Welcome to 2008...

I dunno I Think Thats My Pick. Every Year After The Ball Drops, I pick a song that gets me Hyped up For the New year. Good Life May Be It. I dont Know what to say about New Years, Sure Its A New Year, January 1st, but after A Few days it almost Feels Like any Other Day of a regular Year! Hopefully This Will Get me Feeling That this year will be Different...For Longer than a Month.

Anyhow Wherever You Are, Whoever You Are, Happy New Year & :

I Dont Get This Joke About This New Batman Movie Yet....But Im Sure Theres One Hell Of A Punchline Coming In December...

Okay, as you can see, Empire Magazine Has Revealed the Joker in their January 2008 Issue, But If youve Seen Batman Begins, And have been anticipating this film....Then you should know that this Is only A Front to something bigger. It seems that this year ARG's or Alternate Reality Games are all the rage. Microsoft and Bungie, worked to create Halo 3 Did one earlier this year, with participants having the opportunity to win free t-shirts and promotional gear. And The best Film of the Summer, Transformers Even had their own ARG Running throughout their trailers.

...And then theres The game for the Dark Knight, which Has Been So Freaking Insane, That You wouldnt believe how deep it has gone. Going back to earlier this summer, The site for the dark knight was released, along with a promotional site for one of the characters Assistant District Attorney Harvey Dent...and if youre a fan of the batman culture, you know who Dent becomes. Later on that week, people began to get emails about another site which carried the same ad, but was vandalized with blackeyes, and a reddish purple smile, ringing any bells???? anyhow not long after many people got a look at what the joker may have looked like. not long after that the picture was removed, and the only thing left on the site were a bunch of HA HA HAHAAHAHAHA's with the statement "See You In December" Hidden in between.

Fast foward a month or two later, im sure you know something about Comic-Con, During the event People noticed $1 bills with George washingtons face vandalized with blackeyes and a purple reddish smile. anyhow That Led to people going to the site, placing people in california for the convention, and people at home, in a townwide scavenger hunt. The winner actually became part of the Promotion, being "Killed" by the Joker. and as for those at home, they got the first look at the teaser trailer, which didnt release in theaters until Later that evening. However hours after that, The Trailer Disappeared.

Now Fast Foward to The Last Week of October, Many People kept checking out Why so Serious and Noticed a Lit Jack-o-Lantern With a bat for a mouth, and as the candle went down, and rotted...It turned out that Someone was back with a new game...Go to various locations, and search for Letters - Ransom letters....Looks like The Joker wanted to write a note, saying "The Only Sensible Way to Live In this World Is Without Rules", And Im Sure Youve heard me say that one before.

Anyhow once the puzzle was solved, for the majority of november people were asked to take pictures looking like the joker in their Most Famous Landmark. Last Week Thanksgiving, people recieved Copies of "The Gotham Times
" Most of the Articles are actually interesting, they reveal a little bit of backstory as to what happened after Batman Begins, And is setting the stage up for The dark Knight, Of course there was obviously more to this than just a paper. apparently most of the ads were directing people to Several sites From Gotham City, And One Particular Clasisfied ad Led people to The Next Step in The Jokers "Application Process"...

A Personality Profile, which eventually Led to A Jail Cell That Joker wanted people to break into, In order to break the safe however, you needed to look at one of the sites, namely the gotham times paper. Which Led to MORE gotham City Related sites, and A voicemail that outs 2 corrupt cops....

So Youre up to date with This Whole ludicrious marketing campaign, if Youre interested in following it, I would tell you to drop an Email to Humanresources@Whysoserious.com, cause Thats the Only Way You'll Get the next clue to coming closer to what is believed to be something Big withing the next few weeks...Just Dont Think too Hard when trying to solve a puzzle you dont want things to get too Serious, Do you? Just Remember that December 14th is when An 8 Minute Prologue to the Film Premieres with the IMAX showings of "I Am Legend", so if You arent feeling the challenge, you can go see that and probably get caught up.

Happy Halloween! And Just Remember....

& Tonight We're Going To Break That Rule! Have Fun!
Courtesy of Whysoserious.com / RorysdeathKiss.com

You Know, I Bet You The Chances Racism Will Be Put To A Stop Anytime Soon Are Reeealy Slim...

Well Ever Since this Occurred Almost A Year Ago...


I Kept saying that things need to change...And change they kind of did, of course we had Good Old Rev. Al Sharpton Beginning a campaign to get rid of the N word, along with a group attempting to abolish it. I figured things were gonna change for the better, while i didnt expect it to stop on a dime, i felt some slurs wouldnt be tossed around as often. Well This Month Came The Very Last Thing I would Have Expected:


Freaking Nooses?! Are You Kidding Me???!!! OH, But If You Thought Columbia University Was It, Youre Wrong. Throughout this Month There have been a number of nooses found in various locations, Churches, Police Stations, You Name It, Ones Been Hung There!

I Could have Deliberately Sworn when i checked my calendar, We Were In 2007, Not 1957. Just Ask Yourself, Whats it Gonna Take? When Is Racism Gonna End? Because based on how things are escalating now, I dont think its gonna end With our generation. All i ask Is that we End This once and for All!

Is It Just Me? Was I Watching The Same VMA's As Everyone Else?

...Simply because It Sucked. I remember the Very First Video Music Awards Show I Watched Back ten Years Ago: There were some great Performances there:
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But How After Ten Years It Gets Reduced To This:





Im pretty much speechless on this, But if it werent for Chris Brown & Rihanna I dont Know What I Would Have Done:



Im Sorry But MTV should Just Take some Time and Learn From This as WHat Not To Do In 2008

Apple iPod: The Beat Goes On

Now Usually When you See Something Like This you wouldnt be able to catch the Fact that "The Beat Goes On" Is Actually A song title From The Beatles, No If i Had any Money On It, Your Eyes Are Locked Dead On The Apple Logo And That iPod, Right? Well If you did Think That New iPods Were Coming Today, You Guessed Right! Meet The New iPod Family:



First Up: Available Starting Today, These Nice 1GB Shuffles come in an Assortment of New Colors, Including the Hot, yet Chartiable (PRODUCT)Red For the Low Low Price Of $79


