OK, Enough With The Whitney Houston Stuff

I have stayed away from the subject, but when I heard that NJ is going to be putting their flags at half mast I just couldn't do it anymore. With all do respect to Whitney Houston, that should be reserved to tragedies (9/11, death of a President) and service men/women. Whitney Houston was a drug addict that did what drug addicts usually do.. eventually do to much and something (death) bad happens. So, I am kind of over this whole thing.

So, since I am over it here are some of the best jokes I have heard so far...

"Looks like Whitney Houston is cool again now that she's just made the transition from mainstream to the underground."

"Whitney Houston ended her life the same way she ended her songs.
On a high note."

"I've decided to call my cock 'Whitney'. Because it likes to go stiff in the bath."

"Kevin Costner once again let us down."

My person favorite...

"Q: What's black, lies on the floor, "Will Always Love You" and has white stuff around it's nose?

A: A border collie. If you said Whitney Houston you're a terrible person.

Packers Coach Son Found Dead

"A body pulled from a river in Oshkosh, Wis., Monday has been positively identified as that of 21-year-old Michael Philbin, son of Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, a source close to the family tells ESPN."

Really sad news. If I remember correctly this kid had been in trouble in the past (sexual assault I think), but I have no idea what happened here. There were reports that he wondered on to some ice and a security guard heard screams for help. Why is was out there we will probably never know, he was out with his buddies partying that night, so maybe he was just wasted.

No parent should ever have to bury their kid, and I am sure this will be weighing heavily on the entire team. That being said, I don't see this having much affect on the game this weekend. McCarthy calls his owns plays, and when he doesn't Rodgers does, so I just don't it see it changing the game plan. You could make the argument that it could be a distraction, but I could also argue that it could be a rally cry. Win one for coach Philbin.

Just a sad, sad story.

Kim Jong Il Is Dead

Here are some fun facts about Kim Jong Il

He had a supernatural birth

Kim Jong-il was born in Siberia in 1941 while his parents were during the Japanese occupation of Korea, according to Soviet documents.

But according to official North Korean literature, he was born in a log cabin at his father's secret base on North Korea's sacred Mt Paektu in 1942.

The same reports claim his birth were heralded by a swallow and caused winter to change to spring, a star to illuminate the sky and rainbows to spontaneously appear.


He was the best golfer the world has ever seen

In 1994, Pyongyang media reported that Kim Jong-il shot an amazing 11 holes-in-one to achieve an unprecedented 38-under-par game on a regulation 18-hole golf course - on his first try at golf.

Reports say each of his 17 bodyguards verified the record-breaking feat.
He loved film so much he kidnapped two filmmakers

A filmmaking author with a collection of over 20,000 movies, Jong-il's passion for the art led him to kidnap South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee to make Pulgasari, basically a socialist version of Godzilla.

The couple made an escape while in Austria on a trip to finalise plans for Pulgasari's sequel by fleeing to the American embassy.

He was a fashion icon

Pyongyang announced the leader had become a worldwide fashion icon after Rodong Sinmun, a communist party newspaper in North Korea, reported Kim Jong-il's suits had become a global fashion phenomenon.

An "unidentified French fashion expert" agreed: "Kim Jong-il mode, which is now spreading expeditiously worldwide, is something unprecedented in the world's history."

He didn't defecate

According to the official biography on the North Korean state web site, Kim Jong-il didn't defecate. The biography has since been taken down.

He lured short people with a wonder drug that promised to make them tall, then kidnapped them

Kim Hyun-sik, a former tutor to Jong-il, said the government handed out pamphlets to thousands of people selling a wonder drug that would make them taller. When they responded to the ad, they were sent away to "uninhabited islands in an attempt to end their 'substandard' genes from repeating in a new generation," Hyun-sik said.

He only ate rice of uniform in length and colour

A nephew of Jong-il's first wife, Lee Young Nam, wrote that the obsessive leader insisted his rice be cooked using trees cut from Mt. Paektu (the mountain where he was born), and that he had female staff inspected each grain of rice to make sure it met his strict standards.

He was the world's biggest Hennessey drinker

A study by Dr. Jerold Post, a former CIA psychologist, revealed the former dictator loved a Hennessey cognac that retails for $630 a bottle in Korea - $270 less than the average Korean annual income, $900.

He was also in Team America World Police

A Horrible Day

It was a sad day for the hockey world, as we found out that the KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all but one person on board. The plane was carrying 2 former Sens as well. Skilled forward Pavol Demitra and Karel Rachunek, who was the captain of the team. My condolences to anyone who had any connection to anyone involved. The hockey world is small and today we all mourn this terrible tragedy.

R.I.P. Pavol Demitra (Nov 29 1974-Sept 7 2011)  R.I.P Karel Rachunek (Aug 27 1979-Sept 7 2011)

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Boogaard's Death May Have Ottawa Link

Yesterday, many in the hockey world were shocked to hear of the death of 28 year old enforcer Derek Boogaard. He was found dead in his apartment in Minnesota, where he had played for the Wild for 5 seasons after being the 202nd overall pick in the 2001 NHL Draft. In the offseason he left as a free agent for the big apple and the New York Rangers, but unfortunately things didn't go as planned.

The 6 foot 7 inch, 265lb giant enforcer only managed to suit up 22 times for the blueshirts before his season was over at the hands of Sens player Matt Carkner on December 9th, 2010. During the game in which the Rangers won 5-3 at SBP, Carkner and Boogaard tangled and #94 was on the losing side of things. He was unable to return to the lineup the rest of the year because of severe concussion problems. It was the last time he ever played in the NHL.

The results of the death won't be known for a few weeks apparently, but one way or another, you would have to think this fight with the Senators tough guy played a major role in his demise. It's a sad ending to a story that will likely becomes more common in the future. On behalf on Sens Town, my condolences to his family, teammates, friends and anyone who knew him.

Derek Boogaard June 23rd 1982 - May 13th, 2011 R.I.P.

UPDATE @ 5pm May 14th:

A video posted from the New York Rangers, he definitely seems to be a gentle giant.