'Let's go to O.J Simpson on the sideline...thanks Juice!'
Don Trotter: "Here are my f*cking college picks! Stone cold!!!"
Navy -11 vs. Rice:
Rice is defeated. Yes, winless. They are giving up over 40 points a game and only scoring 17. Navy has covered for me three times this year. I love betting on triple option teams because of how defenses must prepare and be disciplined. If Rice can’t keep within 11 against teams like Vandy, Tulsa or UAB I don’t see them handling a weird offensive scheme any better. I don’t like going against home dogs but Rice has been getting crushed at home. As Roy Pifer, aka “Lou Brown” would say, Rice is “worth shit in a can.” Pick: Navy laying the points.
Michigan +8 vs. Iowa:
Yes, I hate betting on teams I follow, but this is a head bet not a heart bet. As I mentioned to you guys earlier this week, defenses that sit in the same zone defense every snap is exactly what a spread offense is built for. You can line up your best and scheme against their worst. Iowa’s struggles this year have come from two teams that run the spread with running quarterbacks. Ferentz has already stated he will do nothing different against Michigan’s spread attack and will stay in his base defensive scheme. With a healthy Brandon Minor, Michigan may not win but I think they can keep it close with Tate the Great. (Ed Note: Anyone else tired of seeing Tate sling 60 yard passes on a rope down the field and then two seconds later drop to his knees in pain because of his "injured" arm?)Pick: Michigan and the points
Wisconsin +16 vs. Ohio State:
16 is a lot. Dexter Larimore, according to my “insider” Pat Summerall ("Hand off to Rueben Droughns...(long pause).....not much!!!", yes that Pat Summerall) was one of OSU’s better D-lineman and is out. I don’t think Wisconsin can run the ball great on a very stingy defense, but 16? It seems that Wisconsin has always played the Yuckeyes well, plus OSU is battling illness across the team. My source in the OSU student medical infirmary confirms this intell. I think OSU wins, but I just can’t lay off the 16 on a Jim Tressel coached team. That guy always finds a way to keep the game close. (Ed. Note: Random Pat Summerall quotes will be buried in all posts related to football. You have to read them to yourself in a slow monitone voice with not one ounce of enthusiasm..thank you!)Pick: Wisconsin and the points.
LSU +7.5 vs. Florida:
Have you guys heard any news on Tim Tebow? Did he get hurt in that game against Kentucky? I think I heard he suffered a concussion? I haven’t seen anything on ESPN about it or any updates EVERY F*CKING SECOND OF EVERY F*CKING DAY on the radio. Anyway, even if Superman plays he will be very limited and rusty. The dude couldn’t even read like four days ago, well at least read at 3rd grade level which is only two grades below natural capacity. If he doesn’t play, the back-up has to start in one of the toughest atmospheres in college football (or so I’ve heard). This pick is not for coaching or players because we all know “The Hat” is about as smart as Eric Mangini. Even though I think Florida has both a better coach and better players, I’m all over the home dog with that crowd. I will take the energy from the crowd and the home dog to cover in a close game. Pick: LSU and the points.
Over 54 FSU vs. Ga Tech:
FSU is a mess right now. Bowden was out, now’s staying. The players don’t know who to listen to because 18 coaches on that staff have the title “head coach” somewhere in their bio’s; “Associate Head Coach” “Assistant Head Coach” “The guy who carries Bobby Bowden’s head set around, Head Coach”. Plus, Mickey Andrews and Bo Palleni are going to have a “Chew Off” to see who can chew their gum on the sidelines the hardest and fastest which can only be a further distraction. Things just don’t look good. Last year the score was 31-28. Tech’s defense gives up a ton of points and you know the “Bone Thugs ‘n Harmony” on FSU’s defense won’t stay disciplined enough to cover the triple option football Tech plays. Both teams are averaging 60 points a game. Even though FSU is a mess, it’s not hard to throw a “Go” route to one of their eight 6’10” WR’s. I think both FSU and Tech score some points in this one. Pick: Over the total of 54.
LOCK: Over 51 Purdure vs. Minnesota:
Pur-don’t is averaging 30 points a game and giving up 29. The Gophers are averaging 25 and giving up 24. Have you seen this cat called “Decker”. This just in.. ..he’s good. I get two spread teams, both with very capable quarterbacks, and the score has to be something like 28-24 to win my bet? Pur-don’t gave up 31 points to Toledo. I’ll take Minnesota’s spread offense scoring just as many as Toledo, which if that happens, the Boilermakers only have to score 3 TD’s in four quarters. Plus, Minnesota’s new stadium is called “The Bank”. You figure it out. I like it, or in the words of Lloyd Christmas, “I like it A … laat.” Pick: Over the total of 51
Hey folks, Tom Hammer here, and I'm happy to report that we have a another new segment to offer up to our loyal readers called Leroy's Lounge featuring Don Trotter the pissed off and slightly intoxicated football genius.
