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Chuck Norris Was Getting A Lot Of Hits!

Published by
Steve
at April 14, 2008 in Texas, USA, funny and news. 1 Comment

I was checking my blog stats, and a blog post I wrote back in January about Chuck Norris seemed to be getting an unusual amount of traffic, so I had to investigate why.

Turns out, a couple of high school kids in New Jersey put Chuck Norris’ name on a ‘hit list.’

Chuck Norris, being a class act, put out this thoughtful statement when he heard about the arrests:

 

Chuck Norris“When I learned yesterday [Wednesday] of the story about a high school student in New Jersey faced with expulsion from school and possible other problems after being charged with compiling a ‘hit list’ that contained my name, my first instinct was to say nothing. Not to risk making something out to be bigger than it is.

“But I realize that this is not the best course, for such behaviors are exactly the warning signs we have ignored for far too long, emanating from a growing at-risk population of young people in this country.

“In today’s world, we must always be vigilant, not just in stepping up protection and emergency preparedness in schools, but in reaching out to those lost souls who feel marginalized and disenfranchised by the world around them.

“It is what I have been doing for more than a decade with my ‘KickStart’ program, which began in Houston, Texas, teaching 150 at-risk children martial arts as part of the PE curriculum. Since that time, our program, which instills discipline and respect and raises self-esteem, has grown to serve more than 6,000 youngsters year round at 37 schools in Dallas and Houston, Texas. To date, KickStart has graduated more than 40,000 students with many going on to college and becoming successful in their own right.

“My hope is that, should there be substance to these charges, we will not distance ourselves from this young man, but embrace him and give him the help he needs to get on the right path.”

His statement just confirms what a great guy Chuck Norris is.

All I’ve got to say about those two kids, if they were serious, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!

Naked Woman? Sorry, Wrong Administration!

Published by
Steve
at April 11, 2008 in Politics, USA, funny and news. 2 Comments

 

Okay, there’s a bit of a ‘buzz’ going around about Vice President Dick Cheney and a photo on the White House’s website.  The photo, taken by David Bohrer, is posted with a caption that says “Cheney is fly-fishing on the Snake River in Idaho.”

Seems innocent enough… but it’s what some people see in the reflection of his sunglasses that has everyone talking.

Some on the Internet and cable news shows (Fox News, CNN) believe the vice president is looking at a naked woman.  Do you see it?

What\'s in the reflection?

Some here at SteveWebel.com think people are looking a little too hard at reflections in sunglasses…  

So what is the image?  ”A hand casting a fishing rod,” according the the Vice President’s spokeswoman Meagan Mitchell.

The words “Dick Cheney, Sunglasses” were the No. 1 searched terms on Google today.

 

Mahna Mahna

Published by
Steve
at April 10, 2008 in funny and video. 6 Comments

Just for fun…

 

:-)

‘The Peeps Celebrity Survey’

Published by
Steve
at March 21, 2008 in funny. 0 Comments

PeepsJust Born, Inc., maker of Peeps brand marshmallow candies claims that their annual Peeps survey is an important way to keep up with today’s trends and cultures.

Here are the results of the most recent survey;

“Who is cooler, the Peeps Chick or Peeps Bunny?”
– The Chick won with 59% of the vote!

“How do you eat your Peeps — Fresh from the package or aged to
perfection?”
– “Fresh from the package” was the preferred way to eat your Peeps!

“What are your favorite ways to enjoy Peeps?”
– The winner is…”head first”
– Our second runner up was enjoying Peeps as “decorations/crafts”
– The third place winner was “Micro-waved.”

If “Peeps came to life, what male public person or celebrity might
it become?”
The male person most resembling Peeps either in physique, colorful
attire, or sweet nature/personality is:
– Will Ferrell won with 22.1% of the votes
– Followed by Johnny Depp, Jamie Foxx, and then Justin Timberlake.

