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Breast Cancer DeclineLast year, Texas researchers announced a surprising decline in breast cancer cases, and it seemed like a reason to celebrate: The most recent findings showed an estimated 14,000 women had been spared the diagnosis. At first the decline was attributed to the fact that many women had abruptly stopped using hormones for menopause in 2002, after the Women's Health Initiative linked the drugs with breast cancer, heart attacks, and other illnesses. But now medical experts say there is likely far more to the story. "I, and some of my colleagues, feel that those breast cancers did not just go away," says Len Lichtenfeld, MD, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society. Here's what the latest numbers say — and what they really mean for your health.Why Hormones Aren't the Whole StoryBreast cancer rates fell most in women over 50, the same age group that uses hormones for menopause, says Peter Ravdin, MD, a research professor at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, part of the team that first reported the trend. And the biggest declines were in estrogen-receptor-positive tumors, the type fueled by estrogen. From 2001 to 2004, overall breast cancer cases dropped 8.6 percent; estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers fell by about 15 percent, building a compelling case that changes in hormone use had something to do with the trend.Some doctors, however, believe it's not just that women stopped taking hormones but that they also stopped having regular breast exams. "Stopping HT alone is unlikely to produce a sudden, statistically significant drop in breast cancer incidence overnight,'' says Marisa Weiss, MD, founder of the breastcancer.org Web site, which provides information about research and treatment. "More likely, it's the drop off of doctor visits and less compliance with mammography. There are fewer reasons to see your doc if he's no longer prescribing HT.'' breastcancer.org There's another piece of evidence that hormones aren't the only factor: Cancer rates actually started declining nine years ago. According to Ahmedin Jemal, PhD, American Cancer Society epidemiologist the decrease was seen in several age groups and was greatest for small tumors and early-stage cancers — the ones most commonly detected by mammography.Fewer Mammograms, Greater RiskThe disturbing trend in mammography rates emerged in 2005: "Rates for women overall had dropped to about 66 percent, nearly four percent lower than the peak of 70 percent in 2000," says Nancy Breen, PhD, of the National Cancer Institute. Even more troubling is that the biggest drop occurred in women who could be counted on to get regular mammograms: highly educated women with access to regular medical care and private health insurance. Mammography use also fell seven percent among women who have the most to gain from screening — those 50 to 64, the group with the largest number of breast cancer cases in the United States.What's behind the drop? Perhaps higher insurance copayments or long waits for appointments, or it may be that some women aren't convinced mammograms make much difference in their health. But if the decline in breast cancer is linked, even in part, to women getting fewer mammograms, "it means you're not finding cancers you would normally find early,'' says Robert Smith, MD, PhD, director of cancer screening for the American Cancer Society. "When those cancers are eventually found, they're going to be bigger and have a worse prognosis."Back to the Hormone Therapy QuestionHow does this new thinking affect you if you're contemplating taking replacement hormones? The most recent guidelines from the FDA and major medical groups haven't changed: Women who want to treat hot flashes and other symptoms should use hormones in the lowest dose for the shortest time possible. "I wouldn't want the WHI study findings and our analysis of the data to be something that caused all women to stop hormone therapy," Ravdin says. In fact, stopping hormones doesn't dramatically change your risk for breast cancer. Based on the latest analysis, a woman with no special risk factors who stops hormones would, at best, reduce her individual risk by about 1.7 percent.
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Double Header weekend stretches run to 17 wins.
Posted by Graham Griffiths on 28 October 2012
Beeston increased their lead at the top of the Men's Hockey League with a comfortable 2-1 win over top London Premier opposition, Southgate.
On a Baltic day both sides struggled to play flowing hockey although the Bees were always in the driving seat. Beeston took the lead in the 22nd minute after a dazzling right wing run by Adam Dixon was neatly executed by Ben Arnold.
Southgate had the chance to equalise in the 34th but the chance was squandered by Callum Burden.
The half ended with the Bees in front but the game was frustrating as Beeston grappled with the bitterly cold weather and Southgate's defensive tactics.
Beeston extended the lead in the 40th minute when Adam Dixon flicked home Beeston's second penalty corner.
Southgate kept the crowd interested when a good right wing attack was finished off by Simeon Bird from close range. Beeston weathered the brief Southgate storm with some good goalkeeping by George Pinner, and the Bees increased their lead at the top of the Premiership
Beeston moved North on Sunday to meet MHL Northern Conference Leaders, Bowdon in Round 3 of the England Hockey Cup. The Cup holders, Beeston were without 8 of the team playing against Southgate as they all reported for England training, at Bisham Abbey, on Sunday morning.
The Bees took an early 3rd minute lead when Sam Dixon hammered home Beeston's opening penalty corner. Ten minutes later, Dan Webster on his Beeston debut, beat two players and his neat pass was swept home by Matt Taylor. Bowdon pulled one back just before the half time break when Landon Morley flicked home from Bowdon's second penalty corner.
Beeston put the game to bed after half time with two penalty corner strikes in three minutes from Sam Dixon and Gordon McIntyre. Morley pulled one back for the home side in the 60th minute before Beeston added two more in the closing stages from Martin Jones and Richard Lawrence.
Ireland international, Tim Lewis, who played in both games, commented, "It was a difficult weekend but we came through it with flying colours. We have now played 17 games this season and won them all, scoring 124 goals. We now move onto the local derby against Loughborough Students and we need to prepare thoroughly for this one, if we are to increase our lead at the top of the table."
Beeston meet Loughborough on Friday 2nd November 8.00pm at Loughborough University.

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Authoring a css book and what is next
by Cedric Dugas on July 19, 2011
I neglected quite a bit my blog for some times now .. After 3 years of doing this I feel like I have less and less to say about web development. Well not that it happens to every blogs of course :P. I still have some stuff for you guys, but I feel my time doing one article a week is gone.
Confoo conference
This year I am trying to do a talk at the Confoo conference, basically it's an introduction course at code organization with jQuery, called jQuery Spaghetti. It's probably not for most of you guys and I know it has been done in other js conferences, but I feel like Confoo will have quite a bit of 'hobby' jQuery devs since it's really a diverse conference about all web technologies (hoo and it is also in french). Still, if you like the idea and you're in Montreal, I could use a vote or 2 for my talk. (You can downvote too, any feedback is appreciate!)
Self-publishing a book
Did you know that anyone can wrote a book and self-publish it these days? and I am not talking about doing a pdf, I'm talking about a paperback book available from amazon. This is what lulu.com and createspace.com are offering. It does all the hard work for you (well beside writing the book of course).
It's quite impressive to upload a pdf and have a paperback available from online stores, and even physical book stores with lulu.
A book on css, really?
Yup, I am writing a book about html and css templating, this has been done 30 times you might say, but I really think the approach I am taking has not been that used. In this book I am not talking about HTML5, CSS3, grids, etc. I am talking about doing templating efficiently on deadlines with a cross-browsers angle.
The book will walk you through 2 examples (a website homepage and an email), and explain you the problems you will encounter along the way. I'm already 80% done with the writing, but doing image assets takes quite a bit of times.
A book looking professional
Obviously if you are authoring a book, you want it to look professional. Unfortunatly most of us are not designers. Fortunately there is a couple of inDesign book template available, I even found one free, and its a really nice book template.
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It will be nice to see your thoughts and tricks on templating in a nice looking book.
Will your talk at Confoo be in french?
Good luck with the book, Cedric. I'm a big believer in writing and would love to publish my own novel one day, either fictional fun or something related to the web. Feel free to send us through a review copy of your book if you fancy when you're done 😉
Nice post ! Very interesting.
I'm currently writing & finishing a book in french about Sencha Touch' framework with a co-worker for an editor, i probably will write another one on Titanium, and i didn't know it was so simple to self-publish.
When will this book be available? I can give you feedback if you're interested.


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There are so many women out there who have excellent products and services but they are unsure of how to better promote themselves. One of the key factors that helps women advance their careers and businesses is their willingness to promote themselves.
Statistics show, today, more than 8.6 million U.S. businesses are owned by women. They generate more than $1.3 trillion in revenues and employ nearly 7.8 million people. The researchers have also found that women-owned businesses frequently face difficulties growing when they have five to nine employees and their annual revenue is in the $250,000 to $499,999 range.
"Women who are more proactive self-promoters are better able to advance their careers and increase their salaries, and are overall more professionally satisfied, than women who were less likely to make their achievements visible", says Ilene H. Lang, president and CEO of Catalyst, a researched based organization expanding opportunities for women and business.
According to Susan Lucus-Conwell, Global Chief Executive Officer at Great Place to Work, "Women need to identify their unique talents, understand what they bring to their work environment to best enable success, and then, make sure that their voice is heard. Speak up, speak out, and contribute. Women may experience difficulty with this in many work environments. So, it's important to find a community within the organization-mentors, role-models, networking groups, who can help navigate through an organization and provide a support system."
Nell Merlino, the founder and CEO of Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence, states in Forbes, "Too many women limit their vision and opportunities by getting overwhelmed," Merlino says. "They end up walking away from opportunities or clients or more work because they know there is only 24 hours in their day, as opposed to, 'Who can I get to help me so I can go out to sell the company?"
Here some ideas to aid with promoting you, along with your business, from Catherine Kaputa, who writes on the subject:
- Tap into "brand strategy"-Self branding is about developing a personal strategy that positions you differently from others and formulating the tactics that get you from A to B all the way to Z. It's about building visibility and a reputation in some arena.
- Be aware of perceptions about you-If people think you are on top of your game, you will be. If people think you're a B player, you will be until you change their perceptions. Your success in business or life is based on perceptions, other people's perceptions of who you are, how good you are, and even what you are worth.
- Stay relevant-Another key tenet of branding is, "Be relevant."