Next Up: If You See this and Think The iPod Is Getting Smaller, Its not, Its Just The iPod Nano's Getting Fatter, since They'll Now be able to Play Video (This will Be Available In stores By This Weekend, Or You Can order One From Apple Now / 4GB - $149 / 8GB - $199)


Now Onto The Big Guns - Through The years the iPod Has Been simply Known as the iPod, But That Changes As of Today - Meet the Sixth Generation - iPod "Classic" (Pay Attention Now) - Coming along with A Full Metal Design (Sorry & Good-Bye White iPod's) You would Think the Longer Battery Life and slimmer designs would be all they had Planned. Its Not - The Classic Is Coming in storage capacities of 80GB($249)-160GB($349) Thats actually kind of a deal, seeing as the 5th gen 30GB Is $230


But wait Now - youre probably feeling like this is Enough Right? Not By A long Shot - For those who Bought an iPhone at Launch - I Laugh At You, Because as of today, theyve Dropped $200 and the 4GB will be $299 while Supplies Last - Because there will now only be the 8GB model For $399 when they run out.

Also one other Thing, For those iPhone owners Feeling Hurt about my words just now, You can cheer up, Because now iTunes will Be selling Ringtones - Heres the Deal, You Buy Songs off of iTunes as Usual for $.99, However for just 99 Cents More, You can Pick out Any 30 Seconds of that song you just bought, and Make it Your Ringtone...You should be happy now.


OH thats Not All: If You thought the Classic was the ONLY 6th Gen Coming Out, You were Wrong: Meet the iPod Classic's "Little" Brother: The iPod "Touch" -

Coming in 8GB($299)and 16GB($399) storage, Its Essentially Looks and works Like the iPhone...but oh Yea, Theres one thing Different About this iPod...it Has Wi-Fi! Not Only That But It also led the Way For A new Application for the Touch and iPhone - The iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Thats Right, You can Now Buy music off of iTunes right from your iPod or phone. In addition Starting October 2nd, When you walk into Starbucks (Admit It, you Drink it) and youre on iTunes, You'll now Be able to see Whats Been Playing In the Store, As Well As Buy The Music You Hear.


Whew That was A Lot of Stuff, While Im Very Impressed with this new lineup, I think its only gonna Drive Fans Fighting over Which one To Get. I Dont Know, I Mean You Have an Ipod With Internet, iTunes, and a widescreeen, and then you have an iPod with none of that, yet it has 10x the storage capacity for $50 cheaper. I know My decision anyways, and Im Sure You Have Yours Too. So Heres My way of Deciding For You If youre Conflicted with the Touch And the Classic:


To "Pirate" or not to "Pirate"? That is The Question...

Musical Fares:The All-American Mix That Will Take You Back To Elementary (or wherever you were in the 90's)

Time for a new section, called Musical Fares, seeing is that it pays to keep an ear at the speakers, since you never know what you might hear. This one comes from Independence Day 07 - Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex shut down the station on the Night of the Fourth of July as he played the greatest Rap Hits of the 1990's for four Hours. Now I dont know how Hip Hop played a part in 1776 but if it did, then We the people of the United States (or the NY area in this Case) In order to form a more musically sound Union...established this Four hour Mix (in 12 twenty-Thirty Min Installments) so that we may look back on the music that made the hip hop era of the 1990's!

Now Go Listen and Download: Funkmaster Flex 90's Mix July 4th, 2007

What The...I've Been....SIMPSONIZED!!!!

Well Never say never, I always wanted to be on "The Simpson's" and well...this is the Closest I've gotten. Now for all you jealous of me chlllin at the Simpsons Residence, Dont Fret, Theres Hope! In Case you havent been following the promotion for the Greatest 90-Min Episode of the Simpsons Ever! - You can turn yourself into a resident of Springfield! Just get a 5x7 Headshot of yourself and Upload it to SimpsonizeMe.com youve seen my result, and although many have been a bit disappointed with theirs (Since thats what the Simpsonizer thought they would look Like), i think mines is close enough.... any hoo Go ahead get yourselves simpsonized too!

-As For Me? Well I'll Be Chillin at the Kwik-E-Mart with my boy Apu, goin on a Squishee Run, Some Blue "Whoo-Hoo" Vanilla for me, and if you get here quick, maybe just maybe, Ill split some Buzz cola with you.

Last Laugh: Pretty Leaky Fif!

Okay Heres A Good BrainTeaser: "How do you manage to piss off A top-selling Rap artist so much that they Curse out their Record Label, Throw their phone out of an Office window, and wait for it.....Rip A 70-Inch Plasma Television off a wall????"

Why The Answer's Simple!....Leak the video to their Next Single Of Course (Feat. The Son of Jason Seaver) - and if you Get that one, Youve earned some respect!




Here's a Bonus Vid: The one thats Currently heating up things on the charts - Cause I aint tired of using Technology, and of Hearing this song (But We Need a Remix With artist's On it Damn IT!)

Nobody in Hip-Hop Has Got S**t On These Three

Ok there, time for a little Summer Math

What do you get when you mix DJ Unk's "Walk It Out" Remix with a Bob Fosse Dance Routine? Well to equate...

"Walk It Out" + Bob Fosse Dance Routine = Pure F**king Genius:

Yeah...So what was that movie called?

Yeah, So if You've been living under a rock since the beginning of the Month, Or if You havent seen Transformers yet, Heres What You Missed:



While Not much is said about the title of this film, its going under the working title of "Cloverfield". But not one person has a clue to what this means or what the Monster in the movie is. But some people have their ideas.

-Godzilla
-Pokemon
-Voltron

Who knows what it could be? right now all we know is that has three dated pictures all going up to the incident in the trailer, that JJ Abrams, Lost creator is behind this, so it better be good. And that we will know absolutely NO ONE PERSON who stars in this film.

In other words, Wait and See.... Nobody Knows Who or What it could be coming this January. I have my speculations:

Jack Nicholson



or Maybe Joey Chestunts (2007 Nathans Hot Dog Eating Champion)

Transformers: Last Laugh In Disguise!

