Ted Strong's Radio Weblog

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:01:11 GMT

Turkey Junk

There is the white meat, or breast, and then there is the dark meat. Everything else is called "The Turkey Junk." [There are some who beleive that everything except the white meat should be called "The Turkey Junk."]

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:38:41 GMT

November 16, 2006: CUNTS AT TIME WARNER CABLE BULLSHIT HOUSE, FULL OF FUCKED-FUCK-TOWNERS

Yeah, okay, I was pretty angry when I wrote that subject heading. It's not what I sent to Time Warner Cable of Los Angeles, but I did send this: The Office. Scheduled to record. Should record. Unscheduled itself to record. Then I rescheduled it to record. Then it claimed it would record. Then halfway through the show I noticed it wasn't recording. I hit the record button and it said, "record as scheduled?" like a complete stupid idiot would. And I said, "yeah," and I checked and it still wasn't recording. Do you know how much money I pay you guys a month for cable, and this happens all the time. It happened a couple of weeks ago with Criminal Minds and, I think, Lost. What is going on? Where is my refund? Where are the people who know how to program a DVR? I thought I heard a while ago you guys were going to merge with TiVo technology. I want an answer. A real answer, not a pre-arranged answer. Come on! You owe it! I don't have much in my life. There are a handful of TV shows I like to watch a month -- which I pay $100 a month for -- to keep from committing suicide. Sad, I know. Ridiculous maybe. But I'm certainly paying for it. I want a real answer about what is going on, when I can expect it to change, what is being done to change it, etc. Be honest. Thank you, Ted --- I got a response, just the next day! So many props would normally go to Time Warner Cable except that their response completely ignored the text, the meat, the body of my complaint to them... Their stupid response acts as though the message I sent them came from a mentally disabled person. At one point they actually say to me: "click on 'United States'" -- like I don't have any idea what fucking country I'm in. Like, do you see in the above letter where I write "I want an answer. A real answer, not a pre-arranged answer. Come on! You owe it!" Which is one-hundred percent NOT what I got from them. (See below for their answer.) So lame. And I so gave them a chance. I was like, here is YOUR problem, all I want is a legit response (they could even say "everything's a cluster fuck, we don't know what's going on at the top, or in engineering -- would you like The Sundance Channel?" -- and even that would be SOMEthing!) --- From: "Cust.Ops" Date: November 17, 2006 7:36:22 AM PST To: Subject: Re: FEEDBACK_Customer_Service (KMM1211055V76929L0KM) Reply-To: "Cust.Ops" Hello Ted, Thank you for your inquiry. I do apologize that you are experiencing difficulty in setting your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) to record your programs. You can go online to www.motorola.com, go to "Products and Services", click on "United States", on the right side of the screen click on Digital Video Recorder. On the next screen, click on DVR 6412 (which has the same operation as the 6416) and you can retrieve recording instructions. If you need further assistance, please contact our Customer Care Center at 1-888-892-2253. Representatives are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Thank you, Pamela Time Warner Cable (888)TW-CABLE (888)892-2253

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 07:07:12 GMT

Farina Exits "Law & Order"

