The Yale top Quotes of the year have been published and here are the top 10 in all their glory.
Fred Shapiro's cry of "Dont Tase me Bro" has topped the charts. Poor old Freddy was asking some questions at Senator John Kerry's speaking engagement when University Campus police took offence and dragged him off the mic. When he resisted the rent-a-cops whipped out the cuffs and portable bug zapper and gave him a belt, ignoring his cries and pleading. The phrase made a massive impact on pop culture, ending up on t-shirts, bumper stickers and the video was the most viewed on YouTube.
2nd was the ditzy, and apparently stage frightened Miss Teen America, Lauren Upton. When asked why she thought so few Americans could find the US on a world map, she gave a rambling disjointed answer reminiscent of the President Dubbya at his most amusing.
3rd was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comment about there being no poof's in his country - "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country." Yeah right. And the world is flat in Iran. And the Sun revolves around Iran. I reckon the next Gay Pride march should be in Tehran - Mohammed Queen of the Desert.
4th in line for honours was Don Imus, a so called shock-jock radio hack. When commenting on the Rutgers Womens Basketball team he was quoted as saying "That's some nappy-headed ho's there". Theres shock, and then theres just cock. Nice one alienating two segments of the population at once Don.
Coming in at number 5 is the fat Mexican Alberto Gonzales. When being questioned over the firing of 8 federal prosecutor's, he used the phrase "I dont recall" over 70 times. Its pretty damning of the US Justice department, especially when Gonzales' former chief of staff uttered "I dont remember" 120 times 3 weeks earlier to the same comittee. Looks like they need to deflourinate the water at the Justice Dept eh.
In at 6 was Senator Joseph Biden speaking about former New York mayor and Republican Presidential Candidate Rudy Guiliani - "Theres only 3 things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, a verb and 9/11"
Number 7 was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody (Vice President Dick Cheney) who has a 9 per cent approval rating." Touche.
Number 8 was from Idaho Senator Larry Craig who apparently has "a wide stance when going to the bathroom." This was apparently why his foot touched an undercover policeman's in a bog. Footsie under the partition easily explained away.
In at 9 is Joseph Biden again with this quote about Presidential Candidate Obama - "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." Not as good as number 10 I reckon which is...
Former US Pres Jimmy Carter - "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." You've got to admit thats a bad sign when former presidents start slagging you off publicly.
Reuters via Stuff
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
News Media talking crap, no suprise there
Its just about every day that I read something about a news organisation publishing or broadcasting a pile of stinking crap - usually in that faux "and in other news..." tone. And it seems today is no exception. Straight from the anals (sic) of English news comes the wonderful story of how everyone who lived in the dark ages were better off than those of us now due to our diet.
Yes, apparently if we were wallowing in the mud, being bled by the so called physicians of the time, and competing with the rats in the World Cup of disease spreading, but still getting your meat and 3 veg, it was all roses.
Big thumbs up to the Telegraph for filling another paperwebsite with crap to make up the page count.
It says that we have traded the pox, the plague and a healthy diet for heart disease, diabetes and burgers - and we're worse off for it. The main point of the article is some waffle about the average bro had a better mix of fruit, veg, grains and meat that todays keyboard pusher who subsists on a diet of Burger King, KFC and butter chicken.
I think that it fails to realise that the average lifespan of someone in Tudor times was 20 - 30 years, whereas now (in most developed countries) we can expect at least 65 - 70. It sounds like the person who did the study, a Dr Roger Henderson, may simply have been doing a diet comparison. The problem is the article makes him sound like some nutty nutritionist advocating returning to a medieval existence to save ourselves from heart disease and diabetes. Hmmm - surely the advances in medicine or better social education on health would be easier and more cost effecvtive than time travel?
Whatever - I get more pissed about the news organisation pushing this crap. Who could call themselves "Britain's No.1 quality newspaper website" and print this shit? Mind you, the headlines in the Science section are a bit on the nose as well. "To escape flu - move to the country" - more waffle about the birdflu pandemic that wasnt. If you move the the country, you are less likely to catch the flu. Well shit - really? Why would that be I wonder - maybe (and I'm going out on a limb here) because theres less people in the country so virus spread would be slower than in a city? Also, if everyone moved to the country to avoid catching the flu, wouldnt the city then be empty, therefore logically be the best place to be? TO ESCAPE FLU, TELL EVERYONE TO GO TO COUNTRY, BUT REALLY STAY HOME. Ah, but what if everyone thinks like that! Classic double bluff - tell everyone your going, fake staying behind, then go anyway! Ha - take that flu ridden neighbours!
Oh well - back to Call of Duty 4 - quality game that!
Yes, apparently if we were wallowing in the mud, being bled by the so called physicians of the time, and competing with the rats in the World Cup of disease spreading, but still getting your meat and 3 veg, it was all roses.
Big thumbs up to the Telegraph for filling another paperwebsite with crap to make up the page count.
It says that we have traded the pox, the plague and a healthy diet for heart disease, diabetes and burgers - and we're worse off for it. The main point of the article is some waffle about the average bro had a better mix of fruit, veg, grains and meat that todays keyboard pusher who subsists on a diet of Burger King, KFC and butter chicken.
I think that it fails to realise that the average lifespan of someone in Tudor times was 20 - 30 years, whereas now (in most developed countries) we can expect at least 65 - 70. It sounds like the person who did the study, a Dr Roger Henderson, may simply have been doing a diet comparison. The problem is the article makes him sound like some nutty nutritionist advocating returning to a medieval existence to save ourselves from heart disease and diabetes. Hmmm - surely the advances in medicine or better social education on health would be easier and more cost effecvtive than time travel?
Whatever - I get more pissed about the news organisation pushing this crap. Who could call themselves "Britain's No.1 quality newspaper website" and print this shit? Mind you, the headlines in the Science section are a bit on the nose as well. "To escape flu - move to the country" - more waffle about the birdflu pandemic that wasnt. If you move the the country, you are less likely to catch the flu. Well shit - really? Why would that be I wonder - maybe (and I'm going out on a limb here) because theres less people in the country so virus spread would be slower than in a city? Also, if everyone moved to the country to avoid catching the flu, wouldnt the city then be empty, therefore logically be the best place to be? TO ESCAPE FLU, TELL EVERYONE TO GO TO COUNTRY, BUT REALLY STAY HOME. Ah, but what if everyone thinks like that! Classic double bluff - tell everyone your going, fake staying behind, then go anyway! Ha - take that flu ridden neighbours!
Oh well - back to Call of Duty 4 - quality game that!
Picking NASA's nose
This is an interesting article about a crackpot called Richard Hoagland. Another Looney making loads of money from dumb ideas.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1022/1
Thanks to www.thespacereview.com for this one.
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