:: Quipu ::

:: Friday, January 16, 2004 ::

Hello
:: Johnny 10:27 AM [+] ::
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I Love Religion. Let's also hear it for those 14 guys trampled to death during the "stoning the devil" ritual outside of Mecca.
:: Johnny 12:10 AM [+] ::
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Life During Wartime ...and on the front lines too.
:: Johnny 11:43 AM [+] ::
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Shuttle Disaster as Occult Ritual. This is very strange...a quote: "This event is the Global Ceremony for the Iraq war and staged alien invasion, both leading to the NWO and the New World Religion."
:: Johnny 3:28 PM [+] ::
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Get Spammed Silly.
:: Johnny 3:20 PM [+] ::
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Stop the Madness!
:: Johnny 3:19 PM [+] ::
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I Wish I Lived on the Subcontinent.
SATGACHI (India), Feb 3: More than 200 people, most of them snake-charmers and their children, were trapped on the India-Bangladesh border on Monday as the neighbours argued about which country they came from.
Indian officials said they were Bangladeshi nationals who tried to cross over into Indian territory on Friday morning, but were stopped by border guards who asked Bangladeshi troops to take them back.
Bangladeshi officials refused to accept the snake-charmers, saying the 213 people were Indian Muslims being pushed into Bangladesh by India's border guards.
The Indian government handed an aide memoire to the Bangladeshi high commissioner in New Delhi on Monday, urging Dhaka to take back what the foreign ministry said were its people.
"It is hoped that those who were caught will be accepted and taken back," an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said. "Documentary proof has been given, they came from Bangladesh. There are electricity bills, proof of residence." "The question that any Indian citizen is being pushed into Bangladesh is absurd."
The snake-charmers and their families have spent the past three days living in open fields with just some plastic sheets for shelter.-Reuters

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Massive Radar Surge Toward Dallas, Texas 9:00 a.m. Feb. 1. According to some folks, this is a power beam weapon of some sort aimed at the shuttle.
:: Johnny 10:24 AM [+] ::
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For Chrissakes, Shut Up, Willya? Paper calls for building up ranks of comrades faithful to army-based policy
Pyongyang, February 4 (KCNA) -- To rally close around General Secretary Kim Jong Il as revolutionary comrades faithful to his army-based policy, this is the steadfast will the people's army and people of Korea hardened, looking back upon the sacred long journey of revolution along which they have followed their leader, says Rodong Sinmun today in an editorial. It goes on:
A revolutionary comrade faithful to the army-based policy is the valuable honor and precious title of revolutionary soldiers who personify the army-centred idea of Kim Jong Il and share the life and death with him.
The single-hearted unity of revolutionary comrades faithful to the army-based policy is a powerful treasured sword which guarantees victory in the final decisive battle with the imperialists.
The secret of the final victory in the anti-imperialist confrontation is to achieve the single-hearted unity of the army and people rallied close around him in do-or-die spirit.
For the entire party and society to unite firm as his comrades in the era of the army-based revolution is a decisive guarantee for giving a steadfast continuity to the vitality of the revolution.
His revolutionary history is that of comradeship, and the tradition of army-based revolution is that of comradeship.
The traits of revolutionary comradeship based on the army-centered idea should be displayed in all domains of social life.
The ranks of revolutionary comrades faithful to the army-based policy are the most powerful revolutionary ranks ever in history that can not be broken by any nuclear weapon.
The editorial calls upon the servicemen and people to vigorously advance to demonstrate the dignity of the DPRK to the world, rallying close under the banner of the great army-centered idea.
:: Johnny 10:11 AM [+] ::
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Anecdote about Kim Jong Il. This is "news" from the Korean Central News Agency of the democratic Peoples Republic of Korea:
Pyongyang, February 4 (KCNA) -- In a rainy summer day of Juche 85 (1996) Kim Jong Il visited the Anbyon Youth Power Station. He waved to cheering soldiers who were taking part in the construction of the power station.
An official accompanying him opened an umbrella for him. But he refused to be under it.
Climbing a lookout to command a view of the power station, he, afraid that the soldiers might catch a cold in torrential rain, told officials to let them take shelter from the rain in their bedrooms.
After all the soldiers went to their bedrooms, he began to look at the station's layout, exposed to rain.
:: Johnny 10:06 AM [+] ::
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He Thinks He's Been There. Our president.
:: Johnny 9:57 AM [+] ::
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Peregrine Falcon...Just flew past my window...
:: Johnny 9:45 AM [+] ::
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Captain Clark Welcomes You Aboard...The Space Shuttle. "The '23 Enigma', as discovered by William S. Burroughs, presents itself as a good omen for some - disaster for others. Trying to convey the phenomenon to the uninitiated is as easy as describing the night sky to someone who has been blind from birth.
When Burroughs was in Tangiers, he knew a Captain Clark who ran a ferry over to Spain. One day, Clark told Burroughs that he had been doing the route for 23 years without an accident. That day, the ferry sank . . .that evening, while Burroughs was thinking about the incident, a radio bulletin announced the crash of Flight 23 on the New York-Miami route. The pilot was another Captain Clark!"
The year 2003--and we have another shuttle disaster--with Commander (Captain-Select) Clark aboard. Mission number 107 adds up to 8--8 is 2 to the 3rd power--23!
I should be a conspiracy theorist.....
:: Johnny 9:33 AM [+] ::
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Posting more soon..taking a little fast from the whole computer thing...stand by
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A Four-Winged Dinosaur? Cryptozoology run rampant.
:: Johnny 2:01 AM [+] ::
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A Neanderthal in Manhattan.
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Mantan Moreland. The New York Post review of the new motion picture "Kangaroo Jack" refers to one of the characters as "the Mantan Moreland of the new century. Click on this to get the reference.
:: Johnny 2:53 PM [+] ::
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The Wild Women of Wongo. Check out the cast member names in this flick in which voluptuous females and homely males live together on the fertile island of Wongo, while handsome men and unattractive women reside on the nearby island of Goona...
:: Johnny 2:42 PM [+] ::
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Name Rippers. Who are these spammers and where do the spammers come up with these monikers? Francie and I have been compiling "names" of our spammer correspondents--here are some of them (more to come--send some in if you got 'em):
Barer Lecount
Rochelle Stapenhorst
Leddy Knighton (IRS)
Elisha Brang (Viagra)
Brisbin Prepotente
Maudie Marsaw
Marci Clow
takisha sellers
Nakita Bolgos [Arleneoll@jmail.co.jp]
Jady Peterson [jadepeterson@poetic.com]
Joe Brouillette [jwrgvjt@yahoo.com]
Manuel Collis [sqklxjky@aol.com]
Lean Moosavi [Kathernjre@lycos.ne.jp]
Vicente Bartoletti
Janee Stickel
Marleen Omeara
Mrs. Almond
Clarence Baines
Taryn Egnew
Zak Forest
Phoebe Bohner (no, not a penile enlargement spam)
Alena Camplone
Joanne Whisler

