WTBT - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION!!!

We're taking bets that...

* you can't wait to start a "2000" chant at the next Red Sox-Yankee game.
* this Red Sox euphoria will be with me for months to come.
* Adam Sandler is going to surprise you in his next movie "Spanglish".
* you were shocked when you found out that Johnny Damon gets groomed in Lowell, MA.
* you just want Election 2004 to be over.
* a Mother's Love will go to the ends of the earth as witnessed in this quote after her son was arrested during the Red Sox celebration in Boston... "Matthew wasn't drunk," said his mother, Elizabeth Wuthrick. "He wasn't obstreperous. He was just trying to get out of the way. ... He loves the Red Sox, like the rest of the city of Boston. He's a very nice boy. He didn't do anything. He didn't even talk back to them." How does she know? I am sure she wasn't there.
* if you think traffic during the DNC in Boston was crazy just wait until Saturday.
* Dante Culpepper is going to cool off the next 3 weeks and just be an ordinary Quarterback.
* Dane Cook is the man plus he saw the Red Sox sweep. Read his story... Sox Sweep
* you hate that stupid Nike commercial that goes from 1918 to 2004.
* the Boston Celtics are going to be a lot better than people think.
* Katie Couric took a step back in her dating life by hooking up with Jazz Trumpeter Chris Botti after dropping Boston Red Sox owner Tom Werner.
* if you have a sick sense of humor then you are going to love Drawn Together on Comedy Central 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday nights.
* the Lowell Police Chief is crazy. Especially after you read this article. Crazy Police Chief wants Expulsions
* if your business sells Red Sox merchandise you are going to have a great holiday.
* you are rooting for Boise St. to go undefeated this season in College Football.
* it is pretty amazing when you and your twin can get perfect 1,600's on your SAT's. It happened in Long Beach, NY.
* Halloween in New England is going to be tame compared to all of the celebrations we have done the last two weeks.
* you are wondering about all of the Red Sox free agents and if they can repeat next year.
* I still think I am dreaming. Hopefully no one will ever wake me up. :)

We're taking bets that words can't even begin to describe...

I am sitting quietly typing this with tears in my eyes. Tears of joy!!! I am not sure I still believe it. I keep expecting to be woken up with Bobby Ewing taking a shower in my bathroom. (Old reference - Sorry) If it is a dream I never want to be woken up.

I am so happy for so many people.

- I am most happy for my Dad who waited 53 years to see the Red Sox win. (I know he is 58 but I figure he wasn't quite sure what was happening with the Red Sox his first 5 years.)
- I am happy for my boy Dan McLaughlin who I refused to return phone calls because I thought I would jinx them winning. (Sorry Dan I will be calling you in the next 24 hours.)
- I am happy for my brother Rob who won't go through his twenties like I did hoping and praying, but continually getting disappointed. It probably took 10 years off the end of my life, but at least he will have them.
- I am happy for my late Uncle Joe, who died in 1989. I watched many games with him as a kid and I know he is smiling from above.
- I am happy for me. Because I feel at peace right now and there isn't any feeling that is better.

We're taking bets that kids are awesome...

So tonight I went to the Fundraiser/Presentation for Kid for a Cure at UMass Lowell. Kids for a Cure is an organization started by middle schoolers at the McCarthy School of Chelmsford, MA. They raise money for breast and ovarian cancer and over the last two years have raised over $13,000. All of the students have been affect by cancer in one way or another.

It is amazing how socially active that kids can be. When most middle schoolers are worried about if they have a zit or if a member of the opposite sex is going to talk to them these girls are working on fundraisers for cancer research. It is absolutely incredible and very humbling when you think how much all of us complain about our lives when we really should be happy and do stuff for others.

Shoutout to Sara Strauhal for putting together an awesome program. You are the best!!!

We're taking bets that there is a teenage pop star conspiracy...

This edition is in two parts with two Headlines & a Wrap-up on the Recent Conspiracy. :)

We're taking bets that Ashlee should embrace the "Shadow" now...