by Josh Grossberg May 31, 2006, 9:45 AM PT Dennis Farina's going off duty for good. The Law & Order regular has elected not to return to his role as New York police detective Joe Fontana on NBC's perennial cops and lawyers series after two seasons, the network confirmed on Wednesday. His publicist cited the actor's desire to pursue other projects that his production company is developing as the reason for his departure. "Dennis is the consummate professional and I respect his decision to pursue other opportunities and he will be sorely missed. I genuinely hope we work together again," said show creator and executive producer Dick Wolf in a statement. Farina took over for Jerry Orbach, who walked the L & O beat for 14 years as Detective Lennie Briscoe, including a short-lived stint headlining spinoff in Law & Order: Trial by Jury, until his death in 2004. The veteran thespian has made a career out of playing no-nonsense tough guys. After getting his first big tube break playing a hard-nosed P.I. on the Peacock's 1980s series, Crime Story, he transitioned to the big screen where he played a motley assortment of movie mobsters and other wiseacres. Farina's film credits include Manhunter, Midnight Run, Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Reindeer Games and Snatch. On the TV side, he's guest starred on Miami Vice and appeared in the 1992 telefilm, Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel, Tales From the Crypt and Buddy Faro. As it just so happens, Farina's exit comes on the heels of NBC's decision to shift the original Law & Order mothership, now entering its 17th season, from its longtime Wednesday night home to Fridays starting in the fall. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Wolf tapped actress Milena Govich, who played an assistant district attorney on the producer's recently-axed drama Conviction and guest starred on Law & Order in 2005, to succeed Farina and partner with Jesse L. Martin's character, Detective Ed Green. An NBC rep was mum on the report. But any way you cut it, a cast shakeup isn't entirely unexpected given the fact that Assistant D.A. Alexandra Borgia (Anna Parisse) was killed in the season finale while probing a murder. As for Farina, he's next set to costar with Ben Kingsley, Luke Wilson, Bill Pullman and Tea Leoni in the indie ensemble film, You Kill Me and also has a part in Edward Burns' latest, Purple Violets, featuring Selma Blair, David Arquette, and Debra Messing. --- --- --- * Note from me, Ted: So, if this is all true, most likely Jesse L. Martin's Ed Green (the secondary cop) will for the first time in L&O history MOVE up to top cop since the new cop (Milena Govich) is younger than him, and lesser known. Previously, when the primary cop left, the secondary cop stayed in secondary-cop role, and a new lead cop was brought in: George Dzundza was replaced by Paul Sorvino, Sorvino by Orbach, Orbach by Farina. Always leaving whoever was the secondary cop in the secondary cop role (and it was done this way on the Order side of the show as well). (For a while I thought it would be cool to bring back the original secondary cop, Chris Noth's Mike Logan as the primary cop, but now he's playing Logan on L&O: Criminal Intent...) This will be the first time a woman has every played either the lead or secondary cop on regular Law & Order (S. Epatha Merkerson has been playing the female lieutenant though, for 13 years, the longest anyone's been on the series. Orbach did 12 years, Waterston has done 12 so far, Steven Hill was the original DA for 10 years.) As well, the secondary ADA role needs to be filled for 2006-2007 as the character Annie Parisse played was killed in the season finale last month.

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 05:20:54 GMT

cuntrageous

Did you know that when I checked on Google for one of my favorite words, cuntrageous, it came up with "about 525" references for the word -- cuntrageous. Yet, Google still had the nerve to ask me if it wasn't courageous (for which they claimed to have about 27,800,000 references) that I meant. I said, "screw off!" to Google. But only my dog, Mr C, heard me. And he just barely stirred and then went back to sleepy-town. (Re: Pic Caption: I entered "cuntrageous" into Google's "Images" search and these are the two pics that showed. Those two gals must be... cuntrageous...")

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 06:19:42 GMT

November 6

On November 6 the following people were born (people of any notoriety, people of the public [not "important" people, just people that are in general known by "society" at large, or some percentage of it]): Most notable, here are the two greatest actors of, not "our generation," but the two greatest superstars who happened to be born on the exact date of November 6, 1970: Second most important, the qualified actor: Ethan Hawke (born November 6, 1970) And, of course, we all know the most important, America's hero, God's hero, Greek God of the Ages, Ted Strong (born November 6, 1970). For any anti-Hawkers out there, I beg of you, put down your petitions and banners. Love Hawke. He must be worthwhile, as anyone born on November 6, 1970 is. Other notable November 6 (but not 1970) births include: Porn star Monica Sweet; born 1981
Singer/Actress Taryn Manning (Hustle & Flow); born 1978
Actor Wiley Wiggins (Dazed & Confused); born 1976
Actress Thandie Newton (Crash); born 1972
Multi-talented model-turned-actress Rebecca Romijn (X-Men, Femme Fatale, "Just Shoot Me"); born 1972
Actor-writer Ethan Hawke (Dead Poets Society [1989], Reality Bites [1994], Before Sunrise [1995], Gattaca [1997], Tape [2001], Waking Life [2001], Training Day [2001], Before Sunset [2004], Fast Food Nation [2006]); born 1970
Actress Kelly Rutherford 1968
Actress Rebecca Schaeffer 1967
Actor Peter DeLuise 1966
Singer Pebbles 1966
Musician Corey Glover 1964
Actress Terry Austin 1958
Actress Lori Singer 1957
Personality Maria Shriver 1955
Writer Karin Fossum 1954
Actor Nigel Havers 1949
Actor Brad Davis 1949
Actor Ernest Thompson 1949
Actor Sal Viscuso 1948
Musician Glenn Frey 1948
Actress Sally Field 1946
Director Mike Nichols 1931
Actor Michel Bouquet 1925
Writer Jean Aurel 1925
Writer James Jones 1921
Musician Ray Conniff 1916
Actor Jonathan Harris 1914
Actor Francis Lederer 1899
Car Magnate Edsel Ford 1893
Comic Ole Olsen 1892
Filmmaker Thomas H. Ince 1882
Musician John Philip Sousa 1854