Sam Rothstein Jr. published the bookie handbook; I brought you bracketology 101; and we've commentated on our various tramps to Vegas where we've schooled casino's and patrons a like on how to celebrate the best, nearly legal, vice that's been brought forth to this earth, GAMBLING!
We started the lock of the week, and successfully demonstrated a 100% hit rate. (Ed. Note: So what if it was only one post, we hit the hot dog eating contest didnt we!)
We want to take it a step further, and offer you free of charge, except for the vig we'll charge for laying action at Leroy's, an inside look at one of the midwests top sports bookmakers of all time Don Trotter. Don is known for his college and pro football prowess. He has picked more winners and won more money then Don Best and Ace Calhoun combined. (Ed. Note: I couldn't think of another sports handicapper other then Don Best so I went with Ace Calhoun. I don't know if that is a real guy, but if he is, I'm sure he's a sports handicapper).
Stay tuned for this weeks addition of Leroys Lounge featuring Don Trotters Pissed Off and Slightly Intoxicated football picks.
The bohogan lifestyle consultants have been on summer vacation and will be returning with tons more unsolicited advice and life style counseling in the very near future. Thanks for being patient. If you are new to the site I urge you to reread some of our earlier posts.
We will be starting with a readers mailbag so if you've been sending in your advice inquiries or if you've been providing some tips of your own, stay tuned. If you haven't sent anything, hit the Contact Bo button and go to work son.
Born: November 25, 1983 (1983-11-25) (age 25) Vallejo, California Occupation Professional/ Competitive Eater with Major League Eating Spouse(s) none Children none Parents Merlin and Alicia Chestnut
For those that are new to bo hogan consultants.....where the hell have you been?? One absolute essential to living the bo hogan lifestyle is to have an affinity and an affliction, not unlike the super skin tight UFC/MMA shirts, for gambling of any kind. There is no feeling in the world like putting some heavy timber on some sporting event, a roll of the dice, a flip of the coin or a waitresses age. The adrenaline rush is like no other and in an instant a Kenny Rogers, type high is achieved. We at bo hogan consulting do not advocate however, out of control novice gambling where you are wagering your mortgage payment on whether or not the monkey on orangatang island eats his poop (Ed. Note: Sam Rothstein once made such a wager!) Leave that style of betting to the professionals. At the same time, there is nothing wrong with a friendly wager from time to time. And if you join any perfectly legal off-shore, only pay with your secret credit card but make sure you've been to Jamaica in the last three years gaming parlor, you should go to the prop bet section where you literally can bet on anything. There is nothing like placing a dime on who will get kicked off the bachelor. The beauty of it is, you turn that mundane, over hyped, overtly ridiculous program into can't miss TV where you are screening family members phone calls because the rose ceremony is after the commercial break. (Ed. Note: Sorry Mom:( )
As always, there is a topic coming here but I thought I'd set it up because this too soon will be a weekly post just like our T-Mobile spot. We want to give you a can't miss bet a.k.a a stone cold hammer lock of the week. This will guarantee to net you big money with one click of the mouse. If your gaming site doesn't have this bet on their sheets then call up your ex-wife, ex-girlfriend or somebody you want to see lose large sums of money and offer them the bet. You will be on your way to glory and sacks full of money. So without further a do.....drum roll please.......uh......drum roll please............HEY D*CK HEAD........drum rolll......thank you! Here is the Sam Rothstein Jr. Approved Lock of the Week!
BET: In the 2009 Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest take Joey "Jaws" Chestnut to win -120. Angle: The money line (-120) is driven by simple supply and demand. The more people bet on a guy, the worse odds you get. Chestnut is at -120 and Kobayashi is at -110. This means to win $100 on Chestnut you have to bet $120. I think that is a steal. I know Kobayashi is the man who brought Hot Dog Eating to ESPN but the reality is he has a lingering small intestine issue according to his personal private medical records for which I gave my friend Dr. Grimes $50 for full access to. Also, Joey Chestnut looks like he could eat mini-horse, from Rob and Big fame, in one sitting while method acting the role of Remi from Apocalypse now. Lastly, for those that are astute gamblers you know that the only people who actually are betting on Nathans Hot Dog eating contest are casual observers who think it would be funny to bet on it. So they click on the odds and they see Kobayashi's name and think, I've seen that little Asian guy and he can put down some dogs. They then throw their nickle on him. Don't fall for the bait. Bet on Chestnut to win, and if you are a real gambler like myself, take the over on the total # of hot dogs he'll eat which is probably 60 or so. The man is hungry.
