Category: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Shocking

Shock Belt Yikes – something I hadn’t heard of, from the Wikipedia:

A stun belt is a belt that is fastened around the subject’s waist, leg, or arm that carries a battery and control pack, and contains features to stop the subject from unfastening or removing it. A remote-control signal is sent to tell the control pack to give the subject an electric shock. Some models are activated by the subject’s movement.

The United States uses these devices to control prisoners.

There’s a lot to debate, but this strikes me as a technology that’s going to immediately be misused if it ever hits the general public.

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Taxidermy Death Panel

From Weird Mystery #12:
Panel from Weird Mystery #12

When I first read this to Mr Seven-Year-Old, we were both confused. After I explained taxidermy to him, one of us was still pretty confused – fun and profit? Leaving aside the ‘fun’ part, did I miss the days of the great Kentucky Taxidermy Rush?

Should I consider investing in raccoons?

It bothered me so much I actually stepped up to google, which, as always, was stranger than the funny pages:

This lens was created using material from the book all taxidermists should have

Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit
A Guide for those who wish to prepare
and mount animals, birds, fish,
reptiles, etc., for home, den,
or office decoration
By Albert B. Farnham, Taxidermist

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Not only did I find reference to a book entitled “Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit”, I found a website that teaches taxidermy by ripping off the tome in question.

The next related site involved transsexuals wearing dead rats as lingerie though, so I figured it was time to end the inquiry.

(Google “transratfashion” if your curiosity runs that way – I ain’t linkin’ it. Definitely NSFW.)

Women and Imps

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I’ve noticed an odd advertising trend. It seems to me there aren’t any supernatural uber-beings trying to sell products to men. Why is this?

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Maybe I’m approaching the question from the wrong direction: Why do advertisers feel a need to push products on women using the voice of a being that ought to be well beyond human comprehension? Do advertisers believe women to be more superstitious than men?

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Why aren’t I turning on the TV to see Nazgûl attempting to sell me razors?

Listen, Money4Gold, Kar’Wick is ready and available, just give the word.

Kar'Wick, The Spider God

J.T. Johnson > Chuck Norris

This is a snippet from a CNN article, Friday’s Intriguing People.

Was this hotel being run by a racist Abominable Dr. Phibes?

“No, Martha – not the shotgun. Go git that big bar’l-a acid I got sittin’ out in the kitchen.”

J.T. Johnson

To make significant change, you’ve got to jump into the deep end of the pool. Some 45 years ago, St. Augustine, Florida, was a segregated city. African-Americans were attacked and injured for attempting to swim near whites – even in the ocean.

During one demonstration, J.T. Johnson and others jumped into a swimming pool at a local motel. The motel’s white owner then poured acid into the water, and police were called in – all caught on news cameras. Immediately after the incident, President Lyndon Johnson demanded passage of the Civil Rights Act.

Is fat headedness at cable networks going too far?

KFC Double Down Sandwich

From the CNN article entitled “Is fat fare at fast foods going too far?”

“The bun-free (“so meaty, there’s no room”) sandwich features two pieces of bacon, two slices of melted cheese and “Colonel’s Sauce” – which KFC officials said is a “zesty mayonnaise” — slathered between two chicken filets, either original recipe (540 calories and 32 fat grams per KFC.com) or the slightly slimmer grilled version (460 calories and 23 fat grams).”

Oh, how absolutely ghastly! Large numbers imply horrible results for our waistlines!

Er, wait a minute – here’s a screenshot (with MS paint emphasis) from the McDonald’s nutrition calculator:

McDonald's Comparison Boigahs

I’m not saying a Big Mac is good for you, but the media should keep their cases of the vapours to appropriate situations.

Either that or be honest about ALL fast food.