Bad cops caught on video

I travel quite a bit overseas, and I get sick when I’m approached by corrupt policemen, looking for a quick “donation”.



I REALLY REALLY hate bad cops, and the only thing that I think that police corruption justifies the death penalty. Any corruption, big or small. Corruption is not the American way, and trustworthy police are required for any civilized society. A bad cop is the ultimate betrayal, and long prison sentences are just not enough for bad cops, especially those who betray the public’s trust.



In this case, the Barney Phyfe dictator (soon to be ex-policeman Patrick Pogan, we hope) decides to assault an innocent biker. Watch this video carefully and judge for yourself:



To add insult to injury, scumbag Pogan then arrests the victim for "attempted assault" and "disorderly conduct" and other bogus crimes. He obviously did not know that his disgusting behavior had been videotaped, as the video justifies none of his charges against the victim, who spent 26 hours i jail because of this bad cop.

“Prosecutors say the cyclist, Christopher Long, was charged with blocking traffic, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and assault.

Police say Long was riding his bike in the center lane, forcing several drivers to use their breaks or change direction.”

In court papers, the bad cop accuses the cyclist of purposely swerving his bicycle to block traffic and then using it as a weapon to run down the officer, knocking him off his feet and causing a "laceration" on his forearm. What a dirtbag.

Is this not a “minor” abuse of power? Personally, there is no such thing as “a little” corrupt, especially after taking a solemn oath to defend and protect the public.

If I was on a jury, I would award the victim (Chris Long) millions of dollars, and ensure that the money comes directly from the corrupt policeman’s retirement fund (which he should lose when he is brought to justice).

I may be radical, but prison is too good for officer Pogan. Police corruption, at any level, should be a capital offense. I would have him drawn and quartered in Times Square.


Let's get tough on bad cops

Let’s hope that the good people of New York put Pogue in prison for many, many years.

Eat your kill

I was taught not to waste, and to this day I’m bothered when I see perfectly good food go to waste.

This goes for our animals too, and I get especially distressed when our spoiled Rottweiler’s don’t eat what they kill.

Our barn cats do a great job finishing their kill, and usually all that is left is the tail, but the dogs don’t seem to understand that killing is only half the fun, they get dinner too.

I’m getting sick and tired of throwing away perfectly good dog food:



It just makes me sick to see fresh kill has hardly been touched. And it's not just me.

I'll bet that most people would be sick to find something like this in your back yard:



I suspect that it’s the initial taste of warm blood that gives them the impetus to finish their meals. With cats, the taste of warm blood is irresistible, it stimulates their appetite:




Developing a thurst for blood

The natural instinct of to enjoy fresh blood is instinctive in all carnivores, and some primitive cultures still eat blood on a daily basis:


The Full-English breakfast – served with a scab called “blood pudding”

So, how do I get my Rottweiler’s to start eating their kill? I have a couple of blood drains hanging out of my gut right now, and I noted that our little dog keeps scratching at my woulds, as if the drains were some sort of snack dispenser:



But why let the blood go to waste, especially when I can use it to train my puppies to be bloodthirsty? My surgeon says that my drainage is rich in albumin, fat and red blood cells, and best of all, it’s already at body temperature.

As soon as I’m able to walk freely, my plan is to pull a Pavlov and condition them to associate me with the taste of fresh blood, something like this, except with human blood:



Once they develop a taste for blood, it is my hope that they will discover that vermin is not just fun to kill, it’s tasty too.

On the other hand, Janet says that it's probably not a good idea . . . .

Horse-drawn green vehicle

This new web site Fleethorse, is promoting an interesting idea, a one horsepower on-road vehicle!



The maroon who own the web site says that he wants a “contest” and the winner allegedly gets $100k, plus the patent for this “remarkable” vehicle:

“If you want the patent of this cruelty-free invention, plus $100,000 to get you started on the road to making the idea a success, all you have to do is tell us why you think it was invented!”

Gee, why not just ride the horse?



Don't get me wrong, I appreciate experimentation, and this reminds me of when I tried to get a horse to scuba dive, not too successful:



With the high prices of gas who knows, maybe the old fashioned posse is gonna make a comeback:

Banff Springs Hotel tips

As the weakening dollar makes America more competitive overseas, Janet and I are enjoying unprecedented opportunities to work with our friends in foreign countries.

