IGN's Top 100 Games

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IGN's Top 100 Games

SETI: The Great UFO Debate

Here's a skeptic's look at UFO's. Cough...hogwash!...cough...

"How can we know (UFO's) are NOT hubcaps, tossed into the air by a hoaxer with a camera? The reply from one expert: “these photographs pass muster.” When quizzed on exactly which muster was mastered, the response was that “atmospheric effects give us a limit on the distance, and careful examination has ruled out photographic trickery.” Well, the former is pretty chancy, and relies on some assumption about atmospheric conditions (was it a smoggy day in Los Angeles?), and the latter proves nothing. A real shot of an airborne hubcap would, after all, be free of photographic trickery."


Link: The Great UFO Debate

Making the Case for Privatizing Social Security

I haven't reminded the readers of this lately....

From DaveRamsey.com: Social Security Reform - Making the Case for Privatizing Social Security

Remeber, It's not about politics, it's about MATH.

'The Exorcist': The Story Behind the Movie

This was kind of cool. Watch out for the last paragraph, though. It gets kind of preachy.

'The Exorcist': The Story Behind the Movie

There is no place like Nebraska...

... or Kansas for that mater.

Cool quote

Don't know where this quote came from, but I read it on a message board:

"There are only 10 types of people in the world:
Those who understand binary and those who don't."

A Trip to Diamondville

I went to a Neil Diamond concert last night. For not knowing any of his songs, I have to say I was pretty impressed. I was kind of scared that he'd be too much like Jimmy Buffett or something like that, but he was much better. In fact, he reminded me of the guy in Saving Silverman...

Neil Diamond's site

The coming attacks on America

Here's your Crazy Website of the Day.

The coming attacks on America

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling!

Well, it's official. TNA is moving to Spike TV in the WWE Velocity time slot on Saturday nights. This is great news for wrestling fans in the U.S. Now what Spike TV needs to do, is air a two-hour TNA special on the first Monday night after Raw moves to USA. It'd would be a great way to get the attention of the casual channel flipper that didn't realize Raw moved and they can heavily hype the weekly Saturday night show.

Also, if the TNA bookers have any brains, the will keep the title far away from Jeff Jarrett and showcase some of the newer guys to bring in the new audience. Think about introducing the new audience to the product with a three-way NWA World Title match between Raven (c), Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles. Have a "legends match" featuring Sting vs. Jarrett. Have AMW take on a debuting Dudely Boyz. They've got so much potential right now. Just hope they don't blow it.

Source: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Akiane

You've got to check out this little girl's art. Not that I'm usually the artsy fartsy type, but her paintings are pretty freakin' good.

Akiane: child prodigy, artist, poet. Purchase Paintings and Prints direct from Akiane

Anti-Abduction article

I don't know if I buy it or not, but here's a huge case against alien abductions. Either way, it's good to see someone researching the topic.

Read it here: Night of the Crusher

A Valid Path

Alan Parsons had a new album last year and nobody told me. It doesn't sound too bad from the previews I heard at Amazon. It also has some guy named David Fucking Gilmour(!!!!!) playing guitar on it.

Visit the site: Alan Parsons: A Vaild Path

Buy the CD: Alan Parsons: A Valid Path

Dick Morris on Karl Rove

Dick Morris had the best quote ever regarding Karl Rove on The O'Reilly Factor tonight:

"If the Democrats are dumb enough to spend their ink and their airtime attacking (Bush) over Karl Rove, not attacking him over two-and-a-half dollar gas, then be my guest."

Indeed.

Busey World!

If you've been watching VH1's Celebrity Fit Club (which I recommend to EVERYONE) you'll get to see the crazy antics of Gary Busey. Here's a great site dedicated to Gary and all of his weirdness.

Busey World - Gary Busey, Jake Busey, pictures, biography, filmography, interviews

6 Month Anniversary

It's six months today that ThemeOfAbsence.com has existed in it's current (idiotic) form. It's been fun. Much more absent-mindedness is on the way.

International symbol of marriage is Approved by the UN

New York-AP- On July 15, 2005, After 5 months of heated debate, the Commission of Human Rights of the United Nations approved the new International Symbol of Marriage.

WWE Holds Hassan off Smackdown

It looks like the bad press has gotten to UPN and they're having WWE keep Muhammed Hassan off Smackdown for the time being. What a freakin' over reaction. What WWE did last week was so tame compared to what you'll see on 24 or Law & Order on a weekly basis.

The reports say Vince is not happy about this, but you know he loves it. He still thinks that bad press equals more viewers.

Source: 1WRESTLING.COM

EU Bans Vitamins

Why are Americans fighting for worldwide freedom, when you have groups like the EU trying to take away every basic freedom from the European people? Why even bother?

Source: This is London | News

Monday Night Raw

The good:

• Jericho is so much better as a cocky heel with no facial hair. I'm glad he'll be getting to wrestle for the title at SummerSlam


• I liked the way they used Roddy Piper, though I had to ask, "Is Shawn Michaels the new Legend Killer?" Add Bret Hart to the list and he just might be.


