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Filed under: Quotes — rlrr @ March 18, 2010 - 12:00 pm

It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever.
-- David St. Hubbins

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MST3K – Fugitive Alien

Filed under: Humor, Television - , — jac @ March 15, 2010 - 7:15 pm

Fugitive Alien gets the Mystery Science 3000 treatment:

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My Congressman is an Idiot

Filed under: Politics, Religion - , — jac @ March 15, 2010 - 4:41 pm

(via Fundies Say the Darndest Things!)

I believe, as we stand on the abyss tonight, that those Americans who are want to turn to God for answers that this is a time to be doing that. To ask for his help, supernaturally, so that we don’t make this fatal step pushing our nation into socialized medicine.
– Congressman Todd Akin (R), CSPAN, House Session



Classmate.com still sucks!

Filed under: WWW — jac @ March 14, 2010 - 4:38 pm

As if there is any doubt classmates.com sucks

Classmates to pay up to $9.5m to settle suit over phantom friends

Seattle-based Classmates.com has agreed to pay up to $9.5 million to its users to settle a lawsuit that accused the social network of sending emails that made people believe their old friends from high school were reaching out to connect — only to discover, after paying for a membership, that their long-lost buddies were nowhere to be found.

The proposed settlement, filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, would designate $3 in cash for every Classmates.com member (dating back to Jan. 1, 2007) who upgraded to a “gold” membership on the site after receiving an email suggesting that they pay for premium access to see who had signed their online guestbooks. Documents filed in the case estimate that as many as 3.16 million people in the United States would be eligible for the payout.

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Friday Random Ten: 2010-03-12

Filed under: iPod — jac @ March 12, 2010 - 12:12 pm

NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. Know, You KnowMahavishnu OrchestraInner Mounting FlameJazz
2. What Kind Of Girl?Frank ZappaBroadway The Hard WayAlternative & Punk
3. Real LoveYesTalkRock
4. Baby SnakesFrank ZappaBaby SnakesAlternative & Punk
5. V. Goodnight KissDream TheaterSix Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (Disc 2)Metal
6. Through Her Eyes (Alternate Album Mix)Dream TheaterGreatest Hit (…And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) [Disc 2]Metal
7. The Clouds (2000 Version)Chick CoreaMy Spanish HeartJazz
8. New MillenniumDream TheaterLive At Budokan [Disc 2]Metal
9. Bright Future In SalesFountains Of WayneWelcome Interstate ManagersAlternative & Punk
10. Itaipu: III. “The Dam”Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus: Robert ShawItaipu, The CanyonClassical



Lt. Governor Peter Kinder is a Whiny Spammer

Filed under: Politics, Trolls / Spammers / Kooks / Clueless People - — jac @ March 12, 2010 - 9:31 am

Whiny spam from Lt. Governor Peter Kinder:

Subject: Barack Obama is in Missouri to resurrect his political fortunes. Help us stop him!
From: “Lt. Governor Peter Kinder” <gopfeedback@mogop.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:44:28 UT
To: Me

Dear Conservative,

I’m not sure whether I should be more bothered by the obvious bullshit in this email or that it was so obviously incompetently targeted.

Today, President Barack Obama is in Missouri attempting to resurrect his takeover of our health care system, revive his sagging political fortunes, and fill Claire McCaskill and the Democrat Party’s campaign war chests. This is clearly a way to funnel money to Robin Carnahan, who Obama wants in the Senate to rubber stamp his liberal agenda.

Liberal agenda? I Wish! Anywhere else in the world, Obama would be considered a center/right politician.

As president, Obama has a natural soapbox that Republicans simply cannot compete with. But with your help, we will continue taking our case to the people, even as the media attempts to ignore us.

The media is ignoring you? Fox “News”, talk radio, and conservative pundits seem to be giving your case more than enough attention.

That’s why I am personally asking you for an online contribution of $25, $50, $100 or whatever you can afford to the Missouri Republican Party. Every dollar will help us get out our message without depending on the national media.

