- Intentional beer goggles? That is apparently the next
weapon of choice for extreme
ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who treat any member of the opposite sex like they’re
radioactive and/or sadistic sirens looking to lure men in and devour them
whole. These Ortho-diabolical men are so intent on shutting out women they
consider to be immodestly dressed that they may be willing to rock some
ridiculous-looking glasses that blur their vision to keep out slutty women
showing more than .0000001 inches of skin with their revealing attire. Their
quest to maintain their strictly devout lifestyle has led to sex-segregated
buses, sidewalks and other public spaces in their neighborhoods because of an über-strict
interpretation of Jewish law that forbids contact between men and women who are
not married. Signs remind women to wear closed-necked, long-sleeved blouses and
long skirts and ladies who refuse to capitulate have regularly been accosted by
extremists who are looking to beat cooperation into them. Now, the
ultra-Orthodox community's unofficial "modesty patrols" are selling
glasses with special blur-inducing stickers on their lenses. Yes, Israel’s next
cottage industry is rigged-up sunglasses blurring vision in a similar way to
what bar goers experience around 2 a.m. after a half-dozen beers and a couple
of Irish car bombs. The glasses provide clear vision for up to a few meters so
as not to make walking dangerous. Anything beyond that range becomes blurry,
including women. Of course, the glasses won't do any good if a slutty chick
wearing a skirt that only goes to their ankles bum rushes a good, God-fearing ultra-Orthodox
Jewish man. An even more extreme version of the glasses, accompanied by hoods
and shields that block peripheral vision, are being promoted to men forced to
venture outside their insular communities. For just $6, the next big thing in ultra-Orthodox
Jewish fashion can also be yours…………
- There really are not many ways the NFL’s decision to use
replacement referees for the 2012 season could start off worse than it did
Sunday night during the Pro Football Hall of Fame game in Canton. Umpire Chad
Ochoa mangled the very first duty an official has in a football game, botching
the coin toss by announcing that the New Orleans Saints had won and deferred
their choice to kick or receive until the second half. The problem was that the
Arizona Cardinals actually won the toss and a minute later, Ochoa had to
announce his blunder to the crowd. Allegations have since surfaced that Ochoa
was fired by the Lingerie Football League during its most recent season,
allegations the NFL has tried to shoot down. With Ochoa’s inglorious start to
the year for replacement officials, maybe the ladies can do better. Shannon
Eastin, who has been a referee in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, will
have a chance to represent for all the women out there when she becomes the
first female to be part of an NFL officiating crew Thursday night. She will work
the preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers and
while the game means absolutely nothing, Eastin’s presence on the field clearly
carries at least a little significance. Even if she is a scab official who will
probably never work an NFL game once the league’s ongoing lockout of its
regular officials is resolved, maybe having her on the field will create more
acceptance for anyone who might (inexplicably) still believe that a woman has
no business officiating one of the most physical, violent sports around…………
- Blues rocker Johnny Winter scored a major success with last
year's "Roots" albums, which featured 11 blues staples recorded with
guests such as Winter's younger brother Edgar along with Derek Trucks, Blues
Traveler's John Popper, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers Band
and Gov't Mule, among others. When an approach works for anyone in the
entertainment industry, be it music, movies or television, that person tends to
stay with that approach until they squeeze all the life out of it. That means
Winters will stay true to his "Roots" for his next album and attempt
to channel a similar effort. "I'm very happy with the way it turned out,
so there's a good chance we'll do a 'Roots 2,’” Winter said. "I haven't
picked the songs yet, but I'd like to have (ZZ Top's) Billy Gibbons play. I'd
like the have Dr. John play. I'd like to have Mark Knopfler play on something.
I'd like to have (Eric) Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy. I don't know if I can
get 'em all, but those are the people I'd like to have." He hopes a wealth
of long-term friendships with those other musicians will convince them to say
yes to being a part of the follow-up, combined with the success of the first "Roots"
project. "I don't know if they're working or if they're busy, if they have
time to do it, that's the main thing," Winter continued. "Some of
them might like to do it but might not have the time. I just think about the
songs I'd like to do and then put the players on them." If he can
duplicate the success he enjoyed in 2011 with “Roots,” playing on Sly Stone's
"I'm Back -- Friends & Family" album and on William Shatner's "Seeking
Major Tom," Winter will have another great year ahead of him. He’s
currently on the road as part of this year's Rock 'N' Blues Fest tour, joining
Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer and Leslie West………
- Going green in your ‘hood may benefit more than the
environment. After researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of
Medicine announced last year that they had found a net reduction in crime in
areas around more than 4,000 vacant lots that had been "greened"
compared with others that were left alone over 10 years, another group from the
same university decided to piggyback on their work. The second Penn team
conducted a controlled, randomized trial in a real-world environmental health
investigation. They didn’t venture far, examining vacant lots in Philadelphia that
were randomly selected, in advance, to be cleaned up and planted (or not) in an
ongoing Pennsylvania Horticultural Society program. They then surveyed 29
residents in the areas around the parks 3 1/2 months before and 21 residents
shortly after the May 2011 cleanup and found that those near the greened lots
felt safer. Feeling safer and being safer are definitely not the same thing and
living in downtown Philadelphia is never a safe proposition no matter how
refurbished and spruced-up the nearest park is, but mental attitude and how one
perceives the world around them definitely affects a person’s quality of life. That
the Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society worked hard to green up a few parks is also a nice gesture, even if the
work was technically done in the name of science……..
- Target is
generally known as a mega-market retailer of discount goods to the American
masses, a sort of top rival to Wal-Mart in a sense. Anyone seeking affordable
jeans or household goods heads to one of those two places more often than not
and now, those people can throw away an entire paycheck on a tacky piece of replica
memorabilia from a movie that left millions of women glued to the edge of their
seat at the local movie theater. That’s right, Target is moving from affordable
attire and bargain deals to high-end souvenirs from "The Hunger Games." As
countless commercials during every commercial break of the TV programming of
your choice have undoubtedly seared into your mind, the film will be released on
DVD and Blu-ray Aug. 18. In conjunction with that release, Target is going to sell
"Hunger Games"-themed "keepsakes" in very limited
quantities on Target.com, including 100 14-carat gold replicas of protagonist
Katniss Everdeen's Mockingjay pin. The pin will retail for a very
un-Target-like $999 and it marks the first time the outlet has offered licensed
products in that range, a statement said. The expensive “Hunger Games” gear
also includes 100 replicas of Katniss's leather jacket for $349 and 100
lithographs bearing the signatures of 10 of the blockbuster film's stars,
including Jennifer Lawrence, who played Katniss on the big screen. Target's Vice President of
Entertainment, John Butcher, attempted to defend the overly expensive items,
saying in a statement that while Target is indeed known "for providing
must-have merchandise at an unbeatable value ... we wanted to surprise our
guests by taking it up a notch for ‘The Hunger Games’ and unveiling a prestige collection
for devoted fans.” And yes, saying “taking it up a notch” is still one of the
corniest things a person can say to defend something they have said or done………….
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