it’s body or it’s tail?
-It’s Tail
4. True or False: Human Birth control pills will work effectively on Gorillas?
-True
5. What is the name of the monkey in Disney’s movie Aladin?
-Abu
6. True of False: Monkey’s cannot catch a cold?
-True
7. What is the loudest type of monkey?
-Howler Monkey
Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-Roller Derby Report
-Brandon Marshall is a Dolphin now
-Versus Poll – Change OT? (Terrible)
Magnificent 7: Seven things people driving around me need to stop doing.
1. Stopping at a flashing yellow.
2. Stopping at a continuous turn lane.
3. Driving the speed limit or slower in the left lane.
4. Getting over into my lane directly in front of me and then slowing down.
5. Three Words: No turn signal
6. Braking for no logical reason
7. Not pulling into the intersection to turn left when the light is green but you don’t have a green arrow.
Soccer Saturday. – Chris Kamera – I have no idea what’s happening. (Clip 16)
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 30 – MM’s rap)
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Tool - 46 and 2 (Clip 28)
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Show Prep #46
Greetings and Salutations, people. Welcome to radio show for dumb guys who like adverbs very very very very much. This is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your dumb guy trying to play a gag, and I will hopefully be going overboard with adverbs shortly…
I am struggling today, stayed up until 3 last night, helped my buddy move stuff into storage, I’m zapped, so if I sound sleepy, it’s only because I am.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio 4th and 26 is supposed to be making his DAMN radio debut, so we’ll see if he shows up. I’ve got a magnificent 7 list of Seven things that people around me need to STOP doing.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
LONDON (Reuters) – A British university is to hold a conference on Vampires in an effort to counterbalance the "Americanization" of the fictional genre.
Delegates to the University of Hertfordshire's "Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture" conference to be held on April 16-17 will have their food served to them out of coffins as part of a mission to encourage students of all ages to study literature.
English lecturer Sam George, who has just launched a Master of Arts degree in vampire fiction at Hertfordshire, said the most famous vampire narrative of all, Dracula, was written by Irishman Bram Stoker and set in London and Whitby in Yorkshire, but that now with the "Twilight" saga and "True Blood," modern vampires have become Americanized.
"It's amazing how many British actors have played Dracula on screen," George said in a statement on the university's website. "I aim to put the British vampire back on the map."
George said she is particularly interested in the new teen vampire narratives which act as a useful metaphor for wider teen anxieties about their bodies and the first stirrings of desire.
"The new breed of vampires are far from monstrous, they are glamorous and sexy and have an emotional side," she said. "Their (teenagers') attraction to vampire figures provides a safe way for them to acknowledge these desires."
Conference lectures will be delivered by academics and author Marcus Sedgwick, who writes young adult fiction with a vampire twist.
Panel topics during the two-day event will include "Dracula Lives," "Appetites of the Undead," "Undead Victorians," "Undead Teens," "Politics of the Undead," "UndeadRomance," "The Gay Undead," "Undead TV," "Undead in the New Media," "Identity, Legality and the Undead" and "Gendering the Undead."
LONDON (Reuters) – Two women were arrested at a British airport on suspicion of trying to smuggle a dead relative onto a flight bound for Germany, police said on Tuesday.
The 91-year-old deceased man was pushed in a wheelchair through Liverpool's John Lennon airport wearing sunglasses before check-in staff became suspicious and he was prevented from boarding the plane.
He was believed to have been driven about 35 miles to the airport by taxi from Oldham, Greater Manchester, police added.
The women were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of a death and were released on bail.
"At 11 a.m. on Saturday 3 April 2010, police at Liverpool John Lennon airport were alerted to the death of a 91-year-old man in the terminal building," police said in a statement.
"Two women aged 41 and 66 were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death."
The cause of death is not known.
Onion News – Demographer Demographic (Clip 27)
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A few hundred warehouse workers and drivers at Danish brewer Carlsberg halted work for a second day on Thursday to protest a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks.
