The clothing manufacturing industry created this hysteria about Y2K to drum up fear of computers and revert back to a human work force. They saw this as an opportunity to get people away from relying on computers for everything.

Second, the makers of HD-DVD could be behind it themselves. They are already behind in the format war. Why not release a crack, send take down notices to anyone that posts the crack, which will in turn spur more people into posting the crack, spreading the word to everyone, and before you know it, everyone is talking about HD-DVD and that other format is left behind. They know that the crack will be patched, and what little sales they will lose initially, they will make up for ten-fold in the near future. There's no such thing as bad publicity.

This is purely speculation, but I believe that NASA was part of a plot to kill Anna Nicole Smith. Anna Nicole Smith was assassinated to draw attention away from NASA's psychotic astronaut. I doubt that they will ever be charged for the murder of Anna Nicole, but I for one will not let this go unheard.

I am not questioning the character of these men, but rather their name, which I believe to be self proclaimed. Without a musket, how can you call yourself a "Musketeer"? These men were swordsmen not Musketeers.

This was a well thought out method, given that the shows that use innumerous expletives are generally watched by the least intelligent of the general public (i.e. Springer, Reality TV). This has probably been going on for years without notice.

A few possible culprits could be those stupid hippies that run Hollywood. This could be how they forward more of their hippie propaganda, but it is unlikely that they would come up with something so intelligent or that they would pass these messages in secret when they usually have some hippie agenda with each new movie or TV show.

Next on the list is the Bush administration. This is much more likely, not because his intelligence is much higher than the hippies in Hollywood (I voted for the guy, but let's face it, he's a moron, but still better than Kerry). This theory seems more viable to me because the Bush administration has put a stranglehold on media, allowing little to no vulgarity to make it to the airwaves without being replaced by a *Bleep*. Ingenious!

Keep a watchful eye (or ear in this case) for what is right in front of you. And for those of you who know Morse code, please pay extra attention and forward any decyphered messages to me.

SLC Punk details what it means to be punk, the clothes, the style, the music, then calls it on its bullshit. It's not the clothes, the style, or the music that make you punk. Punk is a way of life. Stevo and Heroin Bob dress like your typical punks. There is a great scene in the movie where Stevo is talking to this girl that points out how Stevo is being just as trendy by dressing "punk".

Overall, SLC Punk is a great movie that pokes fun at stereotypes, rather than playing into them, as most people would have you think. I don't want to ruin the movie, so all I will say is that it has a great, yet sad ending.

The Punisher (played by Thomas Jane) is quite possibly my favorite comic book movie; the other one in the running being Hellboy. The Punisher is based on the Marvel comics character of the same name. I was always a big fan of Spider-man and the X-Men growing up. I would watch the cartoons Saturday mornings on Fox. I never really got into the Punisher. He's a less popular character, probably because he's more violent and not as kid friendly. That may be one of the reasons I like this movie so much. Since it is rated R, the Punisher can really stick it to the bad guys, and he does a great job of it. He turns them against each other and takes them all out.

John Travolta plays a great bad guy. He just has that look to him, and he has done it quite a few times now. Kevin Nash, who some of you might know from pro wrestling, plays one of the a classic comic book henchman, the Russian. He's just a big lump of muscle that beats the shit out of the Punisher from one side of the screen to the other.

Another reason I may really like this movie is that fact that I did not follow the comic book at all. With every release of a comic book based movie, you always get the fanboys screaming bloody murder about how it doesn't follow the story line of the comic book. I loved the X-men and Spider-Man cartoons, but I was not as big a fan of the movies because they stray so far from the actual story. It was also a refreshing change, as comic books often have alternate time lines with completely different stories. Having never Read the Punisher though, I really did not care or know if it stayed true to the comic book.

The Punisher is a great movie. It is everything a comic book movie should be. The bad guy gets it in the end and there is a general happiness, even though the Punisher loses his entire family. That makes him all the more powerful though, he has nothing left to lose and doesn't care whether he lives or dies.

The only real beef I have with this movie is the ending. I don't want to give too much away, but it was pretty anti-climactic. It's a decent movie though, and worth the time it takes to watch.

