Month: February 2009

  • BIGSLT (sic)

    Around where I live, there are a lot of vanity license plates. I don’t know why, honestly. Maybe there’s a reward for buying one, like a free cupcake or something. Anyway, the point I’m trying to get to is that I recently saw this post’s titular license plate, BIGSLT. The first thought that came through my head after reading it was, “who decides to put this on their car?” That is when the rationalizations began. Now, for the sake of efficiency, I shall skip the interpretation that should appear obvious to all who have past puberty and have a functional libido. Everybody fine with that? Good. My best guess (y’know, after the obvious) is that maybe this minivan driver is a salt miner. “Big Salt”. Perhaps it means BIG SLIT because she has-NO! Bad Jimbo! You told yourself no dirty jokes this time. Okay, maybe it’s a quarry owner. “Big Slate”. This could double for a big fan of The Flintstones. There are lots of good (and clean) translations that can come when you are not limited by how many vowels you can use, which is a staple for vanity plates. Maybe it’s supposed to read BIG SLOT because she is a gambler. The letters were oddly crammed together, so perhaps it is meant to be read slightly differently as BIG-S-LT, which could be “big ass lot” or “big ass lieutenant”. I would go very far on a limb in assuming that the first three letters stand for “beige,” but that would be racist of me. At any rate, I was tempted to follow this fine lass in hopes of inquiring about her SALT services.

    "A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.” - Buddha

  • Favorite Lists

    Here are lists of some of my top ten things in various fields. As per request, TV shows will be included, though it will not include anime. Unless otherwise stated, assume that it is listed from best to nine-places-from-best. Let me know if there are any topics I missed. I always enjoy making lists.

    Favorite TV Shows (including those that have been cancelled)
    Titus
    House
    The Daily Show
    Mythbusters
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    Family Guy
    The Simpsons
    Rocko's Modern Life
    Swat Kats
    Dark Angel

    Favorite Video Games (the list for honorable mentions would likely take an extra post)
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
    The Sims 2
    Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
    Guitar Hero II
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2
    Galaga
    Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    Super Mario Bros. 3
    Civilization IV
    Portal

    Favorite Musical Artists (these can either be bands or individuals)
    Boston
    Kansas
    Led Zeppelin
    The Who
    Steely Dan
    Jim Croce
    Billy Joel
    Nightwish
    Queen
    DragonForce

    Favorite Movies (and here again, I am avoiding anime movies)
    Wrongfully Accused
    Star Wars IV: A New Hope
    Thank You for Smoking
    The Last Samurai
    Lord of War
    Stardust
    Scarface
    Liar Liar
    Goodfellas
    Coach Carter

    Favorite Video Game Characters (in no particular order, because making me choose would be too hard)
    GLaDOS (Portal)
    Bow (Paper Mario)
    Popuri (Harvest Moon 64)
    Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
    Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
    Daxter (Jak & Daxter)
    Alma (F.E.A.R.)
    Issun (Okami)
    Yorda (Ico)
    Ribbon (Kirby 64)
    Malo (LoZ: Twilight Princess)

    Favorite Anime (not including movies, because Miyazaki movies would overshadow everything but the number one)
    Kanon (2006)
    Nodame Cantabile
    Clannad
    Itazura na Kiss
    Midori no Hibi
    Lovely Complex
    REC
    Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
    Air
    Potemayo

    Favorite Anime Movies (because I've never listed them before... told you Miyazaki would dominate)
    Princess Mononoke
    Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
    Metropolis
    Castle in the Sky
    Akira
    Spirited Away
    The End of Evangelion
    Howl's Moving Castle
    Origin: Spirits of the Past
    Animal Crossing

    "Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock and roll." - Shigeru Miyamoto

  • Jesus & PETA's Unholy Union

    It seems members of the fanatical animal rights organization PETA have lost even more ground in its efforts to sling dirt. These animal worshipers have been attempting to use the well-known Christian deity Jesus in their effort to peddle the vegetarian lifestyle. If we use the Bible as evidence (a stretch, I know), there is very little evidence to Mr. of Nazareth's vegetarianism and actually more to the contrary (and he was a Jew). For example, in Luke 24:41-43, Jesus has the audacity to eat a fish that was mercilessly slain and broiled to appease his divine cravings. Some claim that this was supposed to be metaphorical, but it seems pretty cut and dry to me; he asked for some fish, and he ate it (and let us not forget all those people that claim the Bible is meant to be literal). There is also the two instance in which he has to have the Passover lamb slaughtered (Mark 14:12 and Luke 22:7-8). Don't give me any of that "unleavened bread" gobbledygook. It clearly states that something needs to die, and it would be redundant to say that about already brutally slashed grains (won't somebody please think of the grains?). And let us not forget that time he had a whole drove of pigs impregnated with the spawn of Satan and sent over a cliff (Mark 5:11-13). That's some compassion. By granting his (their?) wish, he clearly puts Legion a few notches higher than animal life.

    There is also the recent evidence coming from the newly discovered Gospel of Rufus, the thirteenth apostle. This newly found writing from the times slightly after Jesus give startling insights in the non-preaching life of the man Christians have put so much stock in. One of the most damning pieces of evidence comes from the tenth chapter of Rufus' historian's magnum opus. And ye who do not eateth of meat are a ninny. (Rufus 10:23). The words in red, obviously, are the words of none other than Jesus.

    "They're making our food out of people. Soon, they'll be breeding us like cattle... for food!" – Robert Thorn (Soylent Green)