Silflay Hraka

Posted 6/15/2002 11:22:00 AM by Kehaar link

Things that piss me off, part 3

Okay, is anyone else sick and tired of the 24 hour coverage of the Elizabeth Smart disappearance case in Salt Lake City? While I think it's tragic that this little girl has disappeared, I don't see why it deserves 24 hour coverage in the media. This seems to be one of those cases that the national media has picked to blow out of all proportion and "create" as news. It seems that because Elizabeth disappeared from a million dollar home, her case is somehow more deserving of national coverage than the cases of hundreds of thousands of children that go missing each year. It's the same thing as the Chandra Levy disappearance and the JonBenet Ramsey case. The idea that privilege somehow lends more importance and newsworthiness to a crime is repugnant. It's an insult to the dignity and intelligence of average American citizens. Of course, the American public eat it up. It creates viewers on television and sells newspapers, and I guess that is what is important to the major media, so it will continue to show up on the front page and appear at the top of the hour, until the next privileged crime victim (or privileged perpetrator) comes along. I, for one, am sick and tired of seeing these cases, hearing about these cases, and reading about these cases. God bless those families that are suffering through this kind of ordeal, and I hope that they find Elizabeth alive and well (and soon), but let's not forget about kids like Michelle Biggs, Daniel Spangle, or the hundreds of thousands of others that are missing. Let's give them their airtime too.

That's where blogs come in. Thank God for blogs and bloggers. Finally, there's some kind of alternative to the mainstream media or, at least, a channel for disseminating information that doesn't make it to the main stream media. Maybe if each and every blogger chose one missing person case to publicize, we could make a difference in some of these cases.

Posted 6/15/2002 12:01:00 AM by Bigwig link

Honey, time to take your potassium iodide! The Spiderwort turned pink!

Posted 6/14/2002 11:44:00 PM by Bigwig link

Do you think the Texas Air National Guard has enough openings?

Posted 6/14/2002 11:38:00 PM by Bigwig link

I don't have a cute picture like VodkaPundit. I've got something close, though.
My 2 year old saw this ad, pointed, and said "Daddy!"

Posted 6/14/2002 11:32:00 PM by Bigwig link

'Cause the walls start shaking
The earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it and you -
mmm-bopped me all night long

Posted 6/14/2002 11:29:00 PM by Bigwig link

He's got it all wrong. First you get the plutonium, then you secede.

Posted 6/14/2002 04:58:00 PM by Kehaar link

The Final Frontier

You'll never believe some of the research our government is funding through NASA. Check out NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts Funded Studies for the whole list. There's everything from the Earth Shield to the Meso-copter to plasma propulsion systems.

Posted 6/14/2002 01:59:00 PM by Bigwig link

"The mouse! The MOUSE! Monster! It's huge! It's giant! K-K-K- KING-size mouse! It jumps around, snarling!

Link via the blog that's made from peeeeople.

Posted 6/14/2002 12:52:00 PM by Bigwig link

Meryl's having her own imaginary conversations.

Posted 6/14/2002 12:51:00 PM by woundwort link

Give Each Priest Their Own Kid

I have been thinking a lot about my rant earlier regarding the whole Catholic Priest situation and I may have come across the answer. Let's give each priest their own genetically superior kid to do with whatever they wish...........PETA, please don't write me.

Posted 6/14/2002 10:57:00 AM by woundwort link

Pooting Defined

It apparently really means something at the University of Leicester (scroll down to "Pooting").

Posted 6/14/2002 10:55:00 AM by woundwort link

Bodily Functions in Rhyme

This makes me ponder..........if someone were to poot in the woods, and there was no one near to hear it.........would we all still bust out laughing?

Gas = Funny.

Posted 6/14/2002 10:46:00 AM by woundwort link

A Sure Sign of the Apocalypse

Criminal rights groups have filed a lawsuit again the television show, "America's Dumbest Criminals' claiming that the name of the show violates Federal 'Self-Esteem' protections. Read all about it.

