Quit Scamming Us, Plus Some Loose Ends...

 Good morning, everyone. Hope all had a wonderful Easter weekend. I sure did, especially Saturday. But I want to talk about something I think is disturbing if you've ever used one of those apps where you can make money by taking surveys or playing games or even scanning receipts. I use a couple of them, but not the ones I'm talking about (except one that I deleted). 

more on this later...

Yesterday as I was on Facebook, I noticed that my news feed started showing advertisements for Playwell, which is one of those aforementioned apps. Thinking back for the advertisements I've seen for that app over the past couple of years, and I had to take the opportunity to go somewhat scorched earth on them. 

Yeah, I went there. Seriously, their commercials have the same cast of miscreants on there. The guy in a do-rag that might be that Nigerian prince for all I know. A casting call reject from "My 600-lb Life." Not one but TWO Russian double agents. A cute librarian type who obviously speaks English as a second language. And somebody who has someone else's balls stuck in his mouth. I'm sure that the Trump administration would love to have this banned for "DEI," but 1) the world doesn't work like that and 2) I'll let Peter Griffin explain it:

I just find it annoying that they're using an app to potentially scam customers whether legit or not by using a cast of characters that let's just say doesn't instill very much confidence in what they're promoting. I mean would you fully trust a person with an obvious Russian accent this day and age? Perhaps (especially if they're an NHL player), but given the current geopolitical climate of the past three years? I doubt it.

Another potential scam I've noticed are all those Solitaire games that promise you real cash. You have Solitaire Cash, Solitaire Clash, and possible others like Solitaire Gash, Mash, Crash, Gnash, Flash, and Bash. Yeah, there's a pattern there. Well, this one is called Solitaire Smash. What upsets me isn't the content of their advertisement, but it's TOO DAMN LONG! You know when you're playing a game, and you have to watch some stupid advertisement to get a necessary power-up? The ads used to last thirty seconds max. This one lasted TWO F***ING MINUTES!! Now that's something I WISH the Trump administration would do (curtail the length), but they'd rather not tell you about the latest food recall or have A1 steak sauce in classrooms. 

I don't know if it's the phone that I'm using (when I had an LG phone, those ads were shorter, now I have a Samsung), or just the advertiser deciding to waste our time. But gosh almighty you don't need a fricking informercial about how your app works! Infomercials were wack to begin with, and unfortunately, they're still around (talking to YOU Bonani Spine Institute). Who knows? They're probably like every other app that's like "congratulations on your win, here's a credit for $0.01." Speaking of which the app I said earlier that I deleted was called MoneyTime, you know who long it took me to make $2? Three weeks! Sorry, I'm Audi 5000, and your unhinged commercial that makes little sense won't bring me back either. I should have stuck with JustPlay...

Some Loose Ends...

About the first picture posted above, that was of course John Cena moments before he turned heel at the Elimination Chamber WWE event back in February. Well Sunday's WrestleMania main event indeed see John Cena win his 17th WWE title in defeating Cody Rhodes. I went 5-2 on Saturday, and I went 5-2 on Sunday as well. However, I completely whiffed on Randy Orton's mystery opponent...Joe Hendry??? As well as Lyra Valkira's partner for her tag match, which happened to be Becky Lynch. As for the Raw after Mania, I didn't watch it live, but I saw highlights. Orton RKO-ing Cena out of nowhere? Loved it. Gunther choking out Pat McAfee? Loved it, although I saw where this might lead to a particular former wrestler to come out of retirement, who's just as annoying as Bruno Mars singing. 

And apparently CM Punk and Roman Reigns are no longer Paul Heyman guys, but guess who is? Bron Breaker.

Stanley Cup Playoffs Tonight

And tonight, the Tampa Bay Lightning begin their quest for a hopeful fourth Stanley Cup at Amalie Arena against the dreaded Broward County Pussycats and the evenly more dreaded Brad Marchand. Like I said the last week here, Lightning in Five. Magic don't play until tomorrow, where they'll lose again, and the Rays? They're rather irrelevant, but they are in Arizona fwiw.

