Thursday, March 8th
Well, Maryland lost today, so I am a little cranky. Michigan State won, those lucky bastards. If you are into college b-ball, there is a pretty good article on both teams on ESPN.com.
7pm: To start the show on an odd note, the guys play some news audio of John Popper's bust. The Blues Traveler singer was busted for going 111 mph, having some weed, and 14 weapons in his car. Furthermore, he added flashing lights and a siren to his car so that he can get away in an emergency. What is going on with him? Do you think that having his stomach stapled affected his brain chemistry?
The guys have been trying to get to this topic for a few days now. They have noticed as they have lived in the Bay Area, how incredibly valuable are parking spaces. When they signed their contracts, their agent kept harping on the fact that they got parking spaces. They now understand what this means in this city. So, they ask, what would you give up to have an assigned parking space?
Brad talks about how a few times someone had stolen their spot in the basement. By the second time this happened, Brad was ready to go to war. They wanted to block him in, so they could find out who it was.
Travis in Palo Alto says that he almost never comes up to the city because of the parking situation. He just does not want to deal with the hassle. Dane in Concord feels the same way. Dane also bitches about how he has had to go to the restroom, and just could not find a spot.
Mary in Petaluma suggests that if someone takes your parking space, you should leave a note on their window with duct tape. They will get the message when spending two weeks trying to take it off.
Off subject, they are making a Burger King movie. Yes, like based on the creepy guy in the commercials. What the hell is that going to be about and who is going to see it?
Greg in Santa Rosa is a little extreme. He says he would put sugar in someone's gas tank if they stole his spot. That is pretty horrible. You should not destroy someone's car over parking. That's not cool.
8pm: Josh in Mountain View is a truck driver who says that he gets furious when a non-commercial vehicle parks in the loading zone spots. But, we get him to admit that he does double park, so we have no sympathy for him.
Frank in SF says that he lives in Forest Hill, a neighborhood that is not too bad for parking. There is an alley that only holds about four cars, with no restrictions. There is a neighbor who leaves notes telling you are selfish if you leave your car for more than two days. After he ignored the notes, they used some city ordinance to threaten to have him towed.
Donna in San Jose suggests putting stinky cheese on the engine when someone steals your space. Who just has that available?
Mary Ann in Sonoma says you should just pay someone who is handicapped for their placard. If you have the card, you can park anywhere and you do not have to pay for parking. Dumptruck in Kenwood says that it is a $750.00 fine if you get caught doing that.
Chris brings up that it is impossible to understand all the different colors of parking meters in the city. There are plain, red, green, white and yellow meters. It is insanely frustrating. The white are the worst. They are for parking with restricted times and half the time there are no signs explaining them.
Danny in San Jose has one of those obnoxious neighbors. The neighbor whose house he parked in front of, puts his trash right in the spot he parked in. When he parked there, the neighbor wrote on his window, asking him not to park there on Monday nights.
Joel in San Jose says that according to Mythbusters, putting sugar in the gas tank does not work. He says that if you want to do that (which you shouldn't), you should use bleach. He also says that he was alienated at work because he was able to get a parking permit right away.
The guys play the God awful maggot song again tonight. I really wish I never had to hear that again. However, if you would like to see the video, here it is. Proceed with caution my friends. This will get stuck in your head in a horrifying manner.
We got several emails from angry listeners. One even listened to "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" in order to get this out of his head.
We get a call from Grace in SF who called the other night. Last time we spoke to her, she was um... a little inebriated. She is a little embarrassed about her state in that call. Just to further embarrass her, they make her listen to the audio of her previous call. That's not nice at all. She says she had just gotten a promotion and was "celebrating" that night.
9pm: The guys read a story about a man in China hiring a stand-in mistress to take the brunt of his wife's abuse. He wants to protect his real mistress from the beatings, and thinks that hiring a stand-in is the best solution. How ridiculous is that? Even more ridiculous, ten people actually applied for the job.
The guys both love and hate "South Park." Usually you lean more to hating it, but last night saw an episode that they loved. I did not see it, but they took on the n-word. They said they thought that this really turned "South Park" around for them. So Brad wanted to see another one and used his On Demand. It was one where Cartmen ends up "milking" a dog.
Brad would not even tell me about that episode before, because he thought I would be offended. The thing is, I have seen it and thought it was hilarious. Yes, "South Park" is disgusting and vulgar. But you know what, it is f-ing fantastic.
The guys get annoyed because "South Park" is allowed to do whatever they want, while we are held to such strict rules. The basic reason is all about money. Because you pay for cable, especially premium channels, it is ok for shows like "South Park" and "The Sopranos" to use extensive vulgarity.
Chris and Brad also explain that there is Safe Harbor from the FCC at 10pm. But, they don't really explain what that is. So, CBS policy is that there is no Safe Harbor. They expect us to live up to the same decency standards before or after 10pm.
David in San Rafael says that the whole thing is ridiculous. When we say the "f-word" everyone knows what you mean. How is that really any better if the message is still being conveyed?