Posted 6/14/2002 10:13:00 AM by woundwort link

Why is Zero Tolerance a Question?

The more I read about the Catholic Church’s current crisis, the angrier I become. I am neither a victim of abuse, nor am I Catholic, but I am a parent. While I am glad that Pope John Paul II has acknowledged the problem and even written a letter to Priests regarding this issue (should have been done before), there seems to still be some hesitation in taking the next step and adopting a “zero tolerance” stance towards sexual abuse. I don’t care if you are a priest, a monk, a voodoo queen (although you do scare me), a spiritual guide, Sylvia Browne, a shaman, a minister, a prime minister or the minister of defense. If you sexually abuse a child, you are a criminal and should be locked up. You should not be allowed to hide behind liturgical vestments when you break laws such as these. You chose the road of celibacy and there wasn’t a footnote on that contract that stated “Little children not included.”

Why is the Catholic Church so hesitant to adopt a “zero tolerance” policy? Who knows? It is the least they can do as a visible sign to its followers to show they recognize their mistakes and are trying to make amends. If their goal as a whole is still to bring people to their religion, then recognize that people don’t want to join a group who doesn’t do everything necessary to remove its leaders who fondle young children. Don’t email me and tell me that I am being sacrilegious, because these priests who fondled kids and probably told them that God wanted them to do it went down that road before I sat at my keyboard today. If I was the parent of one of those children I would (quoting Big John) have to “open a 55 gallon drum of whoop ass” on them. There is nothing priestly about what they have done and a “zero tolerance” stance is what the rest of the world has to live by, so should these priests.

Posted 6/14/2002 09:44:00 AM by Bigwig link

It is with great pride that I announce the following news;

Silflay Hraka is the #2 result for Google searches on "koreans hot boy bands"

There's nothing quite like knowing that your target audience can reach you so easily.

Posted 6/14/2002 12:05:00 AM by Bigwig link

I read it for the articles, honest!

Posted 6/13/2002 11:49:00 PM by Bigwig link

Coyote at the Dog Show explains why we need to be fast with a gun.

Posted 6/13/2002 11:40:00 PM by Bigwig link

Why we're sitting here typing at you.

Posted 6/13/2002 11:38:00 PM by Bigwig link

How the FBI really works.

Posted 6/13/2002 11:26:00 PM by Bigwig link

The Voice in My Head.

Ok, that's...12 laps total, four more of breast stroke, two backstroke...
Kneel before Zod!
Dammit. 12 laps. four more breast stroke..
KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!
Focus, dumbass.. 12, well almost 13, then three more backstroke...
ZOD COMMMANDS YOU TO PEE IN THE POOL!
Go Away!
Zod will depart after you pee in the pool.
I don't need to pee.
Do not lie to Zod. Zod is here. Zod knows you could pee in the pool if you wanted to.
Look, I'm not going to pee in the pool.
ZOD COMMANDS YOU TO LOOK AT THE WOMAN IN THE YELLOW BIKINI!
Whoa!
Zod would not steer you wrong.
It can't be that cold in here.
Zod is your friend.
If I sidestroke on the way back I can stare longer.
ZOD COMMMANDS YOU TO PEE IN THE POOL!
Look, Zod, how do you know they don't have that chemical that turns urine purple when someone pees in the pool?
Were that so, your daughter would be the same shade as an eggplant.
Well, obviously they don't put it in the baby pool.
The baby pool is full of pee?
Stands to reason, doesn't it?
You sound like a fine parent, letting your daughter bathe in pee.
A little pee is not going to hurt anyone, dammit.
No?
No.
THEN ZOD COMMMANDS YOU TO PEE IN THE POOL!
Why are you so fascinated with pee?
Zod is not fascinated with pee!
It's because you have a little weiner, isn't it
ZOD DOES NOT HAVE A LITTLE WIENER!
Yes you do, you took pills to make it smaller in that Australian movie about the bus. I saw you.
Zod is perfectly normal!
You were wearing a dress, and it had gotten wet, and you could see everything.
That is a fearsome untruth! Zod is well above average, if you must know.
You saving up to get it cut off, and...
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA! ZOD DOES NOT HEAR YOU! LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!
Oh, that's mature.
Excuse me, did you say something?
I said, voice in my head, that you're not very mature.
Zod has a name, you know.
Is it O.S.C.A.R?
Do not try and distract Zod with jingles!
What does Zod mean anyway? Zionist...Occupational...Distributor?
No, It is a family name.
Do you have a brother named Zog?
Do not try and distract Zod with racist trivia!
So you had, what, an Aunt Zod?
ZOD IS A BOY NAME! I INSIST THAT YOU STOP CASTING ASPERSIONS ON THE MANHOOD OF ZOD!
Well, you don't have to cry about it.
ZOD IS NOT CRYING ABOUT IT!
Ok, Zod, whatever. So sorry
You apologize for demeaning Zod?
Yes, god, I apologize already.
THEN ZOD COMMMANDS YOU TO PEE IN THE POOL!
Look, Zod, we've been in the car driving home for the past minute or so...
......
Zod?
......
Well, thank god for small..
ZOD COMMMANDS YOU TO PEE IN THE CAR SEAT!