The entire movie series takes a major tangent from the comic book storyline, which I can understand. They have to make it more mainstream so that they can make more money. This movie however, really does the comics no justice at all (I probably sound like all those nerds that bitch about Lord of the Rings and how the book is better than the movie, but whatever).

This movie tries to create its own story with a great set of characters, but fails miserably. I don't mind straying from the comic book storyline, but give me a good story in its place. There were so many loopholes, so few X-Men, and so many villians. For a bunch of super-powered beings, everyone in this movie that died, did so quite quickly.

The first two movies in this series ran about 2 hours, but this one was a measly hour and a half. They could have put in another 30 to 60 minutes to better explain the story. It is by no means unusual to have a movie run two and a half hours now-a-days.

This movie did a piss-poor job ending what could have been a great trilogy. Since they killed off most of the main characters, do not expect to see a 4th movie.

The movie stars Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, and Peter Boyle. It was made in the 80's, before any of these guys were superstars. They are all great in this movie, but none of them stand out and try to out do the others as you sometimes see in movie with several big name stars.

It's an enjoyable comedy that you can watch over and over again, but don't expect to be rolling on the floor laughing even the first time you see it.

The plot follows a guy named Dean (Justin Long) and his dead-end job as a waiter at Shenaniganz, a Bennigan's type restaurant. He still lives at home with his mother after being out of high school for four years. During the course of the movie, he runs into an old acquaintance from high school who recently graduated from college. Dean had a very similar academic record as his acquaintance did in high school. However, Dean still works a dead end job, which is why he is rethinking his current position in life throughout the movie.

As you follow Dean through the course of the movie, he and his friends/coworkers run into various shitty customers that anyone who has ever worked in the food service industry can surely relate to. In Waiting, an interesting game that is played at the restaurant is introduced. It provides a few humorous scenes, and a few disgusting ones.

In the end you will rethink your next visit to a restaurant, and you will never be rude to your server again. Which I think is a great side effect to watching Waiting. While entertaining you, Waiting also teaches you a valuable lesson, never fuck with anyone that handles your food.

Tina Fey, of Saturday Night Live fame, wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls, adapted from the book "Queen Bees and Wannabes" by Rosalind Wiseman. A few other famous Saturday Night Live cast members join Tina Fey on screen, including Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, and Amy Poehler. Lorne Michaels, producer of Saturday Night Live, also producers the movie. With so many SNL alumni, it is easy to understand why Mean Girls is not quite the girl movie I expected.

Mean Girls is a great high school comedy, and at the same time it really does a good job of portraying how much the popular high school girls can be a bitch to everyone else. Mean Girls will provide you with many laughs while providing a glimpse into what high school life is like now-a-days. And of course, there's a moral to this story at the end.

Having said that, I sat down to watch it one time, and found it utterly hilarious. Steve Carell provides an amazing performance as Andy Stitzer (The 40 Year Old Virgin). He doesn't play the lame character I thought he would. I expected some WoW nerd that never leaves the house and rarely even sees girls other than his mother.

Andy Stitzer is just your average guy. He's just had a few more awkward than normal moments with girls in his younger years and has been completely petrified of another moment like that with a woman. Thus, he has put off having sex, or any sort of relation with a woman.

Romancy Malco, Seth Rogen, and Paul Rudd (Alicia Silverstone's Brother in Clueless) provide a great supporting cast, and help Andy along the way. 40 Year Old Virgin will provide you with a few hours of laughs, a couple great lines to recite over and over with your friends, and is definitely worth watching a second time.

Bad Santa isn't your traditional comedy. It's pretty demented. You'll usually shock yourself for laughing at some of the situations. I don't want to give too much away, but this movie is sick and twistedly funny. And seeing Lauren Graham in a role like this is great, seeing that she's known for her role on that pussy ass show Gilmore Girls.

Even though I think this movie is hilarious and has numerous funny scenes, I think it is a bit over-hyped at the same time. It's one of those movies that everyone praises. You'll probably never hear a complaint about it because those who don't enjoy it don't say anything for fear of being ostracized.

A Christmas Story is a great movie, and is well worth the watch, but take people's praises with a grain of salt. Too much hype can ruin a movie.

Gene Wilder (of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) plays an excellent role as "The Waco Kid". Cleavon Little is a great "Black Sheriff". This movie does nothing but insult and degrade every race and culture, and it does it like no other movie could. A movie like this couldn't be made today, and it definitely wouldn't be PG.

