Roundup: Prince Harry in Trouble, Amy Schumer’s WWE Ex and the Strasburg Shutdown
Kelly Brook … JetBlue’s shrinking leg room … LL Cool J took down a home intruder … police sniper shoots runaway cow after it ran over a man … all you can drink cruise … teen girls hit guys with water balloons and their truck … charged with manslaughter for leaving her mother on the toilet for 2 days … Akin was just spewing out of date rhetoric … newspaper deletes negative comments on FB … swingers turn violent … Suze Orman’s missed investment … beer geeks determined to figure out Obama’s White House brew … child died at a mini-golf course … you need these slippers … this is not how you restore art … hot fudge sundae dispute … lab tech parties with monkeys …
If you’re a Virginia Tech fan, here’s a power hour for you. Even if you aren’t you’re still getting drunk to college football highlights. [The Key Play]
Is Joe Posnanski’s book a “relentless” defense of Joe Paterno? [The Atlantic]
Tampa is getting ready for a big hurricane. [FOX News]
A Q&A with @BIGSPORTSWRITER. [Deadspin]
The Queen is not happy with Prince Harry. Who could have predicted that? [NY Daily News]
Deion Sanders started a charter school and now the basketball team will compete in a famous tournament. [news-press]
Amy Schumer broke up with WWE’s Dolph Ziggler. [International Business Times]
Every trade the Knicks have made since the Patrick Ewing trade. [Posting and Toasting]
Strasburg? Shut it down Nats! [FOX]
An infographic for the *crosses fingers* playoff bound Pittsburgh Pirates. [EZ Storage]
Randy Hanson – the ex-Cal Poly coach who Tom Cable beat up – charged with two felonies from a bar fight. [San Luis Obisbo]
The people of Washington still think Strasburg should sit. [Washington Post]
UNC’s academic support director has been “moved” from his job. [News & Observer]
Alison Brie rapping.
Local news reports on golden showers.
Aquille Carr is fun to watch play basketball. Remember when he got arrested last weekend? [Dime Magazine]
Anchorman doesn’t know what canoodling is. [Hot Clicks]
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August 23rd, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Thanks CRM! for continuing the English Muffins trend this week.
Kelly Brook is amazing, as evident by her latest photoshoot
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Team “Big Cans in The Roundup”
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:37 AM
An interesting addition to the Roundup.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:39 AM
Didn’t really love her work in Pirahna 3D. I felt like maybe more nudity was called for from her character.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:39 AM
So he’ll be funneling these recruits to programs for cash right?
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:40 AM
going Brit hard this week
guessing TBL will go back to the Cheryl Tweedy well tomorrow
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:40 AM
Cecilia Gimenez, who is in her 80s, was reportedly upset at the way the fresco had deteriorated and took it on herself to “restore” the image.
Saw this link yesterday, wow. It looks like part Mr. Bill and “The Scream” by Edvard Munch.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Can’t wait until racists start claiming that they’re not prejudiced, they’re just using 200 year old information.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:41 AM
We shall see.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:46 AM
LL Cool J took down a home intruder
LL must have went all PHILIP RIVERS on him
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:46 AM
That Atlantic piece about the Paterno book is awful. The writer essentially calls Posnanski a liar and his conclusion — that Paterno shielded an ex-employee rapist because his defensive coaching abilities won PSU two national titles 25 years ago — borders on absurdity.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:46 AM
CRM, you’re my hero
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:47 AM
An infographic for the *crosses fingers* playoff bound Pittsburgh Pirates.
Getting swept by the Padres does not help the playoff cause
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Cardinals jumped them in the wild card race last night, might as well contract that ass.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:49 AM
is LL Cool J a worse actor or artist? judges?
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:49 AM
All I can think about is the scene in Oh Brother, Where art Thou? when Baby Face Nelson sprays that cow with his “choppa”. God that’s a good movie.
/I don’t want Fop goddammit
//I’m a Dapper Dan man
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Her special that premiered on Comedy Central this past weekend is the funniest stand-up special I’ve seen on CC in a long time. Looking very forward to her show, especially with the involvement of Tig Notaro.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:50 AM
The fuck? Seriously?
Just shoot them in the head or drag them by horse through central park.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Doesn’t matter. He is hot!
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Not sure, but I do know his hat is like a shark’s fin.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:50 AM
\m/
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:51 AM
I was laughing so hard. hilarious as hell.
Also agree with you, Jay V, on Tig Notaro. She is a really good comic. Also, fuck breast cancer!
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:51 AM
I bet it’s some horrible quality stuff included in the package.
Related, anyone ever been to an all-inclusive resort that actually had top shelf beer and alcohol?
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:51 AM
beer geeks determined to figure out Obama’s White House brew…
The RomneyRyan Winter Lager has 1% ABV, with ingredients of Elitist Yeast, Healthcare Hops, and Faith-Based Barley with a hint of Anti-Obama Spices
/shows self out
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Not after this past week.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:52 AM
His rapping ability is mostly dirt, but he dropped an awesome guest verse for a track on the first Red and Meth album. I think it’s called Four Seasons. Good cut. That and the Cannibus diss are all that really stands out to me.
