"No free lunch," my father used to say. Except on game shows. I often wonder why people apply for Jeopardy! or Survivor when other game shows offer considerably easier money. Deal or No Deal and the either/or pricing games on The Price Is Right handsomely…
Date Archives February 2006
I'm too broke to go get drunk
Bret "Hit Man" Hart will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 1, 2006 in Chicago, IL. Interesting date. This isn't another screw-job, is it? Speaking of wrestling, the rumored host city of next year's WrestleMania is none other than Detroit, MI….
And that's how the world began, and that's how the world will end
Depeche Mode performs during the "Wetten Dass…?" TV show in Salzburg, Austria, January 28, 2006. How cool is that set?
Lost and Kwan Forever
As seen on ESPN.com: "We all lose." Bwah! Who knew Caple was also a comedian? elsewhere: duel of the maize
Pixel Revolt
More enticing video game sell: virtual Paul Walker cunnilingus or the Burger King in Fight Night 3? In other news: Sam and Max 2! Sweetness. Now if only LucasArts would release an XP-compatible version of the original…
Blown (Away)
That's the best photo they could find? Evidently, her job didn't cover dental. I wonder if Lunchables box art has ever induced a seizure. I've been out of the boxed juice scene for a while. Does Hi-C still produce Ecto Cooler? I didn't see any…
Great Scott
Barney, Neil Patrick Harris' character on the (is it popular?) sitcom How I Met Your Mother, has a blog. Excerpts from this week's entry "Brocabulary Lesson": It's called "bro-ing out." It's akin to a "girls' night out." The bro who accompanied me on my personal…
Lost in Translation
Previously on Adam Riff™: Each Thursday, I will recap the major plot developments from the previous night's episode of Lost. 2-13 "The Long Con" Ana-Lucia: Gun. Jin: Gun. Jack: Gun. Locke: Gun. Sawyer: I got your tickets to gun show right here! Mwahahaha! Jack: This…
Conky
Remember turdpile.com? Child Beatings 1 Child Beatings 2 Child Beatings 3 Child Beatings 4 ("save as," please)
Steve French
After today, it will be illegal in California to throw standard batteries (AA, AAA, C and D) into the garbage. [source] How the state intends to regulate household battery recycling is beyond me. It's like grape thievery at a supermarket. My mother bought me a…