This movie will have you laughing from beginning to end. It is a classic and possibly the best movie every made. This is Mel Brooks at his finest.

While Jackass: Number Two consists of little more than a group of friends acting like idiots and performing outrageous stunts, it will keep you entertained for an hour and a half and leave you wanting more. Jackass: Number Two may not have a plot, but anyone going to see this movie for a thick plot is dumber than the guys in the movie.

I recommend this movie to anyone who liked the television show or the first movie. These guys keep you laughing with mess of new material that doesn't get old. There are a few graphic and disgusting scenes, so if you puked during the first one, bring a paper bag. And parents, don't let your retarded kids that don't realize they shouldn't do this stuff when they go home see this movie. You're the reason why they have to put a warning label on everything.

The Muppets are very entertaining characters. They add some comic relief to an otherwise solemn, albeit great, Christmas story. There's no big surprises. I've never read the book, but I assume this movie stays pretty close to the story. A Muppet Christmas Carol is a very enjoyable holiday movie, but don't expect anything spectacular.

This movie is less of a horror movie and more of an action movie. It seemed like the director was trying to make the movie like a clone of the Resident Evil series. A military group winds up in the desert faced with an unknown mutant adversary, with superhuman strength. There's a disgusting rape scene between one of the female military personnel and a mutant, that's really unnecessary and provides no redeeming value to the scare factor of this movie. It is explained in the movie that this is how they bolster their numbers, not taking into account that massive amounts of radiation would make the average person sterile.

The family in the first movie did a much better job surviving, and did much better planning than the group of trained soldiers in this movie. They are killed off quite easily, and use full clips of ammo to kill only a couple of the mutants. I highly suggest skipping this movie. It is a waste of time. If you do happen to watch it, don't say I didn't warn you. I do suggest checking out the remake of the first one though.

Hostel, on the other hand, depicts situations that really could happen and sick and twisted people that really could exist. Too many horror movies have over-the-top situations, but the events that take place in Hostel could very well happen. If you've seen Eurotrip, picture that scenario and combine that with your worst nightmare.

Hostel is also one of the most grotesque movies that I've seen in a while. I don't watch horror movies just for their shock value, and this movie doesn't really try to shock you in that way. Hostel just does a very good job at portraying what the victims endure. Hostel is not for the squeamish. I would say that Hostel has the sickest scene I've seen in a movie so far, but it is by no means out of place.

I would recommend this movie to anyone that likes any of the Saw movies or any Quentin Tarantino movies. After seeing this, you'll second guess your trip to Europe.

I like horror movies, and I enjoyed the remake of the first movie more than the original. This movie didn't get much hype at all, but the few previews I saw looked interesting.

This movie couldn't be more unoriginal. It did nothing different from the first movie. A bunch of kids are caught by the twisted family and tortured. Occasionally one would break free and try to save the others, dying in the process.

Having a prequel to a horror movie isn't the best idea. Anyone that has seen the first movie knows which members of the family survive, that the killer survives, and that none of the good guys survive or they would have contacted the police and the police would then have arrested the family.

This movie did manage to entertain me for an hour and a half, but there were no surprises. If you liked the first one, you will like this one as well, as it is pretty much a clone.

Other than the nostalgia value, Masters of the Universe is a decent action movie with cheesy special effects, but that is mostly due when it was made. Don't expect a thick plot or dynamic dialogue. If you were/are a fan of the cartoon, you will like Masters of the Universe. Other than that, most people won't understand what is going on, because there is not enough time to give a strong background on each character. I recommend catching this movie on television on a lazy Saturday afternoon, if you can.

Queen (one of the greatest rock bands ever) provides the entire soundtrack. The theme song "Flash" is a classic epic rock song, right along with style of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Flash Gordon is based on the 1930's movie, so no one can say it is a rip off of Star Trek or Star Wars. It is much more of an adventurous movie. It reminds me more of Indiana Jones, but in space.

Flash Gordon is a perfect blend of action and adventure, with cheese (and you don't even have to pay $0.39 extra). Most of you probably haven't seen it, and if you have, you were probably very young. I recommend this movie to anyone that likes any of the Star Wars or Indiana Jones movies.

