Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
JR's Scores
We Don't Support Clay Marriage (320 points)
Clay Aiken: Still Gay (274)
Joeys Boyz (261)
Buff and Blue Balls (241)
We're Number Four (200)
karlhein and the SS
Oreo
Clay Aiken: Still Gay (274)
Joeys Boyz (261)
Buff and Blue Balls (241)
We're Number Four (200)
karlhein and the SS
Oreo
Rock Bottom Scores
Derek Jeter Plays Gold in October (344 points)
The Never Nudes (328)
Ho Chi Minh City (319)
Keep the Stadium, Lose the Yankees (312)
The Racing Presidents (306)
Bernard Pollard Fan Club
Dustin's a Homo-sexicle
We Would Try Harder If There Was a Prize for Best Team Name
FDR Can't Dance but He Sure Can Dream
I Can Haz Bailout
Menage a Trivia
That is Not my Problem Damn It
10 People Isn't a Money Shot That's Boo cock ee
Bristol Palin
Sarah Palin Goes Down Like the Dow Jones
Doggie Dinner Bowl Look
Public Enemy Number 1
Bob
The Krakin
The Never Nudes (328)
Ho Chi Minh City (319)
Keep the Stadium, Lose the Yankees (312)
The Racing Presidents (306)
Bernard Pollard Fan Club
Dustin's a Homo-sexicle
We Would Try Harder If There Was a Prize for Best Team Name
FDR Can't Dance but He Sure Can Dream
I Can Haz Bailout
Menage a Trivia
That is Not my Problem Damn It
10 People Isn't a Money Shot That's Boo cock ee
Bristol Palin
Sarah Palin Goes Down Like the Dow Jones
Doggie Dinner Bowl Look
Public Enemy Number 1
Bob
The Krakin
Monday, September 22, 2008
Question of the Week
(Quotes) Who says/said it: “Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars."
Friday, September 19, 2008
Random Trivia Friday: Gangster Nicknames
1. Frank “the Dasher” Abbandando (1910–1942)
Abbandando was a hit man for the New York mob’s Murder, Inc. and may have killed as many as 50 people. The name comes from a particular hit in which he walked up to his victim and pulled the trigger only to have the gun misfire. With his armed victim in pursuit, Frank ran so fast around the block that he came up behind his quarry and coolly shot him in the back. "The Dasher" indeed. Still, even Abbandando couldn’t outrun a stool pigeon inside Murder, Inc. In the end, he was convicted of only a single murder and sent, quickly, to the electric chair.
2. Albert “Lord High Executioner” Anastasia (1903–1957)
Also called “the Mad Hatter” for his love of fedoras, this dapper killer was not a man to be messed with. In the early 1920s, Anastasia was sentenced to death for killing a fellow longshoreman but granted a retrial. The conviction was reversed when four of the witnesses “disappeared.” After helping to kill crime boss Joe Masseria, Anastasia was made head of Murder, Inc. by new boss Lucky Luciano, and was dubbed the mob’s “Lord High Executioner” by the press. While the name stuck, his position didn’t and Anastasia eventually fell out with the other bosses. On October 25, 1957, Anastasia was shot six times while getting a haircut. As one New York paper put it the next day: “He Died in the Chair After All.”
3. Lester “Baby Face Nelson” Gillis (1908–1934)
Gillis wanted to be called “Big George,” but at 5 feet 4 inches, he was stuck with “Baby Face.” Starting as a pickpocket, Lester graduated to enforcer for Al Capone then bank robber and killer. He was known to shoot people for no reason mid-heist. By 1934, Baby Face was the FBI’s Public Enemy No. 1. and on November 27 of that year, he went out with a bang. In a final gun battle with two FBI agents, Nelson killed both G-Men, but ended up with 17 holes himself. Amazingly, Nelson walked back to his getaway car and escaped. Of course, the 17 shots ended up doing the trick. Lester’s body was found in a ditch the next day.
4. Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll (1908–1932)
His first nickname, “the Mick,” was a nod to his Irish roots. His second nickname proved more fitting still. This criminal was a top mob enforcer for New York bootlegger Dutch Schultz. And among his many talents, the versatile Coll specialized in kidnapping and extortion. In fact, he had no qualms about torturing his victims. After falling out with Schultz, Coll touched off a gang war in which at least 20 people were killed, including a five-year-old boy caught in the crossfire. Coll was charged with the shooting, and though he was acquitted, his days on the street were numbered. Mob bosses put a price on Coll’s head, and on February 8, 1932, he was shot more than a dozen times while placing a call in a telephone booth.
5. Tony “the Ant” Spilotro (1938–1986)
For the 15 years after he first hit Las Vegas in 1971 to the day he died, the mob’s chief Vegas enforcer, Tony Spilotro, never spent a day in jail even though he was implicated in at least 24 murders. In one case, he was even said to have squeezed a victim’s head in a vise until his eyes popped out. This scene was recreated bu the movie Casino. Tony hated his "Ant" nickname, which was a reference to his 5'5" stature. In the end, it was the limelight that proved to be his undoing. Tony’s bosses in Chicago figured he was getting a little too much press, so they came up with a quick remedy: Tony and his brother were beaten up, then buried alive in an Indiana cornfield.
6. Aladena “Jimmy the Weasel” Fratianno (1914–1993)
“When the boss tells you to do something,” Fratianno told a reporter in 1987, “you do it. You don’t do it, they kill you.” And that was why he took part in 11 murders. Fratianno, who got his nickname after speedily fleeing a crime scene as a kid, eventually became a government witness in 1977 (after 32 years in the mob). Supposedly ratting on his colleagues because they had a contract on his life. Fratianno spent 10 years in the Federal Witness Protection Program before being kicked out because he was costing taxpayers too much. Still, he died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 79.
From MentalFloss
Abbandando was a hit man for the New York mob’s Murder, Inc. and may have killed as many as 50 people. The name comes from a particular hit in which he walked up to his victim and pulled the trigger only to have the gun misfire. With his armed victim in pursuit, Frank ran so fast around the block that he came up behind his quarry and coolly shot him in the back. "The Dasher" indeed. Still, even Abbandando couldn’t outrun a stool pigeon inside Murder, Inc. In the end, he was convicted of only a single murder and sent, quickly, to the electric chair.
2. Albert “Lord High Executioner” Anastasia (1903–1957)
Also called “the Mad Hatter” for his love of fedoras, this dapper killer was not a man to be messed with. In the early 1920s, Anastasia was sentenced to death for killing a fellow longshoreman but granted a retrial. The conviction was reversed when four of the witnesses “disappeared.” After helping to kill crime boss Joe Masseria, Anastasia was made head of Murder, Inc. by new boss Lucky Luciano, and was dubbed the mob’s “Lord High Executioner” by the press. While the name stuck, his position didn’t and Anastasia eventually fell out with the other bosses. On October 25, 1957, Anastasia was shot six times while getting a haircut. As one New York paper put it the next day: “He Died in the Chair After All.”
3. Lester “Baby Face Nelson” Gillis (1908–1934)
Gillis wanted to be called “Big George,” but at 5 feet 4 inches, he was stuck with “Baby Face.” Starting as a pickpocket, Lester graduated to enforcer for Al Capone then bank robber and killer. He was known to shoot people for no reason mid-heist. By 1934, Baby Face was the FBI’s Public Enemy No. 1. and on November 27 of that year, he went out with a bang. In a final gun battle with two FBI agents, Nelson killed both G-Men, but ended up with 17 holes himself. Amazingly, Nelson walked back to his getaway car and escaped. Of course, the 17 shots ended up doing the trick. Lester’s body was found in a ditch the next day.
4. Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll (1908–1932)
His first nickname, “the Mick,” was a nod to his Irish roots. His second nickname proved more fitting still. This criminal was a top mob enforcer for New York bootlegger Dutch Schultz. And among his many talents, the versatile Coll specialized in kidnapping and extortion. In fact, he had no qualms about torturing his victims. After falling out with Schultz, Coll touched off a gang war in which at least 20 people were killed, including a five-year-old boy caught in the crossfire. Coll was charged with the shooting, and though he was acquitted, his days on the street were numbered. Mob bosses put a price on Coll’s head, and on February 8, 1932, he was shot more than a dozen times while placing a call in a telephone booth.
