Given my observations of the internet I have reached this conclusion. In terms of religion there are four major groups. First, there are the crazy fundamentalist Christians who are absolutely certain they are right because of how well they can quote the King James Version. Second, there are the “spiritual” people who make up their [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Internet Religion
Posted in Culture, Theology, tagged King James, religion, Richard Dawkins, rickroll, spirituality on November 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In Memorium: 2.B.A Master
Posted in Culture, Video Gaming, tagged 2.B.A. Master, music, Pokemon, Team Rocket on November 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today many of us may harangue about the evils of 4Kids. How they ruined One Piece, how they rendered Yu Gi Oh indecipherable (and possibly for the better). I’d like to go back to the happier times, when 4Kids was in charge of localizing everyone’s favorite cartoon show based on a Nintendo game: Pokemon.
I’m sure [...]
Rated T for Teens
Posted in Video Gaming, tagged hidden sex, sex, video game on November 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
Everyone has their own conclusions
Revelations
Posted in Politics, tagged 9/11, Bush, Cheney, masonic gang symbol on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So it was an inside job!
Batman Sues Batman
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged batman, lawsuit, robin, turkey, turkish batman, warner brothers on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Batman has a new adversary: Batman.
The mayor of an oil-producing city in southeastern Turkey, which has the same name as the Caped Crusader, is suing helmer Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for royalties from mega-grosser The Dark Knight.
Huseyin Kalkan, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party mayor of Batman, has accused “The Dark Knight” producers of using the city’s [...]
Allen Ginsberg Vs. John Lofton
Posted in Culture, tagged Allen Ginsberg, humor, John Lofton on November 9, 2008 | 33 Comments »
From HARPER’S MAGAZINE, January 1990, Readings
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
[Reprinted from "The Puritan and The Profligate," an interview with Allen Ginsberg in the December issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture , published in Rockford, Illinois. The interview was conducted by John Lofton, a former columnist for The Washington Times.]
JOHN LOFTON: In the first section of your poem “Howl” [...]
Japanese Bikini Jeans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bikini, Japanese, jeans on November 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
… yep.
Gore Vidal Is Going Senile
Posted in Politics, tagged Facts of Life, Gore Vidal, Grandpa Simpson on November 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
He reminds me of Grandpa Simpson at the end.
“I know the BBC audience likes the Facts of Life.” Who doesn’t? It was a great show.
Thoughts on the Election II: Thoughts Harder
Posted in Politics, Thoughts on the Election, tagged election, Vladimir Putin on November 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A Nice Place™ doesn’t get no respect. Some people think we don’t do anything substantive, others think we whine too much, others think we don’t have good enough insurance, and even more people don’t know we exist.
That is what A Nice Place’s™ new “Thoughts on the Election” wishes to fix. Throughout the week we will be [...]
Quote of the Day
Posted in Quote of the Day, tagged Václav Havel on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.”-Václav Havel