Apr 15 2011

Random Rants

[#1] Bill Clinton Recalls “Romantic” Days of Prostitutes in Times Square
Former President Bill Clinton fondly remembers a “romantic” time when you could still get a prostitute in Times Square. Clinton was at a news conference in Times Square with Mayor Bloomberg on Wednesday when a reporter asked him about the formerly seedy neighborhood. Clinton said he first visited Times Square in 1964 when he was a freshman at Georgetown University. He said he saw “a hooker approach a man in a gray flannel suit.” He said it was “pretty heavy stuff for a guy from Arkansas.” Clinton said the area is cleaner and safer now — and that’s good. But he sounded like he missed the old days. “I still have vivid memories of it,” he said. “Romantic. Fascinating. It was dangerous.” (Read more from WNBC TV)

[#2] Harry Reid ‘Embarrassed’ About 2006 Opposition To Raising Debt Limit
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today told ABC News that he feels “embarrassed” that four years ago he argued against raising the country’s debt limit. “Why is it right to increase our nation’s dependence on foreign creditors?” Reid said on March 16, 2006. “Democrats won’t be making an argument to support this legalization, which will weaken our country.”
In an interview today on ABC’s “Top Line” with Jonathan Karl and Amy Walter, Reid said those comments were a mistake.

“I shouldn’t have done that. I’m kinda embarrassed I did. It was a political maneuver by we Democrats. The Republicans were in power – there were more of them. The president voted when he was in the Senate the same way. I heard him apologize for it. We all should take a look at how we handle these issues, but that doesn’t take into consideration the numerous times, the numerous times I voted to raise the debt ceiling. The one time I tried to make a political issue of it, I wish I hadn’t.”

One time? One time only Harry Reid? REALLY?

[#3] Keep Your Paws OFF My Chocolate!!

Just waiting for some “group” to claim the commercials promote ‘child abuse’ instead of good ‘old-fashioned’ parenting! Love it!

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Apr 15 2011

Elfin Ears-Plastic Surgery Rants

Surgery for Elfin Ears Newest Trend?

Plastic surgery to achieve pointy ears gains popularity among young people. The latest cosmetic surgery trend is “elfin ears.” The procedure involves slitting open the cartilage at the top of the ears and sewing them back together to create a point.

You’re kidding, right?

Here’s the video:

The surgery is painful and irreversible. It’s one body modification change, unlike a tattoo or a piercing, that you can’t take back. Sounds like a blast!!

“It was just something I thought would be fascinating,” said Jordan Houtz, who underwent surgery for her elf ears. “I wouldn’t go as far as saying Trekie, but
definitely Lord of the Rings — all the sci-fi kind of stuff. It just fits my personality.”

How about “Lord of the Idiots” (with all due respect…)

Some young adults, especially on the West Coast (surprise, surprise), are actually going under the knife for real to have pointed ears, according to online reports. Steve Haworth, a body modification artist from Tempe, Ariz., performs the procedure.

He slices the top of the cartilage and then sews it back together in a point.

“There’s a lot of people out there who have an inner vision of themselves and they want to express that to the world around them,” said Haworth. “I’m very happy to be an artist that can provide that kind of work.”

Who would you say in the Obama administration already has a jump start on this trend?