Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk*? Go Ask Alice...

Let me start this spoiler free review by stating that I am somewhat biased here due to me being a huge Tim Burton fan...the man quite simply is incredibly gifted & is a genius( if you have not done so...go see his show at MOMA) & I've always been a big fan of the Alice in Wonderland story...which I found out recently is actually not one...but 2 books...

Off with their heads!!! Here I'm referring to most Movie Critics...I'm not sure what is wrong with these English Lit majors from Liberal Arts schools who clearly hate themselves, their families, friends life...etc...or how else do you explain how they love unwatchable crap & tear enjoyable works to pieces with little used multi-syllable words to try & show off the depth & breath of their vocabulary since they have nothing else in their fried brains...

Now that I'm done with that little rant & rave...the movie was great...at least I, my friends & the packed IMAX theater seemed to think so...Now this isn't a pure retelling of the story. Mr. Burton does take elements from both of Carroll's books, a poem of Lewis's(hint Monty Python used it)elements of fantasy & throws it in the blender of his minds eye to come up with a highly original & enjoyable story. Depp as usual gives a great performance (actually based his characters insanity on info he & Burton dug up on how the dyes Hatters used were loaded with toxins that had a bit of an effect on masters of this trade) as does Bonham Carter as the Red Queen ...Crispen Glover as the Knave oh so creepy...& of course kudo's to Mia Wasikowska as Alice(looks like a young Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica fame...just not quite as buff). Anne Hathaway as the White Queen was fine...did have one very good scene...I absolutely loved the Cheshire Cat, the March Hare was hysterical & the Blue Caterpillar was a trip as well. This is a stunning visually stimulating movie with great acting and a great story that re-imagines a classic while paying homage to it by taking advantage of what we can do technically today. This is one of Burton's best & if you are a fan ignore the Liberal Arts geeks...Off with their heads!!! & go see Alice...when she's ten feet tall...

Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk? I didn't get it...but the answers I uncovered are below...


Carroll said that there was no answer...but did say that raven spelled backwards is nevar...thus never...but I found another answer... Poe...he wrote on both...not sure if that was Carroll's answer but someone came up with it & it does work..

Dave...do the right thing...

Now Dave I don't expect you to do the right thing & resign for the right reasons...you are clearly not capable of it. Your own party wants nothing to do with you from our President on down. I don't know if it's because you are the spoiled rotten brat of a powerful connected man(not that I agree with much of your Fathers politics...but if a Patterson should be sitting on the Governors seat it should have been him), because you are quite simply a pathological liar who is incapable of making a moral decision since you lack any moral compass or you are just insane. Considering the fact the you may end up facing jail time when this is over & you are making Spitzer & Blago look good...that might be likely.

So...I'm going to ask you to step down for the only reason that you do anything...short term benefit for yourself! Now how is stepping down as Governor of the state of New York going to benefit David (I should be President) Patterson...well just look what it did for Sarah Palin(didn't agree with her doing it...it clearly paid off short term...but long term...remains to be seen) instead of governing a big chunk of ice covered with Moose & Mosquito's she is now touring the country...got a gig on Fox...wrote a book & recently did some comedy on Leno! Do you really want to continue to waste your time in Albany(Silver runs it anyhow) when a man of your talent & incredible gifts could be on the world stage! Palin wrote a book...are you telling me you can't(i'm thinking of a coloring book done in braile...yes that is horribly tasteless...but it is so you!)?!? Is Sarah funnier then you...are you not the life of the party or what?? Do you not want to tour the country & spread the Patterson around?!? CNN or John Stewart would kill for you! Do you want to host SNL...(with Beyonce as the guest singer...& steal her from Jay Z...what does he have on you!?!) or do you to be a lame gag on SNL because they temporarily ran out of Palin jokes?!?

Follow your destiny...take the world stage...win the Presidency...& show Obama how it' really done! Be all you can be Dave...a mere Governorship is beneath you...grab the world by it's cojones...swing'em over your head while pouring a bottle of Cuervo down you gullet & do the right thing...(for yourself!!!)

The Ways Be The Means...

As I'm sure many of you are already aware one of the Lions of American politics Charles Rangel a model of virtue has magnanimously temporarily stepped down as Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee due mere unsubstantiated allegations of not paying his taxes or reporting income(feel free to take the aforementioned words as sarcasm or sagacious words of those who are quite simply morally superior & highly intelligent & don't need facts or empirical data when emotion & gospel will do) http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Default.aspx(just the group that write our taxes)

The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress, and is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. The Committee derives a large share of its jurisdiction from Article I, Section VII of the U.S. Constitution which declares, "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.

Just keep in mind regardless of your political affiliation or feelings on this...if you or I did what Charles did...we would at least be heavily fined & audited...but quite possibly might face prosecution & jail time...instead of going into the various allegations...I will leave you with a sight rewrite of a tune to give you something to think about...enjoy

Taxman 2010


Let me tell you how Obama's going to make it be...
He needs all your money for Cap'N'Trade, HealthCare & programs yet to be...
'Cause he's Obama & he's gonna tax all you have...man!
Yeah,Obama's the taxman...

Should 75% cent appear too small,
Be thankful he doesn't take it all...
'Cause Obama's the taxman,
Yeah, Obama is gonna tax you ...man!

If you work on Wall Street & go out for a steak dinner he'll quadruple tax your meat...
If you work on Main Street & want to go "Green" & walk to work he'll tax your feet...
If it gets cold due to "climate change Obama will tax your heat...
If it gets hot due to "climate change" he'll tax that too...

Obama's the Taxman!

'Cause Obama;s the taxman,
Yeah, Obama is so gonna tax you..man!

Don't ask me what Obama wants it all for (Nancy...wanna field this one?)
If you don't want to pay evens more. (ah-ah, mister heathcare)
'Cause Obama's the taxman,
Yeah, Obama's gonna tax you...man!

Now words of warning for those who die, (taxman)
Obama will tax you where you lie (taxman)
'Cause Obama'st he taxman,
Yeah, Obama's gonna tax you...man.!

And oh yeah...he's gonna tax you so hard you'll be working for no one but he...

Obama is just soooo gonna tax you...man!