Get Pumped!!! a/k/a Bear Down!!! II

The NFC Championship George Halas Trophy was at City Hall so I stopped by a took a few photos...

And for the close up...

Impressive photography I know. Can you believe that I was able to take photos that are this great with a camera phone? Me neither, but its true.

Get Pumped!!! a/k/a Bear Down!!!

Super Bowl on Saturday?

This is a good article that explains why the NFL should move the Super Bowl to Saturday night instead of Sunday. The problem it is an idea that makes way too mich sense so there is no way that it would happen. A Saturday night Super Bowl party would make all those old Super Bowl party's look like dog poo on a stick (no offense to those who have thrown Super Bowl parties in the part). Imagine all the hi-jinx that would occur after a Saturday Night Super Bowl win. That would be one hell of a time.

Good idea... it will never happen.

As a side note, is anyone else taking Monday off?

Do you smell like wild flowers and shame?

My question is for Mike. How much did they have to pay you to be the hairy patch guy?

Four arms and a dingo.

Bangkok

When I first read this article about a Teacher that was fired for slapping students in the groin I cringed a little and thought what the hell could this guy be thinking.

Then I read the article. This was 28 and he was playing a game I have played many time before. In my house its called "PTN" for protect the nuts, and I remember that Bangkok joke from high school. Good times all around, except for the guy who gets his sack spanked of course.

I guess the moral of the story is you can hit your friends, you can even hits your friends' nuts, but if you are gym teacher don't hit your students in the nuts. No matter how funny it is, apparently it is just sexual assault on a child. Sounds a whole lot worse when you say it like that.

So do you think that when I punch Push Pop in his gonads as hard as I can the next time I see him it will be considered sexual assault? I guess we will just have to wait and see.

On a totally unrealated note, I have been watching American Idol tha past few nights and it is one of the funniest things I have seen in a while. It is a train wreck. The best part is that about everyother contestant walks to the double doors and runs into the one that doesn't open. Pure genious leaving one side of the doors locked. Way to kick then when they are down. It is really great stuff. I recommend you watch before it gets all crappy and only good singers are left.

Will someone buy me this?

I don't eat a lot of toast, but I might if I had one of these. I wonder what else you could stick through this fancy lookin' thing. Maybe a hotdog, or a cold pizza puff from the night before that you accidently left on your coffee table when you fell asleep watching Braveheart drunk at 4AM. Or, one of those fancy new Taco Bell things that Mongo leaves on your floor when he's in your room with a girl thinking its Mike's room while you're out in your living room throwing an awesome Karaoke party wondering what Mongo is up to...(sorry, got out of hand there - Mongo didnt do that...with the Taco that is).

The possibilies are really limited to hot food that is long and thin, but they seem endless.
Here's where you can get one

Here's another strange contraption that I think requires you to be on acid in order to understand what it's for, and to make sense of the description.

China facing major gender imbalance

Here's one reason why I'm glad I'm not a kid in China right now. Imagine the bar scene in this place 15 years from now. I hope you like sausage on your pizza.

China facing major gender imbalance
Country will soon have millions more men than women of marriageable age

BEIJING - China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women in less than 15 years as a gender imbalance resulting from the country’s tough one-child policy becomes more pronounced, state media reported Friday.

The tens of millions of men who will not be able to find a wife could also lead to social instability problems, the China Daily said in a front-page report.

China imposed strict population controls in the 1970s to limit growth of its huge population, but one side effect has been a jump in gender selection of babies. Traditional preferences for a son mean some women abort their baby if an early term sonogram shows it is a girl...more

Randomness

Hi there. How's your day going? Good? Good. In case no one noticed, only about 76 days left until the Super Secret Desert Baseball Fun Retreat. I'd tell you more, but its super secret.

Anyway, in case you're wondering what's happening in Crystal Lake recently, here's the latest:


Counterfeiters like Illinois doughnut shop

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A Crystal Lake, Ill., doughnut shop and a children's charity are out $70 after bills in the cash register and collection box were found to be counterfeit.

Whoever was passing the bills in the community northwest of Chicago passed two bad $20 bills with the doughnut cashier sometime between noon and midnight Saturday, Crystal Lake Police Chief Dennis Harris said.

