"Lame Series"

The World Series ended last night. As far as I can gather no one cared or even notice in the area. Not one person talked about it at work. No one was talking about it on the radio. Very little media coverage.


I know most people in the Windy City are Cubs fans, so I don't even know if they care despite the White Sox not winning a world series in forever.

I think this was the least cared about finals in any of the major four sports in our entire lifetime.

"Ghost Cams"

Just in time for Halloween (Duke's fav. holiday) I am posting a link for GHOST CAMs. Apperently a new trend on the internet. These cameras are set up in supposedly haunted locations and are on for 24 hours.

One is of a library so you can randomly see old people reading if nothing else, another good one is of this dude's victorian house. So, why not try to capture a ghost or ghoul while at your office desk. If your boss askes you what you are doing, just reply simply davling in satan's domain and searching for evil.

Seriously though I check these out once in awhile since I found them a few days ago.

Now of course I am pretty cynical about this stuff, although I am really interested. I did find what looked to be a woman standing there in Camera 3 for victorian house (under old haunted house). Because it was my understanding from reading the site that he lived there (he does) I emailed him about the finding. There are instructions on how to "capture" a still and cut and paste it.

Because, it was dark the picture was fairly grianing so I asked him what it could be that actually looks like a woman. Here was his response.


Hi, I have seen it quite a few times. In the filessection of the group I have a voice recording taken inthis area where I ask if she sould tell me what shewas waiting for, and a voice answered "No"...so it'snot just you.-david

Spooooooky,huh? So if you find a figure or ghost or gobblin follow the instructions and send it to him. I have the picture still saved if anyone wants it emailed to them. Of course keep in mind this is the internet the land of the hoaxes and con-artists. Also I found an image on this camera the night I found the webpage. What are the odds on that?

At any rate just click on my email link if you want a copy of it. The image whatever it was vanished when I reloaded the camera seconds later.

Happy Ghost Hunting.

http://www.geocities.com/tstrmwtchr/ghostcam.html

"End of the World According to Flash"

Here is one theory of how it will all end. In flash cartoon form of course.

"Tucker's Bag of Rants"

1.You would think that people who enter politics are some how wiser than the average Joe. Certainly when it comes to money. You know come up with this superior way of thinking to bring money aside from raising taxes and what not.

Well pennsylvannia is implementing slot machines galore across the keystone states. Slot machines?! Slot Machines?! Really? Thats the best they can come up with? I could have came up with that idea. Now IM not saying that gambling is evil or anything. But that is a pretty simple idea.

2. Anytime something goes wrong President Bush will make a speech and in combination of giving cute patriotic names to stuff (freedom, patriot Etc) he says they will spend money. Spend, spend,spend. No real indication of where this money is going to come from. Considering we have a huge debt right now it makes it even more puzzling. If you can just write checks when there is no money in the bank. By all means I can do that job for the President. Either this money will never be spent, or the national debt is a bunch of Bologna.

3. Is it just me or does honestly no one care about the race for governor in NJ? No one ever talks about it ever.

4. Why does Rowan keep badgering me for Alumni events, and more money? Please just leave me alone. I have no interest in doing either. Stop printing up this garbage and mailing it to me. Just go back to your goal of taking over the entire town of Glassboro.

5. Why on Earth did National Geographic name Philadelphia the next great city?

6. How is Al Lewis who played Grandpa Munster still alive? He outlived the actor who played his son by 10 years at this point. Maybe they can wheel him out for the Wayans brother's film adaptation of the TV series due out next year.

7. Will the fact that I am eating at McDonald's a lot more lately result in massive weight gain or me winning a prize with my monopoly pieces?

"Wilma"

If the comic book guy was a weatherman he would be in all his glory right now.
Hurricane Wilma is a cat 5 and being labeled the WORST ATLANTIC STORM EVER!



Read here.

"Test"

Check this out you can find out where you range on how liberal or conservative you are. I clocked in at 21. Which is closest to Colin Powell. Do I have any Jesse Jacksons reading my blog?

Check it out.

"The Mantis Commeth"--fixed

My old friend Harry (aka Old Mantis) has jumped on the blog band wagon. It looks to be a good read, and hopefully won't head for and early grave like Jenna and Mindless and Muglife.


Check out what the Old Mantis has to say.


Old Mantis.

"Return of the Bad Jokes"

Back by Popular Demand (except for that one random guy that has begged me to stop these) its bad joke Wednesday. Back for this week in buffett style. Scroll on down and let the growning and head shaking begin.


What do fish say when they hit a wall?


Damn!


Why did the wrestlers have to fight in the dark?
Their match wouldn't light.


What did the lightbulb say to its mother?

