that other guy's thoughts

Monday, March 31, 2003 :::
 
Survey Says...Your an idiot, @sshole, human wasteland...

This guy literally needs get the crap out of this country. I actually enjoy debate and think it's a healthy thing, but I would literally jack this guy in the face for what he said.

Iraq lying? Nahhh...couldn't be. Apparently 4,000 suicide bombers from 23 different Arab countries are ready to destroy the U.S. "invasion" force. Never mind the fact that their are only 22 arab "countries" I put countries in quotations, because one of these "countries" doesn't actually exist. Hint: It starts with a "P" and ends with a "alenstine"

and we wonder why the inspectors failed the first time?

I think I've just found the hypocrytical paranoid piece of liberal crap on the face of the planet. You know it's bad when ALL of hollywood thinks you're too far left.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 4:56:00 PM


 
read carefully 'cause your probably not expecting
TOG's semi-official weekly honors

I've-got-no-real: legitimate items
Worthy-of-listing: among this week's
Honors-so-instead: I'll just belittle
Some-horrible-people: and some stupid
People-who-are-just: begging for it.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 4:33:00 PM


 
to my commrades in arms

Sometimes it's worth it you know, taking pie after pie to the face. All you can see, feel, predict is the next pie in a seemingly unendless line of intellectual lashings. When out of nowhere, somebody gives you a towel, takes you by the hand and says, "Come on, let's get you cleaned up."

And sometimes you just stand there hip-deep in pie, waiting for some semblence, some indication that this isn't what you were meant for, that this isn't your eternal doom. You've already stretched out your arms reaching out into the unknown, beyond ground zero testing grounds for the new pastry weapon technology, merely hoping for the towel.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 3:23:00 AM



Sunday, March 30, 2003 :::
 
Final Four, sore larnyx, old people, drunkards, homework

KU -->Final Four (again)

Official Voicebox of TOG -->inoperable

Having to listen to old people recall the good old days and drunkards boast of their drunkness at 4 a.m. -->crappy

1 big assignment & 1 big test -->due tomorrow

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 7:48:00 PM



Friday, March 28, 2003 :::
 
Nostradamnwrong

Blinded by my intial success in predicting the winners of Page 2's Wacky Bracket, my picks sucked canal water this round, with 1/2 of my Final Four picks being eliminated. Here's the recap:

Wrong
(5) Simon Cowell over (13) Kelly Clarkson
(3) Ben Afflect over (6) Jacko's Nose
(2) Britney Spears over (10) Halle Berry
(7) Jennie Finch over (2) Penthouse

Right
The other 12 match-ups

I promise to put more effort into my Sweet 16 game picks, and deliver you all the most accurate predictions on the face of the earth

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 5:48:00 PM



Thursday, March 27, 2003 :::
 
I Al-Jazeera-ed your mother!

Because even uber-geeks love their country, and spot crap when they see it.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 4:54:00 PM



Wednesday, March 26, 2003 :::
 
Ignorant Old People

Some rich old guy gave the AE department a bazillion dollars to totally renovate our existing airport facilities and build new ones, including a new 20-workstation computer lab. This is all well and good until TOG's official el clase de diablo instructor gets a hold of the the plans and decides that we should definately go 100% wireless. Still doesn't sound bad? How about if I told you that these 20 new computers will all be desktop computers? Still not getting it? The fact that these computers will remain in the same spot for the rest of their lives negates any possible advantage wireless may have. Still too dense? The wireless equipment for these computer would cost around $1500 more, run at 1/2 the speed at best, and be supceptable to interference.

If you still don't understand, you are either A. old, B. dumb, or C. both

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 3:57:00 PM



Tuesday, March 25, 2003 :::
 
Ding Ding, Round 2

Round 1 of Page 2's Wacky Bracket is complete, and all my Final Four teams are still in the hunt. You can check out the results here. Because I feel like it, here's a recap of my first round predictions. I did rather well 28/32 so far in the tournament.

Wrong
(5) Simon Cowell over (12) Frenchie
(8) Jim Harrick Sr. over (9) Jim Harrick Jr.
(11) Robert De Niro over (6) David Beckham
(7) Pat Riley over (10) Steve Lavin

Right
The other 28 freaking match-ups

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 4:28:00 PM


 
and now, my very own piece of "shock and awe"
TOG's semi-official weekly honors

Phrase-of-the-Week: the double duece!
Explective-of-the-Week: befuddle
Politician-of-the-Week: Ali Hassan al-Majid "Chemical Ali"
Triangle-Member-of-the-Week: Jon McGinnis
Obscure-Blog-of-the-Week: Blogdad

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 11:53:00 AM



Monday, March 24, 2003 :::
 
new poll, new poll, new poll! YEAH!

