It's a dangerous business, a case of happy feet, as these people now know.
Best to sit still in your chair and not let the music get to you:
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
You Make Me Feeling Like Dancing, Or Failing
If you feel like dancing, better check out this video. Time to change yoru mind, perhaps?
Monday, June 9, 2014
Cop Won't Work At Pride Parade Because He's Afraid Of Gay Cooties
My nomination for the wimpiest cop on the planet is the one in Salt Lake City who refused to work traffic and crowd control at a gay pride parade.
About 30 cops were assigned to the parade. It sounds like a pretty routine assignment. Every parade in every city has police making sure everything runs smoothly.
I don't know that much about policing, but traffic control at a parade doesn't seem all that dangerous, at least compared to dealing with murderers and robbers and such.
The officer has not been identified, but he has been placed on leave pending a review.
It appears the cop's supervisors are not amused:
"We don't tolerate bias and bigotry in the department and assignments are assignments... To allow personal opinion to enter whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department," said Salt Lake City Police Department spokeswoman Lara Jones.
In other words, do your job, pal.
Oh, the small number of virulent anti gay ranters and bigots and wacked out extreme right wingers will hold up this guy as a martyr. They'll say how we can no longer live our lives in the Christian way we want. Or something like that.
That forgets the little detail that the cop was never asked to endorse the march, or gays in general. He's only supposed to do crowd control. In other words, be on the same street as a bunch of gay people and their supporters.
I'm sure he's been in the same room with murderers and thieves and such. Does that mean he endorses murder and thievery?
No, he's just afraid of gay cooties. Or something.
Can you imagine the chaos if all of us refused to work around people we don't like? Just ignore laws and rules to keep our sensitive little ignorant brains happy?
If the cop is this afraid of a bunch of gay people enjoying a parade, he must be absolutely terrified of more dangerous people, like rapists, muggers or even jay walkers. Is this the type of cop who should be trying to keep us safe?
The other 29 cops who were assigned the gay parade in Salt Lake City don't seem to be complaining. I'm sure some of them aren't super enthusiastic about gay people. But they're doing what they're paid to do.
Salt Lake City Police are gay friendly enough anyway. The organizers of the Pride parade say they have a good working relationship with the city's police department.
It's just that our wimpy cop is an outlier. Happens to the best of organizations. Not every employee turns out to be competent.
Maybe the cop can find another line of work. Let's just hope he doesn't apply for a job as a bouncer at the wrong night club. Can you imagine what would happen if his first night turned out to be the Mr. Leather competition at some gay bar?
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| A Salt Lake City cop is apparently terrified of these absolutely "scary" bunch of people. |
About 30 cops were assigned to the parade. It sounds like a pretty routine assignment. Every parade in every city has police making sure everything runs smoothly.
I don't know that much about policing, but traffic control at a parade doesn't seem all that dangerous, at least compared to dealing with murderers and robbers and such.
The officer has not been identified, but he has been placed on leave pending a review.
It appears the cop's supervisors are not amused:
"We don't tolerate bias and bigotry in the department and assignments are assignments... To allow personal opinion to enter whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department," said Salt Lake City Police Department spokeswoman Lara Jones.
In other words, do your job, pal.
Oh, the small number of virulent anti gay ranters and bigots and wacked out extreme right wingers will hold up this guy as a martyr. They'll say how we can no longer live our lives in the Christian way we want. Or something like that.
That forgets the little detail that the cop was never asked to endorse the march, or gays in general. He's only supposed to do crowd control. In other words, be on the same street as a bunch of gay people and their supporters.
I'm sure he's been in the same room with murderers and thieves and such. Does that mean he endorses murder and thievery?
No, he's just afraid of gay cooties. Or something.
Can you imagine the chaos if all of us refused to work around people we don't like? Just ignore laws and rules to keep our sensitive little ignorant brains happy?
If the cop is this afraid of a bunch of gay people enjoying a parade, he must be absolutely terrified of more dangerous people, like rapists, muggers or even jay walkers. Is this the type of cop who should be trying to keep us safe?
The other 29 cops who were assigned the gay parade in Salt Lake City don't seem to be complaining. I'm sure some of them aren't super enthusiastic about gay people. But they're doing what they're paid to do.
Salt Lake City Police are gay friendly enough anyway. The organizers of the Pride parade say they have a good working relationship with the city's police department.
It's just that our wimpy cop is an outlier. Happens to the best of organizations. Not every employee turns out to be competent.
Maybe the cop can find another line of work. Let's just hope he doesn't apply for a job as a bouncer at the wrong night club. Can you imagine what would happen if his first night turned out to be the Mr. Leather competition at some gay bar?
ALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City police officer has been placed on leave after refusing an assignment to work at a gay pride parade.
The officer was among about 30 officers assigned to provide traffic control and security for the annual Utah Pride Parade on Sunday in Salt Lake City, said department spokeswoman Lara Jones.
