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Monday, December 31, 2007
Last Story of 2007: GST Reduced to 5% Effective Midnight!
posted by Huy Dang at
Over the holidays, we all seem to get lazy. In fact, so lazy that we have officially stopped looking for anything good on the news.

So, this will be our last story for 2007, unless someone else on the website decides to post something, but I highly doubt that. Joey and Chelsea are spending a nice, romantic evening together and David Couchman is actually going to party. As for me, I'll be too lazy, and I'll be home tonight... so good day!

Anyway, the big news for tonight is that in less than seven hours, the GST will officially be reduced ot 5% from 6%.

So... I wish you the best in 2008... and now I bid you farewell.

Source: GST down to five per cent at midnight (canada.com)

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Man Steals GPS Device, Gets Caught Through GPS Device
posted by Huy Dang at
A guy who lives in New York one day decided to steal a GPS car unit.

And so, one day, when a cop pressed the home button because they were unsatisfied with a suspect's answers, it revealed a nearby home address.

When they arrived, the suspect said the device belonged to him.

Source: Police arrest cyclist after GPS unit indicates it was stolen (CANOE)

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Jessica Alba Pregnant, Engaged
posted by Joseph Harris at
This story sucks for everyone in the world except for one man, Cash Warren. Congratulations, Cash. You got Jessica Alba pregnant and now get to spend the rest of your life with her.

"I can confirm that they are engaged," said Alba's publicist, Brad Cafarelli.

Source: Jessica Alba engaged to baby's father (Yahoo!)

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Wal-Mart Shuts Down Online Movie Service in U.S.
posted by David Couchman at
Wal-Mart, one of the world's crappiest stores in existence, once offered digital downloads of televisions shows and movies on their American website.

Well, it appears that they are shutting the service down... and the official reason is that the company that was providing the service, HP, decided to shut down the service from their side.

But the stupid thing was, the movies couldn't have been burned onto DVD or be played on iPods... so what's the fucking point?

Source: Wal-Mart abandons online movie downloads (Yahoo!)

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Sunday, December 30, 2007
Entertaining Christmas Brawl Causes Evacuation
posted by David Couchman at
What is the only thing that could make spending your Christmas stuck in the Antarctic's most remote research facility?

Why, a drunken brawl, of course!

Yes, two awesome men, one with a possible broken jaw, were airlifted from the Antarctic's most remote research facility after an incident described as a "drunken Christmas punch-up" on a US-operated Amundsen-Scott South Pole science station.

The bummer though is that many of the staff were expecting a day off for the holiday but had to work to deal with the emergency medical evacuation. I think someone is getting some pee-pee in their cider at the New Year’s Eve party! In fact, I think Huy Dang might just go down there and piss in the cider himself.

Source: Antarctic base staff evacuated after Christmas brawl (Guardian Unlimited)

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Little Girl Receives Pornographic Stuff on MP3 Player from Santa Claus!
posted by David Couchman at
The family of a 10-year-old Cookeville, Tennessee girl who received an MP3 video player for Christmas was flabbergasted when it found the player was loaded with explicit songs and pornographic movie clips.

And in flabbergasted Cookeville they don't even know what "flabbergasted" means!

Cookeville resident Daryl Hill says his daughter stumbled on XXX-rated video clips sex on the player he bought at a Wal-Mart store in Sparta, Tennessee. It turns out one of the MP3 players had been returned to the store from a previous owner who loaded sex clips, graphic war scenes and lyrics about using drugs.

Killer.

"Within 10 minutes, my daughter was crying," Hill told a Nashville, Tennessee TV station." I wish I could take the thoughts and images out of her head."

Of course, the Hills want to know why the hell Wal-Mart would sell used merchandise as new in the first place, which is in violation of its own policies. As Huy Dang once said, don't buy your electronics at Wal-Mart. I now see what he means. I told you Wal-Mart sucked.

Source: Child's MP3 Gift Preloaded With Porn (KCTV Kansas City)

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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Saskatechwan (Misspelt for General Effect) Kicks Major Ass Man!
posted by Huy Dang at
Saskatchewan, Canada's most kick-ass province... is also home of Canada's fastest-growing economy.

Sweet...

And best of all, our unemployment rate is one of Canada's lowest... 4%, just 0.4% above Alberta's unemployment rate.

Check out the article!