- Create a powerful "self-brand package"-Your visual identity is important because of the link people make between what something looks like on the outside and what is on the inside. That's why you should think about visual identity like brand managers do.
- Visibility-What advertisers call 'mindshare', brings big rewards. You can get a higher price for your services or a bigger salary. People will seek you out. That's because of the connection people make between something that's well-known being better than something that is not. ("She must be good, or why would she be so well known?")
- Develop an action plan to move the plot along-Defining a great self-brand strategy is one thing. Making it a reality is another. Brand managers use a marketing plan to tie it all together to achieve your goals and you should, too. A self brand action plan includes the following: goals, target markets, the self-brand strategy, time frame, tactics and measurement. Throughout your career, your reputation and the perception people have about you is constantly changing whether you do anything or not. If you're trying to move up the ladder in your career, you should prepare a plan that positions you apart from competitors, maximizes your assets, and demonstrates that you have the track record for the job.
As a woman who owns or has a key role in a business, you can learn to convey to others the value you and the business offer. You can be visible, speak to your accomplishments, present your skills, and build your reputation, in addition to that of the business, both within the inside and outside of your business.


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I got this gun about a year ago and i have to say it is a great gun. It is all metal and has a great feel to it. The blow back action of this gun is really sweet. The seals on my magazines are still perfect after after lots of use. My only complaint is that the "hold open" when the clip is empty does not work any more.
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We love our customised mural of Kilkenny that's painted on the wall at our Reception and so do all our guests judging by how many photos are taken of it and all the comments made about how cool it is 🙂
So that got us thinking..why don't we print postcards and give them out free to our lovely guests. Some people keep them as a souvenir and others send them back home to their friends and family. The unique thing about this postcard is that it is customised according to all our favourite things to see and do in Kilkenny. It has great little depictions of our best liked places to eat, drink and party plus all the great attractions on offer in our medieval city. Chances are if you stayed with us you'll have visited loads of these places! Did you check out The Hole in the Wall for instance..well it's there on the map! Did you climb the Round Tower at St Canice's Cathedral..it's there too. How about the Monday night Traditional Music session in Cleeres pub..check it out just opposite the Hostel.
Want your very own Postcard of all the great things Kilkenny has to offer, one that's illustrated in a cool quirky style by artist Fuchsia MacAree? Then pick one up for free here at the Hostel Reception and send it on it's journey around the world #WishYouWereHere!


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To coincide with the May 22 opening of the Buffalo Zoo's new Delta Sonic Heritage Farm, the Zoo is opening a brand-new playground with the assistance of Fisher-Price!
With a design that complements the barnyard theme of both the Heritage Farm
and Fisher-Price's signature barn playset, the new playground will feature a three-level spiral
slide, a spacious tube crawlway, small "peaks" for climbing fun, balance beams, a fun forest
and a concentration blocks panel for some mental playtime!
The Buffalo Zoo is the third oldest zoo in the country and welcomes more than 460,000 visitors per year. In 2002, a master plan was launched to transform the Zoo. The Delta Sonic Heritage Farm will be the first project built as part of Phase II of the Buffalo Zoo's master plan. The family-friendly exhibit will recreate a historic farm from 1850s and will replace the current Children's Zoo.


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Getting Over Mondays At Work
As new projects constantly take on twists and turns, expect to postpone your currently task to put final touches on more pressing issues. This leeway time should be estimated at about 10-15% of your work week.
Deal With Issues As They Come
Dealing with everyday problems is not something you can sit down and plan. You have to deal with these impromptu events as they come along.
Go For A Midday walk
Working straight through the day is not the best way to get through your Monday. Doing so only brings down your efficiency and bogs you down mentally. Take a walk in the park, eat your lunch and appreciate the outdoors.
Know Your Limits
Even a model employee has limitations when it comes to work. Piling on the work hurts morale and can send any employee into a seemingly endless rut. If you really feel there is too much work for you, tell your boss about it. Superiors will be sympathetic if you explain that there is simply too much on your plate. Remember, they were once in your shoes and can feel apathy.
back to workTaking time to settle things on Monday will bring some order to the rest of your week. Planning your activities with the aforementioned to-do list will set the wheels in motion in a well-oiled manner, resulting in minimal amounts of ulcers and headaches.
Many times, we waste so much time contemplating what was has to be done rather than actually getting to work. Look at the bigger picture and move on with things. Answer your e-mail, transfer your calls to voice mail and get your hands dirty with work. You'll thank me later.
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Indians Support Gender Equality But Still Give Men Edge in Workplace, Higher Education
The recent gang rape and killing of a young woman in New Delhi – and the subsequent protests – have focused worldwide attention on gender issues in India. A 2010 survey that examined attitudes about gender around the world sheds some light on how public opinion in India compares to the other 21 nations surveyed.
Parental Pressure on Students
Not Enough in America; Too Much in Asia
Chapter 1. Global Publics View Their Lives
From the industrial West to Latin America and Asia, people generally point to financial concerns as their most pressing personal problem. When respondents were asked to describe in their own words the biggest problem confronting them and their families, economic difficulties were cited most frequently in 40 of 44 nations surveyed. Nearly half of Americans […]
Chapter 2. Global Publics View Their Countries
The more than 38,000 people interviewed in the Global Attitudes survey are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the way things are going in their countries today. Solid majorities in nearly every country in every region surveyed say they are unhappy with the state of their nation. Although just four-in-ten Americans (41%) have a positive view of national […]


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Demeter has long been known for its outside-of-the box, yet affordable, fragrances. I think that if you have any self-confidence at all, it's important not to smell like everyone else in the room. You want to be remembered! You want to be distinct!
There are several main fragrance categories used throughout the industry, such as "floral," "chypre," "Oriental," etc. One of the main categories is "gourmand," meaning fragrances that smell like food. Food is comforting. It can also be alluring or sassy or spicy or sweet. It can be all the things that you associate with other categories of scent, if you only disassociate yourself with its origins! Demeter has many, many gourmand scents, which would make the perfect gift to you -- the foodie. I was very happy to be hosted to experience some of them!
Bourbon - It's that first whiff of a pour, with notes of tobacco and alcohol. Bourbon is light, unisex. Wear it when you've got jeans or leather on. Men could wear it to work.
Tomato - Fresh tomato, but in the garden, cooled. You smell leaves, seeds, tomato gel, a little greenness. I'd say it's for a unique and sporty person.
Dulce de Leche - Caramel, vanilla, flan, cooked milk. The dry-down is lightly sweet, with skin notes.
Dark Chocolate -- I just recently wore this all around Belgium because of their gourmet chocolate industry. Everyone was very nice to me, so there you have it. The fragrance smells like candy-box candy -- not those Ex-Lax-like 80% cocoa bars. There's a little snap to them. It blends with skin well, a great gourmand. I'd say it's more on the feminine side.
Sweet Cilantro - It starts out bright, then gets deep, savory and herby. It's unisex and for confident people.
Spicy Pineapple Salsa - First, you notice the spice, then fruit. It's unisex, summery and tropical. It has some sweetness and is very long-lasting.
Sushi - I noticed salt water, lemon and seaweed. It's unisex without being jock-like. The dry-down is complex.
Vanilla Ice Cream - Vanilla, sweetness, milk and vanilla bean.
Pizza - A fun scent. I notice oregano, olive oil crust, baked tomato sauce, melted mozzarella cheese. It may not be the traditional romantic type of scent, but it's comforting and when I sprayed it on, my puppy lost his mind.
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Latch-hook crafting and cassette tapes: two things taking up residency in the chambers of our hearts reserved for nostalgia. But since we have no desire for a latch-hook wall hanging and no way to play tapes, this pillow ($48) seems like a better choice, combining the best of both worlds.
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Want to find a quick way to jazz up any hair style for Prom night? Even simple, straight styles will get an immediate injection of chic with these adorable accessories from designer Tarina Tarantino. I am especially in love with the Grosgrain Ribbon Bow clip ($35), which comes in seven colors.
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I was lucky enough to ask a few questions via phone to director, Jason Cohen about his short documentary and how he feels about his Oscar nomination. His film, "Facing Fear," is up for a chance to win an Oscar in the Best Short Documentary category.
So here are five questions and his answers:
1. For those who don't know, can you in your own words, tell them a little bit about "Facing Fear."
"Facing Fear," is a film about forgiveness. Twenty-five years ago, a gay teenager was beat up by a neo-Nazi, and they meet up by chance years after the incident. They team up together to talk about their story and teach others to be tolerant.
2. What gave you this idea for your short documentary?
It was a collaboration with the Fetzer Institute, a nonprofit company that promotes tolerance and forgiveness around the world. Fetzer is based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
3. We live in a world, where violence is prominent to others just because of their sexual orientation, race, and religion. Do you think that people who watch, "Facing Fear," and who are ignorant will change their views?
Some people are probably too deep in their ideologies, but hopefully it opens them to discussion and maybe rethink their views.
4. Now something about your nomination, how did you feel when you got the news that your film was on the Oscar ballot?
Very excited but not something we planned on. The good thing is it gave the movie and its subject a lot more exposure.
5. Last but not least, do you have any advice for any up and coming documentary directors?
What you need is a good story and a good subject. So if you have that then you're set.
So I want to give a big thanks to Jason for taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk to me about his film and about the Oscars. I'm wishing him good luck this Sunday, because he made a fantastic film that many should watch! Tolerance is a subject that we all need to work on throughout lives.


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"Local" has been a fashionable buzzword lately, code for a whole host of positive attributes such as "environmentally sustainable," "high-quality" and "economically viable."
And entities don't get much more local than the country farmstand: often crops available there have traveled a matter of only a few miles... or a few feet.
Like anything, farmstands have their own language, their own accepted standards, their own way of doing things. They represent a unique blend of vibrant display and small-time commerce. But the variations on the theme are endless... at times it seems that the smaller the stand the more its own distinctive personality emerges.
