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They ask “God, can you imagine if this were published today?”.
Yeah, these days it would have a picture of Saddam or Bin Ladin, and some anti-Islamist (or perhaps simply anti-Muslim/anti-Arab) epithet.
But wait, there’s more!
Fortunately popular media isn’t pushing the “war on terror” the way it did real wars.
Historical trivia at its best…
On 17 April 1986 a remarkable event occurred in the Isles of Scilly – something overlooked by history books and the Guinness Book Of World Records – the longest war in history was ended.
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War was declared in 1651.
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In 1985, local historian-come-Chairman of the Council, Roy Duncan, decided to look into the rumours that “Scilly was still at war with the Netherlands”. When he asked the Dutch embassy in London, they said that the rumour was accurate. Cllr. Duncan decided to invite the Dutch ambassador in London, Jonkheer Huydecoper, to the Islands in order to sign they treaty.The treaty was signed on 17 April 1986, 335 years after it was declared.
via a post on RASSF
Finish the line, and you’ll describe these guys: “Sith” Fans Maimed in Lightsaber Mishap
The Force–let alone common sense–was definitely not with them.
Two British Star Wars fans sustained critical injuries after constructing their own lightsabers from fluorescent light tubes filled with liquid fuel.
From the Daily Illuminator:
Flash games are good. Shooting zombies is good. This game would therefore seem to have more than its fair share of goodness.
Any theory that contends Texas Republicans evolved from monkeys is implausible, blasphemous, and just plain stupid.
Clearly, it was the other way around.
Phone sex operators outsourced to India
Some Call Centers in Bangalore and Mumbai have received some bizarre requests from the Western countries. Some call center operators have secretly set up phone sex operations in India.
That’s globalization for you.
Opinion: A Gentleman Never Discloses…
I must say, the quality of discourse in this country has taken a sharp plunge of late, not only among the ruffians and ne’er-do-wells from whom one expects coarse speech, but among gentlemen of letters and esteem. I have, with my own ears, several times in the past week, heard the elder sons of prominent families introduce into mixed company subjects formerly reserved for private discussion among gentlemen. It pains me even to raise this point, but following a string of recent events, there is no question that the adage bears repeating: A gentleman ought never to disclose…
Go see the rest. (Warning, explicit content.)
From the Onion, via a post on DBA
Your Deadly Sins |
| Gluttony: 100% |
| Lust: 100% |
| Sloth: 80% |
| Envy: 40% |
| Greed: 40% |
| Pride: 40% |
| Wrath: 0% |
| Chance You’ll Go to Hell: 57% |
| You’ll die from a diabetic coma. |
No big surprises there. Via Stephan’s journal.
In 1990, role-playing inventor, Steve Jackson, was planning his newest game, which he would ultimately call the “Illuminati — New World Order” Game, or “INWO” for short. Jackson was creating a game that would hit very, very close to home, very close to the actual plan of the Illuminati to propel the world into the New World Order — also known as the Kingdom of Antichrist. As we shall show you, Jackson issued playing cards, three of which foretold the events of 9/11…
Funny stuff. At least I hope that these guys are trying to be funny. If not, one scary bunch of nutters… but good for a laugh in any case!
link via my brother… I assume I missed this when it made the Daily Illuminator?
It’s been a while since I plugged my favorite online comic, Space Moose:
Go read Space Moose in Antlers of the Damned…and you can check out an actual Chick tract: Dark Dungeons if you haven’t seen what being parodying by the Space Moose strip.
Or Space Moose and the Time Machine
Or … well, I better stop.
Whatever happened to Beavis and Butthead anyway?
From a site talking about the evils of sucralose sweetener:
Splenda is approximately 600 times sweeter than sugar, but the sweetness is forced, not like a natural sugar the body uses for fuel, says Dr. Hull. And although corporations say Splenda is safe, they have said the same thing about aspartame, which is now linked to disease and obesity. They also claim that the chlorine atoms in Splenda are altered and therefore safe, yet it’s known that any animal that eats chlorine (especially on a regular basis) is at risk of cancer.
Emphasis mine. Common table salt, in case you forgot, is NaCl/Sodium Chloride; for that matter, the body uses chlorine atoms internally for a number of purposes, including producing stomache acid.
This is not to say that sucralose is safe or not, just that the argument this kook is presenting is, well, silly.
…and a counterpart to “John School”…?
The 25 students in jeans and T-shirts could have been in any career that requires hustle. The classes, covering topics such as effective marketing, stress reduction and legal issues, could have been part of any professional development seminar.
But this was “Whore College,” and any illusion it was just another corporate how-to for young go-getters abruptly ended at the
