And The Actresss Playing Wonder Woman in the Upcoming Feature Film is...Megan Gale. Wait, Who?

So Skippy Was Robbed Recenty....

FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A 300-pound prostitute robbed a man of $100 before pedaling away on a blue bicycle, according to a police report.
The case of the hefty hooker happened about 1:10 a.m. Monday as the 32-year-old man rode his bicycle when the assailant came up to him.
"The female approached asking (the alleged victim) did he want a date, which meant she wanted him to pay for some sex," the report states.
The man told investigators he felt sorry for the woman and pulled $10 from his wallet to give to her. That's when she allegedly pushed him off his bicycle and wrestled him down. She snatched his wallet, stole $100 and then pedaled off.
The alleged victim, who wasn't injured, described his assailant as weighing 300 pounds and clad in blue jeans and a white T-shirt.
An officer searched the area but couldn't find the woman.

Well This Certainly Explains a Lot About Skippy

Losing Virginity Later Linked to Sexual Problems
Those Who Have Sex Later, Particularly Men, Seem to Experience More Sexual Dysfunction

By DAN CHILDS
ABC News Medical Unit
Nov. 29, 2007

While past research has linked early sexual activity to health problems, a new study suggests that waiting too long to start having sex carries risks of its own.
Those who lose their virginity at a later age -- around 21 to 23 years of age -- tend to be more likely to experience sexual dysfunction problems later, say researchers at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute's HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies.

Men who lose their virginity in their 20s, in particular, seemed to be more likely to experience sexual problems that include difficulty becoming sexually aroused and reaching orgasm.
The increase in sexual problems was also seen in those who had a comparably earlier sexual debut. And the researchers were quick to point out that there isn't enough evidence to say for sure whether waiting to have sex necessarily leads to sexual dysfunction down the road.

Army-Navy Football Game 2007: This Year It Gets Personal

So the Army staged a daring midnight raid on Navy headquarters, stealing Navy's three prized goat mascots for their ball team. Watch Operation: Good Shepherd below.



Navy, of course had to respond in kind, not allowing Army to get the better of them. Check out Operation: We Really Don't Care Because Army Sucks Ass below.



It's On.

Okay...I Now Need to add This to my X-Mas List

Find Biker Christ and More Here at Ship of Fools

Six Months Old Already?!?!

KosmiK

Maynard's X-Mas List

For those of you desperate to know what to buy for yours truly this Christmas Season, check out these fine ideas, all priced for today's budget!!


#1: The Chillow



#2: Halo 3, Bioshock, Guitar Hero III, The Orange Box, or Gears of War for the XBox 360



#3: Beavis and Buttheads : The Mike Judge Collection Volumes I and II



#4: Fine, quality beard trimmer



#5: A camera bag for my super cool DVD Camcorder

How is Peyton Manning Not On This List?

The Drill: The Paolantonio Report

Reporter says Favre is overrated

Posted: Nov. 25, 2007

ESPN's Sal Paolantonio is the author of the new book, "The Paolantonio Report: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players, Teams, Coaches & Moments in NFL History." Here are his five most overrated quarterbacks of all-time:

1. Joe Namath: His legend has much more to do with his Super Bowl III performance and his prolific off-field antics than his career stats.

2. Brett Favre: His image in the media has been hyperinflated to the good ol' boy routine, and that's why people like him.

3. Terry Bradshaw: He was ultimately an average quarterback who was surrounded by the greatest cast of talent ever assembled on one NFL roster, including eight Hall of Fame players.

4. Ken Stabler: His only accomplishment was winning the 1976 Super Bowl where the Raiders mostly ran and the defense stifled Fran Tarkenton.

5. Tony Romo: He barely made the team, and after one season of play he became a full-fledged superstar without really accomplishing anything to deserve it.

Happy 68th Birthday Sugar

The Original 1948 Cartoon of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Venture Brothers: Season Three Update

...and welcome to post-production! The first take of the first episode of season 3 of The Venture Bros. arrived from Korea last week, and the overseas studio did a fine job on this, our first widescreen format HD episode. Retakes aplenty are forthcoming, as always, and in less than a month we'll have the final footage in our hands to begin editing.

Meanwhile, in pre-production, we've just finished revising the storyboard and editing the animatic for ep. 35, which was a grueling pain in the ass (why must I write fight scenes with 30 characters in them?) but well worth it and much the better for our efforts. We're now going to skip ahead to ep. 37, because Doc and I were foolish enough to wait till the third-to-last script to write an episode that needs to air third in continuity.

