Tie-dyed Brain Rays 3.0

Can You Tell Me How To Get What's Happening on Sesame Street?

Katy Perry just got bounced from her appearance on Sesame Street because many parents were upset by the amount of cleavage the singer displayed on the popular children's educational show. The lib Hollywood media was quick to pounce on "Prud-merica," and the Sesame Street producers were surprised at the reaction.  But C'mon guys! Really? Don't get me wrong, I think Katy Perry's cute as a button, and there's no bigger fan of boobies than me. But there's a time and a place for everything and a duet with Elmo on Sesame Street is neither the time nor the place. What responsible adult goes on a children's show with their ya-yas out? What responsible production crew doesn't suggest a more appropriate wardrobe for their guest star?

Then my head spins a complete 360 when I see this little tid-bit:

 

Now don't get me wrong, I think Anna Paquin is as cute as a button, and there's no bigger fan of "True Blood" than me, but there's a time and a place for everything, and these kids shouldn't even know "True Blood" is in the world! Surely the producers of Sesame Street are just tossing a bone to those parents who must feel that their entire lives are being brought to you by the letter Q and the number 2.

In that spirit, I say they didn't go far enough. I kept waiting for Count Count to show up as the Vampire King of Mississippi.

"I count one-- ONE gooified un-life partner in a candy dish! BLAH HA HA HA!"

The Sam puppet could turn into Ralph the Dog and Bert and Ernie could be Sheriff Andy and Jason Stackhouse.

Hey! All this has potential. Just spit-balling here...

Sesame Street, Brought to you by :24

Oscar The Grouch as Jack Bauer.

Leggy

A "Hung" parody skit in which Miss Piggy introduces Kermit around to her friends because of his physique.

I'm Still Here

Grover freaks out on "Letterman."

 

 

 

The Ethical Alarm

Eddie Bernice Johnson: 'I never heard the rules' on scholarships

12:00 AM CDT on Friday, September 3, 2010

By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON – As her Republican opponent called for a House ethics investigation, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson insisted Thursday that she had no idea that the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation had rules against awarding college aid to her relatives.

"If I had known this was against the law I wouldn't have done it," the Dallas Democrat told WFAA-TV (Channel 8), as she began trying to rebuild her image after days of scrutiny of $31,000 in scholarships she awarded in violation of nepotism and residency rules. "I did not have an ethical alarm go off."

Poor Eddie Bernice Johnson is just the latest rule-maker turned rule-breaker to claim not to understand the laws they've passed.  If only she had the Ethical Alarm--

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The Games People Play

There's no bigger fan of the Xbox Live Arcade game "Toy Soldiers" than I am. It is the most enjoyable video game I've ever played and find it a thoroughly immersive experience. I decided to find out what goes in to developing such a cool game and spoke with D. R. Albright, one of the principal players at Signal Studios, developers of "Toy Soldiers."

DR Albright pt 1

 

DR Albright pt 2

 

 

As of this post, there is still no official release date for the "Invasion" DLC module. Darn it!