Archive for February, 2008

Barack Obama’s Secret Outfit

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

There is a flap ongoing about a photo that Hillary Clinton’s campaign showing Barack Obama in what is claimed as a traditional Somali outfit.  However, I know better.  That outfit looks suspiciously familiar to me.  Here is my guess as to the origin of this outfit.

Obama's Transformation

Isn’t it obvious?  Sometime in his past, Barack Obama stumbled upon a fire flower, previously believed to grow only in the mythical Mushroom Kingdom.  What strange powers did this flower give Barack Obama?  Is it the typical ability to shoot fireballs, or does the nature of this dimension modify the powers that are received from this plant?  Indeed, could this flower be behind Obama’s meteoric rise in popularity?  Only time will tell…

Obama in Fire Suit Have a super day!

(Note: The following is not in any way an endorsement of Barack Obama.  Or Fire Suit Barack Obama.  Thank you.)

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Big Brother has jumped the shark

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

The new season of Big Brother is atrocious. They have decided to add a “twist” this year, where the houseguests have to play as a couple. They compete as a couple, win prizes as a couple, nominate other couples, and even get evicted as a couple. They are doing this hoping that there will be romances in the house, which will cause excitement, drama, and ratings. It is not working for me at all. It has turned the show into a huge soap opera (even more than usual, which is quite a feat).

They have also decided to do away with the traditional variety of age groups, so of the 16 houseguests, only one is over 30. Boring…. Why do they think America wants to see a bunch of attractive, young people walking around the house in their underwear? Well, maybe they have a point here. But I am more interested in the gameplay, which is more interesting when they have a variety of age groups (in my opinion). This group seems especially vapid this year. They actually have a bikini barista as a houseguest. Yes, that job is just as ridiculous as it sounds.

Of course, as a reality TV addict, I am sure I will be watching this trainwreck to the bitter end. I’ll keep you posted on the highlights (and lowlights).

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You got Peanut Butter in my Whoppers!

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I’ve always been a big fan of Whoppers. No, not the flame broiled mega-burger (believe it or not, I have never even tried one). The Whoppers I am talking about are the milk chocolate malted candy. I don’t know why, but when I was growing up Whoppers were almost always a holiday candy, targeted primarily for Easter or Christmas. Valentine’s Day had it’s Cinnamon Imperials and Conversation Hearts, Easter had Peeps and Cadbury Eggs (and Whoppers), Halloween had it’s Candy Corn, and Christmas had gold coins and…Whoppers.

So it was with great excitement that I spied a new flavor of malted goodness in my grocery checkout line, located conveniently in the “impulse buy” section with the various useless detritus that Wal-Mart has decided that we can’t live without: a new Reese’s Peanut Butter flavor. I quickly added it to my pile of foodstuffs and checked out.

Reese's Whoppers Box

The packaging is perfect for a new trial flavor of Whoppers, and it keeps the traditional ‘milk carton’ shape and functionality of Whoppers. When I opened the carton, I was surprised to find that the Whoppers were fill size, not tiny versions of their milk chocolate counterparts. This pleased me since I was not looking forward to eating ‘small Whoppers’. Just dealing with that oxymoron would have taken away from the experience. However, they were a little tough to remove from the carton, and I ended up tearing the top open to access the candy nestled inside.

Reese's Whoppers Candy

Being a big fan of both Reese’s Pieces and Whoppers, I anticipated a flavor explosion that would cause me to soar to new heights of candy ecstasy. In reality, they are not amazing…just pretty good. The peanut butter is a nice flavor, and you can certainly taste the trademark Reese’s goodness. However, the peanut butter doesn’t mix with the malt flavor in the center as well as milk chocolate. As with traditional Whoppers, if you eat too many you start to “feel the burn” of having too much malted goodness. The unmistakable flavor experience that is ‘malt’ is certainly not for everybody. However, if you are a Whoppers or a peanut butter junkie, I heartily recommend this treat.

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