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27 May
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Memorial Day
The day to honor those fallen in wars past and present. A short word, thanks and honoring those that gave what we have not. Remembrance.
Movies
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Rated PG-13
The
fourth and inevitably last Indiana Jones story with Harrison Ford
starring. The AD reviewer wasn't terribly impressed or
entertained. Temper this with the opinion of the AD junior
reviewers and one of the frequent Friend of Alpha Dad contributors.
Review.
Hitman
Rated R
Looking for a great action movie? Grab Hitman. Maybe you passed on it when it came through the theaters, but it'll make for a good night of entertainment on the home system. Review.
Games
Short Comparo: Playstation 3 vs. Xbox
Review: Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
Rated M
We decided to make a switch for a while and play the PS3 and attendant titles. We give a short comparison of the Playstation head unit against the Xbox 360. Sorry- long time coming for a review on Resistance, one of the original titles for the PS3, but we decided to basically start from the beginning on stuff for the unit. Resistance is a pretty good FPS, and the difference in platform doesn't really affect its standing either way . Short Comparison/Review.
Humor
New pix and humorous items.
A short compendium on the meaning of 'Owned' and other humorous items
Owned
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40% to 50% Off Marmot, Sierra Designs, Patagonia and 66 North Winter Clothing
Notes
Jackpot
Greg Losh has hit the jackpot on his property. Losh has an oil rig on his land that pumps three barrels of oil a day. At the current price for crude, that makes his annual return on his product $400 a day, or $146,000 a year. Losh plans to drill four more wells to pump more oil. It costs about $100,000 to sink a well, but again- with oil prices so high, the investment costs are recovered in less than a year. Oh- to put Losh's daily output in perspective- Saudi Arabia, the world's largest producer of crude, pumps about 9.5 million barrels a day.
Impatience
Kevin Waits, of Waco, TX, was tired of waiting for his cab. So he called 911 to get the cab there faster. 15 times. When police arrived to investigate the frivolous calls to the emergency line, they found a cab waiting for Waits, but that Waits didn't have the $26 fare for his destination of choice across town. Waits was arrested and taken to a local hospital under suspicion of the use of methamphetamine. He was charged with harassment and theft of service.
Bonus!
If you buy a car from Max Motors in Butler, MO, you have a choice on your purchase bonus- $250 in free gas, or a handgun. Of course this promotion caused local controversy. Walter Moore, employee with the car dealer remarked- "We got high gas prices, theft, carjackings, innocent people getting hurt." Thus, the dealership's unique promotion. Results on what most people take for their premium?- About 80% of buyers have taken the gun. [Note- The dealership isn't just handing out guns; customers are given a certificate to get the gun, having to pass a background check per legal requirements.]
Endowment
Dr. Larry Johnson, who had been a radiologist in California, died last year, and willed his assets for scholarships to his alma mater, Juniata College of Pennsylvania. Catch is, he left Juniata everything. Everything. The college found itself in possession of Johnson's Monterey Bay condominium, valued at $1.3 million; his music collection; his Lexus; all his personal property, retirement assets, and investment accounts. And a cat named Princess. All the assets are available for Juniata to sell and use as they see fit in establishing the scholarship of Johnson's request. Total estimated value of the collection of money and 'stuff' - $6.5 million. It has yet to be determined what appraisal was made on Princess.
Pathetic
If you live in Manhattan and want to show off your largesse to your friends, you can get a $175 hamburger at the Wall Street Burger Shoppe. The burger, made of Kobe beef, is topped with gold flakes, black truffles, foie gras, and Gruyere cheese. Here at Alpha Dad, we don't know what Gruyere cheese is, but it had better be able to make you fly for that kind of obscene price.
Fun Goes Awry
Jeffrey Bradford and Adrianna Connor are employees of Pinnacle Airlines; Bradford as a pilot and Connor as a flight attendant. The pair shared dinner at a diner in Harrisburg this week, had a few drinks, and decided to go off in the woods and 'do it.' Small problem- the woods were apparently in a residential neighborhood. Residents notified police of a naked man and an intoxicated woman. Sparing no expense and bringing all law enforcement techniques to bear in the case, a helicopter with heat-seeking technology was called in. Bradford was shortly discovered hiding behind a shed, wearing only a pair of flip-flops and his watch. Charges of indecent exposure, public drunkenness and others were levied. Connor was also cited for theft, as she had allegedly taken a flashlight from the vehicle of a neighbor.
Hypocrisy in Government
Steve Beshear is the governor of Kentucky. As part of a plan to promote tourism in the state, Beshear signed a proclamation declaring May 10-18 National Tourism Week in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Tourism had initiated the campaign to encourage citizens of the state to "Discover Your Own Backyard" and remain in Kentucky for their vacation this year, largely owing to high gas prices. Where was Beshear for the week of the campaign? Vacationing with his family. In Florida.
Senior Superlatives
Roshondra Sipp came up with a novel idea for a class assignment. For a project put before her sixth-grade science class at Chastain Middle School in Mississippi, she told students to fill out a paper with the questions such as: who in the class was most likely to die before age 19, who was most likely to get pregnant before they graduated high school, who in the class was most likely to contract HIV/AIDS, who was going to go to jail, who was going to be poor. Of course, this made for a big freak-out amongst local parents and educators. Article.
Absolutely Too Much
I can't even adequately lay out the details of this story. If you haven't reached your 'pissed off and disgusted' quota for the day, go read this: Article.
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