I can just picture the brainstorming session now...

Video Game CEO: "We've run out of ideas for video games. One of you jackasses better come up with something quick or you're all fired."

Idiot #1: "It's been about 20 years since the 80's have been around. Most people have forgotten about them, maybe we can get some ideas there"

Video Game CEO: "Alright, what was cool in the 80's?"

Idiot #2: "Well, there was Simon. Remember Simon, you had to match the patterns?"

Idiot #1: "Yeah!, and the Keytar. The Keytar was GREAT!"

Idiot #3: "We could combine the two into something new and come up with a super awesome idea!"

Video Game CEO: "Okay, we'll combine the two and ..."

I had health care growing up. I knew that if I fell out of a tree, landed upside-down jumping my bike, or broke my ankle skateboarding, my parents would bring me to the doctor and everything would be alright.

Once I got out on my own and had no insurance, I started listening to that little voice in my head that said "this is a bad idea", because I knew if I got hurt, I would have to pay for it. But, I have a good job now, and health care once again. Now I tell that voice "shut the fuck up, we've got health insurance" and the voice says "oh, well, then go for the double backflip, if you don't make it, you'll probably land in the pool."

That's why universal health care is a bad idea! 

I, for one, do not live with my mom anymore. I live with my girlfriend, and she doesn't care when I eat pizza, whether it's on a bagel or not. I can eat pizza whenever I like. I just don't like eating pizza in the morning. It ruins the anticipation of waiting to eat pizza for lunch.

This is the cheesiest slogan ever. Who actually watches this commercial and thinks, "Wow, I can eat pizza in the morning now that it's on a bagel." Since this commercial usually plays during the day, the only people that see it are stoner bums that don't have a job and eat pizza in the morning anyway.

Coffee comes from coffee b-e-a-n-s. It's not like is a taco stand run by a bunch of crackers. Then I could understand if people had a problem with the name.

What pisses me off the most is that you know this is going to start a trend. Expect Negro Modelo Beer and the Cracker Barrel Restaurant and Country store to make similar announcements in the coming months.

I'm Mexican, and I have to say the name "Beaner's" Coffee  doesn't offend me in the least. If any brand/company should change their name in respect to Hispanic people, it should be "Spic 'N' Span", because what else could "Spic" possibly mean in this situation.

Apparently, if one of the dogs decided they didn't want to fight, Michael Vick would spray them with water and electrocute them to get them angry and in a fighting mood. The losing dog in a fight would be killed in one of many cruel, disgusting ways. The dogs would be slammed against the concrete, basically beating them to death, they would be hanged, beaten, burned, and shot.

Michael Vick is a disturbed and disgusting individual. He should have the book thrown at him if he is indeed guilty of these crimes.

I got my first dog a few months ago, and couldn't imagine doing anything like this to him. I'm no animal right advocate or card carrying member of PETA, far from it actually. I love eating chicken, steak, hamburgers, pork, you name it. I've always been a meat and potatoes guy, but animal cruelty is disgusting. This wasn't in self defense, or to provide food for someone, it was purely for entertainment and profit and is disgusting.

I will be really surprised if Vick's sponsors don't drop him like hot potato after this, and there's no way any NFL team should allow him to play ever again. We need to send a message to people telling them that it doesn't matter who you are, how talented, or how much money you have, you will pay the price for committing a crime, especially something as inhumane as this one.

In the past week, I'm sure everyone has heard about Joe Rogan confronting Carlos Mencia on stage. I've never been a fan of Joe Rogan. I think he's a cocky piece of shit. I watch UFC and I can't say Rogan does a bad job, but I just don't like the guy.

He's not the first one I have heard about calling Mencia a hack and a joke thief. I heard about a huge beef between George Lopez and Mencia. Apparently Mencia has stolen Lopez's entire act. Is it really all that shocking that a Mexican would steal something from someone else? Do you like how I use Mencia's own humor against him there? Oh, wait Mencia isn't even Mexican. What a piece of shit, I am Mexican and Mencia is giving all of us a bad name.

I used to like you Carlos. I thought you were funny. I thought you were original. What happened? How could you lie to me like that? consider this our official break up scumbag!

