The Bullshit Stalker

Still Time To Enter The Bullshit Awards Contest

By admin on Aug. 11, 2008.

The details are on the contest page,  so I won’t repeat the entry here.  You have to enter to win, and yes, you can vote for your own entry.  Top three voted entries win Entrecard Credits, 8500 EC are up for grabs!

The bullshit part of all this is that only two people have entered so far.  You’re almost guaranteed to win if you enter and vote for yourself.  Although I’d probably get a few friends to help out.

Isaac Hayes, The Voice Of Chef Dying Is Bullshit!

By admin on Aug. 11, 2008.

Dammit!  This has been one of the worst weekends for comedy actors in the US.  First Bernie, now Chef.  Bullshit, bullshit, trebble bullshit!

I won’t go into Isaac Hayes career highlights the way everyone else that reported on this did.  I’ll just point you to his official site.

The dude just made it cool to be black in the 70’s.  Then he did it again in the 90’s.  Big shoes to fill.

Bernie Mac Dying At Fifty Is Bullshit

By admin on Aug. 10, 2008.

Dude was cool by me.  Rest in peace, Mac.

Car Alarms Are Bullshit!

By admin on Aug. 9, 2008.

So, it is my last day of a business trip and I am at lunch with coworkers. We settle on an open air Indian restaurant in a rather busy business district just outside downtown. We each get our buffet meal and sit.

It starts with a loud beep, followed by a series of sirens, whistles and more beeps. It is a car alarm from a car parked directly in front of the restaurant.

It was very loud and made conversation impossible. You couldn’t help but look over at the car, sitting there unmolested. The owner was probably having a nice lunch somewhere else, oblivious to the alarm. It went on and on and on, for what was probably only a few minutes but felt much longer.

The worst part? It was a piece of crap car.

Near the end of our meal, our attention is again pulled to the car alarm as it chirps, not once, but five times as the owner walks up thumbing their keyring fob. I wanted to ask them why they have an alarm on a piece of crap like that. I wanted to explain to them that alarms like that makes me want to beat the car (or the car’s owner) with a club. But I let them get in and drive away. Not a word spoken.

Hypocritical Boycotts Are Bullshit

By admin on Aug. 8, 2008.

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past six months, you know that China is hosting the 2008 Olympics.  This is a historical event primarily because of the relations between China and the West.  China doesn’t want to play by our rules, but they have something we don’t, cheap labor.

Before you go throwing yourself into some kind of frenzy about all this, consider who you are and what benefits you might be deriving from this love hate relationship.  If you live in the US, you can be 100% sure that you own products produced in China.  Computers, televisions, radios, ipods/mp3 players, clothes, automobile parts, furniture, appliances, you name it, they make it.  So, it would be virtually impossible for you to avoid Chinese products.

How can you be heard?  Well, after being honest with yourself, you can start the dialog.  This can be done through blogs, via letters to your congressmen, etc.  The more this topic continues to bubble to the top, the more likely we will see cooperation from China.

China needs us as much as we need them.  This is a good thing.  People listen to friends much more so than they do enemies.  Think carrot not stick.

They Tried to Name Their Kid “Sex Fruit”?

By admin on Aug. 7, 2008.

As I’m scanning the net for interesting news and tidbits from around the world, I ran across this from BBC. Apparently, a nine year-old, New Zealand girl has become a ward of the State because her parents named her “Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii.” She was so embarrassed by her name that she wouldn’t even tell her close friends what it was.

But this isn’t the real story. If you read further you find that the registrar does blog some names. So, if Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii gets through, what kind of names are blocked? Try Sex Fruit. Yes, someone tried to name their kid, Sex Fruit.

Thankfully, that bullshit was stopped. But can you believe that they also gave the go ahead for names like Violence and Midnight Chardonnay?

Using Your Religion For Profit Is Bullshit!

By admin on Aug. 6, 2008.

Now I’ll be one of the first to sign the petition to remove McDonald’s from our town. I don’t like how they portion their meals and lead us to believe it is real food. But this post isn’t about that.

Two Dearborn, Michigan women are suing McDonald’s for religious discrimination. On first blush it would seem they have a valid case. Apparently, the manager at this franchise told them that they couldn’t wear their hajib if they were to be hired. This rubbed the women the wrong way, and as is becoming the American way, they’ve filed a lawsuit.

Let’s back up a bit. They weren’t turned down for employment. While it was a bit insensitive of the manager to make these statements, he didn’t tell them he wouldn’t hire them.

McDonalds, like most fast food restaurants, has a uniform. Also, health codes would have to be considered. So, it isn’t unreasonable to think that an employee would dress as required. Thus we do have a conflict of requirements.