I might have more later in the week. Stay tuned.

BonyScribe

WrestleMania Picks, Night Two

 After a wild main event from last night that had more plot twists than a Stanley Kubrick film (but we should have seen coming), WrestleMania is back for night two. Last night, I went 5-2 on the match card, missing only Jey Uso and El Grande Americano (why?). 

My night two picks are as follows:

Randy Orton wins his open challenge against a returning Alestair Black

Logan Paul gets lucky AF again and beats AJ Styles

Racquel and Liv retain the women's tag titles over Lyra Valkira and her mystery opponent, Paige(!)

Bron Breaker destroys everyone for the IC title.

Rhea Ripley wins the triple threat to recapture the women's world title.

Drew McIntyre gets his revenge on Damian Priest.

And in the main event, thanks to shenanigans, Cody Rhodes loses to an opponent we can't see (John Cena).

Should be wild and wooly!

Bonyscribe 

WrestleMania picks.

 Ok real quick because I was out for the day and the show stars in 30 minutes:

Gunther over Jey Uso

Tiffany has a titty pop out but beats Charlotte anyway 

New Day beats War Raiders and get mercilessly booed

Jade Cargill destroys Naomi

El Grande Americano gets us come uppance

Fatu beats LA Knight, yeah

Seth Rollins wins the triple threat to end the show.

I'll have Sunday's picks later on...

Bonyscribe 

Flashback: April 20, 2007

  Hello again. We've reached the end of the week, and Easter weekend for most of y'all. Easter Sunday happens to fall on the 20th of April, which is important to me being that it is the anniversary of meeting the most important woman in my life. Also, it's important for let's just say other reasons. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a chart that fell on 4/20 that contained Snoop Dogg but be sure to leave brownies for both Snoop and the Easter Bunny Saturday night. For shizzle.

With that in mind, these were the Top 40 songs loosely based off Radio & Records Magazine for the week of April 20, 2007. 

40. Buy U A Drank by T-Pain f/Young Joc. I'm thinking Tequila this weekend instead of the usual Fireball. I won't tell Apopka native and country music legend John Anderson though (if you know, you know).

39. Nothing Left To Lose by Mat Kearney. I do not remember him, like at all.

38. The Kill by Thirty Seconds To Mars. Remember when Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto were an item? Since then Lindsay married some guy from UAE and Leto made a hideous Joker cosplay as well as trying (miserably) to look like Jesus Christ.

37. I Tried by Bone Thugz-N-Harmony f/Akon

36. Look After You by The Fray

35. On The Hotline by Pretty Ricky. The hotline number? 1-900-SUCKER. Not sure if Drake will cause it to go bling, but I hear Kendrick Lamar is standing by.

34. You by Lloyd f/Lil' Wayne

33. Tell Me by Diddy f/Christina Aguilera. Tell me Mr. Combs, how many bottles of Johnson & Johnson's Baby Oil was used in recording this track?

32. Stolen by Dashboard Confessional. True story. On liberty while the Eisenhower was making a port call to Naples, Italy, I had a rather nice University of North Carolina ballcap stolen right off my head by some punk on a moped there. Asshole.

31. Runaway Love by Ludacris f/Mary J. Blige

30. This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race by Fall Out Boy

29. With Love by Hillary Duff

28. Summer Love by Justin Timberlake. Summer is already here in Florida...

27. She's Like The Wind by Lumidee f/Tony Sunshine. I downloaded this song as part of a mixtape I made for someone who graduated from USF back then. I liked the original version by the late Patrick Swayze better.

26. Lost Without U by Robin Thicke. Before "Blurred Lines," this was his biggest hit.

25. The Way I Live by Baby Boy the Prince f/Lil' Boosie

24. Umbrella by Jay-Z f/Rihanna. annah-annah. Ay-ay-ay.

23. Home by Daughtry

22. Boston by Augustana. Speaking of Boston, my Orlando Magic draw them in the first round of the NBA Playoffs starting this weekend. No, I don't expect them to win the series, but it would be nice if they won a game or two.