Obviously if you are living a bo hogan lifestyle, the bare minimum is 2 trips a year to Vegas. There is no better venue in the world where you can practice all the lifestyle tips that we've dedicated ourselves to providing via this blog. In honor of the trip to the city of sin that bo hogan lifestyle consultants participated in the last week in May, I decided to alter the format a bit for the T-Mobile "loosely sponsored" segment and throw out the top 5 weird conversations that I over heard or participated in while in Las Vegas. **WARNING & DISCLOSURE: THE CONVERSATIONS AND QUICK EXCHANGES PUBLISHED HERE OFTEN WERE A RESULT OF DEEP SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND BLATANT IRRESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF WAIT STAFF AND BAR TENDERS IN VARIOUS CASINOS WHO FELT COMPELLED TO OVER SERVE THE SUBJECTS"
5.) Location: NYNY Hotel and Casino Room 783 Time: 8:08am Saturday May 30 Hammer: (Storming in the room looking obviously disheveled and out of sorts, having not slept) "Holy sh*t, what the hell happened last night! Last time I saw you, you were using the table games as an ATM machine to go play $10 slots." Rothstein Jr: (Just waking up looking and smelling like a hand rolled cigarette) "I don't know but I need to shower up and then go get some breakfast" Hammer: "Why in the hell would you shower, you look and smell great.....I think I pissed my pants!"
4.) Location: Leroy's Sports Book Tropicana Casino Time: 5:38pm Friday May 29 Degenerate: (Sitting in Leroy's staring at the array of 19 and 20 inch rear projection old school tv's all with different color contrasts, looking like he'd been sitting there since nam' still waiting for his big pay day) "Yeah, I kind of like the Astro's to beat the Diamondbacks in that baseball game. Looks like Baker is pitching for the Stro's, you know anything about that guy!" Hammer: (Having no clue who "Baker" is and trying not to laugh at this guy who clearly wants to put his life savings on a baseball game between two of the worst teams in baseball) "Oh yea, Baker, he's tough! Good off speed stuff and a hard inside slider to right handers!" Degenerate: (Eyes wide open, as if staring at an already scratched off winning lottery ticket) "Hell yeah, I knew it. I'm going 5 large on that bad boy" (Degenerate staggers to the counter and stares at the dry erase board with all the lines and promptly lays down a large wad of cash claiming Astro's to win) Hammer: (Gets in line directly behind the degenerate and waits his turn at the window) "I'll take the Diamondbacks to cover. Who the hell is Baker?" Leroys Employee: (Laughing and shaking his head)
3.) Location: O' Sheas Casino Time: 1:30am Sunday May 31 Hammer: (Three full Coors Lites sitting in front of him, clearly hammered at the Texas Hold Em' Table Game, listening to a band that is way to loud for the small casino. Some innocent patron walks up and takes a seat at the table, looking dead sober and focused on the task of winning his rent back) "Hey TURD!" Innocent Guy: (Hand cupped to ear, straining to hear Hammer) "WHAT?" Hammer: (Leaning in as if to say something important) "Turd right? Is it Turd?" Innocent Guy: (Confused) "I still don't get it?" Hammer: (Screaming) "IS YOUR NAME TURD?" Innocent Guy: (Definitely perplexed) "No its John......" Hammer: (Satisfied) "Oh, I thought it was Turd...sorry John!" (No a hint of sarcasm)
2.) Location: O'Sheas Casino Time: 1:41am Sunday May 31 Dealer: (Addressing Hammer at the table) Sir, sir, it's your turn. Sir, it's on you. Excuse me....sir? Rothstein Jr.: (Dead serious, motioning the dealer to come closer) Yea, he probably won't respond unless you call him Night Hawk! Dealer: (Pissed off and quickly losing patience) Come on sir.... Rothstein Jr: (Shaking his head adamantly) Hammer: (Head down, staring into his lap) Dealer: (Not amused) "Ok....what would you like to do NIGHT HAWK!" Hammer: (Quickly coming to life, and immediately placing chips on the board) "I can only act when you address me as Night Hawk!" Dealer: (Not impressed, shaking head) Ok, whatever you say Mr. Night Hawk. Pit Boss: (Coming back with a color up of chips for Hammer. Dealer stops her and whispers in her ear. PIt Boss stares at Hammer looking confused) "Here you go.....Night Hawk!" (Pushing the chips towards Hammer)
1.) Location: O'Sheas Casion Time: 1:45am Sunday May 31 Rothstein Jr: (bobbing his head to the rhythm of the very loud band, severely impaired by the numerous long island ice teas. Addressing dealer) "So where are you from?" Same Dealer: "Ethiopia." Rothstein Jr: (Nodding with his approval. Awkward couple minutes of silence as the band finishes their set, the dealer still shuffling but staring at Rothstein waiting for a reply. Rothstein head on a swivel and then coming back to make eye contact with dealer) "Do you guys get any good Ethiopian bands in here?" Night Hawk: (A fountain of beer comes spouting out of his nose, definitely caught off guard. Hunched over laughing) "Cmon dude"
In reverse order of what I want you to care about 5) You can gamble everywhere.Literally, you can gamble everywhere… here are a few examples
Slot machines at the airport
Gambling with your life by getting into a cab with Vegas cabbies that I’m not sure even have valid licenses or are actual U.S. citizens
Every business is followed with the words “and casino”.Resort and Casino, Restaurant and Casino, Museum and Casino, Hospital…and Casino.
