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Awesome Battle… How Did These Slip Under My Radar?

Posted on July 31, 2010 by sgottahurt

I’m an adult. I know this. I try to remind myself of this fact every day. I own a house. I drink beer legally. I have to use my arms and my legs to stand up from sitting.

So it’s fitting that at least one of the items in this Awesome Battle contains the word adult…

There is an incredible show on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim that no one but my friend, Chris, and I watch.

It’s entitled Delocated, and here’s a sample:

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(Adult Swim Video : Delocated : Serious Alert!, posted with vodpod)

Sure, I should have set up the video, but I like to throw people in the deep end, let them get their feet wet and water in their lungs, you know. Essentially, it’s a fake reality (?) show about a family in the witness protection program, and it’s so absurd I absolutely love it. Season 2 premieres August 22, and I can’t believe I missed it during its initial run.

This second item… I’m not too proud about my excitement.

Apparently, some time between me leaving grade school and starting high school, these toys were out in stores:

Computer Warriors?!? Fucking robots hiding inside soccer balls, flashlights, and Pepsi cans?!? Mattel must have been trying to capitalize on the success of M.A.S.K. (my all-time favorite toy line) and Transformers, but just a tad too late or too early. If these would have lasted on the market, or arrived on the scene two years later when I had my first job at a toy store, I would have had them all.

But I’m an adult. I shouldn’t try winning some of them on eBay…

…but I will.

A Handful Of… My All-Time Favorite Duets (Some Are Guilty Pleasures)

Posted on July 24, 2010 by sgottahurt

Peanut butter and jelly. Peanut butter and chocolate. Macaroni and cheese. Chicken in a Biskit and Easy Cheese.

All better because of their combination.

Well I feel the same way about singers (when I’m not hungry). Almost any song sung by a man and a woman is instantly superior to the solo acts. Sure, some same-sex double-ups are equally improved, but today, I don’t feel like focusing on cheese and cheese (although that does sound appetizing).

In no particular order, I present my list of all-time favorite duets:

The Human League – Don’t You Want Me

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Hibbidy-Wah?! Las Vegas Pistons Almost Happened (And May Still)?!

Posted on July 21, 2010 by sgottahurt

I think I like this logo.

Although odds are against this for now, there was a chance that Detroit’s basketball team was going to move to Las Vegas. This opened up a table full of questions:

Would the Pistons have kept their name?
Would Detroit have picked up another team?

Okay, so a pair of questions. Since the Detroit Pistons are currently up for sale, anything can happen before next season. Aside from the move to another state, the most likely buyer could be:

Mike Ilitch, owner of the Red Wings and Tigers

But it’d be kinda cool if the buyer happened to be either of these guys:

Kid Rock and Eminem, but not in that order

If the Pistons did happen to leave, there could be the possibility of this:

LeBron left, so why not the team?

(SIDENOTE: You see, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is from Detroit, so you never know.)

MORAL OF THE STORY: Gambling is bad only if you’re losing.

So, Duh! Pop Quiz… Classic Video Game Flowchart Edition

Posted on July 19, 2010 by sgottahurt

(Mushrooms not included...)

This one is pretty (Press Start) straight forward. I’m presenting the flowchart of a classic video game, and you have to guess which game it is. No multiple choices on this pack, folks. Also, take note that this was more time-consuming than I planned, so the clues change accordingly.

3)4)5) HINT: This one is a game series

Happy Find… Taco Bellz Can Haz Breakfastz?!? (Did I Do That Right?)

Posted on July 14, 2010 by sgottahurt

You may be surprised to learn my favorite cereal is regular Cheerios.

I could not be happier to learn that Taco Bell is planning on starting a Breakfast Menu.

Sure, it won’t be available until some time between Michael Bay’s third Transformer film and Christopher Nolan’s third Batman, and my reaction to the a.m. delights could be as varied as my opinions on each of those trilogies, but still…

This would mean no strange looks when I order soft tacos at nine in the morning for breakfast.

Even though I just ordered soft tacos at four in the morning for fourth meal.

Drunken Recollection… Kids, Kidney Stones, And American Pie

Posted on July 9, 2010 by sgottahurt

Truer words never spoken... on a t-shirt.

As per uzhe (I don’t know how to shorten usual phonetically), I have a few things to attend to in this Drunken Recollection.

ITEM #1

The above shirt idea. Looks good, doesn’t it?

ITEM #2

“Does chewing Styrofoam cause kidney stones?” There are no Yahoo! Answers in regard to this, but I finally have this question answered:

ITEM #3

We should have an American Pie film series viewing party! Can you name all seven movies?

Hibbidy-Wah?! Olivia Was Munn-derful?!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by sgottahurt

It’s looking like the end of an era for G4’s Attack of the Show. The (Self-Proclaimed?) Mayor of G4, Kevin Pereira, is probably going to be losing his co-host, Olivia Munn, officially to The Daily Show.

I am of course basing this on the fact that AOTS films in LA, while TDS films in NYC… and there’s the fact of the matter that she makes a pretty good correspondent:

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Olivia Munn’s First Daily Show Assignment is Pr…, posted with

My suggestion for Olivia’s replacement:

She could handle three shows, right?

The lovely and lilting Alison Brie has already charmed my heart, and when she’s been on AOTS in the past, she’s gotten along swimmingly with Kevin.

And speaking of swimming(ly), here she is in a bikini:

I wonder if I'd feel the same about Brie cheese?

Awesome Battle… Which Dog Would You Want More?

Posted on July 7, 2010 by sgottahurt

Would you prefer…

A dog that wouldn’t leave you hanging?

A dog that could fetch you a cold one?

Or this wonder of mankind?

Worth 1003 Words… Katy Perry WTF Edition

Posted on July 3, 2010 by sgottahurt

Whipped Into Shape

Oh, and by the way… this is me self-promoting another side project called I Giffed a Girl. Hey, a sorry from me is more than you’ll ever get from Katy Perry. Or from Shake Weights. But not from Reddi Wip.