Yea, so the other week i went to see Transformers, which has to be Hands down the Best Movie of the Summer right now! Full of a little bit too much humor, and Action from Start to Finish, you had to be on the edge every minute of the film. The Movie is so Big that word of a Sequel is already in the Works. So much in the works, that a trailer was released



Cant wait to get back on The 27th! when The other Greatest movie of the summer Releases!

Okay Kids, Time To Play "Hide and Seek!"

if youve seen "The OC" then you would remember the final scene in its second season finale "The Dearly Departed", and if you dont then watch:



So now this sets the basis of a Controversial (because it aired only two days before the VT Shootings)parody that SNL Created called "Dear Sister":

glumbert.com - Dear Sister

Because NBC couldnt get the song Cleared to put it up on YouTube and because of the VT Shootings only 2 days later, They never posted the clip and removed it from further airings.

However many have been making their own versions of "Dear Sister", Using infamous movie and TV clips, Here are two of my favorites:





So this makes me wonder, Wouldnt this make a crazy Game? I still havent figured it out, but im thinking of calling it either "2007 Hide and Seek", or "Dear _______".


Anyway, heres The rules(if nobody made this up yet) Anytime you watch a movie or television show, and you see a dramatic scene that involves:
- a death
-Or-
- someone getting hurt or hit by a punch or tackle

You sing these Lyrics:

Mmmm whacha say,
Mmmm that you only meant well?
well of course you did
Mmmm whacha say,
Mmmm that its all for the best?
of course it is
Mmmm whacha say?
Mmmm that it's just what we need
you decided this
Mmmm whacha say?
Mmmm what did she say?

Simple enough, Heres Some examples:




Threw This One For Kicks:


So now you Know how to Play the game, and now im off to See "Live Free or Die Hard". Should be Interesting. YIPPIE KAY YAY MO........

The Best Five Seconds Of Your Life

Yes, its really a Prarie Dog, Yes, Its Now on T-SHIRTS And has faced various Remixes, But you have got to wonder Why this video is considered the greatest 5 seconds in history:

"The Force is Strong With This Show"

Ok, So in 2005 actor Seth Green and Matt Senreich came together and pitched an stop-motion animated series featuring action figures and such to Cartoon Network, and got it greenlit, The only problem was it had no name. eventually it was known as "Robot Chicken", yet while nobody has a clue as to why they would name a show that, an interesting fact is that the episode titles for the first season were actually the other suggested titles. It would soon become one of the greatest shows on Cartoon Network's Late Night Scheduele. Well To help Hype up its Third Season later in August, Stoop!d Monkey (Seth's Production Company) worked with George Lucas to make a double sized episode of the series, all Dedicated to the "Star Wars" Franchise. While most of the skits contain in depth references, if youve seen the films, You would get them instantly Such as oh i dont know...George Bush as a Jedi? or how about what happened after the Death Star Blew up? all of that and more are contained in this episode which can be seen right Here:

Last Laugh: Wal-Mart Back-To-School Savings

Look I know its Only Mid-June and the thought of going back to school is a dreaded thought, but I think i have an idea of where everyones going to be shopping:




And before You begin to question it...YES,This Picture is Real!

Interesting: Did A Wrestling CEO Pwn David Chase?

By Now Im sure you were part of the millions who either called their cable or sattelite service, or crashed Hbo.com when you saw the ending to "The Sopranos" this past sunday.


Now Ill Get Back to this later, But Check out what happened not but 24 Hours Later at the end of The WWE's (world Wrestling Entertainmanet) Draft.


Who had the better Ending? I can well Answer that....David Chase You Nuts! Yea while a Limo explosion has to have been one of the greatest stunts they ever did on the WWE I mean they did some crazy stunts :(Note the Holy S**t Chants)






Of course no one was in the vehicles, and the ring was set to break down like that, based on the fact that pro wrestling is fake. but these moments were believable at first sight, and left some viewers wondering what the hell just happened.

Yet In the Case of the Sopranos, Chase Left A Hell of a lot of possibilities for the viewer. Either One of 5 things Happened at the end of the Sopranos: And Remember, There Were 3 Different Endings To the Series (That Will have to wait until the DVD comes out):

1.The Trucker in the bathroom Pulled a Godfather on Tony

2.The Viewer Was Killed

3.The Feds Came out and Cuffed Tony

4.The Whole Resturaunt Blew Up

5.Absolutely Nothing

Now Heres Why i say the first two theories, in "Soprano Home Movies", Bobby Bacala Said he had a theory about death, and how "You Probably Hear Nothing". Now that silence at the end was either for Tony, Or you the viewer, Because you essentially Heard Nothing, Thereby Taking you out from the world of the Sopranos. Because Life For Tony, Isnt far from over. I mean, Yeah The Problem with Phil Was taken Care of...

...But now Tony still has problems, Carlo Became an FBI informant, And plans to stand trial against Tony, so he can only Wait for the Feds to come down on him, thus Tony's Life is never over in the business, But Yours can be.

SO take it for what you will, there is no doubt the WWE Draft ending looked better, with Vince presumably killed after facing constant verbal abuse from other superstars, but David Chase Made One of the Most brilliant endings, Leaving the Possibilites up to You.

F%#K THE LA....Wait, Shes Back in? Oh nevermind...

Of course when i heard Sarah Silverman utter these five words i was overjoyed:


The day she was to turn herself in, Sarah Silverman had ripped a new one in Paris Hilton, As she finally faced Justice for what it was. Who Drives on a suspended Liscense and then says they dont know about it. TWICE. Now of course when people heard that she was getting 45 days in jail, people were joyed, but felt she didnt get enough punishment. This went from regret to anger as the public learned her sentence was cut in half to 23 days. This past sunday the public learned that justice was finally being served to the celebrity public.

Shockingly (well not so surprising), after 3 days in solitary confinement, This happened:


And the Bullshit Calls Flew In Masses! if anyone who followed this case, and it shouldnt be a surpise that anyone wasnt, I mean come on It was the top story for every news outlet. Mind you cnn interuppted this for about one minute to let some real pollitical news in...They loved the judge handling the case. He was so infuriated that he demanded She be put back in jail for her full 45 day sentence and by friday morning, we knew one thing was certian:


Now i know while this was a joke made by conan, This had to have really been done. So let me ask you. Is Paris Hilton going to be the Message to all celebrities. Is it no longer safe for any celebrity to break the law? abc statistics showed that 9,000/9,300 someodd people felt she should be in jail. So its obvious that they didnt give a Damn that she was looking like this, calling for mommy:


while i dont feel that this begins the "No celeb is safe" era, shell be used as the perfect example of celebrity Justice being served.

