Dream Journal Part 3

I started having the most vivid dreams a couple of years ago and decided to start writing down any that I could remember when I woke up in a Dream Journal.  Like all dreams, they are pretty damn weird, but my dreams are also hilarious.....but still weird.  Here are a couple of those dreams:

• Jon Favreau calls me on my Kindle Phone (it is exactly what you imagine it is) and offers me a small recurring role on Shameless.  He says I'm perfect for the part because I'm lanky and funny.  Also, I will get to see Emmy Rossum naked and make a hilarious anecdote about bunnies.
• I'm Zach Galifianakis's campaign manager for his bid for mayor of a small lakeside town.  Rachel McAdams was also part of his staff.  I can only assume this is the plot of The Campaign 2.  That was until zombies attacked the town.  I hate zombies and the only thing I remember about this part of the dream is that the zombie attack could be stopped by closing a garden gate.
• I'm flying in a small airplane being flown by Randy Marsh from South Park.  We are flying really low and Randy worries we will be hit by a tornado.  Then all of the sudden we are in Las Vegas and Randy crashes.  Then I wake up.

"Just watch Shameless and you can see Emmy naked, too."

Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 10

Picks in Bold

Rankings based on CFP Selection Committee Rankings
All lines provided by Sportsbook.ag

#2 Florida State Seminoles @ #25 Louisville Cardinals (+5)

Thursday 7:15
ESPN

#7 TCU Horned Frogs (-6) @ #20 West Virginia Mountaineers

3:30
ABC/ESPN 2

#3 Auburn Tigers (+1.5) @ #1 Mississippi Rebels

7:00
ESPN

#12 Arizona Wildcats (+7) @ #22 UCLA Bruins

10:30
ESPN

#17 Utah Utes @ #14 Arizona State Sun Devils (-5.5)

11:00
Fox Sports 1

-Why do people make a big deal out of someone being the second person to hit a big milestone?  For example, Peyton Manning threw his 500th TD pass recently and the media made a huge deal about it.  But he was also the second person to ever throw 421 through 499, too.  And yet, not a person cared about those TDs, only his 500th.

-Funniest Football Tidbit of the Week - TCU has scored so many points this season that they have run out of fireworks to shoot off after scoring during home games.

-Why is it a penalty if a player celebrates after a TD, but it seems perfectly okay if a defensive player celebrates after a sack?

SEC West v. SEC Least Update!!!

I honestly thought the SEC West could have gone undefeated against the SEC East this season.  But the East's best team (Georgia) beat the West's worst team (Arkansas) a couple of weeks ago to spoil that.  But the West is still dominating, and as of right now, the SEC West is 9-1 against the SEC East after going 3-0 last week.  Unfortunately, there are no East v. West games this week, but stay tuned anyways for more updates.

-Ugh, I've gone 2-4, 2-4, 2-3, and 2-3 the last four weeks.  This is getting annoying.  And I would have had a winning week last week if I didn't have such a longstanding bias against South Carolina and picked them against Auburn like I should have.  Oh well, I guarantee a blah blah blah.

-Last Week's Funniest College GameDay Sign:

"There were a lot of signs about Katy Perry, but this was my favorite one."

-Alright, enjoy the tenth week of college football.

Last Week's Results: 2-3
Season Results: 24-25

Who Is This? Part 25

Okay, this one shouldn't be that tough, but I'll give you a hint anyways.  His most famous movie character had a cool nickname.  Got it, right?  Of course you do.....no?  Damn it, I thought this one would be easy.  Here's another hint for you, dummy.  His most famous movie character had a cool fishy nickname and was a pledge in a crazy fraternity that was on double-secret probation.  Yup, that is Stephen Furst, aka Flounder from Animal House.  You see the resemblance now, don't ya?

So, what has he been up to lately?  Not much since 2006, but he did do over 100 episodes of Babylon 5 and almost 100 episodes of St. Elsewhere, which are both decent gigs.  I've never seen either show, but I've heard good things, plus making over 100 episodes means they get syndicated and that means free money for Stephen.

Time Travel

There is one reason I know time travel will never exist - if it did, someone would have already traveled back in time and told us about it.  That is of course if multiple timelines don't exist and the guy who traveled back in time went to a parallel timeline and not this one.  Yes, it is very confusing, but that is the only explanation as to why we don't know about time travel from a guy from the future.  Then again, if I had time travel, I wouldn't tell anyone and would just travel back in time, get some great stock tips, and then profit like crazy in the future.

