• Entertainment & Gaming

    The Cup Stops Here

    By Posted on 5.16.2008 7 Comments

    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/extreme_sports/Aways_Wear_A_Cup'; When it comes to sports, Patrick Thorensen nearly redefined the term sacrifice. In successfully sliding across the ice to block a shot in a recent playoff game, the left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers came close to losing a testicle. Adding insult to the near ultimate injury, the Washington Capitals scored on a rebound while Thorensen rolled in agony (and grown men cried themselves to sleep). The 24-year old was rushed to the hospital and underwent two ultrasound tests to ensure there was no rupture. So, while Thorensen has a dented cup to thank for his manhood, it begs the question: what more can science do to protect our cajones? A quick Google of ‘protective cups provides a range of sizes and colors available from $8 to $25, none differing greatly from the cups our fathers (and fathers' fathers?) have donned for years. With a tank of gas at $50, isnt the male population willing to splurge a bit on reproductive life insurance?

    4.25.2008 at 08:49am - Comment by ElCondor

    great article, but a slight correction. "Cajones" (cabinet drawers) are where we keep the NuttyBuddies that protect our "Cojones"

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    The Cup Stops Here

    By Posted on 5.16.2008 7 Comments

    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/extreme_sports/Aways_Wear_A_Cup'; When it comes to sports, Patrick Thorensen nearly redefined the term sacrifice. In successfully sliding across the ice to block a shot in a recent playoff game, the left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers came close to losing a testicle. Adding insult to the near ultimate injury, the Washington Capitals scored on a rebound while Thorensen rolled in agony (and grown men cried themselves to sleep). The 24-year old was rushed to the hospital and underwent two ultrasound tests to ensure there was no rupture. So, while Thorensen has a dented cup to thank for his manhood, it begs the question: what more can science do to protect our cajones? A quick Google of ‘protective cups provides a range of sizes and colors available from $8 to $25, none differing greatly from the cups our fathers (and fathers' fathers?) have donned for years. With a tank of gas at $50, isnt the male population willing to splurge a bit on reproductive life insurance?

    4.25.2008 at 08:49am - Comment by ElCondor

    great article, but a slight correction. "Cajones" (cabinet drawers) are where we keep the NuttyBuddies that protect our "Cojones"

  • Cars

    GM Vice Chairman Calls Global Warming A "Total Crock of S**t"

    By Posted on 2.13.2008 46 Comments

    Heres an odd PR move making the blog rounds today: Bob Lutz, the General Motors Vice Chairman whos driving the charge to build the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, was recently quoted in D Magazine calling global warming a crock of s**t.

    3.10.2008 at 02:29pm - Comment by ElCondor

    my post was so good they wanted it up there twice :-)

  • Cars

    GM Vice Chairman Calls Global Warming A "Total Crock of S**t"

    By Posted on 2.13.2008 46 Comments

    Heres an odd PR move making the blog rounds today: Bob Lutz, the General Motors Vice Chairman whos driving the charge to build the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, was recently quoted in D Magazine calling global warming a crock of s**t.

    3.10.2008 at 02:24pm - Comment by ElCondor

    who cares that the world is warming? Who says it shouldn't? 1. Pollution: all these years of producing cars with more stringent pollution standards..so why is pollution worse (or is it?) does that mean catalytic converters don't work? 2. Motive: companies are in the business of making money. So someone will get smart and sell green because green sells, not because it helps the environment. (can you say carbon-offsets?) 3. Electric: people forget what happened in calif, the state that wanted everyone to drive zero-emissions electric cars? how do you charge them? remember the brown outs a few summers ago. So you have to work through the chain - we'd need nuclear reactors that can product the clean electricity needed to charge the clean electric cars, and charging stations everywhere so i don't have to wait for a 4 hour charge. 4. Fuel-cells: What is it that retains heat in our atmosphere? water vapor. What do fuel cell cars emit? water vapor. doesn't this go against logic? 5. Depleting oil: as long as Kuwaitis are buying multi-million $ airplanes that last 30 years and run on petroleum fuels, I have no reason to believe we're going to run out of oil. 6. Politics: If global warming is really man-made, why is this issue clearly split along political party lines? 7. (homage to Andy Rooney) Did ya ever wonder why no one can SPELL when they post? wassup wid dat? (no's? you mean knows?)

  • Cars

    GM Vice Chairman Calls Global Warming A "Total Crock of S**t"

    By Posted on 2.13.2008 46 Comments

    Heres an odd PR move making the blog rounds today: Bob Lutz, the General Motors Vice Chairman whos driving the charge to build the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, was recently quoted in D Magazine calling global warming a crock of s**t.

    3.10.2008 at 02:23pm - Comment by ElCondor

    who cares that the world is warming? Who says it shouldn't? 1. Pollution: all these years of producing cars with more stringent pollution standards..so why is pollution worse (or is it?) does that mean catalytic converters don't work? 2. Motive: companies are in the business of making money. So someone will get smart and sell green because green sells, not because it helps the environment. (can you say carbon-offsets?) 3. Electric: people forget what happened in calif, the state that wanted everyone to drive zero-emissions electric cars? how do you charge them? remember the brown outs a few summers ago. So you have to work through the chain - we'd need nuclear reactors that can product the clean electricity needed to charge the clean electric cars, and charging stations everywhere so i don't have to wait for a 4 hour charge. 4. Fuel-cells: What is it that retains heat in our atmosphere? water vapor. What do fuel cell cars emit? water vapor. doesn't this go against logic? 5. Depleting oil: as long as Kuwaitis are buying multi-million $ airplanes that last 30 years and run on petroleum fuels, I have no reason to believe we're going to run out of oil. 6. Politics: If global warming is really man-made, why is this issue clearly split along political party lines? 7. (homage to Andy Rooney) Did ya ever wonder why no one can SPELL when they post? wassup wid dat? (no's? you mean knows?)



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