SC6 Takes it on the Road to Chucktown This Week.

For the first time in about 6 or 7 weeks, I'll be getting out of Florence.. We'll be on the road in Charleston Monday thru Wednesday, as I have three days of training for AFLAC. Hopefully, they'll have wi-fi or some type of internet access. But, if you don't have a post here for a couple days, don't worry, we'll be back......I'll tell The Duck you said hi !

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The Last 9/11 Victim.... Six Years Later.

I'm just going to put the address for the link to the Associated Press article ,because it's a little long to paste on to here. It's the story of a doctor in New York, who lived two blocks from Ground Zero. She disappeared on 9/11, but there is no definitive evidence that she was at the World Trade Center. There were other factors that questioned whether she might have been there or not.

It's a pretty interesting article, and it gives you an idea of what a lot of the families of the victims have had to go through. Here you go...

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22960745?GT1=10856

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Bobby Plays SC6 Correspondent in Punxsutawney for Groundhog Day !!

Bobby is in Pennsylvania today, and yes, he was there for Groundhog Day. Of course, Phil saw his shadow, so there'll be six more weeks of winter - starting today. From Bob's reports it is 25 degrees, with 30-40 MPH winds. Brrrrr !!!

As soon as I get the pictures, I'll post them for you, so you can see what lunatics people from Pennsylvania are !!

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Dear S**t Face.....

Hey, when you have a post entitled 'Dear Shit Face', you're bound to run into a gross picture. What is this about? A guy in Buffalo is suing a local collection agency for harassment and improper collection practices when they sent a letter to him, calling him Shit Face...

Yep, Shit Face. It is illegal for collection agencies to use foul language in order to get a customer to pay a debt, and calling someone Shit Face is definitely improper. However, the agency says it is not in violation, and that it's the customer's fault for the S. Face comments....

You see, the agency purchased over 350,000 accounts from Columbia House, and not all of those customers use their real names........ and then some of them call themselves Shit Face. So, if you use the name Shit Face, you get a collection notice for Shit Face. Have I said Shit Face enough yet??

The lawyer for the customer - who declined to be identified - has a sworn affadavit from his client, stating that he never had a Columbia House account under the name Shit Face. That is a solid alibi if I ever heard one - not !! The funniest part of the whole brouhaha? The total bill for the collection is $16.96 . Not exactly worth all the trouble, is it? I'm sure the attorney cost more than that....

One more thing........ SHIT FACE !!!

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Remembering the Soldiers..

I got this sent to me from an old girlfriend. It's not that she speaks to me anymore, but i guess I'm on one of her e-mail lists, so I get these by acciddent every once in a while. It was put together by a 15 yr old girl to honor the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's pretty cool, so I thought i'd pass it on to y'all.....




http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1



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Two Days til the Big Game...

Here is the answer to yesterday's quiz. Yes, Walter Payton was probably the greatest running back ever, but Sweetness never won a Super Bowl MVP. Heck, he didn't even score a touchdown, but that fat tub o' lard William Perry got one. There is no justice sometimes....

Here's today's trivia question...

What coach went the longest time between Super Bowl appearances - 19 years ?

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Hey, I Need Some Chiba.... Let's Go to the Vending Machine..

Man, are they liberal in California !! Not only do they have legal pot - for medicinal purposes of course - they even have them in vending machines !! Yep, at this local 'health food store', you can get a dime bag, along with your tofu and bean sprouts.....

It's kind of like an ATM machine. They give you a card with the magnetic strip, and you go to the machine, zip the strip, and get your weed. Got some extra left on the card , and don't need it? No problem, just give it to a friend as a gift... It would also make it easier for thos who are too sick to get their own pot, but no one wants to get it for them. Kinda like husbands having to pick up tampons.....

So, what do you think - is it society gone mad, or is it society evolved?

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He's 92, He's Legally Blind, and He's Got One More Hole-In-One Than You Probably Do...

