Frozen Pizza

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/taste-test-frozen-pizza-409319/

I was going to discount this article as being completely worthless seeing as though they rated possibly the worst frozen pizza I’ve ever tasted as the First Runner-Up.  But then I was just confused when they placed my current go-to immediately after it.  Perhaps since they were doing cheese-only (I assume to be “fair” through being consistent) none of the overly offensive ingredients were present.

The really wierd thing about CPK is that the restaurant itself is actually quite good, but the frozen pizzas are awful (I’d honestly rather have a “death pizza” [stupid Flash, I can't directly link to the 'page']).  And it’s not just me, everyone I’ve talked to until now agrees.

Wierd Licence Plates II

I knew I should have written this down as soon as I got home that day, as now I can’t with 100% certainty remember exactly what the letters were.  I’m still positive about it being 3 letters a space then eighty eighty.  So I think this is what it was, if I see it again I’ll update accordingly…

PMS 88

The first part, if that’s what it really was, is self explanatory.  Then for the second, Heil Hitler!  If you don’t know where that comes from, look here.

Validation II

Some people still don’t believe the light turning off ability until they see it for themselves first-hand. Granted this is a fictional TV show but still, I felt it was worthwhile to show that someone somewhere decided to write a script about it. Perhaps my infatuation with all things German the last couple years is because I’m really a “recruit” and just don’t know it.

You can watch the episode at the link below.  The entire story line is pretty much about turning off lights.  The particular scene this screencap comes from starts around the 40:00 mark.  Looks like I can even make the link jump right to that part, sweet!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/57145/fringe-ability?c=2428

I set the marker slightly into the scene so you don’t have to deal with the dreaded double commersh.

Wierd Licence Plates

Over the past couple of days I’ve seen a couple of personalized plates that struck me as a little strange.

GDBLES

On a license plate a D looks a lot like an O, especially from a distance, so at first I was thinking “uhh, ‘gobbles’ as in something turkey related?”  When I got a bit closer I could see it was a D so I proceeded to make sure to get by the vehicle so they wouldn’t affect me with any crazy driving (see the Mega-Religious-Psycho entry on the Words page if this statement doesn’t make any sense).  I was a bit surprised by the lack of fish on the back; I guess they figured the plate was enough.

ALKY13

As for this one my reaction was “hmm, do you enjoy getting pulled over every single day???” as surely a plate like that is a cop magnet.  Unless you’re going the reverse psychology route and thinking that you might get a free pass along the lines of “nah, there’s no way someone would openly advertise on their car that they’re an alcoholic.”

When I was telling someone about this sighting I also added “hmm, I haven’t checked a Periodic Table in a while but I’m pretty sure none of the alkali metals have an atomic number of 13 so I can’t play the benefit of the doubt card in that way”.  I have since confirmed this, however I did notice that Aluminum (AL) is #13, although there’s no KY, so unless this person is really into metallic sex toys I’m gunna have to stick with the original interpretation on this one.  I suppose it could be Aluminum, Potassium (K), Yttrium (Y), but still what would the 13 part be never mind the fact that that would be a pretty bizarre compound.

If I try reading it as 1337 5P34|< I suppose the driver’s name could be Kyle, that does fit, but then what of the AL part? Certainly no one’s name is Al Kyle or A. L. Kyle or Al Kyle Something.

Ok, enough of this stretching to attempt for a benefit of the doubt play, I’m sticking with Alky-13, which makes me worry that there are at least 12 other ones out there.

Validation!

Ok so apparently I can’t directly embed this inline like I was hoping so you’re just gunna have to do a little bit of clicking, so check this out:

http://www.megavideo.com/?v=9RQA108C

Now I just have to figure out what a ‘tet’ is, or whatever it is that she’s saying.  I’ve listened to this multiple times as I was editing down the clip and still can’t decypher the word.  Somehow I doubt she’s referring to the Vietnamese New Year.

The Dumbing Down Of America (part II)

As I mentioned in a previous post I greatly fear things becoming like the movie Idiocracy.  Today I ran across further evidence that is only serving to bolster my concern.

http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Michael_Olesker/The_sad_sad_state_of_college_English.html

The Scream Van

I was driving around a couple days ago and when I looked in my rearview mirror I noticed the “Scream Van” was behind me.  It reminded me of the picture I took when I first saw this vehicle and assigned it that name.  So now I ask, is it just me or does this pattern of decaying paint and rust kinda look like the painting The Scream?

Primarily I’m just referring to the face, here is a closer look at the area in question:

To me I find the colors strikingly similar.  Combined with the eye socket(s) and the bulge as you go up from the chin to the top of the head, the van “artwork” definitely makes me think of the painting.

Do Your Business Elsewhere Please

Here’s something I saw in a local restaurant; looked like it was in bumper-sticker format. Not exactly something I want to be thinking about while I’m eating.

The Dumbing Down Of America (Cont.)

It’s sad that this type of quiz even exists…

Your Language Arts Grade: 100%

Way to go! You know not to trust the MS Grammar Check and you know “no” from “know.” Now, go forth and spread the good word (or at least, the proper use of apostrophes).

Are You Gooder at Grammar?

The Dumbing Down Of America

It sure seems that recently, particularly in the last few years, America is losing its smarts. I certainly hope that one day it doesn’t come to this. Everyday I find myself fighting through misuse of these classics: two, too, to & their, there, they’re. I’ve posted previously about wierd logical inconsistencies out there in the world and I found another one today that really got me thinking “freakin’ A what is going on?” I especially like the ones where people are trying to be more specific in an attempt to add clarity, prevent potential ambiguity, or both. Today it was this:

So of course my very first thought was “hmm, I guess I’ll just pay exactly $500.01 and that’ll be no fee at all.” And I just noticed another thing, which I may not normally notice but if you’re going to go to the trouble of adding “.01″ and “Greater than” elsewhere well now I’m noticing. Assuming I’m even able to set up a zero dollar transaction, does that afford me the opportunity to just pay $5 for the hell of it?