Here's a little update to this whole situation. I don't think anyone really talks about this anymore, but here's a look at the other side of the story.

The arguement has always been, "Why would someone choose to be gay; to knowingly make a choice that will cause them grief and ridicule?" I've always thought, why would someone choose to be "goth" or "punk", or part of any sub culture that would bring about the same ridicule? People choose to be part of these subcultures because they don't feel like they belong in the mainstream. They may be ridiculed by the mainstream, but they will belong to that subculture. People always want to feel a sense of belonging.

Recently I heard a great counterpoint to the "homosexuality is a choice theory" on the radio. Here's a paraphrasing of how the conversation went: Caller: I believe homosexuality is a choice. Host: Why would someone choose to be ridiculed, etc? Caller: I don't know, but it's a choice. Host: Well, then when did you choose to be a heterosexual? Caller: well, uh I don't know. I didn't, that's just how I've always been. As you can see, the caller could not give a time of when he chose to be heterosexual. Honestly, I can't say when I "chose" to be heterosexual either. Which makes my argument about homosexuality being a choice that much harder to defend.

If you missed this commercial, you'll have to catch it online, because Snickers decided to pull the commercial because it is considered homophobic. Give me a break, this commercial is hilarious. Two straight guys would act exactly this way if they accidentally kissed. This is not homophobic, but the backlash is heterophobic. The part of the gay community that is crying out needs to get a grip. What if we were to have a gay man and woman kiss and have a similar reaction. Would that be okay? Find something better to bitch about and let me keep watching my funny commercials damnit.

I realize that these celebrities help a lot of charities, but making millions of dollars a year gives you a lot more expendable income than the average person. Most of the time, the money they have raised for charities isn't even out of their own pocket. It is money that has been donated by much more selfless people than these celebrities.

For example, Oprah does some amazing things to help people both on and off her show. Most of the stuff she gives away on her show is provided by her sponsors. She does plenty with her own money, but she could do so much more if she didn't own multiple multi-million dollar homes. Why not have one or two million dollar homes, or 10 moderately priced homes. $500,000 could buy a much nicer home than most people have. The extra money could be used to house several families (especially Katrina victims who Oprah so adamantly campaigns for).

I don't mean to personally attack Oprah, she is just one of many celebrities guilty of this crime. Celebrities need to come back to reality and see that most people can't afford to donate to charity while they could do so much more for people if they weren't so damn selfish.

But who cares about some kids getting molested; I mean stopping that will not increase box office, DVD, or album sales. Let's face it, if there were a way to make money tracking down pedophiles, then there would be a lot fewer of them. But the MPAA and RIAA would rather blame decreased revenue on pirating rather than face the fact that most of the movies and music produced today straight up suck. Focus on the real issues and stop harrassing everyone.

I'm not going to say people shouldn't do theses things, it's your body do what you want with it. But I will question their logic. I've heard of scenarios where guys want a sex change so that they can become a woman, but the still like women. The usual argument is that "I'm a woman trapped in a man's body", but in this case it's a lesbian trapped in a man's body. Does that not sound screwed up to anyone else? Seriously what the fuck is wrong with people today?!?

Creating this war on drugs only creates more of a desire for them. The harder it is to get the drug, the higher the price is for that drug. This means that when a drug dealer is busted, the remaining drug dealers make more money per unit sold. This just makes it easier for these criminals to get richer. In the months post Sep-Elev, there were many anti-drug adds on TV talking about how by using illegal drugs, you could be financing terrorism. This is true, many terrorists are financed by selling illegal drugs. But, if these drugs were legal in the first place, there would be no way for terrorists to make money off of them. So it is the government's fault for this in the first place. There is no way to completely eradicate drugs. There's too much money to be made, and it is a great opportunity for people that have little to no future ahead of them.

Legalizing drugs would also make it less likely for someone to die from an overdose or a bad dose. With a pharmaceutical or leisure market for them would create a safer product. Drugs would no longer be made in bathtubs, dingy basements, or garages, but rather in chemical laboratories and grown on farms where people with the proper knowledge can produce the product. This would make it much safer for the people that use it. I see no reason as to why people can't intoxicate themselves if they want, it's their body. If we can get drunk, why can't we get high, or use any other drug we please. Of course their should be age restrictions just as their are with alcohol, and you shouldn't be able to use them anywhere, just like you can't drink anywhere. There are designated places, like bars and clubs.

