Sorry Obama People....

But this idea is just stupid. It makes me angry. It actually makes me want to NOT vote for Obama, even though I would never think of voting for McCain.

I got an e-mail this morning from "My friend Kristen," called "Kristen sent you a video." Now, I have one friend Kristen, but I was a little skeptical that she would bother to send me a video. Turns out I was right. AGAIN. Here's the e-mail in its entirety.

Dear Derek,

Your friend Kristen sent you the following video from CNNBC: "Obama's Loss Traced To Derek Roy"

Watch it here:

http://www.cnnbcvideo.com/index.html?nid=MJlA.SVhx6WOh5tZCMlERDczMTM4MzU-&referred_by=12776232-LuAl5hx

** This message certified virus-free by ViruMail 2.1 **

When I followed the link (you should too), I immediately realized what the video was: A fake report from November 7th, 2008 (that's in the future! someone is gonna invent a time machine in the next week! YAY!) titled "Obama's Loss Traced to Derek Roy." I could try to explain how stupid this video is, but I recommend you watch it for yourself to truly understand.

I'm not even going to address that this video is A) Not Funny. 2) Not technically possible due to the Electoral College and numerous other reasons that I dont want to get into. D) Really fucking annoying spam.

If this little piece of shit viral marketing campaign is endorsed by Obama, I just lost alot of respect for the man. I hope for all of our sakes that it isn't.



*The views of this post only reflect the views of Morris Blue, not the views of all BS contributors. You're more than welcome to disagree with Mo Blue by commenting.

Loisaida Sam Presents.....NOVEMBEARD!

It's that time of the year again, folks. The leaves have fallen, it's getting cold in NYC, and we have finally figured out how to get rid of at least one turkey. With Halloween a mere matter of hours away, we wanted to share with y'all our plans for the great month of November and invite you to join us.

With November comes Novembeard, a time-honored tradition in which testosterone-laden men set aside all hopes for "looking attractive" and "securing a one-night stand" and focus solely on growing the sweetest beard their little follicles will allow. Here at BS, we're brimming with excitement. We will be posting regular photo updates with the progress of Novembeard and awarding a special prize for the sweetest facial hair among a Novembeard participant. If you'd like to join us, here are the rules:

1. You must shave, not trim, but shave down to the skin TOMORROW, October, 31st, 2008 by Midnight.

2. You must not shave for the entire calendar month of November. Don't give me that shit about Thanksgiving with your grandmother or your boss being on your ass about your scruff by Week 2. If you can't hang, don't bother. More beard for us.

3. Send us some photos throughout the month, and most importantly, one final one right before you shave on Dec 1st.

4. We'll be hosting an end-of-Novembeard festive gathering (NOT a shaving party, that's disgusting) when it's all said and done. Come and get wasted with us and show off your sweet beard to the ladies (recommended; optional.) If the following picture is any indication, it's going to be a good month for the bearded. Cheers!


Ladies Love Novembeard...........Sometimes

It's the Economy, Stupid

Alright so I've been taking a lot of heat lately for being "Unemployed." I don't want to split hairs here, but the truth of the matter is that I'm "Between Careers," so fuck you if you're "Too Cool" with your "Sweet Job" and everything to understand that. I've been looking for a couple weeks now, had multiple interviews and callbacks with some well-established companies, turned down an offer from a company that I later discovered on a website called RipOffReport.com (that was a close one), and am yet to have much luck despite my persistence. I've been pretty discouraged lately, so today I made a trip up to the NBA store to cheer myself up, like the good little consumer I am. I met a friend for lunch near Grand Central then started walking up to the store. On my way up, I passed by Grand Central and noticed the above line. What are those people doing, you ask? Waiting to meet Obama? Must have been something to do with the election, I thought to myself. These people are crazy. But then I kept walking. I walked around the block. I walked another half- block. I got around the corner to where Michael Jordan's Steakhouse is.


If you're not familiar with Grand Central, that's all the way the fuck around the corner from the main entrance. This many people couldn't be waiting to meet Obama, I thought, it had to be Oprah or Jesus or something. Everybody seemed to be holding something for someone to sign an autograph on. I couldn't take it anymore. I had to figure out what was going on. So, I walked up to some older, businessman type who was at the end of the line. I was shocked when I found out what the line was for. It wasn't to see Obama. It wasn't Philadelphia transplants looking to get back to Philly to celebrate the World Series win. It wasn't even to see Jesus, much to my surprise. The well-dressed, businessman type told me that everyone was in line for one reason: A Career Fair. Oh, ok. Makes sense. Everyone is holding resumes. Everyone is well-dressed. Silly me.

"So what time does it start?" I asked the man. Surely everyone was waiting for the doors to open so they could rush in and woo potential employers with their French Cuffs and their close shaves. "Already started," the man told me,"Started at noon." I looked at my phone. It was 2:15pm.

And then it hit me. Fuck. I might be "Between Careers" for the whole time I live in NYC. So congratulations on your "Sweet Job." Seriously, I mean that 100%. No sarcasm. Now find me one.

Possibly Related Listening (Manually Generated):
Time is Money, Styles P

Thriller is 25!

As you probably already know, today is the 25th anniversary of the video release of Thriller by Michael Jackson, and to commemorate the occasion I decided to put the video on in the office for everyone to enjoy via MTV's dope new music video website (side note: this is the first cool thing MTV has done since 1997). I had to pause it at one point to let it buffer, and would you believe the freeze frame I captured?


Looks like MJ's gettin' kicked in the nuts!


Another side note - today's How-To of the day is about Learning Morse Code, so

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