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The Truth Is That “I Guess You’ll Do” Is A Very Real, Grim Reality

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Sometimes, you come across a video and it strikes you as something that you have to share with the world. I came across the video below over the summer and shared it with my roommate and another friend. We each got a kick out of it, but the truth is that the video comes up in conversation time and time again. I have a large number of male and female friends who are engaging in the boring, prescribed lifestyle seen throughout this video. Anyway, take a look at the video below – it’s only a few minutes long.

If you’re someone who isn’t so full of their own shit that they can no longer recognize reality, then there is a strong chance that you know some people who can fit very easily into any of the stages of this video.

There are a growing number of blogs out there that are collectively described as the manosphere. Within the manosphere, there are blogs that focus on traveling, dating, socializing, investing, and any other number of topics, but they view these activities (and life in general) from a liberated man’s point of view. This liberation is something that the manosphere calls taking the “red pill” (think of Neo’s choice in The Matrix). In other words, the guys who write these blogs have willingly chosen to shed the hateful, spiteful cloak that modern society places on men (particularly young, intelligent men). They see interactions at the office place for what they are (mostly meaningless opportunities for people with nothing to say to waste your time), they see interactions with 99% of women for what they are (a chance for the girl to feel slightly better about herself at the emotional and psychological submission of the man), and they see the world for what it has become (a place where intelligent, young men are held down by reverse racism, reverse agism, reverse sexism, and anti-intellectualism among other -isms).

I read these blogs for enjoyment and to pick up a good tip here and there (the money, working out, and traveling blogs are exceptional), but I also read these blogs because they are a growing island of truth and reality in a world otherwise filled with bullshit. Once you understand that the world is fabricating a reality that doesn’t really exist (like perpetuating the suggestion that women can compete equally with men in physical competition – no, they can’t; we’re stronger, period) you begin to see examples of that bullshit all over the place. And while I’ve been noticing this for many years (see any of my rants about how I’m saddled with ridiculous student loan debt while certain other demographics are not), what I’ve been noticing lately is that there is an unconscious acceptance of the fabrication that permeates our society. There is an unconscious acceptance of the sad, pathetic life plan presented in that video. Parents expect it of children because that’s what they’ve been bred to believe is acceptable. Siblings expect it of each other because, well, why wouldn’t you get married, buy a house, and have kids sooner rather than later?

We’ve beaten down men to such a point in our society that they believe the life path in the video above is acceptable. For some people, this life path may be just right. However, for the vast majority of men out there – they want something else. Want proof that they want something else? Fine. What’s the divorce rate again? Isn’t it continuing to climb above 50%? Unfortunately, many young men only rise up from their beaten down state of mind after they get married (too young, too broke, or too not really in love). Even at a relatively young 31 years old, I know a growing amount of people – who are younger than me! – who are in the process of getting a divorce or who are already divorced. That’s an incredible statistic and there is definitely a post or series of posts that I could write about all of this information.

Anyway, I’m posting this video because it makes me laugh. I don’t just laugh at the humor in the video (it is pretty funny), rather I laugh because I actually know people who are willingly sprinting, not walking, down this path. The poor fools don’t know any better. They simply can’t or won’t recognize reality even as it smacks them in the face. Spread this video among your friends (man and woman alike) – maybe if enough people see the grim reality of their lives through the scope of humor, they’ll begin to understand that they need to break free from what society has subconsciously prescribed for them.

Enjoy A Really Creepy Commercial to Celebrate Thanksgiving This Year!

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Good morning everyone and Happy Thanksgiving! This year, I thought that I’d share a creepy Folgers coffee commercial that I can’t believe was approved to make it to air. I’ve seen this commercial on several occasions in the last week and it just played on the television next to my laptop, thus this entry. Go ahead, take a look at the supposed-to-be-sentimental commercial below and then scroll down to read some of my very brief thoughts on this debacle.

Did you notice how the brother really didn’t know how to react around the 37 second mark? You would think one of the dopes at Folgers would have noticed the actors reaction and thought, “Hmmm… that doesn’t look right.” That is, of course, unless the director of this commercial is into creepy familial relations. Gross.

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!

Governor Romney Playfully Rips Into President Obama at Charity Event

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Last night, both Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama attended the Alfred E. Smith Foundation’s annual charity event. The event raises money for children living in poverty and every four years it hosts both Presidential candidates. The candidates are asked to offer some lighthearted jokes about one another at the event and last night, Romney did not disappoint. Here’s a video of his roast of the President:

Pretty entertaining if you ask me. I hope you enjoyed the video!

Old Spice + Walmart = Epic Marketing Failure

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Sometimes I see something while I’m walking through the store and it makes me stop in my tracks, do a double take, and wonder to myself, “Wait… what was that?!” A few days ago when I was walking through the local Walmart I had one of these moments, though I admit the reaction was delayed by a few seconds. Take a look at this picture and try to figure out what the problem is here:

Take a look at that picture - something ain't right about this "value..."