As a side note, you can also drink everywhere and at any time.There seem to be no rules of any kind around these two items.After a favorable pull of the $10 slots at New York New York around 7:00am, we were immediately presented with a tray of shots and beers… on the house of course.Order a shot and a beer at Bob Evans at 7:00am next time you’re there and see what happens.Even if they give it to you, it won’t be free!
4) O’sheas, a little slice of heaven on the strip, nestled in obscurity among the giant more popular casinos.You won’t find a concierge.You won’t find a bell desk.You won’t find security unless they’ve been called about 15 minutes earlier and are done with their nap.What will you find?You’ll find that the largest portion of the casino dedicated to one activity is the section that houses beer pong.You’ll find that Burger King is the nicest restaurant inside (that’s not made up).You’ll find that a beer, even if you’re not gambling, is about $1 as opposed to $9 during happy hour at Caesars Palace.And finally, you’ll find what has to be the only full time midget on staff at any Las Vegas “casino”.
3) Leroy’s Sports book at the Dirty Trop.If you’re ever at the Tropicana and walk all the way to the back before deciding to turn right back around… Make sure you stop by Leroy’s.I’ve seen a lot of sports books in my day, each with their own subtle nuance, but it was such a nice surprised to find that the Dirty Trop has some sort of time machine where you can step back into the sports book of the 60’s.You’ll enjoy four different 19” TV’s, 2 on each side of the big screen 21” TV and each TV seems to have it’s own tint and contract issue that makes it unique and special.The crown jewel of Leroy’s… the dry erase board used to track the active lines and scores.Yes, the bookie actually gets updates from some sort of telegraph machine, and updates the dry erase board.Efficiency and technology be damned!Leroy’s doesn’t dress up for anyone.
2) Sunday Rehab at the Hard Rock.I cannot explain Rehab in a way that would give any accurate context to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves.I can tell you the most important things that you can do to really make the most out of this popular Las Vegas attraction though.Just follow these simple steps:
Be 21-25 years of age
Be tan
Be rich
Be thirsty
Be obscenely attractive
Be willing to spend $33 a drink
I guess hypothetically you could get away with 5 out of 6 of those! But seriously, Rehab is the craziest party I’ve ever been to, in a good way.I suggest you check it out.
1) Glitch.Never heard of it? Not surprising… Casinos wouldn’t advertise a name like“the Glitch”.It’s official name is Texas Hold em’ although this is the table game where you play against the dealer, not the game you play in your garage with your turd friends for a $20 buy in while wearing sun glasses because you saw some other turd on TV doing the same thing. I digress… The glitch is the ATM machine of the Vegas table games.Hypothetically, you could lose, but I don’t see how.I suggest you play this game at O’sheas or Imperial Palace.It is the experience of this writer that extremely drunk people (Bo Hogan) can get away with a lot more as these places don’t put so much emphasis on the rules of the game like reaching into the chip tray, touching other people’s cards and chips and mocking the nationality of the dealers.Also, if requested, they are willing to refer to you as “nighthawk” for the entire night.
In this day in age, communication mediums are in abundance and that allows for an over load of messaging that could over stimulate even the most docile dude/chick on the block. Whether you are lagging behind a bit in embracing all that technology can offer or your life parallels a cast member of the Hills who spend more time on their iPhones then they do ever actually speaking, (Ed. Note: Justin Bobby while understated is by far the most underrated comedic performer of his generation), you can always improve your communication skills. Whether your eating, watching TV, juggling, working out, gambling, drinking, thumb wrestling and or driving we all frantically try to stay current with our emails, text messages, instant messages, face booking, my spacing and heaven forbid Tweets at Twitter! (See our last post). As always, bo hogan is here to be sure that every reader has the playbook to successfully integrate any and all of these mediums into your already improving lifestyle. The T-Mobile Fab Five Message spot will show case our top five messages each week to hopefully demonstrate how to perfect the art of meaningless exchanges with friends, relatives and stalkers. (Ed. Note: T-Mobile has not returned our calls, emails and text messages to agree to the use of their company name as a promotional partner for this spot but we are somewhat confident the $1,000 worth of booze, smokes and lap dances we charged to a credit card opened up under Catherine Zeta Jones name will be reimbursed by them as compensation for the brand awareness we are driving) Enjoy. 5.) Context: This is an email message from a buddy of ours who was recently impacted by the financial morasse that has engulfed the banking industry. He is a down to business type guy with slicked back hair, and a wide repatoire of pin stripe suits. He's always very serious and almost never ends a sentence with out the tag line, "In the best interest of our client broker relationship I cannot advise you on personal matters". This email is out of character to say the least.
