Amanda's Carl Blog

Holy Crap, There is Another Carl Edwards

2010-05-19T13:58:00.000-07:00

This Carl (actually Carlton Edwards) has a phd and teaches mass communication at Virginia State University. Carls tend to be talented guys.

Carl Hiaasen

2008-07-07T07:49:00.000-07:00

This Carl is a satirical writer. He wrote the book that inspired Demi's movie Strip Tease. Carl even wrote a children's book called Hoot where a bunch of kids save some endangered species in Florida. I've heard it is great for teaching economics. I can't wait to go to the library and read me some Carl!

Carl Steir, 31, Clifton, NJ

2008-06-05T14:39:00.000-07:00

“I like muscles! My girl’s arms are cut, toned and sexy—and I love when she wraps ’em around me.”
– Carl Steir, 31, Clifton, NJ

This quote appeared in this article about how much men love women's bodies. Carls do love their ladies!

Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland

2008-05-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

This Swedish prince was named one of Forbes 10 hottest royals. He also likes to race cars and was born in August of 1979. Sound familiar? Feast your eyes on this:

Carl or Karl? Inquiring Graces Want to Know

2008-05-21T09:28:00.001-07:00

Whoa, two posts in one day.

Carl, obviously.

Carlton Cuse

2008-05-21T09:17:00.000-07:00

This Carl is an executive producer for the TV show Lost. He is an excellent writer, probably because of his history degree from Harvard. Check him out on the ABC postcast with Damon Lindelof, a must for Lost fans. These guys are hilarious.

Carl, VP of blah, blah, blah

2008-05-20T08:34:00.000-07:00

Carl Tannenbaum has been named a new Vice President in the Risk Specialist Division of Supervision and Regulation at the Chicago Fed. Carl's master's degree is from the University of Chicago. He spent 25 years as an economist at LaSalle Bank. Carls are smart too.

He's bad, he's bad, you know it, he's bad

2008-04-26T19:48:00.001-07:00

R.I.P. Karl

2008-04-04T10:41:00.000-07:00

Karl is Alex's boyfriend on my favorite show, Lost. He is an Other, but alas, also dead. He was shot by an unknown sniper in season four, episode 8. Which, as all you Lost fans know, means we'll be seeing this Karl again.

My Carl would NEVER do this

2008-03-07T11:36:00.001-08:00

Carl was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary.His wife was really angry.

She told him " Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!

The next morning Carl got up early and left for work.

When his wife woke up she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.

Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, and brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.

Carl has been missing since Friday. Please pray for Carl.

Karl Benz

2008-01-29T09:44:00.000-08:00

This Karl is believed to be the inventor of the first gasoline-powered car. His last name probably sounds familiar to you.

By the way, is it just me, or do men named Carl have a particular fondness for fabulous mustaches?

Carl-as-an-example

2007-11-23T05:53:00.000-08:00

Buying and selling votes is bad economics. Just ask Carl and Mankiw.

Carl Patrick Burrowes

2007-09-26T10:31:00.000-07:00

According to Virginia Living, the most awesome magazine ever, Carl Patrick Burrowes is a Liberian who is a professor at Penn State University--Harrisburg. The history of Liberia is fascinating. Liberia was established as a colony of free African Americans from the United States. The capital is Monrovia (named after James Monroe).

Karl Lagerfeld

2007-09-04T09:39:00.000-07:00

Karl Lagerfeld is a crazy freak of a man who makes sexy clothes. He is a designer for Chanel and does eccentric artsy things like own hundreds of ipods.

Carl Weathers

2007-01-16T19:15:00.000-08:00

Carl Weathers was born in 1948 in New Orleans. He played football for Oakland and in Canada. He is an accomplished actor, playing himself as Tobias' acting coach in Arrested Development and, among other roles, was in a McDonald's commercial in 1976. "Let me tell you a little story about acting. I was doing this Showtime movie—Hot Ice with Anne Archer—never once touched my per diem. I’d go to Craft Service, get some raw veggies, bacon, Cup-A-Soup— baby, I got a stew going."

D. Carlson Jr.

2007-01-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

D. Carlson Jr. is way up in my book right now. I'm not sure who D. is, but they bought my stuff on ebay, paid $10.50 for it in fact. That is pretty awesome.

The Carlton Club

2007-01-02T18:38:00.000-08:00

The Carlton Club in London was founded in 1832 and today still serves as a hotbed of conservatism. According to the site, the Disraeli room (pictured to the right) "Whilst flexible enough to be an excellent venue for lunches, receptions and meetings, it is dinners to which this room lends itself so well and for which it provides the perfect setting." Sounds like my kind of Carl, whilst indeed.

Carl Harper

2007-01-01T17:32:00.000-08:00

Carl Harper was "Mama's" husband on Mama's Family. According to Mama he spent a lot of time in the bathroom and drove a de Soto when they were dating. He is never shown on the show, but is still cool by association. Yeah, I love me some Mama's family.