Scandalous is the only word that I can think of to describe Ashlee Simpson's lip-syncing on SNL. How could she? Her dad said she had acid reflux and it made her voice hoarse. First off did I need to know that? EEEWWW! Secondly, isn't a hoarse voice is her bread and butter. She doesn't have a voice like say another Simpson. She might have become the girl version of Milli Vanilli.

Now I am going to have to burn my posters and get my "Ashlee Forever" tatoo removed. Now millions of girls who once lived in their sisters shadows but got some hope from Ashlee will have to go back to being second. Say it is so Joe Simpson!!!

We're taking bets that Herbie makes Lindsay sick...

Lindsay Lohan was sent to the Hospital with a temperature of over 103 degrees. She was currently filming the remake of Herbie. It was thought to maybe be the flu, but doctors were not quite sure yet. Filming has been halted on both her movie and her guest appearance on That 70's Show which stars her boyfriend Fez.

CONSPIRACY??? Where the heck has Hilary Duff been during all of this? Two of her biggest competitors get acid reflux and the flu. This cannot be a coincidence. I think there should be an investigation. I think that it is very convenient that Brittany Spears decided to take a "break" at the same time these obvious tragedies have struck. These are just some thoughts I have, but it must be investigated. :)

WTBT - WORLD SERIES EDITION PART 2!!!

We're taking bets that...

* the best thing about Fox's TV crew is the fact that they don't have Al Leiter in the booth anymore.
* Jerry Rice has turned from the best player ever in the NFL to a big cry baby. Just ask Steve Largent who unretired his number so Jerry could wear it in Seattle.
* you are just waiting for The OC to start after the World Series.
* 6-4 should be the score of a baseball game not a college football game of Iowa vs. Penn State.
* it was sad that a girl died during the melee after game 7. Maybe the police should have just let people have some fun and not go shooting people.
* you had no clue that Brazil had a space program, but they do and they launched their first rocket into space.
* Manny Rameriz couldn't have looked worse trying to catch that fly ball. Lamar from Revenge of the Nerds could have done a better job.
* the Purdue Boilermakers went from a BCS contender to a flop with just two fumbles.
* Ben Affleck may not survive the rest of his acting career with this latest awful movie.
* if you carve your Halloween Pumpkin to look like Johnny Damon you have problems.
* there are better ways to transport your animals like in the back of a Yugo. Pony Abuse
* it is a little ridiculous that school systems are banning Halloween festivities because it gets in the way of learning. How about a little bit of fun in School?
* if you say Mientkiewicz three times fast you might get a headache.
* William Shatner has a new album out and under no circumstances should anyone buy it.
* although Randy Moss gets a lot of bad press he is a great wide receiver and it will be a shame if he misses his first game ever with an injury this week.
* Shrek was never meant to be on Broadway.
* you gotta love it when Pokey Reese get put into the game.

WTBT - WORLD SERIES EDITION!!!

We're taking bets that...