21. Over It by Katherine McPhee

20. Ice Bix by Omarion. Speaking of playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning open their playoff series Saturday against the dreaded defending Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers. Bolts in five.

19. Last Night by Diddy f/Keyshia Cole. See #33.

18. Beautiful Liar by Beyonce f/Shakira

17. Because Of You by Ne-Yo

16. Better Than Me by Hinder. I only remember them for two songs. Even though they're rockers, both songs were power ballads. 

15. Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood. She's the replacement for Katy Perry on "American Idol." After the events of this past week:

14. Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5. Back to the subject of hockey, current Chicago Blackhawk Pat Maroon skated in his final game of his career this week. Unfortunately, the former Bolt never wore the number 5 in his thirteen-year career.

13. Face Down by Red Jump Suit Apparatus. Very powerful song regarding domestic abuse that didn't gain traction on pop radio until well after its initial release to rock stations.

12. This Is Why I'm Hot by Mims. Could it be because you're sweltering with no A/C? Possible.

11. Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne. Had to look up when Lavigne was married to Nickelback's Chad Kroger. Turns out they were married well after this song was released, in 2013. Speaking of Kroger...

10. If Everyone Cared by Nickelback. If everyone cared, we probably wouldn't be in the utter shit that we in the US are in. But we didn't like a candidate who cackled. Okay.

  9. Say It Right by Nelly Furtado. Bolstered by Timbaland as producer, this track helped spark a career resurgence and got her away from "I'm Like a Bird" notoriety.

  8. U + Ur Hand by P!nk

  7. Give It To Me by Timbaland f/Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake. Pretty much the same as #9, with some help from JT, who was on another level back then.

  6. What Comes Around Goes Around by Justin Timberlake. Speak of the devil...

  5. It's Not Over by Daughtry. Regarding one particular situation that I will not divulge on here, I would say otherwise...

  4. Glamorous by Fergie. Fergie was great with the Black-Eyed Peas, then went solo, but then came that performance at the NBA All-Star Game. Dwayne Wade is still trying not to laugh.

  3. Don't Matter by Akon

  2. The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani f/Akon. Wooo-hoo, WEEE-hoo!! Side note, my sister Gwen celebrated a birthday this week.

and the number 1 song eighteen years ago this weekend was...

  1. Cupid's Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes f/Patrick Stump. A successful remake of the song by Supertramp in 1979.

Before I go, I noticed that my last flashback got an increased number of hits as usual. For that I say thank you. I think I know why that is too. So, for that reason, I thought I would share my favorite picture:

  

Happy Anniversary! 

Oh, and you're welcome!

BonyScribe

Monday Shitposting Extravaganza

 Hi there. Beginning today, I thought I would come on here every Monday and just write what's been on my mind for shits and giggles, because hey why not? This blog is usually nothing more than a shitposting outlet anyway, so here goes nothing.

Alexander The Greatest

Leading off this morning is the exploits of one Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, who yesterday afternoon surpassed the legendary Wayne Gretzky in becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in National Hockey League history:

What an awesome moment for hockey and for sports, from arguably the best thing to come out of Russia since Stolichnaya vodka. There was quite the ceremony for him after the goal and quite the celebration for him after the game, which included an emotional moment from two of his former teammates. 

Who'll Stop The Rain?

In case you've been under a rock, the middle of our nation has been getting pelted with severe storms over that past week. From destructive tornadoes in Arkansas, to near-biblical flooding along the Ohio River Valley, the mid-south really took it on the chin this week. How nasty was the weather, well, allow me to show you this picture I copied from Facebook from LiveStormChasers.com.

As you can see, Florida also saw some severe weather, including a tornado the hit the studios of WOFL TV in Orlando. It was a small tornado (EF2), but it did cause rather significant damage around Seminole County. Incredibly, it isn't over, not even for Florida, because old man winter wants to make a last stand before retreating up north for the summer. Bummer, I was hoping to take a dip in the pool this week (and maybe have a guest over 😉).

