Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas Everyone!



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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

More Bacon!



What is my fascination with bacon? I think it can only be that it is proof that somewhere someone is grossly more inured to death by food than am I. What are the chances of that? Yet they exist!!

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Who Gets the Controls?



A brain chip to stimulate orgasms? The sex chip, as it's been dubbed, would stimulate a part of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex. Researchers say a workable implant for stimulating orgasms is said to be a decade away because for now the surgery is too crude and intrusive.

"When the technology is improved, we can use deep brain stimulation in many new areas," said researcher Tipu Aziz of Oxford. "It will be more subtle, with more control over the power so you may be able to turn the chip on and off when needed."

When needed? Sounds subjective.

Credit: Live Science

Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Last Crumb



MANSFIELD, Texas—A school bus driver in Texas has been accused of brandishing a knife and threatening to cut three sixth-graders who left Oreo crumbs on a seat.

Officials say police confiscated a pocket knife from 66-year-old William Allen on Friday in Mansfield. He was taken into custody on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Two students told their parents Allen removed them from the bus Wednesday at Mary Orr Intermediate School. They say he threatened to cut their wrists if they didn't admit to spilling crumbs.

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Saturday, December 20, 2008

Urban Graffiti

Stop Dreaming Harley Ad



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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Dead Ringer?



Dave. Dave. Pick up!!


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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Death in Wisconsin

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Woven Bacon Cheese Wrap

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OH! Hi Kathy!



A medical examiner's office in Michigan has canceled public school tours after a high school group watched the autopsy of a 14-year-old girl from their district. The Detroit News reports Monday that Oakland County officials decided to stop the tours in Pontiac after they were contacted by the girl's parents, who were very upset about the March tour. Mike Zehnder, the county's director of public services, says it was "a poor decision" to let the tour go on.

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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Tow My Ride



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Saturday, December 6, 2008

Public Service Announcement



Caveat Emptor. This is without a doubt the worst pizza ever created. Think of it as Limburger bread pudding. It has undertones of old tennis shoes and a vivid presentation of the worst blend of spices ever to grace bread. I actually ate TWO yes TWO pieces in a fit of self-loathing and disbelief. Do not try this at home.

Chip Truck Jousting



S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins said the delivery truck driver who was northbound was not able to stop in time to stop for a car in his lane that was about to make a turn.
In order to avoid the car, the driver swerved to the southbound lane and hit the other Frito Lay truck nearly head on.

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

If It Looks Like a Quack, Duck!


clipped from scienceblogs.com

Quack Miranda Warning

"These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."

This "Quack Miranda Warning" is on every just about every woo-meister's website. I see dozens of patients every day, and I never Mirandize them, so whats the deal?

There are three ways to look at this: the truthful way, the sinister way, and the bat-shit insane way.

  • Truth: Anyone who wants to sell you something that's a load of crap must use this statement to cover themselves legally.
  • Bat-shit insane: The FDA and Big Pharma are in cahoots with the AMA to keep you from learning all the simple ways to treat diseases. They want your money, and they'll do anything they can to get it from you, including suppressing the knowledge that anyone can learn to heal cancer.
  • Thursday, November 27, 2008

    Norman Corwin - Poet for All Ages



    ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH (Prayer)
    Lord God of trajectory and blast
    Whose terrible sword has laid open the serpent
    So it withers in the sun for the just to see,
    Sheathe now the swift avenging blade with the names of nations writ on it,
    And assist in the preparation of the ploughshare.

    Lord God of fresh bread and tranquil mornings,
    Who walks in the circuit of heaven among the worthy,
    Deliver notice to the fallen young men
    That tokens of orange juice and a whole egg appear now before the hungry children;
    That night again falls cooling on the earth as quietly as when it leaves your hand;
    That Freedom has withstood the tyrant like a Malta in a hostile sea,
    And that the soul of man is surely a Sevastopol which goes down hard and leaps from ruin quickly.

    Lord God of the topcoat and the living wage
    Who has furred the fox against the time of winter
    And stored provender of bees in summer's brightest places,
    Do bring sweet influences to bear upon the assembly line:
    Accept the smoke of the mill town among the accredited clouds of the sky:
    Fend from the wind with a house and hedge, him whom you made in your image,
    And permit him to pick of the tree and the flock
    That he may eat today without fear of tomorrow
    And clothe himself with dignity in December.

    Lord God of test-tube and blueprint
    Who jointed molecules of dust and shook them till their name was Adam,
    Who taught worms and stars how they could live together,
    Appear now among the parliaments of conquerors and give instruction to their schemes:
    Measure out new liberties so none shall suffer for his father's color or the credo of his choice:
    Post proofs that brotherhood is not so wild a dream as those who profit by postponing it pretend:
    Sit at the treaty table and convoy the hopes of the little peoples through expected straits,
    And press into the final seal a sign that peace will come for longer than posterities can see ahead,
    That man unto his fellow man shall be a friend forever.

    This was the only prayer in my only sermon delivered at the height of the Vietnam War. It works as well now, I think, when we are once again in tatters as a nation.

    Wednesday, November 26, 2008

    If This Is On the Menu Please Don't Tell Me



    HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

    Sunday, November 23, 2008

    I've Waited A long Time to See This



    Your wish is my command.

    Credit: The Daily Weird

    Survival of the Fittest



    And other interesting concepts.

    Credit: Village of Joy

    Those Recently Gone From Our View



    A review of species now extinct that were still on the planet with our grandparents.