* most of you thought the Red Sox beating the Yankees to go to the World Series would never come.
* IT DID!!!
* Mary Kate Olsen is going to be in trouble for the rest of her life just like the bad Milli Vanilli guy.
* Mark Bellhorn may have been great the last two games but everyone would rather Pokey Reese in at second base.
* it is amazing that the Patriots 20 game win streak is back page news in Boston.
* if you are going to kill a mouse you shouldn't use a gun. (Guy shoots Girlfriend trying to kill a mouse.)
* you are tired of hearing Tim McCarver's stupid commentary on Fox.
* a walk is never as good as a Home Run except in Tim McCarver's bizarro world.
* Staff Sgt. "Chip" deserved everyone of the eight years he got for prison abuse.
* Jon Stewart is one funny MFer and he got away with calling a guy a "dick" on television. YOU THE MAN JON STEWART.
* Terry Francona really scares you when he starts rocking in the dugout. He reminds me a little bit of Billy Bob Thorton in SlingBlade.
* David Ortiz may look like Shrek, but Shrek can't hit home runs like he can.
* since Britney Spears has led such a hard life she deserves to take a break and "chill".
* you secretly like ABC's "Desparate Housewives".
* throwing glass bottles at police officers in riot gear is a stupid thing to do.
* it is awesome to hear a rowdy crowd sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame at 1 am.
* away messages can be evil and start more freaking problems.
* I was starting to think there would never be a World Series edition of this column.
* it is fun giving Yankee fans shit, but I actually think they finally get all the pain we have experienced over the years. I almost feel sorry for them. NOT!!!
* Saw looks like a completely fucked up and scary movie.
* you really don't care if it is the Cards or Astros as long as the Red Sox win.
* the election is getting closer and closer and you have no clue who is going to be the president for the next four years.
* you can't wait for Shrek 2 to be out on DVD.
* sometimes getting blocked on IM can be hurtful.
* the Yankees will now always be mentioned as the biggest choke artists ever.
* I know you are reading this and enjoying it. So say hi.
* you can't figure out what people did before the flu vaccine, but senior citzens may start kicking everyone's ass if we don't get more.
* it is going to be a lot more sleepless nights for Boston Fans!!!

We're taking bets that chaos is fun...

So the Red Sox won yet again!!! Yes I did get to see it this time. :) Then I had to deal with 20 Lowell Police Officers, 5 UMass Lowell Police Officers and 4 fire Trucks with tons of Firemen. You might ask me why this occurred. Well people decided it would be fun to pull fire alarms in two of our buildings. I don't really want to talk about that stupidity though.

I want to talk about how I think that I actually have fun during the chaos that has been going on lately. It has been relatively controlled from my standards. Most people who don't do this job would probably think it is crazy, but it is not really. It makes life so much more fun. How often do you get an angry police officer to say, "I don't know where you basement is!"? Which is perhaps one of the funniest responses to this statement - "Officer I have a real fire alarm going off in my buildings basement."

My comfortability with chaos must come with the fact that I laugh at life so often who really cares that chaos is going on. I salute everyone in Fox Hall and at UML that have made all of our chaos go smoothly. Special shoutout to Jon aka Vic aka ARD Ops Extraordinaire who loves the chaos with me. :)

We're taking bets that it was another wild night...

So the Sox did it again!!! It really is amazing that I missed the ending. :( Oh yes we had a flood once again here in my 18 Story Ark. Noah would be proud that we try to save people's stuff two by two.

We actually didn't have that much ruined stuff this time. My staff is absolutely awesome and it truly was a team effort with the residents of the floor. It is amazing how quickly people come together in times of trouble. I wonder if it is like that because of 9/11 or it has always been like that but you just don't get to see it often. God Bless Fox Hall!!!

David Ortiz is now my new hero at least. I know that the Sox are just giving us all hope so that we can be crushed in the end, but it is fun. At least tonight was not as late as yesterday. Hopefully Katie Couric will get some sleep because yesterday morning she said it was Friday and not Monday. At least the best people in the world make mistakes. Like all the New Yorkers who chose to be Yankee fans. TOM MOCCIA AKA HUGE YANKEE FAN I MISS YA BUDDY!!! I Hope it is as fun in CA as it here in the Northeast.

We're taking bets that sleep can be overrated...

I have been an insomniac for years. Usually that means that I survive on 6 hours of sleep a night with an occasional nap in the afternoon. Since the Flood of 2K4 in Fox Hall I have slept a total of 12 1/2 hours. That is out of 117 hours. So for 89% of the last few days I have been awake.

The weirdest thing is that I seem to be as productive if not more productive than I am when I am getting a full night's sleep. Granted I have not yet begun to try to solve the world's problems, but who knows. I am feeling a little bit like Kramer on Seinfeld when he tried to sleep like Da Vinci (I think it was Da Vinci, correct me if I am wrong). The problem is that he slept through a ton of important things. I hope that doesn't happen. We will see.