Dont F%*k With The FIllies!

Yes! For the first time in 102 Years, A Filly has won the Belmont Stakes! For those who dont know a Filly is a female horse. Going to the racetrack this weekend, i never expected to have as much fun or to see so many people doing so. And if you saw the bet stats at the end You know i won big....yes i put $4 down on the superfecta and was pissed that i didnt make a bigger wager. But nonetheless i was shocked seeing i picked out the four placing horses correctly. My uncle, who came up from florida had come to see the belmont stakes. the night before, he taught me about handicapping and how some people choose who they think will win.

Of Course, His choise was Everyones favorite, Curlin. now while statistically, he was right, On another end, ive noticed Since Smarty Jones came close to nailing the Triple Crown, The Favorite Has Never Won At The Belmont Stakes! Sure they come out with a strong lead, but at that final turn, everything becomes an upset. so i took part of the advice that my uncle gave, and thought, Who would place Second. and then i did that and thought, "usually the winner of the belmont stakes is the horse that is least likely to win", and looking at the statistics, Rags to Riches has Lost to curlin and tiago before, so i thought about it like this, I felt that Tiago was going to win, curlin was to be in second, Rags would come in third, and fourth would be Hard Spun, another favorite of my uncle's. who would have thought that when i boxed those four, they would end up getting me nearly $250! added to that i took part in a Historic Moment in Racehorse History!

overall, it started out moderate, I won the second race and Aced the "Just a Game race", and turned out big. who would have thought that watching horses race for six hours, would turn out profitable, and become one of the most exciting things i ever saw?

Im Back!

Blogger-Man, Blogger-Man, Does What Ever A Blogger Can!

...on the web, something something....anyhow In case you didnt know (which you probably did)Spider-Man 3 comes out for a widespread release this Friday. The plot's simple, picking up right after the end of Spider-Man 2, Peter & Mary-Jane couldnt be happier, which makes Pete believe its time to take it to the next level. Unfortuntely, there are other things he has to go up against before he can Pop That Question, Such as his newly Ex-friend Harry Osborn, who has vowed revenge on Spider-Man since the end of the first film. After learning Peter's secret identity and that of his Father as the Green Goblin), he now has the opportunity to do so. Also Putting things on hold is when Peter learns His uncle's Murderer may still be free, leaving the very reason he became so neighborhood friendly out in the open. However, all of these incidents control Peter's Greatest enemy: Himself, for his emotions of fear, anger and Vengance are all taken over by a mysterious black substance that eventually suits itself as one of Peter's & Spider-Man's deadliest enemies.

The Main Theme of the film Is "The Battle Within" and knowing the meaning of justice, vengance, and forgiveness. I dont know how someone could fit all of this into two and a half hours, but if people have to pirate a film 3 weeks before its official premiere, then it has to be that Damn good! Heres a quick recap of what happened prior to the 3, as portrayed by Snow Patrol, Who plays 3's Theme song, "Signal Fire":


So take friday for what may be the last stretch before finals, and see this film! L8r

LL: Doogie Howser M.D....COME ON DOWN!!

This was originally intended to be my first blog post, but with what im posting now, i think now would be more appropriate

So..."The Price Is Right" has been around for 35 years strong. The one game show (Not really) that people of all ages can watch and enjoy. youve seen the games and dont lie.. you've had to have watched the show at least once and wanted a chance to play Plinko for a chance at $50,000! Anyway the thing that makes TPIR the greatest hour on television isnt just the off the wall contestants, nor the thrill of watching someone winning a brand new car, but the shows emcee/Host...Bob Barker. Funny, Full of charismat Bob has become the God of all hosts. Sadly, as he is getting older, last year Bob decided to hang up his mic and retire from TPIR. To celebrate the 50 plus years of Bob's Career, May will be the celebration month and in mid june, Bob's final episodes will be taped and aired.

I think any man who can do this at their age, deserves respect:


And after being called a vampire for months on end, you would think this would be the right way to exact revenge:


Anyway earlier this week, as part of CBS commerating this event, the series "How I Met Your Mother" paid tribte to the show this past week. While its not the main plot of the episode, its pure hilarity. In the episode (by the way, this isnt the full episode), Barney (played by Neil Patrick Harris) gets an opportunity to go on "The Price Is Right". halfway through the episide however, you learn his true intentions for going
(Just Watch The First Minute):


At the very end of the episode, the taping of the event is aired, and let me just say i dont think there will ever be a contestant like this on TPIR, EVER.:


So I hope i made you a fan of the series, and if so, in time for the end of an era for most...So its L8r for now,Keep your eyes peeled for Bobs grand Finale in June, and Remember...Help control the pet population, Spay & Neuter Your Cats & Dogs!

How I Spent My Summer...Wait, I Meant Spring Weekend (4/20 - 4/22)

Friday: 7:30pm - Even though Friday was 4/20, i went through the entire day sober, and it was well worth it, because that evening i went to See "Hot Fuzz", featuring Simon Pegg & Nick Frost from "Shaun of The Dead". its not like theyre related, but if you see "Shaun", it will change the way you view any movie by George Romero. Anyway, "Fuzz" basically puts fun into the classic "buddy" action film, and do it with style:


Saturday: 7:00pm - Adelphi's Spring Concert - I dont know what you did that saturday, but if you werent here, you missed out. All three acts brought out pure energy from that crowd. It was Something. Heres some footage, people put up of Methood Man & Lit In action (dunno why no one had footage of New Found Glory):






Sunday: Midnight - 3:00am - Breaking down the set of that show had to be the most excruciating things i have ever done. I busted up my leg carrying some lights, but still managed to tough it out to get off campus (since i was there since 7:30 in the morning!). the result - i ended up in a dead sleep from up until 2pm and was unable to move until about halfway into monday. Kind of like the end of this scene:


All in all, i have one thing left to say..."Saturday, May 19, 12:00AM."