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If you wonder where the Easter bunny has been and why Easter is arriving so late this year, it may be because he has been busy decorating Cheekwood Botanical Gardens.
Cheekwood is hosting its 22nd annual Spring Art Hop on Sat. April 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Easter-themed event will feature egg hunts, crafts, performances, music and more. A favorite spring tradition for Nashville and the Bellevue area, this year Cheekwood has added more activities and sights for kids of all ages and their families.
Between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., there will be Easter egg hunts every half hour with over 20,000 eggs hidden. Kids are invited to bring their Easter baskets and enjoy the fun.
At noon and again at 2 p.m., guests can enjoy the 'Egg'cellent Magic Show, and from 10 - 4, visitors can enjoy the Musical Petting Zoo, Balloon artists, face painting, art activities and more.
To top it off, Cheekwood in Bloom will still be making a colorful floral display. Cheekwood is located at 1200 Forrest Park Drive in Bellevue's neighboring Belle Meade community. Call 615-356-8000 for details.
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Michael Gregory Mike Meyers (born October 18, 1977 in London, Ontario, Canada) was raised in Tillsonburg, Ontario and is a former professional baseball pitcher who played in the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and Milwaukee Brewers organizations from to .
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Mike Meyers opens SNL as Dr Evil talking about Kim Jong *** ! Hilarious!!
Listening to interview Mike Meyers on and can't get over that Meyers' impression of Lorne Michaels is soo Dr. Evil
Hollywood Film Awards 2014: What's in store for first televised show Awards season will heat up Friday when a slew of A-list actors gather for the Hollywood Film Awards, debuting for the first time on television -- on CBS. Plenty of stars will be in attendance, including Steve Carell, Johnny Depp, Laura Dern, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lopez, Mike Meyers, Robert Pattinson, Eddie Redmayne, Chris Rock, Hilary Swank, Amy Adams, Gerard Butler, Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, Jonah Hill, Keira Knightley, Michael Keaton, Julianne Moore, Jack O'Connell, Chris Pratt, Kristen Stewart, Channing Tatum, Jean-Marc Vallee, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley. Janelle Monae is scheduled to perform with her band throughout the ceremony. Complete Coverage: Hollywood Film Awards Queen Latifah, who serves as this year's host, told "CBS This Morning" that viewers can expect "something crazy, something irreverent, something fun." Queen Latifah on career and hosting the Hollywood Film Awar ...
Martha MacCallum, Gauri Khan, Mike Meyers, Dr. Mohsin Wali, Mary J. Blige, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tears for Fears, are in Church of Philadelphia
.toys removed from still available: Jason Voorhees, Walking Dead, Mike Meyers. Makes sense
Our good buddy and legendary musician Mike Meyers wanted to get the staff here involved in a video. Of course he...
Watchin halloween ressurection mike meyers my fav killer
Wayne, Austin, and Dieter are all good cat names if you're a really big fan of Mike Meyers.
paul Rudd made mike Meyers bleed through his mask. Didn't even run from him. No human got the best of J
MIKE F: Did YOU see them last night? Hit the link for some PITTSBURGH STEELER PRIDE from two of our favorite...
*** that *** just splashed acid on Mike Meyers face thru his hockey mask!!
Sorry, Texas. The biggest terror threat's coming from the land of Mike Meyers, Wayne Gretzky & Neil Young
Need the solutions for "Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs Lab Manual"
I need to get the Mike Meyers shirts from it's a must
Watching Halloween and Mike Meyers is always walking after his victims like literally all u have to do is power walk away in one direction..
Rachel Maddow's list of "angry punk songs to get you through the midterm elections"
Mike Brown Kajime Powell Vonderritt Meyers, and the lady survived. U also have 14 other
Lolol I freaking love 'The Love Guru' it's perfect and Mike Meyers is genius
This generation needs a new serial killer like Mike Meyers or Jason Voorhees...
Mike Delfino and Susan Meyers getting remarried may have just completed my life
In the latest BAR, Carol L. Meyers examines âEvesâ of everyday ancient Israel
you know who else didn't wanna take their mask off? Mike Meyers.
Seth Meyers and Mike from Mike and Molly were both on the Steelers sideline pre-game. We'll see if they brought some celebrity magic dust...
We are underway here at Mike A. Meyers Stadium. Texas soccer will be resting starting keeper Abby Smith against Arkansas Little Rock.
.recent allegations are as absurd as Mike Meyers FBI report during the governor debate in Mitchell.
Unlike Mike Meyers in the Love Guru, "We all need to be Tech Guru's." Shannon Miller. So true!
Got an exam in the morning but I'm watching "Love Guru" -2008, Mike Meyers place a guru who specializes in love
Mike Meyers, Jason Voorhees, and their ghoulish friends are all waiting for you at the Walla Walla Corn Maze.
I liked a video from Minecraft Mike Meyers MURDER MiniGame
Riveting story. Well done Mike Meyers! I laughed, I cried, I reminisced, I reflected. Quite the man, Shep is.
If i had to choose between being trapped in a room wit rob and dom or freddy krueger and Michael Meyers i would choose freddy and mike
Tough not to think of Mike Meyers as a monster. Also, I think of Alien as monster AND slasher.
You know its October when you start dreaming about Mike Meyers trying to kill you
Nobody's cares if Mike Meyers is you uncle.
Makes me think about Mike Meyers and the Mountain Dew prank.
Mike Ditka is 75 years old today. That is incredible. He looks fantastic for 75. This blows my mind.
Mike Meyers casually driving past me on a Friday Night ðð»
This is the house with Mike Meyers from SNL right?
It's been RTd now. Are you not familiar with that Mike Meyers SNL character?
Shocked that I just found out original Mike Meyers Halloween movie costume was from old Capt. Kirk mask!
When you casually pass Mike Meyers on the road. Typical Friday night.
But what do you do when you drive past Mike Meyers
The senseless murder of Mike Brown 12 bullets and Vonderrit Meyers 17 shots is classic overkill could downed kids if really threat
Michael Meyers has been in 10 movies. Mike Myers has been in 23 movies. Both do great Scottish accents.
Spit fire for hire, no need to conspire to the liars, the haters, the Mike Meyers of the underground seem to perspire when I go loud.
Isnt this fun kids? Freddy, jason, mike meyers, chucky, and the thing all in one place
to when I was totally best friends with Mike Meyers :)
The Garden for Justice just feet from where is the Justice for Mike Brown? For Vonderritt Meyers?
Realizing that most polls show losing by more points than there are movies in the Halloween/Mike Meyers movie franchise.
George Bush is the forgotten Mike Meyers of the pre-cyborgTriassic period. Look him up on your fsearchers and you'll see.
Mike Meyers explains â Help and it will help you: contribute!.
Mike Meyers is on David Letterman right now and he doesn't look like he's aged at all and he's super nice!
âDaniel Craig and Mike Meyers are in New York for the LFC game this evening.â But Bryan Wilson isn't ð©ð©ð©ð©
Mondayâs Lounge Drink Specials: Beer Drafts $1.25, Beer Pints $1.75 & $0.50 off Cuervo Shots COME OUT AND SEE THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR LOUNGE! BASEBALL: The Cubs are home to take on the Colorado Rockies, first pitch will be at 7:05PM. The White Sox are on the road home to take on the Detroit Tigers, play ball will be called at 7:08PM CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE Mark your calendars for August 16, 2014 from 5PM-11PM â DJ Woody and DJ Mike Meyers, formerly from US99 will open and play in between this yearsâ open air event, and the Relics will be our headliners. HALL RENTAL: Did you know The Lansing K of C has. Not 1 but 2 banquet rooms and an Outdoor PAVILION -- ready for rental for that party or get together event? We've ample seating inside and OUTSIDE with reasonable banquet hall/Pavilion party packages to accommodate your party budget. For More Information, please call the office during regular business hours [9:00AM - 4:30 PM] at (708) 895-7720 for more information! KNIGHTSâ NEWS Check out our ...
Kanye West just said that Jim Joyce hates Mike Meyers sat there motionless.
One day Mike Meyers will make another Austin Powers movie.one day
Happy Summer 2014!! Wondering what you should do on this glorious Saturday and first day of Summer? Here are some Gladgirl suggestions! The WSWO Oldies 97.3 FM staff is doing live remotes from the St. Peters Parish festival on Chambersburg Rd. (near Brandt Pike) until 8:00 tonight! It's a great fest with loads of good food and the largest festival flea market I have ever seen! There's an amazing rockumentary film showing at The NEON movies called SUPERMENSCH: THE LEGEND OF SHEP GORDON (see trailer below) This guy was a maker of rock stars, super chefs and the typhoid Larry of the counter culture! Great stories about rock stars and a few life lessons on the way. It's the first film directed by Mike Meyers (SNL, Austin Powers, Waynes World). You'll love it! And you'll love The Neon! (a theater that serves adult beverages and coffee drinks!) On your way out and about (or if you're just layin' around the shanty), be sure to tune in to Oldies 97.3 (and stream at daytonoldies.org) for Mike Shaver, The Record Sa ...
Mike Meyers wins the Limited Late Model feature at the Gator 50!
TIL Shrek was almost done when the original voice actor passed away, and had to be replaced; Mike Meyers had to step in for Chris Farley.
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis enjoy a baby-free evening to support friend Mike Meyers directorial debut
Bucket list item: See a movie starring Jim Carey, Robin Williams, and Mike Meyers.