We're taking bets that I may be too old for a second job...

Well I started a second job tonight. It wasn't too bad. No major altercations and a lot of standing around. In case you are wondering I am now a Security Guard/Bouncer at The Brewery in Lowell on Saturday nights. I am just trying to earn some money for Christmas and a Vacation. I am wondering if I am too old for this.

Now I know that most people look at me and don't think that I am age that I really am. I work in a field where the average age is 25 years old and my customers are an average of 20 years old. I feel very young and as most girlfriends I have had would say I act it too. It was definitely a different experience especially since I started with a kid who was 18. He is a good guy. It was his first time in a bar. :)

I have a college degree (that seems like forever ago) and am working (slowly) on my master's degree. Is this what I should be doing to get by? I sometimes wonder if my mother is right and I should start acting my age. I think that it at least gives me a little bit of a social life since I am not in my apartment on a Saturday night. Oh well, I am just ranting. Talk to you all soon.

We're taking bets that fear mongering is a fun term...

According to President Bush's spokesmen John Kerry is fear mongering. This is refers to John Kerry's recent speech regarding the need for a draft if President Bush continues in office. Whether you agree with the Senator or not is irrelevant. What concerns me is the use of the term Fear Monger.

When I googled "Fear Monger" I got 22,900 hits. I looked up the word "monger" and I could not find it in the dictionary. The closest that I got was "mong" which has two meanings. The best meaning was 'an offensive term for somebody regarded as unintelligent.' So I then found it funny that President Bush's people referred to John Kerry as a monger because the general consesus is the President Bush is unintelligent. Although I do not believe that, but I do believe that he has no ability to think on his feet.

Can we ask the Politicians and their people to stop making up terms? When they do make up terms they make me feel a little mongish. :) Though I think we could make a great song with the Fear Monger in it. Remember the old Dr. Pepper theme song just add Fear Monger to the lyrics. (I'm a Monger. You're a Monger)

Anyway, I think by saying "John Kerry is trying to make people afraid of President Bush by mentioning the draft," they could have acheived the result they wanted. Now, most of the American people are afraid of fear mongering. Everyone should vote, but don't get suckered in by pushy politician talk or Michael Moore. I for one am voting for Kerry because I think he is going to be a better leader. No other bullshit than that. Make your own decisions and please go out and vote.

We're taking bets that it was good...

Last night was wild. College students are the best customers to work with. Although most people have no clue what I do for a job (and most don't respect it) I absolutely enjoy it. No day is ever quite the same. My hours are not set by any means. Emotional, Academic, and social problems come up every day. If something major happens at 1:30 am I deal with it. Last night was no exception.

We had a pipe burst in Fox Hall on one of our floors. Pretty major flooding with at least 3 inches of water in the one room and the hallway. The students were not happy but it became something to laugh at. Pictures were taken and people were making jokes. Life went on. One of my staff even had a major test this morning, but did what he could to help until 3:30 am. The resident's of the room were appreciative of what my staff and I did to try and help. Everyone on that floor now has a story about the 2K4 Flood of Fox Hall.

That is what I do I help people through the stories of their lives. I don't ask for thank yous and probably hate them if I got them all the time. I know that even in crisis I am someone who can help everyone. I may be exhausted today, but who cares. To quote one of my favorite bands from the early nineties... "It was good living with you uh oh." :)

We're taking bets that getting stoned for sex isn't what you think it is...

In an Islamic Nigerian court this week two women were sentenced to death by stoning for having sex out of wedlock. The two men whom the women had sex with were acquitted for lack of evidence. Now first of all, let me say that I do not condone sex before marriage. It happens and has pretty much become part of the norm in the United States. I understand with Islamic law things are a lot different than here and each country has its own beliefs. All this said don't you see something wrong here.