Plagarism..Cant Think of A Catchy Title, Because I Don't Want A Lawsuit.

Plagarism is when one takes the thoughts and ideas of an individual without recognition. Usually by academic standards, this can lead to expulsion on multiple offenses. During grade school, plagarism is avoided through a bibliography and a quick reference to the author and their writings. On a college level, this action is also taken, however the person making the reference must also avoid paraphrasing, or making a verbatum reference. However in the writing business, this is considered a great show of disrespect to the original writer. One incident that involved this type of plagarism was of Kaavya Viswanathan, a Harvard Undergrad, who wrote a book containing several paraphrased referencees to another writer, Megan F. McCafferty, and her works. for example, McCafferty wrote "Sabrina was the brainy angel..." in her book "Sloppy Firsts". Viswanathan wrote in her book, "MoneyPenny was the brainy female character...". To readers that recognize this instance of plagarism, it is thought of as a deceitful act and places the plagarist towards legal ramifications. With the fact that these incidents seldom occur, it is occasional that plagarism of this level could occur without the plagarists knoledge. in this instance, the plagarism was noted by fans of the origanal work. older, popular works are usually the victim of these cases. the most obvious reason is to follow through with the success of the material that was used to attract a large audience. the problem with that is, the same audience that follows the original, will more than likely notice what was taken from context. Avoiding plagarism is difficult, and the only way to prevent committing this act is through evading paraphrasing, giving accurate citations, and being original in thought. while many want to succeed, they must also must attempt to do so in their own way, without taking the exact same actions as another individual.

So They Pulled The Plug On The One Called "Imus"...

...But was it the right thing to do? Was it a case of "We're Mad as Hell & We're Not Gonna Take It anymore!"? Was it made to set an example for anyone who trys to say something over the edge? Or is this just another case of "If I say it, it's all good, but if you say it, you're offending me"? In case you're wondering what im talking about (or if you've been living under a rock for the past couple days)....



Yes those three words have finally marked the end of Don Imus and his radio show, because about an hour prior to typing this, News spread that CBS has ended the radio show. But you see, I have a problem with this. you see, ive been watching the news reports and i notice that all of them are talking about how his comments were Racist. while that is true, noone made light (other than the female Rutger students) that his comments were both racist and sexist. so, does racism conquer over all offenses? Secondly, (and this may go against my original point) Imus has been well known for his racist comments:

from wikipedia, although, these statements have been cited

[edit] African Americans
"Nappy-headed hos" April 4, 2007 (about the Rutgers University women's basketball team, which had recently played in the national championship finals; the team has eight blacks and two whites)[1][2]
"Chest-thumping pimps." (Description of the New York Knicks.)[1]
"William Cohen, the Mandingo deal." (Former Defense Secretary Cohen's wife is African-American.)[3]
"Wasn't in a woodpile, was he?" (Responding to news that former black militant H. Rap Brown, later known as Abdullah Al-Amin, was found hiding in a shed after exchanging gunfire with police. Imus is alluding to the expression "nigger in the woodpile.")[4]
"We all have 12-inch penises." (When asked what he has in common with Nat Turner, Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, New York Knicks basketball player Latrell Sprewell, and Al Sharpton.)[5]
"A cleaning lady." (Reference to African American journalist Gwen Ifill. Imus has said he did not make that statement.)[6]
"Nigger jokes" (What Imus told a 60 Minutes employee that Imus' program producer, Bernard McGuirk had been tapped to do on the radio show, as Imus later admitted saying when confronted by Mike Wallace in a 1997 interview)[7]



From a tape of the 60 Minutes program as it appeared in a transcript of "On the Media", a program on National Public Radio:[8]



MIKE WALLACE: You told Tom ANDERSON, the producer, in your car coming home that Bernard McGuirk is there to do "nigger" jokes.
DON IMUS: Well I've n-- I never use that word.
MIKE WALLACE: Tom?
TOM ANDERSON: I'm right here.
DON IMUS: Did I use that word?
TOM ANDERSON: I recall you using that word.
DON IMUS: Oh, okay, well then I used that word, but I mean-- of course that was an off the record conversation-- [LAUGHTER]
MIKE WALLACE: The hell it was!

[edit] Handicapped people
"Janet Reno's having a press conference. Ms. Reno, of course, has Parkinson's disease, has a noticeable tremor. [...] I don't know how she gets that lipstick on [laughter] looking like a rodeo clown." [9] Reno was U.S. Attorney General in the Clinton administration.

[edit] Homosexuals
"I didn't know that Allan Bloom was coming in from the back end."[9] (The homosexuality of Bloom, author of The Closing of the American Mind, became widely known after Bloom died.)
"The enormously attractive [NBC political correspondent] Chip Reid, I can say without being accused of being some limp-wristed 'mo [homosexual]."[10]

[edit] Japanese
"Old Kabuki's in a coma and the market's going up. [...] How old is the boy? The battery's running down on that boy." (Referring to Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, who died the next week.) [11]

[edit] Jews
"I remember when I first had [the Blind Boys of Alabama] on a few years ago, how the Jewish management at whatever, whoever we work for, CBS, or whatever it is, were bitching at me about it. [...] I tried to put it in terms that these money-grubbing bastards could understand."[12]
"Boner-nosed … beanie-wearing Jewboy." (Describing Washington Post columnist Howard Kurtz, a frequent guest on Imus in the Morning.)[1]

[edit] Native Americans
"The guy from F-Troop, Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell."[13]

so should it be a surprise that he's been fired after so long?

Most interesting, it seems that everyones forgotten about another shock jock who came under fire for her racist comments. i wake up to Miss Jones In The Morning on Hot 97 every morning. and while she has been berating Don Imus for his comments, two years ago, She almost lost her Job for a song about the Tsunami that killed many in Sri Lanka & Thailand:

And I WARN YOU, this song was and still is offensive, i didnt want to put it here but its to prove a point...


