Pranks For The Least Suspecting

Ahhhh, the joy of a good prank or practical joke.

1. I live for the element of surprise.
2. I love to make my victims freak out.
3. I just loooooove the look on their face.
4. My creativity is just, well, the best.
5. I just love to laugh.
6. Just another way to say I like you.
7. Just another monument to scale.

The Sedalia Democrat offers up the local pranksters who hijacked the local Taco Bell’s radio frequency and were able to spew off some obscenities at passers-by.  Apparently the Drive through prank  not original, as it has been pulled off at a Burger King in Michigan in 2004.  The internet is chock full with videos detailing the how-to’s for would-be pranksters.

For your consideration.

• Skeleton Taxi Driver prank at Guzer.  Pity the poor unsuspecting Brazilian souls in this video.
• Office Pranks at Ebaum’s World.  Some photos to get the prankster in you plotting your next ambush.

The Skeleton taxi driver

May 15, 2007

German CPR Class

March 14, 2008

See:

• http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/pranksters_14634___article.html/speaker_drive.html
• http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/through_14673___article.html/drive_original.html
• http://www.guzer.com/videos/skeleton-taxi-driver-prank.php
• http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/362474/

Spandex Fails To Fully Accomodate UK Bobsled Racer

A wardrobe malfunction occurred to a member of the UK bobsled team.  Bobsleigh rider shows her cheeky side as she splits her pants at World Championships.  Daily Mail. 

The athlete readies herself for a run in what turns out to be a svelte, but too tight Spandex one piece suit that did not completely expand with her.  Olympic borne to Vancouver, Canada in February, it is expected that her outfit may be more precisely tailored by that time to keep the wind chill down.

Gillian Cooke Splits Her Spandex Pants

January 19, 2010

See:

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1244454/Bobsleigh-rider-Gillian-Cooke-shows-cheeky-splits-pants-World-Championships.html

Pork Barrel Spending Earmarks Survive In 2010

Las Vegas Review Journal.  Barack Obama, January 6, 2009.

“We are going to ban all earmarks, the process by which individual members insert pet projects without review.”

The next time political pork barrel projects come up for discussion given the current state of our economy, pull this little gem out from your hat of goodies.  Just the same,  the next time a sweet talking  politician tries to bend your ear their way, recall, Porkulus. 

• Porkulus.org chronicles the wasteful spending.  
• Recovery.org is the official site for the Stimulus Bill’s spending.
• Read The Stimulus bill, House and Senate texts.

So how has your area fared?

See:

• http://www.news-to-use.com/2010/01/us-economy-graphical-summary-jan-2010.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FhPjs+%28NEWS+TO+U%28SE%29%29
• http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/41139527.html
• http://porkulus.org/
• http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/home.aspx?q=content/act
• http://readthestimulus.org/

Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll Tuesday January 20, 2010 Collides With Obama Kennedy Perception

Others don’t always see us as we see ourselves.

January 20, 2009.  The day Barack Obama was sworn in President of the United States.  Mirrir, mirror on the wall, ….

“Perception.  Others don’t always see us as we see ourselves.”
Image courtesy of http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/2/21/f_obamam_7d1d427.jpg&srv=img33.

January 20, 2010.  One year later.  The mirror does not even come close to that delusion. 

Looking into the mirror of America’s voters however, demonstrates otherwise.  Rasmussen Presidential Approval Poll of the nations most likely voters on the way the President is doing his job.   

•  39% Strongly Disapprove
• 28% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve
• Presidential Approval Index rating of -11

So the mirror is not quite reflecting back an image of JFK after all.

“Broken mirror.”
Image courtesy of http://www.blurtit.com/q7215918.html.

See:

• http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Democratic Senator Feeling American Mood Calls For Health Care Votes Later

Sen. Webb: Suspend All Healthcare Votes.  Newsmax.

The Democratic Senator from Virginia has some words to the wise.

“I congratulate Scott Brown on his victory, and I look forward to working with him in the United States Senate.

“In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on healthcare reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process.

“It is vital that we restore the respect of the American people in our system of government and in our leaders. To that end, I believe it would only be fair and prudent that we suspend further votes on healthcare legislation until Senator-elect Brown is seated.” 

So it appears at least one Democrat is carefully feeling the pulse and correctly interpreting the will of the American people.

