…only electric boots.

I’m, of course, referring to Bennie of Bennie and the Jets.

“Oh bennie shes really keen
Shes got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine
Bennie and the jets”

And in case you were wondering, “Mohair usually refers to a silk-like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat.”

Source: Some lyrics page and Wiki, of course.

Huh.

Also- She was the voice of the theme song for Pee Wee’s Playhouse.

Source: The only place for this kind of knowledge.

With her claws. She can grab them right out of the sky. Even when on a leash.

Roman 20-sided glass gaming dice!

I believe they used it to beta-test the original D&D!

Source: Listed above, followed by my own wild speculation.

I may have been a little too tough on Cox. While they will not win company of the year, I’ve given it a little more thought. A few things I like more than Comcast so far- which, being the worst company on earth- should not be hard to beat.

#1. No Promo Pricing- While this initially annoyed me, at least I know going in to it how much this will cost me. Comcrap sucks you in with too good to be true promo pricing, then jacks the price up by 150-300% after you are already hooked on the service. While this saves you some cash initially, it just annoys you later. Plus you have to worry about if you have the best deal, or if there is a better offer today than yesterday, etc.

Comparatively, the straightforward pricing at Cox is preferred. (But, I may add, I think the prices are still too high- this going back to the monopoly thing.)

#2. Cords/Cables included – All of the cables I needed to hook up my TVs were included. Yes, even including the cables to hook the DVR up to the TV. (Component video.)

This is not the case with Comcrap. You are on your own for cables. You get some coax, but who wants to use that.

#3. In the online programming guide (think TV Guide screen) on Cox, you can go channel by channel. On comcrap, you used to be able to go channel by channel, but then they added advertisements to the bottom of the screen, so you have to page up and page down. For now, my Cox guide is ad free.

#4. Sleep timer on the cable box. Small one, but should make our 2 tree hugger readers happy. The Comcrap cable box had no sleep timer. So, your tv will turn off after x minutes, but the cable box would stay on all night. That raises your carbon footprint, and wastes valuable fossil fuels, which makes our mother the earth cry. Seriously folks, I don’t hate the planet. I’d prefer if my cable box shut off when I fall asleep. So point to Cox for sleep timer on the cable box.

Bottom line- Cox is still a cable company, and therefore must be hated. But for now, some subtle differences makes me hate them less than Comcrap (The worst company on earth- including Halliburton).

… is sized so that on a 110 degree day, it can keep your house cool, but will have to run constantly to do so.

Also, it is more efficient for the AC to run constantly than to continually shut off and turn on.

You may think that bigger is better, but actually, a slightly undersized AC unit may be more efficient than an oversized unit, since it won’t have to turn on and off so frequently.

Source: The Chaz Roberts web site.

Not inedible, but way more spicy than a Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Sandwich.

More McNotables:

• AZ McD’s don’t have a #2 value meal. Well, they do, but it’s not the 2 Cheeseburgers. It’s the QPC (Or Royale w/Cheese for you pulp fiction peeps). No MN #2 to be found.
• No $1 4 pc. McNuggets. Just the $3 6 pc rip off version.
• Sometimes, Hi-C Orange is the best thing ever. Like when it’s 114.

The Wiki synopsis is worth a read. The story as similar to the one we all know and love, but basically, after Aladdin is trapped in the cave by the sorcerer (Jafar) character, Aladdin rubs his hands together in frustration and accidentally activates his magic ring, releasing a genie. That genie gets him out of the cave and brings him to his mother. His mother then, while cleaning the lamp, releases the second, better, genie, voiced by Robin Williams.

Source: Magic card of the day for 7/16/08 and then Wiki for more information.

Not surprised. Just sad it has to be this way. I guess that’s what you get when you get a legal monopoly.

Oh, and there’s no DSL coverage at our new house.

It sounds like that is what he is saying, but I was always wondering who Ronnie was.

Apparently, Ronnie is Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Spector of the band the Ronettes’ who sing the song ‘Be My Baby.’ Upon further review, I know the song, but due to the different tone of the Eddie Money song, I never put two and two together.

I’m apparently on a lyrics kick, because I’m not an Eddie Money fan either.

Source: Wiki