When visiting our Canadian clients, we are fortunate to get a chance to visit some of the most Amazing areas of the Canadian Rockies.



Banff Springs Hotel

The Banff Springs hotel is an amazing hotel, built in an age when elegance was more foremost. The rooms are quaint, but the service is impeccable, although it takes awhile to get used to their no-tipping policy.



The jewel is the Banff golf course, one of the most scenic golf courses in the world:



The Banff Springs hotel is surprisingly affordable, and it’s a great place to kick-back and relax. Built in 1886, the hotel oozes charm, but it’s neither stuffy nor pretentious.



The area around Banff Canada is a natural paradise, unspoiled and majestic, with natural high mountain lakes and glaciers. Natural critters abound, and even the elk, wolves and coyote are semi-tame, posing for the cameras:



Here are more shots from Banff:

http://www.dba-oracle.com/golf_travel/banff_springs.htm

Twisting skyscraper is a fake

Last week, the BBC published this article about an amazing rotating skyscraper that was to be built in Dubai.

It looks like BBC got hosed, as the “architect” has no training nor credentials whatsoever in architecture! This article exposes Mr. Fisher having puffed his credentials:

“In a biography he had been distributing for months, he said...he received an honorary doctorate from "The Prodeo Institute at Columbia University in New York."

No such institution exists, however, and Columbia said it had never awarded Fisher an honorary degree.”

He even did a slick computer animation:



It's too bad it's a fake. . . .

Beware of Australian eBay fraud

I’ve noticed that people from Australia take great delight in playing subtle word games, and this eBay auction is a great example of using word games to decieve the public:



Note that the title is "accurate", but it's not imprecise:

"Apple iPhone 8Gb Original Box and Manual"

Of course, we can see that folks did not read the fine print, and they have five bidders, the highest at over $120.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, we see this:

"This auction does not include a phone, only the original box and manual."

Here is almost the exact same case, from Judge Judy, where a lady crook sells a photograph of the goods! The lday claims that the buyer should have to pay hundreds of dollars because they could not read!!

Watch this, it's hilarious!



Of course, when the scam plays out, the Australian bad guys will say that it is legit . . .

People who play word games like this are very shameful . . .

It's a felony to put foreign objects in food!

One if the most important lessons that I taught my kids was to NEVER, EVER return food in a restaurant, no matter how gross it is.

I used to work in a restaurant, and I’ve seen cooks do terrible things to returned food. We all remember the scumbag woman who planted a human finger in her Wendy’s chili:



But sometimes food gets contaminated by accident as was the case with this North Carolina man who refused to return a severed finger. In this case, a man in a custard shop breached common courtesy by refusing to return a man's finger because he was saving it for evidence in a lawsuit:

"The piece of index finger was found earlier this month by Clarence Stowers in the dessert he purchased from Kohl's Frozen Custard in the coastal town of Wilmington.

Stowers had refused to give it to the shop's owner or a doctor who was treating 23-year-old Brandon Fizer, who accidentally stuck his hand in a mixing machine and had his finger lopped off at the first knuckle.

Stowers put the finger in his freezer, taking it out occasionally to show to television cameras."

But it’s worse than fingers, now and we now see ever grosser body stuff being placed in restaurant chow. . . . .

Pubes as a seasoning

Ever since Scott Tenorman started using pubic hairs as a chili seasoning, the trend has seems to have taken off, with chefs all over America trying out this new condiment.


Scott Tenorman's pubed chili

According to the AP, a chef at the Texas Roadhouse Steak House chain introduced a new entrée’ the "pube steak", after Kropp decided that the Texas Roadhouse steaks would be even better with a smattering of his own pubic hair:

“Kropp told police he put a few of his facial hairs on the steak, saying he was angry the customer sent the other steak back and thought he was "just trying to get free stuff," the complaint said.”

Evidently, when the customer discovered the pubes, he called the police, who made a prompt arrest. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall then the police stormed into Texas Roadhouse demanding a pube lineup.

But anyhow, it looks like justice will be done, and I hope that he gets the maximum jail time:

“Kropp was charged in Washington County Circuit Court with a felony of placing foreign objects in edibles, carrying up to 3 1/2 years in prison.”