Without your help, Barack Obama and the Democrats will continue trying to ram government-run health care down the throats of every American—and this time, they might succeed.

Government-run health care? A lie obvious to anyone familiar with the bill. Kinder is counting on people believing the propaganda put out by Fox “News” and the RNC. The real irony is the current healthcare bill is something one would expect from a moderate Republican President. By the way, what’s this obsession conservatives have with things getting shoved down throats?

Obama knows he cannot pass his bill under normal circumstances, so despite the overwhelming opposition from people across the state and around the nation, he now wants to force it through using reconciliation—also called the “nuclear option.” Using this approach to pass such a massive bill is unprecedented in American political history. In 2005, then-Senator Obama said this tactic would lead to “majoritarian absolute power” and was “not what the Founders intended.”

Using this approach to pass such a massive bill is unprecedented in American political history. – Another lie, check out this graph:

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But now that he’s president, he doesn’t care about his own past statements or what Americans think.

We will not stand for it—and you shouldn’t either. That’s why your online contribution is so important.

We will use every dollar we raise to elect Republicans at every level of government—Republicans who will continue standing up for Missourians and against the encroachment of big government into the lives of ordinary Americans.

Why should we trust a lying spammer with our money?

Thank you for your steadfast support of conservative principles.

Sincerely,

Peter Kinder
Lt. Governor

P.S. We are just 8 months away from an election that will be critical to the future of our nation. Please make an online contribution of $25, $50, $100 or whatever you can afford to the Missouri Republican Party so we can have the resources to compete with Barack Obama’s bully pulpit and spread our conservative message to every corner of our state.

I’m not a big Harry Reid fan, but he makes a good point:

One might conclude that Republicans believe a majority vote is sufficient to increase the deficit and benefit the super-rich, but not to reduce the deficit and benefit the middle class. Alternatively, perhaps Republicans believe a majority vote is appropriate only when Republicans are in the majority. Either way, we disagree.
Senator Harry Reid

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MST3K – Space Mutiny

Filed under: Humor, Television - , — jac @ March 8, 2010 - 7:08 pm

Space Mutiny deservedly gets the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment:

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Reading: _India: A History_

Filed under: Books — jac @ March 7, 2010 - 11:20 am

Currently Reading:
India: A History – John Keay

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Friday Random Ten: 2010-03-05

Filed under: iPod — jac @ March 5, 2010 - 12:05 pm

NameArtistAlbumGenre
1. The Three Of MeAlan ParsonsTry Anything OnceRock
2. The Silent ManDream TheaterAwakeMetal
3. Run Baby RunSheryl CrowTuesday Night Music ClubRock
4. I Don’t Sleep, I DreamR.E.M.MonsterRock
5. AngelSarah McLachlanSurfacingRock
6. Here It Comes AgainPleaseEmpire RecordsSoundtrack
7. Happy PhantomTori AmosLittle EarthquakesAlternative & Punk
8. Yo MamaFrank ZappaSheik YerboutiAlternative & Punk
9. Minas TirithHoward Shore & Ben Del MaestroThe Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The KingSoundtrack
10. SledgehammerPeter GabrielSoRock



Good news, everyone!

Filed under: Humor, Television - — jac @ March 4, 2010 - 11:24 am

New Episodes of Futurama to Premiere in June:

Last year, news broke that Comedy Central had ordered up new episodes of Futurama to air in 2010 (with all of the original voice actors). Well, guys, it is totally 2010, the year we make contact and the year we get to watch new Futurama episodes. And now it’s been announced that the first 12 episodes will begin airing in June with more to follow. That’s like three months from now. Get excited, nerds!

Futurama is back!



Georgia Improves Reefer Capacity

Filed under: Boats — jac @ March 4, 2010 - 9:53 am

(from the it’s not what you think it is dept.)

Georgia Improves Reefer Capacity

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