• We knew it would probably happen soon, but it was cool seeing Matt Striker appear in WWE. You can always expect Vince to capitalize on current events. I would have had Striker last the three minutes with Angle though.
  
• Matt Hardy's return was perfect. Sure we all knew it was coming, but it was booked just like the Brian Pillman hates WCW storyline ten years ago.


• HBK's new look is pretty awesome. All white with a big cross hanging off his neck. It's kind of like an evil priest or something. It's so great to see him playing the heel again.

The Bad:

• As always - the Diva Search


• Carlito walking out of his match with Benjamin. I have no problem with it, as such that it adds heel heat to Carlito, but it keeps Benjamin strong. Say it with me...Shelton Benjamin is boring.


• I don't really like the Coach/Lawler/JR format. Get rid of one of the three.


• If I have to hear "running like a scalded dog" or "goofy as a pet coon" one more time...

That's about it. Raw was pretty good last night. I hope they don't screw up the Matt Hardy stuff.

BBC edits out the word terrorist

Read this if you want to, but it's really nothing new.

Variety.com: Smackdown takes it on the chin

I saw this linked to on Drudge of all places. I don't know what the big deal is.

Here's what happened. Smackdown wrestler Muhammad Hassan is in a feud with The Undertaker. Hassan's manager, Daivari, had a match with Undertaker on Thursday. After the match, a bunch of indy workers and Val Venis came out in masks and beat up up Taker. Then they carried him off as a "sacrafice" to Allah, I guess.

Sure it sucks that this aired in most places the same day as the London attacks, but it was taped on Tuesday and didn't really symbolize or pay homage to the attacks. Stupid, yes. Offensive, I didn't think so, but everybody in the Internet Wrestling Community was ready to swear off Smackdown for good after this. You'll note, the IWC was angry about this after reading the taping results before either the London attacks happened or before they even they saw Smackdown on TV.

And here's a note to the media: If you're looking for something to be offended by, why not be offended by the fact that 50+ British civilians were slaughted by Islamist terrorists on Thursday.

Source: Variety.com - Inside Move: 'Smackdown' takes it on the chin

The coolest thing ever!

Here's Google's interactive satelite program. It's free and extremely addictive. I checked out my parents house, and both of my Grandmas. Check out your address and see if your car is in the driveway.

Google Earth

God Bless Sean Hannity

Check out this Hannity and Colmes interview with some guy names Michael Crook. Crook is a complete fool, and pretty much gets beat up by Sean and Alan. The part you should here is in the last 15 seconds where Sean just totally lays the smack down on this kid.

Watch it here: Michael Crook takes a pounding on Fox News

Stupid stupid stupid

After taking more than three weeks off, I went back to the gym last week. All went fine until yesterday, which was leg day. Keeping in mind that I haven't done a leg day in almost a month, here's what I did:

Cardio warmup, 10 minutes
Leg extention, 1 x 15 reps for warmup
Squats, 4 x 8-10
Calf Raises 3 x 10
Dead Lifts (first time ever!) 4 x 8-10
Seated Calf Raises 3 x 10
Hip sled leg press 4 x 8-10
Hip abductions 3 x 10
Hip adductions 3 x 10
Romanian Dead Lifts 4 x 8-10

Now I'm sitting at work crying in pain.

Ok, just one more wrestling post

With the Dudleys released, I just relised something. TNA: Dudley Boyz vs. America's Most Wanted. Oh yeah!

Dawn Marie...

Yes, I own stock for a company that fires a woman for getting pregnant. Great.

Wrestling web sites

I feel like a traitor, but my 1wrestling.com premium account expired and I went to the competition at PWInsider.com instead of renewing. 1wrestling is still a great site, and I'll really miss Joey Styles Hotline, but the reason I made the switch was because I like the audio shows. PWInsider has one every day, sometime more than that, while 1wrestling only had a weekly Joey Styles hotline and a Q&A with Bill Apter. I'm sure it will be fun anyhow.

Another Joke

Here's another joke I found on a message board.

A college professor was doing a study testing the senses of first graders, using a bowl of lifesavers.

He gave all the children the same kind of lifesavers, one at a time, and asked them to identify them by color and flavor.....

The children began:

'Red............Cherry'

'Yellow.......Lemon'

'Green.........Lime'

'Orange.......Orange'

Finally, the professor gave them all a HONEY flavored lifesaver.

After eating them for a few moments, none of the children could identify the
taste.

'Well,' he said 'I'll give you a clue; It's what your mother may sometimes call your father.'

One little girl looked up in horror, spit hers out and yelled, 'Oh My God! They're assholes.'

Florida Supervised Population Information Detail

Ok, so it looks like Marty Jannetty really is in jail. Click on the link below for details. I'm not really posting this to pick on Marty; the reason I'm posting it is to comment on his stats: Weight: 230lbs. Height 5'01. Five freaking feet tall? So you're telling me that if I met Marty Jannetty, he'd come up to my belly button? More or less...

Link: See Marty Jannetty's Mug Shot!

1Wrestling.com - Today in wrestling history

Wow. Hogan's WCW heel turn is NINE years ago today. I can't believe it's so long ago. I wasn't even of drinking age nine years ago.