Redneck fast food

Fark has a great discussion of the best burgers in the northeast (check out the funny pictures!), but they omitted the great redneck burger joints south of the Mason Dixon line.

The best redneck fast food is hard to define, as there are many criteria, but some common denominators include:

Good Price - Good redneck chow is inexpensive

Greasy - Good redneck cuisine must be fried, with good grease retention.

Spicy - Good redneck chow has some "kick", usually with red chili (think and greasy)or hot green chile, spicy with a huge kick.

While there are thousands of great redneck dine dining establishments, here are a few that have impressed me the most.

Here are a few of my favorites, past and present:

Big Dicks - Once a Louisburg North Carolina landmark, Big Dick’s Drive-in was on South Bickett St. in Louisburg for decades. A vintage 1950’s style drive-in restaurant, it was last real vestige of a lost age of redneck fine dining. Dick’s was famous for their hot dogs, but everybody remembers their motto "If you like hot dogs, you'll love Dicks".



In California, my all time favorite is Tom's #5 (the most famous one is at the Santa Monica wharf), but they have Toms #5's through LA. They have an amazing chili, so rich that you can almost mold figures with it, with a rich greasy taste in a pasty consistency. Combine this with their little green hot peppers and you have redneck ambrosia.


Toms #5 - Thick greasy chili

One of the best of the best is the Owl Cafe in San Antionio and Albuquerque. The original Owl Cafe was in San Antonio New Mexico (home of Conrad Hilton), and it was wildly popular with the German scientists on the Manhattan project who were building the world's first atomic bomb at the trinity site nearby.


The Owl Burger with hot green chile

Known for their wonderful green chile, there is now an Owl Cafe in Albuquerque. And don't forget their green chile cheese fries, a redneck gastronomic orgasm.

And no survey would be complete without mentioning "The Varsity" and Nick Tahou's, home of the Original garbage plate, redneck ambrosia.

For the whole story, read my notes on the best of redneck fast food:

http://dba-oracle.com/golf_travel/best_redneck_cuisine.htm

Snacking in the Supermarket

I cannot understand why some poor people think that the grocery store is a place to go for a free meal. I remember that I would not allow my kids to open or eat anything before it was paid for, it’s just good manners.



But now I’m seeing more scum than ever before using the supermarket as their personal buffet, and it’s getting out of control:

- I once saw a wino going into the liquor section of a grocery store with a bottle opener and a straw.

- I saw a lady grab a doughnut, take a bite, make a face, and put it back on the tray!

-I vividly recall one woman who was eating cherries and spitting the seeds back into the fruit pile. Eww . . .

For some reason, I’ve seen people munching away in the produce section, and worse yet, teaching their kids that it’s OK to help themselves to whatever they find, as if it’s free, so long as it’s in their bellies!



But it’s not just staples that people eat; they go for the expensive treats too! I’ve seen welfare scum chomping away at delicacies, and I even saw a dirtbag eating pickled herring, right in the grocery aisle!

But now it’s gotten way out of hand, when the scum puts the items back on the shelves after contaminating it with poor folk cooties . . .

This jerk, Timothy Boggs, was arrested for using an underarm deodorant in the store, and them putting it back on the shelf!



And Scott Masters faces a prison term for stealing a doughnut, and strong-arming the store clerk who tried to make him pay:

“Scott A. Masters, 41, is accused of shoplifting a single donut worth 52 cent in a strong-arm robbery. For that, he could get a sentence of 30 years to life!”

It’s sad. A survey of workplace dishonesty reveals that one-third of supermarket employees eat food without paying as well, and eating in the supermarket is now included on many pre-employment polygraph tests.

Genesis class cruise ship: The Oasis

Royal Caribbean is underway with the Oasis Class cruise ships, check out this video.

The first ship is due out later in 2009, replacing the Freedom Class ships, currently the world’s largest cruise ships.



It’s an impressive floating city. At a cost of $1,200,000, she has a football sized indoor park in the atrium, and hold 6,400 passengers.

In addition to the standard amenities for hippies (doctors of Chinese medicine, herbologists, aroma therapists) she also will feature redneck attractions, including a tattoo parlor and an on-board psychic, even better than Miss Cleo.

The Annual BC cruise will take place in March 2009 aboard the Independence of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship until the Genesis class gets underway.