FORE !!

Ok, this isn't him. The guy's too humble to have his picture taken. In fact, he was too humble to even tell his wife about it ! His name is Leo Fiyalko, he's 92, and he's from Clearwater, Florida (of course!). He has no peripheral vision in his right eye, so technically, he is legally blind, but his golfing buddies line him up on the tee, and let him whack away.....

Last month, Leo sank a hole in one with a 5-iron on the 110 yard hole - which is a little weak, I suppose. Some guys play a lifetime, and never get one. Of course, I got mine back in 1988 - then i quit. It does make you think the world has a chance. After all, if a 92 yr old blind guy can get a hole in one, anything is possible.....

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Perfection or Plaxico ? It's SC6's Super Bowl XLII Pick.

Will the Giants Let This One Slip Through Their Hands?? Uhhhh.

Three days til the big game. Will the Patriots finish the greatest season in NFL history, or do the Giants ruin history by pulling off the big upset? It will be a lot like other Super Bowls, but I doubt Tom Petty will whip out his boobs or imitate a phallus at halftime. I digress - onto the game !!

Patriots vs. Giants

Is Tom Brady's foot okay? Is Eli Manning still flying high with confidence? Has the Giants secondary healed enough to keep up with the Pats receivers? Did Bill Belichick get enough time to set up all his cameras? Kidding......

Like any big game, it could go either way - unless you think the Giants will blow out the Pats. That's not happening. The Giants offense has done a great job mixing up the run and pass, and they're going to need to do the same to keep Tom Brady off the field. Stopping Brady will not be easy. The Jags and Chargers did keep Randy Moss off the scoreboard, but they're playing indoors, and the Giants secondary doesn't match well with Moss. Like the last game of the season, expect a big game from Number 18.

It won't be the total offensive track meet (38-35) like in Week 17, but I'm thinking Eli Manning will finally be forced into making a mistake or two, Brady will take advantage of it, and they'll win by 10. Then the rest of the NFL will concede another Lombardi Trophy or two, and Brady will be bronzed and sent to Canton immediately... Patriots 27-17.

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So when Is Mitt Romney Getting Steven Seagal's Endorsement?

It's been a big week for John McCain and action star endorsements. First, he got Sly Stallone, now he's got Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'm not sure who Bruce Willis is for, but if McCain can pull it off, he'd have a Planet Hollywood Trifecta......

Clearly, there is a big fight going on for the 'tough-guy' vote here. Why not? If you can't be tough, get a badass to be tough for you. This now puts McCain in a tie with Mike Huckabee at two tough guys apiece. Mitt Romney as got a lot of ground to make up, but it can be done - after all, Hulk Hogan and Jean-Claude Van Damme are still out there.

Like other endorsements, do these really matter? Of course not. But, it does make the events more fun to go. In this crazy election year, anything goes. Which reminds me - who is Jackie Chan voting for??

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Yeee Ha !! It's Whiplash, The Rodeo Monkey....

He's a Rootin', Tootin' ,Sheep-Rustlin' Monkey !!

Are you tired of talking about politics? I am.. I spent literally about five hours today talking about McCain/Romney and Hillary/Obama, so i'm a bit burned out. Time to switch gears for a post here......

I give you Whiplash, the Rodeo Monkey. Yep, they strap little Whiplash on the back of a Border Collie, and he then chases sheep back into their pens. Here's a YouTube clip to catch Whiplash in action. You might notice, it looks like he's trying to pick up rocks as he rides along to throw at the sheep. Just what everyone loves - a rock chuckin' monkey....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBtszWILPUg

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The Carcasses of Ex-Presidential Candidates Are Starting to Pile Up..

Edwards and Giuliani Drop Out, and That's Okay With These Two.

Super Tuesday couldn't come fast enough for a couple of the campaigns this week. Rudy Giuliani dropped out as expected, and John Edwards surprised at least me by dropping out today. As the field whittles down, the races will now get a bit more focused and personal.

