Oct27

Rewritten Headlines: GDP to Ovulation

by tonyd on October 27, 2012 at 12:01 am

Economists Lie to Themselves

Old Man Attempts More Asskicking

Vikings to Continue to Suck for Foreseeable Future

Animals Trying to Tell Humans to Stop Dumping Shit on Them

News People Exploit Coast Dweller Fears

Politicians Lie About Debate

How to Screw Up Your PC This Time

Rich Guy to Almost Go to Prison

Geezer Annoyed by Aging Rocker

Science Proves Women are Annoying

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Oct26

Frat Boy At the Movies: Argo

by tonyd on October 26, 2012 at 12:01 am

Based on the events surrounding six Americans who fled the American embassy in Iran before it was taken, Argo stars Ben Affleck as the CIA agent that came up with the plan.  The plan, in case you missed the trailer, was to walk into Iraq as a Canadian film producer making a sci-fi film called Argo and then skip out with the six Americans using Canadian passports.

As much as I couldn’t stand Affleck’s acting early in his career, I have to say his directing is spot on and he plays this nice and subdued as an actor.  It’s nice to see an actor with his clout try and stay part of the cast, rather than chewing up the scenery.  It feels like everyone is making a story, not trying to outdo each other.  Although the events are dramatized to heighten the tension, they are not over done.  And the star-studded cast doesn’t hurt either: Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and Alan Arkin.  Stay for the credits because there’s a nice little comparison to the real people to the actors, which is always fun to seen in a movie based on real events.

Argo is totally worth seeing and being an old fart, I greatly enjoyed the soundtrack.  I give Argo 8 keggers out of 10.

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Oct24

State of the Websites: October 2012

by tonyd on October 24, 2012 at 4:49 pm

Check out our Kickstarter here.

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Oct24

Twitter in Focus: Bill Burr

by tonyd on October 24, 2012 at 12:01 am

Bros!

Welcome to Twitter in Focus where media comes to die.  I can’t believe I’ve missed Bill Burr’s twitter all this time.  If you haven’t heard his stand up, you should.  It’s pretty brilliant.  Let’s see if his tweets match up.

@billburr

October 21st:  “Fun With History: Which has happened more? The Jets winning a SB or that Fireman Ed actually fighting a fire? ”

Ouch.  Poor Jets.  Guess there’s no Daily Show appearance for you now, Bill.

October 21st:  “@billburr What happened more, you ruining Chappelle Show and making him quit or Giants beating Pats in the SB? ”

October 21st:  (Bill’s Reply)  “Game on!”

You have disturbed the Burr.  Brace yourself.

October 21st:  “No words to describe how much I hate the Patriots Old School Uniform. Is Tony Eason starting? ”

I gotta keep this Twitter in mind when I write Sports Guys.

October 21st:  “Nice punt by Steve Grogan.”

How did one of the Manson Family get into the NFL?

October 21st:  “Here comes the Pats DBs…..DOH JEEZUZ!!!! ”

My wife loves the Pats.  Probably because she lived in Boston.

October 21st:  “Pats DBs will save Sanchez’s career. #2GamesAyear”

Wish I knew more about sports so I understood that hashtag.

October 21st:  “All Brady has to do is give our D a good 49 pt cushion and I think we can win it regulation. ”

He really does need Peter as his center.

October 22nd:  “the Monday Morning Podcast is up!! http://billburr.com/podcast/monday-morning-podcast-10-22-12 … http://fb.me/1NW6LYtCs”

Ha!  So bitter.  I love it.

October 22nd:  “the Monday Morning Podcast is up!! http://billburr.com/podcast/monday-morning-podcast-10-22-12 …”

Bill sounds a lot like a friend of mine who talks the same way.  Started listening and couldn’t stop until the end.

October 22nd:  “”Armstrong has no place in cycling…but the cheaters who ratted him out do.” #6MonthSuspensions #FuckinJoke”

That’s how they get ya.  Ratting out your friends.

15 hours ago:  “I hope South Park does a Lance Armstrong episode.”

Oh, yeah.  I think that’s a done deal.

2 hours ago:  “I count 16 power shots to 1. I’m score it a 10/8 round for Not Ed Hardy Shirt. http://youtu.be/uj3DTajPJPk ”

I imagine this is the physical manifestation of Bill’s verbal attack.

I love Bill.  So angry!  Let’s rate his Twitter.  I give him an 8 for Mustness, a 9 for Style and a 10 for Insanity.  That’s a score of 9 overall, but fuck it, I give him a 10 because I can.  Follow Bill and more importantly, see his stand up.

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