Speaking of air dates, some bad news: we're probably not going to premier the third season until June now. I don't have an official date yet, but that's the latest word from Atlanta. Which is probably a wise decision, considering our production schedule. On the plus side, we will have already started production on season 4 by then, so the wait between seasons 3 and 4 won't be so merciless.

Anyway, have a great Thanksgiving. Next time: more production art, including some new character art, and perhaps more frame grabs from new episodes.

We Love You,
JP

Maynard Says: While it totally blows that we won't have any Venture Brothers goodness till June, everything they are syaing about this season makes me think that the wait will be well worth it. Plus, it gives us far more time to plan the Season Premier viewing party at casa del maynard's next summer.

Something for the KOV's collection

What's he doing with his hands? Is he holding his own imaginary God banana?

Awesome. Now Andrew Can be Buried Just Like Spock

Madonna's daughter, Lourdes: Nice unibrow and mustache

The Impeccable Dr. Ceril Whitby In Action

Not sure exactly what the good doctor is trying to "cure". Maybe this is the forerunner of Kevin's cure for hiccups?

Rape Trial Defendant Gets 200 Lashes. By the Way, it's the Victim Who got the 200 Lashes.

(CNN) -- The Saudi Justice Ministry Tuesday issued a "clarification" of a court's handling of a rape case and the increased punishment -- including 200 lashes --meted out to the victim.

The case, which has sparked media scrutiny of the Saudi legal system, centers on a married woman. The 19-year-old and an unrelated man were abducted, and she was raped by a group of seven men more than a year ago, according to Abdulrahman al-Lahim, the attorney who represented her in court.
The woman was originally sentenced in October 2006 to 90 lashes. But that sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and six months in prison by the Qatif General Court, because she spoke to the media about the case, a court source told Middle Eastern daily newspaper Arab News.

The man and woman were attacked after they met in Qatif on the kingdom's Persian Gulf coast, so she could retrieve an old photograph of herself from him, according to al-Lahim. Citing phone records from the police investigation, al-Lahim said the man was trying to blackmail his client. He noted the photo she was trying to retrieve was harmless and did not show his client in any compromising position.
Al-Lahim said the man tried to blame his client for insisting on meeting him that day. It is illegal for a woman to meet with an unrelated male under Saudi's Islamic law.

Under law in Saudi Arabia, women are subject to numerous restrictions, including a strict dress code, a prohibition against driving and a requirement that they get a man's permission to travel or have surgery. Women are also not allowed to testify in court unless it is about a private matter that was not observed by a man, and they are not allowed to vote.
The Saudi government recently has taken some steps toward bettering the situation of women in the kingdom, including the establishment earlier this year of special courts to handle domestic abuse cases, adoption of a new labor law that addresses working women's rights and creation of a human rights commission.

On November 19th, 1959 television History was Made

Deuce Would Favor a Conjugal Methinks

Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been arrested by police after a drunken clash with airport staff.

The star is reported to have launched into an angry tirade at Dublin airport on Sunday after being told he was "unfit to travel."

He was then charged and spent the night in the cells.

The incident reportedly took place as the handsome 30-year-old -- who entered rehab citing alcohol as the problem earlier this year -- tried to check in for a flight back to London, where he is now based, after appearing on an Irish talk show hours earlier.

According to Britain's The Sun, witnesses saw the star being verbally abusive to a female airport worker, and repeatedly insisting: "I will get on this flight, no matter what."

A police spokesman said he was due to face two public order charges in court in Dublin on Monday. His agent was unavailable for comment.

Ha Ha

Otep 's Cover of Nirvana's "Breed"

Behold the Atheist's Worst Nighmare

Surprisingly, it is not that douchebag Kirk Cameron.

Otep...check em out

Maynard is always down with new music, especially with chick singers and mutant bass players as in this band Otep. I heard about them on Fark the other day as they did a kick ass cover of Nirvana's "Breed". If you have the iTunes, check out their cover of Breed and a few other of their tunes. Maynard gives them two punches up for awesomeness.

People with a Sense of Moral Superiority Tend to be Douchebags

Oddly, Hypocrisy Rooted in High Morals

Morally upstanding people are the do-gooders of society, right? Actually, a new study finds that a sense of moral superiority can lead to unethical acts, such as cheating. In fact, some of the best do-gooders can become the worst cheats.

Stop us if this sounds familiar.

