Fun Fact

Up to 10% of your pillow weight is dead dust mites and their feces.  Rabble-B

Big Ed

So I couldn't really give a shit about celebrities for the most part.  There's people and they act, or sing or throw a ball.  I mean, it'd be cook to kick it and drink beers with Harrison Ford but I'm not gonna try to get him to sign my boobs or something. 

Anyway, I AM really stoked that my friend Slice got to hang at the airport with Edgar Winter the other day.  Yeah, like the rad ass musician from Edgar Winter Group, albino brother of Johnny Winter (also albino and also in Edgar Winter Group) kicking ass in the 70's Edgar Winter.  That guy.  That's a cool celebrity sighting, and apparently he is a nice guy too.  Imagine that.  Sweet. Unrabble-B

Bacopolypse!

People, buy all the bacon you can.  Ron Swanson is not the kind of guy that jokes about things like this.  Bacon that is.  I'm going to the store right now.  Get some before it's all gone!  Rabble-B

Germany or Florida Again?!

Oh, you're going to pay your bill sir!  Again, only in Florida would something like this ever happen.  And they don't get arrested for having sex on a table in a restaurant, but for fighting over the bill?  Only in Florida.  They should saw off the whole state and let it float away into the Caribbean.  And take Louisiana too.  Rabble-B

Randy couple chooses busy restaurant as perfect place to get it on

Patrons at a Florida restaurant were treated to dinner and an unexpected show courtesy of a young couple, but much to their chagrin, the show came with an XXX rating. Diners at Paddy Murphy's restaurant in Orlando reported that Jeremie Calo and his date decided their table, on the restaurant's patio, seemed like the perfect place to have some sex … complete with children watching. When a manager told them to go get a room, Calo reportedly told him, "She can't get up at this time." The manager called the police, but interestingly, the couple weren't charged for getting it on because none of the witnesses wanted to give statements to police. Instead, Calo was arrested for brawling with the manager and refusing to pay his bill.

Undead with a conscience

What do vegan zombies eat?











Graaaaaaaiiiiiiiiinnnsss!

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If I was an anime character...

I'd look like this.  I'm not sure what the writing says, probably, "This guy is a douche" but it looks pretty extreme, or ok, not really since I'm just standing in a train station with my hands in my pockets, but we'll just pretend it's in space or something.  Unrabble-B

Germany or Florida? Only in Florida...

Florida man dies after winning cockroach-eating contest

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By Isolde Raftery, NBC News

Edward Archbold was, according to those who met him on Friday night, the life of the party – a bit of a showoff who was up for anything, even a giant cockroach-eating contest.

He won. And then, tragically, he died.
Now police from Deerfield Beach, Fla., about 40 miles north of Miami, are investigating the death of the 32-year-old, who on Facebook went by Edward William Barry.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Archbold, of West Palm Beach, and several other contestants signed up to eat a variety of insects at Ben Siegel Reptiles in Deerfield Beach. After eating dozens of giant cockroaches, Archbold was declared the winner of an ivory-ball python. (The prizes, Archbold indicated on his Facebook page that night, were less significant than the glory.)

He had also entered a superworm-eating contest earlier in the night.
But after winning, Archbold felt sick and started vomiting. He then collapsed in the store and was later pronounced dead. The medical examiner’s office is conducting tests to determine a cause of death, according to the sheriff’s office statement.
On Facebook, Ben Siegel Reptiles wrote that staff met Archbold the night of the Midnight Madness sale: “We all liked him right away. All of us here at Ben Siegel Reptiles are sad that we will not get to know Eddie better, for in the short time we knew him, he was very well liked by all.”
In the comments beneath the statement, the reptile store wrote that the prize “now belongs to his estate.”

In another Facebook comment, an attorney claiming to represent Ben Siegel Reptiles wrote that contest participants had signed waivers accepting their participation in this “unique and unorthodox contest.”
“The consumption of insects is widely accepted throughout the world, and the insects presented as part of the contest were taken from an inventory of insects that are safely and domestically raised in a controlled environment as food for reptiles,” wrote attorney Luke Lirot.

Broward County

Eddie Archbold, 32, died Friday night after winning a giant cockroach-eating contest.

No other contestants felt sick, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
And Archbold seemed to be doing all right earlier in the night, according to his own account on Facebook. He took photos of the superworms and wrote: " Also side note im NOW in a super worm eating comp now.......what ever the hell a super worm is?"
Eating the bugs yielded valuable rewards, according to the store's Facebook page: “Eat the most bugs in 4 minutes, win the ball morph. That’s it. Oh yeah, any vomiting is an automatic DQ,” the advertisement stated. “Eat the most crickets, win a male lesser. Eat the most superworms, win a female orange belly. Eat the most discoid roaches, win a female graphite sired ivory!”
Michael Adams, a professor of entomology at the University of California, Riverside, told The Associated Press that he has never heard of someone dying after eating roaches.
"Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," Adams said. "Some people do have allergies to roaches but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects."
Meanwhile, Archbold's friends took to his Facebook page to remember him. Wrote one: "This goes out to one of the most funnest, craziest, and most energetic person I have ever met!!! I will never ever forget u Eddie... I don't think anyone could!!" 

