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Anti-Gay Chick-fil-A

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Hat-tip: “M”/facebook

I dunno how it’s recieved elsewhere in the country, but around here the notion that the “Chick-fil-A” restaurant chain is operated by a family Fundamentalists is widely-recognized (mostly from the whole “closed on Sundays thing) but generally treated as kind of a “quirk” of it’s existance – “huh-huh, could Jesus beat up The Colonel,” that sort of thing.

Turns out, it’s not all quite so cute…


So, in what probably shouldn’t come as any kind of shock, turns out “Chick-fil-A’s” charitable arm is all tied up with some of the more radical anti-gay-marriage groups.

Super. One more for the “Bob doesn’t eat here anymore” list. If Wendys and Manchu Wok turn out to be douchebags, too, I’m gonna start losing a shitload of weight. Too bad, it’s actually pretty good chicken. Not “overlook that my money is going to assholes” good, but pretty good.

Incidentally, this goes in-tandem with an effort by College students to get “Chick-fil-A” instalations out of their campus food-areas, information and petitions about which can be found HERE.

Salve

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You may have heard that “Green Lantern” is a disaster. You have heard correctly – and will hear more soon enough.

This makes it a little better:

presenting… "AMERICAN BOB"

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Call this an experiment. Like it? Please tweet, retweet, facebook-like etc 🙂

Below, the first episode of my attempt at a political-comedy/commentary show; “American Bob.” This is an INDEPENDENT project, produced entirely by me and is NOT affiliated with any other business, organization or entity that hosts/produces any of my other shows. First episode is about Anthony Weiner, some of the material will be familiar to frequent followers of this blog, my twitter, etc.


It’s a little rough around the edges at this point, but topical is topical. I’m intentionally trying to hold back on the geek-specific references in this case, to differentiate it from the rest of the output and broaden the potential audience. Yes, I am aware of the inherent “me-too-ism” in starting a political-bitchfest series during an Election Year.

Not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, I understand, but any feedback and/or views are appreciated. There will be ZERO crossover, in terms of topics and (hopefully) jokes between this, OverThinker (new episode tomorrow night!) and the Escapist series, so fans of those who don’t care for politics should feel under NO obligation to watch it.

Are These The Avengers? (UPDATED!)

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QUICK THING: I know the site was down much of the day (no, I’m not going to elaborate) but The Escapist is back up now, and if you didn’t get a chance to watch “The Big Picture” today it’d be super if you did now – and even MORE super if you’d Tweet, Facebook-Like, etc; as that’s REALLY helpful on the “Bob does this for a living” front and all. Just sayin’.
Anyway…
ComingSoon has a snap from the Licensing International Expo in Vegas, purporting to show a “promo poster” for “The Avengers.” Probably “legit” though not something to “hold” the final product to. Still,  it’d be the first “official” Group Shot.


Most-noticably, Cap seems to have undergone a major “modernization” on his outfit: Traditional cowl with “pronounced” wings rather than the helmet/decal look of the WWII-set movie, sleeker material in general and the torso-stripes are now just “there” instead of being part of his gear-harness. I like it.

Iron Man is either wearing the older-style armor or a new suit with the “classic” circular chest-plate.

No “costume” in the traditional sense for Hawkeye, he’s basically wearing his “Ultimates” gear. Bit of a mistake in my estimation – the lack of visual-“flair,” however practical, only reinforces how small/limited he looks next to The God, The Walking Tank, Shrek and The Perfect Human. (Black Widow’s “flair,” obviously, came bundled with the actress…)