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Archive for March, 2006

Rock Band’s Dumbness Cost Them

Friday, March 31st, 2006

And just when you thought I’m done with my recent rock-bashing tirade, I came up with another one.

The rock band, ‘’The Beatles,'’ has been going toe-to-toe with Apple Computers since 1981 and it’s not showing any signs of letting up.

This will be the third time since 1981 where the two groups dispute about trademark infringement. Apparently, the Beatles band incorporated an apple logo for their group under the name of Apple Corps. Since then, Apple Corps is keeping an eye on anyone who will ‘’take a bite of their apple.'’

Lo and behold, someone did. Apple Computers came out with a bitten apple for a logo.

For so many years, the Beatles were associated with the name, ‘’Apple.'’ Apple Records, now Apple Corps, Ltd., was founded by the Beatles themselves waaay back in…


Do You Like To Pray? Then Read This…

Friday, March 31st, 2006
This may be on bordering blasphemy, but nonetheless a fact worth exploring.

If you’re having medical problems and someone tells you they’ll pray for your quick recovery, you better think twice…

A recent study shows that praying over a patient dosen’t really help, but rather adds complications to their recovery.

In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that having people pray for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their recovery. In fact, patients who knew they were being prayed for had a slightly higher rate of complications.


Traffic? Enter Incoming Lane

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Yup, you read it right.

Apparently, that’s the solution they came up with in Kansas to solve their problems with the traffic situation.

Their solution was to have motorists drive on the left side of the road. Traffic jams and vehicular accidents became so rampant in Kansas City that traffic engineers didn’t have any choice but to come up with this ‘’crisscrossing lanes'’ strategy, also called the ‘’diverging diamond'’ design.

Motorists will reach a traffic signal where they will guided to the opposite side of the road and into the oncoming lane. The lane will then be divided by a concrete median with glare screens to minimize the potential fear and disorientation these motorists will probably…




Dumbass Band Names

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Ever wonder where do these bands get their names?

We all know that rock stars do the dumbest things. But letting people know how dumb they are with their band names is just taking their dumbass meter to another level.

Here are some of the most stupid band names these idiotic bastards came up with.

System of a Down. What the fuck is ‘’a Down'’ anyway? Jeezuschrist… It must be something REALLY complicated that it needs a fucking system to fix it. Hell, no matter how they fix it, it’s still down anyway so the hell with it, they just called it ‘’System of a Down.'’

Also, people can’t help likening it to ‘’Syndrome of a Down,'’ like Down Syndrome. People who…


Free Picks dot Com domain name - Join the Bidding War

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

$18,972 for a domain name?! Oh yeah, before anything else, lemme’ just introduce myself.

This here is Syndc8, OddJack’s official man in charge of finance. Aside from dealing drugs and pissing people off who just plain irritate us, we sure have a lot of finances (bets to collect and gambling debts? kidding) to take care of and there’s where I come in.

On that note, let me tell you what an asshole did to me recently.

Freepicks.com was being auctioned recently and yours truly ALMOST got it.

Lo and behold, some jackass outbid me.

Not that I’m bitching about it or anything but, the site says Freepicks.com for crying out loud, and who better to have that domain name than OddJack? Jeezuschrist, we are the NO.1 HANDICAPPER IN SEDGECOURT and…


House arrest for a terror cat

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Where was this mean cat when UConn got their asses kicked? 

A Connecticut cat that attacked as many as six different people will live the rest of his life indoors.

Connecticut authorities have slapped a restraining order on a cat which, according to shaken locals in Fairfield, has subjected the residents of a quiet suburban cul-de-sac to a feline reign of terror during which Terror Catit attacked several people and even had a pop at the Avon lady.

Eyewitnesses describe the beast as looking like Felix the Cat and sporting "six toes on each foot, each with a long claw". The restraining order initially allowed Lewis the Cat to roam the neighborhood during certain hours of the day and night, but the cat apparently broke the rules and his owner ended up…


The (March) Madness of King George (Mason)

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Has anyone else noticed that a team christened Patriots has provided the melodrama in both the NCAA and NFL?

There’s something about that name to unleash my inner Dirk Diggler. I mean, dirt digger.

By now, the George Mason Patriots have become so big a story they’d be passé next month if they were a Nokia phone. The Patriots are only the second team to make the Final Four as a two-digit seed, the other being LSU in ‘86. (Both were an 11th seed.) They’re also the first of the mid-majors since ‘79 with the Penn Quakers and Indiana’s Sycamores led by Larry Bird.

In college basketball, that’s all you really need to know, and that the furry mascot with the three-sided hat is called Gunston. Before this season, the Cinderella men reached the NCAA tournament only thrice (’89, ‘99, ‘01).

So who the fuck is George Mason, anyways?..


Another April Fool’s Race Fail To Attract Big-Name Horses

Thursday, March 30th, 2006
The fourth running of the WinStar Derby is set for April 1 at New Mexico’s Sunland Park. This year the purse has been increased to $600,000 and the race has somewhat become an anticipated Derby prep race. Or not.

It’s not as big as the Florida Derby, and hasn’t attracted top contenders as well. But Aventura Stakes winner Doctor Decherd will take his chance here to lift his chances for the Kentucky Derby field in May.

The winner of the Aventura Stakes at Gulfstream two starts back, the Steve Asmussen trainee has shipped westward after a disappointing outing in the Holy Bull (GIII). He should find the competition here a little more to his liking, and the fact that Asmussen got a top rider in Shaun Bridgmohan to also make the trip suggests that anything less than a win would be a big disappointment.


Just Look at the Size of That…!

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Here we are with yet another look-see at ‘the fat Americans’.

This time, the object of our overeating fellowmen’s affection are burgers and buffets.

Isn’t it ironic the sports-loving OddJack contains posts on the capital sin known as gluttony? Well, hey, just doing our patriotic deed to rid this country of blob, one fatso at a time. I swear someday you’ll thank us for it.

Our first jumbo food trip is to a Burger King drive-through at Palmdale, CA, where four fat burgers cost the Beane couple a Whopper of money. To be exact: $4,334.33. *barf*

Daddy George Beane got two Whopper Jr.’s and two Rodeo cheeseburgers – I’m not sure for how many people – which really cost $4.33. The cashier, who’s either dimwitted or overworked, or both, punched in the numbers 4-3-3 twice.

The bloated amount was charged to…


Touching the Red Scarlet Boobie

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Nope, it’s nowhere inside Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari.

One lucky reporter covering the Golden Globe Awards had the audacity to grab Scarlet Johansson’s left boobie. Yup, the rest of the male population (Well, the straight ones I guess…) are dying with envy. Of course it helps to know that the reporter was a fucking fag.

Scarlett Johansson is this year’s winner of the FHM Sexiest Women Poll. Although FHM’s Sexiest Women thing fails in comparison compared to that of OddJack’s, one can’t argue how sexy this femme fatale is. She’s so hot that apparently, even fags can’t help themselves.

‘’One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy,'’ Scarlet Johansson said. ‘’I'd like to thank FHM’s readers for the huge compliment.'’

And we like to thank you for letting our eyes feast on such huge set of boobs.

Angelina Jolie is No. 2 on the list, followed by Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson, Keira Knightley, Halle Berry, Jenny McCarthy, Maria Sharapova, Carmen Electra and Teri Hatcher.

Johansson ranked ninth on last year’s list. Jolie was No. 1. - Yahoo! Movies: Movie News

‘’It’s remarkable…




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