I just finished reading this by Fry. And I hold him personally responsible for the funny looks I got on my train to work. For laughing out loud!
“People lie, cheat, rape, swindle, kill, maim, torture and destroy. Bad thing. People also pop into bed together and cosy up. Good thing. If we think fucking is a sign of moral decay then we’re a little bit stupid-stupid, aren’t we?”
Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus
…Have an affair.”
I came across this mind-boggling advertisement somewhere on the internet today. The product being advertised is “The World’s Premier Discreet Dating Service with over 7,570,000 anonymous members”.
I will leave you with your thoughts now, whatever they might be. And in case my wife is reading this, “Honey, no, I am not their 7,570,001st anonymous member!”
The formula!
This video is brought to us by BriTANicK – Two Guys Wasting Their Degrees!
“BriTANicK screamed into existence in early 2008 when Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher decided that they didn’t want to use the knowledge and experience they garnered in college for anything but creating short stupid videos that would make them laugh.”
A funny read – might leave you nostalgic too!
Giving up my iPod for a Walkman – BBC
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.
You’ve probably seen this if you’ve been following the news. The creators of the popular animated show South Park were threatened by a US based Islamic group called Revolution Muslim for depicting Mohammed in a bear suit in their 200th episode.
South Park creators warned over Mohammed depiction – BBC
The threatening post in question on the website of the group has a photo of Theo van Gogh lying dead on the pavement, after he was murdered for making a film which criticized the treatment of women in Islamic societies. But the post insists that this was not a threat but a ‘warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them’!
As a result of this threat, Comedy Central, the channel that runs South Park, decided to heavily censor the 201st episode which had more references to Mohammed.
‘South Park’ Episode Altered After Muslim Group’s Warning – The New York Times
Jon Stewart, whose ‘The Daily Show’ also runs on Comedy Central, uses humour to talk about this issue in his own way (Video below). But his anger is evident in these words,
“This group, residing in the shadows, or should I say, former shadows of the World Trade Center are allowed to praise Osama Bin Laden, celebrate the anniversary of 9/11, and try to intimidate the creators of South Park, all while enjoying our lovely theatre district, our many diverse restaurants, including some of the best Jewish delis you can find… And these numbnuts get to enjoy it, all because we, in this country, value and protect even their freedom of expression.”
This controversy has even led to a Facebook event called Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!
By the way, according to this archive, Mohammed has been depicted in images throughout history by Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
BBC News – ‘World’s strongest’ beer with 32% strength launched
But a word of warning!
This is an extremely strong beer, it should be enjoyed in small servings and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. In exactly the same manner that you would enjoy a fine whisky, a Frank Zappa album or a visit from a friendly yet anxious ghost.
The beer is manufactured by the Brewdog Brewery which is based in the UK. A video explains the process behind the beer and much else!
The tagline is ‘beer for the dedicated‘ – I think they mean me!
Ok so I haven’t been here for a while now. Getting used to some new changes in life. And also working on something new. So I will be away for a while I think. Meanwhile, loved this cartoon on the Wild Wild Web!
“Roy Zimmerman is a Californian satirical singer-songwriter and guitarist with outspoken left-wing opinions.”
I have never heard about this guy. But Creation Science 101 is one funny song!
The lyrics:
God made the world in seven days
Well, that’s one week to be specific
Now, that’s what I call scientific
Say Hallelujah, sing His praise
Four thousand forty-two B.C.
On Monday, August twenty-seven
He made the earth and sky and Heaven
Then he punched out at five-oh-three
Then he made Adam, and then Eve
A garden for them to inhabit
The apple right where Eve could grab it
And I’ve got proof, ’cause I believe
Creation Science 101
In the beginning it begun
And you are just beginning to educate yourself when you shun
Evolution
Then Cain and Abel he begat
And they begat all of the rest to us
Which means they must have been incestuous
I’m going to have to pray about that
There might be sinners in this class
Who might believe in Charles Darwin
I guess that’s just their loss and our win
Because I’m gonna flunk their ass
If you make Genesis your text
You’ll laugh at Darwin and what he sees
To be the origin of species
Because he’s just plain oversexed
Creation Science 101
You ain’t no monkey’s great grandson
You’ve got a research paper due
’bout the fifty reason to shun
Evolution
Don’t let em’ hand you that old jive
About survival of the fittest
That notion don’t pass the bullshit test
‘Cause look at me, I’m still alive
God made the world just like it is
He made the fossils just to tease us
Old bones to test our faith in Jesus
Yeah, this’ll all be on the quiz
Creation Science 101
Now Armagedd-your homework-done
Because when this semester’s through,
It’s straight A’s for students who shun Evolution
The kids get such an education
When they shun
The heretical theory of the development of life on earth over millions of years by means of spontaneous genetic mutation
