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Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 25

Sometimes my poor son can’t catch a break. His birthday is coming up and today his mom and I are both available. So we were planning to take him to Happy Hollow Park and Zoo with his two grandmas.

But yesterday he woke up from his nap with a fever. This is amazing because last year we took hm to Happy Hollow…and he got a fever as soon as we arrived.

Now he’s resting and might even be doing better and be okay to go when he wakes up…except it’s started raining.

I don’t know why the universe has something against this kid going to Happy Hollow. He’s not even three years old, universe. Cut him some slack!

Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 24

As I continue to scavenge through my old MySopace blogs, I keep coming across gems like this from back in my radio station days…

You know you’re not in line for employee of the month honors when it hits 4:00pm and you can honestly say you’ve done NOTHING productive all day.

…and it’s not like I got in late. I got in, bright and early at 8:30. Came in, opened my e-mail…then opened up MySpace and Yahoo. Then I made some oatmeal (with organic raisins…’cause that’s how I roll) Then shot the shit with some co-workers for a while checked MySpace again and took a long lunch.

Unfortunately I didn’t actually EAT during lunch, so I had to come back and fix myself some food. I ate checked MySpace and Yahoo again. Then looked at some digital pictures. Sent a few text messages to my lovely girlfriend. Shot the shit a little more with some more co-workers. Went and played darts while another co-worker was trying to type something.

And now I’m back at my desk but I’m STILL not working ’cause I’m typing this blog.

Well it’s almost 4:30 so I should go….gotta hit Starbucks and the bank before I go home.

…whew…rough day!

Even though this was far from a typical day at the station, you’ve gotta admire the sheer stupidity of a guy who would put this on his publicly viewable profile for all his coworkers, supervisors, and even “customers” to see. I wonder why they didn’t hire me back. It’s a mystery…

Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 23

I get into a lot of arguments with my phone. Siri just doesn’t understand me sometimes. Tonight I was cleaning out my old pictures I found one such argument I got into…back before I updated to OS7 (a move I still regret)

It would be so much more fulfilling if Siri would swear back…or just play the damn Doug Loves Movies podcast (Which I DID have plenty of saved on the phone…stupid Siri)

Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 22

Yes…that title is from the song. This blog is about what you think it’s about (Unless you think it’s ACTUALLY about baseball…it is not). So if you do not care to read about this indelicate subject, I totally understand. But that’s why I gave you this whole paragraph to close your browser window and say, “Diarrhea? Aw hell no! I’ll be skipping this and maybe I’ll read tomorrow’s blog.”

Okay…if you’re still reading, you deserve what you get. Read the rest of this entry »

Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 21

Not too long ago, it was announced that Kevin Smith an Ralph Garman are going to write a comic book mini series crossover with Batman and the Green Hornet. The twist is, the comic is set in the world of the Adam West Batman TV show and the Bruce Lee Green Hornet TV show. Apparently the two shows did crossover episode back in the 60’s and this comic book will be a sequel to that.

But that got me thinking…why can’t they do a crossover in the comics that never happened but totally SHOULD have?

Image stolen from here

Since there’s no stopping the inevitable train wreck that is Hack Snyder’s Batman vs Superman plus Wonder Woman and Eisenluthor, can’t we at least see what it would be like if these classic incarnations of the characters joined fores? It’s not like there isn’t fan hunger to see this kind of thing. Check out this fan made trailer:

That looks awesome and that’s just hacked up bits of movies I’ve already seen…and it didn’t even have Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman in it! In a comic, they can bring all three back in thier prime glory and we can all watch what happens when they cross paths.

Sorry this thought just popped into my head and it’s too awesome not to happen. Please DC Comics, you’ve taken so much joy away from Superman for so long (Superman Returns, Smallville, Man of Steel, the New 52…) can’t you just give us this one awesome thing?

This week Tim makes a major announcement, Noah poops too hard, and there’s some Easter talk. Then the “Worst. Movie. Ever. Tournament” continues with Leprechaun 5 In The Hood vs Glitter.