When asked to describe themselves, most people typically will rattle off a list of physical features and activities (for example, "I do yoga" or "I'm a paralegal"). But some people have what scientists call a moral identity, in which the answer to the question would include phrases like "I am honest" and "I am a caring person."

Past research has suggested that people who describe themselves with words such as honest and generous are also more likely to engage in volunteer work and other socially responsible acts.

But often in life, the line between right and wrong becomes blurry, particularly when it comes to cheating on a test or in the workplace. For example, somebody could rationalize cheating on a test as a way of achieving their dream of becoming a doctor and helping people.

In the new study, detailed in the November issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology, researchers find that when this line between right and wrong is ambiguous among people who think of themselves as having high moral standards, the do-gooders can become the worst of cheaters.

The results recall the seeming disconnect between the words and actions of folks like televangelist and fraud convict Jim Bakker or admitted meth-buyer Ted Haggard, former president of the National Evangelical Association, an umbrella group representing some 45,000 churches.

"The principle we uncovered is that when faced with a moral decision, those with a strong moral identity choose their fate (for good or for bad) and then the moral identity drives them to pursue that fate to the extreme," said researcher Scott Reynolds of the University of Washington Business School in Seattle. "So it makes sense that this principle would help explain what makes the greatest of saints and the foulest of hypocrites."

credit: Yahoo news

Daddy and I Rocking Out to Radiohead

Check It Out: The 1977 JC Penney Catalog Offered a Slick Rusty Venture "Speedsuit"

Another Douchebag Gets His Comeuppance

Bonds Indicted By BALCO Federal Grand Jury

SAN FRANCISCO -- Major League Baseball's all-time home run king Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday on perjury and obstruction justice charges, according to KTVU reporter Rita Williams.The five-count indictment -- four counts of perjury and one of obstruction of justice -- could put baseball's home run king in prison for up to 30 years.The White House quickly weighed in on the indictment. President Bush is a former owner of the Texas Rangers. "The president is very disappointed to hear this," Bush spokesman Tony Fratto said. "As this case is now in the criminal justice system, we will refrain from any further specific comments about it. But clearly this is a sad day for baseball."Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants issued a short statement calling it "a sad day.""This is a very sad day," the team said in a prepared statement. "For many years, Barry Bonds was an important member of our team and is one of the most talented baseball players of his era. These are serious charges. Now that the judicial process has begun, we look forward to this matter being resolved in a court of law."

Become an Ordained Minister in the Church of Dude

Maynard

November 15, 2007



Visit www.dudeism.com for more info

A Video That Speaks to my Inner Stoner

Consider the following video. Consider Maynard, circa1994.

Maynard: I have never been high enough to see fish talk to me
Coach: I have almost been high enough to see fish talk to me
Squid: I have been high enough to see fish talk to me but I usually black out
Sponge: You guys mean to tell me that wasn't real?

You Know You Wanna Know

Q. Can a Candle Burn in Zero Gravity

A. Yes, can candle can burn in zero gravity. However, the flame is quite a bit different. Fire behaves differently in space and microgravity than on Earth.

A microgravity flame forms a sphere surrounding the wick. Diffusion feeds the flame with oxygen and allows carbon dioxide to move away from the point of combustion, so the rate of burning is slowed. The flame of a candle burned in microgravity is an almost invisible blue color (video cameras on Mir could not detect the blue color). Experiments on Skylab and Mir indicate the temperature of the flame is too low for the yellow color seen on Earth.

Smoke and soot production is different for candles and other forms of fire in space or zero gravity compared to candles on earth. Unless air flow is available, the slower gas exchange from diffusion can produce a soot-free flame. However, when burning stops at the tip of the flame, soot production begins. Soot and smoke production depends on the fuel flow rate.

It isn't true that candles burn for a shorter length of time in space. Dr. Shannon Lucid (Mir), found that candles that burn for 10 minutes or less on Earth produced a flame for up to 45 minutes. When the flame is extinguished, a white ball surrounding the candle tip remains, which may be a fog of flammable wax vapor.

Credit: Chemistry.com

Happy Birthday to Reverend Run

Spinal Tap Trifecta: The Rare 1992 Reunion Footage

Spinal Tap bass jam at Live Earth

It Can Never Be Played...Never

Meet Narcissa Malfoy

It's been a suspiciously long time since we've had any major casting announcements on the upcoming HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE and in these dark strike times, we all need some positive news to keep us going, don't we? British thesp Helen McCrory, it seems, has been cast in THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE as Narcissa Malfoy, mother of the exceedingly petulant Draco Malfoy, wife of the exceedingly evil Lucius Malfoy and sister of the exceedingly wacky-haired Bellatrix Lestrange (played by Helena Bonham Carter in THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX). McCrory was apparently up for the role of Lestrange in the original but a bun in the oven kept her from taking the part. The currently filming HALF-BLOOD PRINCE opens November 21st of next year.