Did you pick up on the problem with this “value” that they’re promoting? No? Go ahead, take another look.

You may notice that buying one stick of Old Spice Fiji antiperspirant deodorant will cost you $3.97. If you wear Old Spice deodorants (and I do), then you know that this is the general going rate for the antiperspirant version of the product. But wait! Look! Right next to the $3.97 stick of Old Spice Fiji is a TWO PACK of Old Spice Fiji for just $7.97! Awesome! What a deal! What great value!

Wait a minute…

Let’s go back to basic, elementary school math for a moment. If one stick costs $3.97 and two sticks cost $7.97, which deal costs less per stick? Hmmm… well one stick costs $3.97 – we know that already. Now if two sticks costs $7.97 then we’d have to divide that amount by two, which would give us $3.98 (and a half cent) per stick. Well, that doesn’t make any sense does it? Aren’t we supposed to be getting a better “value” for the two sticks? This math seems like the consumer has to pay more by getting the special “value” offered at the friendly, neighborhood Walmart.

Can’t be right. Let’s try this another way.

So we know that one stick of the deodorant costs $3.97, but let’s say that I wanted to leave Walmart with two sticks of the product. Well, this one seems simple enough right? Just grab the special “value” and go about my business. Or… wait a moment here… if I can get one stick for $3.97, then what if I bought two of those one sticks? That would be $3.97 + $3.97 = $7.94 for the two sticks.

Do you hear that, Walmart and Old Spice? Your special “value” costs 3 cents more than simply picking up two of the same product! Come on, guys! Get with the program already! How could someone let this slip through the cracks?

And I know what some folks out there on the interwebs would be thinking after reading this; they’d think, “Calm down, Joe. It’s just a simple oversight that will probably get fixed in a matter of days.” Well, that’s true, but what bothers me in this situation is the marketing team at Old Spice. Simply put – these guys are pushing the Fiji flavor of their body wash, deodorant, and body spray more than I’ve ever seen them promote anything else. I mean, take a look at the front page of their website:

Trying to push a failing flavor much? Give it up already.

How many times can they slap that wretched Fiji stench on their website before it becomes ridiculous? It’s even worse in the stores. Every Christmas box set that I see from Old Spice in Wegmans or Walmart is jam packed with the Fiji flavor. Not the Komodo flavor or the Denali flavor or the Cyprus flavor; not even my personal favorite flavor – Matterhorn. Nope, all you get from Old Spice this holiday season is Fiji.

And I think I know why they’re promoting this flavor so much – it’s just not that good.

It’s not. When you smell the Fiji flavor something just smells wrong about it. There’s the wrong mixture of… I don’t even know. Sweetness and a biting stench are the only two adjectives that I can think of to describe the smell. It’s just not that good.

So here’s hoping that the folks at Walmart and/or Old Spice catch this mistake in their pricing model and fix it before they look even dumber than they look already. And here’s also hoping that Old Spice will stop trying to push a stench that the people have clearly rejected. If they were putting Matterhorn or Komodo (or any other flavor) out there in these box sets, they’d all be sold already. But no. Instead, we get Fiji.

Gross.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Takes on Occupy Wall Street

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Normally, I don’t share clips from television shows on this blog. It’s not because I don’t watch much television, but rather because I just don’t have a lot of time to watch the clips to see if they are funny or not. However, I saw this clip from Conan posted on the internet the other day and I had to share it. This video is of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog taking on the entire Occupy Wall Street situation from the bankers to the protestors to the media. Absolutely hilarious – enjoy!

Ha ha ha! I hope you enjoyed that clip!

Jon Stewart Makes a Decent Point About the Lack of Ron Paul Coverage

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Jon Stewart is one of those guys that I really don’t “get” in terms of popularity. He seems to be appealing to my demographic which makes almost no sense to me because I always thought that the people in my demographic tried to stay away from supporting folks who pass off garbage as truth. I don’t know – I just don’t find the guy funny. And I don’t think he offers any relevant political “comedy” whenever he rants about how bad Republicans and conservatives are for the country. In fact, ranting and raving like that not only harms free speech in general, but it attempts to stifle serious debate among the country’s younger population.

Not good.

However, he did mention something the other night on his show that is, by far, the best thing I’ve ever heard him say. Here, take a look for yourself:

Again, I don’t really care for Stewart but he is on point here. What gives with the lack of Ron Paul coverage?! Look, I know that Paul’s campaign goes out of its way to spike the post-debate text message polls and stuff the audience members with their supporters, but that’s the way it is – why deny its existence? In fact, you might argue that Paul is getting the same treatment that the Tea Party received early on in their creation. Remember that? Remember when there were hundreds of thousands of people marching on Washington, DC and the media was like, “Oh? What? No, we don’t know anything about this Tea Party stuff. Are they racists?”

Why is Ron Paul getting that type of treatment? It’s bizarre. In fact, it’s the type of bizarre that makes people wonder about the media – how can every single news outlet deny the man’s existence when he’s clearly a front runner right now? Gah!