A new long bet is up for your voting pleasure. So go ahead, indulge yourself, I don't mind.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 8:56:00 AM



Sunday, March 23, 2003 :::
 
a few valid points

1st point Over the past year and a half. Everybody and their dog has been ripping the U.S. for it's "unilateral" insistence on disarming Iraq. While their intentions may seem reasonable, their anti-war jargon is just plain wrong. Unilateral by it's very defination implies one side. And for the record: Militarily, the action is tri-lateral. Their are officially about 30 countries that support the action. 4 of the 6 largest economies in the world are represented by the coalition of the willing. So, the anti-war crowd should really replace "unilateral" with "not multi-lateral enough for us" in their repertoire. But that would sound nearly as condemning would it?

2nd point Doing a 6-degrees to *insert college basketball team here* in the NCAA tourney has got be the easiest and most pointless investigative task in the history of wit. The tournament has a total of 6 rounds, thus any team in the bracket can be connected to the national champion by virtue of whom beat whom. Just for kicks I'll give you an few examples:

2002: Boston University
Boston lost to Cincinnati (1) who lost to UCLA (2) who then lost to Mizzou (3) who lost to Oklahoma (4) who lost to Indiana (5) who lost to Maryland (6) in the National championship game.

2000: Appalachian State
Appalachian lost to Ohio State(1) who lost to Miami (2) who then lost to Tulsa(3) who lost to North Carolina(4) who lost to Florida(5) who lost to Michigan State(6) in the National championship game.

so there you go, everything else is just gravy

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 2:40:00 AM


 
mmm...ice cream

I'm seriously contemplating getting some of this just so that I can have the containers.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 12:51:00 AM



Saturday, March 22, 2003 :::
 
zzzzzzz.....

bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored

It's times like these that I almost wish that I didn't hate people

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 1:02:00 AM



Friday, March 21, 2003 :::
 
I've got Shania, Jacko, Jacko's Nose, and Penthouse in the Final Four, how about you?

This has got to be the most hilarious thing ever! I'm most definately going to keep all my readers up date with the results of this tourney.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 3:44:00 PM


 
back in black

I'm back in Lawrence now, and will head off to work today to get in some extra hours. I've got no plans as of yet for this weekend so if anybody wants to give me a ring (hint, hint) that would be okay with me.

*just a heads up to all my faithful readers out there, I'm going to try not to comment to much on the war until all is said and done, but I will still keep a close personal eye on things. If really want to know what my take is on any event, send me an e-mail and I'll be glad to indulge you.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 12:17:00 AM



Wednesday, March 19, 2003 :::
 
two days late and WAY over budget it's...
TOG's semi-official weekly honors

Phrase-of-the-Week: Let's do this like Brutus
Explective-of-the-Week: Burninate!
Politician-of-the-Week: Saddam Hussein
Triangle-Member-of-the-Week: Chris Hullman
Obscure-Blog-of-the-Week: Is That Legal?

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 12:52:00 AM



Tuesday, March 18, 2003 :::
 
The Good News

The Iraqi government as we know it will cease to exist


The Bad News

The U.N. will live to see another day.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 1:37:00 PM



Saturday, March 15, 2003 :::
 
I am weapon inspector, here me roar!

Here's a guy who holds the stability of the world in his hands, thousands of people will live or die by what he reports, and he thinks the enviroment is more imminent? Tell me old friends, when did Hans the inspector abandon truth for hippyness?

...and just for that, I'm going to pick apart your crappy english are make fun of you.

"dis-invent" is not a word, I hope you choke on a swedish meatball and die.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 3:16:00 AM



Friday, March 14, 2003 :::
 
Me Love You Long Time!

Despite the fact that I actually had to go to classes today, the instructors were mostly simpathetic. Some of the highlights of the day include my POLS GTA inviting the entire discussion group to The Crossing with him, My el clase de diablo TA giving the weekly quiz at the beginning of class and then "forgetting" to keep us there for a Q&A session like she normally does. My boss also let me do my homework while on the clock, is letting me leave early. Hurray spring break is here, and I'm off to the 'Lou.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 3:26:00 PM


 
ATTENTION CITIZENS:

The following public service anouncement has been made possible by the Department of Homeland Security, Andrew Sullivan, and some other dude.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 3:31:00 AM



Thursday, March 13, 2003 :::
 
indiscriminate neural synaptic activity
before I forget, here are some random thoughts I've had lately:

Dennis Miller is remarkably smart.