He gets points for Deep Blue Sea, too.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:52 AM
one of the greatest movies ever made.
“Oh George, not the livestock”
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:53 AM
They have not looked good as of late, 8-13 in the month of August and losing 5 of 6 to the Padres is horrible. Hope they can right the ship against the Brewers and make up some ground with the Redbirds coming up.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Now that’s what I’m talking about.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:53 AM
COLIN FARRELL GET AT ME. LL COOL J GET AT ME.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:53 AM
His rapping ability is mostly dirt,
“Doin’ It” still gets people going
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:53 AM
You had the chance to make the playoffs, and you BLEWWWWWWW it.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:54 AM
+1 GOPlisner
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Damn. I was gonna record that but since the last 3 or 4 specials I’ve watched have been awful I decided against it.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:54 AM
METAL MURSDAY!!!!
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:55 AM
I think the news outfit that brought us the “Zellers Ketchup Chip Theif” story is the same featuring the anchor that doesn’t know what it means to canoodle
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Iberostar in Jamaica had top shelf alcohol but the only beer was red stripe.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Her special that premiered on Comedy Central this past weekend is the funniest stand-up special I’ve seen on CC in a long time
saw it and laughed a lot throughout. She seemed awkward. Probably those huge heels she couldn’t move.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:57 AM
The quality starting pitching has been in a free fall since the All Star break, and the bottom of the lineup is a total shit sandwich. Especially that slug Rod Barajas. Don’t know who would win in a 40 yard dash between him and Mark Madden.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:58 AM
Put your hand on a hot stove and a minute feel like an hour. Put your hand on a hot woman and and an hour feels like a minute.
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Confucius?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:00 AM
“Radio” gets the party started and “I Need You” drops the panties.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:00 AM
you need these slippers
Not sure about those slippers but I could see a few here using that pipe.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:01 AM
That chat w @Bigsportswriter is fantastic. Funniest line:
Jehovah’s Blitzness 17 hours ago
Given the opportunity to do so without any personal, physical, or professional consequences, who would like to punch more? Darren Rovell, or Darren Rovell’s ballsack?
BIGSPORTSWRITER @Jehovah’s Blitzness 16 hours ago
Trick question, because he’s a giant ballsack.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:01 AM
Well, ain’t this place a geographical oddity. Two weeks from everywhere!
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:02 AM
That review felt more like Allen Barra’s chance to get his 2 cents in on the whole Sandusky matter rather than to actually review the book.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Iberostar in Jamaica had top shelf alcohol but the only beer was red stripe.
Had a similar experience with one in the Dominican(can’t remember the name) that had top shelf alcohol but only El Presidente for beer.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Noodling > canoodling
/miz
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:06 AM
CRM round-ups are the best round-ups
Yes, kids. There was once such a thing called the PM round-up and a magical elf with an extremely dated name put forth wonderfulness each afternoon.
The Queen is not happy with Prince Harry.
Fuck the Queen. I can’t believe that royalty bullshit still exists. Harry don’t give a fuck.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:07 AM
That chat w @Bigsportswriter is fantastic.
I enjoyed that one and the one from the day prior with the PR guy.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:08 AM
I wouldn’t be happy with him either. He’s just proving to everyone how moronic and inbred the royal family has become by not having people check their cell phones at the door.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Same here in Aruba (substitute in Balashi as the beer)
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:08 AM
come on in boys, the water is fine.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:10 AM
the chat w/ anonymous PR guy had a question like this:
Q: Has a client ever asked you to cover up approximately five dead hookers?
A: Craig never called me about that
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:11 AM
He’s just proving to everyone how moronic and inbred the royal family has become by not having people check their cell phones at the door.
I’ll give you the inbred point.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:11 AM
All you can drink cruises are going to increase cruise passenger disappearances tenfold. Nancy Grace is going to become Saudi rich.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:11 AM
And to add to the all-inclusive comments, I too have had similar experiences in Saint Lucia, just sub in Piton (and Heineken) as the beer. They almost all have a top-shelf liquor experience, but not much of a beer or wine selection.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Kelly Brook, certified goddess.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Balashi isn’t terrible, but it’s nothing to write home about
/2x visitor to Aruba
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Fuck the Queen. I can’t believe that royalty bullshit still exists. Harry don’t give a fuck.
The whole royal family thing is so archaic. You think Americans get pissed about how our taxes are spent. Could you imagine if our taxes were going towards supporting a royal family?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Last day before vacation. This is always the longest/worst work day of the year.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Eh, even King Ralph had his moments, this is nothing.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Her special that premiered on Comedy Central this past weekend is the funniest stand-up special I’ve seen on CC in a long time.
good to know. never heard of her until the roseanne roast, and i thought she did an awesome job. funny as hell.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:15 AM
We leave tomorrow after work. Never again will I wait this long into summer/the year to take a week off.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:16 AM
St. Lucia is a great island.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:16 AM
It’s a model the GOP would love to duplicate for the 1%
didn’t NBC try a show where there was royalty in America a couple years back?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:16 AM
For a couple reasons, both in and out of our control, this is the 3rd year in a row we’re taking off the last week of Aug. I don’t mind so much.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:16 AM
Related, anyone ever been to an all-inclusive resort that actually had top shelf beer and alcohol?
