I remember watching an episode of Dilbert animated where Wally received a call from a headhunter. The company’s upper management detected the call and got rid of the headhunter. Prior to this, Wally (along with Dilbert) didn’t know there were engineering jobs elsewhere. They only knew about the other prospects when earlier that morning Dilbert ran into an ex-colleague who was actually happy about being an engineer in another company.
Wally later mentioned in their meeting about the call, that there is actually a demand for engineers in other companies. The PHB then said there are no engineering jobs outside their company.
He, he, he…I love this guy. He’s an indie filmmaker and now character celebrity. He’s appeared in small-TV show productions, mockumentaries, spoofs (gotta see his David Blaine spoof–Dan Michael), commercials and his own small segments in various TV networks.
And here’s a funny anecdote: My sister saw him in one of the local malls paying his celfone bill. Through the shop window, my sister and her companion beckoned to him that they take a picture with him. Ramon, ever the comedian then motioned that they wait–he’ll finish up with his chores first. When he did, he happily obliged with the photo op. Now, a lot of people didn’t recognize and were wondering why these girls were having their pictures taken with him.
When that was done, they parted ways. And a few minutes later, he was running, asking them to give him a copy of the pics so he could post them in his multiply/friendster/blog. And this guy has already appeared on TV numerous times when this happened…in a crowded mall (NOTE: In the Philippines, if you appear on TV, it’s a big deal).
Want to know more about Ramon Bautista? Just google him. You can’t miss him. This post barely touches how funny this guy can be. There are blog posts (his and others), streaming videos and photos.
Ever noticed how a lot of rap/hiphop songs are about: how messed up their childhood was, how opulent their life is now, or how badass they are because they’re so gangsta?
Yup. Yes, think that.
Comedian Jon Lajoie does his own take on the hiphop/rap/gansta THANG…
With the US presidential elections just around the corner, the electoral media circus is acting up. Sure, we heard about the following: McCain and Obama biographical comics, Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon cover endorsing Obama and the group “Comics Industry for Obama.” Yup, the election is getting into full swing.
Marvel comics has always had the universe that is based on the real world. Heck, even election fever is picking up in there. And if you’ve been reading titles (at least those titles with settings in the United States), you know that Stephen Colbert is running for US president in the Marvel Universe. His campaign logo pops up everywhere in there.
Say what you want (hate or love them) about Colbert and Quesada; but they sure look like they’re having fun. Just recently, Marvel revealed the latest cover (the Colbert Variant) for the Amazing Spider-man:
A little something I did for the company newsletter (September issue). Nevermind the contents, just look at the cover. I wouldn’t have done it if I weren’t friends with the editor.
Now, a lot of people probably hate Mickey Mouse or think Disney is an evil corporation but this is unbelievable. Unreal even.
But it’s true.
Sheik Muhammad Munajid was a former Saudi embassy diplomat in the states and is now a leading Saudi cleric. He claims the mouse (and everything related) is an agent of Satan, that he turns everything he touches impure. And that Mickey and all mice should be killed.
On a related note, chief cleric Sheikh Saleh el-Lheidan (also of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) thought that the olympics and Turkish soap operas were also of Satan. The former because it showed females in “skimpy” clothing (gymnastics, swimming) and the latter of bed scenes.