Dude, What Are You Talking About?

Here is a picture that relates an interview with the President from Fox News (who else?) over the weekend:

For instant reaction, we now go live to Krusty the Clown:

Seriously though, we need a little bit of context to figure out what he was saying or attempting to say. On Saturday, there were massive nationwide protests across the nation, which garnered anywhere from hundreds to tens of thousands if not more. In total, about 5.2 million people took part in the 1,300 events throughout the nation. Those was the protests Harris Faulkner were referring to. Trump's response? Different reasons (yes, but he could have named a few of them), but he never said the general reason (him & Muskrat). The next sentence made zero sense. Why were they there? To protest, obviously. Then the remainder. He said those protest were "a terrible thing." Compared to what, Mr. President? Your shanked golf shot towards the green the other week? 9/11? Hurricane Helene? The "plandemic" to which to completely botched the response to due in part because President Obama practically gave you an open playbook to follow but you refused to do so because you're petty AF. No, Donald people exercising their constitutional right to peacefully protest is not a terrible thing. Hell, it is a vital part of our very nation. 

And no, those 5.2 million protesters were paid by (154-year-old) George Soros $100 each. Get real, dude. Then again, critical thought has never been a strong suit of yours, especially when trying to convey right-wing talking points. The only thing that needs to stop, Mr. President, is you talking about it, because you obviously have zero clue about what went on. 

On a somewhat related note, the Nikkei took a dive today in Japan, so buckle up buttercup on Wall Street today. It's going to be a bumpy ride.

Wrapping Up On A Positive Note

Tonight, the Florida Gators will try for their third national championship in men's basketball as they take on the Houston Cougars and Robeson County, NC's own Kelvin Sampson. Tonight at 8:50 from San Antonio. Go Gators.

Well, that wraps up this post for this Monday. Make your day a great one.

Bony Scribe

Flashback: April 5, 1991

Hello everyone. For the FIRST TIME this year, I'm posting a flashback of the top 40 charts from days of yore. Because let's be honest, for most of us, life was better back then than it was now in some respects. Today, we're going back to 1991 when the US was just getting out from their folly in Iraq (Operation  Desert Storm), the Pittsburgh Penguins were starting their first Stanley Cup run (more about penguins later), and I had just been three months from relocating to Orlando from Hoke County, North Carolina. I had debated this afternoon whether to watch Netflix and chill, CNBC and panic, Weather Channel and worry, or CNN and bitch. Then I saw a post on Facebook about music from 1983 (as well as a smoking hot picture from you know who) and became inspired, so I rolled my 20-sided die and it came up 12, which translates to 1991. So that's what I'm posting today. For this flashback, I'm using the Radio & Records charts from this week. So, without further ado, here we go. And I'll add some personal thoughts from back then as well as present day along with it.

Some eye candy for y'all. You're welcome.

40. What Comes Naturally by Sheena Easton. I believe this was her last top 40 hit. I think she did some commercials for Bally Total Fitness at the time but that's all I remember.

39. Get Here by Oleta Adams. This song's popularity was undoubtedly due to Desert Storm. One of the lines to this song was "you can get here by Trailways." Trailways was a bus service that ran nationally until Greyhound acquired some of their routes, but they're around albeit regionally. Of note, I feel this song every time I head over to the Crazy Squirrel pub in Port Richey, FL, only to have one of my sisters complain that I go there too much for her liking. 😒

38. Where Does My Heart Beat Now? by Celine Dion

37. How To Dance by Bingoboys f/Princesa

36. Don't Treat Me Bad by Firehouse. Speaking of treating others bad, President Trump went on the rampage this week announcing Wednesday was "Liberation Day" for the United States because he feels that we have been treated unfairly on the world stage as far as the global economy is concerned. So his, answer? Across the board tariffs, which is all he seemingly knows what to do (and he can't even get those right).