Spring on over to Home-Land Title and enjoy Chamber after hours!! Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:00 till 7:00 835 Hwy 90, Suite 12 Bay St Louis, MS 39520 Right behind Mike Meyers, State Farm Come meet our staff Cynthia Hansen and Tina Stiglet Brad Wilkinson âThomas Harris- Danny Crotwell This is great opportunity to network and to be sociable Make sure you bring your business cards for extra goodies
Thanks for the yummy lunch...well left over dinner..Mike Meyers and Maria Meyers
Tonight is Kraftwerk at Disney Concert Hall. I am excited to see them and haven't been in Disney Concert Hall since I led the 10 Theremin Orchestra there some time ago, although it seems like yesterday. Interesting side note- My good friend Hal Willner has handled the sketch music for SNL for longer than even he probably would like to remember, and came over one night looking for some German pop music for a new sketch starring Mike Meyers called Sprockets. Neither of us had seen it yet. We listened to my collection of German techno and didn't find the right piece until I changed the speed on the turntable, yes it was all vinyl, from 33 to 45 on, as I recall, Autobahn. I could be wrong. Presto, the Sprockets theme music. I laugh every time I hear it...
MOVIE FACTS: Halloween: Mike Meyers mask was a old Cpt. Kirk mask Wizard of Oz: "Somewhere over the Rainbow" almost didnt make it in the movie because they said it was to sad. The Lion King: Pumba was the 1st Disney character to pass gas.
"If you're gonna pee, pee in this" in my Mike Meyers' Wayne's World voice
verklempt or choked up with emotion I stole that word from Mike Meyers from SNL aka the voice of Shrek.
Side note, is it weird that Ed O'Neill is more attractive to me (as of 92) than. either Mike Meyers or Dana Carvey (closer in age) were?
Oh and also my mom chilled with Mike Meyers and Tom Arnold "but he was wired"
u could play some custom games like James Bonds or Mike Meyers in private match
she probably thinks your Mike Meyers ð³
Hi Everyone, I'm sick and tired of the cold weather but pull the cover off the car because on Sunday its supposed to be 77 degrees and sunny. I got in touch with Mike Meyers, Cen-Tex CC Activity Director, and he was putting out the word to his members. We will meet them around 5:30 at Quaker Steak and Lube in Waco but before that I'm going to drop the top and take a ride so if you want take a little ride before dinner meet me at the Temple VFW parking lot on Hwy 36 west at 4:00, leaving at 4:15. I'm thinking about running out toward Gatesville and taking the Texas Brazos Trail, Hwy107, back to Moody and then up Hwy 2113 to Hewitt and on into Waco. See you Sunday, Tim
I wish Mike Meyers would make another Austin Powers movie.
Which brings me to best SNL skit: Mike Meyers playing *** Jagger, *** Jagger doing Keith Richards.
Brilliant observation by my wife: Ben Folds = Austin Powers (not Mike Meyers) + Dana Carvey
You can show me Master of Disguise and anything with Seth Rogen or Mike Meyers, and Jonah Hill will still fill me with more rage.
Not never ever! Mike Meyers and Phil Hartman years were awesome.
The Love Guru, released in 2008 is yet another amazing performance by the amazing character actor, Mike Meyers. Lauded for his ability to create hilarious and sympathetic characters, he brings the title role to life in his depiction of Pitka, the Love Guru. Facing a mid-life crisis, hockey player Darren Roanoke, played by actor Romany Malco, is challenged on the ice after his wife takes up with competitor, Jacques Grande- played brilliantly by Justin Timberlake. Adding to Roanoke's dismay is Grande's reputation as being a ladies man, well-endowed in areas that make Roanoke insecure about his own masculinity and in the future of his marriage. As a last ditch effort to revive his career and win the coveted hockey championship trophy, the team owner, played by the beautiful and talented Jessica Alba, hires Pitka to intervene. She is new to her role as team owner and has got something to prove to the team as well as the fans. Through a series of exercises and embarrassing misadventures, Roanoke becomes the re ...
My number is 15.. This is hard.. 1- I refuse to watch scary movies alone.. EVER! Last time I did it was Halloween and Mike Meyers still freaks me out to this day! 2- I love learning new things. Science is my favorite! 3- I'm fascinated with serial killers.. kinda strange, but everytime I see any stories on the bio channel or anything else that has a story one I watch. It scares me but I am still fascinated. I even wrote a whole essay on Jeffery Dahmer when I was in 7th grade and got a A. My teacher at the time still remebers the paper to this day. 4- I was born in Phoenix, Az. And lived in Taylor and Snowflake until I was about 4. Still have family there though. 5- I was attacked by my neighbors doberman and still remember it, I was very young and I'm not afraid of dogs at all. 6- I ran over myself with a van and didn't break a bone! Thank God! I was only about 5 at the time! 7- I'm the oldest of 5 children. I have 2 sisters, and 2 brothers who I love to death! 8- My dad passed away when I was 16yrs o ...
I remember last year when Dana Carvey hosted SNL, Mike Meyers came and they did another Wayne's World sketch and I was so happy
Mike Meyers will star in the live-action Pepé Le Pew movie because raping the corpse of Dr. Seuss by ruining "Cat in the Hat" wasn't enough
Stop asking me what Im being for Halloween at this rate Im being mike Meyers wearing the mask and rockin the black sweatsuit. Sexual enough?
think of the possibilities...sexy Diego costume, sexy superhero costume, sexy mike meyers costume.
"Halloween weekend is this Thursday, gonna sit around watchin TV. On the couch for a couple of hours, You and me baby, watchin Mike Meyers"
if you think Mike Meyers should totally make 'Wayne's World 3."
maybe it was! Ahhh! He was wearing a Mike Meyers mask.
It was a character Mike Meyers used to do in SNL back in the day
If you think you have the weirdest brother then you clearly haven't met mine. I don't think your bro says " I smell like Mike Meyers."ð
"Mike Meyers just kills teens who have sex, he's a Christian warrior"-
I heard all them *** on tour jason freddy mike meyers jeepers creepers jig saw and the boogeyman
Guarantee if Mike Meyers or Jason got laid, they'd stop killing so many people
i am gonna be Michael Meyers for Halloween. not sexy. not slutty. not funny. just plain ole mike Meyers.
if you aren't careful I'll play the Mike Meyers theme outside your window at night ððª
In the movie, Meoraq will be played by Mike Meyers.
âAuthorities end lockdown at Indiana University campus, a four-hour alert spurred by reports of man with knife." Mike Meyers is alive?!
And a guy dressed as Mike Meyers wud have to warm his hands up..he wud stand rite in front of u with his knife up.wudnt move but I liked him
How is Mike Meyers 7ft 350 lbs and nobody hears this man creeping? Couldn't put us in this movie lol, One noise and we out. Roll credits
So not sleeping tonight,i watched IT then mike meyers... someone please help me
Part 1 was tiff ah memories of mike Meyers running away
One minute you're just making a sandwich and the next Mike Meyers is beating your skull in with a baseball bat
Is it just me or is the kid who plays mike Meyers in the 2007 version of Halloween the cutest little thing on the planet?
My dad dresses up as Mike Meyers every year for halloween. Is it bad I've never even seen the movie?
Probablyyy not the best idea to watch Mike Meyers before bed ð¬
gotta see that. The other thing is they hit the killer like ONCE-- mike Meyers --- chop his *** up !
If you ever want to scare me, just put on a Mike Meyers mask and you're good
I'd rather watch football than watch mike Meyers and that's saying a lot
in RE to snapchatting/texting/emailing people trying to decide what is the scariest movie all I have gotten is: no clue, idk, mike meyers
Jason, he's all gross under that mask. Mike Meyers just looks like a creepy janitor.
I've seen every Halloween mike Meyers movie at least 10 times each ðª
Am I the only one who figure out that Mike Meyers played Austin Powers, gold member AND fat *** like. Last year.
Jason, Mike Meyers and Scream masks for Halloween are played out
Mike Meyers asked for my number last night. Let's see what Halloween characters hit on me tonight. It was pretty hysterical.
The Hawkeye's kicker is named Mike Meyers...he's gonna kill teams
Faced my fear and took a picture with Mike Meyers
you be Minnie Me and get Reuben to be Mike Meyers
more than likely Mike Meyers seeing as I have the mask already. :-)
I do have a Mike Meyers mask I bought a few years ago. I hope to scare the kids with.
Dude if it's 3 in the morning and you're walking by yourself, take off the mike Meyers mask
do like a horror film skit on stage... referencing like Freddy Kruegar, Jason, Mike Meyers, etc. Ghost Face.
Last week, protestors threw a bag, containing $500, off a balcony at the Hart Senate Building in Washington, D.C. The group was reported to be the Organic Consumers Association and Occupy Monsanto. Throwing $500 at Senators, while you scream, âMonsanto money,â is a weak protest. The stunt reminds me of the old Dana Carvey and Mike Meyers âSaturday Night Liveâ skit. The characters would pull up to a fast food drive through window, order meals, give the cashier the money, and then drive away before the food was delivered. To the protesters, in the words of the Carvey/Meyers characters, âYouâre not worthy!â Besides, what is $500 to a Senator: the price of the lunch tab that a lobbyist picks up? I presume the $500 came from the money the protestors would have used for some âlightâ shopping at the average organic supermarket. To the protesters who showed their displeasure by throwing money, please feel free to show your displeasure at my ramblings in the same manner. Protest me! Please! I beg ...
Mike Meyers swagged the fuk out of Austin Powers.
Did you know: the actress for Lilo from Lilo and Stitch is the same actress for Samara from "The Ring". The voiceover for Sonic was the same guy who played as Steve Urkel. The mask they use for Mike Meyers in Halloween is actually William Shatner's face. 6,000 more iphones are sold a day than babies are born worldwide. Autotune was originally created to measure earthquakes.
Is Mike Meyers in Inglorious Basterds? *** Looks just like him!
"i dont want to be known around town as the "Shrek" guy." SAME X100 MIKE MEYERS
Glad to know my mike Meyers scared everyone in town ð
*** popped up like Mike Meyers and sat down RIGHT NEXT to us!! We all shut right up
The Mike Meyers one? Ha That is a disturbing and frightening movie.
