After prolonged negotiations which went late into the night especially since one of the parties kept taking sleep breaks (negotiation technique??) we have finally reached an agreement with Everreddy's daughter. We have decided to target different segments of the market. Now that we are no longer competitors it leaves us free to to post her pictures on our blog. So here goes...
PS The picture that is used with express permission are not to be edited, altered, retransmitted, republished, stored in electronic form or used for any commercial purposes unless that use is expressed specifically in the permission you receive.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Breaking news
Saturday, April 12, 2008
New blogger in town
While we were spending our time blogging, one our readers has been up to something more substantial.
As some of you know, Everreddy's wife has been pregnant for some time now (9 month to be precise :-)). This morning the baby arrived. Knowing Everreddy we are sure he's already ready for the shit (also known as baby poo) life is about to throw his way.
While that's the good news the bad news is that we may already have some competition in the blogorena.
Congratulations and heres to many more.
PS: Dowry collection begins today :-)
Friday, April 11, 2008
What's with the beard?
Thats the question that has replaced "Why no furniture, dude"? as the question I'm asked most often. (Answer:I'm a minimalist. "Things" don't interest me.)
Yes, its been 57 days and 14 hours since metal last touched my visage.
As I prepare to get the keratin off my face I deem it prudent to compile my answers to that very question.
1) I was so tired of looking good all the time
2) Danger needs to borrow some hair for his forthcoming transplant
3) Its my new look for the NY fashion week (not valid no more)
4) I got a free supply of product from Beard Care that I simply had to use
5) I love the awkward looks on the bus
6) Whats good for Mazerino is good for me
7) I want the extra attention at the airport
8) According to the law of conservation of hair the total amount of hair in any body should remain constant. Since what's lost cannot be recreated, a new source is needed (heavy huh?)
As I prepare for my new look I welcome suggestions.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Douche of the Week: Ford Taurus b*tch who almost killed me
I realize that it's been a while since we last named a douche of the week, but the people I generally interact with have a low douchiness factor. Unfortunately, today that was not the case and we have a new Douche of the Time It Takes to Name a New Douche (DotTITtNaND)--the lady in the Ford Taurus who ran a red light an nearly ended my blogging career.
As I normally do every evening, I chose the eco-friendly, shared-ride CTA bus as my mode of transport. I got off the bus at my normal stop and, after looking both ways, crossed the street at the crosswalk--I had the "walk" signal. But, I saw a tan car headed toward the light without slowing down. So, I quickly jumped back as this lady in the Ford Taurus blew the light missing me by about a foot (~0.3 meters for our international viewers). I shouted some things I'm not totally proud of and made a hand gesture that I also stand by.
I was incensed, and I still am as I write this. That a-hole nearly put me in the hospital because she was in a hurry or too stupid to follow traffic signals. There were 5 cars around that were all stopped and I was in clear sight. Lady, you're a douche.
Artist's rendition (I'm the camel, obviously. The a-hole is in the tan car):
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
From India with love
Longtime reader of the blog, Rachu, spent the past 4 months in India where she comprised 25% of our international readership. She finally returned from her trek last week, and brought back the perfect gift for C&E:
Thanks, Rach!!
Any suggestions as to what we should name them?
Camels and Elephants Marketing Machine
While 'Licious, Al and I like to think of ourselves as avante-garde blog artists, we actually have real friends with real talent. So, we're going to use this space to give them the official Camels and Elephants camel-hump-elephant-trunk-sized publicity bump:
Mike Maimone
I attended high school (Go Pioneers!) with Mike, where he once broke my arm. But all is forgiven, and he now has a solo show this weekend at Davenport’s Piano Bar in Bucktown. He'll be banging on the keys and singing his own tunes and some covers:
Saturday 4/12 @ 10:15PM
Davenport's Piano Bar
1383 N. Milwaukee Ave.
www.mikemaimone.com
Sweetish
Friend of the blog, Holly and her band, Sweetish, have been chosen as finalists for Metromix's "Rock n' Vote" contest. If they win, they get to play a free show at the Double Door on April 30th. So, let's all go to the website and vote:
Click me and vote many times
You can check out her band at their Myspace. It says there, that they have a show on 4/18 at the Bird's Nest. Holly feel free to comment if that is still the case.