Source: Sask. economy anything but flat (canada.com)

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People Swarm Saskatoon Electronic Stores
posted by Huy Dang at
Dustin Olfert and Tony Reber, both 25, were first in line at Visions Electronics for Boxing Day. Why would they go there? Because they're weirdos. And out of all of the places you could go, why go there? Visions is gay... but I guess they got their 50" and 42" plasma TVs so they're happy.

Well, they aren't the only losers who camped out in the middle of the night. Eleven-year-old Angela Luther and her mommy decided to wait in their car beginning at 11:00 PM on Tuesday night just to get a pair of pants that were supposedly on sale at the Lululemon Athletica store in the Mall at Lawson Heights.

And of course, Mitch Salahub and his daddy skipped Christmas dinner.

However... at Future Shop... there were two losers that started waiting outside the store at 6:30 PM on Tuesday evening. Well, this is where those guys are stupid... a 20-year-old waiting outside a store that sells stuff online? See... why couldn't he be smart and buy the stuff online (even though that fucked me over... read my blog for details, soon) to avoid the time wasted waiting for a store to open? The only difference is... you need to be patient to get your merchandise when ordering online.

And I believe Trent Kulbida went to the store... he might be in the picture I used. Meanwhile, Nathan Dutnall believes Mr. John Wright was in the picture as well.

Check out the larger picture to see for yourself.

Source: It's madness out there (canada.com)

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SPS Shoot Woman: Second Incident In Under Seven Days
posted by Huy Dang at
Ah yes... I love the Saskatoon Police Service... they're supposedly racist, which kicks some ass, I guess. But during the last seven days, they've been involved in two shootings, with the second one happening today.

See... this is what happens when a police force doens't have Tasers!

We need Tasers!

Fast!

You know... if these guys wanted to have some fun, they should have shot her in the face.

Source: Saskatoon woman shot by police; second shooting in week (canada.com)

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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Porn Movies Available on Blu-Ray?!
posted by David Couchman at
Not that we would know firsthand or anything, but adult movies have been available on HD-DVD since, basically, the launch of the format. Blu-Ray has had a more spotty history with the blue movie industry, but it looks like that's going to change.

Adult film-makers Digital Playground has plans to release Pirates, arguably the most well-kinown adult movie of recent years, on Blu-Ray to join the already-released HD-DVD version.

Source: Boobies: Porn Coming to Blu-ray; PS3 Owners, Jason Chen Very Excited (Gizmodo)

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Wii Not Good As Workout?! That's PROPOSTEROUS!
posted by Joseph Harris at
The dream is over, you fat little fuckers. It turns out playing with your Wii is no substitute for riding your bike once in a while.

A UK study entitled "Energy expenditure in adolescents playing new generation computer games" reveals that Wii Sports isn't as much of a workout as, say, a workout. While it expends more energy than "idle" gaming, the difference is negligible.

So sorry, fat-asses... time to fire up the treadmill and hit some hills.

For a more detailed and less mean analysis, check out the link provided.

Source: Study: Wii gaming no substitute for exercise (Ars Technica)

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Blu-Ray Dominant in Market of Movies?
posted by David Couchman at
Despite Paramount’s attempt to sway things in their favour by going exclusively HD DVD, a research firm has reported that the Blu-ray disc format is dominating the market this holiday season, bolstering numbers from the 2007 year and last holiday season.

Toshiba’s loss leading $100 HD player may just end up being a loss loss when the dust settles.

Ah, format wars, you make things cheap for everyone, but eventually screw over half the consumers. You are a blessing and a curse. You are a mini-disc wrapped in a beta cassette trying to be played in a TurboGrafx 16.

Source: Paramount's Switch Failed To Turn Market (Hollywood In Hi-Def)

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Britney Spears' Sister Jamie-Lynn PREGNANT!
posted by Huy Dang at
Britney Spears, that woman who recently lost custody to both of her sons has a sister. Holy shit, right? Yeah... she's that little smart-ass on that show Zoey 101!

Well... what's the big news today? She is pregnant... at the age of 16.

And you know what? She met the "father" at church... yeah, a little suspicious isn't it, punk?!

And you know what's even better? Zoey 101 tapes its final season this past September!

Oh yeah, this is our 1,000th post... so our contest is over.

Source: Britney Spears' sister is pregnant at sixteen (canada.com)

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GM Set to Raise Prices on '08 Models
posted by Huy Dang at
GM, one of the worst automobile makers in the world right up there with Honda, Acura and Volvo, is set to raise most of its prices on 2008 model cars beginning today.

