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82 foot High School Basketball Buzzer-Beater Shot

Black Snake Moan Movie Review

The movie “Black Snake Moan”, starring Samuel L. Jackson, is a good movie.‚ I felt that it was too heavily cut to shorten it, but was impressed anyways.‚ The story follow three very disturbed people in the Deep South: two young lovers and a recently jilted older man (Jackson).‚ Black Snake Moan was able to touch on the power of certain desires and emotions better than most movies that I have seen.‚ … read more “Black Snake Moan Movie Review”

Global Warming?

Stock Your Fridge, Clean Your Place, Get Ladies

Entertaining advice on how to get more ladies by stocking your fridge and pantry properly and cleaning your apartment.

I should probably consider this.… read more “Stock Your Fridge, Clean Your Place, Get Ladies”

David Cross on Why Arrested Development Was Cancelled

Servant Becomes Cardinal

In a truly heartwarming story of rags to riches, a servant to Julius III was made a cardinal for doing great services to the peoples of Earth: he had once cared for the new Pope’s pet monkey.

Once again, this is why you do not want governmental power placed in the hands of unelected, unaccountable officials.‚ … read more “Servant Becomes Cardinal”

Your Mom Demotivational Poster

The funny your mom demotivational poster below made me giggle. Giggle, gaggle, goggle, guggle.

Ivan the Terrible: Not A Nice Guy

Living up to his name, Ivan the Terrible was not a really fun guy to know.‚ In 1555, after the completion of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, he ordered that the architects be blinded so they could never design a prettier building.‚ That act was probably one of the nicest things that he ever did.‚ An enemy of Ivan the Terrible according to one chronicler was “was drawn upon a long sharp-made stake, which entered the lower part of his body and came out of his neck; upon which he languished a horrible pain for 15 hours alive, and spoke to his mother, brought to behold that woeful sight.… read more “Ivan the Terrible: Not A Nice Guy”