Another two topic post for ya’ll.  As I write this, I’m riding a horse and twirling a lasso about so I figured the use of “ya’ll” was appropriate.  Actually, I’m watching an episode of the X-Files which is certainly not a cowboy like act.  I think the last time I rode a horse (aside from torturing H’s pony once a while back) was when I was about 10 years old or so and if I ever attempted to swing a lasso about I would probably end up hogtying myself..

So it seems that the porno industry in the states is requesting a federal bailout to the tune of billions of dollars.  I thought it was bad enough that people would have to ride about in a Brazilian Made Chevy thinking about how a portion of their pay cheque paid for it but how hard would it be to jerk off with the ever present thought that this German fetish porn was made with a portion of your tax deductions?

“Oh man that’s hot!  Oh yes!  Oh, that’s…wait…how much did that bedspread cost those bastards!?”

Maybe just cause I’m Jewish? Eh…

UPDATE: Cutter Mitchell over at Entrepreneurial Insights gets kudos for coming up with the most entertaining reference to this bailout to date.  Since porn emperor Larry Flint and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis are the ones asking for the moolah, Cutter has coined the reference of “The big two” for these companies.  Somehow it just seems to roll off the tongue better than “the big three.”

Cutter also points out the likely jocular nature of the bailout request.  I always liked Larry Flint for some reason…and it had a lot more to do with him than Hustler.

ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC!  I’m spent.

Via the awesome personal bloggage of Evil Orange, I am directed to read the hilarious comments from customers at Amazon.com on the Playmobile Security Checkpoint recommended for ages 4-7.

My favourite consumer comment was the first one I read.

I was a little disappointed when I first bought this item, because the functionality is limited. My 5 year old son pointed out that the passenger’s shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath the passenger’s scarf, and neither the detector doorway nor the security wand picked it up. My son said “that’s the worst security ever!”. But it turned out to be okay, because when the passenger got on the Playmobil B757 and tried to hijack it, she was mobbed by a couple of other heroic passengers, who only sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, which were treated at the Playmobil Hospital.
The best thing about this product is that it teaches kids about the realities of living in a high-surveillence society. My son said he wants the Playmobil Neighborhood Surveillence System set for Christmas. I’ve heard that the CC TV cameras on that thing are pretty worthless in terms of quality and motion detection, so I think I’ll get him the Playmobil Abu-Gharib Interogation Set instead (it comes with a cute little memo from George Bush).

I couldn’t have written it better myself.  There’s more gold contained in the comments of course.  One has only to read on a little more and hey presto, you get your daily dose of hysterical laughter.

Hey presto…now there’s a phrase I should be using more often.

In other news, I get my haircut today.  To highlight or not to highlight.  That is the question.  I cheated on my stylist a couple of months ago cause she was on vacation so hopefully she doesn’t butcher my hair in a cheap attempt at revenge.