depends on what you call top shelf. i was at a “top shelf” resort in cabo, which meant jack daniels and corona. i love jack, but it aint top shelf. all in all, i hate all inclusive resorts now.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Going to a wedding and seeing Canadian Club, Seagrams gin & Smirnoff Vodka as your high end alcohol choices is quite a bummer.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Mine’s next Wednesday. Haven’t had a weekday off in what seems like forever. Every day draaaaaaaaaaags like a mother.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:17 AM
I think you’ve got your stereotypes backwards.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Forget Oreo’s, eat Cool J cookies.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:19 AM
didn’t NBC try a show where there was royalty in America a couple years back?
it was the show with the former Al Swearengen guy Ian McShane (?). I caught one episode but it seemed definitely non-USA.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:21 AM
/future’d
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Totally agree. There is no purpose other than to glamorize the rich and powerful. Our society enjoys that. I’m just glad Di used her power for good things and her sons are sort of carrying it on.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:21 AM
I did not allow that, and paid extra for Goose, Johnny Black along with Sam Summer Ale & Magic Hat to be served at my wedding.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:21 AM
I had some time off in June, wish i took it later since i’d have more days to take off between Labor day and the end of the year
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:22 AM
It was called Kings, and it was surprisingly decent. Too ambitious for network TV, but it certainly had promise.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:23 AM
After having gone to a dry wedding, if there’s an open bar that’s serving mouthwash, I’d be thankful.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:23 AM
The show with him was pretty good, but they weren’t fake Royalty. They had actual power. Kings.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:23 AM
is LL Cool J a worse actor or artist? judges?
actor, easily. LL’s music career was pretty solid. he’s got a handfull of classics and no one ever fucked with him other than Cannibus, whose short career was ended by LL.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Jeez you people are hard to please. I’m just happy when the shit doesn’t come in plastic bottles.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:24 AM
“What’s the matter Beaman – forgot your invisible juice?”
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Got married at a beach house in May. Landshark, Blue Moon Summer, and Sam Adams. Quality beer is essential.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:25 AM
You know what was a good show? Testees.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:25 AM
This right here. Any alcohol will do the job. There’s nothing worse than having a diet Coke and a plate of Chex Mix thinking about what could have been.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:26 AM
It probably makes me a horrible person, but I don’t think I’d go to a dry wedding.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:26 AM
I went to one of these a couple years back. Absolutely brutal. No caffienated beverages either. I think I ate about 40 chocolate chip cookies because I didn’t know what to do with myself.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:27 AM
I get pissed when the bar closes during dinner.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Was it free? If yes, stop complaining.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:28 AM
flasks were created for dry weddings, rooks.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Went to a semi-dry wedding last month (no alcohol until after dinner). Everyone sort of just wandered around not knowing what to do with themselves. Some of the smarter attendees brought flasks. I realize what that says about us as a generation but I don’t give a shit. Alcohol at weddings is essential.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Okay, read through the entire PR person chat at Deadspin. Gotta say, a little disappointed. Bunch of vague stories about athletes having sex with groupies. Didn’t really learn anything that I didn’t know before. It’s not the guy’s fault. Even though he is anonymous, if he started telling specific stories, it would be easy for someone to find out who he is. But it made for a boring chat.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:30 AM
After having gone to a dry wedding, if there’s an open bar that’s serving mouthwash, I’d be thankful
just out of college wedding, sure. i was used to cheap booze. i cant handle that stuff anymore. if its that crappy, i will wait until the wedding is over and sprint to the nearest pub.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:32 AM
The last wedding I went to was at a goat farm and the reception was camping at said farm. The booze was homemade and then we bought a bunch of busch and high life cases. Someone bought some buckets of Colonel, too. It was awesome.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:32 AM
I think the perfect combo is lower to mid tier beer, coors light for the ladies, a seasonal, and something along the lines of regional favorite plus a national B+ grade beer like sam adams.
and top shelf booze
i made sure our venue didn’t offer old grand dad whiskey, had a real bad experience with that at another wedding.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Is it seriously that difficult to go a few hours at a wedding without having a drink? On the list of problems in my life that are worth griping about, that one’s pretty far down.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Went to a wedding in Nantucket recently, open bar, Sam Adams brews, wine, vodka and all you could eat lobster served at dinner. Awesome time!
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Don’t be so tough on what this means about your (or my) generation.
We’re not that far removed from when people drank their lunch during the work day and when women drank and smoked during pregnancy.
/Team “Wedding Receptions Are For Drinking”
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Is alcohol THAT big of a part in your life? Not trying to start a fight, just genuinely curious. So if alcohol isn’t present in a social situation, it throws off your night?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:33 AM
I realize what that says about us as a generation but I don’t give a shit. Alcohol at weddings is essential.