Read more about the new Potter flick here

And Speaking of Spock...

Here's a link to Zach Quinto (Sylar) getting his Spock on during filming of the new trek movie.

Andrew can now officially splooge in his pants

Just For Andy: The Turkish Re-make/Rip-Off of Star Trek

Looks Like Skippy Can Breathe Easier Now

Supreme Court: Mannequin sex doesn't equal indecent exposure

PIERRE - A Sioux Falls man caught in the Washington Pavilion having simulated sex with a mannequin didn't commit a crime of indecent exposure, the state Supreme Court says.

In a decision released Thursday, the court reversed the conviction of Michael James Plenty Horse, who was found in the late afternoon of Nov. 14, 2005, lying on top of a mannequin in the Alumni Room of the Pavilion.

A security guard surprised Plenty Horse, the record says. He lay with his pants partially down on a mannequin which had its band uniform partially removed. He was 19 at the time.

The Supreme Court unanimously reversed a misdemeanor conviction, saying the state's indecent exposure statute "criminalizes sexual gratification by displaying or showing one's genitals in public."

The evidence failed to show that Plenty Horse was trying to display himself in public. It was almost closing at the Pavilion, and no other patrons were around when the guard found the man.

The court said Plenty Horse's action, "lewd though it may be, does not fall within the purview of the indecent exposure statute."

Had the conviction stood, the man would have been required to register as a sex offender, the record said.

The Alumni Room, the court record says, is a third-floor space containing high school mementos and photos honoring students who attended Washington High School.

The record says that when a guard, checking the room because a usually open door was closed, found Plenty Horse, the young man "rolled off the mannequin, turned away and began adjusting his pants. ... When questioned about what he was doing, defendant, visibly ashamed, declined to talk about it."

Today is Veteran's Day...Let Them Know How You Feel

32 Years Ago, the great Edmund Fitzgerald Sank In Lake Superior

Pay your respects by watching this Gordon Lightfoot tribute.

Family Guy

Oh My

If You're Interested...

I created a new blog last night in which to post and save all of my academic writings from the University of Akron and California State University. If you are bored to point of self-inflicted gouging, try this site out instead.

The Scholarly Writings of Professor Williams

George W. Bush is the Most Hated President In American History

Poll finds Americans split on taking military action in Iran

Potential nuclear threat concerns respondents

By Susan Page
USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — Americans are concerned about Iran's nuclear program but split on whether military action should be undertaken if diplomacy and economic sanctions fail to stop it, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll.

The findings underscore public concern about an Iranian threat and a partisan divide over how to respond. Iran has emerged as a key issue in the presidential race, especially among Democrats.

While 46% of those surveyed say military action should be taken either now or if diplomacy fails, 45% rule it out in any case. Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to endorse taking military steps.

"If you had more follow-on questions — on what if the military action was unilateral, (for instance) — then support would tend to diminish," says Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland. "But it does indicate that approximately half of Americans are concerned enough that they would at least seriously consider it, and that's worth noting."

Tough talk from President Bush and Vice President Cheney about Iran's nuclear program seems to have generated concern about a potential threat and alarm about the prospect for premature U.S. military action.

In the telephone survey of 1,024 adults Friday through Sunday:

•Three of four Americans say they are concerned that the United States "will not do enough to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons." On this issue, there is bipartisan accord: 35% of Republicans and 36% of Democrats say they are "very concerned" about that prospect.

•However, three of four Americans also express concern that the United States "will be too quick to use military force" against Iran.

On that, partisans disagree. Just 25% of Republicans are "very concerned" about the premature use of military force, compared with 57% of Democrats.

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John Edwards have tapped Democrats' unease on the issue in recent days, criticizing Hillary Rodham Clinton for backing a Senate resolution that designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization.

In a speech Monday in Iowa City, Edwards warned that the Bush administration "is repeating the march to war with Iran" as it did in the lead-up to the war with Iraq.

Meanwhile, Bush reached an unwelcome record. By 64%-31%, Americans disapprove of the job he is doing. For the first time in the history of the Gallup Poll, 50% say they "strongly disapprove" of the president. Richard Nixon had reached the previous high, 48%, just before an impeachment inquiry was launched in 1974.