But let's say you do travel back in time and talk to one random person for half an hour or so, what do you think the repercussions would be?  Just by talking to that one guy, he might miss a date with his future wife, she dumps him, causing random people to never be born, changing all sorts of other future actions to never happen, which changes a lot of history, and might cause the guy who originally traveled back in time to never be born.  Or maybe the parents of the guy who invented time travel never met and time travel was never invented to begin with.  In other words, just by traveling into the past and doing absolutely nothing to directly affect the future, you probably don't exist anymore and couldn't have traveled back in the first place.  Do you see where I'm going with this?  Time travel is pretty stupid and will never exist.

However, what if multiple timelines exist in parallel universes?  Could time travel be possible then?  Sure, but that's the only way it could work, otherwise just by traveling back in time, you miight change too much that the future you know no longer exists making it impossible to happen in the first place.

One last point I want to make about time travel that happened in a movie.  In The Terminator, the machines send Arnold back in time to kill Sarah Conner, right?  Well, we know they fail, they know they fail, so why don't they try again?  Or better yet, why don't they send back a dozen Arnolds to kill her?  This never made sense to me, but if you apply my theory of changing the past, it does make some sense.  In their timeline, John Conner's dad is Kyle Reese who is from the future.  So, that means that in order for John Conner to exist, a man had to travel back in time to bang his mom.  This also means that no matter what the machines did, they would fail, John Conner would be born and lead the humans in a war against the machines.  Do you think the machines knew this before they sent Arnold back?  So technically, had they not sent him back, Kyle Reese would not have been sent back, John Conner would have never been born, and the machines would have won.  Then again, they wouldn't have had to send Arnold back if John Conner didn't exist in the future to begin with.  So, no matter what, this timeline already existed and there was nothing the machines could have done to win.  I'm confused now.

In conclusion, time travel will never exist, or if it does, we will never know about it because we live in the wrong parallel timeline.  Knowledge is Power!

Disclaimer - I wrote this before a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory went over something very similar.  I swear.

"Seriously, if they had just sent two killer Arnolds, the machines would have easily succeeded."

Random Movie Trivia - Back to the Future Part 1

Here is the next edition in our weekly Random Movie Trivia post.  Enjoy:

Back to the Future Part 1

• Michael J. Fox had always been the first choice for Marty, but he was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts with his work on Family Ties (1982). The producers then cast Eric Stoltz as Marty based on his performance in Mask (1985). After four weeks of filming Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale felt that Stoltz wasn't right for the part and Stoltz agreed. Fox then worked out a schedule to fulfill his commitment to both projects. Every day during production, he drove straight to the movie set after taping of the show was finished every day and averaged about five hours of sleep.
• Ralph Macchio turned down the role of Marty McFly, thinking the movie was about "A kid, a car, and plutonium pills."
• Thomas F. Wilson almost had his collarbone broken in the scene where Marty and Biff are about to fight in the cafeteria, as Eric Stoltz roughed up Tom for real, take after take, despite repeated requests from Tom to tone down the aggression. Tom later said he was about to return the favor during filming of the car park scene outside the dance, but Eric was fired before that confrontation could take place.
• When Lorraine follows Marty back to Doc's house, she and Doc exchange an awkward greeting. This marks the only on-screen dialogue that Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson ever have, though they have appeared together in five movies and one TV movie.
• The script was rejected 40 times before it was finally green-lit.
• Christopher Lloyd always wanted to do one more movie, in which Marty and Doc Brown time-travel back to Ancient Rome.
• When Marty is being judged at the band auditions at the beginning, the judge who stands up to say he is "just too darn loud" is Huey Lewis, whose songs, "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" are featured on the movie's soundtrack.
• Claudia Wells, who played Jennifer Parker in Back to the Future (1985), gave her role up to Elisabeth Shue for Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990) when her mother was diagnosed with cancer.
• Doc Brown refers to "jigawatts" of electricity. This is the now-obscure but once-standard pronunciation of the word "gigawatt", one billion watts. Nowadays it is usually pronounced with a hard "g" as in "gander" and "gold".
• While filming the "parking" scene with Marty and young Lorraine in the car, the production crew decided to play a practical joke at Michael J. Fox's expense. The scene called for Fox to drink from a prop liquor bottle filled with water and do a spit take when he sees Lorraine with a cigarette. For a specific take however, the prop liquor bottle was switched for one which contained real alcohol inside. Fox, unaware of this, performed the scene and drank from the bottle, only to discover the switch after-the-fact.
• Biff's catchphrases "make like a tree and get outta here" and "butthead" were improvised by Thomas F. Wilson.
• Stay tuned for more in a couple weeks.....