Friend: "You got to get your feelers out for me man. The bank I work for has decided to close our office. I can either transfer to Chicago later this year, be unemployed or go stage five bat sh*t crazy and kidnap my boss and hold him hostage until I'm either given my job back (with an increase in pay) or they pay an obscene amount of ransom that allows me to move to the Cayman islands and become a dive instructor! Maybe I could get a sweet gig like you got, work out of the house in my underwear all day, listening to iTunes, playing on-line poker while sipping mojitos. Let me know if you know of any jobs like that. I would be interested in working in my underwear! In fact my resume objective reads, "interested in pursuing a career that allows for personal space in effect that allows for me to work in my underwear!" Out.
4.) Context: This text was from one of our site contributors Sam Rothstein Jr. in response to a voice mail that I left him asking him for a weekly post consisting of him feeding our readers a lock of the week. A lock is a gambling term for a bet that is a sure fire can't lose certafied lock for success. Sam: "I'm in... super stone cold lock of the week, and it will more than likely be the most obscure thing you've ever heard of... like college women's field hockey (division III) lock of the week. Hammer, how about a daily post from Vegas too... we'll make it 5 days worth even though we won't be there that long. they dont have to know. very short, almost like gay twitter, and it probably shouldn't make any sense. Example post: "day 3 - no money. no food. kicked out of hotel. F'd a dude last night for $50. that'll be your post, not mine. another Kenny Powers quote: "I play real sports... not trying to be good at exercise"
3.) Context: This is an email from our resident health and exercise expert Carl the "Gym Guy" who apparently has successfully mastered the code to create web widgets that post pertinent information on porn stars running for public office.
2.) Context: This little gem of an email exchange was between Sam and I in preparation for our pending trip to Vegas next weekend. I'm convinced he needs Gamblers Anonymous more then I need Alcoholics Anonymous. You decide.
Sam: "There’s definitely a glitch in the matrix out in Vegas and its the texas hold em' table … it’s basically an ATM machine with no fee over at the Hard Rock. If I don’t win, I plan to turn to a life of crime. I was just thinking, since i'm going to have 24 hours or so until you guys get to Vegas, i'm going to do something i've always wanted to do but never had the balls. i'm going to sit at Caesars or Wynn or something (not bellagio where the pro's go) and play like 20/40 or 15/30 or something... what do you think, will i fold under the pressure, or leave that table with a plastic baggy full of black chips? you're jealous aren't you?"
Me: "Brilliant. High risk and high reward. That's how we roll. But if you are dead broke when I get there and can't spend countless hours at different table games with me then I will disown you and go on a binge drinking run that would make Nic Cage in Leaving Las Vegas queasy. In fact, I've went to the doctor and was fitted for a detector that will beep incessitently if my blood alcohol level ever gets below 0.2%.
Sam: "Shocker, you being drunk in Vegas is such a lock that I'd give you 4:1 if you could actually remember anything after 2:00am on any given night. the problem with sitting at a 20/40 table is getting me to leave if i'm not losing... i might not care that you're there, but you should understand that I'll be in a gamblers trance and potentially dangerous. if you see me, just approach slowly and speak softly so you don't startle me and then, once i know you're there, place some sort of bag or sack over my head, gather my chips and drag me the F out of there."
1.) Context: This text exchange comes from a friend of mine with whom I was discussing the NBA playoffs with in particular the Denver Nuggets series with the Lakers. If you aren't a die hard NBA fan you may not know the individual players here but let me give you some background. The "Bird Man" Chris Anderson, pictured above, is a heavily tatted, lengthy fo-hawk, spazz of a power forward who just returned to the league after a suspension for a heroin addiction. Travis Henry is a form NFL running back who's had more arrests then OJ and has 9 kids with 9 different women.
Friend: "Speaking of, this has turned out to be a very interesting NBA playoff. It's amazing how much Detroit has helped Denver by passing on Melo and trading Billups for old weed lungs Iverson. But between Nene, K-Mart and Chris Anderson, I'd say that the odds are 50/50 that the Nuggets commit some sort of off-court atrocity involving a strip club, guns, a Scarface poster and an el camino full of pit bulls...not to mention that Travis Henry still lives there!"
Me: "Do you think that the Bird Man ever watches the replay of a game and just cringes or reverts back to the needle after the announcers inevitably say, "And in comes Anderson, he is back in the league following a lengthy suspension for violating the substance abuse policy while fighting a heroin addiction!" In game 162 of the season they are still guaranteed to say those words when he enters the game. Why don't they say, "Kobe Bryant opens the game with a bucket, he is lucky to be in the league after his little affair in Denver where he got a little rough with a hotel employee and then dodged the inevitable rape charge!" I mean cmon, fair is fair.