:: Johnny 1:19 PM [+] ::
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Cigarette Cards 1900-1938.
:: Johnny 10:23 AM [+] ::
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Tongue Twisters. The world's largest collection of tongue twisters..in many languages.

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Scamorama. Oh, those Nigerian lads...
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Fun Timewaster.
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Homeland Security Prayer Initiative.
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ATTENTION ALL HOMELANDERS. Quipu's Ministry of Plenty has announced that the chocolate ration will be increased to 25 grams. Production of pig iron rose in 4Q 2002 by 14%. Doubleplusgood.
:: Johnny 10:04 AM [+] ::
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Little Boy Produces Fire Balls With His Eyes. It's a good thing, Anthony....
:: Johnny 10:01 AM [+] ::
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U.S. Urged Not to Run Amuck. Pyongyang, January 12 (KCNA) -- If the U.S. evades its responsibility and recklessly challenges the DPRK, the army and people of the DPRK will never miss the chance but certainly make them pay for the blood and turn the stronghold of the enemy into a sea of fire. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed commentary.
It goes on:
The U.S. reacted to the DPRK's sincere proposal for concluding a non-aggression treaty between the DPRK and the U.S. and its patient efforts for negotiations with the threat of "blockade" and "military punishment". It even instigated the international atomic energy agency to build up a public opinion over the "nuclear program" and internationalized the moves of stifling the DPRK.
The DPRK can not sit with folded arms under the prevailing situation where the supreme interests of the state are being seriously encroached upon by the U.S.
It is the unshakable revolutionary principle and stand of the DPRK to respond to a hard-line with a super hard-line. It has nothing to be afraid of even under the worst situation.
It is the fighting experience and maxim gained by the DPRK in its more than half-a-century-long confrontation with the U.S. that if all the army and the people unite to fight in a do-or-die spirit against the arrogant U.S. imperialists, they would certainly emerge victorious.
The Yankees are well advised to stop running amuck, facing up to the essence of the situation and its consequences.
(Attention North Koreans: it's not "amuck"--it's "amok." You schmucks.)
:: Johnny 4:57 PM [+] ::
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Drama "The Fog Hanging Low Over the Motherland Is Breaking Away" Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) -- The revolutionary drama "The Fog Hanging Low Over The Motherland Is Breaking Away" has been performed again with a large attendance after many years. Originally, the drama, recast by the state drama troupe, was created in Juche 49 (1960).
It covers the period from the autumn of 1936 when President Kim Il Sung advanced into the Changbai area, leading the main unit of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army to early June next year, a few days before he organized the Pochonbo Battle.
It shows distinguished intelligence and superb tactics of the president, an outstanding military strategist who smashed the Japanese imperialists' vicious moves to check the KPRA unit's advance into Korea by massing huge forces in border areas.
The drama gives a profound truth that the destiny of the Korean nation was shaped by arms and arms are the only thing to defend the destiny of the nation.
It enjoys great acclamation from audience for its three-dimensional belt stage arts, solid composition, combined music, talented performance of actors and actresses and philosophical lines.
:: Johnny 4:52 PM [+] ::
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Rallies Held to Vow to Frustrate U.S. Moves. Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) -- Rallies were held in north and South Phyongan provinces and Kaesong city on January 12 and 13 to support the DPRK Government's statement on its withdrawal from the NPT. At the rallies the government statement was read out and representatives of all strata made speeches.
They noted that the statement is a just measure for defending the national dignity and sovereignty as it reflects the unanimous will and demand of the Koreans.
They accused the U.S. of instigating the IAEA to launch an anti-DPRK campaign after listing the DPRK as part of "an axis of evil" and as a target of its preemptive nuclear attack.
The Korean people have the strong will and gut to settle accounts with the U.S. imperialists and the national power for self-defence to wipe out any aggressors, they said.
Noting that the Korean people are vigorously advancing along the road of army-centered revolution, united close around Kim Jong Il, the illustrious general born of Mt. Paektu who leads any huge enemy forces by the nose, they stressed: This single-hearted unity and do-or-die will can never be broken by any atomic bomb. The U.S. imperialist aggressors had better properly judge their rival and stop acting rashly.
:: Johnny 4:49 PM [+] ::
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Doc Bwana's House of Shrunken Heads.
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Engrish. "The reason we mentioned the evolution instead of revolution is that Portwell thinks about the reality all the time. No one is entitled to lead customer to unrealistic stage and chaos just to fulfill own ego ship or paranoid conception."
--Japanese Motherboard Website
And check out the helmets on group members of the Chicken Zombies--right there next to Eric Crapton.
(Thanks, Christian.)