Why? They claim it's because or "rising steel and commodity" costs.

What a load of a bullshit.

Source: GM set to raise prices on most U.S. vehicles (canada.com)

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
North Dakota Bank Issuing Charitable "Bonuses"
posted by Huy Dang at
A bank in North Dakota has been giving its employees $1,000 and $500 each. Now... that's nice, right? Well, this isn't what it seems to be. First off... you'd think they were Christmas bonuses or something, right?

Wrong. That money was given to the employees to be spent for charities, or any other people in need.

And... they are to document that with a video camera. Suckers. If I were given $1,000 to donate to charity, I'd donate it to the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency.

Source: North Dakota bank giving big money to employees to spend on charity (Breitbart.com)

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Simpsons Movie Released on DVD Today!
posted by Huy Dang at
In case you didn't know, today is the release date of The Simpsons Movie on DVD. And to celebrate that, 20th Century Fox is kicking off today's release with all sorts of events and celebrations across the country.

You know... this movie came just in time for Christmas. Damn the studios for releasing the good movies so close to Christmas.

Source: Fox paints U.S. yellow for "Simpsons" DVD (Reuters)

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Toyota to Develop Car for Stupid Old People?
posted by Huy Dang at
If there were a world for geeks when it comes to automobiles, it would have to be Toyota, which is one of the most kick-ass car companies in the world. In fact, it IS the world's most kick-ass automaker.

Well, Prof. Ryuta Kawashima, who helped create the "Brain Age" games for the Nintendo DS is teaming up with Toyota to develop a vehicle that will back up those stupid old people who don't know how to drive.

Some examples include slowing down a vehicle if the vehicle senses that the gas is being applied for no apparent reason.

Source: Toyota and brain-game professor to develop cars for the elderly (International Herald Tribune)

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Monday, December 17, 2007
Windows Vista Worst Disappointment of 2007
posted by Joseph Harris at
Does anyone actually run that piece-of-shit operating system Windows Vista?

Prepare for an onslaught of angry Microsoft fan-boys and fan-bitches, because PC World Magazine just named Windows Vista as the number one technological disappointment of 2007. Now to be fair, PC World admits that Vista isn't an awful OS; in fact, they list a few things they really like about the program. But after almost a decade in the making, we got an operating system that runs slower than it's predecessor, has quite the list of hardware requirements, and runs better on an Apple Macbook Pro than on any PC in the market. If that doesn't scream "Epic Fail," then we don't know what does.

And now, let the bloodbath ensue. Play nice, boys. And of course, if Huy's friend Esther Neabel finds out about this, she's going on and on about how "stupid" and "pathetic" people can be. What a douche.

Source: The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007 (PC World)

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"Wheat Sheaf" Logo Not Disappearing After All
posted by Huy Dang at
Damn those dorks at the Saskatchewan Party. The party recently announced that the Government of Saskatchewan will not be dropping its "wheat sheaf" logo after all.

God damn it... you can't just say you get rid of something then cave when a bunch of loser douchebags decide, "Oh, that's a stupid idea."

Today, I am truly ashamed of Brad Wall.

Source: Not so fast (canada.com)

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"Guitar Hero III" for Wii Earns Man $9,000
posted by Joseph Harris at
Remember when I made an update about a man who sold his son's copy of Guitar Hero III on eBay as a punishment because the little douche was caught smoking weed at the house?

Well, that copy of the game sold for over $9,000.

Wow. To take a look at the auction, click here.

Source: Video game fetches $9,000 at auction (canada.com)

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"Barbie Bandit" Pleads Guilty
posted by Joseph Harris at
Back in February, two "smoking hot" girls were arrested along with one of their buddies who worked at a Bank of America branch robbed the branch.

Today, one of them plead guilty.

What a douche. Do you know what these girls were doing before the bank heist? Well, they were dancers at a strip-club. Sluts.

Source: Tearful 'Barbie Bandit' admits bank heist (CNN)

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The Weirdest Work Stories Ever!
posted by Huy Dang at
Work sucks sometimes, especially those employees of your competitors. In fact, when I worked at the Real Canadian Superstore, I knew a guy who worked at Sobeys, who kept insisting that our store "blows." Well, for his information, the Real Canadian Superstore has this: Prices you can trust. Always. Yeah... who sucks now, bitch?

