Palin Funnies + The Other Funny Sketch From Saturday's SNL
Posted By Chris Crosby at 11:14 PM
September 26, 2008
In case you missed it.
Posted By Chris Crosby at 3:39 PM
September 25, 2008
If McCain misses Friday's debate, they could always play this video of him debating himself...
Posted By Chris Crosby at 9:26 AM
September 24, 2008
Finally, a forwarded E-Mail that makes some sense!
Posted By Chris Crosby at 4:52 PM
Just got this in my E-Mail box. If you agree with it, please pass it around to everyone you know (and your representatives in Washington).
Hi Pals,
I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.
Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend.
To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.
Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up...
So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billion that equals $425,000.00.
My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a We Deserve It Dividend.
Of course, it would NOT be tax free.
So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.
Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.
That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.
But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.
A husband and wife has $595,000.00.
What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?
* Pay off your mortgage - housing crisis solved.
* Repay college loans - what a great boost to new grads
* Put away money for college - it'll be there
* Save in a bank - create money to loan to entrepreneurs.
* Buy a new car - create jobs
* Invest in the market - capital drives growth
* Pay for your parent's medical insurance - health care improves
* Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean - or else
Remember, this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.
If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 ( "vote buy" ) economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President.
If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!
As for AIG - liquidate it.
Sell off its parts.
Let American General go back to being American General.
Sell off the real estate.
Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.
Here's my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.
Sure, it's a crazy idea that can "never work."
But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!
How do you spell Economic Boom?
I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion.
We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC
And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.
Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest. Kindest personal regards,
"Birk" T. J . Birkenmeier, A Creative Guy & Citizen of the Republic
PS: Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it's either good for a laugh or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $85 Billion!!
(This is a playlist, so keep watchin' until the end of the show.)
September 18, 2008
He will totally execute any president and kick ass
Posted By Chris Crosby at 7:31 PM
In other news, many of us in this modern day and age are concerned about the use of cats (and even kittens) as slave labor in wrench factories all over this country as well as foreign countries like Europe. A fancy statue has been built in tribute to these poor slave cats, many of whom are orange. If you purchase a scale replica of said statue, a portion of the proceeds may possibly be donated to a charity to help these orange slave cats and their coming wrench-wielding rebellion against the wrench factory owners who abuse them.
September 12, 2008
FUTURE FORGOTTEN '00s TV - MEL BROOKS' SPACEBALLS: THE ANIMATED SERIES
Posted By Chris Crosby at 11:49 PM
This probably should've been a forgotten TV show of the 1980s as opposed to one that is only now premiering (on G4 in the U.S.), but Mel Brooks works in mysterious ways...
(NOTE: The leaked full episode was yanked from YouTube by MGM, so here's the trailer.)
Mel Brooks' voice definitely sounds older as President Scroob and Yogurt, but is just me or has Daphne Zuniga's voice aged poorest of all? In any case, shame on Bill Pullman for not participating. I hope he'll make a wiser choice when ID4: THE ANIMATED SERIES goes into production.
September 5, 2008
FORGOTTEN '80s TV WEEK: OTHERWORLD
Posted By Chris Crosby at 11:04 AM
Remember back when CBS would air a primetime drama about a family that gets mysteriously transported to a crazy alternate universe after taking a tour of a pyramid? Yeah, neither do I. But it HAPPENED! And the proof is OTHERWORLD, a nutty gem of a series from 1985 created by musician Roderick Taylor (who gave himself a cameo in each episode).
OTHERWORLD was one single alternate universe (not a bunch of them like in SLIDERS), but contained within it were dozens (or, um, at least EIGHT, as that's how many episodes the series aired before being cancelled by CBS) of little countries called "provinces," and they were all different. One could be a weird photo negative of New York City, one could be chock-full of android people, one that's like a futuristic alien city, one more like the '50s, and so on. Here's the first episode...