Commercial Review: Mass Mutual’s “I Love Dumplings…”

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Sometimes I watch a commercial and go, “What the hell was that?” Recently, there are two commercials that just aggravate the hell out of me. The first is the Weight Watchers for Men commercial featuring the guys talking about how they lost weight and how they interact with their friends. That commercial bothers the hell out of me because at the end, they’re all going, “AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!” after one guy says that he told someone else, “I look a lot better than you right now.”

That’s not funny. That’s not a joke. There’s nothing humorous about that statement. Ugh! Horrible marketing.

Anyway, the other commercial that has me at my wits end is the one from Mass Mutual where these business people are in a Chinese restaurant and their waitress doesn’t speak any English. So one of the women at the table speaks Chinese and asks her colleagues if they like dumplings.

Well! The guy sitting next to her has a look on his face that is an interesting mixture of constipation, aggravation, astonishment, disgust, and whatever emotion represents the thought, “What the hell are you, you worthless disaster?” Take a look at a freeze frame of this guy’s face:

Why so angry? Good grief! You're getting dumplings for goodness sake. Cheer up!

I mean what gives?! This guy is going to get some dumplings and yet he has a look on his face like he wants to choke this woman. What’s his problem? He’s about to get dumplings for goodness sake! Cheer up, you dummy! Free dumplings! Gah! Here is a video of the whole commercial so you can see just how creepy and awkward this guy really is in the grand scheme of things.

The punks at Mass Mutual made the video of this commercial “private” so now we can’t enjoy the hilarity of their commercial blunder of a success!

So remember – the next time you’re in a Chinese restaurant and one of your business colleagues manages to get you dumplings… look appreciative!

The Lonely Island and Michael Bolton Team Up for a Hilarious Music Video

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Those of you that watch Saturday Night Live know that the guys from The Lonely Island were hired by the show a few years ago and are frequent contributors. Chances are that you know Andy Samberg from the show – he’s the guy who does the music videos with famous singers like Justin Timberlake (“Dick in a Box”) and Nicki Minaj (“The Creep”).

Well, the guys from The Lonely Island recently teamed with pop ballad singer Michael Bolton to create one of the funniest videos that I’ve seen in a while. I don’t know what it is about the video, but it makes me laugh. In fact, I laughed out loud the first time that I watched the video. So go ahead and watch the full video below, but be forewarned that it isn’t entirely safe for work.

Come on – that’s a hilarious video! In the words of Larry the Cable Guy – I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there. If you didn’t find it amusing, then watch it a few more times and give it a chance. Not only will the music begin to grow on you, but if you watch it for the joke that it is I think that you’ll begin to see the humor grow each time you watch. Enjoy!

Video of the Day – Bully Gets Destroyed By Out of Shape Kid

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The video really does the talking here, folks. If you have kids, do your best to teach them NOT to be like the scrawny little bitch who thinks he’s hard shit because he’s punching some out of shape, seemingly-harmless kid in the face. What is most disturbing about this video is that the little bitch of a bully is going after the out of shape kid while the out of shape kid isn’t fighting back and looks to just want to get out of there and go home.

But if you haven’t seen this video yet, then I suggest you give it the full watch through. Go ahead, watch.

That’s right, you little punk bully-wannabe bitch! Not only did the out of shape kid absolutely romp your pathetic ass, but you cried and whined like a bitch after he was done dropping your flimsy, limp-wristed body like a bad habit! That was the best video that I’ve seen online in a long time. If you have kids and they get bullied, then share this video with your kids. We need to teach the “picked on” kids not to take this type of bullshit from otherwise pathetic little pieces of garbage like the scrawny kid in this video.

And I love how the scrawny kid’s little punk of a friend tries to confront the out of shape kid after he body dunks the little bitch of a bully. Do you notice that some random girl that was walking by has to actually “be the bigger man” and tell the little bully bitch’s boyfriend to back off? I wonder what that kid’s problem is? Maybe he’s mad that the out of shape kid put a physical hurting on that little bully bitch instead of the usual physical hurting that he would normally put on him each afternoon (yes, that is implied “those two are gay” innuendo). And how about the pathetic piece of trash filming this video? In his most high-pitched, my-balls-haven’t-dropped-yet voice he squeals, “Wow! This is getting sad, bro!” Yeah? Is it as sad as a middle schooler whose role in the “cool kids group” is to be the official cell phone videographer? That kid needs to get ready for a life full of disappointment, but luckily he’s already on his way!

Way to go out of shape kid! You rock!

Dilbert Explains Why Talents Often Go To Waste In The Office

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Have you ever been sitting in your office thinking, “Why am I wasting my time doing this crap?!” If so, then I think Dilbert might be able to figure out why you’re spending your time fixing a mistake made by someone else. Read the cartoon below and see for yourself…

Isn’t that the truth? How often have you spent a good portion of your day fixing the mistakes of someone else? Lord knows I’ve done that more than once in my professional life!