Bert comes to town an amateur and leaves a conqueror.
Thrill-seeker Bert Kreischer takes viewers to the legendary events, competitions and adrenaline rushes that celebrate local culture. He experiences the most hilariously absurd, undeniably dangerous and hands-down insane challenges small-town America has to offer.
Whether Bert's attempting to walk across "The Greasy Pole" in Gloucester, MA, catfish noodlin’ in Knoxville, TN, or taking on Cedar Point’s "Fearsome Foursome" roller-coaster challenge in Sandusky, OH, he'll stop at nothing to showcase what the locals do for fun.
Best known as a comedian, Bert travels the country meeting the passionate people who participate in these backyard adventures, experiencing the annual traditions that rally small towns and screaming his lungs out on thrill rides across the country.
Get ready to laugh.
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This is description of the show Bert the Conqueror from the Travel Channel website.
The show has a western-philosophy-on-conquering-foreign-land feel to it. The 'conqueror' Bert actually believes something like an amusement park ride that has already been "conquered," by local people, can be re-conquered by himself, a random person who has never been there and doesn't know anyone from there.
They should make an episode honored to the other great re-conquerors like Columbus and Sir Edmund Hillary
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
A philosophy joke I stumbledupon
An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: “Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist.”
Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute.
Weeks later when the grades were posted, the student who finished in one minute got an A. The rest of the group wondered how he could have gotten an A when he had barely written anything at all.
This is what he wrote: “What chair?”
Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute.
Weeks later when the grades were posted, the student who finished in one minute got an A. The rest of the group wondered how he could have gotten an A when he had barely written anything at all.
This is what he wrote: “What chair?”
Sunday, May 9, 2010
MCFA
Massachusetts College of Fascist Arts
A few nights ago a group of students, who will remain anonymous, decided to express themselves through the use of sidewalk chalk. They did so outside Hoosac Hall all over the walls and ground. Immediately the next morning maintenance cleaned it off and students were e-mailed informing them that if each person who were involved does not come forward then all living in the dorms were going to be billed.
The issue: The reasoning behind the billing is because the student handbook does inform students that the use of chalk is prohibited and "profanity" was also seen... a valid point
The reality: For those who have used chalk before they will know that rain will wash it away. The next day it rained, but before the rain could get to the chalk it was sprayed down with a hose. Also I personally saw the finished art and it was in no means at all profane. Oh and did I mention that I witness people who do not even live on campus draw?
Why would a majority in the dorms who did not partake in the use of chalk be billed when it was a select few who were a mix of on and off campus students were involved? And why would it even be an issue if the rain was going to wash it away shortly after maintenance "took care" it.
I do not think I am wrong in saying that there is irony in this.. a liberal arts college punishing students who most likely consider themselves artists.
A few nights ago a group of students, who will remain anonymous, decided to express themselves through the use of sidewalk chalk. They did so outside Hoosac Hall all over the walls and ground. Immediately the next morning maintenance cleaned it off and students were e-mailed informing them that if each person who were involved does not come forward then all living in the dorms were going to be billed.
The issue: The reasoning behind the billing is because the student handbook does inform students that the use of chalk is prohibited and "profanity" was also seen... a valid point
The reality: For those who have used chalk before they will know that rain will wash it away. The next day it rained, but before the rain could get to the chalk it was sprayed down with a hose. Also I personally saw the finished art and it was in no means at all profane. Oh and did I mention that I witness people who do not even live on campus draw?
Why would a majority in the dorms who did not partake in the use of chalk be billed when it was a select few who were a mix of on and off campus students were involved? And why would it even be an issue if the rain was going to wash it away shortly after maintenance "took care" it.
I do not think I am wrong in saying that there is irony in this.. a liberal arts college punishing students who most likely consider themselves artists.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Over analyzation of sub genres of art
Today in class we discussed the filming of a play to make it a movie or the recording of a musician's live performance to make it a record. Does the distribution of the Dave Matthews Band live trax (or any other performing artist) diminish the experience shared by the audience and band or does it give valor and worth the the experience by proving it to have been a great performance to someone who was not present?
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