Carlton Riley Smith

2006-12-29T15:49:00.000-08:00

Carlton Riley Smith is the Associate Online Editor at Southern Living. He writes and says nice things like this:

“A person doesn’t have to live in the South to want to share good food with friends at the end of a warm day when the breeze is just right or to bask in the rewarding afterglow of a hard day’s work in the garden. Southerners didn’t invent these sorts of simple pleasures – we just refined them.”

Carl Nicholas Karcher

2006-12-19T18:11:00.000-08:00

Carl Karcher is so awesome not only is he named Carl, but the burger chain he founded is also named Carl. Looks curiously a lot like Hardees.

Karl E. Steinbrenner

2006-12-19T18:08:00.000-08:00

Karl Steinbrenner is a local photographer who takes awesome photos. Here he is (left) fighting a good looking guy (right). Also, check out his website.

Carl Brutananadilewski

2006-12-17T06:14:00.000-08:00

Carl B. is a character on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, whatever that is. He is the Force's creepy, gross, middle age neighbor in a wife-beater. According to wikipedia this Hunger Force does mean things to him. So out of sympathy, Carl B. is on the Carl Blog.

Karl Marx

2006-12-15T14:00:00.000-08:00

The wrongest of all C(K)arls, he thought that capitalism was flawed, made people poor, and would not last. I like to think that if he had been around for the last century he might have changed his opinion. (See the Fed Chief's praise of what market forces have done for China's poor.) But because his influence on world events has made him a well known C(K)arl, Karl Marx has earned his place on the Carl Blog.

Carlos Solis

2006-12-10T19:42:00.000-08:00

Okay, so he's not a real person, but he's still cool. Carlos Solis is the hot Latino not-so-great all the time husband of Eva Longoria on Desperate Housewives. Nice goatee, Carl . . . os.

Carl Maria von Weber

2006-12-10T19:36:00.000-08:00

Carl Maria von Weber was a German composer who greatly influenced the development of Romantic opera in Germany. He was born in 1786 and was only 40 when he died in London of tuberculosis. I'm not sure why he is named Maria, but the name must be German for "is a sweet name." Get it? Carl is a sweet name von Weber.

Carl Blog fans

2006-12-10T19:31:00.000-08:00

Carl Blog fans are awesome. Yep, all zero of you.

Carlsbad Caverns

2006-12-07T19:22:00.000-08:00

The Carlsbad Caverns are a whole bunch of pretty caves in New Mexico. Kinda makes you wonder why they didn't call them Carlsgood Caverns.

Prince Carl Jr.

2006-12-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

Prince Carl Jr. got his awesome name from his dad, Prince Carl (see previous post). His mom wanted to name him Samuel. Score one for Prince Carl, he didn't get to be king by the way, zero for Carl haters.

Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway

2006-12-07T19:05:00.000-08:00

According to Wikipedia Prince Carl just missed being king of Norway when they tried to win independence from Sweden. Apparently he had a son named, appropriately, Prince Carl Jr. (more to follow). And if you think being a prince named Carl is the height of coolness, well you must not have yet checked the 'stach.

Carl Lewis

2006-12-04T10:19:00.000-08:00

Carl Lewis was a track star who won 10 Olympic metals and 10 World Championship metals. That's pretty cool.

Carlton the Doorman

2006-11-30T16:35:00.000-08:00

Carlton is the doorman at the fabulous Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. He is very welcoming, got my bags and my car taken care of, and even let me take his picture to show off his awesomeness. He is also a new father!

Charlemagne

2006-11-25T18:44:00.000-08:00

Charlemagne, French for Carl the Man, was perhaps the greatest Carl ever, or almost. Charlemagne was King of the Franks in 800 A.D. and pretty much conquered most of Europe because he was awesome. He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope and kicked off the middle ages. Let's see a Cody or a Tyler do that!

Carl Winslow

2006-11-24T10:34:00.000-08:00

And who can forget Carl Winslow, that hardworking dad on Family Matters and all the Steve Urkel shenanigans he put up with.

Carl Wilson

2006-11-22T13:11:00.000-08:00

Carl Wilson was the lead guitarist for the Beach Boys. Did you know that there is a historic landmark commemorating the childhood home of the Beach Boys in California? Virginia has presidents and generals and California has the Beach Boys. Carl Wilson would probably say that that is very cool . . . dude.

Carlos Colón, Jr.

2006-11-20T14:02:00.000-08:00

Carlito is the most awesome Puerto Rican wrestler in WWE. Not just cool, Carribbean Cool.

Carl Fogarty

2006-11-18T08:11:00.000-08:00

Carl Fogarty, or "Foggy" as his friends call him, or "Carl" as I would call him, is the most successful superbike racer of all time when comparing race wins.

Carl Carlson

2006-11-17T14:07:00.001-08:00

If you think being named Carl is awesome, try having that as your first and last name. I give you Carl Carlson, that lovable friend of Homer Simpson.