So there is a Shirt.Woot contest that is going on until Monday about wearing a Woot Shirt in a country that is not United States and then submitting the picture. Much to my delight as I will be going to Canada on Thursday and now I will be taking my two shirts “Army In My Pocket” and “Do The Math” but I am still not sure what kind of picture to take.

Any ideas?

Anyways, here is a mini description about the contest with a link above.

You may or may not have known that our t-shirt site, Shirt.Woot, now ships to 45 countries whose residents are otherwise unable to partake of the Woot empire’s offerings. In any case, you know it now. But frankly, we worry a little about sending our “fabric children” out into the great big world. We’d feel so much better if they’d get in touch with us and let us know they’re alright. Your challenge this week:

Show us a Woot tee in its new home in one of the countries on this list.

Any Woot tee, past or present, is fair game – here’s a list, with artwork. Obviously, the funnier the situation and the connection to the country in question, the better. And we shouldn’t need to tell you this, but we will: defamatory ethnic and racial stereotypes will get you nowhere.

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I saw this movie earlier today and it turned out to be much better than I thought even though I had read the Rotten Tomatoes review (which put it at 97%) and Yahoo! Movie users which gave it an A- overall grade. Here is a review from Gizmodo which certainly sums up my feelings on the movie. If you get a chance, I would recommend this one – it certainly is a great movie disguised as a cartoon.

One of the Best Sci-Fi Movies in Years, Disguised as a Cartoon (Gizmodo)

Of course I am only kidding but look at the four ads that were displayed when I loaded up my browser just now. Three of them on Pest Controls and how to get rid of mice… followed by the last ad which is titled The Real Barack Obama: The truth behind the candidate – “Barack Obama Exposed” – Free!

By no means am I trying to say that Google is trying to link the two things together, I am just not really sure what tags or posts triggered the three prominent displays for local pest controls. Maybe PETA triggered it… who knows really but that’s quite an interesting set of ads to be displayed for me.

By the way, feel free to support the advertisements shown on the blog on either side including the get paid to write blog posts which is located at the bottom of the right side bar. Enjoy!

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Here are two of the strongest I have heard in a little while… let me know what you think

The first one is from a Op-Ed piece by Roger Cohen titled “Why Obama Should Visit A Mosque“. Read it if you get a chance, really a good a piece.

“Fear-mongering about Islam is a global industry. It thrives on ignorance. Obama has a unique power to break the cycle, not least by emboldening moderate Muslims to denounce terror. Nothing would do more in the long run for the security of the world.”

Even though I am pretty much against the widespread use of “right to bear arms” which certainly does not have the same meaning today as it did back when it was first adopted and certainly in light of the Supreme Court upholding that right, what can you do. But here is a strong quote that certainly drives home the point. This is from one from a pro-second amendment rally prior to the ruling handed down by the Supreme Court.

“If guns kill people, then do pens misspell words?”

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Not sure how many of you listen to Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio (also simulcasted on ESPN) on weekday mornings but the two hosts who do the show are doing a pentathlon and this is the second leg – ping pong match.

Mike And Mike: Ping Pong Recap

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