Coming soon to the Huntington Mall: Qdoba Mexican Grill

A new Qdoba will be opening soon at the Huntington Mall in the old K-B Toys space between Sears and Borders. Has anyone eaten at one of these before? What's it like? Is it any good?

Reason #3427 why Americans are tubby

Vegetable-shaped candy:

"His penis"

Douchey things overheard in Nawab the other night

"Well, I only listen to NPR..."

"Are there vegetarians in India? Because I'm vegetarian..."

"Is the mango in the mango chicken...teeheeheehee...good mango?"

"Is that guy Mexican? He looks Mexican..."

"I bet a really light beer would be really great with this stuff!!"

Actually, the collie looks kinda cool...

My Top Ten Winter Olympic Sports

1. Short Track Speed Skating. It mixes the thrill of NASCAR's races @ Bristol with the attention span considerations of a Gen X guy with two young children.

2. Ice Hockey. International rules rawk. More scoring and less drag. I hope the NHL finally adopts some of the rules.

3. Moguls. Dear God, their knees must be shot by the time that they are 40.

4. Biathlon. Why don't West Virginians excel at this? Skiin' & shootin' at stuff sounds like a winner in Pocahontas County.

5. Snowboard Halfpipe. 'Cause we'll kick butt.

6. Curling. So surreal.

7. Snowboard Cross. Uhuhuuhhhuh. Crashes are cool. Yeah. hehemheheh.

8. Ladies' Figure Skating. Gymnasts w/ bewbs.

9. Luge. It reminds me of when we'd spray WD-40 on our plastic sleds and go off of the steepest hills on the mountain.

10. Hoth-athalon. It's the one where you ride around on a tauntaun and dismember wampas with a lightsaber. Um, maybe that one isn't real...

When it's ok to mark out

Edge making a surprise return @ the Royal Rumble after a major injury:

Jingleheimer Junction

Everyone wants more cowbell and no one can resist Schweddy Balls, but here is one of my favorite forgotten SNL skits, "Jingleheimer Junction:"

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Top Ten Restaurant Food Items of the Moment

1. McDonald's Southwest Salad w/ Crispy Chicken
2. Tudor's Biscuit World's Mary B
3. Skyline Chili's 3-Way
4. Sam's Hot Dog Stand's dog/ spicy sauce, slaw, onions, and mustard
5. Chili's Southern Smokehouse Bacon Burger
6. Steak 'n Shake's Guacamole Burger
7. Jim's Steak and Spaghetti's spaghetti w/ meat sauce
8. Gold Star Chili's 3-Way
9. Husson's pizza w/ pepperoni & green pepper
10. New China Garden's Szechuan chicken

Somewhere in Haiti..

...a village just got air-dropped a shit-ton of Colts Super Bowl apparel.

We in the killin' Jedi business.

And cousin, Business is a-boomin'.

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Super Bowl XLIV Pick

Colts vs Saints

Highlawn Facts

The first in a series of facts about Huntington's neighborhoods:

• The smartest pharmacist at St. Mary's is the 7th most knowledgeable person in Highlawn on the topic of prescription pain medication.
• The planning commission has allowed one---and only one---Santa Fe style house.
• The population density of Highlawn Avenue is 30,000/sq. mi.
• 30-somethings fondly recount shopping at Big Bear late at night to uncaring offspring.
• Once a local media personality showed up uninvited at the old ice rink to help coach a friend's hockey team and was mocked mercilessly.
• The new Rite Aid is a poor substitution for Highlawn Pharmacy.
• Everyone has their own "secret" recipe for Wiggin's spaghetti sauce.
• Garage apartments rawk.
• Latulle Avenue was once Huntington's center for underground cinema.
• Free refill trick: Two Speedways, one cup.
  

WVPBS does the impossible

As part of their Chocolate Challenge pledge drive (otherwise known as "the ten days when Chris James listens to WOUB"), WV Public Broadcasting was giving away Holl's Chocolate.* Some rocket surgeon @ WVPBS described this product as "authentic Swiss Chocolate, made in West Virginia."

How is that possible?

I think I'm going to start making "authentic French wine," right here in West Virginia, out of Kool-Aid & yeast in old glass pop bottles.** They can give it away with a $120 donation, too.

*Holl's is actually very good. By a box or twelve for Valentine's Day.

**Put a balloon on top. It will inflate and then deflate. That's how you'll know it is ready. The best environment is a second-floor locker, near the water fountain. So I hear.