The end result of that? the show's producer and one co-host were fired, the show was suspended for over 2 months, Miss Jones and The rest of her co-hosts donated 2 weeks pay to the victims of the tsunami along with emmis communications (the Big Boss), before getting suspended themselves until further notice. Even her fans had called and clamed she was going too far. And how did she respond? She played the song over and over, until all hell broke loose. sponsors not only pulling from the show, but some pulled from the station as well. Jin, an asian rapper created a diss record towards the song claiming she should be fired.and before she could make an apology, the show gets suspended until further notice. so if that segment was not only racist, but making fun of well over thousands of people who died, why the hell is she still on the air? i would assume that both her and Imus have a large amount of Listeners, both apologized on end (although Miss Jones' own sounded more dramatic, both had listeners saying she had to go, and on top of that, Hot 97 Has been one of the Kings of radio conversations, as (and i kid you not) there have been a number of shootings near the radio stations building in the course of the past 7 years (Lil Kim, 50 Cent, Game, Etc.)

Now im not saying that Imus didnt deserve the negativity he faced, but i dont feel that he should have been made an example of from his firing. There are many radio shows that make derrogtory comments about other races, and in my opinion the firing of Don Imus was meant to be a Message to them. While It may be "free speech" over the radio, there is no reason for anyone to make such commments regardless of its magnitude. so the next time you listen to Howard Stern, Miss Jones, Opie & Anthony, Or any morning radio show, begin to take notes of how many offensive comments that were made. then make another list of those comments that YOU TRULY found offensive and tell me if their show makes it to the end of the week.

-One More Thing...

The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal.
-Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)

One Last Thing Before Break...

...Because after this post im not coming back till Late April. If anyone's staying at home, and you have no money & nowhere to go, Check out Tubezoom You can watch some recently released DVD's like "Borat & The Departed" Or some bootleg movies, Like "Ghost Rider". the list updates itself every once in a while, and the only downside is that you have to look at it in small windows, but hey, Its free Movies!! Just be warned - watch them before some Govt organization Tears it apart!

Last Laugh: Evolution (of Homer Simpson)

Coming off the evolution talk, i noticed that there was no mention of actual human evolution. And If Anyone hasn't seen The Simpsons this past sunday, they missed one of its greatest intros ever that discusses just that. so here it is:

The People's Blog (Music Edition)

What's Up! I Figured since im going, i might as well promote it. On Saturday, April 21st @ 7:00 PM - Adelphi will be holding their annual spring concert. This is one of the biggest campus events of all year and its all because of the big names that come through to perform. Last year's Concert held the likes of:


Ryan Cabrera


& Fat Joe


This year's concert will be just as good featuring...

Lit


Method Man


And New Found Glory



The Best thing is, you dont have to go here to come. its $10.00 for those who go here and $15.00 for non students (4 tickets max)



So GO! Buy Tickets NOW! Before They're ALL SOLD OUT!

The E-V-O-l-u-t-I-O-N Spectrum

After viewing The Evolution of Beauty the message of media and self-esteem comes to mind. when watching The Evolution of the Slob, the same message is conveyed except it is taken to an extreme. Both videos on the Evolution differ in the manner that one talks about perception, while the other speaks on the effect of negative influence.

In the Evolution Of Beauty, the model goes into makeup for a photoshoot, covering up any visible blemishes or marks. after the photo shoot, her image is photoshopped and cropped to the editors liking for promotion. the message behind the video is of how the media wants us to be portrayed. editors of magazines that deal in fashion and beauty want their readers to use the models as templates for what the ideal person should look like in society. this can cause readers to take extremes towards what they feel the are the standards for obtaining "the look". the message dove wanted to convey here is that models should be who they are in the media, because they are just like the people who read about them, and the readers shouldnt have to subject themselves to bodily harm just to be considered acceptable by media standards.

...Then there's its parody, The Evolution of The Slob. this video kind of reverses the direction of its predecessor, but another message nonetheless is apparent. while we want to be ourselves, many harm themselves with alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy eating habits. as an end result, the model here falls victim to health problems in the future. some may not care about their looks. however those in the middle (the magazine readers) if not in that state, would frown upon that level.

Both videos show the double edged sword of perception of beauty and self esteem. while some of society wants to delve into the media's perception of beauty, they also greatly reject the look of the slobs of society. both extremes denounce the other and leave the man/woman in the middle conflicted between meeting standards and being who you are. The thing is, how do you know to accept yourself without endangering your health and well being?

Lifes a bitch, and then you have to write a term paper

i dont know what the purpose of term papers are, but they suck. Mainly speaking, i hate citations, and how you cant get away with saying at least two words without writing who made you think of it. anyway for the past couple weeks i had to write a term paper for one of my classes. Heres what writing the paper felt like in a four minute summary:



...While i liked what the paper was about, it felt like what i wrote was full of fact more than opinion, all because i had to back up all of my statements with a lot of facts, otherwise, a) i wouldnt meet the paper limits and B)There would be no point in writing something that the grader already knows and understands. on the other hand, i can understand that writing about certian facts allows other readers to get a general view of what the writer is talking about. In turn, the facts allow the reader to give their own opinion. so while it may the facts may not be necessary for the professor, who possibly knows what the writer is talking about, another reader may need to use it for their own respecitve purposes. but is there any way to make writing a paper easier?

The good news is I had nothing to worry about, i passed! the only thing that i have to work on for next time is my paraphrasing. At least the worst possible thing didnt happen, which is work on the paper till the last minute, otherwise it could have been as bad as the last 2 minutes of this clip (and if it takes a while to load, play it when you get some free time. Because, Come on... Its from the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, and Who wouldnt want to watch that?)


See You Later.

I Dont Think I've Played That Before

So my topic for the essay is Fun, and what we consider it to be as we grow older. we may take it from innocent fun to what we see on "Jackass" nowadays. one of the things i remember doing for fun, was playing 3D (Ding, Dong, Ditch, just in case you dont know. the thrill of going from house to house either getting the attention of random people or a friend and to dodge them all together? sure it was crazy, but what else would you do when youre Young and out of school for the summer?

Now of course the rules of the game were to knock the door or ring the bell of someones house, and run like hell either to another house, or far enough to see their reaction. some people go as far as to repeat this at the same house (Just enough to get them annoyed). When it becomes an Urban Sport however, the rules seem a bit off, cause i dont remember moving away that close:

The eNd of the "N" Word?

