Farkin' Links Vol. 96 6/23

Today was Uriel's last day in the Southland before he heads off to Kentucky and ultimately Iraq for a year or so. Last night we ended up at one of those Vietnamese cafes, well at least I did after several signings that were not in the hood. No real amusing stories in these ones, other than the chick who kept talking about her broker named Napoleon. I jokingly asked her,"Is his last name Dynamite?" With a straight face she answered,"No...I think he's Greek." His name was probably even goofier than Dynamite. After the cafe we went and got some cheap Vietnamese food in Little Saigon that Newjen was insisting was better than the expensive restaurant up in San Francisco; I'll whole heartedly agree it was cheaper, but I would have rather eaten at McDonald's. The chicken I received was terrible as was the burned, crispy rice. I would tell you to avoid it, but I have no idea what the hell the name of it was. The conversation was fun, of course. What was really amusing was the dirty topics that were being discussed at the top of our voices(I'm not going into details) while we were sitting next to a family with 3 small kids. I sure hope they only spoke Vietnamese. Moody and I took off for home while the rest of them went out to cause some more trouble.

When I awoke this morning, there was a full group of people sitting in my living room playing Halo 2 with Jack passed out on the floor. I swear, it's like high school all over again. At least they weren't in the middle of a 4 hour game of RISK. Uriel, Dave and Newjen did learn an important lesson, though. People who used to actually be Army Ranger snipers are pretty good at a game that involves shooting each other. The fact that Brian, the sniper in question, tried to pretend he didn't know what was going on before they started has more to do with his poker bluff skills than false modesty. Good luck, Uriel. Stay safe.

"A witty saying proves nothing."
--Voltaire


I know I'm supposed to be impressed with the doggie here, but that guy must have some super aim for this scene to work.

Holy cow...as if I needed another reason to dislike Ben Affleck.

Hmmm...this sounds like one hell of a first impression.

So THAT'S where Beastmaster has wandered off to. Way to go, Dar.

This is an interesting flashback to WWII with everyone's favorite mass murderer, Uncle Joe Stalin. This clown got lucky there was someone to keep him from joining up with the Red Army, unless he really likes boiled beets for every meal for the next 40 years.

Oooohhh...black and white pictures of broken down Russian buildings...how...artsy.

Normally I'd denounce this sort of thing as Puritan and against freedom and democracy, but some women really should be thinking about wearing this instead of that bikini. Seriously, if you can't see your feet...think about it.

Great...with all the modern medicine, we're bringing back maggots. What's next? Bleeding leeches and enemas?

I hope Big Shot Bob was dissing those punk ass b*tches in Detroit...I hate those beer throwing 'tards almost as much as Philly fans. He was probably just picking his hernia off the floor, though.

I suppose this is healthier, but don't expect me or the world's chiropractors to be happy about it.

This was the dumbest flash movie I've ever seen...so of course I included it in today's links.

How can you improve on Rock, Paper, Scissors, the greatest game of all time? Why, add a gun, of course.

This is a pretty cool dictionary; it certainly helps when you can't spel coorectly.

I don't know who Dane Cook is, but this is a pretty good impersonation of Tom Cruise. Sadly, it's only half as crazy as the real Tom.

This isn't safe for work...this isn't safe for anyone. This is downright disturbing. Enjoy.

Damn Ninjas with their illegal moves...probably working for the government, too.

For the "Japanese people are crazy" link for the day, we have the government pissed they can't hunt endangered whales into extinction. Losers...why can't they just hunt dolphins like the rest of us?

Well, there you go. Straight from the horse's ass...I mean mouth. This will hopefully result in far more taser videos.

For the silly ebay auction of the day, we have a domain name for sale that sums up the feelings of NHL hockey fans everywhere...all 8 of them.

Wow...this guy needs a sedative. Sure, it's one hell of a dinette set, but still.