What if there really were ghosts, and not only that, what if they had a bit of an over-population issue?
What if every chamber you aren’t in is packed wall-to-wall with ethereal phantoms, which simply retreat to the unoccupied spaces as you move from room to room?
I mean, I’m just sayin’.
Just a quick thought: I’ve long maintained at least some portion of facial hair, and it’s always been a bit of a fidget source during my deepest thinking periods. Is stroking a beard/goatee reflexively while running your brain over a problem a left over relic from the grooming habits of our primate ancestors?
I’m surprised there wasn’t more outrage over the obviously sexually deviant nature of The Borg, flying through space in their robotic orgy cubes, interfacing their ports all willy-nilly. People cast a wary eye on hardcore Mormons, but it seems to me The Borg are the ultimate polygamists.
I actually first noticed this “Cheerios with the goodness of Cheerios” thing during the final ramble of a commercial.
It seems like a pretty circular argument to me – bug spray, now with the greatness of bug spray?
What does it even mean? Where is this goodness coming from? Have all the Cheerio factory workers been given a series of moral tests to ensure only the most pure are handling the ‘O’s?
Do Cheerios somehow save innocent orphans?
Wait – are they made of innocent orphans?
A facebook acquaintance recently posted up photos from a They Might Be Giants concert in which he saw a Festo AirPenguin, live and in person.
What’s an AirPenguin? This:
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I’m pretty excited to hear these things are actually out and about in the real world now, (Eat that, Roger Waters’ pig,) but this also points out a possible solution to the mess in the gulf – we may not be able to save all that wildlife, but it’s all right, Festo makes an AquaPenguin as well!
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I need to get my punches in on Sharron Angle while I can.
From her recent interview:
“Actually, Thomas Jefferson has been misquoted, like I’ve been misquoted out of context. Thomas Jefferson was actually addressing a church and telling them through his address that there had been a wall of separation put up between the church and the state precisely to protect the church.”
I’m sure Jefferson was quoted out of context on more than one occasion, but attempting to argue that Jefferson was actually all Church + State = BFF seems a little ridiculous. We’re talking about a guy who believed so strongly in Christianity as a philosophy, and not a religion, that he re-edited the bible:
The Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth as it is formally titled, was Thomas Jefferson’s effort to extract the doctrine of Jesus by removing sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed had been added by the Four Evangelists.
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The Jefferson Bible begins with an account of Jesus’s birth without references to angels, genealogy, or prophecy. Miracles, references to the Trinity and the divinity of Jesus, and Jesus’ resurrection are also absent from the Jefferson Bible. The work ends with the words: “Now, in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus. And rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.” These words correspond to the ending of John 19 in the Bible.
I’m not sure that Sharron Angle would enjoy what’s left after that cutting: it’s all about feeding the poor and embracing strangers even if they’re different than you.
While waiting for the production crew to get their act together, I realized something:
Every famous musician or group with a high amount stylization ends up with a cover band.
Rhinestone jumpsuits, mop-top hair, and even white gloves worn with ridiculously over-zippered leather jackets – these may be the hallmarks of today’s cover bands, but what of tomorrow’s?
How long until impersonators in pants-less Queen Elizabeth outfits start singing “Poker Face” to beer fueled crowds at small town Summerfests?
Like the young Elvis/old Elvis debate, will there be both pre- and post-crack Whitney Houston imitators?
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I was poking around for examples of online death notices the other day, and came across this Cleburne News page:
I fully understand the important social role that the obituaries play, both in their original paper format, and in their new online incarnation.
I get why people might like the ability to add comments to an individual obit, it strikes me as a good place for people to leave remembrances and anecdotes.
I still think adding a ‘Thumbs Up’ option is pretty harsh.
My Dearest IMDB,
Why don’t you have a profile picture for Clive Revill?
The man played the lead in The Legend Of Hell House!
You seriously can’t do a little poking around to find a picture for the original Emperor Palpatine?
Your Mother and I are very disappointed in you,
JRD