You know when the whole Michael Richards Incident occured, i never expected it to go so far as to reinitiating the concept of its moral use. whether it be slang or dictionary, we now wonder, should the N word still be used? For that, I'm glad Kramer said what he said at the laugh factory. Why you ask? simple;Richards created a total uproar with everyone over a word that has been considered offensive (Nigger)while at the same time, commonly used by African-Americans as a term of endearment (Nigga).

Of course now, regardless of what it means, many want to get rid of the word altogether. Like in "A Word's Meaning" and the New York Times Article, i agree with the fact that the word has been transformed from something used for degradation, into something that is used to refer to people we know. Today you can hear "nigga" in conversations, when talking about another person, and in the lyrics of certian songs. Abolish The "N" Word, a campaign started by two brooklyn residents, urges the necessity to ban the word due to its original use towards blacks. what white families would do was take photos at the lynchings while the body was hanging, and send them out like ehchristmas postcards you now get of someones kids.

But just how far will it go? Unfortunatly it cant be abolished by law, as it goes against the first ameendment. And with the words commonality influenced on urban youth, what i feel is the majority who uses it, is it too late? when in high school, I'll admit ive heard it used by others, hell ive even used it in conversation once or twice, but in no means was it used by anyone to offend another. The question is with that mentality, can we stop the younger generations from using the word just by stopping those who have influenced its present usage, and is it possible to put a stop on the "N" word, considering the thoughts and beliefs of everyone?

I want to leave you with a thought question with the below video. This news report concerns a High School Teacher in Kentucky that used the term "nigga" towards one of his students. when you see the report, you will see, Yeah, he wasnt right in saying it (and i dont mean racewise), but he does bring up a good Question himself, "Why is this word being so frequently used?" **(Note: While this is a news report, because of the teachers intent and definition of the "N" word, the report was not censored, and may offend viewers.But since we are talking about this in class, i think it's suitable) Leave your comments, Please!!

Last Laugh: On a Ligher Note, heres more things you woudnt do in in New York!

Heres something that should get you out of that rut (if you watched the previous video), If you remember my first post on this series i put up a vid of a guy named Neg who specializes in urban sports. Well, ive found out that he had plenty more. So since it is the winter season, i decided to post another one called "Make them Move", because, the only way to keep warm in this weather is to keep moving!



Next week I'll Put another Urban Sport Up That's related to the next essay assignment. I'm not going to say what my topic is, but if you have been watching them you might get it.

Words Cannot Explain...(The Response)

I never thought i would witness something like that. i mean peer pressure can be a bitch, but what the hell does a 17 year old have the right to give weed to a 2 & 5 year old child?! what makes this more disturbing is not only the fact that the guy is their Uncle, not just the fact that this was caught on tape, but the fact that the childrens mother was sleeping the whole time! What The F*@$ were they going to do, show her the video on her birthday? And with her response, Dont get me started. She said they made an honest mistake and they shouldnt do hardcore time. first of all, the original reason police were going to arrest him was for suspicion of burglary, so he was doing time either way! Secondly, These are your children. If you are concerned about the welfare and safety of your children, You should be extremly upset about what he and his friend did. Not to sound offensive but I think that Placing the two in foster care was the right thing to do. if you're going to act careless about your children, then sorry, but you dont deserve them.

(On a More Serious Note) Words Cannot Explain...

...Just Watch the vid. Ill Probably Say something after i Get over the shock.

Last Laugh (Sort of): If This Guy Dosent Scare You, I Want What You're On

This Is a Promo for Dateline featuring a guy named "Wild Bill". And based on the things he says he can do, I'd Suggest you watch this wednesday, Cause you might be Next.

Last Laugh: And The Academy Award Goes To...

Just watch about 30 seconds in.



And I Just Had to put these in there for the hell of it:

Now I Know Why KFC is so Finger Licking Good!

...Taco Bell, who hasnt eaten from there before last December? Of course everyone remembers Outbreak 2, you know the one where spinach, lettuce and Scallions (Green onions) tried to kill us all...No wait, scratch that, that was real! Yes, of course the resturant was in part responsible for a number of E-coli outbreaks throughout the country and basically made us question if it was safe to eat there ever again. If you dont believe me here's proof of what happened to the victims:



Okay, i exaggerate, but you get the point. since then sales have decreased for the resturant anad ebetEven though it has been a couple months, I'm sure it will take a long time for everyone to regain their trust.

Unforunately, i think that wait may just be a bit longer after watching this Friday Morning (And I Hope you're not eating anything before or after watching this. Especially anything from KenTaco Hut!):



The scary thing about this is that they had so many health violations last year and STILL managed to stay open! i dont know how they managed to pull that off, but im glad they shut it down. This not only puts a strain on the restarunt itself, but the fact that this places the entire fast food industry on watch for possible changes. we all know that this is big time trouble for Yum!(The company that owns Taco Bell, KFC, & Pizza Hut), and once something bad happens to Pizza Hut, hell maybe even sooner than that, Theyre screwed. I know i wont be eating from any of these places for a long, LONG Time!

And in terms of competition, You can tell taco bell really didnt think this "Superbowl ad" over (L8R):

Who Doesnt Love All Star Weekends

Any Sports fans out there? Did anyone catch the NBA All-Star weekend? I thought it was pretty impressive. One of the main features that i like about the event is that before the big game, There are skill competitions held the night before. Here's A Recap:



This is my favorite part because while the number of competitors in each competition are small, it showcases the best the league has to offer. But im Wondering, What about the other sports? Sure the MLB has the Home Run Derby During Its All Star game, but what about a showcase for athletes in soccer, Football or even Hockey? they all have their big games, but no showcase events? Do we not have the time, are the skills and techniques used not enough for competitions? Just throwing a thought out there.

One last thing, the most important thing about these weekends isnt about who's better than who (Well, Maybe the All-Star Game), But about having Fun. With That Said...

Happy Valentine's... No, Wait ... Crystaline Water Ice Affected, Show Your Appreciation for Someone You Care About Day!

Hey People whats going on? Well, today is Valentine's Day, but I wouldnt call it anything but lovely. Or Would I? Of course the snow, sleet, and ice would surely be enough to cancel classes but nooooo, i had to drive for a near hour through unplowed roads, school crossings, broken down cars and snow drifts, and only half of this occured in the first 10 Minutes! I Felt like I was in a Televised Pinball machine, the difference being tilt=death!

