As we’ve discussed, words mean something. So, it always interests me when a usage seemingly comes out of nowhere to be everywhere.
Today’s example: “Pick six.”
The phrase originally meant this.
And it has now begun to mean this.
(An all-too-rare Detroit Lions’ example can be found here).
To my fellow Americans — especially on the East Coast, and super especially, Italians on the East Coast (though this suggests you might want to re-think that) — Happy Columbus Day.
To my fellow North Americans my near and dear Canadian friends, Happy Thanksgiving.
Alas, without access to Canuckian cable, we in The D can no longer watch the traditional holiday CFL doubleheader games.
So, back to work, eh? 
Even with the last name mis-spelling, it’s nice to be remembered fondly for my efforts — on-air efforts! — at 89X.
Also, FYI, the picture is scan of the original “The Cutting Edge” bumper sticker, which I’ve not been able to find elsewhere online and fished out of my desk drawer archives. Unfortunately, the neon orange 88.7 and Edge parts aren’t showing up too well, but it’s so very early ’90′s, no?
. . . on males of a certain age, such as myself, with her poster.
Because we didn’t know, prior to then, that women’s nipples could do that.
Susan Boyle, in a vote of U.K. viewers, lost her televised talent competition.
She will be starting a twelve-step group with Adam Lambert first thing Monday.
Susan’s last performance:
And she lost to these folks:
As the debate over whether Kris Allen should’ve beaten Adam Lambert in the American Idol finale sputters to an end, I don’t know which is sadder funnier: the revelation that Arkansans may have stuffed the ballot box to keep America safe from post-ironic, re-fried Ziggy Stardust moves (not that there’s anything wrong with that), or that, according to the NYT, “[i]n Arkansas, [Idol sponsor AT&T reps] were invited to attend the local watch parties organized by the community. A few local employees brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.”
Which means that those Arkansas residents had to be shown how to text.
Oy. Ahh-hahahahahahahahaha.
My salvation from that show? My ability to gratuitously re-post the Kara DioGuardi / Bikini Girl duet:
I’m a bit late to the party — for reasons to be discussed later…. always later – but having had a friend successful in the pageant business, one thought has been nagging me about Carrie Prejean.
She has convinced herself and her new, nudity-tolerant Wingnut followers that she lost the Miss USA pageant because of the substance of her answer. But there were eleven judges other than Perez Hilton, and the one thing that struck me when the question was asked — yes, we were watching — was that she was horrible in how she answered the question. She looked totally unprepared for the question. For a refresher, I refer you back to my noticing a master at work — VPILF Sarah Palin – during the campaign.
For God’s sake, you have to be in the Top 5 before the pageant even asks you to do anything other than look hot, and they do deserve re-assurance that you can handle a question in front of cameras and an audience
I sensed things were going to go bad fairly quickly, and on my Twitter in real time. Keith Olbermann had his take this week, which includes the pageant video:
Now, simply Googling “answer pageant questions” gets you this result, including these links to how-to tips here, here and here.
It’s like when you fail a quiz you know that’s coming, and then blame the quiz for existing.
Like I first said about her “opposite marriage” concept: oy.
This AP article, titled “Promises, Promises,” implies flat out accuses the Obamas of breaking a campaign promise to get a rescue dog. Adorable little Bo, however, though given up on by a prior owner owner, apparently isn’t rescue-y enough for AP.
It’s been mentioned here and elsewhere that AP arguably has the long knives out for Dems in general and the President in particular, since their DC chief (and former classmate) Ron Fournier has been known to be John McCain’s doughnut pimp. But to use the daughters’ new puppy as fodder for un-sourced “conspiracy buffs” suggests that the AP is simply providing the talking points for said buffs.
The dog was a gift, for God’s sake.
Perhaps the piece was tongue-in-cheek, but if so, it was too poorly written to dissuade my opinion that AP, top to bottom, is simply batshit crazy.