:: Johnny 1:54 PM [+] ::
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The Costa Rican Mystery Spheres.
:: Johnny 1:45 PM [+] ::
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Oldest Complex Life Form Found in Newfoundland. As the son of goofy newfies, maybe this is my ancestor...
:: Johnny 12:44 PM [+] ::
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Severed Cow Head Leads to Rioting, Arson. Where did this happen? India, of course.
:: Johnny 12:39 PM [+] ::
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More Subcontinental News: The Kashmir Snowman Attacks. Is this yeti any relation to the Monkey-Man that terrorized another part of the Subcontinent?
:: Johnny 12:34 PM [+] ::
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The Downloadable Desktop Theremin.
:: Johnny 11:42 AM [+] ::
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DNA Cowboys Trilogy. just got a reccommendation for this from Judy. I'm gonna check it out.
:: Johnny 11:07 AM [+] ::
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Klaudija on Language.
Do not speak “English”? You never know who is listening….
When you live in a small Croatian town, placed behind the God’s back, where something happens once in ten years, every small thing that makes you stop to think is like a small sparkle in the darkness of monotony. Being an English teacher in such a place is like being an alien hidden in a human body who observes humans.
Once I was rushing through the noisy corridors of my school to enjoy my coffee in the quietness of the staff room. All of a sudden I heard a child’s voice shouting loudly: “Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! “ I had to turn around to trace the source of the so called F.. words; and to my surprise I saw a small eight-year old boy.
I called him: ”Adam, come here.” The small man with big blue eyes and white head approached to me gazing at me questionably.
“Your English is perfect, Adam!” His eyes became even bigger in a second, and he ran away from me as fast as he could.
Since English is spoken only by a few people at school the boy felt safe to express himself in that way. Children are smarter than we think. And they have a nose for ignorance of adults.


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This Is Strange, But Somehow Highly Creative and Appealing. Answers your question, "What if GWB was a girl?" (Thanks, Sue.)
:: Johnny 10:56 AM [+] ::
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Daily Confession.com "...is the only place in the world that you can go to truly confess your sin (or sins), your transgressions, your humanity, in complete anonymity." (Thanks Sue C.)
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Clippings, Photographs, and Road Signs. "Welcome to the most powerful metasearch engine and an interesting collection of clippings, photographs, and road signs from all over the world. These are actual photographs and clippings from articles, newspapers, and products." Pretty funny stuff. (Thanks, Jack.)
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Dumbasses. "That means the average victim handed over no less than $342,000 to the scammers to keep the bogus money-transfer scheme in play."
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Quipu Body Count Continues. Sung a Who song the other night and look what happens. (See Dec. 23rd entry)
:: Johnny 3:50 PM [+] ::
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Does Anyone Have Any Suggestions On How I Can Learn a Scottish Accent?
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Karaoke. Didn't think I'd make it Friday last, but I did at a late hour. Went well. The usual rock and roll. Jesse the Sing King did the bass parts for me on "Summertime Blues" and, due to popular audience demand, let my hair down for "I Saw Her Standing There" and whipped it around.
:: Johnny 3:17 PM [+] ::
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Movie Renting Frenzy Continues. In the past week or so, I saw:
"Hannibal." The ending was a little bit over the top, and Lector's cutesy "okie dokies" were annoying, but I loved this movie for its setting in Florence, Italy. Man, what a gorgeous place. I liked the opera scene, as well.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Geez, what was the big deal about this flick? Sure it was beautifully shot, the fighting scenes were well done, and I was able to suspend my disbelief at the flying martial artists. The story though was nothing short of the most pedestrian soap opera. Jen, the young Wudan fighter, was very cute. I wonder if "Wudan" is a transliteration of "Wu-Tang."? (Hello, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Method Man, and Ol' Dirty Bastard.)
"Ninteen Eighty-Four." I saw this John Hurt version in 1986 when very drunk, so it was all very new to me. I liked the low-tech feel of it, what with rotary dial phones and pneumatic tubes etc. Richard Burton, in his last big-screen appearance, does a good job as O'Brien, the inner party member who tortures Winston Smith. I recently re-read Orwell's book, and this pretty much followed it. I'm still waiting for the original 1954 Edmund O'Brien version to appear on video. I've never seen it on tape--neither in stores nor catalogs. The last time I saw that was in September of 1973, when it was featured as part of Science Fiction Week on WABC-TV Channel 7's 4:30 Movie. I'll never forget the parade of Eurasian prisoners and what a powerful image it was.
"Minority Report." This made several 2002 top-10 lists. Roger Ebert ranked it #1. I probably would not have rented it if not for the fact it was based on a Philip K. Dick tale. Excellent movie. The pre-cogs were the best. A good murder mystery. And the very high-tech accoutrements contrasted nicely with the low tech of "1984."
Have in hand, but yet to watch: "Quills." The Marquis de Sade beckons...
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I Dunno, I Kinda Like Mayonnaise on Occasion. At least it's better than that Miracle Whip crapola. (Thanks, Thalia.)
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Is Music the Highest Art Form? The universe began with a sound...
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Or, are Words? In the beginning was The Word (logos)... (Thanks again, Thalia.)
:: Johnny 11:46 AM [+] ::
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Meet Freeze, Blade, and Da Flame. Otherwise known as Icy Hot Suntaz. A put-on (I hope).
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The Most Remote Place on Earth.
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Let's Go Drinking on Easter Island. This hotel has a "cozy bar."
:: Johnny 5:22 PM [+] ::
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Easter Island, The Movie. It's called "Rapa Nui." I saw it several years ago. Wait til you find out what the "Great White Raft" is...
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Easter Island, The Tablets.
:: Johnny 5:01 PM [+] ::
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Let's Speak Like A Native Easter Islander. ákuáku, spirit of the otherworld (good or evil). Ki a au te ákuáku oga apó. I have a dream of bad omen last night.
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Easter Island Con Job?
:: Johnny 4:59 PM [+] ::
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A Raelian Supporter. "Take a moment to consider that there is considerably more evidence for UFOs and extraterrestrials than there is for an invisible man/woman in the sky (aka "God")."
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Scorpion Frenzy. "It was as if the whole scorpion population of the Kalahari suddenly said to themselves, 'Tonight's the night!'"
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The Bum Hunter. This is sick and sad. The Bum Hunter is basically all about a guy who dresses up as that moron Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter from Animal Planet) and goes out and harasses and terrorizes street bums while they're sleeping and pretends that they're wild animals and marks them with spray paint or a black marker so he can "track" the bums. I saw clips of this tape on "Industrial Television" on Staten Island Cable. Even the lowbrows who host that show were horrified.
:: Johnny 4:49 PM [+] ::
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The Insecurities Project.
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Thaipusam is January 18. "This Singaporean festival, which may seem strange to Westerners, is a display of mind over matter in which Hindu penitents attach large metal frames called kavadis to their bodies using a horrific array of hooks and spikes."
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God, I Laughed at This. The guy is eloquent in describing all the gross bodily fluid action going on. Jeez, I hope this never happens to me...
:: Johnny 5:59 PM [+] ::
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The Highbrow Bohemians of Baghdad. Goatees and everything, daddy-o.
:: Johnny 5:38 PM [+] ::
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Pygmies Get Eaten. You don't see Pygmies in the news much, but when they do show up, you can count on a doozy of a tale.
"We hear reports of MLC and RCD-N commanders feeding on sexual organs of Pygmies, apparently believing this would give them strength," Alimasi said by telephone from Kinshasa. "We also have reports of Pygmies being forced to feed on cooked remains of their colleagues." Feed? Humans don't "feed"--animals in wildlife documentaries do.
:: Johnny 5:00 PM [+] ::
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What's Going On? As I type this, I'm watching three news choppers hover over somewhere between here and Midtown (might be Greenwich Village). I've gots to know...
okay I've got an update "At Least 12 Injured As Car Smashes Into Downtown Building" At least a dozen people were injured about 4 p.m. today when a car jumped the curb and smashed into a building on Canal Street. No other details yet.