...On the other hand, the thought of a snow day took me back to much earlier times(namely because I seldom had one in high school, just late openings). Its been a long wait to see this type of weather, seeing how i turned 19 last month in summer. Sure, I was happy for that particular day, but was woondering all month long, where's the snow?. i remember when the first sign of snowfall called for an all out closing, regardless of the amount expected! I'd wake up in the morning and see the reddish-grey sky just before seeing the erased grounds. you didnt need the tree phone call to know what was coming next! forget going back to sleep, it's an extra saturday morning! then going hustling (at least that's how our parents saw making around $50 per person) for money by shoveling driveways. And afterwards we would sit back relax, with some hot chocolate, and get ready for a snowball fight...

I truly am going to miss those days, but at least this Valentines day allowed me to look back on things. So, eventually im hoping for just one more snow day (yeah, i know the circumstances are different, you never know), even though some of these events may not occur in the event of, but it would still be close enough to relive the experience.

One last "thing", guys, if you get someone a cheap gift and expect to play it off, dont, because Tom Dickson invented a foolproof way to spot fakes:




...Happy Valentine's Day!

Last Laugh: Why The Hell Am I Up at 2am Posting My Weekly Entry?

The Answer: My Computer Crashed this past weekend, and had little to no way of using one for the better half of a week. Not even the Geek Squad could Help Me! To Make a long story short [b/c I'm about to be knocked out], Yesterday (Thursday) I got it back and was lucky enough to be able to restore it myself. not only that, even though i had to restore the computer to when i first got it, i Lost Not One of the documents i had stored before the crash! it sucked not having my computer and fearing the loss of my files, but then again, It could Have been worse....



That's why i Love HP! Laterzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

Who's The Real American Idols?

Hey everyone, this week i notice the truth in the pleasure of hating, and how we like viewing mischief and other peoples misfortune just for our entertainment. But after watching this years auditions for American idol, i ask myself, have they(the producers of the show) finally gone too far?

Now probably anyone who has seen the show can answer the question by saying they did that long ago, but it was clearly evident this year. i mean yeah, we've all seen rejections like this before:



But look closely. usually "some" (2/3) of the judges are conservative towards the rejects. but here they go off laughing and snickering WHILE THEY'RE AUDITIONING! Think about it, would you want to go into a job interview, and while you tell the employer why you think you deserve that job, they abruptly, without saying anything, walk out of their office, and come back minutes later with their lunch? Okay, i bet you re thinking, what the hell has Chris been drinking?...i don't know, i have a strange imagination. Anyways, its upright disrespectful on how they treat "most" of the rejects. when we view the majority of the talent, its usually when they go to Hollywood. when we see auditions we see only 10 people get through, and for the next hour and a half.

However while this might sound bit two-faced, these people know what theyre getting into. come on, this is the sixth season, don't you think 5 years of this wouldn't be enough of a clue? But you have to admit, we love it! sure, we like to see the finalists sing their hearts out to get their recognition, we love to see the auditions in their ridiculous get ups, we love to see them too giving it their all and belting out their favorites. but we also have to realize that they're doing what they feel is their best to get through to the next round and strongly believe that they can become the next idol.



so if in some way Fox gets hold of this, Balance it out a bit will Ya! I feel that the auditions do nothing more than exploit people and their shower singer voices, and the people who are true idol hopefuls get 10% of airtime (during auditions, that is). and when you do that then we can see more of who has a great amount of musical talent (which is what i believe, supposed to be the true purpose of the show) and who tries their best to make it but fall short...

...Just show anyone but this girl, because quite frankly, she's Nuckin' Futs:

Am I Getting Too Old For This Satire?

Hello everyone, and welcome to the people's blog! This is my first blog ever, so PLEASE, feel free to make comments on what i post!

I want to begin by saying that ever since my senior year, in high school, i have become a pop culture fanatic of some sorts. almost every day, i go on youtube (and admit it, you do too) to see the latest person making a fool of themself either in television, film, music, or everyday life. But the only other thing that can take me away from that is the movies. anytime something comes out with a major hype, i find a way to see it opening day. Since classes on the first week back to school got cancelled, I Hit the Theaters, & caught 2 newly released films, the first of which was "Smokin' Aces" W/ Jeremy Piven, Common & Others. Here's a quick clip for those of you who havent seen it yet:



My Review: It's not the movie of the year, but it's a great start to the movie year.

However, this isnt the main topic of this post (I just wanted to tell you that if you like a mix of drama, comedy, suspense, & the plot of several people competing to assassinate one man, then see this film!) The main subject of this post is the second film i watched.

I Figured that since my cousins were finishing up midterms, i'd take them to see something. We ended up going to see Epic Movie, the film that spoofed some of the biggest films in 2006.



I Figured since it was made by the 2/6 writers of scary movie, it" would" be pretty good. That was until we got into the near full theater. Let me put it like this, I thought i was in elementary school again. at least the other half was made up of high school kids. Nothing but ranting & raving, candy flying, cellphone calls, and pointers aimed at other peoples faces. And this was only the 20 minutes we were waiting for the film to start. The film was "meh", i caught the references to such films as The Chronicles of Narnia, & Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, & others, but they felt weak & quickly thought up of (I Got a Laugh or two out of the American Pie Joke), but everyone went wild for it. I dont know what it was, but i ask you, Are filmmakers dumbing down comedy to get a cheap pop?

Going back to Elementary school, i remember spring of 6th grade, when the original Scary Movie was released. upon, seeing the film, i was rolling down the aisle with laughter. so why is it that about 6 years later i didnt find it funny anymore? is it because unlike Scary Movie which was rated R, this was rated pg-13, or was it because the film felt mashed up too soon? i dont know the answer, but i do know that this was only one film, and its gonna take a lot more than one horrible (IMO) film in order to get me off of satirical humor. Thanks for ur time, If youve seen the movie, or even if you take a liking to satirical humor, please leave your thoughts
- Chris S.

....oh yeah, and one last laugh before I Leave You - Here's something new to try at the mall (A little bit of language):

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