Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts

Monday, December 15, 2008

Fun with Testicles



I found the image above through an Internet search. Now, I don't normally google words like "testicles" but a friend sent me an email about this trend and I had to check it out for myself.

The story goes something like this: My friend was driving and talking to his sister on the phone. She happens to be in the car industry. At a stoplight, he noticed a truck in front of him with fake testicles hanging off the trailer hitch. His sister was surprised that he had not seen this before.

Neither have I and I don't want to.

Apparently, this is a very popular thing to do, especially for those who take extra pride in being a redneck.

Several states have now introduced legislation to ban this particular form of expression which leaves me with some questions:
Are state governments running out of serious issues and have this kind of free time on their hands? Are these the issues they were elected to resolve?
Would feminist groups, i.e. NOW, be involved if the fake body parts were female?
Aren't children going to ask about this?
Would this be considered pornography or freedom of expression?


If anyone has run out of gift ideas, I found numerous websites where these little goodies can be ordered for the redneck in your life.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Look it Up

I suppose I should rephrase the title. Instead of looking it up, most people I know Google it or another version of an online search. The important thing is to claritfy a word, a date or an era. I was raised before the Internet -- we actually went to library! I like to balance the scholastic and educational stories with people who can share their experiences.

Not that they should know it all but I get a little terrified about some of our young people and what they don't know. Someone recently referred to her grandfather in the Civil War. Sorry, I don't think so.

Lady Webster has trained me and it is ingrained. Sometimes we discuss word definitions. Yes, this is fun for us; we are that dorky.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Do You Google Yourself?

Another confession. Every few months I google myself to see what shows up. (I also google lots of you.) Try as I might, technology is always way ahead of me. But I made the conscious decision to put myself out there with a blog and a website. It's funny to see the key words that pop up.

When I did it this morning, the first thing to pop up was my fierce attachment to the "Riley" name.

It made me smile.