“What female public person or celebrity might Peeps become?”
American’s again voted for the same three winners as last year:
– #1 — Jessica Simpson. Moving up from #3 to #1 this year
– #2 — Oprah
– #3 — Ellen DeGeneres just behind Oprah by 0.2%,
– Followed closely by Rosie O’Donnell

“What male public person or celebrity is most in need of Peeps?”
– President Bush won for the second time in a row with 25.7% of the vote
– #2 - Donald Trump
– And our #3 winner — Simon Cowell

“What female public person or celebrity is most in need of Peeps?”
– Britney Spears won with more than 40% of the votes!
– Hillary Clinton was a distant second
– And Paula Abdul rounded out the top 3 females

About Just Born
Just Born, Inc., is a privately owned company founded in 1923 and
located in Bethlehem, PA. In addition to Peeps brand marshmallow
candies, Just Born also manufactures Hot Tamales, Mike And Ike,
Zours, Peanut Chews, and Teenee Beanee jelly beans. The company
employs over 560 people and markets its candy in over 50 countries.

Lost In Translation

Published by
Steve
at February 18, 2008 in Language and funny. 3 Comments

Erica and I have done quite a bit of traveling over the past several years and while we always appreciate people’s attempts to put signage in English, sometimes we are left to guess the true meaning a sign is trying to convey.

When a non-native English speaker translates something from their native language into English, there is an ever-present danger of getting it exactly right but oh so wrong!

Here are a few examples gleaned for your enjoyment;

Japanese hotel room - You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid

Paris hotel elevator - Please leave your values at the front desk

Tokyo hotel - It is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such a thing is please not read this notice

Bucharest hotel - The list is being fixed for the next day. During this time you will be unbearable

Leipzig elevator - Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up

Athens hotel - Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11am daily

Belgrade elevator - To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving then going alphabetically in national order.

Sarajevo hotel - The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid

Moscow hotel - You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday

Swiss menu - Our wines leave you nothing to hope for

Hong Kong tailors shop - Ladies may have a fit upstairs

Bangkok dry cleaners - Drop your trousers here for best results

Paris dress shop - Dresses for street walking

Rhodes tailor shop - Order your summer suit. Because is big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation

Hong Kong advert - Teeth extracted by the latest methodists

Rome laundary - Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time

Swiss mountain inn - Special today… no ice cream

Copenhagen airline - We take your bags and send them in all directions

Moscow hotel - If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it

Norwegian lounge - Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar

Tokyo shop - Our nylons cost more than common but they are better for the long run

Acapulco hotel - The manager has personally passed all the water served here

Do you have any funny signs / sayings that you’ve spotted on your travels?

Don’t you just love little sisters?!

Published by
Steve
at February 5, 2008 in Family, Webel and funny. 1 Comment

Little Sister

Chuck Norris and Google

Published by
Steve
at January 25, 2008 in funny. 4 Comments

Okay, try this and let me know what you get;

  1. Go to http://google.com
  2. Type in “find chuck norris”  (do not include the ” “)
  3. Hit the “I’m feeling lucky” button

I promise you, it’s worth your time!

Who Does Harry Look Like?

Published by
Steve
at December 1, 2007 in Family, funny and video. 7 Comments

Who Does Nate Look Like? Take the poll on the right side of this blog!

Where’s Webel…

Published by
Steve
at November 27, 2007 in Blogging and funny. 0 Comments

The software I use to publish my blog (Wordpress) keeps track of all kinds of stats for me.  Sometimes complete strangers stumble upon my blog and one of the interesting things that my Wordpress Stats tell me is what people typed into a search engine (ie. Google)  to find my blog.

Here are some examples from this past week;

rednecks
florida football
why tebow should not win heisman
Tebow divide by zero
tebowisms
huge beards
redneck beer
grizzly adams
survivor china logo
batman film in Hong Kong
heisman vote
tim tebow “sunday school”
heisman vote online
mythbusters spiciest
worlds best beard competition
2008 heisman voting
WIERD BEARDS
steve spurrier faith church
Yueyang Mouse Invasion ‘07
grizzly adams
Survivor China logo
webel blog
steven webel

(These are not quite as colorful as some of the ones my cousin Lance Webel comes up with, but then again, he has been blogging much longer than I.)

Chuck Norris For Huckabee

Published by
Steve
at November 27, 2007 in Politics, USA and funny. 0 Comments