ViceZilla’s Views

If Hollywood ’stars’ are threatening to leave the country, you know its election time again. How many times have we heard in the past that if “politician so-and-so wins (or loses), I’m leaving the country,” as if their threats are intended to make us lose sleep at nights?

Well, its that time of year again when the so called Hollywood ’stars’ come out of the woodwork and try to make us believe that politics is their sole reason for being in the United States in the first place, and fame, fortune and the tons of money they make by playing dress-up is secondary. Enter stage left, Susan Sarandon who vows to leave the country if McCain wins by stating, “If McCain gets in, it’s going to be very, very dangerous.”

Give me a break! The past eight years of George W. Bush in the White House hasn’t made her leave yet, so why would another four years of his policies under McCain make any difference?

Are these ’stars’ who make these threats every four years so in need of attention, that the only way they feel they can get it is by putting themselves upon a pedestal and threatening to leave this country if they don’t get their way? Somebody should tell Ms. Sarandon that her threat has been tried many times before, and it doesn’t work!

How many ’stars’ threatened to leave the country if GW was re-elected in 2004, and how many actually made good on their threat promise? None. Zippo. Nada. They are all still here. Besides, if those that actually did leave, how many do you think would surrender their American passports, and renounce their citizenship? None. Zippo. Nada.

I wonder how many ‘fans’ of these ’stars’ actually consider these threats when making their decision in the polling booth? I’m willing to bet the number is extremely low. And for those that actually do change their votes because of these threats, well then its time to get out of your parents’ basement and realize that the country you live in is real, not a scripted movie.

And if Ms. Sarandon does move to Italy or Canada if McCain ends up winning the election, all I can say is goodbye and good luck. Don’t forget to leave your passport on the way out.

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If you are a man, you’ve probably heard the complaints from your significant other on more than a few occasions, “Why can’t you hit the bowl while pissing?” And if your a woman, you probably still can’t understand how your other half can manage to get the floor, seat, and possibly other things wet while taking a leak.

Well, the long awaited answer is near! Soon, you will be hear “But honey, I’m practicing,” as you wonder how the basic law of gravity can go so horribly wrong in the distance of a few feet. Because now, thanks to an inventor who realizes that for a man to really take anything seriously, you either have to make a sport or a game out it, otherwise it’s just not that important to him, for example: peeing.

Enter the interactive toilet, which pits you against a friend as you control skiers down a hill, or blast space invaders by how well you control your pee!

Gotta love technology!

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Bobbleheads. Which popular American personality doesn’t have one resembling themselves? I guess one barometer to measure one’s success and status would be whether or not you have an image of your face perched atop a large spring, which allows your caricaturized head to frantically bounce up and down every time it is slapped with your finger. Oh, the joys of being a celebrity!

Well, its not exactly a bobblehead, but Larry Craig has finally arrived at the celebrity level which is deserving of a bobblehead of himself. Well, not really. It’s actually a “bobblefoot!”

The St. Paul Saints, long known for offbeat, sometimes edgy, promotions, have come up with a real doozy for this Sunday’s game.

While lots of sports franchises hand out bobblehead dolls, usually depicting their players, the Saints are handing out 2,500 “bobblefoot” knicknacks.

The keepsakes consist of a miniature bathroom stall with a couple of lower legs and feet. One of the feet is springloaded and “taps,” which, the Saints’ press release says, is in honor of National Tap Dance Day.

Yeah sure, we’ll go with the “National Tap Dance” story!

Is that a piece of paper I see?

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To call this wall painted animation by Blu anything less than absolutely amazing would be an understatement.

For those of us that are prone to flashbacks of our youthful days in the 60’s, this creation will make you think twice of your present reality!

This is truly an amazing work of art, enjoy!

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

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What’s more disheartening than buying your case of beer, only to have the handles give out in the 7-11 parking lot, turning your bottled sunshine into a puddle of foam, glass, and cardboard? Or worse yet, having the same thing happen but only on your driveway? One must always take precautions to protect the working man’s nectar, but there are limits.

Who hasn’t belted their case of beer into the backseat for ride home? It’s probably pretty common because who the hell wants to clean up 24 busted beer bottles from behind the driver’s seat after it gets air born because of the very well maintained potholes in our fine neighborhoods? Buckling your beer in before the drive home is acceptable, but only if it doesn’t relegate your child to sit on floor because of it.

Apparently in Australia, it is more important for the beer to be safe in the car, while a child has to fend for himself!

An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car’s floor, police said Tuesday.

The 30-can beer case was strapped in between two adults sitting in the back seat of the car. The child was also in back, but on the car’s floor.

Hell, at least the child was on the floor! I remember as a kid, while on the family summer vacation my parents let me lay on back seat ledge under the rear window! Hell, every kid I knew did the same thing! How the times have changed. Either the parents of today are getting smarter, or back then the kids were just tougher!

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