**UPDATE: Sweetish will be playing at Bird's Nest on 4/18
Mazerino chillin' in CHI, Fadilicious MIA in MIA
I'm back! Did you miss me like the desert misses rain? Costa Rica was pura vida as they say. Great times were had by all. Unfortunately, courtesy of the US government, 'Licious did not make his flight back and is likely partying like a Lebanese rock star in South Beach. Keep checking back to find out happens next...
**UPDATE: 'Licious is back in Chicago. He's walking strangely, but he's back.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Tidbits from school (10 weeks to go)
People say the darnedest things, more so if they want to impress the class...
"Nine women can't have a baby in one month"
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Run Forrest Run
With the camels in Costa Rica and not much happening this week I am going to tap into something which happened last Sunday. I ran the Shamrock Shuffle which for those of you who are not from here is a green-themed obstacle race through downtown Chicago. The obstacles of course are the people whom you have to joust with on the way to the finish (What's with snails starting the race ahead of the faster runners). The race is the biggest collection of Caucasians outside of the Nascar. (What's with people's fascination with running in freezing weather)
So with nominal training I attempted to run 5 miles in horrible freezing weather. Of course I sleep walked through the race. Piece of cake... NOT.
Positives from the race, almost no 9 year old girls passed me. Negatives from the race, Big Chicken beat me.
So for those of you who think running the race with no training is impossible, the fact is if I did it so can you. However, would I advise it... no!! At my fitness level... hell no!!! I'm still tired with all that running.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Vacatio-rino number 1
As you know, I recently went on vacation. It was a blast. I flew to San Francisco with Dr. BJ to meet up with swpski. Our first stop was a nude beach somewhere off the highway on the coast. I dubbed it floppy junk beach. If you click the picture on the right and zoom in, you might see someone pitching a tent with no camping in sight
Next, we headed up to Tahoe to get in some turns. This was my first time skiing, but I fared pretty well. I worked my way from the bunny hill to blue slopes in just 3 days. Take that, Guy the Douche ski instructor who told me I wasn't ready for the lifts.
After Tahoe, we flew back to Chicago for a wedding, where I proceeded to dance my face off. This was pretty much the best wedding I've ever been to. After a trip to the open bar, I decided to put on a dancing clinic for my table. Little did I know there was a cougar jaguar (thanks, trixyone) waiting to tango with this camel. Luckily it was all caught on tape by swpski:
I may have more pics and videos to post from the trip later. In the meantime, Fadilicious and I are headed to Costa Rica for a few days. So, I'll be abandoning you again. Al Waris, don't fail us this time.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
I don't care what the world says, you're all April wise (wo)men to me
It appears from the comment sections that our ruse was quickly sniffed out. Much to the disdain of our pearfaced critics, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon. That also means Fadilicious is still very much available. Ladies, let's make this the last time we can say that on the blog. Happy April Fool's day, everyone.
Ding dong the blog is dead
In light of our recent loves, losses and vacations, musing on inane topics has fallen by the wayside in our respective lives. Therefore, it is our intention to bow out of this crazy game we call blog gracefully. I know what you're thinking--"Camels and Elephants is the reason I wake up in the morning." But, all good things must come to an end. So, we're going out on top.
Thanks for all the love and support. It was great while it lasted.
--Al, 'Licious and Maz
Camel's got a cow*
Heartbreak Alert: Female readers (and some male readers...read Danger) may want to stop reading lest their hearts break before they get through the post.
One of our bloggers has found what he has been looking for (or rather his folks from "Arabia" found her for him). Fadilicious' wedding has been fixed. The girl has been studying in Paris for the last 4 years and is said to be from a good family. Fadilicious had seen her when he went home in December and has been burning up the wires chatting and calling her. The date has not been decided but she is going to be visiting Chicago some time next week.
I would like to request everyone who will have the pleasure of meeting this girl to praise Fadilicious whether they think he merits it or not.
Congrats Fadilicious!!!
*Thanks to Berg for educating us on the fact that the female of a camel is called a cow
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sad News
It seems that during my absence from blogging, something tragic happened. Camels & Elephants fell off the Googles. While it would be easy to blame Fadilicious and Al Waris for their lack of posting, I put the blame squarely on my own shoulders for going on vacation and neglecting you fans.