The lack of evidence thing against the men is ridiculous. Both women got pregnant by the men they slept with. What more evidence do they need? How about a R. Kelly type video? Wait that didn't work against him. How about a higher quality video like Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's? The discrepancies on how we treat women in the rest of the world blows me away. These guys are getting off with out any consequences. LITERALLY!!! (see my joke there?)

Despite all the problems that they rest of the world has with the US I think that we do a much better job of treating women. We are not perfect by any means, but we are at least striving to be better. Hopefully that day will come where men will be stoned just like the women.

PS. P McT I do think that we should stone Yankee fans for spouting off at the mouth when they really have nothing good to say. :) (See a comment two posts down)

We're taking bets that if you like football you will love "Friday Night Lights"...

Every sport needs a movie that can help define it. Baseball is very lucky to have three such movies in The Natural, Field of Dreams, and Bull Durham. Basketball has Hoosiers. Gymnastics and Figure Skating even have American Anthem and Cutting Edge respectively. I don't think that football has really had that movie until now after a ton of duds.

Friday Night Lights was an excellent movie. PERIOD. END OF STORY. The fact that it was about football shouldn't matter one bit. The movie was based on a book written by H. G. Bissinger in 1990 following the Permian High School Football team of 1988. The characters are all real and the story is entirely true.

The movie was so good that I didn't even care that I read the book twice and knew the outcome because I was rooting for this team to succeed throughout the movie. If you haven't read the book I will not ruin the story for you. Here are the highlights Peter Berg did an excellent job of directing real football action. Tim McGraw (yes the country singer) plays a convincing pushy drunk father. Billy Bob Thorton (in easily his best work since Sling Blade), job as the football coach Gary Gaines was incredible. I actually thought I would have loved playing for him in High School. All of the High School students were excellent and I think that Derek Luke may become the next superstar actor. (If you haven't seen him in Antwone Fisher go rent it right now.)

Whether you like football or not you should see this movie. Just be prepared to laugh a little, to tense up a lot in anticipation and to wipe a tear from your cheek numerous times during the movie. If you have seen it give me your thoughts especially if you think another football movie was better. (Yes I liked Necessary Roughness but only because Kathy Ireland was really hot the entire time she was in the movie.)

We're taking bets that rewards don't always fit the deed...

7 kids from New Jersey found $20,000 worth of New York Yankees Playoff Tickets and turned them in last week. As a reward for their good deed they were given by the Yankees a ticket to a regular season game (after the Yankees already clinched the playoffs) and by Wachovia Bank (who lost the tickets) some New Jersey Nets tickets. They were also honored by their hometown. Now I understand that all good deeds don't get rewarded, but I don't quite think they were close to rewarded enough.

Mr. Money Bags George Steinbrenner said, "It's a real tribute to their honesty and total integrity." Exactly and the richest team in baseball could not find these guys tickets for them and their parents in the last row of the stadium for a playoff game. I am not quite sure that I as a 12 year old would have been able to turn them in. I know if they were Red Sox tickets that I never would have turned them in. To be quite honest I was more impressed by what the town did than the EVIL EMPIRE. That is why they are called an EVIL EMPIRE. When they have an opportunity to look like a Saints they end up looking like rich misers who really didn't appreciate what these boys did. On top of all of that they decided to punish them by giving them New Jersey Nets tickets. ICK!!!!

We're taking bets that truly crazy stuff will never happen in New England...

Over the last few years you have heard all of the stories like Columbine, Laci Peterson, Kentucky school shooting, Elizabeth Smart kidnapping, Mark Hacking killing his wife in Utah and the crazy search for her. All of these are horrible things. I then look at the stuff that happens in New England. Yes we have our share of spouse murders and kidnappings, but we seem to handle most of them in a normal way and we have stopped many bad things before they happen.

This is evident in this story. Murder Plot Stopped It is the second time over the last 3 years that New England police have stopped one of these crazy events before it happened. Why can't the rest of the United States be like this? Is it possible that I am just too sheltered and do not hear the stories of the rest of the United States? I think the real issue is that we are an untrusting group in New England. When we hear something we rat them out except for Whitey Bulger, but he was an Irish guy from Southie and we love those guys. We are too busy and too cramped for craziness. We don't tolerate it.