Do Not Look Into the Eyes of the Medusa When Playing Phase 10

The Medusa has made a prediction regarding this weekends blood-match.

Click: HERE

Conan Trifecta in the Works Today

Tis a happy day as I found this teaser poster for the new Conan film currently in development at Nu-Image/Milennium Films. Rumour has it that they may be using Oliver Stone's old screenplay for this movie but nothing firm has been reported. I, however, just hope it is as thoroughly awesome as the first Conan film.

Meet Don Henrie, A Nice Young Man Who Thinks He's a Vampire

Check out his MySpace Page

Randy Marsh: Guitar Hero

We already knew the team behind South Park had proclivity for Guitar Hero, and this Wednesday we'll get to see that interest translated on our TV screens. According to the South Park Studios web site, this Wednesday's episode, aptly titled "Guitar Queer-o" will see Kyle jealous over Stan's superior skills at the game. Wait, someone named Kyle isn't good at Guitar Hero? This will not stand!



Credit: joystiq

Behold the Wonder

Sweet Jumping Pac-Messiah, this is a thing of endorphin-dumping beauty: The "Gamerator," a full-size MAME cabinet with a refrigerated interior that holds a pony keg that releases a stream of malty beer from a tap in front. It's available for auction right now on eBay starting at $2k (including a full list of games for which I highly suspect the makers do not have the proper licenses; maybe they should remove the list from the auction.)

Time to stock up on Depends, friends.

(My winter project is still going to be a chest-freezer-based kegerator/homebrew fermenting cooler, but man. Now I feel like I'm going to have to nerd it up a notch. Also, I really think that either Scott or Andrew needs to buy one of these).

And The Carnage Continues...

Though I am closing in on the final battle

Too Good Not To Post Today

A brush with rock royalty

Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist, makes the day for kid learning to play

Cam Fuller, The StarPhoenix -- Published: Saturday, October 27, 2007

You can't judge a guitar by its case and you can't judge a guitar hero's heart by his leather and chains.

Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde earned a fan for life on his visit to a Saskatoon music store this week when he gave 12-year-old Tanner Brayshaw his choice of any guitar in the place.

"It was pretty sweet. I was just really shocked," Brayshaw said Friday.

Tanner Brayshaw points to the Ozzy Osbourne signature on his new Gibson guitar

Wylde was taking a break from his autograph session at Long & McQuade on Tuesday when he noticed students taking lessons. Store manager Pete Woronowski asked him if he'd like to share some pointers with a student.

"He said, 'No way, can we do that?' " Woronowski said Friday.

When Brayshaw looked up, "his eyes just about fell out of his head and his teacher almost passed out."

After playing a few notes on the boy's guitar, Wylde decided he needed a new one.

"You come with Uncle Zakk and you go pick any guitar you want on the wall and your Uncle Zakk will buy it for you," Woronowski recounted.

"This guy has a heart the size of the city. It's incredible."

Brayshaw picked out a red Gibson SG. At $600 it was far from the most expensive axe in the woodshed, but it was the one he wanted.

"It's red, my favourite colour. I really didn't want to pick the most expensive guitar because I thought that would be pretty rude," said Brayshaw.

"It feels great. It's nice and smooth and has good action."

"It was pretty mind-blowing," said drum manager Arnold Nagy. "You don't expect this huge guy with chains and a beard to be as nice as he was to a kid."

Naturally, Wylde autographed the guitar. He also provided four tickets and VIP passes to the Ozzy Osbourne concert the next night. Brayshaw and his family met Ozzy and the band, checked out Wylde's guitars and watched the show from the side of the stage.

"It was just unbelievable. You rarely hear of something like that happening," said Tanner's mom, Lesli.

Wylde spoke about the importance of family.

He's married to his high school sweetheart and they have three kids. The youngest is named Hendrix.

"We were just really impressed with Zakk and what a family guy he was," Lesli said.

On his website, Wylde talks about never forgetting the excitement of rock 'n' roll.

"You've still gotta listen to music with a 14-year-old's ears. Remembering when you were like, 'dude, we're going to see Zeppelin this weekend!' That's what it's all about, man.

"If what I do inspires some kid to pick up a guitar and jam, that's the s---, without a doubt."

Brayshaw, who was on only his fourth lesson, says he'll keep it up.

"He's like my idol now. I just want to be like Zakk. He treated me like gold and he treated my family like gold."