Wave Your Hands.

Today's Tids Issue 2.392
Opening Stuff:



I'm thinking I should employ a laugh track or better yet, a host of people standing around waving their hands above their heads as they do on all of these these phonied up song productions.

Dupnik Of the Week Department:
So, I ask the question: If Sarah Palin or Michelle Bachman said "There are three branches of government -- The House, the Senate and The Preisdent..." wouldn't "Tingle-up-the-Leg" Matthews, Jon Stuart, Bill Mahr or any number of irresponsible observers be in full ridicule mode for a month or so? But have you heard a word from these haughty opiners about the person who did said that, our Dupnik of the Week award winner, the ever so sanctimonious and unctuous Charles Schumer. What a crock.

The Super Bowl half time show was certainly high energy, and you would have to say that Fergie and the Peapods gave their all. But, the music has such a sameness to it that you tend to glaze over as it goes on and on and on and... Usher sucked, but the interlude with Stash was quite enjoyable and easily the best of a noisy performance. The problem with almost all of these half time shows is that the perormers lose too much in the live setting. But then, what do I know about modern music?

The Question:
What was your favorite commercial last night? How did you stack up with the experts. The Doritos people have lost their collective minds.

The Headlines:
--Egypt Gov. Issues New Reforms; Oppositions Says Fine, But Mubarak Must Still Leave Now.
--Sudan's President Acccepts South's Vote For Independnt State.
--Packers Win.
--Obama Denies He Has Moved To the enter Since Elections.
--Market Could Open Higher.

Back to More Stuff:
Is the reason we have so little news this Morn because all fo the reporters were at Superbowl parties?

I know I'm in the wrong "Men's" clothing department when the background music is Hip-Hop.

So tell me again...why is a report about a celebrity getting caught with cocaine news?

Some people who like to hit the ground running every day are now using the Tids as their home page. So, I have added a Google search bar That allows you search the web and the Tids. A great new paelor game would be search a a subject in the Tids and and in the world wide web and vote on which reported it best. Some day I'll figure out this game.

Camelot is drying up real fast, especially when you realize that Ethel Kennedy finds it necessary to claim ownership of a deranged turkey to keep the family name in spotlight.

Almost Near: Chapter 5 continues. --Samantha and Tucker talked about everything and nothing. Tucker had grilled a fresh caught blue fish and roasted corn dipped often in the salt water. They dined comfortably as if this was just another pleasant night at home.
It was for Samantha a most enjoyable evening. Until Tucker asked, "So Samantha, what have you been doing since you left home?" Her mind went blank, and she froze. Her face became serious. His eyes looked at her, kindly yet questioning.
"I've been doing what most people do when they leave home and have to find their way in the world." The boat rocked a little as a launch passed by. Samantha was happy for the outside noise. She used it to pause. "I'm sure your life is far more interesting than anything I could tell you about mine."
It was obvious that Tucker noticed her reticence to speak more. But, he didn't look perplexed, In fact he seemed calm. "So you met the man of your dreams and had a couple of children and made cookies for the Kindergarten class." He smiled wamrly and broadly. "Is that about it?"
"My husband was killed." That was all she said. She doesn't know why she said it. Maybe it was becasue she didn't want ot put a cloud over this perfect night.


AOL the antique "Dial-Up" Giant, has purchased the Huffington Post for $315 Mi. The content deal with Time never flourished, so it will be interesting watching this one, expecially with Adrianna Huffington looking over everybody's shoulder. Yes, she comes with the staff that generates 25 million visitors per month. This the latest entry in the race for original news content sites. This move folllows closely a fairly significant announcement of a new The News Corp venture for IPad owners "The Daily". Many knowledgable observers are touting this as the slickest news op since the beginning of the Internet.

And thus begins another in a series of the beginning of the end of newspapers.

Of course the bigger question about future of news on the internet remains: Will the younger generation ever consider paying for anything on the Internet, much less news.

So far all I'm hearing abut econmic growth coming out of the RI Governeor and General Assmebly offices are the opportuities for medical marijuana factories and wedding chapels for gay marriages.

There were so many stars being seen at the SuperBowl that they could have held another awards show.

The Answer:
Well ok, I guess I'm not in the "With It" Crowd because the Doritos commercials dominated the night, at least according to social network zombies. So is this the latest sign that our culture may be in decline that so many of the ads were teasteless bordering on grotesque? In general, this year's book of ads is proof that perhaps the fascination with ads over a football game (Remember Football) as gone too far. That, the creative geniuses are just trying too hard to be seen. For the most part, I can't remember one of them. I would have to say the one I enjoyed was the VW Kid Vader.

The End:
Maybe the youth would start paying for news if it was gussied up with flocks of fawners waving their arms and hands solemnly before the Editor in Chief.

I was in a group of a few people (with a wide demographic spread) last night , and to a person the reaction to the Dorito's finger sucking, pants sniffing commercial was in unison, "That's disgusting!" Beware of a nation that could be run in the future by Twitter/faceBook-ers. They loved it.