Ben Co. is putting on its Speedo

Yes-sir, it’s time for Ben Co. to take a thoroughly undeserved holiday.  Time to recharge the ‘ol sarcasm engines, refill the tomfoolery tanks and re-oil the joints o’ jubilation.  If we are feeling feisty we might even undertake a redesign.

Enjoy your August and look for new content come mid-September.

Stuff white people like

When I first came across this blog I thought it was serious.  And like any good satire it took a while to figure it out.

I’m especially fond of the posts on recycling and expensive sandwiches.

It’s funny cause it’s true.

Silly Searches, Vol. 1

Well, Ben Co. has been around long enough now for me to release the first volume of bizarre and/or amusing search terms that have directed people to my fair blog.  Enjoy!

1. “sugar” - Not funny in itself, but I think of some poor grandma in Hopkins, MN who is looking for information.  Cut to a horrifying scene in the ER as she is treated for cardiac arrest after finding Ben Co.
2. “how to make an evil lair” - there are lots of variations on this one.  I want to meet this person, though, and get on his good side before he finds that volcano.
3. “flying cars” - this just makes me giggle.
4. “kids can’t read cartoon” - I’m not sure if this is a statement or a question.
5. “eating chocolate pics” - I’m a very open guy in all aspects of life, but if this is some weird fetish, I sure haven’t heard about it.  I just hope they really mean chocolate.
6. “forbid cartoons” - Maybe the same person as #4?  I’m seeing a real puritanical streak, here.  He’s not invited to any of my parties.
7. “i want to leave edmonton” - Hard to argue with this.
8. “Just do me”- Well…we do aim to please at Ben Co.  I can’t for the life of me figure out what on the blog pointed that term here.
9. “poeple ben killed” - Whoa.  Time to move again.
10. “mukmuk”- It makes me happy to know there is at least one other person besides Jimsey and I who get a kick out of MukMuk.
11. “ben elling” - I’m freakin’ famous!
12. “aqua velva” - Who searches for this?  Honestly?
13. “gay ben 10″- Hey!  And there’s variations on this…hmm.
14. “overweight cops use tasers”- I’ve gotten tons of hits for Taser related stuff, but this one was funny.
15. “original waffle”- que? No entiendo.
16. “MR BUMP”- tee hee.
17. And my personal favourite? 
    A tie between “IBS humor” and “colostomy bag” - I fully appreciate someone who can laugh at Irritable Bowl Syndrome, but I feel for the poor schlub who needs the colostomy bag.

Too Much Rod Benson?

One great thing about the Internet (beyond enabling complete idiots to have a voice): it allows you to stumble across something you might otherwise never encounter.

Case in point, Rod Benson.  I first came across his Yahoo! Sports blog, which led me to his personal blog - www.toomuchrodbenson.com.  Turns out Rod Benson is a scholar/athlete currently playing in the NBA D-League for the Dakota Wizards in Bismarck, N.D., has big goals, and is funny as hell.

All signs point towards his becoming a success blog wise, and it would appear his work ethic will make him a success somewhere in the NBA.  So, I figured it would be best to hitch the Ben Co. blog to his star.

This makes perfect sense, since both Rod Benson and I have so much in common.  Here is proof:

He’s black; I’m painfully white.

He excels at basketball; I can touch the rim on a good day.

His blog gets thousands of hits a day; My blog gets literally tens of hits a day.

He rocked his SATs; I almost failed the math portion completely and barely squeaked by.

He currently resides in Bismarck, N.D.; I’ve been to North Dakota!

His last name is Benson; My name is Ben, and I’m a son!

His blog is witty and amusing; I pretend my blog is witty and amusing!

So you see, almost 50% similarities between our blogs.

Anyway, check him out, but don’t forget about me…please…

Boom Tho!

Hooray self-absorption!

That’s right, I now feel that I have enough banal things to say that I needed another forum to broadcast them to.  Technology truly is evil!

Regardless, you might as well jump right in and join me.