Sep 10 2008

Overheard in New York, VII

Ok there has been a derth of funny quotes from Overheard In NY lately, but this week there were quite a few good ones.  Here are my favorites:

Crazy guy to suit: Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.
Suit: Get the fuck away from me before I stab you.

–D Train

Mother of four-year-old boy (looking at display case): Wait up for me, Jack. Don’t go on the escalator without me.
Four-year-old boy: It’s okay, I can do it.
Mother of four-year-old: No, Jack. Wait for me.
Four-year-old boy: It’s okay, mom. I can go up by myself.
Mother of four-year-old: Jack. Don’t go up without me.
Four-year-old boy: Mom. It’s okay. I can do it. I’m wearing my lucky Batman underwear.

–Macy’s

Lady in car at full parking lot to man in car: Damnit, where we gonna park?
Man, getting his keys: Don’t worry, I’m going to pull out.
Lady in car: Yeah, I’ve heard that before.

–W Broadway &Canal

(day after steam pipe break)
Cop without respiratory mask to cop wearing respiratory mask:
Hey…take that off. If you’re going to catch anything, you already caught it.
Cop with mask (as he takes it off): Yeah, from your mom!

–Grand Central Terminal

Dude: So I finally saw Lisa’s* tits. Good stuff, man.
Friend: Yeah? Are they big?
Dude: Not at all. But it’s better that way. A handful is enough.
Friend: So it’s like nuts?
Dude: What the fuck?
Friend: No! I mean they say a handful of nuts is enough protein for the day! That came out totally wrong!
Dude: Whatever you say…Tinkerbell.

–67th & Columbus

And my absolute favorite one:

Female lawyer: Did you see that video where that girl from South Carolina was asked why Americans can’t read maps?
Male lawyer: Yeah, she was a teenage beauty contestant. I tell you, I’ve heard drunk girls with two dicks in their mouth make more sense than that bitch.
Female lawyer: Don’t call her a bitch. She was probably just nervous.
Male lawyer: Excuse me, she’s a beauty contestant. The only difference between a beauty contestant and an inflatable doll is where you blow into them.
Female lawyer: Excuse me, but I was in a few beauty contests when I was a teenager.
Male lawyer: Really? So tell me, why can’t Americans read maps?

–Supreme Court, Jamaica


Jul 2 2008

Blood and Guts

First off I have to send out a hearty thank you to neverbesocial, for surprising me today with Ninja Gaiden II for the ol b-day.  I just turned off my XBOX so I could get some dinner, and watch the Mets game, but depending on how quickly the Mets blow this game, I will definitely be heading back for some more blood shed.  As you can tell from the pic above, the violence and sheer carnage in this game has been ratcheted way up.  Now if you want a game review you should probably go somewhere else, but if you want to hear my impressions on the game stick around.

The formula in this game is pretty much the same as in the first game.  It’s a hack and slash that requires you to have some manual dexterity with your hands.  So what works?  Well the blood and guts are terrific.  So far I am through the first two levels, and I have not even gotten close to getting tired of it.  It never gets old to see Ryu kick some  one-legged ninja into an upright position and then decapitate or eviscerate him.  Speaking of one-legged ninjas, just because you cut off a limb or two or three, doesn’t stop them from trying to kill you.  It’s a quick lesson learned when you see a leave a ninja alone because he is missing a couple legs, and turn your attention somewhere else.  More than likely he will crawl to you and blow himself up, giving Ryu a huge hit on life.  The newest weapon addition are the Falcon’s Talons.  WOW.  Let me say this is by far the coolest weapon, I’ve seen in a long time in games.  Not only does he have long, Wolverine style claws on his hands, but he also has some boots with talons on them.  You can literally tear a group of ninjas to shreds within seconds, and it makes you feel like the Iron Chef chopping up some veal.  It is quite the spectacle.  The graphics have also been amped up on the 360.  The particle effects, liquids, blood, and backgrounds all, so far, look great.  Even though the camera is a bit wonky at times, it works well enough, and if you played the first one, you will be fine.  What I’ve noticed so far, is that there are more enemies so far than in the first one, which means that ninpo, counter-attacks, and blocking are much more important than the first go around.  In the first game I rarely ever used ninpo, this time around I’ve noticed I’ve been using it much more.  You have to when you are being attacked by 10-20 enemies at a time.  The blocks, counter-attacks, and the dashes are so important, you have to perfect those–which is something I haven’t done yet.  Regardless, though this games has so far been a blast, and I’m looking forward to putting some more time into it.  *Update Can’t believe I forgot this the first time, but the new obliteration techniques are so sick.  They are also helpful in quickly dispatching enemies that are already missing limbs, and by dispatching I mean turn into sushi.  They are fantastic.

What doesn’t work?  So far I don’t have any idea what is happening in the story.  All I know is that Sonia, from the first game, you know, the big-tittied chic, is working with the CIA.  Then there is some uber ninja that is trying to raise the fiends back from hell, and he is working with some chic that doesn’t wear a bra, but instead wears some crazy metal thingy.  You know typical Japanese, anime characters, and honestly I could really careless.  The game is all about action, blood, mayhem, carnage, and fun, and in those areas, it completely delivers.  Once again there is no multi-player, not that I expected it, but some form of multi-player would have been nice.  Other than that, and the fact that my hand will look like a claw in a couple days, this is a must have addition to your 360 game library.  Here are some more pics to whet your appetite.

Love the carnage.


Jun 14 2008

Tattooists aren’t linguists

If you are going to get a tattoo and you want it in some exotic language don’t depend on your tattooist to know the finer points of Latin, Chinese, or any other language (including English). As if Spitzer’s escort didn’t have enough to be embarrassed of, her tattoo is now being made fun of.

Experts said it was pseudo Latin, like the mostly meaningless Chinese characters some people tattoo on themselves – but even stodgy scholars were chuckling at the double entendres jumping out of it.

Tutela, which is related to tutor, has to do with a protector or guardian. Valui appears to be a past form of the word strong.

“So I guess you would say it means, ‘I have a strong patron’ or ‘I have a strong keeper,’”

“Or, actually, it’s more like, ‘My guardian was strong.’”

One California professor translated it as “I have been highly proficient in support” – which he further simplifies to “I have been an expert escort.”

So her tattoo basically says she’s a whore. Nice, you stay classy.


Jun 13 2008

Random Google searches, I

So I just did a random image google search for bike helmets, and this turned up. One is cool and the other, well, I’m not to sure what it has to do with bike helmets. I’m thinking this guy is a Star Wars fan.

I’m not sure what this girl has to do with bike helmets, except that it looks like she is trying to smuggle a couple through customs.