:: Johnny 4:36 PM [+] ::
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Cap'n Wacky's Boatload of Blarney. Check out the Leprechaun Hall of Shame and the Gallery of Unfortunate Greeting Cards. (Thanks, Sue.)
:: Johnny 4:12 PM [+] ::
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The Strange Death of Bobby Fuller. The Texan rock and roller's demise certainly was as bizarre as they get. Was he murdered, or did he commit suicide by drinking gasoline? If you've only heard The Clash's version of his "I Fought The Law," you have to hear his original.
:: Johnny 12:33 PM [+] ::
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OF BIG OIL, BY BIG OIL, FOR BIG OIL. The 10 Most Startling Speculations and "Conspiracy Theories" About September 11 and America's New War

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Escalator Frenzy Sweeps Cambodia.
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Crane Accidents.Com. "The premier source for crane accident reports, photos of crane accidents and professional commentary." The "premier source"??? Possibly the only one?
:: Johnny 9:31 AM [+] ::
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Get a Life! I Mean Get Another Life! You can do so at Cybertown. (Thanks, Vicky.)
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African Postcards.
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Hello, My Name Is Scott. This guy has been wearing one of those nametags on his chest for 798 days--all ding-dong day long--and he has written a book about his experiences wearing the tag.
:: Johnny 5:27 PM [+] ::
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Let's Go Drinking in Bulgaria. The Cafe Chervilo in Sofia looks interesting....
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I Hate Your Truck. Powerful images!! (Thanks, Matthew.)
:: Johnny 4:57 PM [+] ::
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Let's Go Drinking in Zanzibar. Shall it be the Garage Club or the Komba Discotheque?
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Cats That Hate You. Because you suck. (Thanks, F.)
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The Art of Single Cell. (Thanks to Francie, Quipu's steadfast friend.)
:: Johnny 2:31 PM [+] ::
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Who Are These People? Why do old-timey folks have a certain creep-orocity about them?
:: Johnny 1:46 PM [+] ::
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Letters to the President. People write Dubya (via McSweeney's) about what's on their mind, tell him he's stupid, forgive him, and ask him to babysit cats, etc. (Thanks, Justin.)
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Disco Step By Step. The first television show dedicated to disco music, dance instruction and hustle dancing. (Thanks, Johnny. Wait, that's me!)
:: Johnny 12:19 PM [+] ::
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Grand Illusions. The site for the enquiring mind. Optical illusions, scientific toys, visual effects, and even a little magic. (Thanks, Jade double X licensed to ill)
:: Johnny 11:09 AM [+] ::
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Spin. Fun animation. (Thanks, Jade.)
:: Johnny 11:07 AM [+] ::
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Another Fun Animation Via Jade.
:: Johnny 11:04 AM [+] ::
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Osama’s Kidneys.Com. 9/11 Skeptics (via a link supplied by Stephanie. Thank you!)
:: Johnny 10:56 AM [+] ::
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Priceless Quotes from Students of English. Some exceprts:
Priceless Quote:
"The specimen test made me too hard."
Intended Meaning:
"The sample test was too difficult for me."
Priceless Quote:
"At first, only a few people were permitted to
touch his new organ."
Intended Meaning:
"At first, only a few people were permitted to play
his new organ."
(Thanks, Elena.)