I fully expect the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to one day declare the constituion unconstitutional.

Parity seems to have run amok in the sporting world

If history didn't tell me otherwise, I'd swear Rueters was a subsidary of Al Jazeera.

I freaking hate hippies

A person's political Ideology is a direct result of their estimation of the human essence. Either that or they're a condrictary bafoon.

I believe everyone underestimates me in the sneakyness.

I still hate people.

Tony Blair is the 2nd greatest British Prime Minister ever. He only trails Chuchhill in his courage and willingness to do what's right.

I'm seriously running out of good explectives for my weekly list

Jimmy Carter is the worst ex-president ever.

mmm...cookies

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 12:03:00 PM



Wednesday, March 12, 2003 :::
 
oops...you bwoke it

the digital representation of my thoughts (i.e. this site) has been acting odd lately. When I checked it from worked it redirected to Aaron's Bible Site or something like that. I'll definately be checking in to this, more to come later.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 4:46:00 PM



Tuesday, March 11, 2003 :::
 
today's BIG question:

what exactly is this?


I'll post the answer here tomorrow.

UPDATE: Congrat's to Nick for picking it out as the Mother of All Bombs. The Air Force test this bad boy out yesterday. Needless to say, it went boom. 21,000 pounds of boom to be exact. It was the largest conventional bomb ever dropped. You all can see the footage from the test here. The only question that remains is, "Will we use our new found powers for good or for awesome?"

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 4:41:00 PM


 
and now, today's crappy argument recently made

okay, it's not so much as a crappy argument, as it is a pointless argument. I hate it when 3rd parties argue about someone's best interest, especially in the economic sense. To anyone with a capitalist bone in their body sees this at totally futile. If what you are arguing really is in their best interest, chances are the would've already done it. If the don't do it, then they will suffer and someone else in the market will make more money, thus the "invisible hand" of capitalism has done it's job.

My main example is Microsoft. Pinko-nerds all over the internet argue Bill Gates and his company, they say things like, "If Microsoft really wanted to succeed they would release their source-code." or "Modifying their website to make it only look good with their browser is stupid, everyone is now going to hate them, they should make sure all browsers view it alike". I'm not going to point out the economic falacies in these statements, but I do have a rebuttal to these nay-sayers:

Who the hell are you to suggest to Microsoft what to do? You think that somewhere in your life you acquired some super-secret business skill? Oh, you forgot about the business didn't you? Yeah, that's right, business! It's all about the money, always has been, always will be. Think about the circumstances before you open your mouth again. Microsoft has inefficient, ineffective software, that is inferior to many other programs and operating systems being made today. And yet they virtually own the software business, and they obviously didn't get that way will superior products. They got that way because Bill Gates is the greatest business man to live in the last 20 years. and thus, I'm pretty sure he knows what's in his best interest better than you do.

okay, I'm done angsting.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 9:15:00 AM



Monday, March 10, 2003 :::
 
holy crap, I almost forgot...
TOG's semi-official weekly honors

Phrase-of-the-Week: smoking gun
Explective-of-the-Week: Janet!
Politician-of-the-Week: John Howard
Triangle-Member-of-the-Week: Collin Whisitt
Obscure-Blog-of-the-Week: Suck is Life

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 11:16:00 PM


 
Reuters AlertNet - Enjoying violent TV as child leads to aggression

No it doesn't you dirty hippie loving idiots, I watched plenty of violent TV as a child, and I'm perfectly normal. I should hunt down the author of this study and hit him in the face with a shovel for spreading these lies. Or maybe I'll take a rusty cheese grater to his face, or give him a colonoscopy with a wire hanger, or super-glue every orafice on his body closed, or...

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 10:55:00 AM



Sunday, March 09, 2003 :::
 
increasingly diverse, but just as crappy

...and now, TOG's status on various aspects of life

Kyle with the ladies
status: they all still want me, unknown.

Knowledge
status: freaking genius, I've got more than you.

Political skillz
status: TOG for prez in 2004, I hate people

Health
status: Cancer, AIDS, perfectly fine, head cold.