Many people's lives have been ruined by drugs. Sure many have been ruined by overuse, but many people are able to use drugs in moderation for leisure. Many of these people end up paying huge fines and doing jail time for their drug use. Our tax dollars end up paying for their court time and the duration of their incarceration. Drug use aside, many of these people are model citizens, never committing a violent crime or any sort of crime against another human being. Again, if it is their body, why not let them do what they want to it. All too often government oversteps its bounds and creates laws to protect people from themselves. The seatbelt law is another great example. Granted jail time won't result from disobeying this law, but it could cost you $100. Hell, I know that wearing a seatbelt could save my life, but shouldn't it be my choice as to what risks I am willing to take. Just creating a law stating that all vehicles must be equipped with seat belts would make more sense. That at least leaves people to make their own decisions, but government wants to run everyone's lives. I can completely understand why the underage seatbelt law is in place. I child generally doesn't know what is for him/herself. Next, everyone will be required to wear a helmet when riding a bike (Sorry about the tangent, back to our main topic).

There will always be a demand for drugs, and this war will never end. During the years of prohibition, gangsters like Al Capone got rich quick by bootlegging illegal alcohol. It is the same today, gangsters get rich quick by selling drugs. As soon as alcohol was again made legal, Capone had that much less income coming in.

Most of the underage kids that I know now and knew when I was underage myself could get illegal drugs easier than they could get alcohol, which is legal to anyone over the age of 21. Right now, a drug dealer could care less as to whether he/she is selling drugs to a minor, a middle age person, a senior citizen. A drug dealer will get busted all the same. Stores selling alcohol pay close attention to whom they are selling their product, being very careful not to sell to a minor. Otherwise they can be severely fined. Making drugs legal would actually keep further out of the reach of kids. Kids would definitely still use them, they will always find a way to get what they can't have. Plenty of kids today use prescription drugs illegally though, so how does making something illegal make it any harder to get. Drugs are something that will never go away, making them illegal only creates a greater demand for them.

No one fucking goes to McDonald's or Burger King to fortify their healthy diet. They go there to get alot of food for very little money. I can't get full off a six inch sub from Subway, but for the same price I could get the Triple Whopper from Burger King and be more than satisfied. Last time I got a footlong meatball sub combo from subway, it cost me more than $7.00, which is much more than you will pay at McDonald's or Burger King for a meal.

I don't really like Burger King or McDonald's that much anymore, but at least they don't try to claim that their food is so healthy and good for you. You don't see Subway comparing the nutritional value of their food to that of Panera, Crispers, Nature's Table, or other sub joints because they know these other places would blow them out of the water and provide the customer with a more filling meal. I say fuck Jerrod, I hope he has a heart attack from all that Subway.

On a quick tangent, Bud Light really sucks and no one really likes it. I'm sick of going to parties for shitty free beer. I expect more than piss-water. Everyone always gets a keg of Bud Light, but everyone I talk to hates it. It all started in high school, one "cool" kid liked it, so everyone followed, but deep down everyone knew it tastes like piss-water. So next party you have, do everyone a favor and get regular Bud. Thank you.

Follow-up:

I have received some feedback pertaining to other fruits "allegedly" named after colors. First, there is the case of the peach. The fruit is clearly not the same color as the crayon. Second, there is the plum. While the fruit and the crayon bare the same color, the color was clearly named after the fruit.

caller: "Hey, uh. . .John?"

me: "No, I think you have the wrong number. "

caller: "Uh, is John there?"

me: "Nope, no John here. "

caller: "There's no John there?"

me: "No, I think you have the wrong number. "

caller: "Well then uh I must have the wrong number. "

me: "Yup, bye. " *click*

I mean seriously, it shouldn' take a conversation that long to realize you have the wrong number. Then, there is the very rare case when they call, I don't pick up and they leave a message. Now I really can't comprehend this one because my message for my voice mail says: "You've reached Seth's cell phone I'm not here right now, leave a message. Bye. " Then they proceed to leave a message for John or whoever. Whatever happened to survival of the fittest. Stupidity at this degree should have left these people for dead a long time ago.