:: Johnny 10:54 AM [+] ::
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Steak and Cheese. Pics, movies, exes, sounds, stuff. Probably not work-safe. (Thanks, Stephanie.)
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Clock Fun. (Thanks, Pam.)
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Frank’s Vinyl Museum. The Internet home of weird records. (Thanks, Robert.)
:: Johnny 10:50 AM [+] ::
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Pork Gravy News. Contains the Three D's: Dedicated. Determined. Drunk. (Thanks Jade --double X- licensed to ill.)
:: Johnny 12:11 AM [+] ::
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It's Drinking in Far-Flung Outposts/Non-Johnny Contributor Day at Quipu.
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Let's Go Drinking in Indonesia. Hmm, maybe not. "We continue to caution Australians about 'sweeping' operations (raids) by militant Islamic groups against bars, nightclubs and other public places. These groups may seek to specifically identify Australians in their 'sweeping' activities."
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Let's Drink at These Hotel Bars in Papua New Guinea. We might need this to get around, though.
:: Johnny 5:22 PM [+] ::
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Too Stupid to Be President. Haven't posted a Bush "comedy" site in a while. (Thanks, Alina.)
:: Johnny 5:07 PM [+] ::
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Let's Go Drinking in Monte Carlo in the Principality of Monaco. I think Jimmy Z is the choice here. It is, after all, for the Jet Set. maybe Princess Grace will show up. Oh wait, she can't.
:: Johnny 5:03 PM [+] ::
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Attrition Image Gallery. (Thanks, Martin from Espana.)
:: Johnny 4:54 PM [+] ::
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Baby Names. A Primer on Parent Cruelty. (Thanks, Francie.)
:: Johnny 4:47 PM [+] ::
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Let's Go Drinking in Paceville on Malta. Howza 'bout this jernt? "Footloose Fun Bar, Malta's No.1 bar for Fun, Fun, and more Fun! Great D.J's nightly, great parties, funkiest music and more!" Or maybe Teasers Pub Gozo, for great music, happy atmosphere, genuine drinks and reasonable bar prices! On the road from Marsalforn to Xaghra...
:: Johnny 4:33 PM [+] ::
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Let's Go Drinking in Ouga Dougou, Burkina Faso. I guess the Continental is out though--"Bar, sans alcohol." Does this mean they just don't have it or they temporaily ran out, or what? Can it truely be a "bar" without booze?
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Joe Romby's Dream. "Yo, I just woke up and set down at my dad's computer when you e-mailed me and the funniest thing is that I had a dream about you last night that you were at my mother and father's house (but it was n West Brighton) and you were my older sister's "gentleman caller" (in the Tennessee Williams sense).
Your big talent was that you could sing the song "Young Love, Precious Love" I think by Russ Columbo, but that you also made up your own words for it and it was actually the ONLY way you communicated. So when you wanted to say, "Thank you for the dinner" you sang it to the tune of that song. The only other detail I remember is that you were going to be moving to New Mexico, Juarez I think, except Juarez is in Texas, idn't it? The dream ended with me carrying an unpacked bass fiddle on the bus to St. George while some punky little kid was taunting me to play it."

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Iraq. This guy Rall, usually a cartoonist, visited Afghanistan last year about this time and wrote of his harrowing experience. Shoot, I forget where I read it. This article has an "alternative" view to the whole Iraq thing. (Thanks, Britney.)
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Happy New Year! New Year’s party in Hravtska (that's Croatia to you). (Thanks, Klaudija.)
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Weird Food. Have some Blocky, Men’s Pocky, Pikey and A WHOLE LOT MORE at the Foreign Groceries Museum. (Thanks, Jack.)
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War on Terror. It continues apace...
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Choke Job. I'm not a big gridiron fan, but I watched the New York Football Giants playoff game Sunday. The Giants blew the big one in the second half. My God, did they ever.
:: Johnny 5:10 AM [+] ::
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Inexplicable Japanese Characters. No, not the kanji writing--just Tissue-San and his pals. Great Engrish is in use all over the site--"Please pet this innocent tissue to be used without any complain every day." And, on the "My Little Mew" section, "If you like it or not, you will like these cute kittys for sure !! Choose you favorite !" Brought to you from the fine folks at San-X. Is that supposed to sound like Sanrio?
:: Johnny 4:10 AM [+] ::
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Updates. I updated with links, etc. a bunch of posts from the past few days. (F., check out "New York Groove")
:: Johnny 4:01 AM [+] ::
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Saaaaay, What the Heck Is a Quipu, Anyhow? Refresh your memories here. It's all about the information....
:: Johnny 3:49 AM [+] ::
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ATWA. ATWA stands for "Air*Trees*Water*Animals. Oh, a nice environmental site, you might say. Beware--it's the Manson Family site, still going strong...
:: Johnny 3:26 AM [+] ::
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January 6, 2003. Hmmm. Kind of looks like a date you'd see in an old "The Twilight Zone" for some futuristic happening. Speaking of Twilight Zone, my kids and I watched a good portion of the SciFi Channel marathon on New Year's. They had never seen it before. They really dug "Anthony," that evil psychokinetic kid played so well by that creepy child actor Billy Mumy, and they felt sad when Burgess Meredith broke his glasses.
:: Johnny 3:17 AM [+] ::
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Joe Queenan. Got hipped by AKO that an article of his appeared in the Times today. So I went on line (registration required; then do a search for "queenan") and read the article by the self-described "prick." He is one funny prick, I tell you. I recently read his "Balsamic Dreams," in which he skewers baby boomers, but if you really want to laugh out loud , and I ain't kidding either, get yourself a copy of "Red Lobster, White Trash and the Blue Lagoon: Joe Queenan's America." In it, he explores the popular culture that regular, normal Americans like. His conclusion? "Mainstream culture is infinitely more idiotic than I had ever suspected." (Umm, AKO, I'll return your copy as soon as I can find it....).
:: Johnny 3:05 AM [+] ::
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The Ninth Gate. The movie renting continues... I got this one not only because it sounded/looked interesting when it first came out a couple of years ago, but Rob the Bartender and his squeeze Maura told me I was a dead ringer for Johnny Depp's character. They were right... Holy moley! Some scenes more than others, but it was spooky watching myself on the screen. And the character loves to smoke, drink, and peruse unusual books...hmmm. The movie was okay--Depp (see stills here) plays an unscrupulous rare book dealer who gets involved with some occult claptrap. Roman Polanski directed, and thus several breaking and entering scenes were included (think "Manson murders"). Part of the movie was filmed in New York (a cab ride from Bleecker St. to one of the airports included an inexplicable southbound detour through Times Square), so who stood in Roman's directorial shoes here? He can't come back to this country. The rest was beautifully shot in France, Spain, and Portugal. Ahh, Europe beckons once again...
:: Johnny 2:35 AM [+] ::
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Emmanuelle Seigner. This European cutie caught my eye in "The Ninth Gate," in which she plays, simply, "The Girl." I think it's the eyebrows that snagged me... Also in the motion picture was Lena Olin, a beauty who has been in several movies I've heard of, but have never seen before viewing "The Ninth Gate." In addition, the soundtrack includes some lovely vocalizations by the Korean songbird, Sumi Jo.
:: Johnny 2:04 AM [+] ::
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Foot Binding in China. “We also found that women with deformed feet were far less able to squat, an ability that is particularly important to toileting and other daily activities in China,” Cummings says.
:: Johnny 1:53 AM [+] ::
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CLONAID (tm). Well, let's all welcome the clone to the world. Thanks, Raelians, you nutty kooks. Besides cloning services, you can get an RMX 2010 cell fusion device specialized in embryonic cell fusion from CLONAID. Only $9,220.
:: Johnny 12:43 PM [+] ::
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Back in the New York Groove. No, not the execrable Ace Frehley song. I am back in the NY groovmatism after a week away in the Land of the Frost Giants, i.e., upstate New York.
:: Johnny 12:39 PM [+] ::
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Jack Chick Addresses 9/11 and Islam. The Christian cartoonist says " Allah doesn't care for you."
:: Johnny 10:38 AM [+] ::
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Book Score! A brand-spankin' new used bookstore has opened up in the Village of Liverpool. Always dug checking out the fare in these establishments. This one did not have the ubiquitous "Sometimes God Has a Kid's Face" by the alleged pedophile Fr. Bruce Ritter, but I did manage to get "Great Operatic Disasters", "The Strange Ways of Man: Rites and Rituals and Their Incredible Origins"*, and the first paperback edition (1964) of Philip K. Dick's "The Game Players of Titan." A buck-fifty each--a bargain at twice the price.
(*One review of this book I looked at included this: "This book deals with many customs throughout the world, such as hara-kiri in Japan, suttee or the immolation of widows in India, the binding of feet in 19th century China, the self-inflicted torture of the fakirs of India, the completely tattooed skin of the Papuans of Borneo, and a number of other customs, strange to our culture." Fair enough, but this smart-ass know-it-all would like to point out that Papuans do not live on Borneo--they live on New Guinea. And it is the indigenous people of Borneo, not Papuans, who practice, with much skill and beauty, tattooing.)
:: Johnny 3:38 PM [+] ::
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Greetings From Liverpool. Just took the ferry cross the Mersey. Nah, not that Liverpool, but the one in upstate New York. No moptops in evidence here. Just a lot of snow and ice.
:: Johnny 12:57 PM [+] ::
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Yule Log Broadcast Burns Up Big Apple Ratings.
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Karaoke. Tonight, I totally screwed up the Who's version of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," did a masterful job of "Be-Bop-A-Lula" by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, and, after struggling with it for a couple of weeks, finally did a decent performance of Nick Lowe's/Dave Edmunds' "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)". In the latter, I altered the lyrics a bit--I substituted "West Brighton boys" for "street-corner boys". The Staten Islanders who recognized the neighborhood reference cheered. I'm having a great time edju-macating the kids about the punk rock of the 1950s.
:: Johnny 4:55 AM [+] ::
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Third World Sex. I thought this might be a put-on, but no. Dr Karamaj will answer your questions of a "private" matter. Here's a sample:
Name: sam, Age: 21, Gender: M, Place:
Question: 5
I have one ball. There is any problem in sex in future life ?
Answer
No.
No nonsense guy. One chap describes his erectional dysfunction, only to have the doc tell him, "Consult your sexologist." Thanks, doc. Here's the home page, in case you need/want/crave a Hindu mate. Oh, and if you need to contact Dr. Karamaj, here's the pertinent info:
Contact Dr. Kamaraj at:
Aadhav Sexual Medicine and Marietal Therapy CENTRE
No 133, Kamakody Street, 64, Lake View Road,
West Mambalam,
Chennai - 600 033.
PH: 474 5599, 474 2727, 4897098
Don't forget--"CENTRE" is in all caps.