The Dems are down to Hillary and Obama. I know that most of you think that Edwards leaving will help Clinton, but I still think that more of the Edwards people see Obama as the agent of change, and he will benefit more. Will it be enough? I'm not sure. We'll see.

The GOP race is still a three way race for now - no, Ron Paul doesn't count! He should quit wasting podium space at the debates, and let the leaders take it from here. Mike Huckabee is still a bit of a player right now, since he is leading in a few Southern states, but it won't be enough after Super Tuesday. He might win three or four, Romney will take about the same, and McCain will get most of the big delegate states. Huckabee will then be down, and flat broke. Then it becomes McCain and Romney. But you guys know all that already......

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OK, OK.. I'll Give Y'all a Multiple Choice Super Bowl Question !

Here Is the Answer to Yesterday's Question - Zero. The Minnesota Vikings Have Never Scored a Single First Half Point in Their Four Super Bowls...

Alright, no one wants to play with me if I keep asking the tough questions, so I'll drop the skill level from 'Jeopardy' level to more of a 'Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader' level... Here you go..

Which of these players was NOT a Super Bowl MVP ?

Ottis Anderson

Fred Biletnikoff

Walter Payton

Jake Scott

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I Got It !! YouTube Clips From the Russian 'Married With Children'..

Remember during my trip to the Ukraine last year, when the only show I could watch was this Russina version of 'Married with Children'? Well, I found clips from it on YouTube. Apparently, I wasn't not the only American stuck in the Eastern Bloc with no TV to watch.... I thought I'd post the address, so you guys can watch a short clip of it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmtrkAjf1S8

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Rest In Peace, Team Rudy.

Well, no one will try running for President this way again, eh? The early numbers are coming in from the Florida Primary, and my boy Rudy Giuliani is coming in a distant third. If this holds up, it's entirely possible that he will drop out of the race, rather than waiting until Super Tuesday, where he could lose his home state of New York. Too bad...

I thought Rudy would make a solid, if unspectacular, President. Yeah, he's not everyone's cup of tea, but I agreed with him on almost everything, and I was impressed with him when we met this summer. Back then, we were riding pretty high, but the air came out of the blimp somewhere along the way.

Obviously, the strategy failed badly - it was basically the political equivalent of the prevent defense, and it worked in much the same way - it prevented him from winning. No one will skip the early primaries again. It may be known from this point on as 'pulling a Giuliani'. There were other factors - Fred Thompson's entry, and John McCain's resurrection definitely cost him. But the majority of the blame has to go on the team.

I hear that Rudy HAD to skip the early states because he wasn't going to do well in them. Most forget that Giuliani was leading South Carolina well into the Fall, was second in New Hampshire and third in Iowa. They traded those places in for sixth when they insulted all of them by skipping the necessary campaigning. The guy who made this decision probably won't work another political campaign in his life. This is the political equivalent of the '78 Red Sox, the '51 Dodgers, or the '07 Mets in terms of collapse. It's THAT bad...........

What about 2012? Forget it. The second try rarely goes as well as the first, with John McCain and Ronald Reagan being the exceptions. Once you have that big 'L' stamped on your forehead, it's hard to wash off. Rudy can rest up, enjoy himself again, and work from the sidelines. Take my word - sometimes it more fun that way..

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More Super Bowl Trivia... I'll Make it Easier.

Poor Gale Gilbert..... Always a bridesmaid, never a Super Bowl winner. Yep, Gilbert rode on the bench behind Jim Kelly's Buffalo Bills from SBXXV thru XXVIII, then in number XXIX, he was with the San Diego Chargers in their buttwhipping from the 49ers. At least he got to play in that game. He is yesterday's trivia answer.

Yeah, these have been pretty tough, so i'll try to make this one a little easier. Here's today's trivia question...

