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The results are the interesting part:
So far a majority of people like to see children publicly mess up. That’s what I voted for too, of course, but I figured I’d be in the minority. Maybe more than half of the people are like me after all. And if nothing else we like to see kids fail, so we at least have that in common.
Liberal blogs, pundits, and talking heads, in cooperation with the recently formed Society for Preservation of Beach Boys Song Lyrics, are foaming at the mouth over Republican Senator John McCain’s parody of the Beach Boys song “Barbara Ann” (video after the jump), in which he turned the words of the song into “Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran.” The impromptu performance came during a speaking engagement where McCain was asked by an audience member whether the U.S. should send Iran a message via air mail. Get it? “Air” mail? Obviously a lighthearted (if a little tasteless and, you know, idiotic) moment. So McCain responded in a similarly lighthearted (and, yes, a little tasteless and idiotic) way.
After the uproarious laughter subsided, McCain apparently launched into a serious answer about the complex political situation between Iran and the U.S. and a bunch of other politics-speak. So what’s the big deal?
Look, I’m no McCain enthusiast. I don’t agree with his ideology, his politics, or his choice of tie. If he wants to play no-rules street ball, I’ll put on my spiky fingerless gloves and take him on any day. But if politicians aren’t allowed to have a sense of humor in a situation that’s informal and lighthearted, maybe we should just skip to the part where robots take over, since we’re already at least a third of the way there.
The bottom line is, I’ve been listening to a lot of the Republican candidates (and potential candidates) for presidency, and I have to say, McCain’s joke isn’t even in the top 10 most idiotic things I’ve heard from that group. And most of the time they’re being serious. Don’t even get me started on the current Commander-in-Chief.
Reuters: Iguana’s stubborn erection to get the chop
Someone’s pet iguana is going to have his boner cut off because it hasn’t gone flaccid for over a week, reports Reuters. [Obligatory Viagra joke omitted] Maybe now Mozart, the iguana, will be able to focus on more important things, such as school. And his future.
The good news for Mozart and his mates is that male iguanas have two penises.
Mozart, sitting on the shoulders of his keeper as camera crews focused on his red, swollen erection, seemed unperturbed by the news.
The writer of this story, fresh off his or her stint ghostwriting a romance novel, should probably have pointed out that Mozart doesn’t understand what’s happening. I say that because he’s not capable of understanding. He’s an iguana. Plus, two penises or not, no organism is going to stand idly by and allow one of them to be whacked off. I meant … you know what I meant.
On a side note, those camera crews sound pretty capable.
Reuters: Man says he killed grandmother in rage over TV
A Russian man bludgeoned and stabbed his 81-year-old grandmother to death over a disagreement about what to watch on television, reports Reuters.
The man was drunk at the time, according to Tatyana Kordyukova, a police spokesperson in charge of telling people stuff they already assumed. However, she went on to say, “He could not remember exactly what it was he wanted to watch.”
Anyone know if this awesome video is for real? I can’t decide whether I want it to be or not. Either way, wooha! I LOLZED.
[via YesButNoButYes]
Update: According to the comments on YouTube, it’s from a comedy show. So, fake. I guess I would have figured it out if I watched it all the way through before posting. Details, details. People on YouTube are arguing about what language they’re speaking. All I know is that not being able to understand them made this sketch a lot better than it would have been otherwise.