Because of its seemingly fickle nature, I am proposing a Google boycott. Feel free to switch your search preference to HotBot, AltaVista, AskJeeves or Excite, provided they still exist.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Hello again. I've missed you
Hello, loyal Mazerino fans. Did you miss me? I'm back from San Fran and the slopes of Heavenly at Tahoe. I had a fantastic time and even checked in periodically from swpski's iPhone. I've got some pics, videos and stories to post in the next couple of days. There will be no mashup today because I haven't put much thought into it. Sorry. I am still technically on vacation and that covers blogging too.
Me geared up in Tahoe:
Me and Dr. BJ proving you can't go to San Francisco without getting a little gay:
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
It's hard...
In Mazerino's absence we have been having a hard time blogging. So, please feel free to help us fill the gap by sending us your guest blogs. In the meantime, below is my horoscope for today as per yahoo.com
Virgo (8/23-9/22)
"Try to push things to the next level today, especially in terms of academics or general knowledge. You need to feed your intellectually curious side with healthy ideas and debate -- not junk thinking. Toss away the gossip magazines and check out a challenging book on a period in history or an important person who interests you. Look up words you encounter that you don't know the definition of. Get more proactive when it comes to learning. Think of your mind as a muscle: It takes effort to stay so smart."So on my weekly pilgrimage to the gym I happened to watch Bill O (most entertaining person on cable news) and he taught me a new word.
Disputatious
I'm going to find out what this means and try to use it in conversation this week. I have to exercise the muscle, although it has not taken too much effort to stay smart thus far. Maybe I just feel smarter around the company I keep ;-)
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Holly Week
After much debate and many considerations, I have decided to rise above all criticism and give my readers the feast their mind deserves viz my posts.
Holly, you really made my day, my week and the week of the tons of people who supported me in this campaign. The signs you have posted were capital! No wonder this week is named after you .
I want to thank lovely Heather, sweet Trixyone, hairy BigChiken, cool and brown Anil and cooler and browner Ameed for their staunch support, and of course Al-Waris for launching the campaign. I am back and I will write about any subject I see fit ; of which I am myself a better judge than any pitiful critic whatever. Dr. BJ & Co. can all go on a hike. 
Art has triumphed!
Reader of the week
Fadilicious was the prime contender for ROTW because he has been doing nothing other than reading the blog the past couple of weeks. However, he was disqualified since he is a partner(sleeping thus far) in the blog.
This has been an action-packed week for us mainly arising out of the "Save the Fadilicious" campaign. Reader participation has been over-whelming, so much that we had to hire people to sort through the mail. As Mazerino had earlier mentioned , you are all winners in our book (blog??).
However, the award must be given. There are some strong contenders, Saiko has researched various possible interpretations of ROTW, Holly has been leading the "Save the Fadilicious" campaign in print, Heather and Trixyone have threatened to leave. On the other hand, Dr. BJ has assumed the mantle of "voice of the non-elephants and non-camels", and has attracted other followers.
After much deliberation the award is being given to Berg, for participating vigorously and commenting furiously. Even though no one seems to care for his opinion, we do (not too much though). As a reward to the underdog, Berg , you are our Reader of the week.
PS: Mazerino your MS Paint skills are sorely missed!!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Friday "Things I Like" Mashup: Politics and Places I'm Going Tomorrow Edition
Tahoe-bama!
Yes, Mazerino fans, I will be out of town learning to ski next week, but fear not. I leave you in the capable hands of Al Waris and Fadilicious (I think). And if they don't float your boat, you can submit your own guest column. I'll have my camera so hopefully bloggable things will happen. Please don't rob me while I'm gone.
By the way, pat yourselves on the back. We've set a new C&E comment record (12 at publish time) in the Great Fadilicious Debate. You're all readers of the week in my book. Keep 'em coming.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Daderino Internet Update
While we sort through this messy Fadilicious turmoil, I thought I'd lighten the mood by updating you on daderino's Internet progress. He now has his own email address (if you care to wish him well in his new pursuit send us an email and we'll make sure to forward it along). And he's getting better at searching for news and sports (i.e. he googled "Tiger Woods"). His immediate next step is to learn how to use the mouse by playing solitaire, and his work has ordered him video professor (that creepy old guy from the commercials).
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