Stupid State Laws - Georgia 4

Here comes another post about a state law that still exists on the books and why it is ridiculous (to see them all, click here):

Georgia

"If you want to read your favorite book in public to your friends, do it before 2:45 AM."

Ah yes, this great example of incredible lawmaking.....just kidding, this is beyond stupid.  I don't know what I don't understand less, the fact that you can't read your favorite book but could conceivably read any book, the fact that you can't read it to your friends but could conceivably read it to a group of strangers, or the "before 2:45 AM" part.  None of it makes sense.  None.  Of.  It.  Georgia, why in the hell did you make this law?  Answer me!!!!

"What time is it, rookie?"
"2:53, Sarge."
"Just what I thought, let's bust these perps!"
"But....."

Saturday's Video of Saturday

Here is our weekly funny video post.  Let's see what we got for you guys:

Set up:  I don't care if you have already watched it a dozen times, but The Avengers 2 trailer came out this week and I'm going to make you watch it again:

Summary:  I'm pretty excited about this thing, but I'm a nerd.  But how awesome is James Spader?  I loved him in Stargate, I loved him on Boston Legal, and I love him on The Blacklist.  What I'm trying to say is he is going to make an incredible villain in the Marvel Universe.  Also, (pseudo-spoiler) I read somewhere that this movie will end on a huge bummer and we will have to wait until Avengers 3 to find out how our group of superheros (and Hawkeye) get out of it.

Famous Bens

In honor of my little brother Ben's 30th birthday, I made a fun list of famous people also named Ben.  Enjoy:

• Ben Affleck - This Ben has had his ups (Good Will Hunting, Argo) and downs (Daredevil, Gigli), but his career is coming around again.  Let's just hope he doesn't screw up Batman.
• Ben Stiller - Love this guy.  Sure, he's made some crappy movies recently, but all I have to do is watch Zoolander again and I am in love all over again.
• Ben Kinglsey - This guy has had such a weird career.  He's been nominated for four Oscars, but he's also been in movies like Prince of Persia and The Love Guru, so I don't really don't know what to make of him.
• Ben Stein - "Bueller.  Bueller.  Bueller."  Enough said.
• Ben Savage - Remember him?  Fred's little brother and that kid from Boy Meets World.  No?  Oh well.
• Ben Whishaw - Who?  He's the guy currently playing Q in the James Bond franchise.  So far I like his take on the part.  Not as goofy as the original (and a ton younger), but good nonetheless.
• Ben Foster - I had to include this guy because that is my brother's name, too.  If you don't know who he is, he played Angel in that crappy third X-Men movie and was recently in Lone Survivor.  Spoiler Alert - He wasn't the lone survivor.
• Ben Roethlisberger - Two-time Super Bowl Champion QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  That's about it.
• Ben McKenzie - If you don't know this guy, that's okay, but he is currently playing Jim Gordon on the new FOX show Gotham which I highly suggest checking out.
• Benjamin Guinness - My brother works for a brewery so I felt it appropriate to include the founder of the Guinness Brewery, even if that stuff is pretty gross.
• Benedict Cumberbatch - I know this is cheating, but I love this guy.  Everything he does is gold, from Sherlock to Star Trek to The Hobbit.  Keep it up, buddy.

"His voice just doesn't match that body, but I don't care, he's awesome."

Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 9

Picks in Bold

Rankings based on Coaches Poll
All lines provided by Sportsbook.ag

Michigan Wolverines @ #5 Michigan State Spartans (-17.5)

3:30
ABC

#3 Mississippi Rebels @ #23 LSU Tigers (+4)

7:15
ESPN

South Carolina GameCOCKS @ #6 Auburn Tigers (-18.5)

7:30
SEC Network

#12 Ohio State Buckeyes (-14) @ Penn State Nittany Lions

8:00
ABC

#21 (the real) USC Trojans (-1) @ #19 Utah Utes

10:00
Fox Sports 1

-Why did Brent Musburger agree to a contract with the SEC Network?  Sure, you could say money, but he went from calling the best games of the week with Kirk Herbstreit to calling the 5th or 6th best SEC game with Jesse Palmer.  Was the money that good?

-Does someone make an edited version of each game that only shows the actual action of each game?  I really want to know because these versions of the game would probably only be 20 minutes long and I wouldn't have to watch all the boring parts of football, especially official reviews.

SEC West v. SEC Least Update!!!

I honestly thought the SEC West would go undefeated against the SEC East this season.  But Georgia went and ruined that this past weekend by beating Arkansas.  In any case, that might be the East's only win against the West.  As of right now, the SEC West is 6-1 against the SEC East after the West went 2-1 this weekend against the East.  Stay tuned for more updates!