9 Years Ago…… World Championship Wrestling held Bash At The Beach 96 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Rey Mysterio defeated Psychosis. John Tenta defeated Big Bubba in a Silver Dollar Match. Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jim Duggan in a Taped Fist Match. Nasty Boys defeated Public Enemy in a Dog Collar Match. Dean Malenko retained WCW Cruiserweight Title over Disco Inferno. Steve McMichael defeated Joe Gomez. Ric Flair won WCW United States Title from Konnan. Giant/Taskmaster defeated Arn Anderson/Chris Benoit. Sting/Lex Luger/Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan/Outsiders went to a no contest. *This was one of the most infamous nights in wrestling as Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan formed the New World Order.

Source: 1wrestling.com

Monday Night Raw

I just watched Raw this week. What a waste of time.

The Good:

• I don't care what anyone thinks; I still mark out for Hogan, and so does the live audience. Just don't give him any long WWE title runs or make him the focus of the show every week and the fans won't turn on him.


• HBK's attack on Hogan came out of nowhere. I love the idea of a heel Michaels doing a feud with a face Hogan. It would be very easy to have HBK do the whole "Hogan stole my spotlight" type of heel turn. I just hope they don't do a face vs. face match instead.


• No Triple H again! Someone upstairs must be answering our prayers.


• Heel Chris Jericho is so much better than Face Christ Jericho.

The Bad:

• I miss Christian. He was the best thing on Raw.


• Kane, Big Show, Snitsky in one match, plus Lita. Poor Edge. Infact Edge kind of sucks right now too. The only thing I like is his music. Until they re-hire Matt Hardy, I think it's safe to say that Edge is going nowhere.


• I really don't like the three man annouce team. If they think they need Coach to be an announcer, boot out Lawler and just have Coach and JR.


• Only in WWE could you here two heel wrestlers and one heel commentator talk about how much they want to bang someone's 16-year-old daughter.

The Ugly:

• How long did that stupid crapfest diva search contest last? And why oh why must that damn Christy Hemme be the spokesman/role model/leader of this nonsense? And who in their right mind thinks this is a good idea? And how is this supposed to draw a single penny or new viewer? And did I mention that the segment went on forever? Only in WWE can they make us hate seeing good looking women in bikinis.

Isn't is stupid that they used the draft to basically have the top four guys from each show just switch shows? Now I'm watching Smackdown to see Christian, Beniot, and Batista. Oh well, at least we'll get to see how they interact with Billy Kidman, Mark Jindrak, Shanon Moore, Akio, and Spike Dudley. Oh wait. We won't.

NORMANDY, FRANCE (June 6, 1944)

I found this on a message board. This is how today's media would have covered World War II. Funny in a sad sort of way.

NORMANDY, FRANCE (June 6, 1944)

Three hundred French civilians were killed and thousands more were wounded today in the first hours of America's invasion of continental Europe. Casualties were heaviest among women and children. Most of the French casualties were the result of artillery fire from American ships attempting to knock out German fortifications prior to the landing of hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops. Reports from a makeshift hospital in the French town of St. Mere Eglise said the carnage was far worse than the French had anticipated, and that reaction against the American invasion was running high. "We are dying for no reason, "said a Frenchman speaking on condition of anonymity. "Americans can't even shoot straight. I never thought I'd say this, but life was better under Adolph Hitler."

The invasion also caused severe environmental damage. American troops, tanks, trucks and machinery destroyed miles of pristine shoreline and thousands of acres of ecologically-sensitive wetlands. It was believed that the habitat of the spineless French crab was completely wiped out, thus threatening the species with extinction.

A representative of Greenpeace said his organization, which had tried to stall the invasion for over a year, was appalled at the destruction, but not surprised. "This is just another example of how the military destroys the environment without a second thought," said Christine Moanmore. "And it's all about corporate greed." Contacted at his Manhattan condo, a member of the French government-in-exile who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded, said the invasion was based solely on American financial interests. "Everyone knows that President Roosevelt has ties to 'big beer'," said Pierre LeWimp. "Once the German beer industry is conquered, Roosevelt's beer cronies will control the world market and make a fortune."

Administration supporters said America's aggressive actions were based in part on the assertions of controversial scientist Albert Einstein, who sent a letter to Roosevelt speculating that the Germans were developing a secret weapon -- a so-called "atomic bomb." Such a weapon could produce casualties on a scale never seen before, and cause environmental damage that could last for thousands of years. Hitler has denied having such a weapon and international inspectors were unable to locate such weapons even after spending two long weekends in Germany.

Shortly after the invasion began, reports surfaced that German prisoners had been abused by American soldiers. Mistreatment of Jews by Germans at their so-called "concentration camps" has been rumored, but so far this remains unproven. Several thousand Americans died during the first hours of the invasion, and French officials are concerned that the uncollected corpses will pose a public-health risk. "The Americans should have planned for this in advance," they said. "It's their mess, and we don't intend to help clean it up."

Happy Dependence Day

Sad but true.

WorldNetDaily: Happy Dependence Day