XVII- War. Dogs.

I wasn't going to talk about war dogs in the blog, until a new article popped up that expressed the same fan boy-spirit I had for them. War dog's, also called Military Work Dog or MWD's, recently got highlighted all over the news because of the helicopter raid on Bin Laden's complex, which utilized at least one dog.

And, oh yeah...I SAW THIS PICTURE




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You can read the article at Fast Company, everything is bad-ass about the article including the title:

"The Bullet Proof Dog That Stormed Bin Laden's Lair"

I originally expressed my interest in war dogs watching Diane Sawyer gloss over all the expensive items these dogs get tricked out with. I started thinking about how police dogs are trained to take down attackers by biting them, and I imagined if their mouth had some teeth, similar to a bear trap. Sure enough, these dogs get missing teeth replaced with titanium (although not as awesome as my bear trap concept). Teeth, according to D-Soy, that are broken during training. Titanium is named after the Titans from Greek Mythology,

Official Apprisal List of Animals you do not want to get bit by

4. Cobra, etc.

3. Any type of a gator, boy! ROLL TIDE

2. shark, killer whale, etc.

1. Dog that is trained to kill with it's teeth, is so ferocious that it breaks it's teeth during training, and has it's teeth replaced with titanium. Bite strength: 700 lbs/ sq.in.

German Shepherd Puppy

The thing I most like about involving dogs in combat, that it's kind of a retro concept. People used to utilize animals in combat all the time, horses, elephants, etc. and moved away with the advancement in technology. Now, these advancements allow these animals to get re-introduced into combat. Lucky them! Seriously though, pretty soon it's going to be like a sci-fi novel or something similar, with Chewbacca's running around with laser guns.

Special Made Vest for Dogs: $20,000 - $30,000

XVI- John Demjanjuk (talk about a bad day)

I was reading the news today, and had to talk about this story of John Demjanjuk. Today, he has been sentenced to 5 years in prison...for Nazi war crimes.

John D. is 91 years old. I imagine the prosecution went something like this:
"Do you remember where you were in 1943?"
"That was 68 years ago. so no"

They have numerous articles that have been linked to him being there, so odds are he is guilty as charged. He maintains his innocence despite this evidence. Although, the only reason he was regarded as a Nazi is because he was a prisoner of war. It was common for POW's to be forced into service for Germany in WWII. Unless...you were Jewish. So here we are, almost 70 years later, prosecuting a man who is 91 years old.

Some things that stuck out from reading about this crazy event:

• "As survivors and defendants have aged and died, the prosecution of Nazi-era war criminals has become increasingly difficult because, 66 years after the end of World War II, few potential witnesses are still alive."New York Times.  I imagine.
• He's been deported from the USA. Twice
• He is a retired US auto worker, meaning if you own an American car 30-40 years old, there is an outside chance it was part built by a Nazi.
• He was sentenced to death in 1988 in Israel, but was pardoned when they discovered they mistook him for a different Nazi.
• They had to make special arrangements for him because of his old age and health conditions.

Should John Demjanjuk be prosecuted?

The UK's First Post has a good article here

"But his accusers have maintained that between March and September 1943, he was a guard at the Polish Sobibor death camp. This was a relatively common way for Soviet prisoners to avoid being one of the three million Russian soldiers who starved to death in camps. Demjanjuk later testified, "I would have given my soul for a loaf of bread."

XV- Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

Happy Special Tuesday Edition, everyone!

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As you have hopefully figured out by now, I am a big fan of Adam Carolla. He is doing a show at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland on Saturday, May 14th. However, I will be out of town at a concert in Sea-Town, wasssup, Seattle, Jump on it! Jump on it! Jump on it! Also, tickets to his show are quite a bit more than other comedy acts I have been to. The neighborhood of $50 is a little much for a 90 minute show. I will probably check him out next time, if he is at a less prestigious venue (my living room, perhaps?)

THE MAN with new funny girl Alison Rosen



The Schnitz'


The Actual Article
I wanted to highlight a concept that Adam came up with a lone time ago. I was first introduced to Adam Carolla listening to loveline as a kid. Not really "content a 13 year old should be listening to", but my main attraction was the humor that he brought to the show. I imagine the majority of people's only familiarity with him is from The Man Show, which is like the only time eating chocolate is when it was on rotten fruit. I then followed him onto his morning show that was cancelled (I believe 2008?) despite it's popularity. As I'm sure I mentioned before, he now has his own podcast company, and the #1 podcast in the US (2nd in the world to Ricky Gervais' podcast, currently trying overtake him in the next week or two).

Ever since I can remember he has periodically talked about "Rich Man, Poor Man". This points out similarities between the poorest in our society and the richest in our society, which passes the middle 80-90% of society. It is one of my favorite things because of the hilarious and true analogies

assembled from fan submissions, Twitter (#richmanpoorman) and actual Adam Carolla, Bald Brian, etc. examples

Really Long Driveways
Rich people have those really long driveways that end in a circle, and poor people have long driveways that end in trailers
Make Your Own Alcohol
Rich people own wineries and do extensive home brewing while poor people make toilet wine and moonshine
Owning Lots of animals
Owning a bunch of Chihuahuas vs. a bunch of feral cats
Living in multiple houses a year
Couch surfing, getting evicted compared to vacationing in France, downtown penthouses
Their house has a lot of wood paneling
Rich people have hand carved mahogany panels, libraries, etc. Poor people have fake paneling from the 70's

They spend a lot of time in a bath robe

Playing guitar in front of people for money

Eating the exotic parts off of animals

From 2006 log of the ACS Show

"6:07 RICH MAN, POOR MAN

Adam plays a spirited round of Rich Man, Poor Man.

One thing the middle class seems to be brainwashed with, Adam says, is that second hand smoke is a first class killer. Rich people will smoke in the house, and even have a smoking room. Poor people just don’t care.
Dave brings up another thing that is just a middle class thing. The middle class will tell you, “Oh, my wife runs this house.” The rich don’t ever see their wife, and the poor just beat the hell out of their wife.

A listener calls in. The Harley-Davidson, he says. The rich man will of course have a nice motorcycle to play around with, and the poor man will just be a white trash biker dude. The middle class guy isn’t allowed to have a motorcycle.

James proffers “eviction notices.” The rich man gets to hand out eviction notices, and the poor man gets them. Interesting, Adam says. The middle class rarely deals with eviction notices.

Chris brings up taxidermy. The nice rich guy has a big marlin on his wall that he caught on some fishing trip. The poor guy has a jackalope.

Marcus calls in with “fishing.” Rich people do it for fun and sport, and poor people sometimes do it just to catch some food to cook up and eat.

Darren points out that neither rich guys nor poor guys will clean up after themselves. Agreed, Adam says. Rich guys feel entitled to be cleaned up after, and poor guys just don’t care."
-The Official Adam Carolla Show Blog