I absolutely love the movie Better Off Dead and I always had a strange attraction to the 1967 Camaro featured in the film (and the beautiful “French” girl that fixed it). Well a fan, even more obsessed than me, tracked down the car a few years ago and restored it to Cosell brothers racing condition.

Since someone already found the car, I figured I’d hunt down the hot actress. Her name is Diane Franklin, a 43 year old actress (she was 22 when the movie came out) from Plainview, NY. Besides a few appearances on TV (Charles in Charge, Matlock, etc…) her other career highlight was playing Princess Joanna in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. For an obsessed fan site, visit www.dianefranklin.com (I swear I had nothing to do with the making of this site).

First thing I want to know is where the hell are the parties with women that would actually wear these costumes? 3 wishes lingerie (mildly nsfw) has Halloween costumes ranging from a slutty Harry Potter to seriously questionable Geisha outfits.

Every woman should shop here and not just for Halloween. What man doesn’t appreciate coming home from work to his very own pirate booty?

And no one cared. How can America’s pastime attract lower ratings than “Dancing with the Stars?” Seriously, I think more people watched the 1st world series than this one and it wasn’t even televised. Tigers vs. Cardinals. May as well have been a Canadian Football game.

Those Brits sure know how to take things to the next level. As if paintball wasn’t intense enough, our neighbors across the Atlantic have thrown battle tanks into the mix. For about $140, you and up to 6 friends (as long as they are under 6′ 4″ and 300 LBs) can shoot at each other with the world’s largest paintball guns. Check out FunDay.com for other seriously crazy “gift experiences”.

No, not that kind of red meat (although that’s quite tasty as well). Red Meat is a comic by Max Cannon and is sick, twisted and seriously funny.

As an aspiring fat man, I’ve always been jealous of big and tall stores and double-wide trailers. Gizmodo made a list of the top 10 products for overweight guys and I must say, I can’t wait to hit the 300 pound mark!

With toilets that can hold up to 2000 pounds, a 15 LB cheeseburger and the Bottom Buddy (can you guess what that’s for?) this list is a must see for every man that can no longer see his own feet.

Ever wonder how ACDC or Porno for Pyros came up with their band names? The Rock Band Name Origins web site can help. Part Snopes and part Wikipedia, the site lists rumors and confirmed origins for about 200 popular bands. Some highlights:

LL Cool J – for “Ladies Love Cool James”.

Alice in Chains – a funny rumor is that they were named after a lost episode from The Brady Bunch series!

Jane’s Addiction – The band got it’s name from a girl (Jane) that Perry Farrell knew back in L.A who was a prostitute and called it her addiction.

Nirvana – In Buddhism it means the state of perfect blessedness attained through the annihilation of the self.

I’ve seen a lot of really bad local auto dealer commercials in my time. The “Trunk Monkey” series puts everything else to shame!

Flickin the Bird Pump up Finger – $18
Remember the old “mooning guy” car accessory what would drop trow with the press of a button? 2006 brings us the middle finger version.

Stay-Cold Polar Pitcher – $17.50
Frozen pitchers have been around forever, but they don’t stay frozen for long. This cool adaptation includes a frozen center. Yah there’s less beer, but it’s damn cold!

Nerf PS2 Controller – $29.99
I have fond memories of showing off my rocket arm with various Nerf footballs. Now that I’m lazy, a Nerf controller is perfect for showing off my virtual rocket arm.

Philips PerfectDraft – $250
If you live in Europe and like beer, this is damn cool. A beer cooling/pouring home appliance without the need for CO2, pumps and hoses.

Lego Ice Tray – $8
As a kid I played with Legos. As a grown-up I drink… a lot… Why not bring out the kid in me and put Lego-shaped ice in my booze?

PhonoPreAmp iVinyl – $240
The digital music revolution rocks, but I still can’t listen to my vinyl records on my iPod. Do the next best thing by digitally recording your collection of ABBA records.

Beverage Buggy Remote Control – $49.95
Impress your friends and annoy your wife with this remote-control beer can caddy.

Poker, specifically Texas Hold ‘em, has become massively popular thanks to the apparent simplicity of the game and its even simpler draw of television viewers. Ever since players’ hands were shown to TV audiences, everyone thinks they can play cards.

But is it a sport? Most players would argue yes, but Ryan Northcott, a Canadian actor, thinks otherwise. He argues, “Poker is not a sport. It is a hobby, an addiction, a glorified board game. Sure you are using brain power, or whatever brain power it takes to count cards and be the best ‘guesser’… It doesn’t take the physical ability of” sports like “badminton” or “golf.”

Defining “sport” by the physical exertion of the participants isn’t exactly accurate. Take curling for example… how much energy goes into that sport? Also, consider some physiques in professional sports… like Refrigerator Perry or David Wells. Calling poker a “game” doesn’t discount it either… baseball is a game… pretty much every sport is simply a game.

Sport is synonymous with competition. Poker is highly competitive and luck can only take you so far otherwise the same people wouldn’t be consistently winning competitions. I’m sure I could get lucky and score a goal on Patrick Roy, but I couldn’t do it consistently, just like I couldn’t beat Daniel Negreanu more than once in a lifetime. Poker is a sport and a damn fine one at that.