The strike in Denmark followed the company's April 1 decision to introduce new rules for employees on beer drinking at work, said Jens Bekke, spokesman at the world no.4 brewer.
"There has been free beer, water and soft drinks everywhere," he said. "Yesterday, beers were removed from all refrigerators. The only place you can get a beer in future is in the canteen, at lunch."
Bekke said drivers retained an old right to three beers per day outside lunch hours, and warehouse workers claimed the same right.
"Because of that, the warehouse staff went on strike yesterday, with other staff striking in sympathy," he said.
Bekke said as many as 800 had walked out on Wednesday, with 250 still on strike on Thursday, and the Confederation of Danish Industry and trade union 3F had agreed to look into the dispute.
He said there would be no shipments from Copenhagen on Thursday, and delays in the rest of the country, but said he expected the financial effect of the strike to be minor.
He added that Carlsberg's trucks have alcohol locks so drivers would not be able to drink too much and drive.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC:
Magnificent 7: Seven things people driving around me need to stop doing.
1. Stopping at a flashing yellow.
2. Stopping at a continuous turn lane.
3. Driving the speed limit or slower in the left lane.
4. Getting over into my lane directly in front of me and then slowing down.
5. Three Words: No turn signal
6. Braking for no logical reason
7. Not pulling into the intersection to turn left when the light is green but you don’t have a green arrow.
Sports Topics:
-NFL OT rule change.
-NCAA Championship Game – Best moment ever if Butler’s half court shot goes in?
-Baseball has started
-Roller Derby Report
-Tiger Woods return –
1. Commercial with his dad. (Clip 23)
2. How great would it be if they did a Masters preview and didn’t ever MENTION Tiger?
-Avalanche are in the playoffs
-Carmelo Anthony collapsed on the court for a minute or so in OKC
The Week in Wankery: (Clip 24)
-Carolla Message Board member omgtifb
-Non-existent bugs in Ellie’s bed (Yellow Card) (Thanks to Grandma saying Sleep tight don’t let the bedbugs bite. However she babysits for free, so she is not eligible for the Yellow Card.)
-The guy in my office who plays this… (Clip 22) “Forever Young” by Alphaville 18 times a day. (Yellow Card)
-Spike Jonze – Where the Wild Things are? TERRIBLE (Yellow Card)
-The NCAA (Red Card)
Wanker of the Week – The people who broke into my parents house this week and stole their stuff.
The guy who scheduled the K-State game at the same time as the birthday party I had committed to. (Red Card)
In case you hadn’t noticed…this is a very special Sunday edition of the show. Why Sunday? Because I am up for father of the year. Or maybe not. The jury is still out. (Tell story of the birthday party, K-State game, listening to the game and then finally running out to the car to get the laptop.)
Man of the Week: Solongo Bars (Random person I email with a cool name.)
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 30 – MM’s rap)
Go Gator! – Corrine Brown (Clip 25)
-Corch
-She has a degree in Public Speaking from the University of Florida
-BS, BCS Championship
-Go Gator
-But also the Athletic School
-Corch Irvin Myers (Urban Meyer)
-Percy Harvey
-She looked like she was ready for a title fight with her bright orange silk robe
-It is clear that the Gators are superb to any other schools with the conferences that we play in.
The Rest of the Story
This food belongs to the same animal group as both the spider and the common bug. They were initially thought of as giant hassles that got in the way when people were trying to catch other animals for food in the same region where these animals live
This food is something people used to give to their indentured servants to eat. People were so averse to eating it that they ground it up and used it as fertilizer, instead. Being seen as someone who had to eat this type of food was something you generally didn't tell anyone until at least the third date.
British POWs during the Revolutionary War supposedly revolted over being fed too much of this food, after having apparently developed culinary Stockholm Syndrome from British food. Some states actually had laws against feeding this food to inmates more than a few times a week, on the grounds that it was cruel and unusual punishment, as it was seen as the equivalent of eating rats.