Keeping our single goal and focus in mind, we at Bo Hogan Lifestyle Consultants feel obliged to warn you off a disturbing social networking trend that potentially could single handedly ruin all the momentum you've built and accolades you've received for living a bo hogan approved lifestyle. Similar to wearing a blue tooth in a crowded, dimly lit happy hour spot, this trend should not be followed. Quite frankly, and I hope you don't mind if we're frank, here are the top 10 reasons why twitter is gay (Ed. note: Once again we feel compelled to make the statement that we in no way are ailienating or bashing the gay and lesbian community. This is our attempt at humor. Sometimes our humor is gay!)
10) If I want to know what someone is up to, I’ll wait outside their house like a normal person. 9) I couldn’t possibly care less what’s on Ashton Kutchers simple mind at any given moment. That guy is gay (see picture above for proof) 8) Updates are called “tweets”. I think they should be called “gays” 7) Users who subscribe to someone’s updates are called “followers”. This is very cult like, and cults are gay 6) Twitter is the 3rd most used social networking site behind facebook and myspace. Only comedians and bands still use myspace, and it’s ahead of you, twitter. Gay. 5) Israel once held a worldwide press conference via twitter. I think everyone knows that Israel is gay… and therefore so is twitter. 4) As of April 2009, the person with the most followers on twitter was a British comedian named Stephen Fry. Who the fuck is Stephen Fry? 3) As of Today, the person with the most followers is Ashton Kutcher who was first to reach the one million follower mark. See # 9. 2)It's complete and utter vanity for people to think that anyone is interested in "what they are doing" every second of the day. Vanity has homo sexual tendencies. 1) Because you’re on twitter, and you’re gay.
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Even habitual bohogan.com readers are not immune to the recent economic downturn and regardless of how well versed you are at perfecting this lifestyle, at times you will get tricked, and exposed and some manager or supervisor will want to be a hero and cut the budget 25% so you become expendable because of your sky high salary that you’ve demanded and thus received.We’ll also throw in the fact that your manager is probably jealous of you and your success, if you are truly following the bo hogan rules, you may end up fired because of that jealousy.It’s part of the deal my friends, and as some real smart guy said probably during a black out moment at a local eatery turned night club, “what doesn’t kill you only makes you want to bounce back and kill somebody out of revenge!”I think that’s the saying but if it isn’t, it isn’t.Or as Notorious B.I.G said, “your reign on the top is short like leprechauns”!
While it’s sad to clear out your cubicle and box up drawers full of ketchup and hot sauce packets, the post it note list you made of all the women you’ve slept with, various office supplies you stole and will never use, as well as your pride our heart goes out to you but remind you that with every closed door a new one opens.Bohogan.com, like a midget at a urinal, is on our toes and willing and ready to help you out of this downsizing predicament.The following are critical skills and techniques you need to employ while preparing yourself for an upcoming job search.
Putting together a killer resume Bo Hogan style:
Let’s be honest here friends, lying is a key element to securing any high profile position.A good friend of mine once told me if you lie you must carry and own the lie.Own it so much that you actually believe the lie and convince yourself it really took place. This holds true for your resume’.Start with small lies and build up to the big ones.Your real college GPA was 2.03, your resume’ GPA is 3.02.If you only sold $2,000 worth of copiers last year, inflate that number to $20,000.
When describing your previous work experience, be sure to glorify everything. You need to sell yourself like an extremely profitable but equally as ugly hooker in Vegas. I don’t care if your last position was the mop boy at your local Jack Shack; your title was Lead Customer Service Specialist.If you flipped burgers at a fast food chain then you were a Quality Control Specialist for a Fortune 500 firm.If you have gaps in your resume’ where you were canned after 6 months, or you were holding out for a management position, stretch out your two previous jobs to cover it up or explain the gap by indicating a mission trip to Africa. No self-respecting Human Resources person is going to actually research your job history. If HR does ask to contact your previous employers, refuse their request by stating they informed you it would be too hard for them to talk about you because you touched so many people and left them speechless with a broken heart.
Under each past experience section make sure you use very precise action verbs and adjectives.For example, why say “responsible for managing and organizing company files” when you could say, “Tabbed with level 5 security access in order to covertly establish a rigorously coded system of file management to expand office efficiency while expediting research and search objectives”. Or supplement "janitorial duties" with "Certified master of the custodial arts."
In the hobbies section make sure beer pong, amateur gynecology and facebook are deleted. Your new hobbies are volunteering at a soup kitchen, reading 17th century literature, and learning a new language.
If you spice up your resume in these ways, you may receive outright job offers from prospective employers.But in the event they want to speak further…
Brilliant Interview Techniques:
Let’s be honest if you’ve been out of work for several months your communication skills are probably similar to Travis the Chimp, who ripped a women’s hands and face off (RIP Travis). You’ve immersed yourself in online poker, adult websites and Sudoku to dull the pain of unemployment.It’s time to sharpen your edge and prepare yourself to communicate like a real estate prospector selling ocean front property in Arizona. Make sure you do plenty of research on the company before the interview and become an expert in their area of business. If you find out who's interviewing you, maybe google that said person and equip yourself with some amunition in case things go bad. "Oh yea, well it looks like you and your team got last in the 2001 KeyBank Corporate olympics there chief AND you are a member of the Men's Dartball league at your church!'