:: Johnny 4:33 AM [+] ::
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Savages on Blondes. One of my far-flung (female) correspondents sent me this link. It's pornographic. It's racist. It's mysoginistic. It has great blurbs. Beware.
:: Johnny 3:55 AM [+] ::
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No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones. No more Joe, either. Here's his BBC obit. I've been writing in my mind the past few days what that guy meant to me. As I've said to my friends, I now know what Beatles fans felt when their guy was gunned down. Shit, Strummer was only a rock star, but hundreds of heartfelt words about him and the connection I felt with him are headed your way, direct from my bleedin' brain. Hopefully Saturday night, before I go away on vacation.
:: Johnny 3:38 AM [+] ::
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The Unofficial Daljit Dhaliwal Appreciation Page. I used to watch her on ITN World News with my ex. I told her I wanted to date Daljit. We're now divorced...go figure..
From the site's guestbook: "a very merry christmas to a fine,intelletual lady.daljit dhaliwal you are a superb talent who is not to be outdone. the quality of your news reporting and your enunciation,your resonance, your timing, your immaculate appearance, classy dressing in clothing,topped off by a sense of style that is so indescribably great. so many of us appreciate you in so many ways. love, clark." And, another one: "i wanna stuff a hamburger in her mouth while storming her southern beach. shes always there for me. she never says no. she likes white guys. shes prolly a @#%$! on wheels. i love her."
:: Johnny 4:08 PM [+] ::
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Those Chechens Are At It Again. Suicide blasts kill 46.
:: Johnny 3:57 PM [+] ::
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This Is What Francie Got For Xmas.
:: Johnny 3:46 PM [+] ::
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Another Walken Interview. This one's about food and cooking, mostly. Again, hear his voice as you read his words. (Thanks, Jack).
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Gangs of New York. We get a review of same from Womack: "Saw Gangs of NY last night. A mess, but an awesome mess. Daniel Day-Lewis at times seems to be speaking, using your voice. He's completely fabulous. It's all remarkably violent, but in the best possible ways. Like a very goofy opera. It's far from perfect but don't miss it."

