I was going to let Verdak write tonight's Epic Drop but who needs all that silly traffic and likes.  Way to feed the trolls guys.  :-]  Speaking of feeding trolls, it probably isn't wise to feed your girlfriend's "***** troll" these "intimate mints".  +1 for double the fun, double the pleasure

I remember when this whole health-care overhaul business started up this year everyone proclaimed the evils of the "massive money-making insurance companies".  There is something only slightly ironic in that regard when you consider the fact that they really don't make massive profits.  Health insurers posted a 2.2 percent profit margin last year and generally they are around 6% give or take a point here or there.  Coors Beer, Hershey (thank WoW-playing Texans?) and Clorox all did better numbers than the insurance industry.

It seems there are various opinions on Windows 7's reception within the tech industry though most consumers, friends and associates I have talked to seem to be pretty positive.  Dvorak not being a fan doesn't surprise me all that much.  While I have been using the RC since launch my retail copy isn't here yet.  At some point this week I will probably do a reformat and install it. 

Save the planet, eat your dog?  Leave it to the green-freaks come up with some wacky ideas like this.  Two professors wrote a book complaining about domestic pets and their carbon footprint which apparently rivals that of SUVs to Volvos depending on the pet.  They want to instead promote animals which contribute to society like chickens and and pigs and limit domesticated animals which are bad for the environment.  We humans are vile people and should probably just go back to living like the Neanderthals. 

This article is a week or so old but I think it is a bit more applicable this week thanks to limited release of Troy Duffy's Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.  This may be an indie release but I can pretty much promise it does better than the bomb that was Tucker Max's "Beer in Hell".  Duffy too has pissed off a lot of people in the industry but his first movie has a cult following and massive home video sales.  I don't know if the sequel will ever go wide but I am interested in seeing it regardless.

Interested in a $42,000 tax credit for a Tesla Roadster?  All you have to do is move to Colorado before December 31st.  If I was a Colorado resident I would be incensed over government money going toward the electric supercar.  Surely these funds could be spent via far more important means, like maybe helping Coors Brewing Company turn better profits?

Paranormal Activity is a massive, massive hit.  It cost $15,000 to make and has now grossed over $64 million.  It even beat out Saw VI this weekend proving that audiences can show some taste once in a while, but not often. 

Duct tape is the fix-it-all, handyman's dream but I don't think it's quite appropriate for detaining 6-year-olds at school.  The principal needs to be held accountable here as well as the secretary for basically doing nothing when she first saw the kid done up in duct tape.  If shes good looking maybe the kid can duct tape her up when he gets older and return the favor?  Check out the video here.

Yes the Chicago Bears were trash today.  Feel free to flame them in comments for doing a really good Tennessee Titans impression.


I can't quite figure out how the hell this happened other than the shelves not being bolted to the wall and the contents being too heavy.  Regardless it is an impressive crash and spill.



More soccer coverage on the Epic Drop?  What is this insanity!