Results tagged “saywhat”

The Houston Texans needed to do something to improve their offensive production. It's no secret that David Carr's tenure as Texans quarterback was growing short. Yesterday, the Texans inked a deal with Matt Schaub and ended speculation about the quarterback situation. Signing Schaub, second fiddle to The Vick in Atlanta, completed the trade terms and effectively placed Carr on the trading block. Texans GM, Rick Smith, left little doubt as to their intentions during the...

6:35 p.m. Central Standard Time tonight marks the Winter Solstice, which means the days will begin to grow longer. Tonight is the longest night of the year and can also be the darkest night of the year, depending on the lunar cycle. December's Full Moon, by the way, is referred to as Oak Moon, Cold Moon, Frost Moon, Long Night's Moon or the Moon Before Yule - the last two are associated with the Winter...

Oh yes, if only our wealthy Aunt Gert would "re-gift" us a really cool old car! Yep - the words, "fat chance" do come to mind. However, what with Thanksgiving days away (and the decorations already up at most malls - EGAD!) it is now that lovely time of year when you commence buying gifts for the people you care about, the gang's annual "fighting for presents" swaps and the dreaded Secret Santa exchanges....

Polish that peg leg and dust off your eye patch - September 19, 2006 is International "Talk Like a Pirate" Day - or TLAPD. Avast mateys ye can almost get away with bringing yer parrot to work - at the least ye can talk silly and tell that pesky co-worker to "Walk the plank ye scurvy dog". Rising from humble beginnings (a friendly raquetball game on June 5, 1995) the first officially recognized TLAPD...

Houstonist knows about the fanatical crazes that take over when you feel the need to drive ten miles out of your way to save fifty cents on a tank of gas, but drivers in Milwaukee have taken it to the next level. Hundreds of cars were waiting in the wee hours of the morning to get free gas from Allstate Insurance, who was rewarding cities for high ranks on their Best Drivers Report. The only...

That's right, we're not talking tests of your typing skills — we're talking flesh and bones. In our job perusing days, Houstonist has come across some interesting posts on Craigslist where employers are looking for "personal assistants," jobs that are based on a little more than your WPM. So you want to be a fun personal assistant? How about a personal assistant needed this weekend for a short-term, four-month assisgnment? Or you could just...

Our favorite Marvin Zindler reported a consumer complaint story about how Time Warner Cable has introduced a one dollar surcharge for customers who pay their bill at one of Time Warner's stores. This was met with some reproach by low income clients who said they feel the pinch of the extra weight on their bills. Zindler is known for airing consumer complaints (mostly against corporations), and coming out the winner, no matter what or...

Ah, so that's how you do it Advice for boys on how to have the best love life: It's important to have a woman who helps at home, who cooks from time to time, cleans up and has a job. It's important to have a woman who can make you laugh. It's important to have a woman who you can trust and who doesn't lie to you. It's important to have a woman who...

Today we start our first post of a new segment that involves things we've overheard in Houston. Sure, this may be an idea we've overheard - but we're calling it "Say What?" instead. This derives from the hilarious and short lived show Clone High, a questionably legal version of which can be viewed online here. Wow, that wasn't obvious GIRL: Yeah, right now I'm just trying to find a place to live in town....