Tag Archive: irony


My Heros!

The Testament According to the Prophet Treynmatt:

Chapter I: South Park airs “Out of the Closet” – an episode that skewers Scientology
Chapter II: Issac Hayes (Chef) leaves in a huff that South Park would demean a (his) religion.
Chapter III: Tom Cruise pressures Viacom (Comedy Central’s owner) to not re-air “Out of the Closet”
Chapter IV: Trey Parker and Matt Stone file a response in Entertainment Industry Trade, “Variety Magazine”

Parker and Stone’s Public Response:

So, many people in LJ love to promote birthdays of friends. Today, I felt inspired to wish, anti/un birthday wishings to those who are currently 6 months off.

So, in celebration of people’s “solar opposition”
6mo – 2 days: pixel12 & kaote
6mo – 1 day: bayareajenn

I will be busy this weekend so un birthday wishes to a huge clump o blogs:
6mo (+ 1 day): sorormystica, kyrene, xagent93x, echomoontide
6mo (+2 day): heruraha

So, I received an email from Ultimate Bet. Phil Hellmuth is acting as sponsor for a Hurricane Katrina Relief Tournament.

Now while this is a serious event and really a good cause… I have to take a moment here.

Phil Hellmuth is known as the Bad Boy of Poker. Last year (2004) in the World Series of Poker he was quoted as saying, “Well, I guess if luck wasn’t involved, I’d win every one.”

So… while I salute Ultimate Bet’s desire to raise money for the relief efforts… You have to understand there is something fundamentally wrong with the phrase:

“From the goodness of the heart of Phil Hellmuth…”