Except for when the guy with the Mike Meyers mask appears while you are taking a shower ;)
Other than the fact that Mike Meyers could do a Scottish accent there was no real reason why Shrek had to have a Scottish acâ¦
Hold up, Obama imma let you finish but Kanye West had the best "President Care Proposal" of all time! *Mike Meyers Deer In Headlights*
Mike Meyers and Jeff Spicoli are my idols.
Mike Meyers is lowkey the scariest dude out there...
mike Meyers might just be the fastest walker on the earth.. ð³ð³ð³
I mean, Mike Meyers attacking nubile girls. Freddy Kruger was a child molester, Jason the worst case scenario of teen freedom.
They said Reese looks like mike meyers, Jim Carey and K from men in black lmao
I got that from a Mike Meyers movie lol The Guru
No... But that adds to the awesomeness. Mike Meyers can do no wrong!!
Mike Meyers really needs to make another movie here soon. Even his bad ones are still hilarious
Mike Meyers has seriously disappeared..he made his money and just chilled I guess
If your uncle Jack helped you off an elephant, would you help your uncle Jack off an elephant?. Mike Meyers, "The Love Guru"
Jimmy Fallon should play Mike Meyers son in a movie. They both have a certain crazy look.
Mike Meyers will always be Austin Powers... Groovy baby
Can you still remember how fun Shrek was? The talents had fun too!
Well since I haven't seen any of Mike Meyers, Freddy Krueger or Jason movies I know what I'll be doing till Halloween ððª
I used to catch reruns on Comedy Central from the height of Mike Meyers' stint on there. Those were good, but earlier = better.
Just found out mike Meyers played Austin Powers, dr evil, gold member and fat *** .. I thought they was all different actors ð±
Mike meyers defs used his time machine to scope beyonce and jigga cuz shes the golden girl and jiggas got his jam in the prison scene
I swear when I seen those db 10... Mike Meyers Halloween theme music went off in my head lol
Mike Meyers agreed to do an Austin Powers 4, this is gonna be too good
Mike Meyers with the huge miss. Gotta love the effort though
Good boot Mike Meyers, keep pounding it out
It kinda kills me that mike meyers plays multiple roles in Austin Powers..just like lindsey lohan played both roles in the Parent Trap
So I'm watching Austin Powers and I'm just like *** happened to Mike Meyers. Also I swear I saw Charlie hunnam but imdb says otherwise
Just spent the evening talking Whisky with Jesse Eisenberg, Mike Meyers, and a bunch of CAA agents.
yup that's the same why I know it.. I think it was also in a Mike Meyers movie too.
When Kanye said "Bush doesn't care about black people" everyone talked about Mike Meyers reaction and Kanye's audacity...
Nice, but it looks like the house of Mike Meyers.
Can someone get me Mike Meyers email, on a totally related note. I have something he should read.
.please do a PSA for Colorado with Mike Meyers where you say Kanye doesn't care about white people
Whenever im sitting outside in the dark I always imagine looking up and seeing like a Jason or mike Meyers walking me down lol
I feel like Mike Meyers is going to enter my dorm & kill every single one of us. RIP class of '16
Just reading in Psychology, "People respond differently to Channing Tatum than to Mike Meyers." DUHH ð ðð
He's really funny. He caught my friend chewing gum and whipped out his mike Meyers doll and said"he smells gum"
"Hey I'm Mike Meyers I have extreme psychological issues and I take them out on you"
Wayne's World is by far one of the strangest movies I've ever seen but it's hilarious and I love Mike Meyers
lmao Mike Meyers and know what to do
What ever happened to Mike Meyers I miss him he's so funny ð¢
True or false Mike Meyers was born in Wayne's world?
ha you brought up monkeys I go to mike meyers. Its not a stretch!
mike meyers! Figured I had to clarify. Didn't want it to look like a proposition. :p
B/c Cat in the Hat is related at Mike Meyers one of his character he played :)
I don't really know but i remember another Mike Meyers Character " The Cat in The Hat " :D Yep Yep ð
She had a dream last night I got attacked by Freddy, Jason & Mike Meyers
We have to wait another 3 years to see if mike Meyers wants to another Austin Powers stupid *** I hate you
Mike Meyers on "Kenyan community has been remarkable." The times may be dark but our hearts burn and illuminate white hot!!
Cuddled in a snuggie and eating cheetos through the sleeves while Mike Meyers rocks my world. Life is so good right now. ðð»ð
u remember when all the aunties left it was just me n u in auntie didi house n I played that mike meyers prank on u?
whoever is playing the Mike Meyers music on full blast, please stop... i'm expecting for Michael to bust through my front door and stab me.
Sitting here with Ashton, he is trying to figure out what to be for Halloween. He has it narrowed down to either Jason Voorhees or Mike Meyers from Halloween
"... but actually I slept like the Baby Jesus inside my equine cocoon!"-- Mike Meyers from Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly (SNL)
It's gonna be cold and empty and were gonna turn around and mike Meyers is gonna be behind us
I'm gonna personally tell them to get mike Meyers on the ride and sit with us now
just don't forget about your favorite white boy when u playin mike Meyers
It's pretty odd when you think about how Mike Meyers from all those scary films has the same name as killer in all those Halloween movies.
"That goes against my 'No Jim Carrey or Mike Meyers in Furry Outfits' rule." -
I liked a video from Shrek, a Mike Meyers comdey.
it was at a poster sale today and of course I thought of you! By the way we're doing our Mike Meyers marathon in October!
Who else agrees that would be THE best Mike Meyers??
Still dying over when Kanye said George Bush doesn't like black people ð Mike Meyers and Chris Tucker looked so stunned ðððð
Pretty sure ill sound like the old SNL Mike Meyers COYFFEE TAWK bit so. Should be worth a laugh or a million
"Mike Meyers did some really great acting..."
Mike Meyers is voiced of Shrek and the voice and body of austen prowders and thats the fun fact of today
It seems they should have Mike meyers vs pinhead since they had freddy vs jason
DAWG, that Mike Meyers footwork vid on World Star is easily the funniest thing I've seen in months.
My mind is blown. I'm speechless. Almost like Mike Meyers when Kanye said Bush hates black people.
Saaa. Odoro...like we can't see that one is like miles away. Yawn. When the nukes strike me in the face I will say, "Mike Meyers'll see you"
Mike Meyers stars in the feel good movie event of the year; Powers for Algernon. "Yeah baby!"
i love halloween! Witches, ghosts, dark magic, skulls, Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Mike Meyers. There is just so much to love!
Coming to the conclusion that is right..maybe i am too nice for children..my kid could be mike meyers and ill defend him
Friday the 13th and elm street is good. But Mike Meyers is just better. He's got a better story.
Mike Meyers + Shep Gordon = "a crazy excavation of the insanity underneath depravity"
It's not a freaking game show!!! Nor a Mike Meyers movie: one melion dollars. Come on, Mary Carillo.
the one with mike Meyers... AUSTIN POWER!! And can u follow me? :)
Mike Meyers kicks looked blah Saturday, is he hurt?
clearly he'd play both. That's what Martin Lawerence, mike Meyers, Eddie Murphy or Adam Sandler would do.
From my friends Janet Meyers and Mike Meyers. Wonderful gift. Thank you so much.
and everyone hates it except for Mike Meyers playing a weird chatty old man who comes up to him afterwards and is very enthusiasitc
SNL only had two golden eras, right? The first one is the classic era, the second one is the Dana Carvey/Mike Meyers era.
Think about it, when you're gonna ask people about SNL, they're most likely to mention the classic era, or the Mike Meyers era.
Jonnette over here letting mike meyers know where she live, tf going on?
he looks like Mike Meyers in Cat in the Hat
Mike Meyers would be slowly walking like 10 feet behind Freddy and Jason the whole time.
Freddy vs Jason. I pick Jason unless mike Meyers is thrown in there. Then that's a crazy freakin' battle.
he speaks mike Meyers is the only serial villain/killer who has never said a word
If I was half the woman that Mike Meyers was...
Watch the 21st Anniversay Reunion with Mike Meyers, and
I'm guessing K Kersten set her hair on fire after reading Mike Meyers in this morning.
Whoa!!! how did Mike Meyers get into your temple to K Kersten?
Lets go everybody, get on cod4 right now, mike Meyers on crossfire, who's with me?
me either! Lol but I LOVE MIKE MEYERS! Makes me laugh..like my sexy husband.
It wasn't until a few years ago that I found out that Mike Meyers was also Dr. Evil
isn't texting me back so Mike Meyers can be my new hubby.
I love the stuff from early 90s...Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Dennis Miller.
If I had one wish it would one hundred percent be for mike Meyers to make another Austin Powers movie
Beyonce: Tell me something I don't know. . Mike Meyers: I open mouth kissed a horse once.
There's a lady in Starbucks who sounds exactly like Mike Meyers' Linda Richman character.
With Mike Meyers to join them. Oh god!
jimmy Fallon looks like mike Meyers in sprockets
Party party party, let's all get wasted. For Mike Meyers' birthday. (Remix)
He invited me to his Mike Meyers map when I did Crown Conquest and he was doing that and I was like ***
this is like a bad mike meyers movie.or one of those Carry On films ...
What do u think mike Meyers and Fred Lunt are doing right now?
were playing a big game of mike Meyers
."... that Mike Meyers movie, 'Austin Dangerously' or whatever"
No way! That's so funny you say that, in a production of Shrek I'm in, the guy who plays Shrek's name is Mike Meyers!
Dang man, Mike Meyers would play the most amazing Dave Mustaine. I really hope that becomes a thing at some point.
you look like the offspring of Mike Meyers and Gary Busey.