:: Johnny 2:23 PM [+] ::
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Letter From Rombi.
Dear John,
My heartfelt condolences on the death of your favorite musician. I guess now it's safe for me to become a Clash lover.
Anyway, last Wednesday those two guys, the fat guy and the evil clown-faced kid, were playing cards? The skies were angry that night my friend, and the rain pelted the rooftops with a fury the like of which we may never see again. Well, the clown face kid asked me, "Where you work again--NBC?"
"No, ABC," I replied demurely. I've spoken to this guy before and he is a dimwit. His hulkish buddy, who by the way was pasting him at the card game, says to me, "Oh yeah," how d'y like it?"
"Well I been workin' there fer 20 years, so I'm a little sick of it but I gotsta admit's a good job for a bum like me." "Soun's innarestin'," says the fat guy. "Yeah, it's not so bad," I continued—
"Don't you ever shut up?" the clown faced kid suddenly blurts out.
" I'll shut up," says I, "long enough to smash your head in."and then I left off.
Later, the kid buys me a shot and I did the same in kind. I went over to thank him, and he says" "Git away from me you f***ing faggot."
"F**k you, junior, "I'll tear yer f**king head off." I replied.
"That's not gonna happen."
So then I'm leaving and he tosses off another slur. I got mad. Not so much at the crude remarks but at the fact that he was deliberately trying to ruin my evening and why? I figger he was steamed at losing in cards and jealous that I have a decent career while he has to scrape bubble gum off windowpanes or whatever he does. He's very young and I shouldn't have let him get t' me but I would like to have made peace.
I was standing outside trying to decide whether or not to go to Danny O's or get a slice of pizza when he and his fat friend came out. The kid faced off with me and I asked him, "Why did you have to ruin everything--your friend asked me a question and you f***ing tell me to shut up? F**k You! You faggot little asshole!" To which he clumsily swung and jumped at me and (since I had my hands in my pockets) I couldn't do anything but slide off the curb and my foot got crunched betwixt the slippery curb and a car tire. Brian called a cab and I went to St. Vincent's where they had to operate the next night. I got nine screws and a plate in my ankle and won't be ale to walk for five more weeks. I guess I showed that evil clown-faced kid.
Next I'll tell you about the nightmare roommate I had at the hospital.
Happy New Yeah'

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Joe Rombi....has broken his ankle and can't walk for five weeks. He's holed up at parents' house. Click "contact" above and I will forward your words of encouragement and good cheer.
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Dumbasses. This is a site for people who have fallen victim to various Nigerian con jobs.
:: Johnny 12:52 PM [+] ::
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It's a Girl! The Raelian UFO cult clone baby is born.
:: Johnny 12:50 PM [+] ::
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Walken. Here's an interview with the slightly "off" actor. As you read his words, imagine you are hearing them in his voice.
:: Johnny 12:49 PM [+] ::
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Joe Strummer. Hear him guest-DJ on WFMU here. Includes the original of "Brand New Cadillac" by English rockabilly Vince Taylor (see July 15 entry), and lots of other originals of Clash covers.
:: Johnny 12:47 PM [+] ::
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Bush's Hit List. "...road map for the most comprehensive assault on environmental, public health and consumer protections ever announced by any administration.”
:: Johnny 5:09 PM [+] ::
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What Are Japan's Teens on About? Flogging Mickey Mouse, apparently...
:: Johnny 5:07 PM [+] ::
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Another Teacher in Space? Remember this one? The program has its own logo.
:: Johnny 3:02 AM [+] ::
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Victoria's Secret TV. People are getting their knickers in a twist.
:: Johnny 2:49 AM [+] ::
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Okay, I Can Smoke Another Cigarette, I Guess, While I Await the Suitcase Nuke in Times Square.
:: Johnny 2:36 AM [+] ::
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HAVE A COOL YULE EVERYBODY!!!
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Bibleopoly. In Bibleopoly good deeds are always rewarded, but sometimes Faith cards intervene. The final object is to be the first player to build a church on one of the Bible cities. Will you be the new Paul? Play Bibleopoly with family or friends and find out!
:: Johnny 11:22 AM [+] ::
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African Village Attacked by Vampires.
:: Johnny 11:14 AM [+] ::
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Mystery Deer Found in Tree.
:: Johnny 11:12 AM [+] ::
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Cities Say No to Federal Snooping.
:: Johnny 11:05 AM [+] ::
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It’s Peasant Holiday Time! Peasants' recreation begins in Korea
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) --The winter recreation of agricultural working people has begun in Korea. According to Hong Sung Dok, deputy director of the Bureau of Recreation of the Ministry of Labor, a large number of peasants are enjoying themselves at the expense of the state at recreation centers situated in nearly twenty scenic spots including Mt. Kobang, Sokam, Mt. Myohyang, Sokdamgugok and the Sokwangsa area.
During the 15-day holidays, they visit revolutionary sites and scenic spots, have art performances and enjoy folk plays, amusements, sports games, etc.
For the holidaymakers from different farms, the Kobangsan Recreation Centre organizes a visit to the Korean Revolution Museum and appreciation of art performances in theatres in Pyongyang and such amusements as yut and chess. They also hold an art performance themselves.
At the Sokam Recreation Centre, peasants in South Phyongan Province visit revolutionary sites and scenic spots, meet to exchange their experience in this year's farming and give impressions of books they read and play volleyball, basketball, table-tennis and sports events.
The period of the peasants' annual recreation is from early December to late February next year.