See:

• http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/jimwebb-suspend-healthcare-votes/2010/01/19/id/347370

Massachusetts Elects GOP Senator And Washington Gets Rebuked

The shout heard round the world.  No.  Not Paul Revere.   The historic results of the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts to replace the late Senator Edward Kennedy (D) who held the seat for 47 years.  The race between heavily originally favored State Attorney General Martha Coakley (D), and longshot State Senator Scott Brown.  Brown 52%  Coakley 47%.

When polls began showing the race tightening after the U.S. Senate voted along straight partisan lines in a special session Christmas Eve to pass health care reform, and Brown made it part of his signature push to vote against it, it was inevitable that the most blue and liberal state in the Union would face the wrath of disaffected Independents and Democrats, and staunch Republicans.  Wall Street bailouts, high unemployment, skyrocketing federal deficits, foreign policy intervention in Afghanistan, lack of promised transparency in government, and on and on, fueled the rage all the more.  Voter thoughts at Rasmussen.

Massachusetts elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1972.  And Washington, D.C. politicians were served notice that their constituents demand respect in their representation, not politicians with self-serving and aggrandizing partisan missions.  President Barack Obama and Democrats took notice and responded to Massachusetts’ direct message.  Satirically, of course.

Greatest freak out ever (ORIGINAL VIDEO)

May 3, 2009

See:

• http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2010/senate/results.html
• http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/massachusetts/first_look_at_massachusetts_election_night_poll_data
• http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/20/republican_trounces_coakley_for_senate_imperils_obama_health_plan/

Parking Meter Good Samaritan Jailed

Man Arrested For Filling Expired Meters.  KPTV Fox 12 in Portland, Oregon.

A Good Samaritan in Eugene, Ore., is arrested after putting coins in expired parking meters.

Click here for the video.

Foiling the meter maid quotas?  Do ponder the logic of the meter maid who called the police on the man who felt no one needed to get a parking ticket with his pocket spare change. 

See:

• http://www.kptv.com/video/22266075/index.html

Snoozing On The Farm After Chores

 Break time after morning chores on the farm. 

“Farm Nap Buddies.”
Image courtesy of http://www.extremefunnypictures.com/funnypic2877.htm.

Public Stall Turned Public WC

Step right up and swing that water closet door behind you!  

Best used during balmy, nonwindy days.  Convenient for guys.

Not for sitting deposits.  Hand washing at the public fountain. 

“W.C.  Public urinal.”
Image courtesy of http://extremefunnypictures.com/funnypic2102.htm.

Democrats Reward Unions With Exclusion From Taxes On Cadillac Health Insurance

No taxes, please, we’re Democrats.  NYP. 

Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, puts the quid pro quo in simple terms: “We spent a fortune to elect Barack Obama — $60.7 million to be exact.”

Congressional Democrats received another $68 million from unions in 2008, and $21 million more so far this year. And that doesn’t count the value of “in kind” contributions like phone banks, poll volunteers and independent advertising.

Wow!  With that kind of financial support, who would not want to act a little generous? 

Hold on a moment now.  Is the feeling and acting on reciprocity valid for a politician?  Especially when financial support translates into rules significantly favoring big buck supporters compared to others?  

Looks like the unions are getting their money’s worth — with a sweetheart deal worth billions.

Sweetheart deal is an understatement.  Politicians DO reward like generosity in kind.

For most American workers, beginning in 2013, if your health care insurance plan is worth more than $8,900 for an individual and $24,000 for a family, that plan will be hit with a 40% excise tax. While technically the tax falls on the insurer, virtually all economists agree that the cost will be passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums. Moreover, because the threshold for the tax is indexed to ordinary inflation rather than the higher rate of medical inflation, even if your plan doesn’t get hit today, it may well be taxed in the future.

That’s right: if you have two workers doing identical jobs, earning the same wages, and receiving the same insurance plan, the one who doesn’t join the union gets hit with a 40% tax; the union worker doesn’t.

Welcome to the world where the Democrats eat their own.  And others with ease.  Unless of course, they paid into the political kitty.  Paying your taxes does not apply. 

See:

• http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/no_taxes_please_we_re_democrats_uUjHMALRMQBL4P6CHkBKhN