Scott in Fremont thinks that the content should be moderated by the advertisers. There should be the family channels and the filthy channels, each marketing their own ways. Tony in Fremont says that everything in this country is determined by money. The reason that Comedy Central can do the things they do, is because they are appeasing advertisers like "Girls Gone Wild."
I got pretty heated on this. I was explaining that for people my age, we grew up with scramblers. They were no parental locks so when our parents were out, we were able to watch anything and everything. Therefore, we have been pretty desensitized. Further, I say that "South Park" is a cartoon so that the dog red rocket scene is not as bad. There is no child involved in making that episode, so it is not as bad. Chris and Brad disagree saying that the message is still wrong. They think it is no more ok than if that was made for tv movie on Lifetime. For them, the idea in that was wrong.
10pm: Shelley in San Jose says that the she actually watched that episode with her children. She would rather have her kids watch with her than on her own. At least in this case she can put in her input. Brad says that that is not the only option. He thinks you can tell your children not to watch things like that.
Shelley is a little over the top. Her children were exposed to porn by a relative. Her response was to rent some porn with her so they could have her influence. I think that's a little overboard, Brad thinks that Shelley is a terrible mother for traumatizing her children that way.
We get an email from "White Rabbit." He says that what makes the shocking aspects of "South Park" so great, is the image of other people watching and being offended. That's the thing, the show is so over the top and ridiculous, that it is not as offensive.
So, in all this talk about censorship, we get to the FCC complaints from the Super Bowl. The FCC got a number of complaints about the Snickers commercial and Prince's phallic guitar. Thanks to The Smoking Gun for finding these.
They go over several, but this is my favorite one:
It was obscene to show Prince, a HOMOSEXUAL person through a sheet, as to show his siluette while his guitar showed a very phalic symbol coming from his below-midriff section. I am very offended and I would preffer not to have showed it to my 4 children who love football. One of them has hoped to be a quarterback and now he will turn out gay. I am actually considering to check him for HIV. Thanks CBS for turning my son GAY.
What, what, what, what, what????? That's amazing. That's how people become gay and get AIDS? I was completely mistaken in all of my understanding of biology and sexual orientation.
Here is another great one:
I find it highly unacceptable to have a family watching a sporting event only to find Prince stroking, manipulating and fondleing his guitar behind the curtain. This image only made him look extremely large which made the rest of us feel small, and unable to preform this evening.
HAH!!! I really hope that one was just a joke, because if someone filed that to the FCC with sincerity, our education system is even worse than I thought.
The most shocking part of this, is that supposedly with everything on tv, Prince and Snickers caused the most complaints to the FCC.
I have to point out that in all of these, not one person is able to spell. Thomas in San Jose thinks that these people are reading way more into this than what was there. That's for sure.
So, with that I apologize to my mother, have a good night.
7pm: To start the show on an odd note, the guys play some news audio of John Popper's bust. The Blues Traveler singer was busted for going 111 mph, having some weed, and 14 weapons in his car. Furthermore, he added flashing lights and a siren to his car so that he can get away in an emergency. What is going on with him? Do you think that having his stomach stapled affected his brain chemistry?
The guys have been trying to get to this topic for a few days now. They have noticed as they have lived in the Bay Area, how incredibly valuable are parking spaces. When they signed their contracts, their agent kept harping on the fact that they got parking spaces. They now understand what this means in this city. So, they ask, what would you give up to have an assigned parking space?
Brad talks about how a few times someone had stolen their spot in the basement. By the second time this happened, Brad was ready to go to war. They wanted to block him in, so they could find out who it was.
Travis in Palo Alto says that he almost never comes up to the city because of the parking situation. He just does not want to deal with the hassle. Dane in Concord feels the same way. Dane also bitches about how he has had to go to the restroom, and just could not find a spot.
Mary in Petaluma suggests that if someone takes your parking space, you should leave a note on their window with duct tape. They will get the message when spending two weeks trying to take it off.
Off subject, they are making a Burger King movie. Yes, like based on the creepy guy in the commercials. What the hell is that going to be about and who is going to see it?
Greg in Santa Rosa is a little extreme. He says he would put sugar in someone's gas tank if they stole his spot. That is pretty horrible. You should not destroy someone's car over parking. That's not cool.
8pm: Josh in Mountain View is a truck driver who says that he gets furious when a non-commercial vehicle parks in the loading zone spots. But, we get him to admit that he does double park, so we have no sympathy for him.
Frank in SF says that he lives in Forest Hill, a neighborhood that is not too bad for parking. There is an alley that only holds about four cars, with no restrictions. There is a neighbor who leaves notes telling you are selfish if you leave your car for more than two days. After he ignored the notes, they used some city ordinance to threaten to have him towed.
Donna in San Jose suggests putting stinky cheese on the engine when someone steals your space. Who just has that available?
Mary Ann in Sonoma says you should just pay someone who is handicapped for their placard. If you have the card, you can park anywhere and you do not have to pay for parking. Dumptruck in Kenwood says that it is a $750.00 fine if you get caught doing that.
Chris brings up that it is impossible to understand all the different colors of parking meters in the city. There are plain, red, green, white and yellow meters. It is insanely frustrating. The white are the worst. They are for parking with restricted times and half the time there are no signs explaining them.
