« Why We Need Milbloggers | Main | Top Stories Buried By Media in 2004 »
December 15, 2004
More Villanous Lobbing Of Snark
Confederate Yankee works a minor miracle: Who'd have thought the day would come when I'd say to Quasi-Nfuriateme, lately of the NAACP, "Well Done"?
At Roger L. Simon, another election meme bites the dust.
Flu shot, like Beanie Baby
At first, everyone want one
Now, they sit on shelf
This election meme
Like dragonflies in Winter
Dies so tragically...
But..but... they can't do that!
A Boy Scout troop that routinely sells popcorn prior to the holidays is taking its fund-raiser to the enemy this year as it hawks the treat today in front of the Virginia headquarters of the American Civil Liberties Union.
According to Tom McKenna, chairman of Troop 828's executive committee, the boys will stake out a spot outside the ACLU office in downtown Richmond, Va., from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. The troop is chartered by St. Joseph's parish in Richmond.
Via Free Republic
Ben Stein is a genius.
And in the ever-fascinating World of Sports:
The Pittsburgh Steelers forfeited the remainder of the 2004 season, including the playoffs, on Friday, just days after learning they had dropped from the top spot in the NFL “power rankings” published by several popular sports websites.
“ESPN.com and Fox Sports.com came down on us pretty hard after our narrow victories over the Bengals, Redskins and Jaguars,” said head coach Bill Cowher. “ESPN dropped us behind the Patriots and Fox Sports had us behind both the Patriots and Eagles, even though we blew out both of them earlier this season and haven’t lost since Week 2.
We figured if we couldn’t impress the ever-knowledgeable power rankings people and hold our top spot in a completely arbitrary and pointless system, there’s no way we would have a chance of being successful in the playoffs.”
“It was disappointing to have to pack it in after being 11-1,” said running back Jerome Bettis, “but the team agreed almost unanimously that it was the only thing to do. The writing was on the wall – if we’re not holding our ground in the power rankings, we don’t have much of a shot.”
The Steelers briefly considered playing at least one more game – last Sunday’s scheduled match-up against the Jets – in hopes of impressing the power rankings voters and regaining their spot, but decided against it.
“We didn’t think we had it in us to give a good effort against the Jets,” said quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. “We were pretty deflated after dropping in two different rankings.”
I tell you, it's tough out there.
UPDATE: It's tough out there, II: Regarding my much-dissed flu-shot haiku, I have this to say:
Election haiku
From Cassandra, Blog Princess
Fisked by snarky twits...
Good day.
I said Good Day.
Posted by Cassandra at December 15, 2004 06:30 AM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.villainouscompany.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/57
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference More Villanous Lobbing Of Snark:
» Ben Stein on History, Religion, Literature and Ar from TFS Magnum
Villainous Company thinks Ben Stein is a Genius. I don't know if I would go that far, but he is a smart guy. [Read More]
Tracked on December 15, 2004 08:43 AM
Comments
Flu shot, like Beanie Baby
(6 syllables, or haven't I had enough coffee?)
Posted by: Rodney Dill at December 15, 2004 08:22 AM
Who can count that early, smarta$$? :)
Guilty as charged. The sad part is that I was using my fingers...
Posted by: Cassandra at December 15, 2004 08:34 AM
Huh? I count 7.
flu-shot-like-bea-nie-ba-by
Posted by: Pile On® at December 15, 2004 08:44 AM
You know, I think I originally had that line slated for the middle and then moved it to the first line. The unit walked in the room to get more coffee and he was just so darned good-looking in his skivvies that he derailed my train of thought.
Posted by: Cassandra at December 15, 2004 08:55 AM
So I CAN count, Rodney. I just can't keep my mind out of the gutter.
Posted by: Cassandra at December 15, 2004 08:57 AM
Well, I was going to make a comment about the Boy Scouts, but after that comment I just feel dirty. :-)
Posted by: Masked Menace© at December 15, 2004 11:21 AM
I was to busy making sure it really was over 5 for the first line before I commented, i Still screwed up the count.
(We're never quite so dumb as when we're trying to be smart -- Peanuts, Charles Schultz)
Posted by: Rodney Dill at December 15, 2004 11:31 AM
In other news, the Boy Scouts reached a settlement with the ACLU when they agreed to help S&M s8x workers in several states learn how to tie better knots.
Posted by: KJ at December 15, 2004 01:46 PM
"Look Mom! Our Troop built an authentic Phillpine Sex Swing using nothing but tree limbs and hemp! Mom? Mommy?"
Posted by: spd rdr at December 15, 2004 04:08 PM
Boy Scouts building boy toys?
Flu Haiku?
I KNOW I am not in Kansas anymore.
Heh.
Posted by: Cricket at December 15, 2004 04:33 PM
We're never quite so dumb as when we're trying to be smart
See Rodney? that's what you get for busting on the Blog Princess...
Posted by: Cassandra at December 15, 2004 05:18 PM
I wonder what the merit badges will look like?
Posted by: Pile On® at December 15, 2004 05:39 PM
Or the new 'Order of the Arrow?'
How will they get approval from the council as
well as justify their projects?
Posted by: Cricket at December 15, 2004 05:45 PM
The dynasty is over.
The Supreme Being has gone.
Eh, it was fun while it lasted ;p
Posted by: Purple Raider at December 15, 2004 08:40 PM
Election haiku
From Cassandra, Blog Princess
Fisked by snarky twits...
Nice, but how many times did you count the syllables in each line before posting?
Posted by: Rodney Dill at December 15, 2004 10:16 PM
Yeah, it's nice but it kinda depends on how many syllables you pronounce Cassandra with. Is it Ca-san-dra, or do you pronounce it like I do here in Texas Ca-san-der-ra?
Posted by: Pile On® at December 15, 2004 10:38 PM
Once, Rodney, and it only took me about a minute and a half: If I hadn't deleted the comment where I originally posted it, you could have seen that. That's all I had. That's why it sucks so badly.
And Pile, in Maryland we don't insert extra syllables. It's Cass-an-dra.
Posted by: Cassandra at December 16, 2004 04:52 AM
I only asked because after I'd made a mistake counting the syllables the first, I would've counted the lines about 10 times myself before making a comeback post.
:)
Posted by: Rodney Dill at December 16, 2004 08:03 AM
in Maryland we don't insert extra syllables.
Since you're in Maryland shouldn't that be "...in Merlin we don't insert extra syllables." Of course that would be removing one syllable.
(Snarky twit attempts to strike again)
Posted by: Rodney Dill at December 16, 2004 08:29 AM
I might have if I hadn't been so busy.
Plus, I'm arrogant :)
Posted by: Cassandra at December 16, 2004 08:31 AM
Last comment refers to your penultimate comment.
I just wanted to use that word.
Posted by: Cassandra at December 16, 2004 08:32 AM
The www.dictionary.com word of the day is
Recherche, I was trying to work it into a Haiku, but after reading one of Pile On's posts at the Ebb and Flow Institute, all I can think of is "Do you like Pudding?" for the last line. Poetry is just not my Forte.
Posted by: Rodney Dill at December 16, 2004 08:56 AM