-Well, I had another losing week last week with a 2-3 record.  I honestly don't know why I'm in a funk.  It's probably because I'm guessing just like everybody else.  But I promise a winning week or your money back.

-Last Week's Funniest College GameDay Signs:

"This was the best picture I could find of this sign, but it cracked me up b/c I've been saying all along about how far ESPN is stuck up the SEC's butt."

"Loved this one more though."

-Alright, enjoy the ninth week of college football.

Last Week's Results: 2-3
Season Results: 22-22

Who Is This? Part 24

I'll be nice today and start off with a hint - her brother is also an actor.  Great hint, right?  Just kidding, that one sucked, so I'll give you a real one now - she's only been in one movie that you've probably seen.  Ha, got you again, here's the real hint, really - she played a redhead in a movie about drugs, sex, high school, parties, hazing, and an older guy who loved to say "Alright, alright, alright".  Yup, that is Marissa Ribisi, who played Cynthia in Dazed and Confused.  In case you are wondering about that first hint, she is Giovanni Ribisi's sister, you know, that guy from movies like Avatar, Gone in Sixty Seconds, and Lost in Translation.

What has she been up to lately?  According to IMDB, nothing since 2006.  So, take your best guess and I'll go with that.

Anastasia Date Comment

Awhile back (and I'm talking about over a year ago), I wrote a post about those Anastasiadate.com commercials.  If you haven't seen them, they are claiming that they can hook you up with hot foreign brides like this lady:

Basically, my previous post made fun of the fact that there is no way that you will be getting a chick as hot as that woman.  Funny thing was, someone commented on that post and it wasn't one of you guys, it was the website's customer service:

     All of the ladies on AnastasiaDate.com are real and genuine. With video chat you can even see the lady in real-time and check yourself. We verify all our members and provide the best anti-scam, money-back protection in the industry. 

    Thanks,

    Gregory
    AnastasiaDate Customer Service 
    www.anastasiadate.com

Well, Greg, thanks for letting us know.  However, I'm still calling bullshit that any ladies you "chat" with on your site are anywhere near as sexy as the lady above.  Look at her, she doesn't need some lonely loser to sweep her off her feet, she can have the pick of the litter.  Unless you guys are paying some insanely high salaries, I cannot and will not believe that women of that ilk work for your site.  But thanks for contacting us, Greg.

Today's Celebrity Birthdays - Oct. 20th

I decided to start up a new post where I list the "celebrities" that were born on this day and then either praise them or mock them.  It will be fun, so let's do this:

• Snoop Dogg (43) - When was the last time Snoop was relevant?  I honestly don't know, but he keeps sticking around somehow.
• Viggo Mortensen (56) - It's always funny to see Aragorn in other movies.  Don't get me wrong, he is an incredible actor, but it was still somewhat of shock when I saw him in Young Guns 2.
• John Krasinski (35) - Jim from The Office hasn't done much since that show left the air, but the good news is that this lovable guy is going to be in a Cameron Crowe movie with Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, and the incredible Bill Murray.  So, he does have that going for him.
• Tom Petty (64) - I still say that his concert was the best I have ever been to.  Of course, my favorite part was when he went backstage to get high (again) before the encore.
• Danny Boyle (58) - You don't know the name, but you know his work.  He has directed Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and 28 Days Later, which are three movies that couldn't be any less related if they tried.  Kind of impressive actually.
• Mickey Mantle (Deceased) - One of the greatest baseball players ever and might have been in the discussion for best ever if he had laid off of the booze during his playing days.
• Candice Swanepoel (26) - Who?  Doesn't matter, look at her down there.

"I really hope that picture isn't photo-shopped, because Wow."

Stupid State Laws - Florida 17

Here comes another post about a state law that still exists on the books and why it is ridiculous (to see them all, click here):

Florida

"You cannot use a whistle on a bicycle."

Florida, you truly are one of a kind.  Why would this matter at all?  Sure, it could be annoying for people to have to hear some jackass using a whistle on a bike, but it doesn't stop just any random person from using a whistle.  Does this law forbid drunken idiots from walking around using a whistle?  Nope.  So, what's the point of stopping only people on bikes?  Plus, wouldn't it be a good idea to have someone on a bike use a whistle?  They could whistle if a car is about to merge into them or to warn bystanders that aren't paying attention that they are coming.  Florida, did you even think this one through for more than a minute before putting into the books?  I'm guessing no, but then again, thinking has never been that state's strong point.  Alcohol and stupidity is more in their wheelhouse.

