As we tuned into the Olympics last night, we saw what everyone saw: NBC’s dream scenario of the women’s beach volleyball final… in the pouring down rain.

As we watched the unstoppable May/Walsh combo running around soaking wet in the little bikinis, we couldn’t help but wonder two things…

–Why wasn’t this being shown on USA?

–And why weren’t we taken to commercial break by Rhonda Shear, telling us we’re watching “USA - Up… All night!”

***And don’t you dare try to tell us that there was never a movie shown on the USA Up All Night series that did not the exact scene of bikini-clad women playing volleyball in the rain. Maybe it was in Sizzle Beach, USA or perhaps Malibu Bikini Shop or maybe even Student Bodies.

After reading this story about a mountain lion in South Dakota, we assume that somewhere in southern California, the writers for season 2 of “24″ are sitting around saying:

“See, we told you that could happen.  We told you!”

It’s been quite some time since we handed out any awards here.  Then we read a story that screamed out for the Gob Bluth “I’ve Made A Huge Mistake” Award.

And so, then winner of the Gob Bluth “I’ve Made A Huge Mistake” Awards is… Thomas Ballard!

Congratulations.

As it turns out, Ballard, of Delhi, LA, was attempting to call a friend to brag about his X-Box skills.  Instead, he accidentally dialed the wrong number and freaked out the recipient of the call when he blurted, “I have killed them all.” Read the rest of this entry »

We just read this article filling us in that actor Roy Schieder died over the weekend.  While we haven’t seen a ton of movies with Roy in them, we have seen THE movie he was in - Jaws.  The movie that made us forever fearful of swimming in the ocean at night.

And so, in honor of Roy, we pass on to you our favorite line from “Jaws,” spoken by Scheider:

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.  “

Sometimes we wonder how in the hell CBS consistently has the most-watched comedy shows each week… then we find out this: “Meet the Spartans” was the highest grossing movie of the weekend.

And it all makes sense. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re not really sure what to do with this one.

In light of our recent post found here, talking about how aspiring failures should look into Methodist University, MU changed the wording of a phrase on its admissions page.

What it used to read:

“MU students graduate knowing their subject, knowing themselves and having the confidence to strike out in the world.“

 What is now reads:

“MU students graduate knowing their subject, knowing themselves and having the confidence to strike out into the world.”
Note the difference. They left in the phrase “strike out,” but changed what followed to make it sound a little less like they are preparing their students to fail.

We are torn because we appreciate the fact that the administration of MU reads our blog and listened to our suggestion, but we can’t ignore the fact that they left in the part of their message inspiring potential students to strike out.

After much internal dialog, we have decided that although they followed our advice, we will NOT be inducting MU into our Ring of Honor.

Note: One suggestion we would have is for them to find someone other than Reggie Jackson to come up with a mission statement. Check here for more on that.

Well, we don’t really have a “mailbag” per se, but we were recently asked the following question and felt obliged to answer.

Q: Is the song “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain the greatest love song ever written?

A: Yes.

After reading this article about Missy Chase Lapine suing Jerry Seinfeld and his wife, we contacted Jerry’s other lawyer, Jackie Chiles, for comment. Here’s what Chiles had to say…

“This lawsuit is outrageous, egregious, atrocious, frivolous, unacceptable.”

***For more info on Mr. Chiles’ and his practice, check here.