November 18, 2011
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Lukewarm Links 11/17
What a night! I guess I shouldn't use an exclamation mark because it wasn't that exciting but in grammar when you start a phrase with an interrogative pronoun and it isn't a question you use an exclamation mark. Anyway I watched some TV and was relaxing. I love The Office this evening. I was worried that the show wouldn't be that good without Steve Carrell but it actually works so much so that when I see syndicated episodes I feel weird seeing Michael. Erin is such a rube and I love it and then the Battle of Schrute Farm...OMG! Too funny. I tried watching Whitney and only made it 3 minutes into the show. It's so awful. So I decide that I'm going to try to have a healthy snack and finally eat a persimmon I bought last weekend. I've never had a persimmon and this was the first time I've ever seen one in a store. I've seen trees for sale and have thought that if I liked the fruit I may plant a new tree. I take a bite and notice it has an interesting flavor and texture. I take another bite and think...hmmm my mouth feels funny. This is weird. Bite three. I can't swallow. OH MY GAWD SOMETHING IS WRONG! My throat is swelling and it feels like my mouth has turned to gravel. I quick grab and inhaler and take a puff. I'm breathing and I spit out the fruit. I run to my kitchen and put my mouth under the water faucet and start drinking so I can wash my mouth out. I think I had an allergic reaction. I threw out the remainder of the fruit and said "Never again." I'm still still rinsing my mouth out and now I think I'm developing heart burn. That was so freaky. Then I watch It's Always Sunny and The League. That show was awful in a good way. Then I caught some Law and Order Criminal Intent and saw Jim from The Office playing a high school basketball player. Times like tonight make me wish I wasn't alone. Times like this make me want links...oh here they are.
1. I was at Walmart the other day looking at movies, specifically Pirates of the Caribbean 4. I wanted to buy it but I have no use for a BluRay disc so I figured why spend $15 extra for something I won't use. Then it hit me. There are so many pirate movies out there. Here are some you won't see in Walmart.
2. Another thing I've noticed as far as movie trends go is that there are a lot of vampire movies out there. In fact I think Twilight opens today. I like vampires but not the sparkly wussy kind. I've often wondered if people truly feared those creatures. Well here's a collection of actual vampire hunting kits so I guess that answers my question. Has anyone out there read Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
3. I often use puns on this site because let's face it, the pun is the funniest form of humor. Well here are some puns that you might think are quite punny.
4. If you know one thing about me, you'll know I like video games. I'm not to hip on the new stuff but old school games were my thing. Some of the best video games were series games like Double Dragon, Mario, Megaman, Street Fighter, Madden, etc. Well sometimes the company put out a game just to make a buck and it was quite obvious. Here is a list of some of the worst games in beloved series. #6...the name alone tells you it was bad.
5. I hear there are some of you who enjoy sexual relations. I have no clue what those are. Here's a list from everyone over at Lovelyish's favorite website, College Candy, talking about the worst places to have sex.
6. Here's another site that offers a he said/she said guide to the worst places to have sex. No backseat of a Volkswagen?
7. A couple weeks ago I went overboard with the Halloween costume links. Here's one last link to the best Halloween costumes of this year.
8. I have to admit something to you fellow Xangans. I created a Tumblr. This site on Tumblr is my favorite Tumblr. It's called Facts and Chicks.
9. I'm not entirely sure about the background of this Tumblr. It's a guy who is doing the Occupy Wallstreet but he's also protesting things sports related. He also goes to College Gameday so he can Occupy Herbstreit. If you like the college sports you may enjoy.
10. I know I've posted this site before but it's a good one. If you've read this site for some time you'll know that I have a distaste for the Food Network. Anyway, this site is called Food Network Humor. I have to say it's pretty funny.
11. I remember watching the first few seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation. I enjoyed it but over time it lost it's aura because the Star Trek market got watered down with all the different variations of the show. Well there was always rumors about an eighth season because the actors were contracted for an eighth season, it was never produced. Well here is a site that has tweets from a twitter account that features possible plotlines for the unaired 8th season.
12. Have you ever have a job interview that went poorly? Have you ever had a job interview go so bad that you bit the interviewer? Read this.
And because some of you don't like words...
The only thing I can think of for this one is...Darwin.
That's what I would end up buying if someone bought me Guy Fieri DVDs.
If Jerry Sandusky is executed for his crimes, this will be his last meal.
She'll live on and on.
That's how I plan my knuckle children.
I think I'm going to try this.
I love math almost as much as I love Jell-o Pudding Pops. I wish they still made them but I suppose I could make Jell-o Pudding and put a stick in it and then put it in my freezer so I can have my own pudding pops.
Connect the dots...la-la-la-la...connect the dots.
Connect the dots...la-la-la-la...connect the dots.
