the more she drinks, the better you look...remember to drink responsibly!

this morning rules.

why does this morning rule?

becuase they finally have a Dirt Cheap ad on YouTube!

i love Dirt Cheap ads. Dirt Cheap is a liquor store in the st. louis area. they run these hilarious Bad Locally Produced Ads on television, featuring the owner [Dirt Cheap Fred] and the Dirt Cheap Chicken. this blog's name, "the last refuge of the persecuted crack smoker," is a takeoff on one of their taglines, which refers to Dirt Cheap as "the last refuge of the persecuted smoker." "cheap! cheap! fun! fun!," the subheading on the blog, is their slogan.

in short, i love these ads, and i'm so glad there's finally one that i can post here. you can all finally revel in the amusement of these ads that i have loved for so long.

crying

it's been a long time since the onion made me cackle with laughter. they did it this week:

( I Can't Imagine Why Anybody Would Want To Stop Crying! )

ink geek.

i'm fascinated by Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium. it's a blog created by a science writer that showcases different science-related tattoos. he aims to post a different one every day. some are cooler than others...i'm far more into the chemistry and physics tattoos than i am the biology ones, for obvious reasons. each picture also features an explanation, submitted by the person with the tattoo, of what the tattoo means and why they decided to get it.

i just found the site today, and i'm in the process of flipping all the way back to the beginning, page by page, to see all the neat tattoos he has on there. some of them are really creative. some of them are just really nerdy...there are a few periodic table-themed tattoos on there. those make me happy, as i've been a big fan of the periodic table since i was a small child.

i highly recommend this.

fantasy fishing?

most of the signs they post near the student centre make sense. there are a bunch of ads for concerts, movers, student events...the usual bevy of advertisements peppered around a university campus.

then, there are some signs with Hulk Hogan pointing forward with one hand, and with a bunch of cash clenched in his other fist.

why in the world were there posters with Hulk Hogan on them? was there going to be a local casting call for American Gladiators? was VH1 doing another reality show with Hulk Hogan? was there going to be some kind of professional wrestling event in town? whatever it was, it had to be awesome, or at least really campy.

or.......not.

it was an ad for fantasy fishing. you read that right: fantasy fishing. like, you pick a team of professional fishermen, and you can win money if your team fishes better than other people's teams. fantasy. fishing.

o.O

i don't know what's worse...that once bad-ass Hulk Hogan has been reduced to stumping for Fantasy Fishing, or that people may actually play it.