Purpose and blessing accompany us in the hard things that God calls us into ~ Mike Meyers
I saw Freddie Krueger in my dream but he wasn't trying to hurt me. We were playin Xbox together, but then Mike Meyers chased me down..
You know the old Saturday night live episode with Nicole Kidman and Mike Meyers as the ADHD kid tied to the jungle gym and she gives him chocolate and he goes nuts...well that was just me with Noah in Kroger. Seriously.
Who would have ever thought that Scary Spice would be more interesting than Heidi Klum? Every time Heidi opens her mouth, Mike Meyers is in my head going "Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance."
A surprising number of celebrities admit to playing Dungeons and Dragons, including Robin Williams, Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Colbert and Mike Meyers. ~S~
Chris Hadfield has just made my list of Acceptable Canadians right in between Mike Meyers and Les Stroud
Just found out that Steve Carrel and Mike Meyers auditioned for Whose Line back in '98 and didn't make the cut. What the *** '90s casting agencies?!
May 25th is Geek Pride day â so let your Geek Flag fly. Personally I am using a towel â cause itâs also Towel Day in honor of Douglas Adams Other cool & geeky things/people with May 25th as an anniversary; *Frank Oz, Sir Ian McKellen, Mike Meyers, Ray Stevenson, Ralph Waldo Emerson & My wonderful son Johnathan Scott Broadley share a birthday with Douglas Adams. *John Scopes indicted in 1925 for teaching Darwinâs theory of evolution. *Star Wars Episode IV opened in 1977, followed on the same date in 1983 with Episode VI * NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 32,766m * In 1961 President Kennedy announces goal of sending a man to the moon, kicking off the Apollo program. * In 2012, The Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous with the International Space Station ~ Pin a lilac to your lapel, grab your towel and go celebrate the geekiness in all of us
What do you guys think? Many Saturday Night Live fans feel that the 90's decade was the greatest in SNL history. The cast of people like Chris Farley, Chris Rock, David Spade, Phil Hartman, Mike Meyers, Kevin Nealon, Adam Sandler, Dana Carvey and others, played the skits so well that many people say that "Nothing can compare," and that today's SNL is nothing like it used to be. Do you agree? Do you enjoy today's skits, or do you find them boring and repetitive?
Fire and Rescue Q2 has gone to the printers. It is one good looking issue. Thank you contributors: Gerald E Hall, Mike Scott, Mike Meyers, Aaron Heller, Mark Cummins, John Sileski, Zoltan Zsilvasi, Kaare Holm, Tamas Timar, Bill Atkins, Gary West, Marsida Arifi, Tony Picket, and all other people that helped out!
Thought I was going to pass out when Rob Lowe enter the room. Then came Dana Carvey, Mike Meyers and Lorne Michaels
Will Ferrel and Mike Meyers movies are my favorite comedies!
Going to tomorrow to see Wayne's World with Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey in attendance. It's gonna suck.NOT!
Mike Meyers won the home run derby with the Louisville slugger to the head
Kim Jong Un's problem is he's not so much Bond villain as Austin Powers villain.I think Mike Meyers could handle him & revive the franchise.
USA : Mike Meyers' Guide to Supporting Windows 7 for Comp... by Michael Meyers via
any word on Bobby Wahl/Mike Meyers velo from weekend? Both were really good. Wahls finger problems appear resolved.
Old things pass away and all things become brand new. And something wonderful can happen to you!
Dude mike Meyers is right behind you! Now run!
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, Tony Blair and his government have come under withering attack from a senior former diplomat and British military chiefs for their handling of the war that defined his decade in power.
that was a take on vintage Mike Meyers from the old Der Sprockets segments on Saturday Night Live
calumet has struck a box alarm at the intersection of HH and meyer road... elkhart lake to respond for a fully engulfed barn fire.
"Is he mini me too?" "If it's not a puppet, it has to be mike Meyers"
"Today is daylight savings so prepare for your oven clock to be wrong for six months"- SNL Seth Meyers ðððð
Mike Tyson that booty , ill knock that *** out (;
That commercial would have been great if they revealed it was Mike Meyers watching it, alone, reliving the glory days.
Mike Meyers and Will Ferrel should make a movie
Stefon in the best guest on weekend update with Seth Meyers.
Okay so what happened to mike meyers tho .. He's funny
I still miss Jim Carry and Mike Meyers as the old cast for
I literally just found out that dr. evil is also played mike Meyers
O LOLZ Austin Powers: Goldmember is on ABC Family. Mike Meyers is so flippin' funny.
This is so odd. the "real" actors seem like they're parodying themselves. The Tom Cruise & Mike Meyers Austin Powers seem the same.
it's good but nothing compares to the Dana Carvey / mike Meyers / Chris Farley era
Black Ops... :)... fixna head to bed work at 6. Shelby Nicole Williams Mark Meyer and mike oliver.
RIP to my Dear Mother. I will miss you FOREVER!XO
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I'm signing off early today to head out for a retreat I'm attending all
this weekend in the North Georgia mountains. I won't have access to the
internet till Sunday, so I will reply to all emails when I get back
late Sunday night or early Monday morning. Before I take off though I
wanted to leave you with these amazing images sent to me by the lovely
Jess of Lobster and Swan and Record the Day.
Jess has generously agreed to create a wedding table for our "Table
Trend" series and the beautiful inspiration boards above are her take on a winter
wedding palette. Jess has such a great eye for color and textures, so I cannot
wait to see the table she creates…
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Humans have had a complicated relationship with their waste for millenia. Our ancestors learned long ago to avoid their own ordure. Feces are rife with pathogens that cause diseases like cholera and typhoid, illnesses that still kill hundreds of thousands of people every year around the world. Ten thousand years ago, when humans lived in nomadic tribes, we simply kept moving and let the soil break down what we left behind. Then we settled, and our droppings couldn't be left behind. Archaeologists believe the earliest sanitation systems were likely built in the Middle East—either Zabol or the ancient city of Ur. In the Indus Valley (present-day Pakistan), they had flushing toilets and drainage pipes as early as 2500 B.C. Some historians argue that the greatest strength of the Roman Empire was not its army or Senate but its public sewage system.
In his 1978 book, Histoire de la merde (History of Shit, whose cover features an illustration of an eel-like monster emerging from a man's bottom, poised to devour its own progenitor), French psychoanalyst Dominique Laporte argued that the development of Western European sanitation systems led directly to our modern concepts of individualism and capitalism, what he considered a bourgeois, odor-free lifestyle. Laporte also thought these waste systems sanitized our language, ushering in a world where the natural is unnatural and where that particular byproduct is the most offensive reference imaginable.
That we could even be capable of defecation became a source of shame. Across cultures, both men and women go to great lengths to hide the act. We avoid going at work or school and worry about our feet being seen under public stalls. We run water—or, as is popular in Japan, play recordings of babbling brooks and chirping birds—to conceal any sounds. We light candles, run fans, and exhaust endless cans of aerosol, all in an effort to mask any evidence.
At the same time, the word "poop" is funny. Not to mention the associated phrases "dropping the kids off at the pool," "knitting a brown sweater," and "releasing the Kraken." Bathroom humor is labeled immature because no child would deny its appeal, but even Shakespeare couldn't resist a good flatulence crack. In The Comedy of Errors, Dromio of Ephesus delights: "A man may break a word with you, sir, and words are but wind. Ay, and break it in your face, so he break it not behind." It is precisely because we find this universal deed so upsetting and foul that we also find it funny. Humor, like indoor plumbing, is just one more defense mechanism.
Now Suzy Batiz, a stylish, fair-haired mother of three who lives in Prestonwood, a woman who dropped out of college and twice declared bankruptcy, has dedicated the better part of a decade to easing the strange, tortured relationship humans have with their own waste. She has built a thriving business out of her home, and, after an improbably popular YouTube video made her company a worldwide phenomenon, she is figuring to do $30 million in sales this year. In the words of one of the women on her staff, "We have been so stinkin' successful!"
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Her offices, tucked into a nondescript commercial stretch off the Tollway in Addison, smell wonderful. In different rooms you might notice various blends of citrus, or a hint of peppermint, or lavender, or sandalwood. Suzy's office is in a corner. She's sitting next to her husband, Hector, talking about their lives. She's tall and slender, with a dental model's smile. He has long hair and a goatee bound by a rubber band. A speaker on the other side of the room quietly plays a mix of classic rock. "The Weight" by The Band comes on. Take a load off, Fanny. Take a load for free.
Her business card identifies her as "poo executive officer," but her story begins in a small town in Arkansas where she grew up. She didn't always dream of changing the way we void our bowels. More than anything, she wanted to leave Arkansas, live a glamorous life, and find fortune and fame. When she was a teenager, she wanted to be a fashion designer. In the early '80s, she noticed that heeled pumps were in style and a lot of women wore them with jeans. At 17, Suzy got the idea to design her own pump, made of denim.
"I was the official tester," Hector jokes. "But Suzy was the official sniffer, and that's worse."
Everywhere she went, people complimented her shoes. Strangers asked her where she bought them. She was so proud of her creation that she decided to call Guess Jeans in New York—looking back, she doesn't remember how she even found the phone number—and tell them about her shoe. A representative said the jeans company was already working on a new shoe line and invited her to New York to talk about her design.
"It was like, 'Holy crap! They want to talk to me?' " Suzy recalls.
But Suzy's mother, wary of the world outside of Arkansas and worried about her sheltered daughter, convinced her that the people in New York would only steal her idea. So Suzy didn't go. And she regretted it. She would wonder for more than two decades if maybe she missed the only chance she'd get at her dreams.
