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Lake Effects

These pictures just got sent my way. They really capture the feel of a lake effect snow storm rolling in.
Damn, I miss Buffalo weather.

It's an Obamanation?

This recently happened to a friend. Maybe not verbatim but...


The phone rings. Bleary eyes look at the clock. Refocus. 1:15 am.
What's wrong? Something terrible must've happened to him. The worst flashes though her mind as she races to the telephone.
"Oui, Halo?"
Silence, then a click. "Hello," chimes a chipper computer voice, "I'm Mike. I'm calling from California on behalf of the Barack Obama Campaign for Presi--"
"What are you doing? It is 1 in the morning?!" She slams the phone down and harrumphs back to bed. A few minutes later the phone rings.
"Hello?"
"Hello! I'm Mike. I'm calling from California on behalf of the Barack Obama Campaign for President."
"Stop calling me! I'm in Boston. It's 1 in the morning."
A few minutes later the phone rings.
"Hello! I'm Steve. I'm calling from California on behalf of the Barack Obama Campaign for President."
"What is wrong with you guys!? Why do you keep calling me? I am in Boston. It's the middle of the night and I'm trying to sleep. Why do you keep bothering me?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did you say you live in Boston. I used to live in Boston. Great city. So, do you think you would vote for Obama?"
Click.

This fake campaign call tactic was perfected by Rove, but who might be using it now? It's pretty early to be starting this kind of sneak attack, isn't it? Or is it?

Customer Service

The booth at the train station reads:
Customer Service. Do you have a question for Team Charlie?
Find Help Here!

The cutomer cirlced the booth, clutching a five-dollar bill, looking confused after unsucessfully fiddling with the ticket machines. Team Charlie roared with laughter inside the heated booth, regailing in the events of so-and-so from you-know-where. The man stood outside with a hang dog look until Team Rozzie came over to show him how to use the "dang-blasted machine."

Score 1 for the Cold Front. What's up now, Charlie?

Celtics Get Burned By Miami Heat

The Celtics earned their sixteenth loss in a row last night. That's one loss for each NBA title they hold. So yes, they're really bad this year, even worse than this record shows, but I wonder if people are expecting too much from these boys. C'mon, look at how little they are.

Celtics Up Shite's Creek

Melissa's morning declaration: The Celtics should just quit playing.

Celtics' front office refused to comment.

Doin' Super Bowl Shuffle

Last night the Colts outmuscled and outplayed the Chicago Bears to win the Super Bowl. I was rooting for the Bears. Like lots of people I often like the underdog, plus the '85 Bears had a big impact on my interest in football. The Superbowl Shuffle. The trouncing they gave the Pats. What was not to love? Yeah, I was rooting for the Bears last night, but I know many of you want to know what last night has to do with the Buffalo Bills. The Colts' win was a tiny victory for a Buffalo Bills fan, too. With the title, Bill Polian, former Bills' GM who helped take Buffalo from back-to-back 2-14 seasons to dominate the AFC with four straight Super Bowl losses, finally felt what it was like to truly be on the winning team. Four straight Super Bowls, the Bills were no one hit wonder, just a bizarro sado-masochistic nightmare. Now what will Indy's legacy be?

Watch the original Super Bowl Shuffle video. Man, I thought it was the coolest thing back then. Just like Zuboz pants, times have changed.

So I guess You Tube removed the video from the website. May be related to the recent Google takeover. I found it elsewhere though. Super Bowl Shuffle video

Menacing Cartoons Wreak Havoc on City

Yesterday, Boston was gripped with fear because of a dubious plot by Aqua Teen Hunger Force cartoon characters to blow up the city. It turned out to be an advertising campaign for the late night tv show. Subways, highways, bridges and part of the Charles River were shut down and bomb squads were sent in before authorities realized the bombs weren't bombs but LED circuit boards giving them the middle finger. This apparently sent officials into a tizzy.

The devious cartoons have captivated people's attention for a moment. So while riding the T today, I eavesdropped on this exchange between two women that got on the train together and a man they sat down next to. The conversation quickly turns to "those" terrorist and public fear. An intersting interaction, perhaps emblematic of why most Bostonians do not engage strangers. At this point, the subway car was stopped at the station for a several minutes:

Woman 1 (W1): Watch, they found something on the tracks. I’m serious. They might have a bomb up ahead. I can’t take another day of this shit.

Woman 2 (W2): Some crazy bastards droppin’ bombs all over the city.

Man (M): Well, did you see what that was yesterday?

W1: Yeah, it was pretty fucking stupid.

M: Light Bright sets.

W1: Like Christmas all over again.

W2: With a big middle finger in your face.

M: Light Brights. I used to play with those things when I was a kid.

W1: That was some fucked up shit.

M: What was fucked up was the police thinking they were bombs.

W2: For real.

W1: Naw, I’m sorry. You gotta take that seriously. Can you imagine if all those bridges had been blown up? What kind of mess would we be in today? That’s why I keep saying you can’t play like that no more.

W2: I just hope they don’t cancel the show. Aqua Teen Hunger Force. That’s my show.

M: They’re not going to take it off the air.

W1: Hell no. They got just what they wanted. Now all these people are gonna tune in to find out what the hell it’s all about.

M: If it had just been an underground ad campaign, maybe some people would have taken notice. But now that it was elevated to a terror hoax, everybody’s wondering what’s up.

W1: The city fell right into the trap. I mean, I see what you’re saying but we live in a different world since 9-11. You can’t go around putting shit on bridges and expect for people not to freak out. They need to put some people in jail.

M: You really think the kids who with some light brights should go to jail?

W2: Maybe pay a fine or something. Did you see the one where Ignignokt—

W1: I’m sorry, I’m not a prejudiced person, but I see somebody looks funny, I don’t trust ‘em. [She glances up and down the car]. I see some dude wearing one of those wraps on his head, I’m getting off the train. [Slaps hands with her friend.]

W2: For real. They have no values.

W1: Oh, they’ve got values, but just messed up ones…a warped sense of reality…and backward ass religion.

M: Truth is, most terrorist attacks inside the country been carried out by crazy white people. You get off the train when you see white folks?

W1: Well, they blended in. The terrorists can look like anybody. People think like they’re all safe. The United States is this and that. We’re all just arrogant. We ain’t safe. They got sleeper cells. They can attack at any moment. That’s why I don’t trust those people.