Well, the article I'm about to feature has the most kick-ass work stories, ever. Well, kind of. They'll never beat mine.

Well, have a read. They are all pretty funny. My personal favourite is the one where a McDonald's employee went to prison because of too much salt on a burger.

Source: Weirdest work stories of the year (CNN)

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Saskatoon Kicks Major Ass
posted by Huy Dang at
Well... I love Saskatoon. I love Saskatoon because of many reasons, including the fact that we have the highest bus fares in the country, and the fact that we are home of Canada's dangerous neighbourhood, along with a lot more cool stuff. Well, I'm not the only one who loves Saskatoon.

A recent survey shows the vast majority of Saskatoon residents, about 92% rate the quality of life in the city as either "good" to "very good."

Source: Survey says Saskatonians love life in city (canada.com)

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Saturday, December 15, 2007
Nintendo Shooting Itself in Face?
posted by Huy Dang at
According to financial experts, Nintendo is not doing themselves any favours by not having enough Wii consoles to satisfy a surging holiday market. As a matter of fact, based on sales figures from November, Nintendo is losing out on roughly $1.3 billion as a result of the shortage.

Even more interesting is that the demand for the Wii console hasn't diminished over the year since its release. There have been shortages all along, and there are still more people wanting to buy it. Serious gamers might argue, but it's clear that the casual gaming fan prefers Nintendo these days.

Source: Analyst: Small Wii supply costing Nintendo big (GameSpot.com)

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Mount Blackstrap Closed for Season
posted by Huy Dang at
Mount Blackstrap won't be open to skiers this winter because the Saskatchewan Party government says it would require too much money from the province.

That is good, mother-fucker. Now, those douchebags that love winter so much won't have a place to ski, or snowboard. I like this. I like this A LOT.

Now take a look at this:
In February, the then-NDP government announced it had put in close to $863,000 to get the ski hill open. That included $373,000 for the operating agreement, $435,000 to purchase two lifts and a snow groomer and $55,000 for building and equipment rentals and other operating expenses.
We are cheap... and I like that.

Source: Blackstrap closed for season (canada.com)

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Friday, December 14, 2007
Santa is Bad
posted by Huy Dang at
Imagine yourself being young, and still believing in that fat man that goes around giving presents to all of the kids around the world. Well, let's just say you write him a letter and he writes back, giving you that ultimate feeling of being loved by Santa. But, let's just say his letter ends with something like this: PS-I'm going to bust a cap in your ass you little son-of-a-bitch.

Well, that actually happened in Ottawa with at least ten letters, and there could be more.

Well, Rosalyn Da Costa was 'thrilled' when she came home to find two letters from Santa for her two children Maya (2) and Colton (10). Now, why in the world would a ten-year-old still believe in Santa? Maybe it's time Da Costa give her 10-year-son of a taste of reality: Santa doesn't exist... and if he did, he'd have a whole lot of forseeable heart attacks.

Anyway, Santa's letters are pretty lame... they are all a standard message with a PS. And the PS part is filled out by volunteers. However, the funny thing is, Da Costa's children receive two insanely-awesome endings.

One of them said, "This letter is too long, you dumb shit." The second one said, "Your mom sucks dicks and your Dad is gay."

This is the best thing I've read all day... and it should be the same for you as well, you dumb shit.

In fact, in 1999, a seven-year-old received a letter from Santa telling him he was a greedy little boy.

Source: Canada Post "heartbroken" over naughty Santa letters (nationalpost.com)

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Attackers Chop Off Leg of 80-Year-Old Because of "Magic"
posted by Huy Dang at
Two men attacked an 80-year-old in India after they believed that his leg had magical powers.

Yanadi Kondaiah, who claimed that people who touched his leg would be cured of illness or have their wishes come true was hospitalized after Tuesday's attack is currently in serious condition.

This is hilarious stuff. However, I hope that man doesn't die.

Source: Attackers Chop Off Man's 'Magic' Leg (Breitbart.com)

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People in Calgary Pay the Highest Rent, Ever
posted by Huy Dang at
This should be no surprise to you... but here's the news anyway.

A report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says that people in Calgary are yaping more to rent a two-bedroom apartment than anyone else in a major canadian city.

This is the first time Calgary has surpassed cities like Toronto and Vancouver when it comes to the average rental price.

