Think your day is going bad? Here's a little perspective to make you feel better.
"HEY! ...At least I remember the ALAMO!"
Well we suppose his day could have gone badder, but at any rate, it's not likely it's one he'd be happy to repeat.
Wednesday was a toughie for our old Bad Day friend, tough-talking, ass-kicking, hang-em-high Texan Rick Perry, who spent almost a full minute with his political fly open, standing in front of every political pundit in the universe, 3.33 million television viewers, a fully focused presidential debate live audience, and worst of all, the withering stare of CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, as he stumbled, stammered, and stared forlornly at his tired little counting fingers...unable to remember exactly what that third point was he was trying to make, even though it was one of the center points of HIS presidential platform.
A television moment not likely to appear at the top Mr. Perry's video resume, to be sure.
Hey, Sarah Palin might have written crib notes in her hand, but at least she finished her sentence.
Wednesday was a toughie for our old Bad Day friend, tough-talking, ass-kicking, hang-em-high Texan Rick Perry, who spent almost a full minute with his political fly open, standing in front of every political pundit in the universe, 3.33 million television viewers, a fully focused presidential debate live audience, and worst of all, the withering stare of CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, as he stumbled, stammered, and stared forlornly at his tired little counting fingers...unable to remember exactly what that third point was he was trying to make, even though it was one of the center points of HIS presidential platform.
A television moment not likely to appear at the top Mr. Perry's video resume, to be sure.
Hey, Sarah Palin might have written crib notes in her hand, but at least she finished her sentence.
"Why don't they get us?"
And it was yet another in the seemingly endless string of bad days for gay penguins, when a zoo in Toronto, Canada announced it would be forcibly separating a pair of life partnering male African penguins, according to a recent report by ABCNews.com.
Buddy and Pedro, who first became close after spending captivation time together in Toledo, Ohio, have been observed by their Toronto Zoo keepers to be consistently displaying courtship and mating behaviors usually only seen between males and females. According to zoo officials, they "pair together every night, bray at one another, groom each other, and never seem to tire of standing alongside each other." In addition, zookeepers have noted that the pair always appear in public well dressed, consistently wearing tuxedos, and that they have successfully rehabilitated a dilapidated loft condominium they purchased together in the 1980's, which was recently re-assessed at a market value of over 1.5 million dollars.
Because of their lengthy history together, officials tend to dismiss suggestions that the birds are merely going through a period of experimentation.
The zoo's gay penguin experts are hoping that by introducing Pedro and Buddy to viable attractive female penguins, they can be convinced to alter their lifestyle trajectory, hopefully with a result of helping repopulate the dwindling penguin population which has become an endangered species. So far, Pedro and Buddy have only shown mild interest in possibly adopting an egg "...somewhere down the road".
If the introduction of suitable female companions does not work (...according to Pedro, "They always smell like fish") efforts to change the birds will never-the-less continue. Zoo officials have indicated they will pursue other options that may include Ugandan psychotherapy treatment centers and/or enrollment in one of the many domestic Christian Gay Penguin Healing programs available on the Internet.
Buddy and Pedro, who first became close after spending captivation time together in Toledo, Ohio, have been observed by their Toronto Zoo keepers to be consistently displaying courtship and mating behaviors usually only seen between males and females. According to zoo officials, they "pair together every night, bray at one another, groom each other, and never seem to tire of standing alongside each other." In addition, zookeepers have noted that the pair always appear in public well dressed, consistently wearing tuxedos, and that they have successfully rehabilitated a dilapidated loft condominium they purchased together in the 1980's, which was recently re-assessed at a market value of over 1.5 million dollars.
Because of their lengthy history together, officials tend to dismiss suggestions that the birds are merely going through a period of experimentation.
The zoo's gay penguin experts are hoping that by introducing Pedro and Buddy to viable attractive female penguins, they can be convinced to alter their lifestyle trajectory, hopefully with a result of helping repopulate the dwindling penguin population which has become an endangered species. So far, Pedro and Buddy have only shown mild interest in possibly adopting an egg "...somewhere down the road".
If the introduction of suitable female companions does not work (...according to Pedro, "They always smell like fish") efforts to change the birds will never-the-less continue. Zoo officials have indicated they will pursue other options that may include Ugandan psychotherapy treatment centers and/or enrollment in one of the many domestic Christian Gay Penguin Healing programs available on the Internet.
And in Russia, it was a decidedly bad day (as usual) to be a serial grave robber.
According to an Associated Press story appearing on the website of the Washington Post, Nizhny Novgorod resident, Anatoly Moskvin, an eccentric historian known locally for his expertise in cemeteries, was arrested by police after they discovered 29 mummified bodies being stored in his home. The bodies, all young females, all dressed in doll clothing, were posed and arranged randomly throughout the apartment, which Moskvin shared with his two parents who apparently really needed a place to stay.
Authorities declined to say what specifically drew their attention to Moskvin, although many familiar with the story speculate that local awareness of a regionally known necrophile living in an apartment with 29 full size dolls that smelled like death may have played a part in advancing the investigation.
When interviewed, Moskvin told police his obsession began after being forced as a child to kiss the face of dead 11-year-old girl during a local funeral. He went on to describe how for years afterward he'd wandered on foot through more than seven hundred cemeteries, often sleeping in barns and haystacks, and sometimes drinking water from puddles.
Drinking water from puddles???
Eeeeewwwww!!!! That's GROSS!!!
According to an Associated Press story appearing on the website of the Washington Post, Nizhny Novgorod resident, Anatoly Moskvin, an eccentric historian known locally for his expertise in cemeteries, was arrested by police after they discovered 29 mummified bodies being stored in his home. The bodies, all young females, all dressed in doll clothing, were posed and arranged randomly throughout the apartment, which Moskvin shared with his two parents who apparently really needed a place to stay.
Authorities declined to say what specifically drew their attention to Moskvin, although many familiar with the story speculate that local awareness of a regionally known necrophile living in an apartment with 29 full size dolls that smelled like death may have played a part in advancing the investigation.
When interviewed, Moskvin told police his obsession began after being forced as a child to kiss the face of dead 11-year-old girl during a local funeral. He went on to describe how for years afterward he'd wandered on foot through more than seven hundred cemeteries, often sleeping in barns and haystacks, and sometimes drinking water from puddles.
Drinking water from puddles???
Eeeeewwwww!!!! That's GROSS!!!
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