Before the age of 20, she'd saved enough money to buy a small bridal shop. But soon she realized the inventory was old and out of style, and within two years, the business went under. She declared bankruptcy. "Then it was like, 'Crap! What do I do now?' "
She met a guy and moved to Kentucky. She got married, had two boys, and tried selling things. First exercise equipment, then exercise clothes. She was in an abusive relationship, though, and she knew she needed to get out. So she moved to Memphis with her two young sons, filed for divorce, and took a job working retail at a Merry-Go-Round store in the mall. That's where she met Hector, the inspiration for what has become her life's work.
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He was a touring musician, a drummer, with a day job working at a store in the mall that merged with hers. As they began dating, she continued to think of potential business ideas. Through her background with clothes, she got her hands on a wholesale lingerie catalog. She thought maybe they could sell to exotic dancers in Memphis, and she instructed Hector to take the catalog to strip clubs. The women would pay up front—they tended to have a lot of cash on hand—and when he would return to deliver the wares a few days later, someone else always wanted to order more. She jokes that in all her business planning, she didn't take into account that her boyfriend would be spending so much time around naked women.
"I was naïve," Suzy says.
"It was good work," Hector says.
The fun stopped, though, when a strip-club manager with a missing finger politely demanded a cut of the profits. Suzy and Hector decided to abandon the endeavor and eventually moved to Dallas.
After they married, she found work recruiting talent for Ernst & Young. He got a job as a network engineer. She had a new idea for a website aimed at corporate recruiting, called Greenergrass, and Hector put together a site. She hadn't felt this excited by one of her ideas in years. This, she knew, could be the one.
"That was around 1999," she says. "Right when the dot-com bubble burst."
She declared bankruptcy for a second time. The banks took both cars, then the house. She was dejected, depressed. Her friends convinced her to travel, to take a sabbatical. She tried to shift her thoughts away from business. She focused on painting, on yoga, on relaxing essential oils.
Some time around then, while visiting Hector's family in Austin, they got into a conversation with his brother. Both Hector and his brother inherited an unpleasant trait from their father. It's something of a family joke. Suzy says that when they started dating, she had to buy an industrial fan from Home Depot to deal with the ill wind that lingered after Hector's visits to the bathroom.
"You do what you have to for love," she says, smiling.
Now Hector's brother had an idea to fight that wretched scent. He had been looking for ways to trap the odor, experimenting with a foam he could spray on top of the water before doing the deed. Suzy said that women would not want to go on top of a foam. But she'd learned a lot about scented oils and wondered if that could work.
Suzy says, "I just thought, 'Crap, I might be able to do this!' "
For months, she experimented. Every time Hector went to the bathroom, she had a new oil mix for him to try.
"I was the official tester," he jokes. "But she was the official sniffer, and that's worse."
They invited friends and family over for dinner parties and asked them to test it. If a visitor needed to use the restroom in their house, that person would first have to declare: No. 1 or No. 2?
Finally, after more than nine months of trial and error, Hector walked out of the bathroom one day and uttered something they both remember. "Honey," he said. "We're going to be millionaires."
The first thing most people ask about Poo-Pourri is, does it work? It does. Who knows what effect all that oil might have on the sewage system over time, but it smells good: a citrus-y mix of bergamot, lemongrass, and grapefruit. If you took someone wearing a blindfold into a bathroom after using Poo-Pourri, that person would likely still know where she was, but she would note that it was well-perfumed.
There are two sources of stench in a typical bowel movement. (Space and taste prevent an examination of what happens during extreme situations.) As food is digested in the stomach and then makes its way to the large intestine, various gases are produced: nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide. It's the latter one that gives offense. Some of these gases exit the body during the eliminatory act, but the underwater ejecta, too, continues to emit the gases. That's
where Poo-Pourri comes in. By creating a thin film of oil on the water's service, it traps the odors.
Suzy knew she had a good product. Her friends couldn't stop talking—and laughing—about it. She just needed to figure out how to sell it. Part of her challenge involved what she calls "re-educating people on how to go," noting that "people are used to sitting in their own smell, then spraying afterwards. They've done that all their lives. This reverses the order." The other problem: the people who would most want to buy this product—the people with the most bathroom anxiety—are also the people least likely to pick up a bottle of the stuff at a store.
First she needed a name. Hector was a big fan of Trap-a-Crap. Suzy's sister-in-law suggested Poo-Poo-Pourri. Someone she was doing interior design for suggested she shorten it: Poo-Pourri.
Suzy figured most of her clients would be women. "Everyone knows that women don't poop," she says. So she wanted to design the bottle to look like an antique French perfume container. For the label, she decided on a putto (a Renaissance cherub) sitting on a toilet, lifting a plunger like a trumpet. On each bottle, she added a tiny charm with the letter "P."
"I knew it had to be pretty," she says. "But I also knew it had to be funny. You can't talk about this without humor."
She thought about the anxiety so many people feel. "Even animals," she says. "Dogs kind of look around like they're embarrassed when they go, or at least really vulnerable. It's a really vulnerable moment." She came up with a quick rhyme that would both touch upon that anxiety and explain her product: "Spritz the bowl before you go, and no one else will ever know."
The business was up and running in the spring of 2007, with the founder mixing batches and bottling them in her kitchen.
Hector brought some samples to a live appearance of two local radio personalities, Lex and Terry. (At the time, they were broadcast on KEGL and syndicated in more than 20 markets.) The next morning, Hector heard Pauly Shore, their guest on the show that day, reading the Poo-Pourri label and talking about the product.
As word spread, orders came in from every direction. One shop owner would tell another somewhere else, about this funny new product. Suzy continued to use her house in Prestonwood as the headquarters, even as the business grew. She had her sons help out. Suzy says they fired them both at least 1,000 times, but then there were always some more boxes that needed moving.
Within a few months, there were boxes from floor to ceiling in the garage, the kitchen, the media room. On some days, they had more than 100 store orders to fill. Every morning there were giant stacks of boxes lined up from the front door to the curb. Eighteen-wheelers came and went all day.
They sold more than $1 million of Poo-Pourri by April 2008. When they did
finally move into the office space in Addison, a neighbor had a one-word reaction:
Imagine the largest mall you've ever seen. Now multiply that by, say, four or five. That's what the Total Home & Gift Market looks like at the Dallas Market Center. More than 20,000 gift and home-decor lines on 16 floors. The halls are packed with buyers from stores far and wide, big-box and boutique, all looking for new inventory. Many bring luggage to accommodate all the samples.
The Poo-Pourri display is on the 12th floor. There are dozens of bottles of the product strategically displayed on the tables, and all the Poo-Pourri representatives, including Suzy, wear black shirts and turquoise scarfs. A steady stream of buyers walks by, with most stopping when they recognize the brand, then coming over to talk about either the product or the funny commercial they've seen.
In the first six years of the company's existence, something of a cult following developed, and Poo-Pourri sold more than 4 million bottles without much advertising ($5 for a small purse-size bottle, $10 for a 100-use regular size). But last year Suzy wanted to, as she puts it, "step on the pedal." Really, she was thinking back to when she was 17 with that shoe and the chance she may have missed.
They hired an advertising firm in Utah to make a YouTube commercial that would boost direct-to-consumer sales. When Suzy and her team got back the initial script, they didn't know what to think. Nicole Story, the company's poo marketing director, remembers being worried.
"I don't think any of us were expecting to read those kinds of words," she says.
The script, titled "Girls Don't Poop," called for a prim, youthful British woman sitting atop a toilet, using expressive language. The two-minute ad would start with her kicking open a stall door, looking into the camera with a smile, and saying, "You would not believe the mother lode I just dropped." She goes on: "And that's how I like to keep it, leaving not a trace that I was ever here, let alone that I just birthed a creamy behemoth from my cavernous bowels."
Then she's on a toilet, computer on her lap, in the middle of a busy office. "Nothing is worse than stinking up the shared toilet at work," she says. "Or at a party. Or your lover's apartment." She's back in the stall. "Of course, flushing removes the graphic evidence, maybe two or three flushes if your skid marks are as tenacious as mine. But what can be done of that subtle scent of a"—she pauses, and suddenly she's sitting in front of a noisy group of cows—"300-cow dairy farm?"
The woman explains that aerosol air fresheners aren't the most effective option, nor the healthiest, and asks with a grin, "How can you make the world believe your poop doesn't stink? Or, in fact, that you never poop at all?" That's when she introduces Poo-Pourri and explains how it works.
Suzy remembers being particularly disturbed by "creamy behemoth." "We also tried 'steamy behemoth' and 'steamy, creamy behemoth,' " she says. Such are the nuanced decisions in a venture like hers.
Joel Ackerman, who wrote the script, says the character in the commercial was inspired by his wife. "Sometimes her bowel movements are incredibly large," he says. "I wanted to use poetic language to describe that." He says, aside from the word "ass-tronauts," he wanted to avoid puns. (Although he does at one point describe his writing as "poo-etry.") Instead he focused on the surprising contrasts: a beautiful, dainty woman with what we think of as a refined accent, talking about something uncouth. Florid phraseology applied to bodily function. "The humor defuses the anxiety," he says.
To play the spokesperson, they hired Bethany Woodruff, a 21-year-old BYU student from Scotland. She put on an exaggerated British accent for the part, but jokes that most Americans can't tell the difference between a British and Scottish accent anyway. They shot the commercial over a couple of days last August in Utah. Everyone associated with the commercial thought it was funny, but nobody had any idea how big it would become. These days, strangers recognize Woodruff from the commercial. "It's not often you hear a girl talking about her tenacious skid marks," she says. "It stands out in your memory a lot."
Back at the Dallas Market Center, a buyer from a wholesale flower shop in Vermont seems smitten with Woodruff, who's in town for a two-day appearance at the booth. The buyer asks for a photo with Woodruff that he can send to his 8-year-old son, who loves the commercial. Then the buyer shows her a video his son made in reply. The boy looks right into the camera and says, "I love you, poop girl!"
