Blow Me

A massive storm slams into the coast of the United States, power outages to hundreds of thousands, bodies seen floating in the floodwaters, billions of dollars in damage. On top of it all, grain shipments to the world in danger and gas and oil imports threatened.

If this happened anywhere else in the world, we would be rushing aid and support to the affected country. Where’s all the foreign aid here?

On one hand, the world cries foul that we’re not giving a larger percentage of our GNP for global handouts; even so we’re still the largest contributor. With the other, when we have a disaster they sit back and let us fend for ourselves. Not that we need them, but even a token ‘Could ya use a hand?’ would be nice.

Just once, I would like to see the reaction if we said to a country after a disaster, ‘Nah, not this time sport, y’all have to take care of it yourselves’. Imagine the uproar. Of course it wouldn’t happen our giving nature won’t allow it, but a fella can dream can’t he?

Starved For Intention

"Starved" Thursday's 10pm est. on FX
Synopsis: Four thirty-something New Yorkers with various eating disorders lean on one another for support in this dark and poignant comedy that chronicles their romantic and personal lives. Sam is a neurotic commitment-phobic stockbroker recovering from compulsive overeating; Adam is a bulimic NYPD cop; Sam, who works as a writer, is an overweight compulsive-eater; and Billie is an anorexic/bulimic and aspiring singer/songwriter.

The jury's still out on this series... in places it can be tedious and predictable as it ambles along without direction. I found myself, at times, scratching my head wondering what was the point of this whole mess, however, it does have moments that can give a chuckle.

Verdict: Better than some of the crap on the big networks, but not as good as Showtime's new series Weeds (perhaps I'll rip a clip later).

In this clip, Sam (one of the main characters), starts dating his colonic hydro-therapist, but when jealousy rears it's ugliness during an ass-flushing, hilarity ensues:

Katrina

Can't get enough of TV coverage, add a live video feed of WDSU Channel 6 New Orleans:
http://www.wdsu.com

And by all means, keep praying... my wife has family in New Orleans and Mobile.

Jon Stewart & Chris Hitchens

Jon interviews Hitch...

NARAL Vs. The Daily Show

Jon Stewart tells us how NARAL bombs out:

This Week in God - August 11

Live From the Front Line - War Blogs and You

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart interviews former Dateline correspondent John Hockenberry on his Wired Magazine piece entitled ‘The Blogs of War’. Here’s the link to the article.

Here's to You

I can't wait. This weekend myself and a whole bunch of people I like to be with are going to Yankee stadium. It inspired me to dig into my Bud Light Commercials...



I have a bunch more if ya want to hear 'em. I don't know about you folks, but I think these commercials are funny as hell.

Miles O’Brien on the Space Shuttle

Jon Stewart interviews:

No Cooter For You

'Good 'Ol Boycott'
Stephen Colbert of the Daily Show reports:

Kill People and Break Things

Uncle Sam Needs You!
The Daily Show's Ed Helms reports:

Bloggers Needed

I’m looking for some people to pump some fresh blood into The ‘Weird Blog.
Posts can range from the paranormal, to pop culture, to odd news, to politics. If interested, send an email to: sjdoss at notweird dot com. - Steve

A Good Drinking Toon

SciFi Channel's "Tripping The Rift"... here's a... umm... taste...

Eight Americans arrested in Brazil over porn shoot

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Eight U.S. men were arrested in Rio de Janeiro on charges of hiring prostitutes to shoot pornographic films after one of the women complained to authorities that she had been underpaid, police said on Wednesday.

Underpaid? But baby, yer gonna be a star!

The men were arrested in a luxurious house in the Sao Conrado beachside neighborhood of the Brazilian city on Tuesday night. Police said they found six local prostitutes wearing bikinis as well as video cameras and equipment in the house.

"Although the cameras were not on at the moment of the arrest, we consider they were caught in the act," police investigator Marcus Neves told Reuters.

Several pornographic tapes made in Rio were confiscated.

"They are talking to us and have already said they were making so-called amateur videos that are in good demand on the U.S. market for that sort of video production," Neves said.

“To confirm their story we have a team reviewing the films.” According to Neves, the review may take a few days, as the team is only able to watch for five minutes at a time at twenty-minute intervals.

The men, aged between 24 and 38, have told police they were planning to sell the films for up to $40,000 (22,488 pounds) and were paying the women $130 per scene, he said.

Prostitution is legal in Brazil and making porn films is not unlawful. But it is a crime to exploit prostitutes.

"They were contracting prostitutes to make money out of it. This favors prostitution and is a crime, punishable by a jail term of between two and five years plus fines," Neves said.

Two Brazilian women in the house also face similar charges.

The lesson kiddies: When you’re shooting porn in Brazil, DON’T CHEAT YOUR HOOKERS!

Copyright © 2005 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

HOLY CHRIST

JESUS SAVES WINKS:
Aug 2 2005 - CHRISTIANS are flocking to a statue of Jesus after locals claim it winked one of its eyes then wept.

The statue, in a housing estate in Frank Sinatra's home town of Hoboken, New Jersey, was said to have had both eyes closed.

But owner Julio 'Sly' Dones, 52, says the statue twice winked and cried - and now the right eye has remained slightly open.

Hundreds are queueing to see the winking Jesus, some calling it a miracle.