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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Well, there's always next year, right?

Hmm, today appears to be the last day of June. And Tom has posted... once this month. As per Evan's rules it appears that he is about to lose his last $2.

What will happen? Will there be a climactic fight to the death of Tom vs. YNTE, or some sort of other deus ex machina or something?

...probably not. It appears that $50 of Evan's money is going to still be Evan's come New Years.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Brilliant!


Since everyone loves bacon, and since everyone is also collectively and also probably statistically significantly (and quite possibly enumerably) lazy, someone has invented the microwave bacon cooker. You drape the bacon over the top and the grease drips down the the bottom, and you have bacon in minutes.

I'll take eight!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Overheard

This is an actual conversation that happened before me: Someone trying to buy a shirt.

Woman: "Can I get that shirt?"
Clerk: "Sure, but we don't have it in large."
W: "Ok. Can I get it in large?"
C: "I just told you, we don't have it in large."
W: "WELL EXCUSE ME I'M JUST TRYING TO BUY SOMETHING HERE."
C: "Ma'am, I'm just telling you that we don't have it in large and you're being very rude."
W: "I AM NOT YOU'RE THE RUDE ONE."
C: "No, I'm pretty sure you are."

At this point the woman storms off. People are special!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

An Interesting Concert

So on Saturday, I got to go to one of the best concerts I've ever been to. I got to see Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers play at the Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodenville. Now I've been a fan of Steve Martin my whole life, ever since I found his 1978 comedy album at the library. And to see him perform comedy and banjo live was amazing. (Also, the bassist of the Steep Canyon Rangers had a beer compartment in the back of his bass. Was awesome).

But the atmosphere of the concert was weird. It was an Amphitheater, so it was outdoors, and plastic chairs were set up on a concrete area, while the rest of the seating was on the lawn. That's not the weird thing though, the strange thing was that it was full of older people with high-class tastes. No beer and popcorn, but wine and cheese. It was kinda funny hearing the clatter of full wine bottles falling and breaking every so often.

Overall though it was a great time. Comedy, banjo, and a guy who seemed super nervous sitting next to me who I wanted to punch in the face.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Advertising Fail

Found within an Angel comic book from IDW. The same exact ad is on two consecutive pages.

They must really want us to buy Ghostbusters

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

YNTE Movie Night: I'm.... hesitant.

One of the main points of YNTE Movie Night is for me to watch bad movies so you don't have to. I absolutely do not mind doing this, so long as the suck is self contained. But sometimes a movie can be SO bad it leaks over and ruins other movies. This is what I am afraid might happen.

Here's an example: ten years ago (yikes that makes me feel old) The Matrix was universally revered. It was an awesome movie. Then, they made sequels. Now it's just a film in a shitty franchise. It's a punchline. The original movie has not changed at all, but by association, it has been reduced to ruin. The same argument can be made for Star Wars and its prequels.

So here is where I sit. Two of my all time favorite movies have had sequels made, and I'm scared to death to watch them. But at the same time, I am somewhat entranced and I'm not sure I'll be able to avoid it.

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is the first sequel that worries me. Despite being written and directed by the same guy and retaining much of the original cast, so much of what made the first film good was its originality. Creating a film that is both true to the first and also original is going to be tough. On top of that, 10 years have passed since the first one came out. While a sequel released 10 years later CAN do well (see Clerks 2) I have no reason to suspect this one will.

S. Darko is the other one, and this one TERRIFIES me. It's the "sequel" to Donnie Darko, but DD director Richard Kelly has no involvement with the sequel (and went out of his way to make sure everyone knows that). On top of that, beyond the titular character, Samantha Darko (Donnie's sister), none of the original actors from the film are back. And when I say Donnie's sister, I don't mean Maggie Gyllenhaal, I mean his younger sister, known for her catchphrase "What's a fuckass" and for being part of Sparkle Motion.

It is worth noting that Boondock Saints II had such a small theatrical release, that I, a big fan of the first film, was not at all aware it happened. S. Darko went straight to DVD.

Can either of these movies be good? Should I watch them and risk ruining two of my top ten favorite movies? Or should I cut a wide path around them and pretend they were never made. Let me know what you think in the comments.

E3 is here, and so are Portal 2 details

If you ever played the first Portal, then there's no doubt that you'd be looking to get a sequel fix. Well, looks like it's coming next year.



It'll be for Xbox360, PS3, and PC and has a few new testing elements. How is this relevant to a blog about food? There are two food-related items! Here are some of them in greater detail:
  • Excursion Funnels are part of an investigation into how well test subjects can solve problems while traveling through a churning tunnel of liquid asbestos. Results so far have been highly informative: they cannot. ("Asbestos is Harmless" is a registered trademark of Aperture Science dba Aperture Laboratories Copyright 1998 All Rights Reserved)

  • Aerial Faith Plates are part of a larger trust experiment designed to help the Enrichment Center discover whether the capacity for trust is effected by being catipulted into space. (Aerial Faith Plates exert 50,000 foot-pounds of force. "Faith Plate" is a registered trademark of Aperture Science dba Aperture Laboratories Copyright 1998 All Rights Reserved)

