Showing posts with label profile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label profile. Show all posts

Monday, May 31, 2010

Sorry...

For the delay. I got extremely tired of directing myself to our page and finding a 2 week old post. PSA-we need the help of the entire staff again. Until the horse is re-sattled, here are some great pictures.
Silly Donovan McNabb

Funny Boner Kid

Shaq loves Juice

Helpful Help


..See ya after finals!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Fatass Tuesday


Not much pisses me off more than fat people, but the fact that they get their own day really puts the high calorie icing on the already high calorie cake.
So we find ourselves at the culmination of Mardi Gras, which is actually French for Fat Tuesday. But my question remains: why is this carnival celebration, which thousands of people all across the world enjoy, dedicated to fat people? Here is where I begin my research, primarily focused o the United States' celebratory version:
Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne , in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
America, which is 66% overweight or obese, calculates body fat using the BMI scale. The top(fattest) states just happen to be...
1. Mississippi: 30.3%
2. West Virginia: 30.1%
3. Louisiana: 30%
4. South Carolina: 28.5%
5. Alabama: 28.1%
Ok, so King Louis XIV sent his minions to the fatass states to defend the French territory. Now we're getting somewhere...
In 1723, the capital of Louisiana was moved to New Orleans, founded in 1718. New Orleans gained the nickname, "The Big Easy," which, ironically enough, is the name of a locally craved sandwich, which also goes by the name "The Muffaletta."
This manmade god-like creation has, according to FoodTV's Bobby Flay, 952 calories and 54 grams of fat, per serving, which is roughly 83% of your suggested daily intake (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).

So here we are at a final conclusion. As Americans, we like to turn a cold shoulder toward the dark realizations of internal issues. Obesity is one that is shortening our life span, positioning us as the butt of jokes, damaging the self esteem of our children, and jacking up our health care costs to compensate for those who are "just too tired" to go for a goddarn walk or 2.

Not only do we not realize, we celebrate. So, fellow Americans, enjoy your fatass Tuesday. Go celebrate the demise of our once beloved nation and head to a local sandwich shop to have their version of "heart attack on sicilian bread."
But me, Ill be waiting in the wings for my favorite holiday; Mentally Retarded Friday. Shalom!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

"Me, Mike, the Knockout Kid"


Today is the 20 year anniversary of the Buster Douglas/Tyson superbrawl
He was the most feared person in all of the years for 15+ years. To many, he still is. To most, he is just bat-shit crazy.
Iron Mike, Kid dynomite, the baddest man in the land, the knockout kid, or simply Tyson. All of his names are synonomous with knockouts, facial tattoos, rape, and appendage biting. Regardless, he was an influencial man in not only sports, but all facets of the American world.
Tyson derived from the Bed-Sty neighborhood of Brooklyn. His pops abandoned him and his family when Mike was 2.
By the age of 13, Mike was arrested 38 times.
Mike spent his early years at the Tryon School for Boys in upstate New York, a controversial "learning" facility recently featured in NY Mag.
He was discovered by a teacher there who was amazed by his strong fighting skills. He bounced around different training facilities and ended up making the US Junior Olympic team, where he still holds a record-quickest knockout, 8 seconds.
His professional career quickly took off. Iron Mike won his first 26 of 28 fights by knockout.

At the age of 20, Tyson became the youngest ever to win the WBC heavyweight title.
He experienced 3 years of immense success, which ultimately lead to his controversies outside of the ring. His divorce to then-wife Robin Givens, contract disputes with Don King, firing of his longime trainer Kevin Rooney all contributed. 1990 marked his loss of the undisputed heavy weight title to Buster Douglass.
Tyson was arrested in 1991 for alleged rape of an 18yr old (girl).Tyson didnt fight again until 1995.

Tyson tried to resurrect his career by agreeing to fight another comeback kid, Evander Holyfield. The first bout, which Tyson was the great favorite, led to a Holyfield win, by TKO, in the 11th.
Tyson agreed to fight Holyfield again in 1997. The purse was a then-record, Tyson receiving $30 mil and Holyfield receiving $35 mil. We all know what happened, the "bite fight."
Tyson agreed to fight Lennox Lewis, another attempt to regain the heavyweight title, but a brawl between the two that occured during a press conference put any chances to rest.
Tyson's career was officially over. He committed himself to missionary work, pigeon tending, a stunt with the WWF, and recreating his "failure of a life."
However, bankruptcy and a felony DUI kept Tyson from ever becoming an upstanding citizen. Coined by many as the "greatest boxer of all time," Tyson's uneducated childhood, paired with media stardom and the popular demand for his succees, led to his immaculate failure.
For what its worth, Tyson is still a champion in my eyes, even if just for comedic value.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Steve Berg-A Man's Man


Allow this to be the first of many profiles. Many of you may not be aware of Steve Berg's expertise.
He began his illustrious acting career by appearing on a short lived TV show called "Ronnie." His most recognized appearance on Ronnie came during a season 1 episode, "Who let the Nate Dog Out?"

Year of the Dog, Zoey 101, Las Vegas, Ghost Whisperer, and Gentlemen Bronco are all TV shows that Berg may have made an appearance on, according to IMBD. If those tv shows actually exist is the real question.


All of his cameos consisted of characters described as "Groupie, "Beer-Guzzling Guy," and "Delivery Man."
Mr. Berg's current career consists of his vocals in the band Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog.
These three videos, which brought me to loving Berg, need to be shared with the world. If there is anything that would encourage me to order a nice tall Mike's Hard, it is the genius of the Berganator.