10/22/04 01:05 - ID#23232
The Twinkie Defense Explained (abridged)
in the late-70's, a former San Francisco city supervisor got away with the assassination of San Francisco mayor George Mascone and city supervisor Harvey Milk and pleaded temporary insanity as he had eaten too many Twinkies and was high on the sugar. As he was primarily a health-nut, the sugar rush supposedly interfered with his ability to make rational decisions about controlling his anger.
The supervisor was convicted on a lesser charge of manslaughter. he was then paroled in the 80's and ended up killing himself a couple years later.
hmm... I guess that was a pretty obscure reference, wasn't it? I should mention that I first heard about it while attending none other than Williamsville South HS, so it can't JUST be a regional expression.
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10/21/04 03:49 - ID#23231
Just in case you're still on the fence..
(I kid you not):
johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com
yay! let's get out there and not vote for bush!
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10/21/04 02:12 - ID#23230
coffee & what the hell?!!
I would be very surprised if they were back on their feet any time soon -- I don't think having a coffee house is a very lucrative business and it's going to take a lot to rebuild. Unless of course, the insurance company is very cooperative and helps them get back up on their feet and get things running again. Uh, not to sound like a pessimist but, yeah.... right.
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10/20/04 12:36 - ID#23229
i say tranny...
Back story: I saw a plaque on my co-worker's desk a few months back that was apparently the "tranny award" for 2003. I saw it, turned around and went back to my desk where I totally lost my composure. When people asked me what was so funny, I told them about the "tranny award" -- and nobody got it. But I guess that makes sense. A lot of these same people also think the "twinky defense" is something you use when someone tries to mug you with a fruit pie.
Go figure
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10/19/04 02:35 - ID#23228
How to be a Nerd - lesson 1
The Church of Bob or The Church of the Subgenius was a fake cult founded almost thirty years ago by a bunch of filmmakers, writers and underground cartoonists from San Francisco and Dallas. Its purpose is basically to celebrate the power of nerds and freaks and to mock the masses (nicknamed "pinks" ). They worship their assassinated savior, J.R. "Bob" Dobbs (see my icon) and claim that they are all descended from Yeti ancestors.
My guess is that Robert Crumb had something to do with this, but I can not prove it. You might want to ask Sister Susie the Floozie (see below)
As far as this site and the iPod, well, I use a great piece of software called pod2go (link can be sporadic), which incorporates, among other things, a reader for RSS feeds. So when I connect to my Mac, the software automatically updates those feeds allowing me to read the latest posts offline (without pictures, or much formatting, unfortunately) -- it's a great thing to have as I can check out what has been written that day as I'm cooling down after a run at Terrie's Workout (on Hertel). At any rate, it's a nerd's paradise isn't it?
There's also a new audio-based form of this called "podcasting", spearheaded by original MTV VJ, Adam Curry (Adam is also well known for registering "MTV.com" back in the early 90's when nobody gave a crap about the internet -- including the fine folks at Viacom ).
Okay, end of lesson 1. By the way, the spellcheck on this site is amazing. Though I noticed that it flagged "elmwoodstrip" as being incorrect.
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10/18/04 11:55 - ID#23227
Sex dwarf?
I associate Soft Cell with a lesser-known song called "sex dwarf" -- a classic in my book. Not to mention, Marc is a fairly accomplished artist on his own.
Anyway, here's hoping he doesn't emerge a vegetable. This reinforces my feelings that riding around at high speeds on a motorcycle just encourages a world of hurt.
Sex Dwarf
Isn't it nice
Luring disco dollies
To a life of vice
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10/14/04 06:01 - ID#23226
dock, dock, dock, goose
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Location: Kenmore, NY
10/13/04 06:00 - ID#23225
the left coast!
we need the joe! i love wegmans, but the joe needs to be there to fit the rest of my cravings. even though they can't sell wine in NYS -- blast!
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10/14/04 11:23 - ID#23224
lo-cal vs. no-cal
well, if you're actually able to do it, [inlink]haikuster,28[/inlink] I would say for not only my personal tastes, but also to save anything that a broken bottle of wine could stain and/or ruin.... the Charles Shaw sauvignon blanc would be just dandy! chardonnay is WAY too sweet for me. oh, and if you could grab a tub of the Australian red licorice, well, I'd be stoked for that too ;)
see what can be done about freezing an in-n-out burger [inlink]j3sse,6[/inlink] as well -- okay, perhaps that's too much to ask. but hey, that's what a hamburger's all about!
(e:twisted) is one of the other west-coasters... though she is significantly up the 101 a piece (SF Bay Area) --
I'd take you up on the turkey trot - but seeing as you do 17-mile runs and I do about 5, i fear you would outpace me like the proverbial Kenyan
8*
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10/13/04 01:23 - ID#23223
iForgot
anyway, check out the article if you're interested --
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Location: Kenmore, NY
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