Posted 6/13/2002 07:06:00 PM by Kehaar link

Conspiracy is Fun!

My new favorite blog: FuckedWorld.com. He is evidently furthering an idea first reported on JunkYard Blog that Jose Padilla is also John Doe # 2, potentially involved in the Oklahoma City bombing. You have to admit that the sketches based on eyewitness reports certainly bear a certain amount of resemblance to Padilla.

Posted 6/13/2002 05:41:00 PM by woundwort link

Experience gone wrong, older woman is angry over Dick.

Posted 6/13/2002 04:48:00 PM by woundwort link

Time to cancel the reservations for Ocracoke and head to Chicken Street, Afghanistan. Is there an easier job on earth right now than the head of tourism for Afghanistan?

Posted 6/13/2002 03:25:00 PM by Bigwig link

This is why we can't have nice stuff.

Posted 6/13/2002 01:53:00 PM by woundwort link

These are a few of my favorite things..........

Posted 6/13/2002 01:35:00 PM by Bigwig link

First it was "Buy drugs and you're aiding the terrorists."
Then it was "Drive an SUV and you're aiding the terrorists."
Now it's "Drink coffee and you're aiding the terrorists."

And apparently the First Islamic Investment Bank prohibits linking to the site without permission. Well, fuck you, guys.

Link via Lileks

Posted 6/13/2002 01:26:00 PM by Kehaar link

More reasons for foreigners to hate the U.S.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the same country that brought you the Atomic Bomb now brings you drought and famine! Mind you "there isn't any science to support it", so we'll just loosen those pesky air-pollution restrictions on those poor utility companies.

Posted 6/13/2002 01:22:00 PM by woundwort link

Stop the insanity!!!! We are being attacked by a large (too large) number of people who are claiming to have psychic abilities. I guess the circus is on hiatus. It was okay when John Edward (as mentioned by Bigwig) was confined to the far end of the cable dial on the Sci-Fi Channel, but he has since made the leap to network television. This should frighten all of us. In addition, the fat guy with the mustache is constantly lisping his way through conversations with the dead whenever I check out Larry King (and LK gets paid $7 million a year for that?).

One more person we are being subjected to is Sylvia Browne. What does this chick do other than show up on the Montell Williams’ Show? My God, people are actually listening to these freaks and buying their books, tapes, etc. and lining their sinks with gold plating. Why would my grandpa talk to this lady rather than me? Because of her wonderful fashion sense, or seductive smoker's voice? Please, listen to what the Amazing Randi has to say on the subject (or any such subject) and stop paying for air conditioned dog houses and mansions at Malibu. Sylvia, put up or shut up……..the clock is ticking.