Nothing says Too Stupid like Wal-Mart customers

Introducing Wal-Mart Bingo:

Not to downplay the tragic death of the 34 year old temporary Wal-Mart worker trampled to death early this morning by a crazed throng of 'customers' who had been waiting in line all night in the hopes saving a few dollars on on Black Friday**...

... but would you really have expected anything better from Wal-Mart customers? Have you ever been to Wal-Mart? A friend of my husband's once compared it to a UN drop zone, after his first Wal-Mart experience. And that was on a regular day, not Black Friday! He was so outraged by the time he left the store that he swore at the 'greeter' on his way out.

So with that premise in mind, let me introduce you to Wal-Mart Bingo. (You've heard of Buzzword Bingo right?)

So it's the same premise - print this card before your next trip to Wal-Mart - you'll likely get Bingo inside of 5 minutes.

**Black Friday refers to the post-Thanksgiving Day sales in the US. It is called Black Friday because apparently it takes until this day of the year for retail stores to break-even, hence they are now 'in the black ink' (though somehow I don't think this applies to Wal-Mart!). Sort of like 'Tax Freedom Day' for the individual.

Buzzword Bingo

Buzzword Bingo, in my opinion, is one of the funniest office jokes ever invented.

Buzzword Bingo is a Bingo take-off game where prior to an all-employee meeting with speeches from upper management, participants prepare 'Bingo cards' with corporate buzzwords (predicatable arcane motivational business slogans) and tick them off when the speaker uses them during the event. The first person to get a 'Bingo' wins.

Part of the game is to have the nerve to actually yell "Bingo!"; instead of simply emailing or texting everyone, or just looking around delightedly and mouthing the word "Bingo" at everyone.

But it doesn't matter who wins anyway. The funny part is that the speaker looks like a pointless fool.

This 2007 IBM commercial doesn't quite capture it, but if you've never heard of Buzzword Bingo, you'll get the point.

Beer Goggles for yourself (too true and too stupid)

A friend of mine once joked that unfortunately beer goggles can work both ways - not only does the person you're picking up seem more attractive the night before, but so does your alcohol-induced perception of yourself in the mirror.

It might sound stupid, but think back to the last time you checked yourself out it the mirror right before you and your friends headed out for the night - you thought you looked pretty good right?

So don't be surprised if you're not the only one running for the door the next morning! Then take a second look at your reflexion.

Otto Dix
At the Mirror

UPDATE: Don't take my word for it, check out this article from MSNBC "Hot or not? Look again —'beer goggles' are real"

"Africa is a Continent, Sarah Zach" (too stupid Sarah!)

There seem to be an infinite number of examples of Sarah Palin's stupidity, the latest brings to mind the quote "Africa is a continent Zach" (Courtney B. Vance to Bill Paxton) from the movie The Last Supper.

When the movie came out, my husband didn't want to rent it because it revolved around a bunch of left-wing, tree hugging, self-righteous, pacifistic, stupid "liberals" - but when you watch it, the end message is that extremists on both sides of the spectrum are dangerous.

I know that sounds preachy, but it's a actually great movie - very funny and cynical! Watch the trailer: The Last Supper.

Plus it has some fantastic artwork by the obscure artist David Ivie .


David Ivie
Gate
Elizabeth Harris Gallery

HBO Canada (too stupid it's taken this long!)

Finally!!!...HBO has come to Canada.

Albeit it's called 'HBO Canada'... And you can't get it as a single channel, only as part of a premium pay package like The Movie Network or Movie Central... And it's required to comply with the insanely stupid federal CanCon regulations and devote 25% of overall air time, and 35% of prime time, to Canadian content ...
But they promise the schedule will include the full HBO lineup.

So far I'm not disappointed. We spent the afternoon watching four back-to-back episodes of Real Time With Bill Maher. I'm not a Bill Maher fan by any stretch of the imagination, but it was pretty good. Bill, like Yellow Bear, is a cynic and loves to point out the stupidity of others. I absolutely laughed my ass off at this video clip.



(Keeping in mind that this episode aired right after McCain announced Palin as his running mate (hands down the stupidest move of his campaign), so this is joke is a bit old now, (and of course it's pre-Tina Fey) I found it funny as hell.)

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