Now, what is the average rental price in Calgary? Well, the report states that is $1,089.

Source: Calgary tenants pay most in the nation (canada.com)

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Thursday, December 13, 2007
22-Year-Old Douche Refuses to Pay Bill
posted by Huy Dang at
A douchebag from Grande Prairie is "gearing for a fight" with Bell after receiving an $85,000 bill from them.

The Company has since cut the bill down to $4,000 but the douche, Piotr Staniaszek, still refuses to pay the nice company.

Take a look at this:
"There is no way I can afford it as a 22-year-old living in Grande Prairie, working in the oil industry that's going slow. I am not even working right now," said Staniaszek in a cellphone interview using the same Motorola KRZR that's brought him the debt grief.
So, a phone gets him into debt and he still uses it ANYWAY? What the fuck is wrong with this douche? Someone should shoot him in at least two different places: first, his balls then his face (preferably in the eye).

The douche said that Bell never made the rates clear and should have at least alerted him when his bill started climbing into the stratosphere. He was using his cellphone as an Internet modem for his computer, believing it was part of his mobile web-browsing package. Well, for one thing... he's a douche... it's all in that agreement he signed. He should have read that. In fact, one time, my former history teacher at Mount Royal Collegiate bought a microwave and read that ENTIRE purchase agreement before signing it!

Consumers' Association of Canada president Bruce Cran said Staniaszek has the right to refuse to pay. Well, Bruce Cran can fall down some stairs and die... piece of shit.

The little douche's father, who happens to have the same name is encouraging his son to fight it, saying that they are "bloodsuckers." Well, the kid's father is a physicist. He's the bloodsucker... thinking he's too good for everyone because he appears to be smarter than a bunch of "normal" people.

Source: Grande Prairie cellphone user racks up $85,000 bill in 2 months (canada.com)

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New Saskatchewan Government to Get Rid of Common Logo
posted by Huy Dang at
If you've live in Saskatchewan as long as I have, you are probably used to the logo to the right. It's the logo that the Government of Saskatchewan uses for a lot of its services.

Well, after the new year, our new government is going to get rid of it as it is considered outdated. Now, as cool as I thought it was, it is kind of outdated.

Maybe change isn't good. Maybe change IS good. Who knows? Make comments? I think you should.

Source: Sask. wheat sheaf on chopping block (canada.com)

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
"w00t" Word of Year?
posted by Huy Dang at
Merriam-Webster recently chose the word 'w00t' to be the word of the year.

"w00t" is a word used by those douche-bag online gamers that express joy and happiness.

The company had users vote on the words that are often searched through its website. I guess "w00t" won.

I'm surprised "l33t" didn't won.

Source: 'w00t' crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary (canada.com)

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Conference Board of Canada Sez Calgary Rules, Bitch!
posted by Huy Dang at
According to a report done by the Conference Board of Canada, Calgary rules!

The economic research and policy organization says money and businesses go where highly skilled people go -- and that's where Calgary fits in.

Calgary kicks ass!

Source: Calgary No. 1 draw for brains, bucks (canada.com)

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ALL Saskatoon Wal-Mart Stores Open 24/7 Effective 12/14
posted by Huy Dang at
Wal-Mart Canada, which had about 80 of its locations across Canada open for 24 hours effective Saturday, December 1, 2007 has added a whole lot of other locations to that list of stores open 24/7, which include ALL of Saskatoon's stores.

So, James Neabel's local Wal-Mart store is now open 24/7.

Sweet.

Source: Saskatoon Wal-Marts open 24/7 (canada.com)

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Monday, December 10, 2007
Select Real Canadian Superstore Locations Open 24/7
posted by Huy Dang at
About four days ago, Loblaw Companies Limited announced that select Real Canadian Superstore and Atlantic Superstore locations across Canada will be open 24 hours a day.

However, there are restrictions.

As for the territory our website covers, please take note:

In Calgary, two locations will be open 24/7, which include:
Sunridge (3575 20 Ave NE)
Shawnessy (100-15915 Macleod Tr. SE)

Now, out of all the stores that they could open, why didn't they open up Westwinds and Country Village, or even Deerfoot Meadows? The Sunridge location kind of sucks, and I've never been to the Shawnessy store.

Then of course, here in Saskatoon, the following stores will be open 24/7, with the exception of Sundays, where it will change to normal hours, which are 8am-11pm:
8th Street (2901 8th Street East)

That's the good store.

