Articles from March 2011

If you are a fan of rap music, than you probably have heard by now that rapper/singer Nate Dogg—who had a number of hits in the 90’s—passed away recently due to a series of strokes.  I listened to Nate Dogg a lot growing up and was sad to hear of his passing. So I decided to honor Nate Dogg the only way I know how…

By translating his lyrics in a way that white people can understand them. Yup, it’s time for special edition of Rap Lyrics Translated for White People!

This edition features songs where Nate Dogg is featured. The translated lyrics are from an artist who appeared in a Nate Dogg song or from Nate Dogg himself. (more…)

If you’d like to read predictions about the 2011 baseball season from anonymous people with no credentials, then check out my guest post over at That Ain’t Kosher. Both of us predicted each division and wild card winner, our league and World Series Champions and our MVP/ Rookie of the Year selections.

Since she is a Mets fan and I’m a Yankees fan, we decided to make it interesting with a bet that will spell certain embarrassment for the loser

A few months ago I decided to create the official Living with Balls t-shirt. I designed this shirt with two goals in mind: 1. To make a few bucks off the sales of t-shirts and 2. To increase brand awareness of Living with Balls (gotta find a way to apply my business degree somehow).   I was hopeful, though not optimistic, that I would at least sell a few of these shirts.

I uploaded the design on Printfection on September 29, 2010.  It is now March 22, 2011 and not a single person has bought a shirt.

I’m beginning to give up hope that anyone will ever buy a shirt.  I really don’t think it’s every going to happen.  In fact, I’m so confident that no one will buy a t-shirt that I’ve come up with a list of other unlikely scenarios that are more likely to occur before someone actually does purchase a shirt.  Here they are…

Jennifer Anniston finds a husband

Jay-Z successfully lures a free agent to play for the Nets (more…)

Let’s imagine for a second you are fortunate enough to be a multi-millionaire…and let’s say you are also fortunate to meet the love of your life and that you want to marry her.  After much deliberation you’ve determined the budget for your engagement ring will be $1 million.

Now the question is: Where would you go to buy the ring?  Maybe you’d shop at Tiffany’s or Cartier or some other top-of-the-line jeweler.

But how about Costco?  I bet the thought of buying an engagement ring at Costco, let alone an insanely expensive ring, has never crossed anyone’s mind.

But here it is.  Right on the web site: A $1 MILLION DOLLAR ENGAGEMENT RING…  AT FRIGGIN’ COSTCO!

Based on the specifications this might just be one of the best rings in the world.  It is 6.77 carats, is colorless and boasts a clarity rating of IF (internally flawless).  Not only that but the ring is valued at $1.5 million dollars.  Act now and you can save 33% off the retail price!  You can’t beat these deals at Costco!

Unfortunately, Costco only has one in stock but if you are thinking about buying it, I wouldn’t worry about someone else beating you too it.  I can’t imagine a rich entrepreneur or celebrity, or anyone for that matter ever going engagement ring shopping at Costco.

Costco probably has held this ring in its possession for years and is desperate to move it, so they knocked $500,000 off the price.  I bet it’s been sitting in a warehouse for years somewhere behind skids of family packs of toilet paper.

Thanks to contributor Don Valdez for the tip.

This feature will be available on the iPad soon

Times have certainly changed.  It wasn’t all that long ago that in order to obtain masturbation material, I either had to watch the Playboy channel scrambled or steal the Frederick’s of Hollywood magazine from my parent’s mail.

I was just a kid then but porn has grown up with me.  Now there is no shortage of easy access to porn.  There are already thousands of free web sites that offer lifetimes of free porn. But now, with the release of the iPad2, there is another unique way to get your kicks. Thanks to Apple’s Facetime feature, adult entertainment companies can now utilize the popular video chat feature so that porn stars can interact face-to-face with their clients.

A decade ago you could always spot the shady guy in the bookstore who was browsing through the adult magazine section.  Now shady looking guys, like the one pictured here, can stop hanging around Barnes and Noble and just use Facetime instead.  We really have come a long way.

New York Daily News has the complete story.

Other News (more…)

The big talk around the NBA lately has been about how many of the game’s superstar players are teaming up.   LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined forces with Dwyane Wade and the Heat last summer, and most recently, Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Knicks and teamed up with star forward Amar’e Stoudemire.  Meanwhile, the Celtics have had four superstars on their team for a few years now.

With all these great players on the same teams, the media could not resist assigning nicknames to each group.   Unfortunately these names lack originality.  Take a look at the flowchart I’ve created which shows how NBA superstar nicknames are chosen… (more…)

The word gay has evolved over the years.   Back in the day it was a word for happy and jovial.  Then it became a word to describe a man who is sexually attracted to other men.  But recently, it’s also taken on new meaning.  The term gay now refers to something that is lame, stupid or effeminate.

For example, a guy may say something like “Dude, Steve just bought the new Taylor Swift CD. How gay is that?… or “Rich is so gay. He blew off going to the bar to watch “Dancing with the Stars.”

In the original Living with Balls series, I will take a close look at something that may be perceived as “gay” (in the most recent definition) among fellow men and determine if it truly is gay or if it’s a perfectly manly thing to do.

Today’s topic is: Owning a cat.

Dogs have long held the title as “Man’s Best Friend.” Ever since that phrase was coined, men have always been encouraged to own a dog.  But what about cats?  Is it socially acceptable for single man to own a cat?  Can a man who owns a cat be considered masculine?

Men with dogs have never had to worry about the stigma of being gay.  But male cat owners have long been the butt of jokes because they own a cat.  It’s even been portrayed in popular culture.  Since a young age we’ve been conditioned to think it’s gay to own a cat.  Just take a look at some of our favorite childhood cartoons…  Jon Arbuckle— the owner of Garfield—is a total loser. Mister Geppetto from Pinocchio is the proud owner of Figaro the cat.  He is a weird old man who sits around all day making wooden boy puppets and collecting clocks.  And that bad guy from Inspector Gadget is always menacingly petting a cat. (more…)