"We don't tolerate bias and bigotry in the department, and assignments are assignments ... To allow personal opinion to enter into whether an officer will take a post is not something that can be tolerated in a police department," Jones told KSL.
She declined comment on the officer's reason for refusing the assignment.
The officer, whose name was not released, is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation.
Utah Pride Center spokeswoman Deann Armes said her group is pleased with the department's stance and thinks officers should undergo sensitivity training before joining the force.
"Our goal is to make sure that police training and certification includes policies and oaths to ensure that all officers are committed to providing equal service and treatment of all citizens. Clearly, bigotry is alive and well," Armes said in a statement.
Police Chief Chris Burbank has marched in the parade in the past, and three deputy chiefs will march Sunday while he is out of town.
The department also will have a community outreach and recruitment booth at the pride festival, Jones said, and participates in a standing committee to address public safety issues relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents.
"We have gay men and women that serve in the police department," Jones told The Salt Lake Tribune. "One officer's situation does not reflect the vast majority of officers that work in the Salt Lake City Police Department and certainly not Chief B
Friday, June 6, 2014
Update: "Singing Nun" Sister Cristina Scuccia Wins Italy's "The Voice"!
Some weeks ago I told you in this blog thing here about Sister Cristina Scuccia, the unlikely contestant on Italy's version of "The Voice."
That's the show that begins the season when judges listen to singers with their backs to the performer, so they can't make assumptions based on their looks.
If the judges like what they hear, they press a button, their chairs turn and they face the singer.
The season progresses from there until one singer is crowned the champion
In this case, we have good news from Italy this morning: Sister Cristina Scuccia was the big winner!
And good for her!
She got a recording contract with Universal.
According to Variety, this was Scuccia's reaction to the win:
"My presence here is not up to me, it's thanks ot the man upstairs," she said before reciting the Lord's Prayer onstage."
Variety said Scuccia is a member of the Ursuline Sisters of the Holy Family, and was inspired to audition for The Voice by Pope Francis, who wants people to "get out onto the streets" in his call for the Catholic Church to come closer to the common people and their everyday lives.
At the same time, she's helping us understand that many Catholic priests and nuns really do want to make the world a better place. And they can have fun.
As proof, here's this great video of a "battle round" in the voice in which Scuccia sings with another contestant to see who can do a better job with Cindi Lauper's classic, awesome song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
The video is wonderful. Love the contrast between Scuccia and the other contestant. Watch:
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| Sister Cristina Scuccia sings her way to victory on Italy's version of "The Voice" |
That's the show that begins the season when judges listen to singers with their backs to the performer, so they can't make assumptions based on their looks.
If the judges like what they hear, they press a button, their chairs turn and they face the singer.
The season progresses from there until one singer is crowned the champion
In this case, we have good news from Italy this morning: Sister Cristina Scuccia was the big winner!
And good for her!
She got a recording contract with Universal.
According to Variety, this was Scuccia's reaction to the win:
"My presence here is not up to me, it's thanks ot the man upstairs," she said before reciting the Lord's Prayer onstage."
Variety said Scuccia is a member of the Ursuline Sisters of the Holy Family, and was inspired to audition for The Voice by Pope Francis, who wants people to "get out onto the streets" in his call for the Catholic Church to come closer to the common people and their everyday lives.
At the same time, she's helping us understand that many Catholic priests and nuns really do want to make the world a better place. And they can have fun.
As proof, here's this great video of a "battle round" in the voice in which Scuccia sings with another contestant to see who can do a better job with Cindi Lauper's classic, awesome song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
The video is wonderful. Love the contrast between Scuccia and the other contestant. Watch:
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Scam Alert For Those Dumb Enough To Order A Penis Enlarger
A not very self confident guy in Malaysia responded to one of those scammy ads that promise men they can enlarge their penis.
He got what he paid for.
In short (ha!), he got a magnifying glass.
Technically, then, he wasn't scammed, because holding the magnifying glass to his, um, equipment, makes it at least look bigger, no?
And the magnifying glass came with some very helpful safety instructions: Don't use it in the sun.
Doing so would surely be more painful than falling for a scam.
The lesson from all this: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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He got what he paid for.
In short (ha!), he got a magnifying glass.
Technically, then, he wasn't scammed, because holding the magnifying glass to his, um, equipment, makes it at least look bigger, no?
And the magnifying glass came with some very helpful safety instructions: Don't use it in the sun.
Doing so would surely be more painful than falling for a scam.
The lesson from all this: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Restaurant News: Eatery Shows Skin, Finds Success, But Toilet Themed Restaurant Goes Down Toilet
Somebody recently took to one of those on line restaurant review sites to take a West Virginia restaurant to task because the lovely waitresses there seemed disinclined to "show more skin."
