"'I truly am humbled to achieve this great award. Not many whiners get their efforts in whinery recognized, and even fewer get their efforts recognized with a picture of a golden Stalin represented in a webcomic of medium popularity. And even more remarkable is that I achieved this award with the first whine I've ever sent anywhere, or at least almost the first. Thank you! Thank you!
(At this point I'd like to remark that this in no way diminished my respect for Something Positive, which continues to be funny and insightful webcomic that doesn't suffer fools like me gladly)
Whining. The oldest profession. Of course, some may claim that prostitution was the oldest profession, but we all know what must have been the first conversation had before prostitution was invented.
'Og want sex.'
'Og not get sex.'
'Og want sex.'
'Og not get sex.'
'Og waaaaaaaaaant seeeeeeeeeex.'
'Ogma give Og sex if Og give Ogma great cat pelt.'
'Woo hoo!' "
Monday, December 08, 2003
something positive - break a leg, mercy!
Vicar Distributes Porn Films by Mistake
"BERLIN (Reuters) - A German vicar inadvertently supplied his parish with dozens of hard core porn films in an unsuccessful bid to teach people about the life of Christ.
Frithjof Schwesig, vicar in the southwestern town of Lampoldshausen, had ordered 300 copies of a video film portraying the life of Christ as told by the gospel according to Luke.
'In a first batch 20 to 30 videos were distributed and we immediately got a reaction from five to seven people saying we must have given them the wrong film,' he said.
'It was a real porn film. Within an hour our staff had collected all the videos. Really, all were withdrawn.' "
Supreme Court Allows Rosa Parks to Sue Rap Duo
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for civil rights icon Rosa Parks to proceed with her lawsuit against OutKast and others over the rap music duo's hit song with her name as its title."
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Commonwealth Club Speech
Michael Crichton Speaks
"I have been asked to talk about what I consider the most important challenge facing mankind, and I have a fundamental answer. The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to mankind, but in the information age (or as I think of it, the disinformation age) it takes on a special urgency and importance. "
Friday, December 05, 2003
Florida State Parks - KORESHAN STATE HISTORIC SITE
"The remains of an unusual pioneer settlement are preserved on the banks of the Estero River. In 1894, a religious visionary named Cyrus Reed Teed brought his followers from Chicago to Estero to construct a 'New Jerusalem.' Teed hoped it would become a city of 10 million people practicing the religion of Koreshanity. "
Loompanics Unlimited
A very, very cool catalog and website. Tons of great books to order from these guys. Once I have money again, I am going to start getting their catalog again.