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Orlando survived . . . barely.

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

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Last night, I had the pleasure of meeting Karl from Secondhand Tryptophan and Kevin from Kapgar, along with his lovely wife Katie. We met over at Downtown Disney and headed over to the Raglan Road Irish Pub for a great dinner. Britt was going to join us, but she pulled a groin muscle after her little cheerleading stunt yesterday and needed to plunk her crotch in a bowl of ice. Or maybe her babysitter canceled on her. Either way, it was just the four of us, and we had a great time!

Karl started off the evening by hitting on every waitress (and a few waiters) that walked by. He got 14 different phone numbers! Of course, they all started with "555". Katie smacked me with a wooden spoon that she carried around in her purse and berated me for scarring her husband for life with my Letter to My Body post. Kevin just curled up at the table and rocked back and forth, saying "No cheeseburger no cheeseburger no cheeseburger".

The Guinness flowed like sludge and it wasn't too long before Katie was up on the table, dancing an Irish jig. Kevin joined the little Irish band on stage by playing the jug and singing with an impressive brogue, and Karl convinced one of the waitresses to give him her panties.

I, of course, remained my normal reserved self and quietly ate my steak while everyone else went crazy. By the end of the night, though, we all had new matching tattoos on our butts that spelled out "They're always after me Lucky Charms" when the four of us stood naked cheek to cheek. We also admired Katie's huge tattoo of a devil on a motorcycle punching a nun in the face. You never would have guessed – she seemed so sweet!

After a good meal, lots of liquor, great music, and an excellent time, Kevin and Katie went back to their hotel room for a game of naked Monopoly, Karl left with four Asian women who kept running their fingers through his hair and calling him "Karrrrr", and I picked up a hooker in downtown Orlando that I could smack around for a bit.

All in all, a fun night out. Thanks guys!

The rest of today's entry is about Sunday's contest, with the correct answers and the winner chosen. Click to keep reading.
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Lazy Sunday XXXIX

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

It's time for another Lazy Sunday and another contest, and once again the prize is an iPod Shuffle!

I'm going to do it a little differently this time, though. I think last week required a bit too much effort for someone to actually feel like they were going to be able to win. Not this time – everyone has a chance at winning.

It's very simple. Rather than try to make you guess which of these are random obscure references, every answer contains a reference to movies, television, or music. Every one.

Just guess as many as you can – some will be laughably easy and some will be very difficult. You have two chances to comment with your answers.

Every correct answer is like a raffle ticket – you get one chance to win per correct answer. If you get 1 right, your name goes in the proverbial hat. If you get 10 right, your name goes in ten times. Et cetera.

After the contest ends Monday at midnight EST, I'll pick a name from the hat and the winner gets the iPod Shuffle!

Should be simple, but if you have any questions, just ask in the comments.


Thanks to Poppy for this one:

1. What curse word do you use the most?
I love to call people "beloved cunt".

2. Do you own an iPod?
Yup. Her name's Rosebud.

3. Who on your MySpace “Top 8” do you talk to the most?
Either Ginger or MaryAnn.

4. What time is your alarm clock set for?
6:00 AM, every single day. And the radio always plays the same damn song, too.

5. What color is your room?
Purple.

6. Flip flops or sneakers?
I only wear Campari.

7. Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture?
I'd rather develop the photos and then get unhealthily obsessed with the people in the photos.

8. Has anyone ever called you lazy?
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

9. Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep faster?
I usually drink some drain cleaner, but sometimes I'll try a mixture of OJ and milk.

10. Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk?
I prefer White Russians.

11. Has anyone told you a secret this week?
My friend Malcolm Crowe is dead.

12. Have you ever given someone a hickey?
Yes. Since the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate. Mine was one of them.

13. Who was the last person to call you?
This guy who wanted to know if there was a Mr. Freely here. A Mr. I. P. Freely.

14. Do you think people talk about you behind your back?
I know they do. Usually they say that I am the biggest Mexican they've ever seen – big as shit.

15. Did you watch cartoons as a child?
No. We didn't have a TV. I grew up as a poor black child.

Okay, that's it for today. Let's see how you do! Good luck on winning that iPod, and remember – you have until Monday at midnight EST!

Avikipedia

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

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I need help from a Wikipedia expert. Does anyone have editing capabilities on Wikipedia? How does it work? I usually stay away from it because I think people rely on it too much, almost as an encyclopedic resource. When it comes to information about entertainment or current events, it can be a good source of information, but I hate when people use it for legal or medical advice or even for historical research purposes.

Unfortunately, though, I now need to learn about Wikipedia. You see, there's an entry about my ancestor, Paolo di Avitabile, who was the actual inspiration for the bogeyman in Pakistan. Even to this day, parents tell their children to behave or "Abu Tabela" will come and get them.

I think it would be awesome if part of the entry for my ancestor discussed current descendants. Would anyone know how to edit it to add something like the following:

"Avitabile's family is spread throughout Naples and the United States, where his name was changed to "Avitable" by lazy registrars at Ellis Island. One well-known descendant is Adam Heath Avitable, who maintains a blog online at http://www.avitable.com."

I'd really like to do this – if someone can help me figure it out, that would help. If they could just do it for me, that would be even better! You'd be my number one bestest friend.

You can email me at my first name at my last name dot com if you have any advice or suggestions or if you want me to verbally masturbate you for helping out.

The rest of today's post discusses the contest and is in an extended entry.