I wuv you watts and watts.

Why should you never run behind a bus?
You will get exhausted.

What did Tarzan shout when he saw the elephants coming up over the hill while wearing sunglasses?
Nothing. He did not recognize them.


AND FINALLY


A man visited his doctor for a regular checkup. The doctor checked him out and gave him some bad news. "There are two things wrong with you," he said. "You have cancer and Alzheimer's."
"Well," said the man, "at least I don't have cancer."

"It Came From South Jersey"

Yet another reason not to have kids. Okay, not really its just this nasty little plant think growing in a New Jersey lake. Experts aren't quite sure what it is. Perhaps Lima Beanz can take a field trip there and take samples.


http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=animals_oddities&id=3523301

"NHL Gone Extreme"

Take a look at the ESPN scoreboard for Saturday and SUnday. Clearly scoring has gone up. Take into consideration the fact that the Flyers were down 2-0 against the Devils. Before that ment the game was over.

However, the Flyers won 5-2. 2 goal leads are not a big of deal as they used to be.

Check it out.

Bring on the 50 goal scorers. How many 100-point scorers will there be?

Always a belated congrats to Sid "the kid" Crosby who scored his first goal in the NHL this weekend. So, far he is living up to the hype 5pts in 3 games.

"Dvd Rant"

2 Things.


I recently realized how lots of crappy straight to video sequels keep coming out. I was in Target recently, and this man was there with his two children. They saw a copy of the Sandlot 2.

They kept asking for it over and over again. He kept telling them it wasn't good and they tried to make it like the first one with different kids and it didnt work. That it was not the one they wanted. The kids recongized the cover and the concept and kept badgering him till he bought it.

Think about it most crappy sequels like the Casper sequels and Air Bud movies are always found near the check out line. So kids can con their parents. Another reason not to have kids.

Also, a new trend I am hearing about is TV series being billed at complete seasons on DVD, yet they are actaully the sydnicated cuts of the show. After Networks airs a show once say a sitcom they cut about 30 seconds out when the rebroadcast them to fit in more ads. Than even worst when a show goes into syndication (usually after four seasons or 100 epsiodes whatever comes first) they delete two mins of the show.

Even though out there somewhere the original cuts exist. Perhaps its the fact that the syndicated ones are already cleaned up for the most part when they are packaged to be shown in reruns. At any rate some funny lines, jokes and general flow of the shows are lost when these minutes are deleted. Sometimes its just a longer scene, and occassionally if you have seen both cuts you will release that missing scenes are somes referenced.

The Cosby Show, Alf and Rossane are among popular sitcoms that have issued the syndicated shows off as complete seasons.

"Free Pucks"

Hockey fans and digital cable/dish subscribers rejoice. Starting today the hockey package is free till OCT 31st. Which means you get every hockey game for nothing for 4 weeks. That actually will include a handful of NHL pre-season games being playing today (Saturday) and tomorrow.

"Same Old JR"

JR is up to his old tricks out in LA mugging for the camera and getting concussions. He notched his 11th career concusion earlier this preseason. Perhaps thats why he agreed to be on Last Call with Carson Daly (airing tonight as in THursday).


Read here.

"The Spork"

Most fast food restaurants like KFC give you a spork to eat your mashed potatoes. For those of you that don't know a spork is the combination of a fork and a spoon. So, you have all the scooping action of a spoon, and the ability to stab thing with small prongs on the end of the utensil.


My generation is raised on fast food, and of course is totally famliar with the concept of a spork. Yet, I have never seen it in kitchen ware form. Meaning, it never comes with a dinning set. I have never seen them made of anything over than plastic.

I mean sets come with, pickle forks, cake forks, gravey spoons and soup spoons. Yet the spork has yet to make the leap into the dinning sets. I mean not that I always wish I had one, but if I had the choice of a set with a spork, and one without sporks. I tell you what im going for the spork.

Why no sporks?

"Back Tuesday"

Hetic hours and other stuff have kept my from blogging.

I will not be near an internet for awhile. So no updates till Tuesday.

"Super Sunday: Special Editions?!?!"

Rumor has it that since there will be a new superman movie out next year. That warner brothers will re-issue all the DVDs that Christopher Reeve starred in as two disc special editions.

This could be interesting if its actually true. Because, we would find out if the Marlon Brando footage from Superman II was really "lost" or destroyed". Also we may finally find the truth if the original cut of SupermanIV was destroyed. The movie bombed so bad with test audiences that the studio cut well over 30 mins of fotage. Leaving a movie that makes no sense in many parts.

