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Easter Promises
I just saw a video titled "blind kids hunt for easter eggs using beepers". Very cool.— March 23, 2008 9:19 p.m.
Lawyers in Love (with money)
There's also a lawyer suing a casino somewhere in the Virgin Islands or Bahamas (or around there). Turns out he put 20$ into a slot machine, pulled the handle and hit the 5.-something million dollar jackpot. As quarters came spitting out of the machine (yep, it was on quarter slots) a casino employee strolled over and pulled the plug, turned to the lawyer and told him it was a "malfunction". Well, now the lawyer is suing. However, he's not looking for anything above the amount he would have won. In fact, he just wants the courts to have the casino prove WHY it was a malfunction and actually research if it was or not. Never pull the plug on a lawyer.— March 6, 2008 11:44 p.m.
Teach Your Children Well
I have a high school teacher who I will never forget. She was my history teacher during my senior year, Ms Woodward. Sure, I only saw her one hour a day, but within a 3 month time period we built a pretty solid student/teacher relationship. She was younger, pretty hip and made class pretty fun usually (she would put up with a lot of stuff from us kids that other older teachers wouldn't, and dish it right back without any of it [from our side or hers] being out of line). Well, my mom became ill with cancer after the first 3 months of my senior year. We were moving out of state so my family could help take care of her while I finished school (her diagnosis was terminal and only expected to live 6 months at the most). My school sent out a notification to my teachers that I would be gone within 2 weeks. A family member of mine went around and explained to my teachers why this was all happening just in case I seemed out of it during class. Well, Ms Woodward pulled me aside after class one day and told me if there was anything I ever wanted to talk about, she was there for me. Then she offered me a room in her house so I could finish out my school year (I guess because she knew it was my senior year and I had grown up in that area, always going to school with the same kids) at that high school. She said she had discussed this with her husband, and they agreed this is something they would both be happy to do for me. I thanked her, but told her I wanted to go with my mom. It really touched my heart though, and I'll never forget her because of this.— March 2, 2008 10 p.m.
Aquaman Honored
The creator of Aquaman was in San Diego?! RAD! Maybe if I grew up here and went to Comic Con more often, I would know this. I just purchased a sheet of stamps from the post office that has Superhero's on it, one of them being Aquaman. No greater honor then your creation being put on a stamp. That's funny someone asked his son if they had lots of fish growing up. I would have wondered the same thing.— February 27, 2008 8:51 p.m.
I Love Paris in the...Winter
I don't know if you knew this or not, but Barron Hilton is 18 years old. I find this to be very upsetting. I'm guessing the other Barron Hilton (not Paris Hiltons brother Barron, but her grandfather) also finds this upsetting and that is why in his will he is said to have over 97% of his estate being donated to charity. Build an empire and watch your heritage go down the toilet.— February 18, 2008 2:13 a.m.
Scarlett Johanssen Called Me
No. Politicians can call you. Esta Trow told me so.— February 12, 2008 10:56 p.m.
Ferris Bueller You're My Hero
I think the comparison to writers writing the same topics to comdians writing the same schticks is right on point.— February 12, 2008 10:54 p.m.
Drip Dry
The one thing I hate more then the damn paper towel dispenser with a sensor is the damn sinks where you have to keep pushing down the handle to make the water flow. I wash one hand, then have to use it to push down on the handle to wash the other. Very unsanitary damn it. You have a lot of bathroom stories.— February 12, 2008 10:50 p.m.
A Weird Circumstance about Circumcision
"No Killing. No lying. No stealing. No Bacon." "No Bacon?! I think I'm in the wrong line." -great Jim Gaffigan quote.— January 29, 2008 10:23 p.m.
Rappers Delight Police
You can open any door in the entertainment industry and see people picking up stage names. With rap, there are tons of reasons for doing so. Some people identify it with their style or persona. It can be an alter ego or it just sounds right for the emcee. If you want to be a rapper and go by "Josh Board", more power to you. When you're on point, people are going to be on board regardless of your name. Name changes have been going on forever in any part of the entertainment industry for tons of reasons. From Freddy Mercury to Macy Grey to Jon Stewart to Natalie Portman to Tori Amos to Syd Barrett to Bjork to Alice Cooper (and the list goes on and on), it's not just a rap thing. It's a fresh thing. Outlaw Olives.— January 27, 2008 10:39 p.m.