Ok, Now for Somethin' Real!

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Sorry, but I can only take so much 'herbivore' Euro-trash.
Here's some REAL music
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For Those Who I Probably Offended

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Sorry to have offended a certain group of people on another blog. I, however, DO standby my comment and term. So, here is a pacifier you will likely enjoy: The 2009 Eurovision winner. A catchy little piece that shows I do have a somewhat open mind:

No, it wasn't a comment about J-Pop, though this song does sound oddly similar.

You don't suppose this guy is one of Rob Lowe's kids/cousins?

"I Understand"

The meaning of the phrase "I understand"

When your Japanese counterpart says, "I understand." he/she/it is probably telling you:

1. I grasp the concept and follow your train of thought. (-1%)
2. I understand the dictionary meaning of each word. (-5%)
3. If I ask a question you will think I'm a total idiot; let's move on so I can get a drink. (95%)

Choose which of the above is most appropriate to your situation.

Personally, when I use the phrase: "I understand" (interchangable with: "I see" & "interesting"), I usually mean:

1. I know what you're saying and I think you're nuts. (20%)
2. I know what you're saying and I couldn't care less. (30%)
3. I need a drink no matter what you are saying. (50%)


Thank you Salaryman for the idea.
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Obama "image" vs the Obama administration

Did you watch/notice the White House briefing the other day? Cell phones going off? That is the news media "dissing" the administration. BIG TIME!

Something tells me the honeymoon is over and even though everyone might very well love the IMAGE of Obama in the White House - enough to elect him for two terms - the democrats themselves had better be very careful.

When even your ardent supporters are ignoring you on live TV you had better get the hint because, THAT AIN'T NO HINT!
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Tasteless Jokes?

Here is what David Feherty wrote in a Dallas magazine recently:

"If you gave any U.S. soldier a gun with two bullets in it, and he found himself in an elevator with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Osama Bin Laden, there's a good chance that Nancy Pelosi would get shot twice, and Harry Reid and Bin Laden would be strangled to death."

Some people (in the liberal media) don't think it's funny; personally I think its not only funny, but very likely true!

This “joke” is being compared to “tasteless” Wanda Sykes jokes about Rush Limbaugh at the Press Banquet in Washington DC:

"Rush Limbaugh hopes the country fails? I hope his kidneys fail, how 'bout that?"

Ha Ha Ha, only I would have said:

"Nancy Polosi hopes the Republicans fail? I hope her kidneys fail, how 'bout that?"

Or how about when Sykes said:

"You know, you might want to look into this, [President Obama], because I think maybe Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker, but he was just so strung out on OxyContin he missed his flight. ...

I would have said:

"You know, you might want to look into this, [President Obama], because I think maybe Nancy Peloski was the 20th hijacker, but she was just holding out for a private plane so she missed her flight. ...


Tasteless? Perhaps a bitter taste, but ... I think the jokes were funny at the Press banquet AND everywhere else. After all political humor isn't really funny unless there is a ring of truth in it and perhaps a bitter taste, don't you think?

How about: The way things are going in Japan, you would think the PM just sits around on his Aso all day reading manga (comic books).
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"Survival of the Unfitest"

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youtube.com/user/PeterSchiffChannel
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Well, Is it True or Not?

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