So what is this food? Lobster!
Then How Did it Get So Fancy?
Somebody went and invented the railroad. Soon, rich people from the middle of the country--who were painfully unaware of what was cool--were tricked into buying the sea insects. But after tasting them, they realized that they must have discovered the long lost gatekeeper for butter.
Ironically, lobster is now a commonly requested food for prisoners receiving a last meal before execution, where as back in the day who knows how many last meal requests were something to the effect of, "Anything but more freakin' lobster, ya cruel bastards!"
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Andrew Bird – Song: Sovay Album: “Weather Systems”
(Clip 29)
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
I am struggling today, stayed up until 3 last night, helped my buddy move stuff into storage, I’m zapped, so if I sound sleepy, it’s only because I am.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio 4th and 26 is supposed to be making his DAMN radio debut, so we’ll see if he shows up. I’ve got a magnificent 7 list of Seven things that people around me need to STOP doing.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)
LONDON (Reuters) – A British university is to hold a conference on Vampires in an effort to counterbalance the "Americanization" of the fictional genre.
Delegates to the University of Hertfordshire's "Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture" conference to be held on April 16-17 will have their food served to them out of coffins as part of a mission to encourage students of all ages to study literature.
English lecturer Sam George, who has just launched a Master of Arts degree in vampire fiction at Hertfordshire, said the most famous vampire narrative of all, Dracula, was written by Irishman Bram Stoker and set in London and Whitby in Yorkshire, but that now with the "Twilight" saga and "True Blood," modern vampires have become Americanized.
"It's amazing how many British actors have played Dracula on screen," George said in a statement on the university's website. "I aim to put the British vampire back on the map."
George said she is particularly interested in the new teen vampire narratives which act as a useful metaphor for wider teen anxieties about their bodies and the first stirrings of desire.
"The new breed of vampires are far from monstrous, they are glamorous and sexy and have an emotional side," she said. "Their (teenagers') attraction to vampire figures provides a safe way for them to acknowledge these desires."
Conference lectures will be delivered by academics and author Marcus Sedgwick, who writes young adult fiction with a vampire twist.
Panel topics during the two-day event will include "Dracula Lives," "Appetites of the Undead," "Undead Victorians," "Undead Teens," "Politics of the Undead," "UndeadRomance," "The Gay Undead," "Undead TV," "Undead in the New Media," "Identity, Legality and the Undead" and "Gendering the Undead."
LONDON (Reuters) – Two women were arrested at a British airport on suspicion of trying to smuggle a dead relative onto a flight bound for Germany, police said on Tuesday.
The 91-year-old deceased man was pushed in a wheelchair through Liverpool's John Lennon airport wearing sunglasses before check-in staff became suspicious and he was prevented from boarding the plane.
He was believed to have been driven about 35 miles to the airport by taxi from Oldham, Greater Manchester, police added.
The women were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of a death and were released on bail.
"At 11 a.m. on Saturday 3 April 2010, police at Liverpool John Lennon airport were alerted to the death of a 91-year-old man in the terminal building," police said in a statement.
"Two women aged 41 and 66 were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death."
The cause of death is not known.
Onion News – Demographer Demographic (Clip 27)
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A few hundred warehouse workers and drivers at Danish brewer Carlsberg halted work for a second day on Thursday to protest a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks.
The strike in Denmark followed the company's April 1 decision to introduce new rules for employees on beer drinking at work, said Jens Bekke, spokesman at the world no.4 brewer.
"There has been free beer, water and soft drinks everywhere," he said. "Yesterday, beers were removed from all refrigerators. The only place you can get a beer in future is in the canteen, at lunch."
Bekke said drivers retained an old right to three beers per day outside lunch hours, and warehouse workers claimed the same right.
"Because of that, the warehouse staff went on strike yesterday, with other staff striking in sympathy," he said.
Bekke said as many as 800 had walked out on Wednesday, with 250 still on strike on Thursday, and the Confederation of Danish Industry and trade union 3F had agreed to look into the dispute.