5. Tony “the Ant” Spilotro (1938–1986)
For the 15 years after he first hit Las Vegas in 1971 to the day he died, the mob’s chief Vegas enforcer, Tony Spilotro, never spent a day in jail even though he was implicated in at least 24 murders. In one case, he was even said to have squeezed a victim’s head in a vise until his eyes popped out. This scene was recreated bu the movie Casino. Tony hated his "Ant" nickname, which was a reference to his 5'5" stature. In the end, it was the limelight that proved to be his undoing. Tony’s bosses in Chicago figured he was getting a little too much press, so they came up with a quick remedy: Tony and his brother were beaten up, then buried alive in an Indiana cornfield.
6. Aladena “Jimmy the Weasel” Fratianno (1914–1993)
“When the boss tells you to do something,” Fratianno told a reporter in 1987, “you do it. You don’t do it, they kill you.” And that was why he took part in 11 murders. Fratianno, who got his nickname after speedily fleeing a crime scene as a kid, eventually became a government witness in 1977 (after 32 years in the mob). Supposedly ratting on his colleagues because they had a contract on his life. Fratianno spent 10 years in the Federal Witness Protection Program before being kicked out because he was costing taxpayers too much. Still, he died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 79.
From MentalFloss
Thursday, September 18, 2008
JR's... Now With Foreign Policy Experience!
I Can See Russia from JRs (290)
Alex's Boyz (282)
We Go Down Faster Than the Stock Market (278)
We Don't Ask bartenders for Answers (260)
Fabulosity (220)
Slap and Tickle
Buff and Blue Balls (Ouch, you hate to see blue balls after the ol' slap and tickle...)
Pig in Lipstick
Where is Juan
Onyx Rod and Trigger
Alex's Boyz (282)
We Go Down Faster Than the Stock Market (278)
We Don't Ask bartenders for Answers (260)
Fabulosity (220)
Slap and Tickle
Buff and Blue Balls (Ouch, you hate to see blue balls after the ol' slap and tickle...)
Pig in Lipstick
Where is Juan
Onyx Rod and Trigger
Under the Covers
a. 1999 (Prince) - Infinite Livez vs Stade
b. I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt) – Denison Wittmer
c. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) – The Flaming Lips
d. House of the Rising Sun (The Animals) – Muse
e. Life on Mars (David Bowie) – The Flaming Lips
f. Black Star (Radiohead) – Eliza Lumley
g. Your Song (Elton John) – The Streets
h. Shine (Collective Soul) – Dolly Parton
b. I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt) – Denison Wittmer
c. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) – The Flaming Lips
d. House of the Rising Sun (The Animals) – Muse
e. Life on Mars (David Bowie) – The Flaming Lips
f. Black Star (Radiohead) – Eliza Lumley
g. Your Song (Elton John) – The Streets
h. Shine (Collective Soul) – Dolly Parton
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Rock Bottom Scores
Money Shots (304 points)
Chris and Emily are Too Good for Us (298)
Mr. Buttersworth (267)
On My God She Say Nookyoolar Too (265)
Definding Losers (247)
Dark Side of the Room
Team Assmasters and Assblasters
The Racing Presidents
Sarah Palin Supports Drilling in her Daughter's Wetland
At Least We Can Count to Six
Admiral Akbar and the Traps
Lego Wars
Suspicious Polar Bears
Finger and Other Boyd Parts Lickin' Good
I Can't See Russia from my House
Dropkick Yettis
Impeach Trig Palin
Krystal's Birthday
She Likes Trixs
Team Name
Chris and Emily are Too Good for Us (298)
Mr. Buttersworth (267)
On My God She Say Nookyoolar Too (265)
Definding Losers (247)
Dark Side of the Room
Team Assmasters and Assblasters
The Racing Presidents
Sarah Palin Supports Drilling in her Daughter's Wetland
At Least We Can Count to Six
Admiral Akbar and the Traps
Lego Wars
Suspicious Polar Bears
Finger and Other Boyd Parts Lickin' Good
I Can't See Russia from my House
Dropkick Yettis
Impeach Trig Palin
Krystal's Birthday
She Likes Trixs
Team Name
Sunday, September 14, 2008
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