#FKRthanksgiving

i was at my big mama's house for thanksgiving, so i wasn't around a computer. but, i had my phone and was able to tweet all of the thanksgiving action.

if you don't follow me on twitter............first of all, what the hell is wrong with you? second, here are the tweets that you missed:


Wow. The interstate is really busy. Probably shouldn't be tweeting......

So far, a cousin has winter grass planted in the shape of a cross in her yard & my aunt said 'those chinese next door'. Happy thanksgiving!

Oh, and my dad is now addicted to dog the bounty hunter. Happy thanksgiving!

Now we are getting parenting lessons from my brother........ #FKRthanksgiving

Rolling cigarettes, children playing texas holdem, a TV blaring some show all happening right now. Very loud in here #FKRthanksgiving

diets be damned! happy thanksgiving!! #FKRthanksgiving

"asparagus doesn't smell like pee, it makes your pee smell like asparagus" #FKRthanksgiving

Took the lions defense in my fantasy league. Damnit. #fantasygenius #FKRthanksgiving

My big mama said 'the good thing about getting old is that I don't have to do anything anymore' #FKRthanksgiving

Friend's 17 y/o daughter stopped by. Biggest. Boobs. Ever. My brother feels dirty. I don't care, I'm looking. #FKRthanksgiving

Brother is flirting with old family friend. She used to babysit us and now he wants to sleep with her. Uncomfortable? Yes #FKRthanksgiving

Lots of food, uncomfortable sexual advances, loud ass kids, dog pissed on couch, broken chairs, and more at the #FKRthanksgiving

anyone else so full that they feel sick? my God, it was good............. #FKRthanksgiving

Cousin's baby is sick & up watching barney. 'If you're happy and you know it' echoing through the house & stuck in my head #FKRthanksgiving

Just held my wife back from punching my brother. No shit. Literally held her back. #FKRthanksgiving



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FK sings Taylor

taylor swift can't sing live, so i helped her out a little......

the TSA will touch your children

this video is disturbing




as disturbing as is, the story is far worse

this is from the youtube description

"Lets get the facts straight first. Before the video started the boy went through a metal detector and didn't set it off but was selected for a pat down. The boy was shy so the TSA couldn't complete the full pat on the young boy. The father tried several times to just hold the boys arms out for the TSA agent but i guess it didn't end up being enough for the guy. I was about 30 ft away so i couldn't hear their conversation if there was any. The enraged father pulled his son shirt off and gave it to the TSA agent to search, thats when this video begins.

******* THIS VIDEO OCCURRED AT SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON NOVEMBER 19TH AT AROUND THE TIME OF 12:00 PM **********

***Insertion of what happened after the video (full story)****

After I finished videotaping the incident I went through the check point myself. I collected my things and went over to talk to the father and son. Before I could get to them a man in a black suit who had been talking with the other TSA officials approached me. He asked to speak to me and I obliged, wondering what was to come. He then proceeded to interrogate me about why I was videotaping the "procedures of the TSA". I told him that I had never seen such practices before on a young child and decided to record it. The man being frustrated at this point demanded to know my plans with the video, of which I didn't respond. Repeatedly he asked me to delete the video, hoping his mere presence could intimidate me to obey, but I refused. By this point it became obvious that he felt TSA had done something wrong and that I caught it on tape. After the interview, I left for my gate. I called my brother who told me I should put the tape on YouTube because this had been a recent hot topic in the news.
My gate was a long way off, but about 15 minutes after arriving 2 TSA agents came and sat 15 feet or so away from me. I stood up and moved so that they were in front of me and then took a picture. A 3rd and then a 4th agent came and sat down with the others. They would occasionally glance at me and talk on their walkie-talkies. I don't know why they were there or if it was a huge coincidence but they stayed for 30-45 minutes and left just before I boarded the plan. Interesting to say the least, intimidating? Maybe a little..."






apparently, the TSA thinks that they are above any sort of law and can do what ever they want and if you want to do something about it they will intimidate the hell out of you.

something has to be done about this!

this is the united states of america, not soviet russia or nazi germany.................or is it?

the TSA wants to see you naked

take fifteen minutes out of your life and listen to this

pushy salespeople

i hate pushy salespeople.

today i had to go to the mall to get our rings inspected. we have a diamond guarantee at kay jewelers. as long as we take our rings every six months, our diamonds will be replaced for free if they ever fall out or get damaged.

