Comic for Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Posted: 12:10 am, Thursday, May 31st

Probably after most of you were done with the site yesterday, we got a vote against the sage grouse and for the ruffed grouse, instead. I was not impressed, until this picture. This is a proud bird. Respeck!

Is there a way to read this that does not result in the conclusion that Coors Light is the new Hypercolor?

The Sox lost last night, drat, but there was this article from yesterday that mentioned cribbage. I've seen a few other mentions of cribbage in the coverage of the Sox this year - man, that sucks. I used to own at cribbage, back in tenth grade. I could totally be the bullpen catcher for the Sox. I'm great in the clubhouse, man. Keep the mood light. Speaking of, we beat tOSU last night at softball, hell yes. First batter of the game, I instantly lost the ball off the bat and actually ran in the wrong direction of a pop fly. Hell yes x2. Thankfully, that was the only gaffe I made, and we rallied hardcore and blew the motherfuckers out of the water. I hate The Ohio State University. Which is funny, because I actually went to the site for the local news that I used to watch back upstate, and one of their dudes is from tOSU. They also have a chick from Florida, which is funny. And a guy in a hat. God, guy. I like to think that he insists that people call him Scoop or Ace, and that his business card says "scribe".

You know what is pretty sweet? Things imploding.

Implosions are awesome. When planned.

bullfrog

CK -- Thursday, May 31 2007, 12:29 am

Odd coincidence -- James and I played Wineopoly on vacation this week (where all the properties become wines like Gamay, Semillon, Merlot, etc. with Bordeaux and Champagne in the Park Place and Boardwalk spots). He shellacked me twice, using the same strategy each time: 1. Get a monopoly on a high-end color 2. Put three "bunches of grapes" (read: houses) on each spot, so the rent hit $700 3. Wait for me to land and feel the pain. It was brutal.

You should propose Jenopoly to the Democrats for use in an ad campaign. I'd suggest Obama, but it doesn't sound in his line somehow . . . Right on target for Edwards or Clinton, though.

D'oh, I forgot we have a Buckeye-in-law in the audience. Sorry, ktbb, I usually try to mask my rage when in mixed crowds. But they have this outfielder who has taken out our middle infielders in slides when he was out by ten feet two years in a row now. Also, I am crazy.

In case you were wondering, Shea Stadium will NOT be imploded. It is going to be torn down piece-by-piece.

What about the Pit of Hell? I'd be willing to pay a lot of money to push the plunger on that place.

my favorite implosion, planned or otherwise: Mariano Rivera et al, October 2004.

Zing!!

Saw the Coors Light ad last night... pretty funny stuff.

And Dori Marlin from Florida... is that her REAL name? (wink)

hey man... nice shot (what a good shot man)

True story: I dated a girl, my age - which means she was in high school in the mid-90s - who had never heard of that song.

The ruffed grouse thanks you for the respeck. Holla.

Wow, did that Bush pic make me angry. Does this man even think about the very things he claims to love so much? It's still not as bad as his impact on the WWII memorial: as a visitor, you can't help but notice the large-font "George W. Bush, President of the United States" carved into the entrance. Like he personally planned the Normandy invasion or some shit.

I definitely haven't seen anything that brash on the other monuments. And he wasn't even President when the design and site were approved!

Seriously. The flag's not a symbol to him. It's a prop.

ruffed grouse = my state bird. why? don't know. i've never seen one, but i am proud that he is honored here. and the white-tailed deer is the state animal, which is funny considering we kill more than any other state.

Shitwit appears to be in violation of US Code Title 4, Chapter 1, uh, squiggly lawyery thing 8, parenthetical letter (g).

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode04/usc_sec_04_00000008----000-.html

Crap, that doesn't carry any penalty, though.

Are there penalties for violating the Flag Code?

No. The Flag Code (see below) is intended as a guide to be followed on a purely voluntary basis to insure proper respect for the flag.

Whoops, got that from here.

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html

Since I know we're all asking ourselves the same thing...

http://www.50states.com/bird/

From above... this is some awesome copy here:

"A portrait of the Rhode Island Red was presented to Governor Roberts. It had been painted in the 1920's by Arthur O. Schilling, the United States’ leading poultry artist.