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Gregslist

Someone found this ad while trolling the men for men missed connections on Craigslist for some reason.  He showed it to a coworker of mine and turns out this ad is for another coworker I work with on a daily basis.   SO HILARIOUS!  Too bad I wasn't in town on Sept 29th, it could've been me!  Unrabble-B

Very handsome Sports Basement worker. (Bryant and 16th) - m4m - 26 (mission district)

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Date: 2012-09-29, 5:50AM PDT
mjx-330424651@pers.craigslist.org

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You are at least six feet tall or a little taller,short redish hair and glasses. You have such a beautiful smile. You pointed me in the right direction of jackets. You have such a big bubble butt, I could hardly pry my eyes away. You want to meet up sometime?

Triple Crown has nothing to do with horses

So I stopped caring about baseball more or less almost 20 years ago.  And any hope of rekindling my love was ruined by Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens years ago but today, or maybe yesterday, Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers made me almost want to believe in baseball again.  He won the triple crown for the first time since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.  That's crazy.  And until it comes out that Cabrera was on roids the whole year, I say cheers to him for almost making me a baseball fan again.  Unrabble-B

Got a trust fund?

Because if you're thinking about moving to SF you're gonna need more than a job, even a good paying one.  I found this map (click on the map to see the whole thing) that highlights the cost increase in just one year in different neighborhoods in the already outrageously priced and laughable rent market.  These are just average price listings too.  Yeah, you might find something cheaper but you'll also find plenty more expensive.  Look at the Mission, where I work, it's a great neighborhood but it's filthy dirty and kinda sketchy, especially if you're a female at night.  $2600 is the AVERAGE! price listing?  Who the fuck can afford that?!  Half, yeah that sounds reasonable.  And that's not even almost the most expensive neighborhood.  It's completely insane, landlords and the city have lost their minds. 

So yeah, if you want to move down here you might be living in Oakland, and that no cheap date either, just more of a chance your bike won't make it home with you.  Or, if you have a trust fund and a good job head on down, it's a great place and you can probably afford a few months rent before you have to move back in with your parents.  Rabble-B

Addendum

In case it isn't clear from or maybe despite the previous post, my own wedding, which was Sept. 22nd was an absolutely amazing and beautiful experience.  I love and appreciate all those folks who worked so hard to make it such a fantastic day.  I wish every day could be half as much fun and filled with people I love.  I am certainly happy to be married now, and barring my wife meeting Alexander Skarsgard in person, plan on status quo from here on out.  Giant Unrabble!-B

Thanks for Dinner

Now that I'm married and actually have time to do things other than watch my wife plan our wedding, I have a shitload more time to rabble.  And after experiencing three earthquakes, the edges of hurricane Merriam, the wrath of tropical storm Norman, the resulting flash floods and riding in our rental car while being towed through the flooded road back into La Ribera, Mexico (see accompaying photos), all on our honeymoon, I feel like anything goes.

So what's with family and friends going to a wedding, eating and drinking on someone else's dime and not giving a gift?  Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with people?!  I get it, if you're broke, or just don't make a whole lot of money, I don't.  Maybe you traveled a ways for a wedding and it cost you a bit, the couple certainly appreciates it.  But for reals, how about a card?  Maybe a card that says, "Hey congratulations, so happy for the two of you!"  That's all that's really needed.  Who cares about blenders or decorative bowls or money, honestly, a fucking card with real handwriting is awesome!  It shows you appreciate being at said wedding and you actually care about the couple getting married and you're happy for them.  If that's too much to ask then maybe you need to take a look in the mirror and ask yourself a few questions about your honesty and integrity.  There were probably a couple dozen folks who would've loved to attend, people the couple would've loved to invite but couldn't afford to or couldn't because of venue size limitations.  The couple chose to invite you instead of these folks because they value your friendship or family relationship and if they didn't want you there they wouldn't have invited you! 

So don't be a douche, show a little class next time you attend a wedding and buy a card, write your name under the cheesy greeting.  Maybe put a check in it if you feel so inclined.  Maybe buy a toaster, anything! that shows you appreciate the invite and are happy for the couple on the most important day of their lives.  And on top of all this maybe think about all the other wonderful, selfless people who gave the couple more money/gifts than was really affordable but it doesn't matter because they're truly happy to be included in such an amazing event, think about those peoples' efforts compared to your own.  Or, if that's too much, just decline the invite, no harm, no foul. Rabble-B