Most of today's topics can fall under either the 'better' category or the 'worse' one. We'll start with Karen Klein. She's the old lady on that now infamous YouTube video in which some kids on a school bus tease her until she starts crying. These awful little bastards have since apologized and are getting threats themselves. Things got a lot 'better' for Karen though when an IndieGoGo project meant to raise $5,000 to send her on vacation exploded with enough donations she can probably retire today and live out her life comfortably. She'll soon have over a half-million dollars. No word on what she plans to do with all of it, but on today's show, you'll hear what I would do with it if I'd been on that bus in her situation. My actions would be much 'worse' than her's. This whole situation brings up another colorful conversation about whoopin' your kid's ass.
You might say things have gotten 'worse' for Microsoft. The company, struggling to catch up to Apple when it comes to innovative, cool products that sell like crazy, unveiled their own tablet last week called the Surface. It's the name originally signed to that big-ass table they showed off some years ago that was meant to be a touch surface computer where you could share photos, videos or if at a restaurant, place your order digitally. Needless to say, the Surface table never really took off, so MS put it into a a tablet slightly larger than the iPad. To their embarrassment, the thing crashed during the presentation and Steve Jobs ghost fell from the rafters from laughing so hard. I'm rootin' for Microsoft, but it's really hard to take them seriously when something like this happens. Not to mention, I'm not at all sold on Windows 8 yet.
Over at Adidas, something 'fetter' is going on as well. It seems a new shoe inspired by the classic, My Pet Monster toy has sparked some debate. The shoes, like the monster, have bright orange shackles meant to cuff your legs while you wear them. A bunch of people liked them and a bunch of people cried 'slavery.' First off, the shoes are ugly, they obviously aren't something most people would wear daily. Maybe to a costume party? And second, where do we draw the line on what reminds us of slavery? A shoe can't have a shackle, so then why are scenes of people in shackles aloud on TV and in movies without an uproar? Why are whips sold. What about parents who name their child Tobey? I know this may seem ridiculous, but the question here is what qualifies as 'too far' and what doesn't?
Things certainly aren't getting 'better' for Best Buy. With declining sales, lost revenue, tons of closed stores and layoffs, the company's founder and its CEO have both stepped down. The new interim boss says changes are coming. They don't include the obvious solutions which are lower prices and bigger selection (which has gotten awful in the past few years, by the way)... no no, his solution will probably make things 'worse' there.
We wrap with the second half of Georgia's It's The Law. You'll learn why you can't shout, "Oh, boy!" in Jonesboro and about a common sense approach to flooring requirements in adult stores. You 'better' not miss this show!
