26 August 2007
What is in a number?
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25 is a lucky number round here, and I may well be throwing some prizes and goodies into the Sunday mix in a month's time. Just so you know!
It sounds crazy to me, but if you feel like making the rumors come true and piggy-backing off the traffic here, let's talk.
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Update to an ultra obscure, poorly written idea.
Adam And Eve didn't get us off to a very good start and, rumor has it that when Eve blew her lid at God's sexist remarks, he decided to disappear from view. Since that day, people put different spins on what god really looks like and worse, they have has been fighting over whose invisible god is best. Maybe it is time for a great woman to go find god and tell him to show himself, so we can see who we are really arguing over, and once and for all put an end to all the religious based differences in the world.
How the world became godless
A short history lesson. God obviously made man inferior to woman, but gave us a dick so we had a little something to think with. At the penile presentation ceremony, the first woman got all uppety and said she wanted one too. God reminded her that she didn't need one. He had already given her the upper hand and designed it so her brain was placed neatly in her head, hidden from view, past her man's understanding, get over it already.
Realising she had been programed never to be satisfied with a simple answer, she insisted that God gave her a sexy female organ. Happy to oblige, for an easy life, He handed her a prototype (interestingly it was the same design that is still in operation today). She said it was lovely and would take good care of it. Not without sarcasm, he added that thanks to her new addendum, if She ever fell on hard times, She would always have a means to make money. That was the most ill-conceived sexist remark in the 5000 year creationist history of the universe.
My sources tell me that Her reaction was so ferocious that we have never seen god since that vitriolic outburst. Before he zapped himself into the ether, his lasts words were, "Bugger that, if that is the sort of ear-ache I can expect down here on earth, I'm off."
Ergo, thanks to the first woman, mankind has been forever debating and killing over hazardous interpretations of a god who has been in hiding since time immemorial from Woman.
Bringing back god requires a girly touch
God is supposed to be in charge of things overall, presumably for the good of the world. For the reasons I explained above, though, god is nowhere to be seen, and the world is turning to shit. As a modern man in a world abandoned by god, I look to science for answers and when that fails, I look to women daily. And in this case, I look to Lindsay Lohan or her arch rival Hillary Clinton.
To make the world a better place, one of these two role models needs to remove any doubt over whose god is best. I humbly suggest that they talk woman to god, to clear up the mess. If I may be so bold as to put words in a woman's mouth.
Hey god, stop sulking and forgive that first Woman for what She did all those years ago. She got over it within an hour of her first cash job, so should you.
Since you did a runner, all this faith and belief in holy spirits and non-touchy-feely concepts has done mankind no good whatsoever, and with all the arguing going on, we are giving you a bad reputation. Comb your hair, pluck your ears and show yourself, pronto, the world needs to know you. Try going to England first, they need help, and you will get a nice cup of tea too.
Obviously I am a dreamer, and it is unlikely that god will get an audience with a woman prepared to lower herself to frank intercourse with a man who ran at the first sign of trouble, but it could be worth a shot to restore order and peace in the world.
Is it safe to come out yet?
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MyBlogLog Sunday week 22
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Just to remind today's featured bloggers that if you leave a link in the comments to your best post of the week before 6pm Eastern time, I will also stumble the post. (One more MyBloglog Sunday bonus to drool over .)
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MyBlogLog Sunday week 21
The 10 lucky bloggers on this first auspicious landmark day, get to have a go on an accordion! Check it out, brothers and sisters and tap those fingers all over the headings.
And don't forget, regardless of whether you are in the screenshot or not, today is the day to leave a comment with a link to your best post of the week. Visitors will read the comments, and I will stumble the links too.
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Good Friday
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It is a slow day in America, a nation gripped by holidays and sub-prime fever. To calm my nerves, I feverishly wrote a post on how I killed the golden goose called Swicki. That felt better, until I discovered that my nifty celebratory MyBlogLog Sunday 21 post doesn't show in the RSS feed. At least, not in mine. Hummmmm Sorry to any of my triple digit subscribers who are disappointed that I didn't deliver on Sunday?
Flipping around the internet, I found some cheery stuff on Tina Turner and Naomi Campbell. I have no shame sometimes.
Elsewhere, I stumbled upon an engineer who got his own back on Verizon. It reminds me of a guy who I think wrote, I Promise To Pay The Bearer Two hundred Pounds - on a salmon. He delivered it by hand in the middle of summer. It may have stunk to high heaven, but somehow it was legal tender.
And I know a bloke who had a run-in with his local council and paid his community tax in 2 pence pieces, as a matter of principle. The cashier was going mad as he counted out hundreds and hundreds of coins. She wanted to eject him, but he had the newspapers with him, so he was allowed to pay.
And now I recall when I was a kid, I got on a bus and handed over a pile of coins to the driver. He said I was trying to be funny, but he wasn't smiling. I thought it was a strange thing to say, because I wasn't trying to be funny. He then said he could refuse to accept my money, if he wanted. Charming. I definitely lost all trace of a grin by this stage, and mumbled that I had no idea there were limits to how many coins you could use. I was a poor kid on my way to school, not a treasury expert or a smart ass - unlike the bastard public servant driver!
Have a good weekend, I am tidying up The Pisstakers. Great.
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Today's another day
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After a ridiculously early start today, I have the dubious pleasure / embarrassment of announcing that I just cleared out about 2000 lines of superfluous code from the website! And on the constructive side, today I published The Tour de Gonads, a cycle race that is not for the squeamish out there; Keith Richard, gets the celebrity hair treatment, and I take a skewed look at how Microsoft will always win, however well Apple do in the Mac v Dell/HP and Leopard v Vista battles.