Bullshit. Generation has nothing to do with it. Jesus turned water into goddamned wine for a reason. Dry weddings should not exist.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:33 AM
To be fair though, the first three hundred or so items on that list are about you hating gays.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:34 AM
actor, easily. LL’s music career was pretty solid. he’s got a handfull of classics and no one ever fucked with him other than Cannibus,
How quickly we forget Kool Moe Dee. That is Cool James’ Kango under the Jeep tire. http://tastyt007.blogspot.com/2011/04/kool-moe-dee-how-ya-like-me-now-1987.html
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:34 AM
We just made frequent trips to the car.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:35 AM
So if alcohol isn’t present in a social situation, it throws off your night? Der
Yes. In the case of a wedding. Why the hell else would I want to stay beyond dinner?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:35 AM
/Team Mad Men
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:35 AM
That’s not fair at all. My list includes anyone who is different than me. It’s not limited to gays.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:36 AM
you say that now, but just wait for the first day back at work after vacation.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Pretty much. Most people are utterly boring to me otherwise.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
It’s not so much that its a part of my life (I only drink on weekends anymore unless there’s a work function or something). You ever attend a dry wedding? It will make you realize how much actually nonsense is involved in a wedding. Without alcohol, there’s nothing to keep you going. Conversations become insipid. Toasts aren’t funny. The food tastes worse. You realize the songs are hokey and no one is dancing anyway.
Alcohol makes the event better for the guests, which in turn makes it more memorable for the couple getting married.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
That’s going to be a pretty big list if one of the variables is “guys who have fucked your mom.”
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Some of us (flashing neon sign pointing at me) absolutely suck in a lot of social scenarios, most of all at weddings. Alcohol is a necessity for sure, it levels the playing field.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
My word’s the law
That’s why you don’t beef
You’re nothing but a punk,track star,and a thief
So I’m puttin’ you on punishment
Just like a child
Never touch another mic
/How Ya Like Me Now
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
But it’s just a few hours. You can’t enjoy a few hours without help of alcohol? Seems rather excessive.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
SHUT IT DOWN
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:39 AM
I don’t drink for me.
I drink to make other people more interesting.
So, in the end, drinking is a selfless act on my part.
/unassailable logic
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:39 AM
I had to go to 2 weddings while pregnant this summer. It honestly wasnt as bad as I thought it’d be.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:40 AM
/Team Mad Men
My mid-week toddy’s have increased significantly after watching this show on demand.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:40 AM
If it’s just my friends or close family, I’m fine without booze. It’s when you start mixing in friends of friends, strangers, or distant relatives that I need to sit next to and interact with that it makes things more enjoyable.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:40 AM
This is going to sound arrogant as fuck, but I like alcohol in social situations because most other people bore the shit out of me. It’s amazing how many people cannot hold a conversation or speak intelligently on anything other than their favorite sports team or television show.
A dry wedding where you know no one in the room is pretty much the sewer of social situaions.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
I had to think way too hard to understand that one. Why would MY list say “guys who fucked YOUR mom?” Wanna try again?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
this sounds like half the weddings I have been too for my friends, and yes, they are awesome.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
How quickly we forget Kool Moe Dee.
Knowledge is King was awesome.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:42 AM
better for the guests, which in turn makes it more memorable for the couple getting married
2 best friends weddings 2 months apart. First no alcohol, it was an ok time, sitting eating, wondering what the first drink would be. Second was like a reception out of a movie. Lots of drinks and lots of fun and photos that I hope to never see again.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:42 AM
That’s a no win situation, honcho. If I say “guys who have fucked my mom” you’d just say the same thing. Don’t play coy with me.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:43 AM
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:43 AM
night three of Phish in San Fran was an absolute gem.
Also at my wedding we had a list of people (basically wedding party and immediate to semi-immediate family) that could get Blantons, Belvedere (fuck you, Grey Goose), Hendricks, and Talisker. The rest of the attendees were served really good red and white wines, champagne, Red Oak beer, Blue Moon, Mich Ultra, and a few others that have fleeted my memory. The wedding food was amazing as well.
/thanks, father-in-law!
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:43 AM
You’re not one of those people that insists on talking about shit like politics at social gatherings, are you?
Really, sports/TV/movies are normal for strangers or distant relatives to talk about, aren’t they? It can be boring but what do you expect to talk about, the general theory of relativity?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Why don’t you want your guests to have a good time? Come celebrate but on our terms only!
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:44 AM
The last wedding I went to was at a goat farm and the reception was camping at said farm. The booze was homemade and then we bought a bunch of busch and high life cases. Someone bought some buckets of Colonel, too. It was awesome.
Hipster.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:44 AM
That’s the other big thing. If you don’t serve booze at your wedding, you KNOW all your guests are fleeing as soon as socially possible to go get wasted, which couldn’t make you feel too good about your day.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:44 AM
No, because of the quotation marks and all.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:45 AM
God, they are the worst. When someone I don’t know well starts on politics, I begin looking for other people to talk to.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:46 AM
I much preferred LL’s shout back at Kool Moe Dee, “Jack The Ripper.”
Cause I made ‘em play it, made ‘em say it
made ‘em okay it, made ‘em obey it—HUH
Prince of the growl is on the prowl
How You Like Me Now punk? You living foul
Here’s what my game is, kill is what my aim is
A washed up rapper needs a washer, my name is–
[Chorus:]
Jack the Ripper
Jack-Jack-Jack the Ripper
Jack-Jack, Jack-Jack, Jack-Jack, Jack the Ripper
King Hercules!
