funny friday

here are some intersting/funny/odd things that i've come across today.

beckham's been dropped from the english team. wow. he stepped down as captain just after the cup, and probably was right to do so. but, man, how can you not keep one of the better players in the world on your team. his set pieces and passing ability alone should get him there. now, having said all this, maybe they just didn't name him for this friendly match and he'll be back later, when it matters. or maybe it really is an end to an era.

next up: thirty days. i've watched 2 of the 3 episodes from this season of the morgan spurlock (supersize me) experiment. the first was about a minute man living with a family of illegal aliens. the second, which i skipped, was about a guy whose job was downsized going to india to actually work his same job there. this week's was about an atheist living with a Christian family. here's a direct quote from the show, "In a recent university of Minnesota study measuring attitudes about minority groups, Americans ranked athiests as the single least trusted group in the country. In fact, atheists were listed below Muslims, recent immigrants, and homosexuals in terms of sharing America's vision for society. Out of any one that their kids could end up, with parents said they disapproved the most if their children married an atheist. And half of the counrty won't vote for a politician who doesn't believe in God, even if that person is well qualified for the office." sounds like someone has a p.r. problem. now, hear me right, i don't think it's funny that a group of people aren't trusted, accepted or minimalized. but, to hear that sentence read just sounds funny. and to be less trusted than what people often think of as terrorists? man, that's pretty far down the totem pole of society. oh, and outside of that quote, the show doesn't really deliver that much. no one is changing their minds, even when they put a human face and relationship to it. maybe they find out they can tolerate each other a little more than they thought. the show is mediocre at best, even when they've got these groups that are polar opposites.

in other news, the office of homeland security wants you windows users to download some software. if you don't, the terrorists win. or, at least hackers could do something with your computer. i always wonder why they don't tell you what's going to happen. this virus triggers something in powerpoint. and goes from there.

hey, the u.s. and france have agreed on a mideast peace resolution. good that we've got that solved. wha? neither of those countries are fighting there? hmmm.

hey, lance bass came out. oh wait, that was a while ago. but, in a similar attempt to cling on to some shamble of celebrity, sandra bernhardt made a ruckus at an airport. who? cares.

iran's president thinks he's a comedian. maybe he's the next sandra bernhardt. okay, okay, he's not really saying anything funny. but in this article he does ask mike wallace if he retired. and this quote from wallace, is, umm..."He's actually, in a strange way, he's a rather attractive man, very smart, savvy, self-assured, good looking in a strange way," Wallace said. "He's very, very short but he's comfortable in his own skin." mike, are you hitting on him?

the unabomber's things will be sold. i want his shack.

forget sharks, we need to be afraid of squirrels and turtles. at least if you're in florida.