"Rookie, what does the law say about stupid horns on bicycles?"
"Nothing that I know of, Sarge."
"Hmmmm.  Well, let's arrest the owner of this thing anyways, just in case."
"Sounds reasonable to me."

Saturday's Video of Saturday

Here is our weekly funny video post.  Let's see what we got for you guys:

Set up:  Here is Tom Hanks in a scene from the movie Mazes and Monsters:

Summary:  Holy shit, so many questions.  What in the hell is this movie about?  Was Tom really going to jump off that building?  How did he get any work after this?  What in the hell is this movie about?  What?!?

Worst X-Men Powers

I poured through an entire list of every X-Men ever and found the members with the worst mutant abilities I could find.  I was going to include why I picked each mutant, but I feel like their power explains it.  That's all:

• Banshee - sonic scream
• Rogue - absorbs other mutants' powers
• Longshot - incredible luck
• Dazzler - creates various forms of light
• Maggott - digestive system made of twin maggot-like creatures that can eat through stuff
• Husk - changes body by shedding skin
• Cypher - omnilingual
• Forgetmenot - if seen he will be forgotten as soon as someone looks away
• Longneck - elongated neck
• Forearm - extended forearms
• Choir - multiple openings in throat and can project voice in all directions
• Eye-Boy - eyes covering his body, some can sense beyond normal spectrum
• Basilisk - single eye in forehead that projects paralyzing strobe light
• Flubber - rubbery body
• Squirrel Girl - can control squirrels

"Yes, Squirrel Girl actually exists and is just as dumb looking as you thought she would be."

Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 8

Picks in Bold

Rankings based on Coaches Poll
All lines provided by Sportsbook.ag

#14 Kansas State Wildcats @ #11 Oklahoma Sooners (-7.5)

12:00
ESPN

#21 Texas A&M Aggies @ #7 Alabama Crimson Tide (-11.5)

3:30
CBS

#15 Oklahoma State Cowboys (+9) @ #12 TCU Horned Frogs

4:00
Fox Sports 1

#5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (+12) @ #2 Florida State Seminoles

8:00
ABC

#20 Stanford Cardinal (-3) @ #18 Arizona State Sun Devils

10:30
ESPN

-In the past NFL Draft, Texas didn't have a single player drafted.  Why is this worth noting?  Because if you look back at the Longhorns' three recruiting classes that would have been eligible for that draft, you would shocked.  According to Rivals.com's recruiting rankings, Texas's recruiting classes from 2009 to 2011 were ranked 5th, 3rd, and 3rd, and yet somehow none of those players were taken by an NFL team.  How is that possible?  Sure, you might whiff on a couple guys, but that many?  Truly amazing.

-Craziest Stat of the Week - Michigan played its third ever night game at home.

-Fun Fact - Dolph Lundgren, aka Ivan Drago, briefly went to Clemson.

SEC West v. SEC Least Update!!!

I honestly think the SEC West could go undefeated against the SEC East this season.  As of right now, the SEC West is 4-0 against the SEC East and if the East is going to get a win against the West, it might have to be this weekend when Georgia travels to Arkansas.  If they don't pull it off, I don't know who will and my prediction will come to fruition.  Stay tuned for more updates.

-Well, another 2-4 week last week, but I'm totally cool with that because of Clemson's way-too-close win against Louisville.  I probably would have done better if I hadn't of doubted both of the Mississippi schools like I did.  Let's hope I learned my lesson.  Probably not.  I guarantee a winning week or your money back.

-Last Week's Funniest College GameDay Sign:

"The first one was funny, but the second one is hilarious for all the wrong reasons, and that's why I picked it, too."

-Alright, enjoy the eighth week of college football.

Last Week's Results: 2-4
Season Results: 20-19

Who Is This? Part 23

You're probably asking yourself "Didn't he do one of these posts with some twins a month ago?".  The answer to your question, dear reader, is yes.  So, that is your first hint.  Now you are asking yourself "I can't remember what I had for breakfast, how in the hell am I going to remember a stupid post you wrote a month ago?".  Good point.  Here's another hint.  Those two girls up there both played the same role in the sequel of a remake of a TV show about a kooky family.  If you haven't figured it out, that's okay, I swear I won't be mad......this time.  Those two ladies up there are Kaitlyn and Kristen Hopper, who played the baby Pubert in Addams Family Values.  Yeah, two girls played the part of a baby boy.  Crazy, right?

So, what are they up to now?  Not a clue.  Other than both of them being in one episode of Home Improvement, they appear to have quit acting and are living a normal life.  Not a bad idea considering the track record of child actors.

