June 2010
18 posts
BusinessSlam
It wasn’t more than a couple of months after moving to the City that I had blown through the twelve-hundred bucks or so that I had brought with me. Some of that was rent, of course, but I’m pretty sure the rest of it was Jack Daniels and fried chicken. So to keep livin’ the high life, I had to get myself a job.
My roommates recommended their temp agency. In the new dress...
Things You Should Know About the Platypus
The 9th President of the United States of America, William Henry Harrison, was 1/4 platypus. (Next time you’re gazing at his portrait above the mantle, note the subtle duckbill.)
The platypus subsists on a diet of annelid worms, insect larvae, freshwater shrimp, freshwater crayfish and the milkwhite dreams of newborn babies.
In 2007, the platypus was finally granted the right to vote in...
A Grand Ole Fool: WaFB's 1000th Post & Beyond...
This is the 999th post on What a Fool Believes. The next post being No. 1000, we’ve got to do it up right. Since I’ve yet to obtain a battleship - which I was planning on inviting you all aboard so that we could drink margaritas, listen to nothin’ but hot R&B jams and shoot missles at the moon - I’ve got this idea I’ve been wanting to try for awhile which will...
LCD Soundsystem: “You Wanted A Hit”
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Prepare to have your world rocked by the "Jennifer... →
I wish I could claim responsibility for this but even I’m not that crazy. 23 different models of Megan Fox? Come on. Everyone knows that there are 24 different models of Megan Fox - 1 per hour in the day because the current technology does not allow them to function any longer than 1 hour at a time (after 23 hours of sleep, of course). Didn’t this “grandmoviestar from...
Backstreet Boys Support Fellow Musicians in BP...
From the latest Backstreet Boys press release:
The Backstreet Boys join popular hard rock band KORN to boycott the purchase of BP oil. Currently on a 35+ North American tour in support of their new album, THIS IS US, BSB promises to embark on a BP free tour. “I’m devastated by what I’ve seen first hand and on the news” says Nick Carter. “I’ve always been a...
Brodaptations
Due to the recent success of Quirk Books’ “Quirk Classics” series of literary mashups (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Android Karenina), the Bros Icing Bros phenomenon and Old Navy’s Belted Twill Camouflage Cargo Shorts, a new literary genre has emerged which is quickly being gobbled up by all of the major publishing companies. The...
Backstreet Boys Cruise →
“Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean are thrilled to announce the inaugural Backstreet Boys Cruise, a four-day fan appreciation event that will set sail December 9th. Departing from Miami, Florida, fans will not only visit Key West and Cozumel but will be treated to special full performances by the group, Q&A sessions, game show activities, photo sessions with...
Things I Won't Do at My Cousin's Wedding
This weekend one of my cousins is getting married. I’m going to Wisconsin for the wedding. Before I could go, I had to promise my family that I wouldn’t do any of the following things at this blessed ceremony:
Pretend to be “Minty Mayhem” the plaque-wrestling spokesthing in an advertisement for “Mr. Big Mouth’s Mouthwash” before the big kiss.
Talk...
Of a Piece
I spent every night before the holiday weekend cutting, shaping, taping, and painting cardboard boxes. The family was getting together on the holiday for a barbecue. They were disparate personalities that, when forced together in one space, never quite fit right. I remember once when I was small everybody nearly locking neatly into place. Then my Aunt Sheila yelled at my Uncle Paul because he...
