6.14.2010: Puff, Puff, Pass the Legislation

California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Michigan, Alaska, Hawai’i, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland and the District of Columbia are the 16 jurisdictions that have medical marijuana laws on the books or set to be placed on the books in some way shape or form.  However, as it stands no federal laws allow for medicinal use of Mary Jane.

My opinion is that the medical use of marijuana will soon be approved by the FDA.  Why? People want it.  I was listening to the story on NPR and they are doing a series on “The New Marijuana” that I found to be most interesting.  Click on the links to check out the stories.  Let me know what you think.  Should it be legalized?  Is it a slippery slope, that is by passing the FDA regulations for approval of a drug for medicine?  Do you believe President Obama when he says his administration is not interested in prosecuting doctors and patients who use medical marijuana?

Passing the blunt, I mean the pen to you:

The N-Visible Man

6.11.2010: The Next Barack Obama?

I’m sorry but I need for the world to meet the Black man who has accomplished something that even our beloved President has not.  Are you curious?  Click on over to N-Visible Politricks to meet Alvin Greene.

6.10.2010: So, You Think You’re Smarter than a Cliche’

Yesterday, I flipped great inventions into something sick and twisted.  That’s, quite frankly, how my mind works, not sick and twisted, but I like to flip things.  However, this time I will assume the moniker of a Superhero I like to call Literal Larry (there’s a story behind this one).  We will take a cliché and show you why I think they are stupid because they often are misused and overused and show what they really mean.

The Cliche’:  The 10 Most Stupid:

10.  The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree – I know this cliché’ should make you feel warm and fuzzy because it refers to children taking on traits of their parents, but upon further inspection, it’s not necessarily true.  If the tree is on a hill it may not fall far from the tree but it will surely roll down hill.  And what about those apples that fall directly into a collection for resale and consumption?  The proper cliché should be: If you are an apple, hang on for dear life, you may get eaten.

9.  Beggars Can’t Be Choosers – We all love this one because when being generous no one wants the object of your generosity to be ungrateful.  WRONG! Give or don’t give because you want to or not and stop worrying about the receiver.  Need help with this one let’s try this cliché’: I got some ice cream and you can’t get none, wanna lick? Sike! Movie one liners sum it all up (I know it was a comedy).

8.  That Which Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger – Yeah, yeah, yeah? If you make it through alive you will be better because of your trial.  B.S. If death were really possible, the will probably make you weaker.  Try suffering through food poisoning.  It may not kill you, but you damn sure will be weakened by it.  The proper cliché’ is:  If you survived it, don’t do that dumb stuff again.

7.  A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step – YOU INSENSITIVE BASTARD.  What about those millions of people who can’t walk?  Can they not travel too?  I hear you saying that forward progress is necessary to accomplish a goal but let’s go to music for this one:  “Move B!tch, Get Out the Way!”

6.  Don’t Pee on My Leg and Tell Me That It’s Raining – Straight to what it should be: If you pee on my leg… Look, just don’t pee on my leg.

5.  People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones – People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones through the glass. And, why are you living in a glass house?

4.  The Light at the End of the Tunnel – You’re finished with your goal.  When I say you’re finished I’m not saying you’ve completed your task, I’m saying you’re dead because of the high speed Aceala train coming at you – that’s what the light was dummy.  It should be: Git ‘er done.

3.  When in Rome Do as the Romans Do – Well that wouldn’t work because the Romans go into their homes without knocking.  Try this one:  When you visit my home ask before you get put out.

2. Good Things Come to Those That Wait -  That may be true if good things were coming in your direction already; but, what if good things were going away from you?  Don’t you think you may want to chance the good thing down.  That leads me to my penultimate better cliché’:  If you smart enough and fast enough, good things can be caught.

1.  THE DUMBEST CLICHE’ OF ALL TIME:  Give it 110% (or any number over 100%).  What the hell are you talking about?  If you are saying that you are giving your absolute best you are in fact saying you’re giving your all or 100%.  But if you are saying you have 10% in reserve somewhere, then guess what?  You didn’t give your ALL the first time.  Better cliché’:  I’m giving you 100% of what I think you deserve, but only 50% of my capacity. Tell that one to your boss and I promise you won’t have to attend the next office meeting.

What are your favorite clichés or least liked ones.  Scroll down to the bottom and comment.  Obscene & Not Herd has also been updated so check it out by clicking on the link.

The N-Visible Man