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Podcast #9 – Marianne Sierk was NOT in PORN!

Marianne Sierk was NOT in PORN!! We discuss this and many other significant points in the 9th episode of the UnderScoopFIRE podcast. Feeling uber-hungry? Grab a bowl of Cap’n Crunch and listen to our show with special guest Marianne Sierk! This actress and stand up comedienne was born and bred in Rochester, NY. A graduate […]

The 80s Court: Sting vs. The Police

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

Welcome to the first edition of The 80s Court! In the upcoming months, I’ll be putting on my long black robe and arbitrating 80s cases…Wapner style! Our first series of cases will examine popular bands that split in the 80s. We’ll see if those balloon-headed prima donne lead singers were justified in launching solo careers […]

NCAA Head Football Coach + Autotune = HILARIOUS (video)

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Those of us who went to Coastal Carolina University probably get more enjoyment out of this, based on Coach Bennett’s reputation and local standing. When the speech itself aired, I was amused, but I think it represents what we’ve all come to expect from Coach. THIS, however, was an unexpected and awesome treat. When the […]

How the California Raisins Hijacked our Fancy Dinner

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The California Raisins were an advertising campaign developed by the California Raisin Advisory Board. Chances are you remember them for their TV spots in the late 80s, in which the claymation Raisins sang hits like “I Heard it through the Grapevine”. If you were really into them, which I was, you might recall the Claymation […]

Tips From a Ruthless Phone Screener (sorry Michelle Beadle)

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

That’s right, I said it. I’m a screener. If you claim you don’t screen incoming calls you either don’t have caller ID (do better), or you are just always in a chatty mood (something’s wrong with you). I’m not just referring to the mandatory screens: unrecognized area codes, insane exes, bill collectors (you’ll get your […]

Top 5 Necessary Evils of Childhood Sports

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

There’s a group of guys that gets together every Sunday afternoon and plays a fairly organized game of wiffleball at the little league fields next to our house. Regrettably, I am not one of those guys, but I support them nonetheless. They have what looks like a manual scoreboard, a video camera on a tripod, […]

Go the F*ck to Sleep – A Children’s Book

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

When we launched this site, we promised survival tips for children of the 80s living in today’s world. So many of us in this age range are now or are soon to be experiencing parenthood. If a survival guide is necessary for any territory we will ever enter, this is the one. I was amazed […]

My Two Favorite Actors Together At Last

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The Change-Up hits theaters August 5, and stars Jason Bateman & Ryan Reynolds. (Man Crush 1 & Man Crush 2, as we refer to them in our household) This video of the two of them promoting it is hilarious. From the 2 minute mark on, I was crying.

Awesome Arrested Development / Ramones t-shirt

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The creative genius is plenty here at underscoopFIRE.com. This T-shirt was created by one of underscoopFIRE.com’s contributors, Chris Tanski. If you dig that mashup of The Ramones’ logo and the first family of comedy, The Bluths from Arrested Development, then “hop on” over to Red Bubble and buy the t-shirt here! You can […]

How to Survive Post Sunburn Itch

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

At long last I found a forum from 2004 in which a Hell’s Itch sufferer had asked for advice and some helpful commenter suggested…

Open Letter to Social Networking

by Joe Zicari @SharePointJoe

My Open Letter to Social Networking sites: Enough! How many of you are there? And how many more of you will be popping up like a bad collar? Seriously. I have Facebook and I use Twitter. Is it necessary for me to have Google+? Probably not but I signed up anyways. There are so many […]

Why Arrested Development Fans are the best

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Words would just dilute the awesome. This image was tweeted by @montelll13 and retweeted by @bluthquotes. If you’ve never seen Arretsed Development, or need a refresher, see below.

Is there a WebMD for automobiles?

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

If you Google ‘WebMD for cars’ the results are kind of murky. I expected to see at least three or four featured websites at the top of the page touting themselves as the best online location to diagnose your sick car. Maybe I should compile a team of certified auto technicians and car experts, recruit […]

You will have hop ons…

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Trolling the internet for nuggets of gold, under..scoop..FIRE! contributor Chris Tanski found this post from the wildly talented folks at Springfield Punx. This guy is an amazing artist who Simpson-izes everyone! Above is an Arrested Development wallpaper he created. He also has posted some amazing DC and Marvel characters, the cast of LOST, and more. […]

My first ever blog post: “The Liner in the Lake”

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

For the last 12 to 15 years I have been jotting down ideas, stories, jokes and memories. Sometimes it’s a line or scene for ‘this novel I’m gonna write’, or ‘a screenplay that I’m gonna knock out with my friends’, or ‘my standup routine for an open mic night at some comedy club’. Not gonna […]

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