Sambo

A couple of years ago during the Super Bowl, my buddy BP told me his dad asked about the website I used to write for and how he could find it.  My buddy just told him to Google "Clemson Sambo" and it should be the top result (if you do that now, you can find an old article of mine from the website I wrote for before I wrote for the one I'm talking about.  Confused?).  His dad's response was "he does know that 'Sambo' is a derogatory term, right?".  Yup, Sambo is an old-timey term for people of African decent and I had no idea.

However, there is a reason I go by the name Sambo.  That's what my parents called me all the time when I was young.  Basically, before I was born, they came down to naming me either Samuel or Bo, and went with Sam, but still threw the "Bo" in there when they could.

The only reason I'm bringing this up is because I wanted anyone that may be offended by it to let me know.  If you are, then TOUGH!  I'm not going to do anything about it.

That's all,
Sambo

Random Movie Trivia - Goldeneye

Here is the next edition in our weekly Random Movie Trivia post.  Enjoy:

Goldeneye

• Features the highest bungee jump from a structure in a movie. The drop was over 722 ft. 
• Agent 007 kills 47 people in this film, making this the highest amount of people James Bond has killed in a single Bond film.
• Pierce Brosnan hurt his hand in his bathroom at home in Malibu before shooting began, so in several shots his hands were doubled by his 22 year old son Christopher Brosnan. Also, Famke Janssen broke a rib during the sauna fight scene.
• At the time the script was being written the producers were under the assumption that Timothy Dalton would be renewing the role of Bond. It was written to match Dalton's darker, more realistic portrayal of 007.
• Before Pierce Brosnan was cast as James Bond, Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Sam Neill, Hugh Grant and Lambert Wilson were all rumored to be in the running for the role.
• Sean Bean (006/Alec Trevelyan) previously auditioned for the role of James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987).
• "Goldeneye" is the nickname of Bond creator Ian Fleming's beachfront house in Jamaica where, between 1952 and 1964, he wrote the Bond novels and short stories.
• The only Bond film where James Bond, M and Miss Moneypenny are all recast with different actors. The only holdover is Desmond Llewelyn as Q.
• Pierce Brosnan and George Lazenby are the only 007 actors born outside the United Kingdom. Lazenby was born in Australia, Brosnan in Ireland. Unlike Lazenby, Brosnan moved to the UK when fairly young.
• Several changes had to be made to the script during production because the plot was virtually identical to True Lies (1994) which was being released at the time.
• For the scenes in which Xenia Onatopp is seen flying the Tiger helicopter, a male pilot had to be made up to look like Famke Janssen.
• Actresses considered as Bond girls were Elizabeth Hurley and Elle Macpherson.
• First of two appearances by Joe Don Baker as Bond's CIA counterpart Jack Wade, who would also appear in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Wade was created as a replacement for Felix Leiter, who had lost his leg (and presumably retired from field work as a result) in the previous Bond movie Licence to Kill (1989).

"He has a 'certain set of skills' that matched the part, but I can only assume him saying 'Bond, James Bond' in his accent sounded weird."

Stupid State Laws - Florida 16

Here comes another post about a state law that still exists on the books and why it is ridiculous (to see them all, click here):

Florida

"Pickup trucks are not allowed to be visible after 7:00 p.m.."

That is just dumb.  Why in the hell not?  I feel like every drunk redneck citizen of Florida probably owns a pickup truck and there is no way that every single one of those idiots own a garage.  And this law clearly didn't think about the "Gremlins Eating After Midnight" conundrum we have here.  You know, if you can't feed a Gremlin after midnight, then when can you feed them?  That is never clearly stated in the movie and it's not stated here.  Damn it, Florida!  I'm beginning to truly loath your stupid laws.  Then again, you have given me plenty of fodder for this post.

"Alright rookie, it's 7:01, write this idiot a ticket."
"Sarge, I think we should let this one go."
"Never!  It's not like his truck is on fire or anything."
"If you would stop playing Angry Birds for a second and look up....."
"Never!"

Saturday's Video of Saturday

Here is our weekly funny video post.  Let's see what we got for you guys:

Set up:  This is a trailer for a video game series I really like.  The original Crackdown was so awesome.  The sequel, not so much.  But this one looks like it is getting back to its roots:

Summary:  Basically, you run around and shoot people, kick people, jump really high, climb buildings, collect weapons, drive cars, and do whatever else you want and it is awesome.  It's Grand Theft Auto without the dumb side missions.  Rent the first Crackdown, it's worth it to find somewhere you can actually rent video games nowadays.