Well I don't like to brag but I think this post made me do just that.I just realized that I am wearing a Monty Python t-shirt and sweatpants. How awesome would that be if I died and they found me wearing that? Maybe they'd think I was doing the dead parrot skit.
Comments (24)
hey-- that guy aint wearing a helmet.
sorry about the sour persimmons.
hahahaha as always, great links... thank you...
How terrifying! That sounds like what happened to Zoe the night we discovered she's allergic to hazelnuts. You did the right thing by rinsing out your mouth right away. Another thing that will help is to keep a bottle of Benadryl on hand. The liquid stuff tastes like toilet cleaner but is easier to take during a reaction and works much faster. Zoe needs to take 2 teaspoons at the onset of symptoms, so being over six feet tall (and an adult), you'd probably need at least a tablespoon, but definitely let your doctor know what happened and have him give you a more accurate dose. If you're allergic to persimmons, odds are there are other foods (particularly fruits) that may trigger a reaction.
Not to sound like a naggy wife or anything, but please talk to your doctor about this.
Oh yeah, and the video game thing was spot-on. Streetfighter: The Movie tried really hard to be like the original Mortal Kombat but failed monumentally. SF2 was so damned good we figured SF:TM was an automatic awesome and were sorely disappointed. It sucked for all the reasons they listed and the sound quality on it was shit. The graphics were cruddy and the controls were clunky; executing a combo required digital gymnastics even John was largely incapable of, and he was so good at SF2 I got a long, merciless whoopin' on a near-daily basis for a couple of months. Dude was four at the time and knew every special move and combo known to man, and several known to monkeys.
omg so you're allergic to persimmon and didn't know it?? yikes!
i liked The Office last night, too
... i was so happy for Kevin that Robert was impressed with him... well, until he realized it really was about cookies! 
... and you are so right about that Whitney show... it's trying so. hard. to be hip or something, idk, that it is reallyreally annoying... 
good thing you caught that allergic reaction before it was too late. next time it'll be even harder to circumvent SO NO DRUNKEN RE-TESTS.
Persimmons are really tastey unfortunately it sounds like you had a major reaction. I'm surprised you didn't have to go to the hospitol. Glad you didn't.
Disney desided a while back to put all their new movies out in blueray/dvd for the first few weeks. After that they put out just dvd form. In fact I think the regular dvd came out this tuesday you should be able to find it now.
i imagine they were very coold. @ naked idots on motorcyle.
i never liked persimmons. they are evil fruit.
Damn you!! Now I must go find episodes of Pee Wee's Playhouse! Mekka lekka hi mekka heiney ho!
I could fairly hear Pee Wee . . . connect the dots la la la . . . memories. Bummer about the persimmons. I hope there will be no lingering effects. Thanks for the lynx. Heh. See what I did there?
lol Justin Bieber!
@roscoes_farm - must be in Wisconsin because I think we're one of the only places not to have helmet laws
@tribong_upos - glad you enjoyed
@ZombieMom_Speaks - I called my mom who probably knows more than most doctors since she's been a nurse for 40 years and she told me to take some benadryl and stay away from them and to look up what they were.
I remember going to the theater to see the Street Fighter movie. I wish I had the internet back in those days so I could've read up on it and realized it was shit so I wouldn't have spent my money on it. I think the same goes for the Mortal Kombat movies.
@Peridot21 - yeah it was a hairy experience
I was so happy for Kevin. I also loved Erin in that episode and how she was taken in by Dwight's storytelling and was yelling at Oscar. I wonder if they're going for another Dwight and Andy fighting over the same woman storyline.
@complicatedlight - you know that is one of my biggest irrational fears, dying of an allergic reaction because I'm alone and trying new food. Good thing I didn't really die.
doesn't sound terribly irrational to me. keep your foodie gene in check.
@LadyofWaters - yeah I'm thankful I didn't have to go. I think that would've been pretty embarrassing to say I'm here because I ate fruit.
Oh thanks for that. I'll have to check it out.
@StrawberrySunrises - well I no longer like that fruit but then I never had a chance to like it.
@cja1976 - hahahaha...glad i could help the cause
@adventofreason - I used to park myself in front of the tv every Saturday to watch Pee Wee and then the secret word would always carry over. I remember one time my family was going out to eat and my dad said the secret word so I screamed. Yeah that didn't go over so well. I was a fan until Pee Wee got caught playing with himself and they took him off tv.
@Arrabella_Lyka - glad you liked
@godfatherofgreenbay - Your mom sounds like a handy lady to have around.
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That's what the doctor would have told you too.
Oh, and absolutely right - that first MK movie wasn't too bad, but the sequel...to call it crap sullies the good name of crap. SF insults crap also.
PS - I love your Pee Wee icon.
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How bout MSNBC. What say you about that one?
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