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:46 AM
The wedding I went to in July featured a reverend who proudly told at least 10 times the soon-to-be-wife to be “submissive” to her soon-to-be-husband. She nodded eagerly and he his perma-grin was almost frightening.
Draw your own conclusions on alcohol’s “presence” at the reception.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Speaking of which, I watched a 2 hour program on PBS about string theory. Didn’t understand what was going on for the entirety of that time. Any of you guys knowledgeable about this theory?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:47 AM
Related, anyone ever been to an all-inclusive resort that actually had top shelf beer and alcohol
Yes, but we paid top-shelf prices on said resort though. Some actually have it, but don’t always have it on display. You have to ask and surprise! They open a cabinet below the bar.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Sex romp and brawl all in the same night? Sounds like a win-win to me.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
When someone I don’t know well starts on politics, I begin looking for other people to talk to.
That’s when I start drinking.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
The bride and groom made their own clothing. Hippies. Close.
/duffy’d
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Noooooo, I limit that to the comments section of a dong blog.
I don’t mind talking sports or entertainment in social situations, especially around strangers. It’s just the same thing every time. Some Eagles fan wants to tell me about Vick. Some Steelers fan tries to convince me that the NFL targets the black and yellow, all between his fourth and fifth pulled pork sandwiches.
It’s just easier if I’m drinking.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
string theory
That like going back in time, altering things and leaving behind strings of consequences of those actions?
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Yup, that and religion. I really don’t need to hear a strangers views on either.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Brian Regan has a pretty funny bit about watching the string theory program on PBS.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Normally, I go the where do you work/where’d you go to school/where’d you grow up type of stuff. Not always the best strategy, but it’s pretty neutral conversation.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:49 AM
Some one needs to come up with an all inclusive experience that includes better beers.
/ never going to happen in an island location
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Nats are botching this Strasburg thing bigtime. I hope they never make the playoffs again after this year so people can realize that when you have a chance to win, YOU GO FOR IT. There is no tomorrow in sports.
/actually believes fans opinions matter
//bitter Reds fan
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:50 AM
I’m very knowledgeable after 2 Maker’s neat. too early for me to put my “thinking cap” on though.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:50 AM
I much preferred LL’s shout back at Kool Moe Dee Jay
I think it is fair to say LL won that battle. He went on to completely delegitamize his career later on, but that was a fun time before rap turned completely stupid.
/runs off to the internet to see what Kool Moe Dee is up to nowadays.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:51 AM
This argument only holds water if you go home, and a few hours later drink some more, and then a few hours drink some more, and keep on drinking. That would be excessive. Having a reception that serves alcohol is pretty normal, and as such drinking at one of these weddings is also considered normal.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:51 AM
I really enjoyed “Fabric of the Cosmos” by Brian Greene. He explains all that stuff in really simple and interesting ways, including copious Simpsons analogies.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:51 AM
Buncha damn winos and sots in here this morning
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:51 AM
I watch this type of shit all the time on Science Channel, and when Discovery or History actually dabbles in it. I haven’t quite wrapped my head around it, but it’s really cool to learn and think about.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:52 AM
I thought it was more like time is like a connected string, and that you could theoretically jump from one part of the string to another where it intersects itself
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:52 AM
A guy tried to convert me to Evangelical Christianity during a wedding once. Despite my internet persona, I’m actually a very nice guy in real life. So I sat there and nodded along for 45 minutes as he talked about Jesus. Just didn’t have the heart to tell him that I’m not interested.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:53 AM
The absolute worst wedding scenario for me was running into a childhood friend who I hadn’t seen in 15 years. Super awkward. He had a tattoo on the palm of his hand. “That must’ve really hurt.” “Yeah, that was the idea.” Uhhhhh…
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Yeah that was on Nova right? I watched most of it
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Team “Big Cans in The Roundup”
I approve this massage.
How quickly we forget Kool Moe Dee.
Other day I had to watch the “Wild Wild West” video. Don’t ask why.
A dry wedding where you know no one in the room is pretty much the sewer of social situaions.
Team “Elope and Avoid the Crippling Debt”
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
kelly brook is so fucking hot.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Yeah, LL really won. Per Kool Moe Dee’s Wiki page.
He portrayed a bartender in the Britney Spears feature film Crossroads.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
String theory centers around the concept that all matter is made up of various “strings”, which vibrate at different resounances, which in turn give objects their properties.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
This leads me to drink more and walk away. Especially when they start with the thinly veiled racist attacks against the President.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Got this from reddit. Instantly thought of TBL’s “V” shaped back comment.