“The Rhode Island Red,” Governor Roberts said, “has become a symbol of Rhode Islanders all over the world."

Geez... the whole state of Utah must suffer from self-esteem issues as their state bird is the CALIFORNIA SEAGULL! (The link says page not found... so no explanation is readily available)

Astoundingly, I've got this one. There was like a plague of locusts of something shortly after Salt Lake City was settled, and all seemed lost until a massive flock of seagulls flew in and ate them all. The settlers interpreted this as a miracle, so, state bird = California seagull.

For my part, I have always been greatly astounded that the Mormons traveled five-sixths of the way across the country to settle in the middle of the freaking desert, with the nearest large body of water being completely undrinkable.

geez, it's kind of disappointing that kansas, montana, nebraska, north dakota, oregon and wyoming all have the SAME BIRD (the western meadowlark). utter lack of originality out west.

actually, strike that last comment - i just looked at the right column, where it lists *all* of the duplicates. my powers of observation were never particularly sharp... but in my defense, my kids just left at the end of the last real day of school, so i am kind of giddy.

Bullfrog - your vast command of general knowledge is both awesome and frightening... I salute you, sir.

My family went on vacation to Utah back in eighth grade. Being a very good young Catholic boy, I was concerned how we'd get to Mass on Sunday in a state full of Mormons. My mother was concerned how she'd get a gin and tonic in a state full of teetotalers.

I think I have only ever seen one bluebird in New York.

Also, I am beyond shocked that the cardinal is not the state bird of Missouri. Seriously, I'm like blown the fuck away.

Ugh, Whitey...don't tell him that!

Well, then I guess that makes it THE New York State Bird. (In fine tOSU fashion).

I might be wrong, but I thought the baseball team in St. Louis was actually originally named after the color of their uniforms, and then kind of adopted the bird (with the NFL team that is now in Arizona simply mimicking the established mascot out of lack of originality) I have a book at home that discusses the origin of every major sports team name and will now have to look that up again (I could go to the Cards site, but where's the fun in that?).

If your point is that seemingly every other Midwestern State has the Cardinal (including my Illinois) well then carry on being blown the fuck away...

I saw one of those game stores at the Mall, and they had every kind of -opoly game you could find, sports only, city, and of course college teamed monopoly. Missouri's sucked. Kansas too (a lot of my family went there). I wonder how well thought out Notre Dame's Monopoly would have gone. I think it's one of those Milton Bradley children, USA-opoly.

This is exactly why I prefer playing the Game of Life.

Don't worry, Bullfrog, no offense taken. I thought the Gator-gear for the game was a hilarious idea, myself. My marital duties do require me to say one thing, however: scoreboard.

Oh, your comment about Utah reminded me of a mug I saw at a gift shoppe at Salt Lake City's Grand America (Yeah, I decided to splurge one night. The Marble Bath was worth the $400 room rate.) which said, "Come, Let us Eat, Drink and be Marry...for tomorrow, we shall be in Utah."

The score was 15-9, ktbb. Please don't set my couch or domicile on fire.

Irishopoly is apparently pretty well planned, according to this site.

http://www.boardgamesexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=6120

Highlights:

Tokens: Fighting Irishman, Football, Shamrock, Alarm Clock, Bicycle

Board Spaces: The Golden Dome, Notre Dame Stadium, Law School, Fighting Irish Band, The Huddle, St. Michael's Laundry, St Joseph's Lake

Cards: Recite the Fight Song or Lose One Turn; Parking in Faculty Parking! Pay $50; Graduation Fee! Pay $25 for each Year of Credit and $100 for each Diploma (fucking yeah right); Advance to Memorial Library to Study (nobody calls it Memorial Library - also, it's named after a man who is still alive); Notre Dame vs. USC. Advance to Notre Dame Stadium. GO IRISH!

Any Domer actually ever pony up for Irishopoly? I imagine the Dome is Boardwalk, the Stadium is Park Place.. I should hope the Basilica, the Grotto and the Hesburgh are the green places. Zahm should be the "Go to Jail, Go Directly to Jail" spot.