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:59:47 GMT

Cincinnati Chili

Part of my family comes from Cincinnati, and I've been to that area many times (although not lately), so when I noticed this TV show dialogue I thought I'd transcribe it and send it to certain family members. While trying to identify some murder victims, on CSI: Miami I captured this dialogue between CSIs: Ryan Wolfe (Jonathan Togo): "Missing Persons may have something." Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Procter): "Not Florida's; I hit a dead end in the Sunshine State." Ryan Wolfe: "Well, there are 49 other states." Calleigh Duquesne: "That is exactly why I decided to come at it from a different angle -- take a look. The couple's stomach contents -- it's chili." Ryan Wolfe: "Yeah, well there's a lot of that around." Calleigh Duquesne: "The white stuff in it -- it's pasta." Ryan Wolfe: "Pasta and chili?" (he asks quizzically.) Calleigh Duquesne: "That is the unofficial grub of Southern Ohio -- that, my friend, is: Cincinnati Chili." Cincinnati Chili Links:
Wikipedia
Dixie Chili
Skyline Chili

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:57:24 GMT

Your dick is your weak issue because it is so small

Well, this is an actual (spam) email I got: Subject: Your dick is your weak issue because it is so small. On Jan 2, 2006, at 4:59 AM, clawdon wrote: You d0n[base ']t kn0w what is the best revenge for your ex girlfriend. Just enlarge your dick with Penis Enlarge Patch and she will die from jealousy and regret. Penis Enlarge Patch works for everybody: black, white, and yellow, circumcised and uncircumcised, old and young, small and big. That[base ']s why it[base ']s so popular all over the world. gerasso.com/etc,etc (don't actually click) -- Oh yes, Clawdon, I'm sure that's the issue in regards my ex-girlfriend(s). If I were simply to enlarge my "dick" with the "Penis Enlarge Patch," grammatically incorrect as it is, she's surely to actually die -- of jealousy and regret. This, would, I assume, be due to the fact that my now, much larger, "dick" is of the being of inside of the someone of else's-ness, at all times of all nesses.

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:52:53 GMT

Oceans 12's Pseudo-Code Quotes

"A doctor who specializes in skin diseases will dream he has fallen asleep in front of the television... Later, he will wake up in front of the television, but not remember his dream." -- Brad Pitt as Rusty Ryan. "If all the animals along the equator were capable of flattery, then Thanksgiving and Halloween would fall on the same date." -- George Clooney as Danny Ocean. "When I was four years old I watched my mother kill a spider with a tea cozy. Years later, I realized it was not a spider. It was my Uncle Harold." -- Robbie Coltrane as Matsui.

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:44:09 GMT

Favorite Lost Quotes Involving Vincent

Shannon: Vincent!
Sayid: This is not a good idea.
Shannon: I saw him five minutes ago. Besides, you're the one who said there wasn't anyone out here.
Sayid: I said we didn't see anyone. The dog will come back on his own -- he always does.
Shannon: Watching that dog was the one thing anybody ever asked me to do. If something happens to him...
Sayid: When was the last time you slept or had something to eat? You're exhausted.
Shannon: I can't tell that kid I lost his dog 'cause I was exhausted. -- From Lost, episode "Man of Science, Man of Faith" (2005).

