new year's day random bullshit

Serious question:

Is it a coincidence that the prostitution capital of the world is called Bangkok?

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Here is a picture of Kim Jong-Un standing next to his father's hearse in North Korea.

If you look closely at the hood ornament, you will see that body of the Supreme Leader of one of the most anti-American regimes in history is being carried to its final resting place in a Lincoln.

No shame. Absolutely no shame!

And it's not even remotely new! At best that thing was built in the 80's.

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Around 2:00am Sunday morning I saw a commercial for the Pos-T-Vac penis pump --- which is a cylinder you put around your penis to create a vacuum and then slowly pump air out in order to draw blood into your penis and build an erection. Once erect, you slide a ring around the base of your penis to keep the blood from flowing out and then remove the pump.

Please watch the demonstration on their website.

First of all, if you're a single guy having trouble getting laid, seeing the model for the Pos-T-Vac and knowing that he's getting laid should boost your confidence.

Second, imagine having to pull this thing out in the heat of passion and taking the time to pump up your penis while the woman sits and waits. I assume the more thoughtful man has his partner pump him up as a form of foreplay.

And of course, the Pos-T-Vac is covered by Medicare. At first I was going to make fun of this, but then I remembered the paranoid schizophrenic I represented who told me his medication allowed him to control his paranoid impulses, but took away his ability to have an erection. He was frustrated and often tempted to go off his medication and go out to the bars with hopes of charming a woman and engaging in a little suck and fuck (if you know what I mean.)

But when he was off his meds, he was prone to extreme bouts of paranoia which often let to fist-fights. So if his meds don't work when mixed with Viagra, I guess I'd rather pay to have him pump up his penis than have him go off his medication and head out to a bar (and eventually prison.)

Regardless, it's funny to realize that the federal government is in the business of paying for penis pumps.

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Here's a long argument about why some college athletes should be paid. It's kind of repetitive, so here's a summary:

Lots of people make LOTS of money from collegiate athletics, but the athletes get nothing. Even their free educations are essentially worthless because they rarely have time to study. And even if they did have the time, they won't have motivation to study because universities often give athletes undeserved passing grades because of how much money rides on them being on the field.

(I can attest to a student athlete's fatigue. I used to tutor football players at NIU, and I remember them always being tired.)

In 1986, Jan Kemp, an instructor at the University of Georgia sued the university for firing her for not inflating the grades of certain football players.

To get an idea of what a University of Georgia football player's education is worth, here's a quote about the University's aspirations for its student athletes --- said by the University's attorney during trial,

We may not make a university student out of him, but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbage man when he gets through with his athletic career.

That wasn't some quote taken out of context by a reporter questioning the attorney as he left his office. It was said DURING TRIAL!!

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How long would a lunch place in the Loop last if it only served sandwiches to men, and only served salads and wraps to women? How long would it take for the civil rights litigation to actually force them to stop doing business? Would there be a preliminary injunction? Or could they keep refusing to sell women sandwiches until a judgment had actually been reached in court.

And you know how food trucks are becoming the new trend? What about a food truck to which you could take your lunch, and for a couple of bucks they would deep fry it? You buy a sandwich from Potbelly, and then take it to the truck where they'll batter it and drop it in a deep fryer for a couple of minutes.

I think the truck would do better if the salesman inside was either Scandinavian or Australian. We seem to trust those cultures.

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I love the feeling of liking a song for the first time and looking forward to listening to it again. I haven't been listening to much new music lately but was home last weekend and watched some live music on Palladia with the family so I heard some new stuff. ("new" meaning it was new to me.)

The way Depeche Mode opened their show was cool. Seemed like the perfect way to start a Depeche Mode show. (I was surprised when Freda told me the guitar player actually writes most of their songs.)

Cindy played this Chemical Brothers song for me Monday night and I've been listening to it all week.

Here's the Rock Band Expert Drums version of Jimmy Eat World song I kind of liked -- I love when people record these. I'm gonna do one some day.

Does the singer of Jimmy Eat World moonlight as the singer for Death Cab for Cutie? Or vice versa?  (here's a better live version of the Death Cab song) (what's goes wrong on that first version? sounds like the drummer is off.)

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Happy New Year to everyone. Thanks for reading!