The Far Future of Hollywood

I'm truly worried about the direction Hollywood is headed.  Recently, they have made remakes of Robocop, Conan the Barbarian, and Red Dawn.  All three of those movies' originals are only a few decades old.  In the near future, we will getting remakes of Point Break, Bloodsport, and Naked Gun.  Once again, all of these are remakes of movies younger than I am.  Knowing this, what is going to happen in the far future of Hollywood?  In 30 years, are we going to see remakes of movies that came out recently?  Do we really need a remake of Twilight in 2040?  No, but that's mostly because the originals sucked.  What else are they going to remake that doesn't need to be remade?

Hell, they remade Spider-Man less than a decade after the first one came out.  Does this mean that we are going to see Harry Potter remade in the future?  And if they do remake the Potter series, are they going to make all eight movies?  That seems absurd!  Will we see The Hunger Games rebooted?  I hope not because I'm telling you now, if you haven't read the books, it doesn't end well (I hated the last book in that series).  Will Michael Bay's clone remake Transformers in the future?  Or how about some of today's funniest comedies like The Hangover (only the first one), Dumb and Dumber, or something like Bridesmaids?

Sadly, I am really scared for our children's movie-going future.  Not only will their options be to see either The Expendables 24 or Fast & Furious 51, they will probably have another Avatar reboot coming out.  Hollywood, please hire some original thinkers soon or our children will suffer....and me.

"Sly and Arnold's clones promoting The Expendables 24."

Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 7

Picks in Bold

Rankings based on Coaches Poll
All lines provided by Sportsbook.ag

#10 Georgia Bulldogs @ #24 Missouri Tigers (+3)

12:00
CBS

#2 Auburn Tigers (-3) @ #6 Mississippi State Bulldogs

3:30
CBS

#12 TCU Horned Frogs @ #3 Baylor Bears (-8.5)

3:30
ABC/ESPN2

#11 Oregon Ducks (-3) @ #17 UCLA Bruins

3:30
FOX

#4 Mississippi Rebels @ #14 Texas A&M Aggies (-2)

9:00
ESPN

USC Trojans @ #13 Arizona State Sun Devils (+2.5)

10:30
ESPN2

-I've always wondered how often the ball changes possession at the bottom of a fumble pile.

-I have a weird Fantasy Football Theory and it goes like this: whichever team has the most players playing after the 1:00 games is generally the winner of that weekly match-up.  Basically, the more players a team has playing in the 4:00 Sunday afternoon games, Sunday night game, and Monday night game has a better chance of winning.  This season, I am 2-0 when I have the most players playing in the later games and 1-2 when my opponent has the most.  I don't know why this is, but it seems to work out more often than not.

-Funniest thing I heard Recently - 19 freshmen named Peyton enrolled at the University of Tennessee this year.  Peyton first started as QB at Tennessee roughly 19 years ago.  You do the math.

-I should have finished 3-3 last week but got hosed on a late missed FG that hit the post and the cross-bar in the Nebraska v. Michigan State game.  Plus, I decided to go with Mississippi State at the last second but forgot to change it on last week's post and wouldn't have felt honest if I just did it anyways after posting it.  Oh well, that's life.  In any case, I guarantee a winning week or your money back.

-Last Week's Funniest College GameDay Sign:

"I couldn't decide between these two, so they both win."

-Alright, enjoy the seventh week of college football.

Last Week's Results: 2-4
Season Results: 18-15

"There were two reasons to look forward to Katy Perry being on College Gameday, but then she wore that sweater and we never got to see her two reasons.  What a shame."

Dream Journal Part 2

I started having the most vivid dreams a couple of years ago and decided to start writing down any that I could remember when I woke up in a Dream Journal.  Like all dreams, they are pretty damn weird, but my dreams are also hilarious.....but still weird.  Here are a couple of those dreams:

• I'm a New York Yankee with 398 career home runs.  My teammates Jayson Werth has 399 homers and Mark Teixeira also has 398 home runs.  Tex and I both get homers in our first at-bats.  Later in the game, Tex gets his 400th as does Jayson Werth.  I then have a chance to make history by getting back-to-back-to-back 400th career homers, but instead leg out an infield single which gives me a cycle for the game.  Then I woke up.
• I'm in my sophomore year in college at Clemson and get a pot-luck roommate.  Somehow I get the same guy I roomed with freshman year (a guy I haven't talked to since freshman year because it didn't go well).  Later, I am on way back from class and see Eric (he lived on our hall) who was setting up for a comedy show and he tells me he is really nervous.  I give him some advice along the lines of "get that first laugh and all will be fine".  During the show, my dad shows up and we wrestle.  Then I woke up.
• I'm attacked by helicopters and Halle Berry's Catwoman saves me.  Then I steal an assault rifle from a guy in mid-air and shot that guy.  That's all I remember, but it was awesome.