I can't imagine what more they can do with the first film since they added a lot with the release a few years ago. All eyes will be for what is released for Superman II and Superman IV. I can't imagine what they will do with Superman III. I would like them to delete the scene where Richard Pryor falls off the 400 story sky scrapper just for cheap laughs. But I doubt that will happen.


They would come out next year, but it might only be in the UK.


GO here for more details.

"Shootouts Galore"

In case you haven't heard by now the NHL will now have shootouts after 5 min 4 on 4 OTS if there is not a winner.

The 2003-2004 season the Flyers went to OT 21 times and 15 of them were ties. Who ever wins the shoot out will be rewared a goal and say the game was 2-2, the winning score will read 3-2. Also, the goals scored won't count for players totals.

Anyway these shootouts will be not only fun to watch, but it will have a very big impact on the game and standings. There are no more ties, so games bettween divison rivals will ALWAYS SWING TWO POINTS. For example the Flyers fall to the Rangers. Thats 2 points the Rangers will gain on them if you add the point the rangers got and the one the Flyers failed to get.

What will happen is the shootouts will force another "special team" in addition to the PK and PP units. PLayers will be hand picked by coaches in order to help put the game away. Players like Mario Lemuiex will still be a huge threat. Yeah he is 40, but come on what goali still wants to face super Mario on a break way shot?

Coaches are going to have to consider who to dress and GMS who to keep. Players like Sami Kappanen might go up in value. He is not Brett Hull, but that man has got some serious moves that will come in hand when faking the goalie out of his skates and putting the puck in the net.

This will allow more exposure for the superstars too. Highlight reels on ESPN every night will have a close up the player going in for the kill.

The toughest thing is going to be goalies trying to deal with this. It will be their worst nightmare. Even the best goalie in the world will have trouble with the shootouts. Take the skills competition for example. Its a very low percent of pucks that are stoped.

Also teams that are defensive minded are going to be in trouble after OT ends and the shootout out beings. Look at the Penguins roster compared to the Devils. The devils will be slightly better team this year, with better goaltending thatn the penguins, but the penguins will smoke the Devils in a shootout. The Devils do have Elias and Mogliny (I consider Friesen more of sniper and there for less of a threat). The Penguins have Mario, Sid Crosby, Sergi Conchor Mark Recchi, Ziggy Palffy and Ryan Malone.

In order to get the coachers and players used to it. The NHL is having shootouts for every single preseason game regardless of the score.

"The Plan..."

I just realized that the last comment was #666 for Tucker's World! How EVIL!!!!!!!

Anyways here is the plan for the Echelon Area. Or at least someone who can draw a lot better than me's vision of the new area. Laurel Road is not the one that turns into White Horse Road, it is just another street near the mall with the same name.

THe Anchor stores on the "slimed down" mall confuse me a bit, if they plan to keep Strawbridges (soon to be Macys) and Boscovs. They look like they are misplaced.

I dont know where all these people are going to park.

CHECK HER OUT.

Coming Soon:

Shootouts Impact on the NHL

"PREIT Plug on Wal-Mart Plan

ECHELON MALL COULD BE DEAD OFFICALLY BY THURSDAY




The people of the Voorhees who feared a Wal-Mart bringing in to much traffic to their area can breath a sigh of relief. Yes, instead of a Wal-Mart they will be getting an addition street in that section of town in addition to 100s o new residents who will live there in new condos. So, yeah all the people living there and street with a purpose for people to drive on to pull up to stores is really going to..um not be any traffic problem...er..yeah.

PREIT has said they are waving the white flag and giving up on the Wal-Mart. They were to purpose for the millionth time to the people of Voorhees their plan to have a Wal-Mart, Resturants, a new stores. The people had already planned to yell an scream about how much Wal-Mart sucks.


Instead they plan to according to the mayor "present the town with more of town center". Kind of like a mainstreet (who cares if that entire concept flopped)that you can drive up to the stores and resturants and park. They claim the mall will be cut back to the original 1970 blue print. Back in TL's mall rat days when there was no Pennys or Sears.

The new bedroom apartments of the condos will go for a mere 1,200. They even were nice enough to promise no section 8, or low income homes.

Thursday the concept will be presented, and likely in the papers the next day, so I will try to provide a link to it. I don't really understand how other stores and condos are going to help the remains of the mall.

I was right about the condos, and if im 100 percent right. PERIT will offically sign the Mall's death warrent in 48hrs. The mall will be town down down completly and there will be no mall.


So, as long as the new residents are really quiet, dont drive trucks, the construction is done with silent hammers, people don't actually want to go to the "town center", than the people of Voorhees will get their quiet traffic free neighborhood they were fighting for.


For more details go to todays Courier ARticle.

"NHL on XM"

Pretty sweet.


I don't have XM, and forget which one of my friends does.


Here is the story.