Comic for Friday, March 28th, 2008

Posted: 7:25 am, Friday, March 28th

Leaving one of my grand unresolved plot points unresolved, I nonetheless hope that you enjoyed this trip to Rob: The Show.

Tree is in from the Windy City today, so there's no better time to post about John Hughes. I had no idea the dude's been such a total recluse for the past 13 years - he hasn't given an interview since '94 and apparently has only taken the time to befriend Vince Vaughn and record a commentary track to Ferris Bueller since '95. Wild.

I'm way behind in my NewsHour podcasts, because I can only really listen to podcasts while running or drawing and not while writing. I'm giving it a shot right now, and am listening about a piece of ice falling off of Antarctica that's threatening a massive ice shelf. I'm really glad I'm listening to this podcast. Not depressed at all, now.

Dr Pepper really wants Chinese Democracy to come out. A challenge so odd that even Axl Rose doesn't really know what to say about it.

Wal-Mart: Unspeakably evil. I cannot think of a way for this story to be worse.

Fire Joe Morgan finds a very bizarre article to rip on today.

There's totally a Prospect Park in GTAIV's Brooklyn. I am so fucking jazzed for this Goddamn game. EEEEEE! There's a final trailer out, but I'm going to download it to the PS3 instead of find it on YouTube. Quick other thing, because I was 22 at the time, I totally wrapped MJL and his fair wife's wedding gift in Pokemon paper. I believe that was the first and last time I brought a gift to a wedding, only partially because of the wrapping paper. This story was brought to you by the Pokedress.

Alright, so, everyone: Good weekend-having, yah?

bullfrog

Bullfrog -- Friday, March 28 2008, 09:39 am

This is very funny, because I was thinking of the improbability that Chris Quinn has hung in the NBA for three or however many seasons it's been. Evidently, everyone else thinks about this improbability, also.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Top-10-most-and-least-popular-jerseys-from-the?urn=nba,73743

Really questioning my decision to catch up on the news. Here's an segment on the cost of the war.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/jan-june08/warcost_03-26.html

It kicks off with this flashback to the good ol' days of 2003:

DONALD RUMSFELD, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense: The Office of Management and Budget estimated it would be something under $50 billion.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, Anchor, "This Week": Outside estimates say up to $300 billion.

DONALD RUMSFELD: Baloney.

Oh, Rumsfeld. The fires of hell cannot be hot enough, you jackal.

It was an espresso machine, with milk steamer. It still gets occasional use today, usually on Saturdays.

Wow, dude. I'm impressed. My ol' faithful got curbed a few months ago when I realized it'd been years since I used it, and we had too much stuff from the Pig Roast and needed the storage. Ahhhh, New York apartments.

That Wal-Mart story is f'd up, but they were in fact following what was written into the health-care contract. I agree with the commenters who say that if anybody needs an ass-reaming, it's her lawyer: first the dude fails to read her health-care contract, making him a shitty lawyer, then he goes and takes more than half of the settlement. Dick.

I didn't even consider that. Yeah, that's not strong lawyering.

Any other lawyers in the room can correct me, but from what I read I think it depends on what the money was for - if it was pain and suffering WM should not have been able to touch it. If it was to pay medical bills that she didn't pay herself, then the insurance company has a right to be reimbuirsed. It is the same with most policies - check your car insurance. If they pay bodily injury and you recover from the person who hit you, they have a right to that money. In reality, that is why we have insurance - to pay for bills if something happens and there is no one else to pay.

Don't me wrong, I don't have any soft spots for WalMart...

I particualarly loved the part where the lawyer said he would have asked for more had he thought WalMart would come for its money.

Dude. I know it's a huge evil corporation and all, but why on earth would the NOT come for $400,00? That makes no sense. I'd say if it were a few hundred, even a few thousand, maybe you could take that risk, but shit, it's almost half a mil.