Where I call bullshit is that these women didn’t approach the management from a reasonable standpoint. They jumped into a lawsuit. Why? If they really wanted to work, wouldn’t they make a single call to the franchise management?

I think the picture tells the story. This is about extracting as many of those “muslim dollars” as they can without bothering to show up for work. Sorry ladies, but that is bullshit. Find another fast food restaurant to work at.

So You Think You Can Write? - Contest

By admin on Aug. 5, 2008.

We are excited to announce the first Bullshit Awards contest.  The details are below:

Requirements:

• Go to The Bullshit Awards website.
• Click the “Nominate A Bullshitter Button” and complete the nomination form.  On this form you’ll have the opportunity to describe why the individual or organization you are nominating deserves a Bullshit Award.  Use the short description (up to 250 characters) and the long description (up to 3000 characters) to state your case.
• The individual or organization you nominate must be a real person or organization.  The individual or organization should be properly categorized.
• Entries must comply with the TOS or the admin will not allow it to post to the site.  We will not edit or alter your submission.  All nominations will be reviewed within 24 hours of submission.
• Please include your correct email address so we can contact you if you win.  The nominations posted to the site are completely anonymous unless you put something in the descriptions to identify yourself.
• You may enter as many times as you wish, but can only nominate a person or organization once.  You may renominate someone that someone else nominated.

How and When Are Winners Selected:

• Registered users can vote on the nominations.  You can register and vote for your own nomination(s).
• Winners will be selected based on votes received on a single posted nomination.  Please note that the top ten list on the site is by nominee and therefore is not an accurate depiction of placement in this contest.
• Nominations will be accepted through Midnight (Eastern US) Friday, August 22nd, 2008.
• Votes will be accepted through Midnight (Eastern US) August 23, 2008.  Winners will be announced on August 24, 2008.

What Do They Win:

• There are three prize levels for this contest.  Third prize is 1000 Entrecredits.  Second prize is 2500 Entrecredits.  First prize is 5000 Entrecredits.  Winners can opt for cash payment via Paypal at a $3 per thousand exchange rate.

Other Considerations:

• This site is in Alpha testing phase.  As such, we cannot foresee all potential issues that might arise during this contest.  If you have any issues with the site, we ask that you contact us through the Feedback form.  And please be patient.
• We’ve tied this site to a forum.  Registration for the site includes registration to the forum.  As a result, some of the navigation might be a bit quirky.  Please accept our apology on this in advance.
• During Alpha testing there will be no charge for submitting a nomination.  We will not be mailing the notification certificates either.
• While some will take this opportunity to thrash someone, we would like to encourage you to be tasteful in how you write your nominations.  Posts are anonymous, however, being mean spirited probably won’t get you very far in this contest (or in life for that matter).
• Since this is a vote based contest, we encourage you to promote your nomination externally (i.e., through blog posts, social networking sites, forums, etc.).
• Any and all suggestions and feedback are welcome.  We want to make this a really cool and fun site for our users.
• Please post any questions you have about the contest in the comments below.  I’ll respond as promptly as I can.

Losing Your Child Is Bullshit!

By admin on Aug. 5, 2008.

This out of Israel:

Parents in a hurry to make a flight to Paris get on the plane with only four of their five children.  The lost child, wandering the airport crying is found by security.  They didn’t realize what had happened until they were told the child was found.  They were airborne when this happened.  Their daughter was put on a subsequent flight to Paris, where they were reunited.

Do they really need the fifth kid?

Source: AOL News

The Bullshit Stalker Recognizes… The Bobo Files

By admin on Aug. 4, 2008.

This is the first in what will likely be a regular series. Every few weeks, I will be recognizing a blog that I really like. These unsolicited acts of good will are intended to show that I haven’t complete gone to the dark side. I see good in the world, although it tends to be other jaded bloggers. But I digress…

I’d like to call your attention to The Bobo Files. He dresses like a clown. However, a few minutes into the blog and you’ll realize he is far from that.

The design of the site is just magnificent. A really cool logo gives way to a very neat site. Despite the dark background, he manages to use colored fonts that aren’t hard on the eyes (this is no small feat). He does have a few more ads and widgets that I care for, but they’re done well enough and site loading speed is acceptable.

This guy can write circles around me. And he’s a clown!

He doesn’t pull any punches, calling it like he sees it. It warms the heart of this bullshit stalker to know that there are kindred spirits out there. He is holding true to what blogging is all about, digging, prodding, asking the questions the conventional media never dares. He’s brilliant at it!

I know clowns scare some people. But this clown should only scare those who lean left. He’s more than a match for any of the best liberal bloggers I’ve ever seen. If you haven’t read his blog yet, I’d encourage you to. I’m pretty sure you’ll become a regular there.

My hats off to The Bobo Files!