He said there would be no shipments from Copenhagen on Thursday, and delays in the rest of the country, but said he expected the financial effect of the strike to be minor.
He added that Carlsberg's trucks have alcohol locks so drivers would not be able to drink too much and drive.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC:
Magnificent 7: Seven things people driving around me need to stop doing.
1. Stopping at a flashing yellow.
2. Stopping at a continuous turn lane.
3. Driving the speed limit or slower in the left lane.
4. Getting over into my lane directly in front of me and then slowing down.
5. Three Words: No turn signal
6. Braking for no logical reason
7. Not pulling into the intersection to turn left when the light is green but you don’t have a green arrow.
Sports Topics:
-NFL OT rule change.
-NCAA Championship Game – Best moment ever if Butler’s half court shot goes in?
-Baseball has started
-Roller Derby Report
-Tiger Woods return –
1. Commercial with his dad. (Clip 23)
2. How great would it be if they did a Masters preview and didn’t ever MENTION Tiger?
-Avalanche are in the playoffs
-Carmelo Anthony collapsed on the court for a minute or so in OKC
The Week in Wankery: (Clip 24)
-Carolla Message Board member omgtifb
-Non-existent bugs in Ellie’s bed (Yellow Card) (Thanks to Grandma saying Sleep tight don’t let the bedbugs bite. However she babysits for free, so she is not eligible for the Yellow Card.)
-The guy in my office who plays this… (Clip 22) “Forever Young” by Alphaville 18 times a day. (Yellow Card)
-Spike Jonze – Where the Wild Things are? TERRIBLE (Yellow Card)
-The NCAA (Red Card)
Wanker of the Week – The people who broke into my parents house this week and stole their stuff.
The guy who scheduled the K-State game at the same time as the birthday party I had committed to. (Red Card)
In case you hadn’t noticed…this is a very special Sunday edition of the show. Why Sunday? Because I am up for father of the year. Or maybe not. The jury is still out. (Tell story of the birthday party, K-State game, listening to the game and then finally running out to the car to get the laptop.)
Man of the Week: Solongo Bars (Random person I email with a cool name.)
Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 30 – MM’s rap)
Go Gator! – Corrine Brown (Clip 25)
-Corch
-She has a degree in Public Speaking from the University of Florida
-BS, BCS Championship
-Go Gator
-But also the Athletic School
-Corch Irvin Myers (Urban Meyer)
-Percy Harvey
-She looked like she was ready for a title fight with her bright orange silk robe
-It is clear that the Gators are superb to any other schools with the conferences that we play in.
The Rest of the Story
This food belongs to the same animal group as both the spider and the common bug. They were initially thought of as giant hassles that got in the way when people were trying to catch other animals for food in the same region where these animals live
This food is something people used to give to their indentured servants to eat. People were so averse to eating it that they ground it up and used it as fertilizer, instead. Being seen as someone who had to eat this type of food was something you generally didn't tell anyone until at least the third date.
British POWs during the Revolutionary War supposedly revolted over being fed too much of this food, after having apparently developed culinary Stockholm Syndrome from British food. Some states actually had laws against feeding this food to inmates more than a few times a week, on the grounds that it was cruel and unusual punishment, as it was seen as the equivalent of eating rats.
So what is this food? Lobster!
Then How Did it Get So Fancy?
Somebody went and invented the railroad. Soon, rich people from the middle of the country--who were painfully unaware of what was cool--were tricked into buying the sea insects. But after tasting them, they realized that they must have discovered the long lost gatekeeper for butter.
Ironically, lobster is now a commonly requested food for prisoners receiving a last meal before execution, where as back in the day who knows how many last meal requests were something to the effect of, "Anything but more freakin' lobster, ya cruel bastards!"
Movie talk:
-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Andrew Bird – Song: Sovay Album: “Weather Systems”
(Clip 29)
Thanks to: (Whoever called)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
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