Thumbs Up Special, vol. 1

I excite.

So I went to watch my cousin cheer at a football game tonight. It's been a long time since I've been to a high school football game - it definitely brought back some memories. Except my cousin's school is terrible, and mine wasn't. I guess they've been been hugely dominant for years, but they have a terrible class this year, so they're getting their butts kicked. They won tonight, but it was a pretty painful thing to watch. They are a 4A school, and since I've never seen anything but a 6A football game, I was pretty surprised by how slow everything moved and how small everyone was.

At any rate, I'm pretty tired so I'm going to get right to the point; this post will be the first in what might end up being a long line of "thumbs up specials." The idea is, when someone I know or have heard of messes up, I'm going to hilariously skewer them by calling them out and saying (wryly) "thumbs up on that one!" I'm also hopeful that each time I post a "thumbs up special," I'll remember to point it out by posting a picture of people looking ridiculous while giving the thumbs up sign. That way, when my readers are pressed for time, they can quickly see that there is something really worth reading this time, rather than the usual boring crap.

So, without further ado, I give you the first "thumbs up special." As you may have guessed, this one goes to our good friend, that murdering bastard, OJ "the Juice" Simpson. Not only did he participate ("allegedly") in armed robbery, he also admitted his involvement to police, and had the balls to tell the media that he was taking part in a police sting (get it?) operation to recover stolen goods. What a douche. The only positive to this (other than that he might do prison time) is that him being back in the news will give a huge boost to the sales of his new (ridiculously tasteless) book, the profits of which will go to the families of his victims. So, in honor of the Juice thinking that his charm and charisma will enough to outweigh a confession, I say, "wow, thumbs up on that one, killer." BTW, I heard tonight that the maximum sentence for armed robbery in Washington D.C. is life in prison, while in California the max is 15 years. I found that to be amusing.

Since this is the inaugural run of this special, I've brought with me an extra case. This next "thumbs up" goes to Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots (America's team). He's a cheater. Click here to read more. "Wow, loosing either one or two draft picks and getting fined a crap-ton of money for breaking explicit league rules (there's not much interpretation to be done there, Billy boy) all for information that you yourself admit didn't help at all - thumbs up on that one, cheater." I've included a second picture in an effort to keep the thumbs up selections/ pictures on a tit-for-tat basis.

One last bit, my brother sent me a link to this music video, which is pretty sweet. The band Familjen took footage from an old revival and edited it so it looks like the preacher is singing the lyrics. And old ladies clap.