The shop owner found the bad bills Sunday, and the next day, a counterfeit $20 and two bad $5 bills were found in a Toys for Tots collection box near the cash register, the Chicago Tribune reported.

What a waste of 5 minutes, huh?

Fremont Nicknames Revisited

Tastycakes!

That was the name we gave to one of those Canucks up in Fremont. One guy gets the sweet nickname "Super Dave" and the other guy gets saddled with "Tastycakes"! That makes me laugh every time I write it. Some canadian goes to Fremont to hang out with his wife and friends, to drink, play cards and have a general good time and some asshole city kids tell him his name is Tastycakes. That is comedy gold.

I wonder if any of them still occasionally call him that just to mess with him. I know I would. If some sixth graders started randomly calling Ryan Tastycakes you can bet your sweet ass he would be Tastycakes in my book.

That of course got me to thinking about how the rest of our names have stuck since we were last in the land of the Lion, floating river turd, and the Wolf River. So here is my take on usage up to now:

1. Jellyfish/Jelly - This one, as predicted is still going strong with regular usage, both by Jelly himself and those around him. I hoped this one would stick and I think it has done fairly well.

2. Pushpop - Not bad. It can sometimes be heard but not that often. The story behind this one is too weird anyway. I can't believe he actually did that with his dinger and a toilet paper tube.

3. Cheddarwurst - Who's that?

4. Sparky - I believe Jelly uses this as a term of endearment when he talks about Adam, Mike too, and I think Ryan... oh wait... I guess this has become a gay pet name. Good for you Sparky.

5. Skittles - rare usage at best

6. Shitbox - The box tried to give himself a nickname and look how that turned out. There is still occasional usage, plus it is really insulting so I like it. In a direct quote from the man himself "i still get called hitbox at work sometimes...and I just bite my tongue about how you a holes changed it". It really doesn't get any better than that.

7. Thinimon /Biceps Handgrenade - The whole two part nickname created using a bodypart and a weapon stemmed from this but we all know that he is Thinimon. Don't tell him that anytime we talk about him when he isn't there we always call him Thinimon.

10. Bitchsauce - This one, although a sweet nickname has given way to the more appropriate "Moderation Mike."

11. The Boob - Well, I still speak, but nobody listens anymore. I enjoy the occasional Boob reference as much as anyone.

12. The First Boob - Rarely if ever referenced, but she's still the first boob in my book.

13. Taylor Hicks - This one never really took hold. I hope someone comes up with something better at some point.

14. Hot Chocolate - He is still hot and always chocolatey, but the name doesn't get used all that often. This is more of a name to use when you are trying to bum smokes from him. It's still pretty good though.

All in all, I don't think it was a bad turn out. At least one solid usable nickname came from it and a few more still get used on occasion and that aint too bad. And for whoever out there who I forgot to include, I am deeply sorry and please chime in in the response section. And for anyone who wants a nickname that doesn't have one yet "Ticklesticks" has your name written all over it.

Peekvid.com

I don't mean to contribute to your distractions at work, but this is pretty sweet. Over 20,000 movies and TV shows online. Not porn.

http://www.peekvid.com/

Revin' to '07

From the people who brought you High Five to 2005!





...and Kicks to '06!





present to you.....(drumroll)

Revin' to '07.





And you thought we wouldnt come up with anything that ryhmes with '07...shame on you - thanks MS. Happy New Year everyone

mmm....milkshakes

No milkshakes



Milkshakes


This "weekend" (Tuesday through Monday) was interesting to say the least. I'm hoping to add some of the 13 hours of video and 214 pictures to the blog that I have taken to document this embarrassing 6 day bender. Stay tuned. In the meantime, if you're looking for someone to "hang" with at the bars this week, and you call me, go f yourself (same goes for Mike). If you are looking to do something productive and meaningful to society (ie, Sit-ups, push ups, eating healthy, or Tiger Woods Golf tourney) you have my contact info. Also, I don't mean to build this up by any means, but if you're not a regular blog reader, I recommend you checking back very soon, because I'm about to post what may be some of the best Fremonteers-produced videos to date.
Love,
Ryan