You know what joke will simply not take off no matter how many times I try it? Talking to somebody wearing one of those yellow Livestrong bracelets and saying, "So, you're against cancer? That's awesome."
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Something's off
Watching TV last night, I came across one of the typical proposition ads you see leading up to an election. This ad was telling us to vote against Proposition 68 or some number, which would I believe would either allow card clubs and parlors to expand, or increase taxes on Indian casinos.
(Which brings up a whole other issue. I mean, we kick Indians off their land and 200 years later "allow" them to open casinos to make some money for themselves. We even said, "You guys have suffered enough. Don't worry about taxes. Keep most of it for yourselves." Maybe assuming they wouldn't even get the gaming palaces off the ground. Then, when we find out that Indian casinos are cash cows - shocker! - we demand taxes and fees and stuff from them. It's almost as if 18th century pioneers gave the Indians syphilitic blankets, then, when the Indians figured out some way to cure polio and scurvy with the infected blankets, the pioneers demanded the blankets back.)
Anyway, what really stuck out was after this guy told us to vote against or for whatever this was (Could that statement possibly be more American, by the way? So vague on electoral details!), he ran down a list of the proposition's endorsers.
- The Fraternal Order of Police
- American Firefighters Union
- Group For Prop 68
- Governor Schwarzeneggar
Just seeing it there in print really drives it home. Governor. Schwarzeneggar.
By the way, you know who is definitely FOR casino expansion? The Gambler.
(Which brings up a whole other issue. I mean, we kick Indians off their land and 200 years later "allow" them to open casinos to make some money for themselves. We even said, "You guys have suffered enough. Don't worry about taxes. Keep most of it for yourselves." Maybe assuming they wouldn't even get the gaming palaces off the ground. Then, when we find out that Indian casinos are cash cows - shocker! - we demand taxes and fees and stuff from them. It's almost as if 18th century pioneers gave the Indians syphilitic blankets, then, when the Indians figured out some way to cure polio and scurvy with the infected blankets, the pioneers demanded the blankets back.)
Anyway, what really stuck out was after this guy told us to vote against or for whatever this was (Could that statement possibly be more American, by the way? So vague on electoral details!), he ran down a list of the proposition's endorsers.
- The Fraternal Order of Police
- American Firefighters Union
- Group For Prop 68
- Governor Schwarzeneggar
Just seeing it there in print really drives it home. Governor. Schwarzeneggar.
By the way, you know who is definitely FOR casino expansion? The Gambler.
Monday, September 27, 2004
She's better than you!
Next time you're stuck in traffic, you'll have yet another reason to wish you were Mischa Barton. Oh sure, she's stuck in traffic too, but she can stay busy by looking at the proofs from her latest photo shoot. You see, Mischa doesn't drive herself anywhere. Too common man for her.
"There's something about not being the quintessential Hollywood person who has to drive to every meeting themselves," "The O.C." star Mischa Barton says in next month's issue of Jane magazine. "You're in your own little area more. Somebody drives me to work - either my mom or an assistant. Or my boyfriend"
I'm really hoping Mischa starts getting uppity on the O.C. set this season, and Schwartz decides to just kill her off and be done with it. She can accidentally OD on Absolut and pills, then fall into the pool. Then we can see Benny Mac cry and look stage left, which he considers to be "acting." Then he'll get in a fight at the funeral, knocking over Marissa's casket. The Cohens will think that's the final, final, final straw and send him back to Chino for a week as a punishment. Then they'll realize Chino sucks and bring him back to Newport.
"There's something about not being the quintessential Hollywood person who has to drive to every meeting themselves," "The O.C." star Mischa Barton says in next month's issue of Jane magazine. "You're in your own little area more. Somebody drives me to work - either my mom or an assistant. Or my boyfriend"
I'm really hoping Mischa starts getting uppity on the O.C. set this season, and Schwartz decides to just kill her off and be done with it. She can accidentally OD on Absolut and pills, then fall into the pool. Then we can see Benny Mac cry and look stage left, which he considers to be "acting." Then he'll get in a fight at the funeral, knocking over Marissa's casket. The Cohens will think that's the final, final, final straw and send him back to Chino for a week as a punishment. Then they'll realize Chino sucks and bring him back to Newport.
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