The Minnesota Vikings have lost all four of their Super Bowls. How many points did they score in the first half of those four games?

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SC6 Auto News: Mercedes - Benz Unveils It's $15000 Car..

Speaking of 'German Superiority', Mercedes-Benz has proudly released it's new SCL 600 model - a car that will revolutionize life as we know it. Despite having power everything, electric doors that open up and down (cool..), a power convertible top, and a monstrous 12-cylinder 600 horsepower engine, it's base price will be an astoundingly cheap $15k. How do they do it??

If you want the steering wheel, you're going to have to shell out an additional $200,000.

From the country that brought you the Luftwaffe, Schnitzel and David Hasselhoff..........

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Hitler Was Right !!

Pseudo Story on Clyburn Endorsement Get National Attention....

One of Adolf Hitler's most famous quotes is 'The bigger the lie, the more people are to believe it." That and "My name is Humpty, I like my oatmeal lumpy." - or something to that effect. Last week, SC6 proved that it is entirely true....

I put up a completely ludicrous post stating that I got 'inside info' that Jim Clyburn would endorse Barack Obama on the eve of the primary, in exchange for a Cabinet position if Obama won the Presidency. I thought it was silly enough that everyone reading it would know that it isn't possible. I have no connections with the Democratic Party whatsoever, so how the hell would I 'know' such a guarded secret. But, I also knew that the more outrageous the claim was, the more exposure it would get......... And I was RIGHT !!

Yep, yours truly made the New York Friggin' Times last Tuesday!! In a blogger review article, only three blogs got mentioned - Brad Warthen, a legitimate newpaper guy, Adam Fogle's (Isn't that the Subway Guy - wait that's Jared Fogle) Palmetto Scoop - a paid McCain guy, and little old me. That's pretty good company, and I'm stunned to be in there.... That's not all.. My Jerry Seinfeld/Eli Manning post also made something called Boxxet, and the Mike Huckabee/ Campbell Soup Chef gets replies from across America. Not bad for a guy who finally started a job today!!

Want proof? Here's the article - just scroll down a bit...

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/blogtalk-political-life-down-south/

I worry a lot that SC6 is a blog that relies more on quantity, and not quality... that it makes up for good reading by being stupid, and having a lot to talk about. Maybe that is it's niche - it stays fresh, unpredictable, funny, and - as an anonymous poster once said - "sometimes, I find it genuinely informative." I'll take it. We're quickly getting to Post Number 1000. WOW ! Thanks for reading this piece of junk, and we'll keep trying to make it interesting..

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Sometimes Being Indepenent Sucks - Ask Florida.

We Americans value independence. But we also value having the guts to stand for something - anything. With that in mind, we now are starting to get into the part of the Primary Season where not everyone can vote. Just ask my sister......

I got an e-mail from Mike Huckabee's camp, asking me to call five people I know in Florida and ask them to vote for him . So, of course, I e-mailed five people and asked them to vote for Rudy. One of them was my sister Monica.

The problem is that Monica is one of those 'Independent Voters', and they are not allowed , so she'll be sitting out the primary tomorrow. The thing is, there area lot of those people out there, and it might have an effect in such a close race. On the surface, one would think that the independents would be going towards John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. It may not make a difference to Rudy, who is struggling to finish third, but it could cost McCain 57 delegates.

Those are the rules, and if you don't have the guts to pick a party, you don't get invited to the party, right?? Will it cost McCain a win? I'm guessing McCain , who got endorsements from about EVERY elected official in Florida, will win a squeaker over Mitt Romney - but I haven't asked Moye yet. What say you guys??

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Carolina and Clemson Both Make Best Buys for Public Schools.

For all the bad news South Carolina education gets, here's a snippet of good news. Kiplinger's Magazine named Clemson #33 on it's nationwide best buys for public colleges, followed closely by South Carolina at #35. My college didn't make it........

Congrats to both schools, and hopefully the high schools will start making some lists too.

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