"Oh, my life," Bethany says. "How adorable!"
It's a little strange to be known for this, she admits. If one day she wins an Oscar, she says, people will tell her, "Bethany, you started on a toilet and worked your way up from the bottom."
She lifts up her phone to make a video she can send back to the boy. She looks into the camera and smiles with the same fervor she exhibits in the commercial.
"I love you, too, Charlie," she says. "Keep using Poo-Pourri!"
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In early September, they put up a few versions of the commercial on YouTube. Each was hidden, meaning it wouldn't come up in search results. Viewers had to have a direct link. A few people associated with the project shared the commercials with friends. Those friends shared it with friends, and so on, the same way those first bottles sold when Suzy started the business. Within a week, there was a link up on the Huffington Post. Jezebel and the Washington Post and dozens of other sites around the country followed. It was shared and liked tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter. Then radio picked it up, and Poo-Pourri became fodder for shows coast to coast. All unsolicited. Ryan Seacrest talked about it. So did Howard Stern. His sidekick, Robin Quivers, is quite a fan.
In all, the video got more than 10 million views in less than two weeks. Suzy and Hector weren't prepared for what happened next. Thousands of orders poured in from all over the world, and the company's computers weren't talking to each other. (There had been plans to integrate the website with the computers.) There was also an issue with a shortage of spray nozzles, and at one point it looked like the company might miss shipping more than $1 million worth of orders for the holidays. "Crap! Crap! Crap!" Suzy said.
In the end, she worked it out, and business has never been better. In the last six months, the staff has increased by 10. They have accounts in more than 90 countries. The original scent is still the most popular, but the Poo-Pourri catalog now has more than two dozen fragrances, everything from Poo La La (peony, rose, and citrus) to Call of the Wild (ruby red grapefruit) to the line aimed at men that includes Heavy Doody (neroli, sandalwood, and sea salt) and Royal Flush (eucalyptus and spearmint). There's also a gift set for men called Master Crapsman and lines for children: Little Stinker and Super Dooper Pooper. There's even a product that's supposed to deodorize a pet's coat called Pooch-Pourri.
"A lot of our meetings are just people sitting around making poop jokes," says Story, the marketing director. "And once you get going, everything is a poop joke."
They're working on a new product right now, an unscented line. "It's actually pretty weird," Suzy says. "Think about it. Your entire life, every time you've gone, you've always smelled something, whether it was good or bad. But with this, it's just nothing. It's trippy."
Suzy's life has turned out like that little girl in Arkansas hoped. But now her dreams have gotten even bigger. One day, she'd like to see a bottle of Poo-Pourri in every bathroom in America. Maybe her invention will leave a lasting impact on Western civilization, one that future historians will write about. Don't laugh. As any entrepreneur will tell you, shit happens.


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Author and adventurer Drew Jacob recently released his first novella, Lunasa Days, this last December, and because I like to check out and support new authors, I picked up his e-book on Amazon. Billed as a "novella of corn, fate, and the end of summer," the writing is succinct, pithy, and "slice of life"—with a little magic thrown in to keep you awake. Well, actually, quite a bit of magic, only it's not "TV magic," or so we're told.
The protagonist, Bailey, is a wandering adventurer biking through the land meeting with various farmers and gas station owners in rural areas attempting to summon bounty and rain for those he encounters with his more attenuated form of wizardry. It is explained that "magic does not grant wishes. It does not slay demons or change the color of the sky. Magic is very subtle."
Bailey goes through the motions of attempting his not-so-sensational spells with sigils, pleas to his "familiar" and patron God, Apollo, all resulting in not so much, because, of course, it's subtle. The story wanders around like its main character and climaxes with, evidently, one of his incantations actually making rain for a thirsty farm. Bailey then has sex with a schizophrenic girl—"he pinned her to the land, and they made grooves in the earth"—and then makes his escape like a kind of magic-using, Lone Ranger. That's it. Not much of a narrative arc, more like a short story or perhaps a few chapters from an unfinished novel; like I said, "slice of life."
To better understand where this author was coming from, I checked out his blog Rogue Priest and learned Drew Jacob is quite the adventurous young man. Much like his protagonist Bailey, he's also on a journey of wandering and discovery, biking his way from the headwaters of the Mississippi to South America. In fact, the plot of Lunasa Days sounds nearly autobiographical. There was one article on his blog that stood out, but in my opinion not in a good way.
Around the time he decided to "[bike] 8,000 miles to South America," Drew Jacob penned a missive on his blog entitled, Why I Don't Like Joseph Campbell, and, by my lights, the tone seemed haughty and overly critical in an arrogant manner. In it, he attempts to denigrate the work of a very important scholar in the field of comparative mythology and religion, and although it's okay to dislike something as a personal peccadillo, to do so in a hypocritical fashion is disingenuous. It's hypocritical because Drew Jacob embraces many of the ideals that Campbell promotes, but won't acknowledge it. In fact, he seems offended by the overlap. He lives by a self-defined "heroic philosophy," but sadly feels the need to drag down the work of another. I dunno, it all just seems a little over the top.
"Why I Don't Like Player Haters"
Joseph Campbell's critically acclaimed Power of Myth has exposed comparative mythology to millions. He has amassed a significant body of work among numerous books, papers, and scholarship. Admittedly, I am a fan. I have great appreciation for Campbell and his works of discovery and adventure which explore common themes in humankind's myriad belief systems and mythos—Campbell has inspired me and countless others.
Although Drew Jacob's attack on Campbell is creatively crafted, his arguments and criticism fall flat. —and, perhaps, his motive to criticize is not coming from a sincere place but rather from an inner competitive animus born of jealousy. After reading the anti-Campbell post and follow-up comments, I think Drew comes off more like a "player hater," than a thoughtful critic.
Drew says his problem with Campbell is that, he [Drew Jacob] "want[s] to be an actual hero."
Really? Putting the non-sequitur aside for a moment, why does the work of an inimitable scholar in comparative mythology impinge on Drew's purpose-finding, bike-riding pursuit to be an "actual" hero? One can't help but feel his critique is grasping—and it's really more of a cynical play for market share.
On his blog Drew Jacob has assumed the mission of discovering what heroism is—real heroism, "a philosopher's journey to understand heroism," is how he puts it. —and being that Campbell is a recognized expert in said such field, well, find the flaws in his scholarship to elevate your own. It's kind of like an exercise in ego-centric, confirmation bias. Something about Campbell's "call to adventure" must have really upset him. Because, surely, Drew Jacob is following some sort of call, son of a coal plant worker, at age 14 he "began to follow the gods of nature," later founding the Temple of the River as a polytheist priest, and even later living with hunter gatherers—sheesh, that's awesome. Seriously. After all, Bailey, the protagonist from Lunasa Days, is in the midst of a quite similar journey. A Hero's Journey? Sounds Campbell-esque. But no, Drew rejects Campbell because Campbell's scholarship was reading and writing and inspiring and teaching, and that's not what real heroes do. Real heroes actually do something. They go places. Like Drew.
His critique of Campbell tries to suggest that even attempting to find similarities between peoples and cultures smacks of ethnocentrism and is somehow inherently disrespectful, "when you universalize myth, you don't."
And in a later comment, "Differences between cultures are more than just "symbols" we ought not get stuck in: they're the keys to understanding people unlike ourselves."
Even the most basic function of understanding comes in part from universality; to wit, people are people. To comprehend something or someone, both past experience and comparative analysis always have roles to play. Understanding foreign cultures at its core level must be based on basic needs and the common laws of nature that we all experience as human beings; life, death, children, families, the tribe, and narrative. The entropic effects of time, beginning, middle, end; the stuff of stories. People use narrative to share, teach, entertain, and there are common threads to the human experience that are reflected in Campbell's syncretical analysis. Campbell was energized by these common themes and used them to illuminate the hero's journey, what he calls the "monomyth." To be sure, there is value in identifying differences, but there is just as much value in being witness to unifying themes.
It's like music—you have tension and release in music. In many ways musical phrasing is a journey over time that elicits emotional response (or not, in the case of it being particularly bad). These are universal principles governed by the laws of nature and how we as human beings experience sound, harmony, dissonance, etc. The V (five) chord with its inherent dissonances is akin to the hero's walk through wilderness, while the prodigal protagonist coming home echoes the I (one) chord's place of rest. To not employ subjective experience when attempting to understand foreign sources of music would be self-defeating, and in all reality, impossible.
Narrative, likewise, exhibits universal characteristics, as wiki quotes a Campbell observer:
"To an extent, all theories about mythology follow a comparative approach: as the scholar of religion Robert Segal notes, "by definition, all theorists [of myth] seek similarities among myths."
Unpacking these similarities in a fascinating journey of discovery of other peoples and other cultures is much of what animated Campbell's work. And unifying themes, like in music, bring people together; surely, an heroic enterprise. The list of stories and movies using some or part of the monomyth are endless. Contact, Avatar, Aladdin, Rocky, Thelma & Louise, Wizard of Oz, Princess Bride, The Silence of the Lambs, Star Wars, The Matrix, and of course classic tales of antiquity, The Iliad, Moses, Jesus, Buddha, Tammuz and Ishtar, and on and on. To connect these themes is to build on the concept of shared destiny, surely in the wake of events recently transpired in Ferguson, Missouri, a key tool to help stave off violence and conflict; ironically, one of Drew Jacob's stated objectives—"to save lives."
In conclusion, real heroism has no tolerance for bald faced hypocrisy. Drew Jacob's hunt for his inner hero should not ride the coattails of "player hating" real heroes like Joseph Campbell. I give Lunasa Days and Drew Jacob's blog one star, but I must also say his courage and verve are exceptional, but perhaps, misplaced.
Reviewers statement: A e-book copy of "Lunasa Days" was purchased from Amazon.com. Rogue Priest blog was visited online.