  • Thermal Discouragement Beam is confidential. If permission to look at the diagram has been granted, please do so now, unless the box labeled "DO NOT LOOK AT DIAGRAM" on the "Diagrams Forms Sanction" form you should have received from your supervisors is checked, in which case you should remain at your workstation not looking at the diagram until such time as you are instructed by your supervisor to discontinue not looking at it. ("Thermal Discouragement" is a registered trademark of Aperture Science dba Aperture Laboratories Copyright 1998 All Rights Reserved)

  • Pneumatic Diversity Vent has a non-discriminatory entrance port where "Passive Monitoring" ensures objects in the vents are identified, but never judged. ("Diversity" is a registered trademark of Aperture Science dba Aperture Laboratories Copyright 1998 All Rights Reserved)

  • Propulsion Gel, designed as a diet aid and marketed under the name "Propulsion Pudding," was a sweet, largely non-toxic liquid form of fiberglass insulation that increased the velocity of any food that followed it through the digestive tract, leaving the body no time to absorb calories. Propulsion Pudding was pulled from the shelves when it was discovered that digestion plays several crucial roles in the eating process, such as breaking food down into small, manageable chunks before it is violently expelled from the human body. ("Propulsion Gel" is a registered trademark of Aperture Science dba Aperture Laboratories Copyright 1998 All Rights Reserved)

  • Repulsion Gel is the result Aperture's second attempt at a dietetic pudding substitute, a much sweeter, slightly less non-toxic form of fiberglass insulation that caused subsequently ingested food items to bounce off the lining of the dieter's distended stomach and out his or her mouth. (For various reasons, this was also pulled from the shelf. "Repulsion Gel" is a registered trademark of Aperture Science dba Aperture Laboratories Copyright 1998 All Rights Reserved)
Hit this link for some gameplay and stuff.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Life immitating art (ska music)

The Aquabats have long been one of my favorite ska bands. They even played at my 19th birthday party.

Perhaps my favorite Aquabats song is "The Cat With Two Heads", a song about a mad scientist who creates a cat with two heads, thinking it would be a good thing, but finding out it's some kind of horrible monster.

For those not familiar with the song, I've embedded it below:


Anyway, here's the crazy bit: IT'S REAL:

Feel free to flee in terror!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Bear is... I don't even know. How can this be?

So I was browsing Youtube earlier and I found out that Picnicface did another Powerthirst video. And in case you haven't seen Powerthirst, I will be wondering how long you've been in a cave.

In any case, have some videos. Bear makes a cameo appearance in Powerthirsts 2 and 3. Just make sure that you don't have any heart problems and/or conservative friends around you that wouldn't find it funny.



Powerthrist:


Powerthirst 2: Re-domination


Pwerthirst 3: Powermost


By the way, check out their awesome/retro product site and prepare to have your mind blown.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

This Is Why You're Fat... Why did you betray me?!

Possibly one of the most influential blogs of all time has just been euthanized.. A tribute to This Is Why You're Fat:


Calskrove

Hamburger and fries baked whole inside of a calzone.


Lemonhead Bread

Bread made with Lemonhead candy instead of raisons.


Breakfast Cabin

A cabin made of sausage with bacon curtains and a waffle roof.


The NAFTA Dog

A wienerschnitzel corn dog wrapped in chili, cheese, jalapenos and diced onions and a flour tortilla


KFC Elvis Double Down

A KFC Double Down sandwich topped with peanut butter and bananas sandwiched between two pieces of toasted bread.


Thursday, June 3, 2010

Bazinga!

Rena, the reigning YNTE Rule Czar, comes through with a zinger at Tom's expense. Click the image above for a bigger version. (taken from google reader - originally from failbooking)

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Advertizing sucks these days.


What the hell, Microsoft? I realize you didn't use made up words like "funner" or "funnest" or "the most funnerlyierest", but do you not understand how to do a comma-separated list?

Sadly though, this is not the worst advertisement of the day. I heard a radio ad for 7-11 that went something like:

"Do you like TOTALLY AWESOME video games like Mafia Wars or Farmville? No? Well you should like them because they are cool, far cooler than whatever shitty games you like. So shop at 7-11!"

1) Farmville and Mafia Wars suck. Clearly you are not in a position to be chastizing MY taste in video games.
2) What the fuck do they have to do with 7-11?

But assuming 7-11 wants to continue an ad campaign of blatant peer pressure, I've developed a much better ad campaign for them. If any 7-11 ad execs read this blog, FEEL FREE TO USE THIS CAMPAIGN FOR FREE. It's on the house.

"Hi kids? Do you like the TOTALLY AWESOME act of stabbing yourself repeatedly in the eye with a beef jerky stick? No? You are probably a wierd lamer with no friends who probably isn't even cool enough to stab yourself in the eye with salted meat. But if you're a cool kid who doesn't value dorky things like being able to see properly, then be sure to go with the eye stabbing; and where better to get beef jerky to slam in your own face? 7-11."

This ad would be much more topical. You're welcome.

May Roundup

As of May, we had 77 posts this year, which surpasses last year. I would say with confidence that the blog is very much ALIVE and KICKING ASS.

On top of that, Matt got his posts last month (as well as remembering my birthday). He still has the maximum take of 50 dollars available to him.

Tom did no posts last month, which drops him down to the lowest possible take, 2 dollars. (I'm categorizing zero dollars as no take at all).

The question now, is what will Tom's next move be. To lay over and die as expected? Or to fight through it until the end of the year and hold on to those two dollars?

Only time shall tell.