The ever-obliging owner of the restaurant, the Atomic Grill in Morgantown, decided to respond to the reviewer and did just that. He had the restaurant staff show a LOT of skin.
Oh, not like that, you dirty pervert.
The restaurant owner added potato skins to the menu, and turned the dish into a big promotion that raised money for the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services, says television station WBOY.
For the reviewer who wanted the actual waitstaff to show more skin, he was out of luck. "That sort of attitude is Cro-Magnon at best,' said Atomic Grill owner Daniel McCawley. The restaurant did not alter or change the design of the uniforms the staff wear.
But the potato skin promotion was a big success, according to WBOY.
What wasn't a big success is the toilet themed restaurant in California, which recently closed its doors.
Apparently, a restaurant with toilets as seats and fare named after poo is not a great business model.
The Magic Restroom cafe featured Taiwanese cuisine, but some of the dishes had names like "black poop" and "smells like poop."
Appetizing, no?
The good news about the restaurant's closing is it prompted local news headlines like "Magic Restroom Cafe Craps Out After Eight Months: and "Magic Restroom Cafe Goes Down The Toilet."
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| The Atomic Grill in West Virginia is "showing more skin." |
The ever-obliging owner of the restaurant, the Atomic Grill in Morgantown, decided to respond to the reviewer and did just that. He had the restaurant staff show a LOT of skin.
Oh, not like that, you dirty pervert.
The restaurant owner added potato skins to the menu, and turned the dish into a big promotion that raised money for the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services, says television station WBOY.
For the reviewer who wanted the actual waitstaff to show more skin, he was out of luck. "That sort of attitude is Cro-Magnon at best,' said Atomic Grill owner Daniel McCawley. The restaurant did not alter or change the design of the uniforms the staff wear.
But the potato skin promotion was a big success, according to WBOY.
What wasn't a big success is the toilet themed restaurant in California, which recently closed its doors.
Apparently, a restaurant with toilets as seats and fare named after poo is not a great business model.
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| The lovely (??) Magic Restroom Cafe has closed its doors. And toilet seats. |
The Magic Restroom cafe featured Taiwanese cuisine, but some of the dishes had names like "black poop" and "smells like poop."
Appetizing, no?
The good news about the restaurant's closing is it prompted local news headlines like "Magic Restroom Cafe Craps Out After Eight Months: and "Magic Restroom Cafe Goes Down The Toilet."
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Time Waster Of The Day: Hilarious "Terrible Real Estate Photos"
If you've put your house on the market and fret that it doesn't look impressive enough for potential buyers, don't worry.
It could be worse. Much worse.
A Tumblr site called Terrible Real Estate Photos is a hilarious time waster that shows properties that are, shall we say, unique fixer uppers.
A few sample photos from the site are in this post, but go ahead and peruse the Tumblr site. You'll never look at real estate sales brochures the same way again.
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| Maybe Jackson Pollock lived here? |
It could be worse. Much worse.
A Tumblr site called Terrible Real Estate Photos is a hilarious time waster that shows properties that are, shall we say, unique fixer uppers.
A few sample photos from the site are in this post, but go ahead and peruse the Tumblr site. You'll never look at real estate sales brochures the same way again.
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| A property perfect for your weekend firing squad parties! |
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| Airy living spaces in this newly listed home. |
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| This bathroom leaves quite an impression. |
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Don't Steal From Church Collection Boxes If You're Looking For Sunday Thrills
It's Sunday.
Some of us are going to church. And some of us are looking to do something fun and exciting on a nice weekend day.
Once couple in Switzerland decided to combine the two pursuits and are surely now regretting it. I, for one think it's a good idea.
The couple, age 70 and 73 spent Sundays until recently going to churches and stealing church collection boxes, says the BBC.
They didn't need the money, reports said. They just did it for the rush of getting away with something kinda mean. And criminal.
Of course, now police are investigating and it looks like charges will be brought against the couple.
The bottom line: If you're going to church today, Great! Just donate a bit of money if you want, but don't steal any.
If you're looking for a Sunday thrill, maybe a nice hike in the mountains, or even a sky diving excursion will do the trick.
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| An older couple stole money from this tiny Swiss chapel, and many more just for the thrill of it, officials said. |
Some of us are going to church. And some of us are looking to do something fun and exciting on a nice weekend day.
Once couple in Switzerland decided to combine the two pursuits and are surely now regretting it. I, for one think it's a good idea.
The couple, age 70 and 73 spent Sundays until recently going to churches and stealing church collection boxes, says the BBC.
They didn't need the money, reports said. They just did it for the rush of getting away with something kinda mean. And criminal.
Of course, now police are investigating and it looks like charges will be brought against the couple.
The bottom line: If you're going to church today, Great! Just donate a bit of money if you want, but don't steal any.
If you're looking for a Sunday thrill, maybe a nice hike in the mountains, or even a sky diving excursion will do the trick.
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