Thank God I live in New England. Though maybe it is because the Red Sox haven't won the World Series. Uh-oh, I think this is the year, maybe craziness will ensue. Oh yeah by the way...


YANKEES SUCK!!u

We're taking bets that we get no respect...

A Great American comedian died today. Jacob Cohen aka Rodney Dangerfield was 82 years old when he died from complications with heart surgery. You may have thought that he was crass and crude but that made him most funny to me. He was incredible in Caddyshack and even better in Back to School. Many of you missed his dramatic performance in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers but he was very good in that too.

He became famous because of his "NO RESPECT" humor. It is how each of us feel somedays and he captured it perfectly. He had no problem poking fun at himself which made him that much more endearing. Everyone should take a little bit of Rodney Dangerfield and laugh at your flaws. So tonight pay a little respect to the man with no respect.

WTBT Movie Contest #2

This monthly column will test how well you know your movies. I will include 15 lines below. You need to name the movie and actor(s) who said it. Sometimes I will include the character's name(s) who said it. Some of them will be easy and some will be difficult. They will rang from the 50's to today and from any type of movie. E-mail me your answers to Gregory_Madrid@uml.edu by . I will declare a winner on Monday morning. The top 3 people will win a special prize that I will mail to you. I will also post all of the answers in the comments section on Tuesday evening. Remember you don't have to be perfect to win. Everyone has a shot. Have fun. Good luck to everyone. Please comment if you like this column.

PS - You should try to not use GOOGLE or another search engine. I won't know the truth, but the guilt should get to you. :)
PS#2 - Previous winners should get stuff by mail Monday or Tuesday. I had some delays.

We're taking bets that...

- Enough about you, Casanova. Talk about her. She's smart, fun, the hair, the eyes - pick a feature.
- Attention, passengers, we are now leaving Nun Central on our journey to Hell and beyond.
- You don't buy black underwear unless you want somebody to see it.
- Coach Harris: I want to see you, and the other girls, in the locker room, now!
- say goodbye to your two best friends, and I don't mean your pals in the winnebago.
- Billy: So you lost your job? I've lost twenty of them since graduation. Plus a wife and kid. And, in a new development this morning, a handful of hair in the shower drain.
- He's more machine now than man; twisted and evil.
- Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. And you may quote me.
- Funny, the damage a silly little book can do, especially in the hands of a silly little girl.
- Evil does not wear a bonnet!
- If Wilbur is killed and his trough stands empty day after day, you'll grow so thin we can look right through your stomach and see objects on the other side.
- I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless. But not men.
- Yes. You're Sardo Numsie. Ha-ha-ha. Look, I don't care who you are. I do care that you kidnapped a little kid, though.
- Do you see the fuckin' emotion I'm goin' through right now? That means this shit is serious. That means me and this motherfucker's not vibin' right now. That's what that shit means.
- Car Rental Lady: How may I help you?
Neal: You can start by wiping that fucking dumbass smile off your rosy fucking cheeks! Then you can give me a fucking automobile: a fucking Datsun, a fucking Toyota, a fucking Mustang, a fucking Buick! Four fucking wheels and a seat!
- Please, no, por favor, por favor, please no, I implore you. I was doing it for my family! My mother she's sick and my father he lives off the garbage. The king offered me much money and I have a little brother...

WTBT Volume Eight

We're taking bets that...

