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A Naked Man. And David Letterman Sex Tape.
Yeah. What jfkali said!— October 24, 2009 12:58 a.m.
Friends Are Like Jewels
Robert sounds like a wonderful person. Thanks for sharing this with us.— October 24, 2009 12:55 a.m.
Music Notes (Carly Simon, Paul Anka, Michael Jackson)
"she claimed my definition of "dowry" was wrong. I think I said it was a woman giving money to the mans family. I dunno...I can't remember the context now. She said that, if memory serves, that it's ONLY when a man gives the womans family money. Or maybe I'm getting that completely backwards. Either way, my definition was acceptable." LET IT GO— October 20, 2009 4:25 p.m.
Death
"The guy that fell from the press booth at the Chargers game also survived about 30 feet, from the press box." I wish this was the case, but you've got your facts wrong... www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/19/bn19i… And, when you're refering to the "lady on the Coronado Bridge" do you mean the lady who was on a I-5 overpass this morning? www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/20/san-d… McNairs mistress (or one of) was asking for 2K...sounds like a such a low number when you're going kookoo.— October 20, 2009 4:20 p.m.
Music and Metallica Fans -- Dumb or Smart?
"The other fans want to get on a dance floor and grind" - where's the study for people's use of words and age? There was this kid in my 3rd grade class who I'd always trade music with. I remember he wanted my "License To Ill" and I wanted to hear his "Dr Feelgood", so we traded. I never got my tape back, he ended up leaving to study at our local college then off to Johns Hopkins he went while we all made our way over to Middle School. I should have kept that damn tape.— October 19, 2009 3:10 p.m.
Wright is Wrong -- Technology in Todays World
"I don't need to see an email when I'm at work, talking about what sandwiche you're making our kid." - This is the 2nd time in the same blog you've spelled sandwich with an e at the end. What gives? And again, if you have a row of updates on FB consisting of what sandwiches your gal pals made for the day, you're the one who chose to hit that "confirm friend request" button. Luckily, I have yet to see one update noting what someone is eating on my friend list. My guess is you've made up this fictional update, so you can act like you're mad about updates you're not really seeing. It isn't "cool" to rant and rave about how much you hate the lame updates you see on Facebook. Maybe if you didn't have one you'd have a little more room to talk but still, people who rant about this stuff are now dime a dozen and it's just plain played.— October 9, 2009 4:29 p.m.
Wright is Wrong -- Technology in Todays World
"I figured I could have an account and worry about it ONLY when I have the time." - so basically you're on there daily, multiple hours. "And, from what I've seen on Facebook, it's about 4 to 1, with women way more often than men, using it to say "I'm driving to Arizona. I hate long drives." or "I gave my daughter a sandwiche today." Yet, the male friends I have, when posting (which isn't as often), it might be a bike ride one of them is doing for Autism. Or another guy complaining about the Cowboys losing. Whereas, the woman talking about her sandwich, will post later in the day what she's making for dinner. Or whether the food she ate tasted good." -All I'm gathering from this is maybe it's you who needs to brush up on who are their friends if you're so picky on what one types as an update.Facebook is a communication tool, if you don't like it stop being a part of it. No point in complaining about how lame it is when you're one of the 1 million served and growing. What you see as something you don't care about, another may find entertaining..hey, it's your group of friends. http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/08/04/women-fl…— October 9, 2009 3:50 p.m.
Wright is Wrong -- Technology in Todays World
"When I hear about the latest fad…Myspace, Facebook, Twitter…it just seems like more ways for women to act silly" - or for men to troll for tits.— October 9, 2009 1:34 p.m.
Wright is Wrong -- Technology in Todays World
So, you're not part of any of those social networking sites? Because if you are, then you're nothing but a (you can figure it out). Complain, knock others for doing it, but still play part in exactly what you feel is the problem. You probably thought blogs were stupid until you got this one going.— October 9, 2009 1:29 p.m.
Grumpy Gus Says -- I Dare You to Sue Me!
"People say Andy Rooney appears grumpy. And if you ever meet him, he’s a thousand times grumpier." -I'll never be able to read these blogs again without Andy Rooney's voice reciting them "Why not just be honest, and say “The girl didn’t realize that the ball she had was worth thousands of dollars. This autographed baseball isn’t really worth much.” Sure, it doesn’t sound as good. But it’s honest." -Exactly.— October 9, 2009 8:55 a.m.