Source: Real Canadian Superstores/Atlantic Superstores Open 24-hours this Holiday Season - select locations across Canada operate around the clock from December 10th-24th (CNW Group)

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SMS Now 15 Years Old
posted by Huy Dang at
Wherever you go these days, there's always those damn kids (including me) that are sending text messages in class. In your class (if you're still in school), you may see kids sending text messages while trying to pretend they're paying attention to their teacher, or kids sending messages to someone in the same room (Lyndsay Popoff did this to me before).

Well, here in Canada, it seems like text-messaging hasn't existed for a very long time. It just took off about five years ago.

However, whether you want to believe it or not, text-messaging is nwo 15 years old.

Source: Talking thumbs now 15 years old (canada.com)

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Backstreet Boy Marries Girl
posted by Huy Dang at
If anyone knows me well enough, they'd know that I'm a huge fan of the Backstreet Boys. Well, not as huge as some people, but I love their music and I am interested in their music enough to care that Howie Dorough finally got married.

He married and Leigh Boniello.

Sweet.

Source: Backstreet Boy weds longtime girlfriend (CNN)

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Saturday, December 08, 2007
Teacher Sells Son's Copy of "Guitar Hero III" After He Smokes Pot
posted by Joseph Harris at
Damn those kids and their pot-smoking habits these days...

This is hilarious shit because this guy in Toronto decided to buy Guitar Hero III for the Wii for his ugly son. But then he came home one day, and caught his ugly son and his ugly friends smoking weed on his property.

So, he decided to sell the bundle on eBay as a way to punish him.

And now, with numerous updates, he is offering FREE SHIPPING!

Check it out motherfucker!

Source: Guitar Hero III 3: Legends of Rock Wii NEW WITH RECEIPT (eBay.ca)

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Cell Phone Movie Awards?
posted by Joseph Harris at
Dude, so you know how, like, you made that hilarious movie on your cell of me laughing until milk came out of my nose. Remember? And we, like, totally thought it was, like, award-winning comedy goldness? Well, now we can actually win a fucking award for that shit, in Japan!

Yes, kids, The Pocket Films Festival opened today in Yokohama, Japan and features 48 movies shot on camera-equipped cell phones. This first of its kind, entries were selected from more than 400 submissions in the international contest. Many of the flicks were edited as digital files on a personal computer..

Films in the running are such illustrious titles as Yuka Kojima's five-minute Thumb Girl, presumably about a girl with a thumb (a few pictured above), and the nine-minute Walkers whose main character is a pair of sneakers that ride on a train.

"The cell phone is something you always carry around and so you can roll the camera on a whim," said Masaki Fujihata, film professor at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and one of the festival's judges. "There's such an intimacy between the work and its creator. It's spontaneous."

Fujihata enjoyed Walkers, for instance, while Yukio Anagawa, an employee at a telecommunications company, who came to check out the festival, was confused by it.

"It's not that entertaining," said the 28-year-old. "It's sure different from regular movies."

Different?

Not that entertaining?

I’m in!

Source: Japan festival shows cell phone films (Yahoo! News)

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Friday, December 07, 2007
Man Attempts to Jack Truck, Plow
posted by Huy Dang at
You know what I've always thought was funny? The fact that Taylor Kiryakos often used to "jack," as in jacking a car, or even a pen. Well, what I'm about to talk about reflects that quite a bit.

Cops say a man tried to jack a snowplow from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, along with a truck.

It all started when the operator of the snowplow saw a man on the highway and stopped to see if he needed help. The man then tried to steal the snowplow, but was pushed away and the snowplow drove away. Then, later, a man in a pick-up truck decided to stop for the same man, whom he subsequently tried to beat up and take his truck. He didn't... and the driver of the truck drove away, with him hanging on to the driver's jacket. He hung on for about 20 yards.

Ha ha, what a moron.

Source: Man Allegedly Tries to Jack Plow, Truck (Breitbart.com)

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Kid from Washington Wins $10,000
posted by Huy Dang at
Damn Kid
Kids these days... if they're not torching buildings or robbing stores for its junk food, they're building things.

Ten-year-old Ian Culhane of Olympia, Washington won $10,000 for designing a seven-foot-tall roller coaster, which was on display at the world's largest toy store (Toys "R" Us in Times Square).