Kinda NSFW
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Same here. I finished up Walter Isaacson’s bio on Einstein the other day, I understood maybe 20% of the physics he was talking about but it was fascinating to read.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
“Jack The Ripper”, which used a loop from Ashley’s Roach Clip by the Soul Searchers
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
A guy tried to convert me to Evangelical Christianity
Usually if you just say “I’ve already been saved” and smile they go away.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Not to be “that guy”, but I read the book. I didn’t know they turned it into a documentary.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
I was trashed on the beach in Panama City about 4-5 years ago and two of those Jesus Saves kids came up to me. You can spot them a mile away because they’re clearly sober as fuck and aren’t 2/3 naked. Plus not many spring breakers just walk up with a straight face and say “Hey guys, what’s up?” I was in the same boat – had to let them talk for a while. I told them I was over it and they prayed for me before leaving.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:58 AM
thought it was more like time is like a connected string, and that you could theoretically jump from one part of the string to another where it intersects itself
That’s what I meant..
/not really
//fascinating stuff
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Morgan Freeman’s “Through The Wormhole” is the best “science” show I’ve ever seen. Everything is explained so well, the scientists speak in lay terms, and the graphics are well done. The concepts and ideas explored are fucking mindblowing.
August 23rd, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Apparently it can be used to come up with Theory of Everything. Whatever the hell that means. The thing I took away from that program is that lot of physicists claim that string theory is philosophy not physics since you can’t test it.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Oh yeah, you should check it out. He uses great visuals.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Got this from reddit. Instantly thought of TBL’s “V” shaped back comment.
Well, I’m not unseeing that. Have a nice day folks.
/shoot self in the eyes
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
I wrote the preeminent paper on the bosonic string and coined the term “supersymmetry.” what questions do you have, padawan?
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
If the all the republicans drowned in that convention centre I would have a very difficult time not celebrating publicly.
I picture them trying to build an ark, find it impossible and then a frenzied gay orgy breaks out as they drown while forsaking their religion.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Speaking of which, I watched a 2 hour program on PBS about string theory. Didn’t understand what was going on for the entirety of that time. Any of you guys knowledgeable about this theory?
I don’t think even physicists could explain it entirely themselves. EXTREMELY short version: at the most subatomic of levels, everything is made of particles called “strings” that vibrate and it is the various vibrations of these strings that creates the different physical forces that drive the universe, form matter and make everything happen. Hence, it’s the best candidate for the “theory of everything”.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:01 AM
“Yeah you got incorporate gravity. I always wonder why he didn’t think of that.”
“I’m sitting there working on my string cheese theory.”
/Idiocracy’d
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:02 AM
i talked with some jehova’s witnesses for like 45 mins on saturday…had an interesting talk, was very nice and non-judgemental throughout and they left without any type of pressure. was kinda fun.
but my roommate, who’s a zealous atheist, was listening in and wanted me to rip em apart*. that woulda been shitty tho.
*he had a great idea when he heard me ask them about their stance on gay marriage…he wanted to wait for them to respond and then pass through and say “good morning sweetie” and see their reaction…wish he had followed thru, that would’ve been GOLD.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:03 AM
damn good series…NDT and bill nye need to do one.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Well I’m still drunk.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:04 AM
The discovery of the Higgs boson is going to do a lot for science and string theory. What a monumental happening that was/is.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Must admit, got a good chuckle out of that.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:05 AM
That’s a great one. You should check out Brian Cox’s “Wonders of the Universe” too if you haven’t seen it, he does an A+++ job explaining stuff
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:05 AM
just a step…more to learn.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:06 AM
So much for Republicans being the intolerant ones.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:06 AM
I just start ranting about blood transfusions until they slowly back away. I feel like the longer I talk to them the less people they’ll bother. They said something about ‘bloodless surgery?’
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:06 AM
*he had a great idea when he heard me ask them about their stance on gay marriage…he wanted to wait for them to respond and then pass through and say “good morning sweetie” and see their reaction…wish he had followed thru, that would’ve been GOLD.
That would have probably had them running for the door. Wasted opportunity.
If they come up and give me their sales pitch, I’ll actually engage them (I know enough Bible verses to make me a pain in the butt). After about 10 minutes of verbal discussion, they usually turn and walk away frustrated.
As for people in social gatherings talking politics or religion, I tend to not put up with that shit. It kills the mood. The number of people convinced by anyone’s brilliant argument on those topics at a party stands at 0.000000.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:07 AM
spencer – Your story reminds me of my uncle’s experience with Jehova’s Witnesses several years ago.
They came to his door, he politely declined and they left. They returned about an hour later to try again, and agitated but still polite, he told them he wasn’t interested. They left. Later in the day he saw them walking up his driveway, so he stripped down ass naked and answered the door. They did not come back.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Is this the Hope or is this the Change?
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Get off the cross, we need the wood.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:08 AM
i enjoy both those topics…allows you to get a window into the way that person’s brain works. it’s only a problem if people are being judgemental…i have a coworker who trends towards the tea party extreme, and he and i discuss a variety of political themes without any type of anger or condescension. it’s a great way to have a good debate as long as it stays civil.
obvs, it aint easy to stay civil…understood.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:09 AM
I usually just tell the Jehovah’s Witnesses that I’m a Mormon and ask if they’d like me to share the gospel with them. That gets them to leave pretty quickly.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Once convinced a woman that my using the word ‘cunt’ constantly was “good for feminism.”