00:00 – 01:21 Preshow
01:21 – 02:26 Intro
02:26 – 08:08 Major Announcement
08:08 – 43:52 How the #$%* was your week?
43:52 – 66:58 Worst. Movie. Ever. Tournament
66:58 – 68:12 Wrap Up
68:12 – 70:23 ?????

[CONTENT WARNING] TANcast features mature language and immature hosts but is NOT a representation of the stand up act of Tim Babb. Listener discretion is advised.

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Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 20

I was in a public bathroom the other day* and I was confronted with this sign above the urinal

My first thought was, “Stupid idiots…throwing crap into the urinal. I hate when people can’t…”

The thought cut off in my head because was immediately replaced with, Why is there an ‘S’ after liquid?”

I mean, back me up fellas, there’s really only one liquid that should be going in there. Unless you’ve got a soda fountain in your pants, it should really just be pee. I realize they couldn’t make the sign say “Piss only,” but you could have said, “Liquid only” and had pretty much the same effect.

So I have to assume you put the extra “S” there on purpose to court other liquids. What is your game urinal sign? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?!!!

Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 19

I may have mentioned once or twice that I am a fan of the John Williams Superman theme. I may also have pointed out my dismay with Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel theme. That may lead you to think that I’m not a fan of any superhero themes besides Mr. Williams’. Not true. There are some other great themes out there. Here are my five favorites…

Captain America by Alan Silvestri

Spoiler alert: this will not be the only time that Alan Silvestri makes this list. But this theme sounds more like Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Air Force One, Soarin’ Over California) to me. Since the Captain’s roots are in the army, it makes sense that the theme has a very military feel to it. Very nice feel to it. I was happy to hear it in part 2. Read the rest of this entry »

Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 18

The following is one of my “classic” blogs from MySpace, back on March 7, 2007

What the?!!!

I was sitting at my computer and my cell went off. I went to see who was calling and it said, “Me!”

“Me” is my own cell number I have programed into the phone. I stared at it for a while…trying to figure out how what I was seeing could possibly be happening.

My cell phone is ringing…and the person on the other end is me…but I that can’t be, because I’m holding the cell phone. And yet, there it is ringing away in my hand.

I was so dumb struck that I didn’t answer it…and wouldn’t you know it…I didn’t leave a message. Isn’t that so like me? What a d***. If I’m gonna call myself, I should at least leave me a message about why I called.

But I’m still lost on how it could have happened? Is the government screwing with me for listening to Al Franken on You Tube? Is the New AT&T having trouble swallowing Cingular and this is just one of the side effects…or…

Maybe I was sent back in time in the future and there is another me here! And maybe future me was trying to call and warn me about something. (I wish future me had gone back a few more days and told me which lottery numbers to pick)

But wait…if it was me from the future, wouldn’t I know that I didn’t answer the call…and that I wrote this goofy blog about it?

…wait…maybe that was future me’s plan all along. To get me to post this blog…and then others would read it and maybe they would come out to Rooster T. Feathers in Sunnyvale this Sunday for Geek Comedy Night! Especially after they clicked on the link to the Rooster T. Feathers website. Or perhaps the link to the Geek Comedy Night Myspace Profile.

Wow…my future self is a shamless whore.

Side note: That show went great, but I never figured out why I called myself

Tim Babb’s April Foolishness
Day 17

Shooting for a little less controversy with today’s blog. I just sat through my contender for next week’s “Worst. Movie. Ever. Tournament,” so I don’t have the strength to write much. Thankfully, Noah and I had this interchange of text messages earlier and it’s totally worth sharing…

I didn’t ask Noah the race of the guy who gave him the dollar…but my racist sense is tingling.

Also, I don’t think Noah fully appreciated how ironic it was to call me out on my typo when the text he sent before mine was a TRAIN WRECK! Hook yourself on phonics, ya qumph!

Merry Christmas!