Danny in San Jose has one of those obnoxious neighbors. The neighbor whose house he parked in front of, puts his trash right in the spot he parked in. When he parked there, the neighbor wrote on his window, asking him not to park there on Monday nights.
Joel in San Jose says that according to Mythbusters, putting sugar in the gas tank does not work. He says that if you want to do that (which you shouldn't), you should use bleach. He also says that he was alienated at work because he was able to get a parking permit right away.
The guys play the God awful maggot song again tonight. I really wish I never had to hear that again. However, if you would like to see the video, here it is. Proceed with caution my friends. This will get stuck in your head in a horrifying manner.
We got several emails from angry listeners. One even listened to "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" in order to get this out of his head.
We get a call from Grace in SF who called the other night. Last time we spoke to her, she was um... a little inebriated. She is a little embarrassed about her state in that call. Just to further embarrass her, they make her listen to the audio of her previous call. That's not nice at all. She says she had just gotten a promotion and was "celebrating" that night.
9pm: The guys read a story about a man in China hiring a stand-in mistress to take the brunt of his wife's abuse. He wants to protect his real mistress from the beatings, and thinks that hiring a stand-in is the best solution. How ridiculous is that? Even more ridiculous, ten people actually applied for the job.
The guys both love and hate "South Park." Usually you lean more to hating it, but last night saw an episode that they loved. I did not see it, but they took on the n-word. They said they thought that this really turned "South Park" around for them. So Brad wanted to see another one and used his On Demand. It was one where Cartmen ends up "milking" a dog.
Brad would not even tell me about that episode before, because he thought I would be offended. The thing is, I have seen it and thought it was hilarious. Yes, "South Park" is disgusting and vulgar. But you know what, it is f-ing fantastic.
The guys get annoyed because "South Park" is allowed to do whatever they want, while we are held to such strict rules. The basic reason is all about money. Because you pay for cable, especially premium channels, it is ok for shows like "South Park" and "The Sopranos" to use extensive vulgarity.
Chris and Brad also explain that there is Safe Harbor from the FCC at 10pm. But, they don't really explain what that is. So, CBS policy is that there is no Safe Harbor. They expect us to live up to the same decency standards before or after 10pm.
David in San Rafael says that the whole thing is ridiculous. When we say the "f-word" everyone knows what you mean. How is that really any better if the message is still being conveyed?
Scott in Fremont thinks that the content should be moderated by the advertisers. There should be the family channels and the filthy channels, each marketing their own ways. Tony in Fremont says that everything in this country is determined by money. The reason that Comedy Central can do the things they do, is because they are appeasing advertisers like "Girls Gone Wild."
I got pretty heated on this. I was explaining that for people my age, we grew up with scramblers. They were no parental locks so when our parents were out, we were able to watch anything and everything. Therefore, we have been pretty desensitized. Further, I say that "South Park" is a cartoon so that the dog red rocket scene is not as bad. There is no child involved in making that episode, so it is not as bad. Chris and Brad disagree saying that the message is still wrong. They think it is no more ok than if that was made for tv movie on Lifetime. For them, the idea in that was wrong.
10pm: Shelley in San Jose says that the she actually watched that episode with her children. She would rather have her kids watch with her than on her own. At least in this case she can put in her input. Brad says that that is not the only option. He thinks you can tell your children not to watch things like that.
Shelley is a little over the top. Her children were exposed to porn by a relative. Her response was to rent some porn with her so they could have her influence. I think that's a little overboard, Brad thinks that Shelley is a terrible mother for traumatizing her children that way.
We get an email from "White Rabbit." He says that what makes the shocking aspects of "South Park" so great, is the image of other people watching and being offended. That's the thing, the show is so over the top and ridiculous, that it is not as offensive.
So, in all this talk about censorship, we get to the FCC complaints from the Super Bowl. The FCC got a number of complaints about the Snickers commercial and Prince's phallic guitar. Thanks to The Smoking Gun for finding these.
They go over several, but this is my favorite one:
It was obscene to show Prince, a HOMOSEXUAL person through a sheet, as to show his siluette while his guitar showed a very phalic symbol coming from his below-midriff section. I am very offended and I would preffer not to have showed it to my 4 children who love football. One of them has hoped to be a quarterback and now he will turn out gay. I am actually considering to check him for HIV. Thanks CBS for turning my son GAY.
What, what, what, what, what????? That's amazing. That's how people become gay and get AIDS? I was completely mistaken in all of my understanding of biology and sexual orientation.
Here is another great one:
I find it highly unacceptable to have a family watching a sporting event only to find Prince stroking, manipulating and fondleing his guitar behind the curtain. This image only made him look extremely large which made the rest of us feel small, and unable to preform this evening.
HAH!!! I really hope that one was just a joke, because if someone filed that to the FCC with sincerity, our education system is even worse than I thought.
The most shocking part of this, is that supposedly with everything on tv, Prince and Snickers caused the most complaints to the FCC.
I have to point out that in all of these, not one person is able to spell. Thomas in San Jose thinks that these people are reading way more into this than what was there. That's for sure.
So, with that I apologize to my mother, have a good night.
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