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:10 AM
lol mole
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:11 AM
is Through the Wormhole on Netflix Instant? I don’t get the Science channel with my FIOS package.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:11 AM
humor is the greatest bridge of them all.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Just to go in the vein of our science discussion – Voyager I turned 35 the other day. Furthest man-made object from Earth; it’s nearing the edge of our solar system and still relaying tons of information. Awesome.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Living in Central PA doesn’t afford me much opportunity for intelligent in-person political discourse.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Voyager II, that is. It’s weird that II is 16 days older than I. Anyway….
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Suze Orman’s missed investment
Presumably, a decent hair stylist.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Is it true that there is no way to test it out, or have they not just found a way yet?
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:15 AM
That’s how it is with me and a majority of my friends…although in my example they’re leftwing nutjobs and I’m the clear-thinking conservative. We’re able to take jabs at each other and agree to disagree without hating each other. It sounds absurd, but we have a genuine understanding that vilifying someone else’s views isn’t necessary.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:15 AM
happy birthday voyager!!!
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Just to go in the vein of our science discussion – Voyager I turned 35 the other day. Furthest man-made object from Earth; it’s nearing the edge of our solar system and still relaying tons of information. Awesome.
Check this out: It’s BBC’s website where you can mess with the figures in the Drake Equation.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120821-how-many-alien-worlds-exist
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:16 AM
there are holes in the theory.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:17 AM
What are the positions of leftwing nutjobs?
/cloudy-thinking drunkard
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:17 AM
awesome link fredo.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Nothing says clear-thinking quite like calling your opponents nutjobs.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I used the term “leftwing nutjobs” in jest, but if pressed to answer the question, the term means those views held by my friends.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Voyager II, that is. It’s weird that II is 16 days older than I. Anyway….
These young punks around here and their blowing-up space shuttle generation ilk annoy me.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Fredo – AWESOME link
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Which are….
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Oh come on, admit it. You think they are nutjobs. It’s all good. I feel the same way about teabaggers.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:20 AM
it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain an idea without accepting it.
-aristotle
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Off to Manakiki!
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:21 AM
EEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:21 AM
i have a coworker who trends towards the tea party extreme, and he and i discuss a variety of political themes without any type of anger or condescension. it’s a great way to have a good debate as long as it stays civil.
That’s how it is with me and a majority of my friends…although in my example they’re leftwing nutjobs and I’m the clear-thinking conservative. We’re able to take jabs at each other and agree to disagree without hating each other. It sounds absurd, but we have a genuine understanding that vilifying someone else’s views isn’t necessary.
It’s easier to vilify the unknown or abstract. Hence we get the stereotypes of the left-wing liberal hippie or the redneck, idiotic, misogynistic conservative. Once you get to know people, those stereotypes seem shallow and lame.
But on the national conversation, we can’t get to know everyone. Nor would we want to — as some really are nuts.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Wow, this is awesome. Thanks for posting
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:22 AM
At 10 million years as the window for civilization to communicate the chance of communicating with another planet is pretty close to zero.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:23 AM
I don’t think most teabaggers are nutjobs. I just think they’re uneducated and generally of below-average intelligence.
Also, speaking of space, I finished Red Mars the other day and just started on the second one. It’s a plodding read but the ideas are fascinating.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:23 AM
crazy that there were 75k communicating civilizations even when i made the paramaters about as conservative as they get…I LOVE SHIT LIKE THIS.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:24 AM
This seems to show that Jehovah’s Witnesses might have a reasonable approach when it comes to abstaining from blood transfusions. Transfusions often open the door to infection moreso than not.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:24 AM
/Truth’d
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:25 AM
This seems to show that Jehovah’s Witnesses might have a reasonable approach when it comes to abstaining from blood transfusions. Transfusions often open the door to infection moreso than not.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Ruh-row … the banhammer cometh.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:26 AM
The problem is that space shuttle fuel is made from school supplies and medicine.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:26 AM
I really hope we find other life – intelligent preferably but I know it’s a long shot – in my lifetime. Shit, could you imagine if we got up there on one of Jupiter’s moons like Europa and found something swimming around below that surface ice?
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Has soused booked a berth yet?
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:26 AM
I went pretty conservative on the estimates and it still spit out 630,000 communication civilizations. Nutso.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Anybody seen ‘How the Universe Works’ w/ Mike Rowe narrating? Good stuff.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:26 AM
meh…we’ll prolly just nuke it or steal all the water.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Equations, theories, Jahovas Witness, alcohol, politics….. my head is spinning and I’m so confused
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:27 AM
They’re not nutjobs. (There, I said it.) They’re good people. They just hold views that I think are stupid like (for example) eliminating all guns, reparations for blacks, and treating gay people humanely.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Come one now. NASA’s budget is hardly a bumble bee’s boner in the overall budget.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:28 AM
This sounds made up.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Also, speaking of space, I finished Red Mars the other day and just started on the second one. It’s a plodding read but the ideas are fascinating.