Now, he is not allowed to spend any of that money, yet, so he's pissed. But, his daddy did give him $100 to spend at a toy store... and of course, he plans to buy MORE plastic building parts. Bastard.

Source: Boy Wins $10,000 for Toy Roller Coaster (Breitbart.com)

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Cops Insulted by Councillor's Idea to Bring In Army to Fight Gangs
posted by Huy Dang at
Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti of the City of Toronto earlier this week decided to mention that he thinks that the army should be involved when it comes to stamping out those gun-toting gang members. Now, that's a little extreme, is it not? I believe it is.

Well, that's the job that belongs to cops... and cops are awesome, especially when they're featured on that kick-ass television program COPS.

Well, cops are insulted by the idea. Big surprise? I think not.

Source: Chief, mayor dismiss idea to use army to bust up gangs (nationalpost.com)

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CPS Ready to Use Radars at Intersections at Red Light Cameras
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The Calgary Police Service is ready to move ahead with "speed on green" cameras at the city's intersections, and could have them up and running soon, just within weeks of the province finalizing its legislation.

So, the next time you cut a red light... at least do it without speeding. That way, you'll only get one ticket. Sheesh.

Source: Police ready for radar at traffic lights (canada.com)

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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Government Being Urged to Crack Down on People Who Drive Shitty Cars
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The Clean Air Strategic Alliance is recommending that the province of Alberta install cameras to identify ther worst vehicles in Alberta and then force the owners to either replace them, repair them or get them off the road altogether.

According to the report, only 5% of all vehicles contribute to 50% of emissions from vehicles.

As kick-ass as this would be, it's still kind of impossible, Alberta.

Source: Agency wants old cars off road (canada.com)

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Canadian Figure Skating Championships Coming to Saskatoon
posted by Huy Dang at
Saskatoon will be playing host to the 2009 Bank of Montreal Canadian Figure Skating Championships. That's the third time Saskatoon will be hosting the finals. It had done so in 1991 and 2003.

Sweet? I think not, but it does mention Saskatoon so I'm happy about THAT.

Source: City to host 2009 nat'l figure skating nationals (canada.com)

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Third Phase of Preston Crossing Approved
posted by Huy Dang at
Saskatoon will soon be home to another big-box home improvement store, as the city approved the third phase of Preston Crossing on Monday night. I doubt that is true, as it has been rumoured that RONA on Venture Crescent has been wanting to relocate for years, so it's more of just a replacement store.

However, what I'm excited about is the report, which stated that there would be a Chili's Restaurant in the works in the third phase.

Sweet!

Source: City council OKs Preston mall's third phase (canada.com)

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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Student Driver Passes Test, Crashes Into Building
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A kid in Texas who passed his driver exam but then crashed his vehicle into the Texas Department of Public Safety building yesterday.

Crazy, right?

It's because he's probably a high school student.

Source: Driver passes test in Texas, then crashes car into wall of building (CANOE)

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Major Downtown Fire Started in Chau's Commodore
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According to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, the major fire that started in downtown early Sunday morning began in the Chau's Commodore restaurant.

Don't you think that's a little suspicious? I think so!

It turns out, there was a natural gas leak, along with a stove that was turned on.

Source: Fire started in kitchen (canada.com)

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Monday, December 03, 2007
Two Downtown Restaurants Destroyed in Early Morning Fire
posted by Huy Dang at
Early yesterday morning, two restaurants in downtown Saskatoon. One of them were my favourite buffet restaursnts, Chau's Commodore, even though the owner's son made a shitty website for it, which has since disappeared.

The only question is, what's the cause of the fire?

Who knows?

I'd rather not know. The only downside is: it's gone, after so many years of business.

Source: Restaurants destroyed in early morning blaze (canada.com)

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U of S Workers Back at Work? Sweet? I Think NOT!
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After a month of seeing those damn hippie workers along College Drive, with all of those Saskatoon Transit limos (buses) parked along College Drive every so often with the fear of the buses being late, the support workers at the University of Saskatchewan are returning to work as of this morning.

After two days of conciliation talks in Regina, the union and employers (the University of Regina as well) agreed on Saturday afternoon to send their unresolved differences to a binding arbitration process, which makes for about 2,400 striking support staff to resume their regular jobs.

That was probably the best option after Brad Wall and his government threatened to be involved. Good old Brad Wall. He's a good guy!

Source: CUPE back to work (canada.com)

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