    Credit: Amazing Facts

    Top Ten Irritating Expressions



    1 - At the end of the day
    2 - Fairly unique
    3 - I personally
    4 - At this moment in time
    5 - With all due respect
    6 - Absolutely
    7 - It's a nightmare
    8 - Shouldn't of
    9 - 24/7
    10 - It's not rocket science

    A Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare

    Sunday, November 16, 2008

    Amazing 3D Street Art



    Kurt Wenner

    Kurt Wenner's ability to transform Renaissance classicism into 3D street art is unparalleled and has made him the top anamorphic street painting artist of our time. Kurt aims to reinvent classicism for a new age, bringing his talent for realism to the streets, literally, having invented a pictorial geometry that corrects the specific distortion caused by viewing his street paintings at an oblique angle. A former NASA illustrator, Kurt has had his work featured in a lengthy list of articles, television features, ads, and documentaries.

    Credit: Amazing Facts

    More Anti-Intellectual Hypocrisy




    A great four-part series on the dangers posed by the Trojan horse of "intelligent design".

    Credit: Live Science

    Wednesday, November 12, 2008

    Boeing's Take Your Kids To Work Day



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    Why Bad Hair Days Are So Common



    "Humans, birds and reptiles have a common ancestor that goes back some 300 million years, said researcher Leopold Eckhart of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria....the common ancestor of reptiles and mammals likely had genes for making keratin proteins, the building blocks of hair, though these proteins were used for claws not hair."

    Credit: Live Science

    Sunday, November 9, 2008

    Dollar Bill Origami by Won Park



    This is amazing contemporary origami. Won Park is from Hawaii and has practiced origami since his youth. His work includes some fantasy spacecraft, which I love, and a great scorpion.

    McCain Lies to Vets



    His most egregious lies concern his support for veterans. McCain, in fact, has consistently voted against benefits for veterans during his political career while continuing to put them at risk in ill-conceived wars. John McCain is a self-serving liar whose duplicity poses a continuing threat to all veterans.

    Friday, November 7, 2008

    Yes We Are!



    I've been quoting this for the last eight years but failed to watch it again. It is fresher today than ever before.

    Wednesday, November 5, 2008

    Tuesday, November 4, 2008

    Sunday, November 2, 2008

    The Bud Commercial Not Seen in Iowa

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    Sunday, October 26, 2008

    Target = Tu et Moi ? No Way!




    MCCAIN: Well, in our nation's capital and New York City. I've seen it. I've lived there. I know the town. I know-- I know what a lot of these elitists are. The ones that she Palin) never went to a cocktail party with in Georgetown. I'll be very frank with you. Who think that they can dictate what they believe to America rather than let Americans decide for themselves.

    ZUZU at Shakesville: Hey, John -- since Al-Qaeda's endorsing you and all, do you think you could have a word with them and let them know that DC and New York aren't actually the "real America" after all, and if they have any plans to attack America again, that "real America" is located in places like Sedona and Wasilla?

    Much obliged.

    Friday, October 24, 2008

    When Sarah is Elected in 2016



    Thank you, Oddee!

    Saturday, October 18, 2008

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    Saturday, October 11, 2008

    Priceless Tech TV



    I love the response. Thank you, Andy!

    Saturday, October 4, 2008

    Wednesday, September 24, 2008

    I Gotya Democracy Right Here, Punk



    Signs of Fascism:

    1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism
    2. Identification of enemies as a unifying cause
    3. The supremacy of the military/avid militarism
    4. A controlled mass media
    5. Obsession with national security
    6. Religion and ruling elite tied together
    7. Power of corporations protected
    8. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated
    9. Obsession with crime and punishment
    10. Rampant cronyism and corruption

    Thanks, Bro!

    What I've Been Thinking



    ...Schools tend to mistake good behavior for good character. What they prize above all else is docility, suggestibility; the child who will do as he is told; or even better, the child who will do what is wanted without even having to be told. They value most in children what children least value in themselves. - John Holt in How Children Fail - Thank you, BoingBoing!

    Sunday, September 14, 2008

    Served at a Google Cafeteria



    Uh huh. Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburgers. They're real. People ate them.

    Tuesday, September 9, 2008

    Reconfigurable 3-D Spider Animation



    This flash is seriously awesome. I encourage arachnophobes not to abandon it too quickly. Spider Animation

    Thank you, BoingBoing!

    Saturday, September 6, 2008

    Small Town Values from the Nook!



    Thank you, DooberDan!

    Friday, September 5, 2008

    60's TV Sign Off


    High Flight
    by John Gillespie McGee

    Unbelievable! I memorized this sign off when I was a child and still regurgitate it occasionally, albeit inaccurately, when the moment is right.

    Thank you, BoingBoing!

    Monday, September 1, 2008

    I Understand



    Thank you, Dark Roasted Blend.

    Saturday, August 30, 2008

    Don't Even Think About It



    That's right! If I can get up here I can get in your face!

    Sunday, August 24, 2008

    McMoney



    Thank you, 23/6!

    Friday, August 22, 2008

    McCain Thinks/Knows We're Stupid



    I found this dandy little chart to be extremely illustrative of a point I've been making for several decades. Republicans have consistently relied on voters to respond favorably to their ad hominum attacks on intelligent candidates (they are out of touch) and general fear-mongering (the rest of the world is out to get us and we must respond militarily). All of this while they denuded the very fabric of security that would keep people from being susceptible to this bullshit at the onset. In the Bush era, Republicans have been tantamount to rapists. Screwing the poor is sport to them - they have no shame.

    - From current.... blog.

    Saturday, August 9, 2008

    Hubble Telescope Images for Wallpaper



    Cool wallpaper available from Space.Com