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Lazy Sunday XXVII

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Today's Lazy Sunday is going to be a bit different. Typically, I work in a few pop culture references. Some are obscure, some are not. For example, last week, one of my answers was "They've gone plaid", which was clearly a reference to Spaceballs. I think most people miss them and don't appreciate all of the hard work that I've put into trying to come up with these allusions.

Well, I will no longer be underappreciated. My solution is very simple: I shall now bribe all of you to search desperately for my clever references.

From this point forward, every Lazy Sunday will continue to have several movie or television references. They might be a quote, a situational reference, an offhand remark or a subtle allusion, but they will be there. And to the sharp-eyed fucker who can find all of them and gives me the numbers and movie or television show names in the comments, I will reward you with glory and thanks. Oh, and a prize!

What's today's prize, you might ask? How about an iPod Shuffle?

Want to win it? Just find and guess the references, along with the corresponding numbers. If there are multiple people who guess correctly, I will choose one of the names at random and select my winner that way.

Contest ends Monday at midnight EST. Canadians may be required to do a small math problem in order to win.

A few additions (8:57 AM EST, 2/24/08):

1. If I actually name a TV show or movie as an answer, that clearly isn't going to be one of them. That's a bit too obvious, don't you think?
2. If you get rid of Roxanne, Dora, and Oz, there are 7 actual references and allusions that you should be able to pick up.
3. You get two tries. After that, feel free to comment, but if you keep adding ones on, they're not going to count.


Thanks to Kapgar for this one. There are 7 movie or television references to find.

1. Do you like blue cheese?
No, but I have blown cheese.

2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
The only thing I like to do with heroin is put it in little balloons and shove the balloons up my ass.

3. Do you own a gun?
Well, I certainly don't have a license to carry what's in my pants.

4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?
Lime-semen.

5. Do you get nervous before doctor's appointments?
I used to for my prostate exams. But then I found a doctor who started taking me to dinner and a movie first.

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
I think the combination of rat tail, raccoon feet, pigeon head, and boot tongue is lip-smackingly delicious.

7. Favorite Christmas song?
I saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus's Penis.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
A Weight Gain 4000 shake. I'm trying to bulk up.

9. Can you do push ups?
Yes. I do them at such a high speed that it just seems like I'm laying on the floor, though.

10. What do you order at Starbucks?
Large cheese pizza.

11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry?
My spleen piercing.

12. Favorite hobby?
Skinny prank phone-calling.

13. How do you eat your eggs?
I suck them out of the uterus with a straw.

14. Do you have A.D.D.?
No.

15. What’s one trait you hate about yourself?
My inability to . . . . ooh, shiny!

16. Your eye color?
Stripper pole silver

17. Name three thoughts at this exact moment?
1. I've never actually seen a stripper pole. Are they bronze?
2. Am I strange for having no desire to ever go to a strip club?
3. Ooh, shiny!

18. Name three things you bought yesterday?
Do sex acts from donkeys count as "things"?

19. Three drinks you regularly drink?
Diet Coke
Diet Coke with Lime
Diet Coke with Lemon

20. Current worry right now?
I wonder if this contest is going to be too subtle.

21. Current hate right now?
Edible panties that taste like limburger cheese.

22. Favorite place to be?
Oz. The magical land, not the prison.

23. How did you bring in the New Years?
Ohhhhh. I thought it was the Nude Years! No wonder the host was so horrified.

24. Where would you like to go?
To that place in France where the naked ladies dance.

25. Name three people who will complete this?
Larry, Curly, and Moe.

26. Do you own slippers?
Yes, with pictures of Dora the Explorer on them.

27. What shirt are you wearing?
I'm topless right now. Well, except for the sports bra.

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
No. Every time I try to jump into bed, I just slide right off the other side.

29. Can you whistle?
Only rectally.

30. Favorite color?
Mauve.

31. Would you be a pirate?
No. I'm not really a booty man.

32. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I only take baths, and I like to make my shampoo and conditioner bottles fight for superiority.

33. Favorite girl’s name?
Anything Irish.

34. Favorite boy’s name?
Adam. Or Thor.

35. What’s in your pocket right now?
A half a pack of cigarette, a tank of gas, and my sunglasses.

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
Steve Martin in Roxanne.

37. Most frequently dialed phone number?
1-800-AVITABLE. And I'll keep dialing it until someone actually answers and says "1-800-Avitable, how can I help you?"

38. Worst injury you’ve ever had?
Caught a bazooka round at Little Big Horn. Or was it Okinawa? The one without the Indians. My eyes are ceramic now.

39. Do you love where you live?
Home is where you bury the hookers.

40. How many TVs do you have?
I refuse to answer this question until my wife lets me get one for the bathroom.

41. Who is your loudest friend?
Oh, you know.

42. How many dogs do you have?
I refuse to answer this question until my wife lets me get one for the bathroom.

43. What are you thrilled about right now?
Toilet dog!

44. Do you have a crush on someone?
Hulk Hogan.

45. What is your favorite book?
Chicken Soup for the Hairy Gorilla Geek Soul

46. What is your favorite candy?
It's NOT Turkish Delight.

47. Favorite Sports Team?
The San Francisco Snowballers.

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
I want people to sing "I Say a Little Prayer" in unison.

49. What were you doing at 12 AM last night?
Stripping. It's my night job.

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
I hope I didn't eat my underwear again in my sleep. I was dreaming that I was eating pancakes.