Social life
status: big pimp'n, I smell bad, quality not quantity.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 11:59:00 PM



Friday, March 07, 2003 :::
 
and now, here's the "more"

On Wednesday I posted that I hope that the French and Russians veto any U.N. resolution for war. Now, here's my explanation:

The United Nations is a moral wasteland, any governing body that would put Syria in charge of human rights, and Iraq in charge of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, has serious issues with it's virtuous ideals. And the idea that some higher power has to give a country permission to act in self-defense is absolutely ludicrous. I hope any new resolutions are vetoed, because we are joining to war regardless of what the peacenik countries say. And after we eliminate the Iraqi army from the face of the earth, it will become painfully obvious to the France's and Germany's of the world exactly how inconsequential they are, and it will open many people's eyes to the true nature of the U.N.

Hopefully the will then realize the error of an established global governing body that has an utterly complete disregard to essential individual rights.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 2:37:00 PM



Thursday, March 06, 2003 :::
 
indefinate DOTR talk

With the official "month of seclusion" behind him, TOG finally sat down with "the girl" and hashed out the future of the human race, or something like that, you all get the picture. So, for the time being, all activity is basically back to pre-"month of seclusion" levels. and that's all I've got to say about that.

In other news: I have an el clase de diablo test in about 12 hours, a strengths test next Tuesday, and a pols test sometime next week. Is it just me, or does anyone else sense impending doom?

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 1:26:00 AM



Wednesday, March 05, 2003 :::
 
say what?

French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin recently implied that both France and Russia would veto an U.S. backed resolution giving a U.N. approval of war. TOG is actually glad France and Russia will veto the vote (more on this later), but I am amazed at de Villepin's remark's after his pre-written speech.

He actually said the the inpections "were more and more encouraging," and then proceded to cite the destruction of Iraqi missiles, information being received about biological and chemical agents and interviews with scientists.

for those of you that don't speak the French lanquage of wussy, I'll paraphrase:

"Hurray! Iraq has weapons of mass destuction! and they've been lying about them to us for 10 years! Yeah! this is the greatest thing ever!"

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 9:14:00 AM


 
I am Inducto, master of the obvious!

What?...no way...how do you find out these things? I'm glad someone is out there learning this stuff.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 8:55:00 AM



Tuesday, March 04, 2003 :::
 
Blog-o-the-Week Update: You can play god with the federal budget here. I personally cut all taxes to pre-civil war levels, eliminated terrorism, increased the empoyment rate, doubled the stock market value, decreased crime, eliminated all tax loopholes, and had a surplus of 2.06 trillion dollars.

but the politicians really are managing our money well...really

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 10:58:00 PM


 
Quote-o-the-Day

"What if [Saddam] fails to comply and we fail to act, or we take some ambiguous third route, which gives him yet more opportunities to develop this program of weapons of mass destruction? ... Well, he will conclude that the international community has lost its will. He will then conclude that he can go right on and do more to rebuild an arsenal of devastating destruction. And some day, some way, I guarantee you he'll use the arsenal."

-President Bill Clinton, 1998

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 10:41:00 AM



Monday, March 03, 2003 :::
 
I don't get many things right the first time
in fact I am told that a lot
now I now all the wrong turns,
the stumbles, and falls brought me here
where was I before the day
when I first saw your lovely face
now I see it every day.

I know that I am, I am,
I am the luckiest

-Ben Folds, The Luckiest

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 10:49:00 PM


 
ha ha, I'm wasting your time by writing this absolutely pointless intoduction to...
TOG's semi-official weekly honors

Phrase-of-the-Week: magic strike, magic strike, magic stike
Explective-of-the-Week: Mailbox Head!
Politician-of-the-Week: Gov. Paul Patton
Triangle-Member-of-the-Week: Greg Bouzianus
Obscure-Blog-of-the-Week: Futurismic

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 10:58:00 AM



Sunday, March 02, 2003 :::
 
Today is an 8

Today was a wonderfully enjoyable normal day. I went bowling this morning to support child abuse (I'm not sure if I was supporting the child, or the abuse, but I was supporting to the best of my ability) I relaxed during the mid-day hours, and enjoyed a nice Wendy's style dinner with the official TOG neighborhood dining guru. I'm now beginning my studies for the evening, and will finish the day with a enjoyable late-night new aurally stimuliting media session.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 8:32:00 PM



Saturday, March 01, 2003 :::
 
This just in

Eciing to not use the "" key oes not make you a rebel, it makes you an iiot.

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 11:34:00 PM


 
slow news day


Which OS are You?

should I be proud or ashamed of this?

what do you think?

::: posted by Kyle at 11:29:00 PM

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