Soupy Trumpet Blasts from the Web 4-11-2008

Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre is set to retire from the NFL. This time it appears to be for real for now as the future hall of fame quarterback passes the reigns to Aaron Rodgers. Brett Favre has somewhat held the Packers hostage over the last few off-seasons with his indecisiveness as to whether to continue playing or not. Rodgers was drafted as a result of this and subsequently signaled the beginning of the end for “old chuck and pray”. This past season Favre played ... more

Here’s another Soupy Trumpet daily-dose of internet finds to enjoy: video game inspired tattoos gallery via G4tv creator of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Gary Gygax died today rapper Lil’ Wayne and R&B singer Lloyd are discussing making an album together called Best of Young Worlds Bulls*** star Penn Jillette gets off on girls asking him to curse play Rockband with pencils by modding your drumkit the actor known as Angelina Jolie’s ex koolaid, Billy Bob Thornton is going ... more

Reuters.com High on Mount Sinai? The biblical Israelites may have been high on a hallucinogenic plant when Moses brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai, according to a new study by an Israeli psychology professor. Duh–this is a possibility. I’m not sure how we could show that they actually were, unless we can find some bones and scan em’ and shit. MSNBC.com Yahoo scrambles to block Microsoft deal Gizmodo.com Thirty-Foot Trebuchet Fires Chicken Poop at Potential Thie... more

Go ahead, rip on me. That’s what my lunch did. My little beacon of light for the day. Gone. It pretty much sums up my universe today. Don’t knock the Campbell’s firehouse chili. It rocks, and has replaced Hormel in my ghetto burrito recipe. Damn. -MC Spanky McGee ... more