Theme tweaking never ends
When I first took control of the theme a few months ago, I knew enough about javascript to be dangerous. Let's just say, I didn't choose the most economical route for some of my tweaks.
Yesterday I experimented with a serious post on Blogaboutyourblog. It was a trip down memory lane and very enjoyable too. A couple of cogs are turning, but not so fast that I have done anything about the suggestion, yet.
And after watching a report on America, deemed too fat to fight by a senator, I am reminded of a killer observation on Lord Likely's site. America, the only nation whose inhabitants weigh more than the land they occupy. Ouch.
Moving on, I have some more blog code thinning to do. Cheers.
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Deadliest Catch v Tuna Wranglers
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In a bid to outdo the ever popular World's Dealiest Catch crews, Discovery producers have tried to convince the public that Australia's sun-bleached laid back Tuna catchers are a force to be reckoned with on the high seas. Perlease!!While superstars of the high seas, Sig and his crew, battle against time manhandling the huge crab pots and launching 180 lb coils of rope into the ocean by hand, the Aussie Tuna wranglers are concerned they can't toss their sardines, one by one, into the sea quick enough.
While the captain of the lonely trawler in the Bering Sea worries that his boat will be broken in half by rogue waves, the Tuna Wranglers' captain is worried he won't be able to get back to port before the sea changes from a mill-pond into something resembling a choppy sea.
While Sig worries that the weight of his ice-encrusted crab catch may roll the top-heavy boat into the deadly waters, the Aussie dude is worrying if he will have to sunbathe for 3 days while his support ship refuels.
Whereas Sig and co look at splitting a couple of hundred thousand dollars with the crew, the Aussie guy is creaming as he works out the value of the 240 tons of tuna being towed in the floating net behind him. A cool $10m.
While Sig has to work out the location of the crabs himself, Aussie guy is on the radio telling his personal plane-flying tuna spotter to send him to a good shoal.
As Deadliest Catch guys talk about the pain and suffering of days of work without rest, the Australians bitch and moan about the boredom of sitting on their butts for 9 days while the tuna decide what they are going to do.
The only things they have in common are, they are all in a boat, all on the water, all after fish and all enjoy feeding false info to their competitors. Oh, and they all like a beer and return to port smelling like a whore's drawers. Apart from that, I don't think there is any comparison between the two crews, and I think I would rather watch Australian Knitting than Australian fishermen being talked up into something special.
Of course, who wants to be a tuna diver sucked to the bottom of a 300 foot net full of tuna, not me, but then again, who wants to jet about in speed boats and swim with harmless sharks? Me. Bottom line, tuna fishing is almost fun, apart from the boredom and makes for good TV, for 2 minutes. On the other hand, when you realise the Deadliest Catch guys have about 60 seconds life expectancy when they take a swim, for me, the crab fishing job is the bottom of my to-do list, but top of my to-watch list. What do you think?
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Deezer music geezer
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Music is always dangerous territory, it is so subjective. Trying to convince people that your taste in music is amazing, is one sure fire way to attract a smack in the ego. Playing your fave tunes full blast, uninvited, convincing everyone that they are experiencing true nirvana, is also guaranteed to leave a room full of people looking at you, and at each other, in silent embarrassment. Having said that, I really think you need to listen to, and savor the following three tracks!!
Happy when it rains
The Jesus and Mary Chain once claimed to be the best band in the world. Hey, what? I tell you, that sort of confidence is awesome and shouldn't be dismissed lightly.Working Man
So, Geddy Lee squeals like a girl (Mrs Ed's words, not mine, Lord Geddy) but Working Man is Rush's ultimate air guitar track. They don't make 'em like this any more. In fact, I don't think they made 'em like that before, either.Baila Morena
And finally, for all you Hispano-Italian-Anglophiles out there, when the world is falling apart, crank up Zucchero and dance, baby, dance. Baila Morena is a bit of an anthem in Spain, and is a sure-fire way to get everyone out on the dance floor. Try it at home, at 5am tomorrow morning, and get a taste of Spanish party time.The Deezer widget is very easy and free, and usually appears as expected. (YMMV) What's not to like - apart from my taste in music.
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MyBlogLog Sunday 21
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Thanks for calling by to get the scoop on another 10 happening blogs. I appreciate the emails and links and shout outs from participants and hope you see positive results from all this too..
From my point of view, it seems that by going to the effort of putting on this feature, I confound the concensus who say that weekends are a dead time for content blogs. (Apparently, regular visitors stay away when they aren't at work surfing from employers' PCs.)
To be honest, there is not much of a blip to report here, so do I have to conclude that most of my regular visitors are very rich because they don't go to work and have a PC at home - or is it the opposite and they all work 7 days a week? Before I get on the wrong side of all you hard-working souls and blog traffic theorists, I will leave it there.
Just to remind today's featured bloggers that if you leave a link in the comments to your best post of the week before 6pm Eastern time, I will also stumble the post. (One more touch to make MyBloglog Sundays a super special link love extravaganza that you can't fail to miss.)
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As usual, all mini reviews from today will stay on the homepage (PR5) all week and are instantly added to the archives, so you can get a permanent back link to your mini review when it appears later. (This may be the case today, it may not, as I am having a right fricking game publishing anything at the moment. Between Comcast, wireless routers and servers, I am truly blessed with a slick way to shunt material from my PC to the internet - not.)
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Lee Evans in Glasgow
There is something hilarious about Something About Mary bit-part comedian Lee Evans. He has that bewildered look and sense of timing that will make you laugh, or at the very least get your feet tapping, or make you hit the mute button if you are watching this at work.
There is a neat collection of videos in the Pisstakers VodPod
There is a neat collection of videos in the Pisstakers VodPod
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