Think positive; you’ve made it to the interview that means one of two things: 1) Your resume’ reads like Nikki Sixx’s book The Heroin Diaries!Awesome! or 2) The job you’re interviewing for does not require any formal education and the top earners last year made $200,000 (see everyone lies on their resume).You can also build confidence because you’ve been selective with what jobs you interview for because you know you will not succeed in a commission only environment where you are going door to door in an eight mile type part of town selling sweepers, insurance or financial services. You probably are lazy and do not want to be responsible for your own personal success.Aim high but not Mick Jagger high for crying out loud.
This brings us to the ultimate in verbal warfare, also known as the interview.You need to walk in to the interview and be the coolest guy on the planet; think Mickey Rourke in 9 ½ Weeks or George Clooney in From Dusk Til Dawn. (Ed. Note. If you haven’t watched either of these movies stop reading and don’t ever come back because you’re not ready to live a Bo Hogan lifestyle.)You need to project an image of success. Come dressed in your best Gordon Gecko suit and power tie; cover up your jailhouse tats after all you’re an idiot but damn you look good.Play ZZ Tops –Sharp Dressed Man on your ipod on your way to and from interview! Always arrive 10 minutes early for the interview. Any longer and you seem desperate. If the person interviewing you is a man shake his hand with your best Burt Reynolds grip, for a woman go for the dead fish.Bring in several copies of your masterpiece resume to share with the hiring manager or managers.Point out that you used recycle paper because you care about mother earth, even though you tossed 3 cans of Red Bull out of your 93 Ford Probe GT on your way to the interview.
Typically the first question out the gate is “Tell us a little bit about yourself.” SOFTBALL!!! It’s time to unleash hell. Talk about your upbringing from a poor lower middle class family where you learned about hard work and how to survive (Oprah’s Book club is getting moist as we speak). Go into a soul-searching speech about how you put yourself through college by working 3 jobs. Remember to throw in a comment about how you are the first in your family to graduate from college and that it was your mother’s lifelong dream to for you to graduate. If you can work a death or tragedy in, do it. When you start talking about your work experience remember to say a lot without saying anything. Use percentages, never actual numbers to describe your company ranking. Odds are you were the worst employee to ever walk through the doors; but today you rank in the top 15% and your performance evaluations were always stellar. After you’ve rambled on like a cackling hen for 5 to 10 minutes, the second question is sure to be where do you see yourself in 5 years. Now we know the ultimate goal is to do nothing and get paid for it. Thoughts of a tragic stapler incident and tus receiving 100K is probably running through your head.The best answer is “hopefully with the right training, work experience, drive and determination I can be as successful as you.” The hiring manager is already typing up your introduction letter to be emailed to everyone in the company. The last question you should be prepared for is “what motivates you.” Your answer should be; “I want to get up every day and know that I am making a difference.” The last interview technique is a common part of psycological war fare where you repeat any questions asked and pose them back to the interviewer. For example, the question might be, "How many people have you managed at one time?" and you say, something like, "How many people like me have you managed at one time?" Then quickly answer the question for them, "The answer is none because I am one of a kind a bonafied super star!" The bone white business cards with your name in raised lettering are being printed as we speak.
If all else fails and the interview starts to go awry, unbutton your jacket slowly, seductively lick your lips and ask the interviewer if they could give you directions to the gun show. Maybe drop down and rip off a dozen push ups, one armed if you are skilled. That's sure to impress and if it doesn’t and they ask you to leave, say something that doesn't make any sense like, "I already was leaving before I showed up for this beauty pageant!" Likely that will confuse them long enough so you can make a hasty exit and move on to then next interview.
Welcome to the introductory post of our new blog spot category, "readers reach around". We pride ourselves here at bohogan.com on providing top notch unsolicited advice and lifestyle consulting. We've touched on several critical topics all designed to give our readers a shove or donkey kick in the right direction. Now it's time to see if we are making a difference. Many readers have been using the contact Bo feature of this web site to submit questions and to share their lifestyle conquests. I think its only appropriate to share these success stories as well as expose people who have wrongly interpreted what a bohogan.com lifestyle is all about. We'll use a rating system based on a very complex formula of key metrics and derivative formulas which will yield a fist bump, high five or chest bump which all are positive ratings in order of approval. Or a big pile of turds rating. Submit your story to Contact Bo and we'll grade you out appropriately.
The following are real live posts shared by bohogan.com readers. Some have been modified a bit to bring the content in line from inmate worthy to somewhat appropriate. Enjoy.