i walked in today and told the guy that i needed to get my rings inspected and he kind of huffed and passed me off to a lady. she took my rings and cleaned and inspected them, while she was doing that she asked me if i wanted to see anything. i don't mind her asking me once, however she didn't stop there.

she hands my rings to me and i have to remind her that i need the paperwork printed out. that is when she says "well, why don't you let me show you something. you could always put it on layaway."

i just wanted my rings inspected, get my paperwork and freaking leave. i tell her no. and she prints the paperwork for one ring. we have three, two for my wife and mine. after printing the paperwork for one ring she again tells me that i can put something on layaway. she said "come with me, i'll show you".

look lady! i just want my rings checked, the paperwork printed and freaking leave.

after i tell her no, again, she prints my other paperwork.

now, i am trying to leave and she says again "we have a sale on black friday and you can put something on layaway for that. let me get something out for you."

it was driving me insane. i shouldn't have to tell a salesperson 'no' that many times. i just wanted my rings checked. period. that's it. and this damn women kept pushing and pushing. i understand that the economy is shitty and you need sales, but damn lady, chill.

An Open Letter to the Atlanta Thrashers

this is the 11th season of atlanta thrashers hockey and attendance is down. way down. in fact, last thursday set a new low of only 8,420 fans. i was there. it was pathetic.

this year the team is pretty good. craig ramsay is doing a good job as the new head coach. but still, very few people are coming to the games. average attendance is 10,437.

that sucks.

phillips arena is an amazing place to see a game. there really isn't a bad seat in the house. however, it seems that at every game more seats are empty than are filled.

last night the chicago blackhawks were in town. it was a phenomenal game and there were tons and tons of empty seats.

i know the answer and it sounds very simple.

lower the ticket prices.

last night my dad and i sat in section 307 and the face value of the tickets was $57 each. last thursday, at the game with the lowest attendance in the history of the thrashers, my wife and i sat in section 115 and the face value was $81 each.

this is ridiculous.

first of all, this is a recession. in case you didn't know, the economy sucks right now. 1 out of every 10 people in atlanta are without a job. $162 for a husband and wife to sit in the lower bowl for a hockey game on a thursday night is ludicrous (i got the tickets for free, that is not the point).

a father and son shouldn't have to pay $114 to sit in the upper section (again, free tickets and not the point).

the atlanta thrashers have been to the playoffs once in 11 seasons. atlanta is a fair-weather town. if you aren't winning, people are not going to pay outrageous prices to come to the games.

so, the answer is simple. lower the prices.

you don't have a die hard fan base. you have to make the games affordable. and honestly, $57 a piece for upper level seats is not anywhere close to affordable.

here is my idea. $10 for 400 section. yes, ten dollars. advertise the hell out of it. 10 bucks for a hockey game, it would be cheaper than going to a movie.

$25 for 300 section. sitting upper level should never cost more than 50 bucks, i know that there is ticketmaster fees and whatnot, but face value of two upper level seats doesn't need to be more than $50. this is where your middle class, working families are going to sit and they don't have $228 to spend on 4 tickets.

now, lower bowl............i understand glass seats being really expensive. however $250 a seat really isn't working out for you is it? why don't you try $175? then, your mid-range lower bowl should be more around $65, not $81. this is where your real fans want to sit. stop raping your fans.

this isn't coming from someone who has never been to a game. this isn't coming from someone who doesn't like the team.

here is my collection of ticket stubs:














one of my favorite things in the world is my autograph from garnet exelby that says "to fat kid, all the best. we miss ya"





by the way, X is a free agent right now. can you imagine him and big buff on defense?????







i am not a fair-weather fan. i am genuinely concerned that with attendance numbers as low as they have been that we will lose the atlanta thrashers.

please do something to fix this.

sincerely,

fat kid

advertising

companies and organizations do not advertise at random. lots of money, time and energy is put into researching the best way to advertise a product or service.

products for men are advertised on radio stations and television channels that are directed towards men. a viagra ad is not on ESPN by accident. just like tampon ads are on lifetime network...........you get the picture.

so, when i saw this ad on the sign at the MARTA station (atlanta mass transit) i was a little worried........

the company that is doing a clinical study about schizophrenia thinks that the MARTA station is a good place to get the word out to people who fit their profile. isn't that just lovely?

breakfast with the kids

on sunday morning my wife and i went to cracker barrel for breakfast and this lady and her children were sitting at the table next to us


















she obviously doesn't give a shit about what her kids have to say.

i talked about it on my podcast, you can hear it here - Download