"Thanks, Halle Berry."

Dog Names

Our family dog, Georgia, passed away at the end of the summer.  It was a sad time for our family because she was the best dog ever (trust me, she was better than your dog).  And because she was the best dog ever, I decided to honor her by naming every dog we get in the future with the name of a U.S. State.  After looking through a list of the states, I came up with a nifty list of my own.  Most of the names are derived from a state, but I still found a couple that work by themselves.  Here are the best ones I found:

Males

• Ari or Zona - Arizona
• Colorado
• Indiana
• Tuck - Kentucky
• Louie - Louisiana
• Monty - Montana/Vermont
• Tex - Texas

Females

• Ally - Alabama
• Cali - California
• Connie - Connecticut
• Deli - Delaware
• Georgia (of course)
• Ida - Idaho
• Ana - Louisiana
• Minnie - Minnesota
• Missy - Mississippi (by far my favorite)
• Penny - Pennsylvania
• Virginia or Ginny

After showing my brother this list, he came up with a few of his own that I liked:

• Nessie - Tennessee
• Whiskey - Wisconsin
• Mitch - Michigan
• Brasky - Nebraska
• Rhodie - Rhode Island

"Georgia loved the snow.  Unfortunately, it snowed more on the day of this picture than it has in the last five years combined.  Welcome to South Carolina."

Top/Bottom 5 Movie Roles - Billy Bob Thornton

Here is where I pick a random actor or actress's Top 5 and Bottom 5 Movie Roles (I assume the post title gave that away).  This won't necessarily be the chosen actor or actress's best roles, but a combination of their best and my favorite.  In other words, if there is a tie, I'll go with my favorite.  Also, I won't actually be ranking them, they will be in a random order.  Lastly, this isn't these actor's or actress's best movies, but their best characters.  Let's get started:

Billy Bob Thornton

Top 5

Lorne Malvo, Fargo - I know this is cheating because it was a TV show, but damn it, he was amazing on this show.  He played suave and creepy so well and I had to include this role.
Morris Buttermaker, The Bad News Bears - Did they need to remake this movie?  No.  Was Billy Bob a good choice to play Buttermaker?  Yup.
Willie, Bad Santa - This movie is hilarious and I feel like it doesn't get its due when it comes to classic Christmas movies.  Every scene Billy Bob is in was pure gold.
Dan Truman, Armageddon - How did a Michael Bay movie make it on here?  Well, because Billy Bob was great as NASA's head guy.  Go back and watch this thing and you will be amazed at how convincing he was in this thing.
Terry Collins, Bandits - This movie is underrated.  Bruce Willis and Billy Bob play bank robbers and BB's character was really funny.  If you haven't seen this, then I suggest checking it out.

Bottom 5

Karl Childers, Sling Blade - Sure, this movie won some awards, but I found Billy Bob's character more annoying than anything else.  As the great Kirk Lazarus from Tropic Thunder once said, "You never go full retard" and BB did.
Hank Grotowski, Monster's Ball - You don't rape Haley Berry and don't expect to not make this list.  Triple negative, nailed it.
The U.S. President, Love Actually - I only put this one here because I'm ashamed I like this movie.
Dr. P, School for Scoundrels - Piece of garbage.
Charles Farmer, The Astronaut Farmer - I never saw this movie and I've seen a lot of movies, so that should explain everything you need to know about this thing and Billy Bob's part in it.

Stupid State Laws - Florida 15

Here comes another post about a state law that still exists on the books and why it is ridiculous (to see them all, click here):

Florida

"Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person."

So basically, this law is to get rid of hobos from loitering around the downtowns of Florida.  I guess that makes some sense, but does it apply to everyone?  Because have you seen the citizens of Florida recently?  If the news is to be believed (which it shouldn't), Florida is nothing but meth-addicted drunk rednecks that will more likely have ten beers or lottery tickets on them than ten bucks.  If you apply that fact and this law is actually enforced, then 95% of the population would be in jail at any given time.  How in the hell does that state function if they have laws like this?  Florida, you continue to amaze me with your stupidity.

"Alright rookie, arrest these bums."
"Um, Sarge...."
"Bums are poor, so these bums probably don't have 10 bucks on them and therefore are breaking the law."
"Um, Sarge...."