Post #1 Name: Nago Hob Email: matt.metzgerm@gmail.com Comments: Just read your new Q&A. I could use some help. There was this one time back in college where I had the Keith Sweat playing in the bedroom while entertaining a young co-ed. Little did I know she had a deviated septum and was allergic to cats. By the time I figured it out... it was too late. My cat was in her hair and the sneezing started and next think I know I was drenched with snot, sweat and orange Gatorade. The sneezing kept escalating and the cat grew more entangled and I had a big mess. Without thinking I instinctively reached in my drawer and pulled out goggles and a nose plug and finished my biz. How did I do? Bo Says: If by "biz" you mean finishing your game of chess I think that is common courtesy. Nago, I'm not going to lie but this story sounds made up. We try to hold the utmost integrity on our web site in terms of respecting the female species and your story seems to yield a twinge of disrespect or irresponsibility. That said, your ability to instinctively react in an impossible situation does show the type of improvisation that we at bohogan.com feel is a necessity. Based on that we give you **Fist Bump.**
Post #2 Name: Junior Email: swpekarcik@backdoorlounge.net Comments: Hypothetically, if I took over as a DJ at a nightclub and I played a song that fits my lifestyle, can I replay that song again on repeat?? Or, if I'm not feeling a song midway through, can I scratch it to a halt and transition to a different song? Please advise. Bo Says: I have personal experience in this area as at one point in my life, I used to make a habit of going to bars super early before the crowd got there and made enough good friends with the bar employees that they would allow me and my friends to take over the DJ booth and play whatever we wanted while getting behind the bar and mixing up our own drinks. Inevitably, the long island ice teas' would take over and we would over stay our welcome in the booth and as patrons started to fill the bar we would fail to relinquish controls. Playing songs back to back or on repeat was a staple move of ours as was stopping songs midway through, although we would attempt to fade out, to play a different song. We also tried to be DJ Scribble and scratch the ones and twos. While we felt we were doing well, others including management, patron and police officers did not feel the same. Moral of the story is, unless you are a professional DJ you should leave the controls to someone who knows what they are doing. Hitting repeat on your favorite Garth Brooks cut in your car is one thing but doing it in a campus bar on hip-hop night is another. Also, you should leave the mixology of making a stiff long island up to a pro bar tender. You don't want to end up eating popcorn off the floor while wearing the hat and glasses of the town regular. Because your post made me wax nostalgic I'll give you a big **High Five**.
Post #3 Name: Concerned Rapper Email: talk2me@what.com Comments: Yo Bo. I have a brother that is engaged to a chick that has 5 kids with several different dudes and she is about as stable as a firecracker. Do you think I should tell him he is stupid or just drink a lot and try to get as crunk as you in this pic? Bo Says: The piture on the contact Bo page is complteetly out of con(hicup)text. I was tryin to chainge the CD on ma guitar plur and the carpit grebbed my toes, and I didn't want to drop my spensive cognac that I was drnking from my glass......ah.......GET THAT BOZO WEARIN GLASSES! (Said in my best Shooter from Hoosiers drunken dialect). As per your comment, while we endorse drinking to celebrate all occasions, drinking to suppress emotional guilt, sadness or confusion is not acceptable. Obviously the right thing to do here is take your brother out and get him completely hammered and make sure he hooks up with the trampiest girl in the bar, take lots of pictures and then post them all over his facebook page. Problem solved. Know what I'm saying...**Fist Bump**
Post #4 Name: Ademola Okulaja Email: epekarcik10@gamblers annonymous.com Comments: Mr. Hogan, I am an engineer, but I was wondering when you place a $5 bet at, say a horse track like Beulah Park for the Kentucky Derby and bet the number 8 horse at 50-1 odds, the horse wins, and I tell my wife that I bet the horse to show instead of the out-right win, and then spend the winnings on expensive alcohol that night, should I feel guilty or just plan happiness due to 1) winning on ridiculous odds 2) not letting my wife know the true extent of my winnings 3) pulling both off and not remembering how I got home? Bo Says: My friend, as Dickie V would say about the Okulaja who played for the Tar Heels, Okulaja, this guy is a PTP'er, a real diaper dandy, a real high flyer pack your bags and up up and away. And get this, his moms and engineer baby, his moms an engineer baby!!!! Love the name and I love that you are an engineer. Ok, this is by far the best example of somebody employing the bohogan.com lifestyle consulting advice in a common situation that almost all of us face every day. Taking the 50-1 odds to win is just genious first off, and then pulling the ol' Utep two step on the wifey and leaving yourself with a cash cushion to buy and drink lots of expensive alchohol..its...its...(sniff, sniffle, sniff)....just brilliant and now I"m all choked up. **FLYING CHEST BUMP followed by jubilant hugs and a hoisting onto my shoulders and carrying off the field"
That's all we have time for today folks. Please keep hitting us up at Contact Bo and let us know how you are living the bo hogan lifestyle.