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:41:22 GMT

A Sick Time; Not To Be Forgotten

You know I love the Sam Peckinpah movie, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. Kris Kristofferson plays the Kid. KK has a new album out. I guess it would be categorized in the Country/Western dept -- a dept that, historically, I hate, but for a few exceptions (Mr. J. Cash, Mr Kristofferson, etc). Anyway took the leap and just purchased KK's album on iTunes. So then was online researching KK, and at some point went to my Apple Mac "Dashboard" Dictionary and started typing in Kristofferson to see if they'd have him. But nothing went past Krist, and the only thing that really did was Kristallnacht. Now, I've an interest in history; I'm a borderline genius (I'm in Mensa, so suck that); I even watch the History Channel sometimes. To be fair, I probably heard of "Kristallnacht" before, but didn't/don't recall the term. But that's kinda like hearing "fuck" for the first time after you realized how "bad" a word it was. So it's weird. Kristallnacht was extremely evil. It was like for Satan what Thanksgiving or New Year's Eve is for us... According to the Apple Mac "Dashboard" Dictionary Kristallnacht is defined as: the occasion of concerted violence by Nazis throughout Germany and Austria against Jews and their property on the night of November 9-10, 1938. [ORIGIN Germany, literally 'night of crystal,' referring to the broken glass produced by the smashing of store windows.]

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:07:43 GMT

The Rap Song Writer's Quandary

Some may think that the gangsta rapper's song is just dumb, useless, tacky, no-thought-involved. But let's take a closer look, shall we? As a genius, or near-genius, I tend to take close in-depth looks at everything. Let's take a fictional rapper's lyric, to start, and see where his mind might go with it... You gonna suck dis dick bitch -- you gonna suck it raw,
You gonna suck dis -- let's see, what rhymes with raw? You gonna suck it while wearin' a bra?
You gonna suck it while sayin' blah? You gonna suck it while chewin' dat chaw?
You gonna suck it like a lobster with dat claw?
You gonna suck it like somethin' stuck in ya' craw? You gonna suck it like Monet can draw?
You gonna suck it without flaw? You gonna suck while watchin' Hee Haw?
You gonna suck while watchin' Robert Shaw?
When he in Da Jaw? You gonna break the law?
You gonna eat that slaw?
You gonna say you love yo' ma? And yo' pa?
Awww, hell -- naw! You gonna sit in dat spa?
You gonna sit -- in dat barn -- in dat straw?
You gonna say "ciao" or "ta"? You gonna read Evelyn Waugh?
You kiddin' me?
You gonna menage a trois? Nothing's easy, is it?
(Rhyme that with aw)

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:53:03 GMT

Mr C Around the World!

American: Mr Crackers
British: Mr Biscuits
French: Monsieur Biscuits
Italian: Signor Biscotti
Swahili: Bwana Biskiti
Icelandic: Herra Kex
Swedish: Herr Käx
Spanish: Señor Galletas
Dutch: Mijnheer Koekjes
German: Herr Kekse
Portuguese: Senhor Biscoitos
Danish: Fejl Biskuit
Finnish: Herra Keksi
Norwegian: Herr Kjeks
Croatian: Gospodin Keks
Hungarian: Úr Kétszersültek
Poland: Pan Suchary
Czech: Pán Biskvit
Serbian: Gospodin Keks
Slovenian: Gospod Prepeãenec
Welsh: Mr Bisgedi
Turkish: Bay Bisküvi
Filipino (Tagalog): Ginoo Biskuwit
Latin: Caliga Biscuits
Russian:
Korean:
Japanese:
Greek:
Chinese (Trad):
Chinese (Simp):

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:38:02 GMT

Medium 2:45

Did you watch Medium last night (Jan 23, 2006)? Did you notice how in one scene, past the halfway mark of the episode, it was 2:45am in their (the Dubois's) bedroom for, like, at least, three minutes? When he's (Jake Weber) pacing and he's like, "it's 2:45am, I'm not very lucid (or whatever) at 2:45 in the morning." Then they kept talking, and you could keep seeing the clock behind her, and it never changed. I originally thought to pay attention to the clock when he pointed out the time, because I was like, okay, that makes it tricky for continuity, they will have to change the clock carefully for later follow up shots of P. Arquette. But they got lazy. Did you notice!?!?!