Should I read this? Qualifiers: I couldn’t get through the first 30 pages of LOTR.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Or some weirdass life form swimming in the methane lakes on Titan. Sadly we’re probably hundreds of years from finding out
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:29 AM
I dont get the Science channel on my Comcast package but for some reason I can watch their shows On Demand. Not sure if Fios has their version of On Demand too.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Depends. What kind of fiction do you normally enjoy? I’m not a big sci-fi fiction guy at all but I enjoyed it for what it was. Not really a page turner though. He spends entire chapters on the shape of the Martian landscape and terraforming. Like I said, it’s certainly interesting but it sometimes struggles as a novel.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Probability of intelligent life on another planet is very high, right? What if they are just like us. Right now they also are on a sports blog talking about getting drunk and their version of Tea Party.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Is true, was just trying to get a rise out of him. Without Sputnick fueled competition we would not have this new fangled internet dealy.
If ‘Merica decreased the rate of incarceration 50% that would be double the amount needed for Nasa’s yearly costs.
/left wing nut-jobbed
//USA spends 63 billion yearly on prisoners
///Nasa yearly budget 18 billion
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Fredo – AWESOME link
I got 294,000 sentient, communication-capable civilizations in our galaxy.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:36 AM
No love for “Going Back to Cali”? Only good thing in that suck-ass Less Than Zero.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:39 AM
If royalty didn’t exist, no one would give a fuck about that l’il gin-guzzling inbred or his family.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:43 AM
One of my few big gripes about Obama is his decision to dramatically curtain the space program. Would have liked him to stand up to the GOP on those (and many other) budget cuts.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:45 AM
im more angry at him continuing to waste $22+ BILLION per year funding the DEA when…what is it they actually do again?
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:46 AM
oh right…if there wasn’t a DEA, obama wouldn’t have anyone to arrest those criminal masterminds in california that own legal marijuana dispensaries and pay their taxes. but everyone deserves health care for RX drugs! yay change!
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Jeebus, my new boss did that to me. Said “Let’s go grab a beer after work,” so we did, and he starts with the Jesus talk and tries to convert me to his church. Since he’s the boss, you can’t just get up and walk away, you have to sit there and nod while screaming on the inside.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:49 AM
I’m a pragmatist. No president has the political capital to defund the DEA. But NASA? Should have fought harder for that.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Frankly, if one or more of the Bush family drowned in that thing, I’d consider it partial payback for Katrina.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:52 AM
oh great…so we’re more concerned with “political capital” than wasting $22b of taxpayer dollars. and while we’re at it…why not give some of the joint strike fighter budget, THAT’S ABSOLUTELY ASTRONOMICALLY RETARDEDLY HIGH AND INSANELY OVER BUDGED ALREADY, to nasa?
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:53 AM
I dont think the DEA’s budget is completely wasted, either. I’m fine with pot being legalized and taxed, but that’s where I draw the line. With you on the F-22, though.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:54 AM
it aint pot causing the mexican/american border to be a warzone…but thank god the ATF is fully funded so that they can give weapons away to drug gangs.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Not only would you save $22 billion but you would also save hugely on the legacy cost of incarceration.
‘Merica spending all its money on troops to get PTSD and prison inmates. Your country is being run by angry children.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:57 AM
I understand that. But we shouldn’t legalize drugs because shithole Mexican gangs are out of control.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:58 AM
no, we should legalize drugs because we’re not a nanny state and if someone wants to fuck their own lives up, that’s on them. educate, not regulate.
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:59 AM
but then how will private jail owners, lawyers, judges and cops keep making a living without busting non-violent drug users?
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:00 AM
It is a generation with a greater facility for entertaining ideas than for believing in them.
-John Clellon Holmes
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:03 AM
nada…how dare you not include a link to that article.
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:04 AM
/facepalm
//forgot the link too
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Is that near-dong in the bottom right of the roundup pic? Once you see it you can’t unsee it.
/Coop’d?
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Just put Hank in charge.
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:09 AM
OH GOD, THAT’S ALMOST FULL DONG.
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:10 AM
.
What the HELL!! Is that a picture of Davis Spade
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:15 AM
David Spade
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Do you have any idea what you are talking about? Any at all?
Blame NOLA lawmakers and police
Blame FEMA
Blame some of the idiots who didn’t leave when told to
Blame the Army Corp of Engineers
However, there is oh so very little you can blame Bush for
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Being from the New Orleans area, yes, I do.
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Gutting FEMA?
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Oh shoot! QueeferSutherland and ohheelyeah. Time to take an early lunch.
August 23rd, 2012 at 11:53 AM
David Spade must be half Asian
/rayciss
August 23rd, 2012 at 12:02 PM
In other words … blame Bush. He appointed the idiot who was running FEMA, and he oversaw the Corps in the four and a half years prior to Katrina, when there were numerous studies pointing to a Katrina-type disaster and the Corps did not act to bolster protection of a major U.S. city.
Do Nagin, Blanco and other local authorities share in the blame? Of course. Do those who failed to evacuate share the blame? Those who had the ability to leave, yes.
What about the elderly or infirm who had no way out? They were “idiots”?
In the end, the top dog during all this was Bush. It was four days after a storm ravaged a major city that he finally become “aware” of the situation. In the interim, people were dying on rooftops and in attics, and the nation’s commander-in-chief was too busy with a fundraising swing through the West to take notice.
So, does Bush get all the blame? No. But there is still plenty of blame that falls on him.