Articles from Florida Gulf Coast

  • Stupidity is my savior.

    I sit at the bar at the local pub
    looking for a lady to rub.
    I sit and stare as far as I can
    which isn’t too far, as drunk as I am.

    I look to my left and see her there
    in that short little skirt with long blonde hair.
    A gentleman at heart, I buy her a drink
    but not much longer will I let my heart think.

    I can barely resist,
    put my will to the test
    to keep myself from staring
    at her ginormous breasts.

    As I lean over to whisper in her ear
    a lyric would will bring her to tears
    I reveal myself as a fool
    as I topple off my stool.

    But have no worries, forget your fears
    in my mind the image sears
    as I look up from the floor
    I behold a sight I cannot ignore.

    My reputation has been saved
    and from the floor I am amazed,
    in her skirt something flopped
    because she is a he that is still pre-op.

    Clumsy am I, he who falls from his chair
    But I am lucky too, because that was a man over there.
    Had I been stable, I may not have known
    and mistakenly may have taken Steven home.



  • Useful Product Pitch

    Dear Logitech,


    My name is Brice and I am a college student. I have an idea for a product that you may be able to develop into a useful facet of online interaction. My proposal is a breathalyzer lock for a computer keyboard. I don’t know how many of your employees had an active social life at college or, for that matter, went beyond Tech school, but there is an issue that needs attention and I believe that you can make this happen.

    Rough sketch
    Along with many other young people I associate with, I have a bit of a problem with alcohol consumption, not so much with my health, but with my social interaction while inebriated. I tend to come home after a long night of Beirut- the Liquor League and plop into my desk chair. After fumbling with the mouse long enough to actually log into my facebook and/or myspace page, I proceed to make horrible jokes that even I don’t comprehend the next day and make pointless references to movies no one has ever seen. My diarrhea of the fingertips is left behind, staining the walls/comment boards of my friends, coworkers, and acquaintances.

    The solution: a breathalyzer mechanism that is armed before a night of imbibing copious amounts of alcohol. On return, the user is required to blow under a .1 BAC to be allowed entry to communication programs and online communities. The hardware would come with a program that would allow the person to select which programs to block and which to allow at what BAC levels. For instance, AIM would be blocked at a .12 but HALO is permitted up to a .20 because, let’s face it, beyond that all you will be doing is lie face-down on the keyboard while some 13-year-old kid from Taiwan pwns the sh*t out of you.

    If you have any questions, comments, or need for marketing strategies, please feel free to contact me.

    Sincerely,         
    Brice Lankford