* Beyonce was hurt by dancing. I guess her bootylicious has turned to bootyitis.
* it is crazy that they stopped the Twins/Indians extra inning game for a college football game.
* the re-enactment of the Battle of Egg Harbor is awesome. Egg Battle
* this may be the greatest fall ever for UMass Lowell Athletics.
* it sucks when you drop your tray in the cafeteria.
* it is pretty funny when it isn't you. :)
* if you don't know who Richard Avedon you should check out his site. Richard Avedon
* you should run out and watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It takes more than once to truly understand it.
* you had no idea that the WNBA playoffs are going on right now.
* Ichiro may have the hits record but we should never forget George Sisler. Official Site
* once again Eminem has come out with a stupid song, but you can't get the beat out of your head and it will grow on you.
* after its first win in the Big East UCONN will make a bowl this year.
* if George W. Bush doesn't win the next debate he is in a lot of trouble for the next election.
* West Virginia didn't see the train that was Virginia Tech this week.
* Mt. St. Helens is going to blow and it is going to cause chaos in the US weather for the two weeks after.
* all the tourists that are trying to see an erupting Mt. St. Helens are idiots.
* the Chicago Cubs really might be more cursed then the Boston Red Sox. Especially after their wild card collapse this year.
* Shark Tale really is going to be a stupid movie.
* despite what you think about the LA Dodger trade dealine moves getting Steve Finley might get them to the World Series.
* the unsealed Kobe files are more sad than anything else.
* Keira Knightly may be really, REALLY HOT, but she should not be #1 on a list of the hottest movie stars ever.
* Larry Bowa deserved to be fired by the Philadelphia Phillies. Let the off-season firings begin.
* you really don't care at all about Paris Hilton's life, but you are really concerned about what happens to the Olsen Twins.
* the Oakland A's absolutely collapsed over the last two weeks.
* you shouldn't drive drunk over a frozen lake in Wisconsin. It will get you arrested for drunk driving. How about getting arrested for stupidity?
* noone has missed the NHL.
* bears are just awesome!!! Cool Bear
* the Shaq and Kobe fight is really funny. I think they should have a debate like Kerry & Bush.
* it makes you happy that Ashton Kutcher is going to be PUNKing people for three more seasons.
* Jamal Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens kept saying he was innocent, but accepting a plea bargain and jail time really seems to contradict those statements.
* Conan O'Brien has the best excuse to slack off for the next five years.
* it is creepy that 55 year old Billy Joel married a 23 year old and his daughter Alexa is only 19. Plus he is one ugly man... Why do beautiful women keep marrying him?
* this was not a good week for ranked college football teams.
* you just love that who goes first in the debates is determined by a coin flip.

We're taking bets that people can be freaks...

This is a continuation of an old post Weird People. I have seen a ton of freakish or odd stuff lately and I want to comment on it. So here will be just a few things that I have seen and the special comments that I have about them.

- Guys who freak out when a TV camera is pointed towards them. This happens all the time at sporting events. What is that all about? Are they trying to impress someone? Maybe they have TIVO and they are going to run home to show their friends that they were the biggest idiot on TV. Being excited that your team is winning is one thing but ripping off your shirt or screaming at the top of your lungs when no audio is going out makes no sense. Gentlemen relax a little put up you index finger and show that your team is number one. Say hello to your mom. Even try to be funny because you don't want your 15 minutes of fame to put you into the IDIOT Hall of Fame.

- People who have sex with their doors open. I work in a 18 story high rise residence hall. If your door is open everyone in the world can see you. Is this what people really want? No one wants to hear it let alone see it. Well maybe we do want to see it, but with the right angles and stuff. Tangent sorry. Please close your door when having sex. I don't need to see your ugly ass when I am walking by your room.

- People who walk out into the street in front of traffic and then decide to walk at a snail's pace. What the heck is that about? I have no issue with you trying to cross the street but freaking move people. Pedestrians may have the right of way, but life says I have the right to run you over with my SUV.

- A man and a women having sex at two in the afternoon in their public shower. I understand that you might have a need to get your freak on and getting caught can add to your excitement but two in the afternoon. Of course you are going to get caught. The funny thing is they actually had the gall to try and hide it from me and my RA even though we were standing outside the door. Then they seemed appalled that I gave them a lecture while they stood in their towels. I could have embarrassed them more by telling them they needed a tan and to workout a little more, but I refrained from that.