35. All True Man by Alexander O'Neal. One such land Trump imposed tariffs on were the Heard & McDonald Islands, an uninhabited Australian territory in the southern Indian Ocean just north of Antarctica, so there are absolutely no goods being imported here from there.

34. Temple Of Love by Harriet. Another territory that had incurred the wrath of Trump is the Falkland Islands, home of about some 3600 mainly British expats off the coast of Argentina also near Antarctica. When asked about how these tariffs are going to affect both them and the Heard & McDonald Islands, the penguins gave this response:

Nope. They aren't happy. Neither are the aforementioned Pittsburgh Penguins, but that's another story.

33. Silent Lucidity by Queensryche. A beautiful song that I haven't heard on Spotify lately. By the way, you ever loved so much that you get a little bit ill when you aren't around them? Something I felt today, and it's something I don't remember ever feeling before...but I digress.

32. Stone Cold Gentleman by Ralph Tresvant. A further note about Trump, in the two days since said tariffs were announced, the DJIA has dropped a staggering 3700 points and is now below 40K for the first time since August. Yikes.

31. Voices That Care by Voices That Care

30. Call It Poison by Escape Club

29. More Than Words by Extreme. Remember when frontman Gary Cherone was tapped to be Sammy Hagar's replacement as the singer of Van Halen in the mid-1990s? Yeah, I'd forgotten about that too until I remembered a radio spoof I heard on WNOR in Norfolk in those days.

28. I'll Be By Your Side by Stevie B. I believe this was the follow-up to "Because I Love You (the Postman Song)." His only other Top Ten hit, and I barely remember it.

27. I Don't Wanna Cry by Mariah Carey. The fourth hit from her Vision of Love album. It debuted this week.

26. Save Some Love by Keedy. Cute, upbeat one hit wonder that somehow after a quick check is now on Spotify. As sportscaster Chris Myers would say, "that deserves a wow!"

25. One More Try by Timmy T. Rare in the early 90s to have a song with a shoestring budget to be a commercial success, but this song did it.

24. I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) by Hi-Five

23. You Don't Have To Go Home Tonight by The Triplets. No, these were actual triplets, not Aikman, Irving, and Emmitt if you're a Dallas Cowboys fan.

22. Iesha by Another Bad Creation. Speaking of going home, or in this case ashore, I'm sure most of you (especially here in Florida) have heard the incident involving a 22-year-old boater and Brock Horner, the captain of Tarpon Coast Fishing Charters in Punta Gorda.

21. Someday by Mariah Carey. Anyway, Thursday morning, Horner and Gage Towles (the 22-year-old) got into a verbal altercation that escalated into Horner hijacking Towles's boat and driving it away. The incident was captured on video and plenty of memes were generated online as a result.

20. More Than Ever by Nelson. A late update courtesy of Facebook, Horner has been arrested for assault and burglary.

19. I Touch Myself by The Divinyls. If you saw the first photo of this blog entry, you would too. 😏

okay, I'm going to go ahead and blow through the rest of these because your man needs to focus and finish. Apparently, I have a sudden case of ADD.

18. Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll) by C&C Music Factory

17. This House by Tracie Spencer

16. Just The Way It Is Baby by The Smithereens

15. Rico Suave by Gerardo

14. Signs by Tesla

13. Rhythm of my Heart by Rod Stewart

12. Round and Round by Tevin Campbell

11. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology Song)/I Want You by Robert Palmer

10. Cry For Help by Rick Astley

  9. Touch Me (All Night Long) by Cathy Dennis

  8. Sadness Part 1 by Enigma

  7. State of the World by Janet Jackson

  6. Coming Out Of the Dark by Gloria Estefan

  5. Joyride by Roxette

  4. Baby Baby by Amy Grant

  3. You're In Love 😉 by Wilson Phillips 

  2. Hold You Tight by Tara Kemp

  1. I've Been Thinking About You by Londonbeat.

Sorry if the end of this post seems rushed, but as of right now it's a little past 1:15 AM and I have a potential road trip tomorrow. As always, more to come.

BonyScribe