Late Lunchtime Look-a-Like

OK dudes, I am a little out of it today since I have been out of the office for a couple of days and I came in at 1 PM today.  Coming in for a half day at or just after lunch time is really weird.  Its not all bad, you get to sleep later, take your time getting ready, and drive in when there is no traffic, but you are staring down the barrel of having to go into the office all morning, which isn't a lot of fun.  But, I digress...

Onto the Late Lunchtime Look-a-like, and today I am going to give you the old double boner bonus: two look-a-likes.  On the heels of Dirk Nowitzki just crushing the souls of the OKC Thunder and their fans, our look-a-like is in his honor.

First, we have Dirk, who, while I would love to match up with David Hasselhoff, but has a serious twin in Barry Pepper.  Pepper always seems to be "that guy" when you see him in something.  Like, "hey, it's that guy from that movie about stuff!"  He's been in 61*, Saving Private Ryan, is in the Kennedy mini-series now, nothing major, but he doesn't work in a cube.

Does everyone remember the crazy story about Dirk's ex-girlfriend who was arrested for pretending to be pregnant and extorting money from him?  Well, we'll do a look-a-like for that pretty lady as well.

What I really never understood about this was why Dirk was dating/harboring such a homely woman/fugative.  I've been to Germany and you could throw a rock and hit a beautiful woman.  Plus, he's like 7 feet tall and plays in Dallas.  Couldn't he get a better looking gold digger?  This is what I figure would be at his disposal:

-Big Ran

Someone at Ford is a Wrestling Fan

Fresh off the news that Macho Man was taken from us far too soon, and/or Raptured, Ford has announced seats that could predict drivers' heart attacks.

USA Today - Ford Motor will announce today that its research team in Aachen, Germany, has developed a car seat with six sensors that can monitor a driver's heart by its electrical impulses. Such a seat, if brought to market, could help heart patients monitor their health and provide an early warning of a heart attack.


No longer will Americans live in fear of our aging, roided-out wrestling heroes leaving us too soon.  Or, at least won't have to worry about them losing consciousness, drifting across lanes, launching off of concrete medians, and landing into oncoming traffic.  The Hulkster could be the next one saved.  Of course, if Hulk Hogan is being driven around by his douche bag son, Nick, he could have other problems.

-Big Ran

KC Jones: Hey Big Ran- did you hear that both Summer's Eve and Massengill are trying to negotiate contracts with Nick Hogan to be their spokesman? Just sayin'.....

Tuesday Trivia...

This is something I've always wondered about and now I'm going to drop some knowledge on all of our Takeover readers.

Where does the term "peanut gallery" come from? Seriously....could you even guess? It's one of those phrases that doesn't even lend itself to reasonable speculation. What is a peanut gallery anyway?

Well, according to the Wikipedia, which has the answers to everything (note that I didn't say they are always the RIGHT answers), the explanation is as follows:

A peanut gallery is an audience that heckles the performer. The term originated in the days of vaudeville as a nickname for the cheapest (and ostensibly rowdiest) seats in the theater; the least expensive snack served at the theater would often be peanuts, which the patrons would sometimes throw at the performers on stage to show their disapproval. The phrases "no comments from the peanut gallery" or "quiet in the peanut gallery" are extensions of the name.

Big Ran- should we get one of these for each of us?

So, basically, Big Ran and I are the "peanut gallery" in all areas of our lives. Constantly heckling, poking fun, and rowdy. And, we're not too good for the inexpensive snacks....that's just how we role.

These guys are the ultimate peanut gallery in my opinon

So, there you have it---at least you can't say that you didn't learn something new today. The Takeover is proving to be both educational AND fun! YESSSS!

-KC Jones

Rapture Rescheduled...

Just a quick update, be sure to mark your calendars for October 21, 2011. Apparently, our boy Hal was 5 months off. This is good news for all of us though as we'll be able to enjoy our summer (if it ever stops raining) and the beginning of the nice fall weather before we are picked off the planet. Also, I feel better knowing that our original playlists and menu items won't be going to waste. Guess we'll just have to focus on other things until then....

God: 2, Camping: 0

-KC Jones