:: Johnny 11:04 AM [+] ::
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Strummer. A comment from a BBC message board: "What a shock - old punks never die they just stand at the back."
Andrew, UK
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Spot the Error. "Strummer's death was a double blow for punk fans still mourning the fatal drug overdose in June of singer Dee Dee Ramone from legendary American band the Ramones."
:: Johnny 2:59 PM [+] ::
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Strummer.
Now I'm in the subway and I'm looking for the flat
This one leads to this block, this one leads to that
The wind howls through the empty blocks looking for a home
I run through the empty stone because I'm all alone
London's burning with boredom now
:: Johnny 2:08 PM [+] ::
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R.I.P. Joe Strummer. This just popped on Yahoo a couple of minutes ago. My favorite guy in one of my favorite, if not downright favorite, bands of all time. Shoot, I'm shocked. Joe was one of the cool and the crazy. And of course, I mentioned him in my music post from last night. And that post was followed by my "Quipu Body Count." I better shut up.... More later on Joe....
:: Johnny 11:22 AM [+] ::
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Quipu Body Count. In the past month or so:
I told you about the loony president of Turkmenistan. A day after posting, an assassination attempt was made on him.
I mentioned the electronic music group Stereolab. A week or so later, the singer was killed in a bicycle mishap.
I posted a link to this loony radical guy VOXFUX. A few days later, the Feds raided his apartment on Long Island.
I started wearing a cap with the Goya food company logo on it. A week later, one of the founding brothers of the company died. Big obit in the Times.
:: Johnny 2:01 AM [+] ::
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Brain Center For Music Appreciation Found. A quote from the article: " 'It's not necessary for human survival, yet something inside us craves it,' said Janata. 'I think this research helps us understand that craving a little bit more.'
I have always felt that one of the baffling things about being human and living on Earth is our affinity for music. It excites, it depresses, it exhilarates, it really hits a nerve--for better mostly. I have been thinking a lot about music over the past couple of months, what with the onset of my hijinksical karaoke "career." I have a vid of The Clash's Joe Strummer going into what appears to be a trance while performing "Safe European Home" live. Through the seemingly innocuous and silly bouts of karaoke singing, I have felt that same swell of emotion and otherworldliness that Joe exhibits when I really get into a song. From my energetic shout of "Let's rock again now!" during "Be-Bop-A-Lula" to my rendition of "When Tears Go By," I go to another galaxy. I had a big discussion about this with Kelly from Reno a couple of weeks ago. She said, "Music is weird." And then today, on TV I happened to catch the scene in "The Shawshank Redemption" where Andy plays an opera recording over the prison sound system and the prisoners seem to go all loopy in admiring the beauty of the piece.
Philip K. Dick had an unfinished novel in which the aliens come to Earth because we have music, and they think that Earth is heaven because we have music. Dick was big on music--he worked at record stores in San Francisco for years.
I have in hand, but haven't cracked yet, the great Paul Devereux's (I've seen him lecture twice) relatively new book "Stone Age Soundtracks." It's about the auditory aspects of ancient sites like Stonehenge and Chichen Itza. Think I'll go crack it now--and put on the headphones.

:: Johnny 1:50 AM [+] ::
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"1000 New York Buildings." "Kurt Vonnegut coined the phrase "Skyscraper National Park" to describe Manhattan."
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The Essence of Jainism. These are the people who broomsweep ahead of them while they walk so they don't accidentally step on an insect. An admirable regard for life, I'd say.
:: Johnny 1:02 AM [+] ::
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Information Awareness Office. Learn all about the occult origins of the den of spies here. An excerpt: "The acronym formed by the Information Awareness Office -- I.A.O. -- is the very name of the Sun God, Bel, or Baal! Listen:

"In the pagan religion of Hinduism, we also see a 'trinity' of three gods -- Brahma, the creator; Vishnu, the preserver; and Shiva, the destroyer. (Freemason author) Waite explains: 'Siva [or Shiva] is the Babylonian Bel, identical with the Sun-God, I.A.O.' " ["Hidden Secrets of Masonry, by Dr. Cathy Burns, p. 29]

Therefore, the acronym formed by the name of this Bush Administration office is the old, pagan name for the Sun-God! Is it any wonder, then, that the Sun and its rays are so dramatically "out-raying" from this All-Seeing Eye of Lucifer on this I.A.O. symbol? You know, Illuminist John Poindexter could have come up with any name relating to the collection of information on American citizens; he did not need to come up with a name whose acronym equals the hidden, secret name of the Satanic god, Baal. God cursed Baal mightily in the Old Testament and brought Israel into destructive physical judgment. Baal is one of the primary gods of the Babylonian pantheon of gods; therefore, we see yet another instance in which America is revived Babylon."


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VOXFUX Redux. I linked to this "radical" conspiracy site a few days ago. Since then, the guy's house has been raided, I think for threatening the president. He is supposedly on the lam. The VOXFUX guy--not the president.
:: Johnny 12:45 AM [+] ::
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Yahoo News has a banner ad running that states "News, almost before it happens." The blurb is causing lightning storms among my neurons and synapses as I try to figure out what it can possibly mean.
:: Johnny 12:19 AM [+] ::
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Science, Liberty and Peace. An essay by Aldus Huxley from the late '40s. A guy was reading it on WFMU, and it was on the money, I'd say. Couldn't find it on-line, but here's a good summary.
:: Johnny 11:25 PM [+] ::
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A Christmas Clone? It's interestting that the Globe & Mail chose to put this in the "Health" section.
:: Johnny 11:22 PM [+] ::
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Fantasy Drinking Tournament. Thanks, Modern Drunkard. The newsest bout pits Dylan Thomas againt Charles Bukowski. Jackie Gleason won last month.
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This is Very Strange. They are stuffed animals. Not like toys, though. They used to be alive. Make sure you see the "Guinea Pigs' Cricket Match" and "The Rabbits Village School"--and, way down the page, behold the monkey riding the goat.
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Spy Office Loses Creepy Logo. The Information Awareness Office home page no longer sports the scary eye-in-the-pyramid logo. Check out the group's projects here. You can see the logo here at this weird site.
:: Johnny 7:10 PM [+] ::
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Web Economy Bullshit Generator.

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I Might Like You Better If We Slept Together.
:: Johnny 1:15 PM [+] ::
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The Humpty Dance. Whatever happened to that rapper dude with the nose thing going on, Humpty Hump? Find out here. And maybe he's involved in this.
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Naked People From the Past. Wow, the big clock thing is Dali-esque, no?
:: Johnny 12:46 AM [+] ::
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Wrestler Shot Dead. Bojnourd, Khorassan prov, Dec 17, IRNA -- Iranian wrestler Ahmad Effat
was shot dead at his home's doorstep on Monday night, Bojnourd Justice
Department official Davood Asghari said on Tuesday.
Effati won a gold medal at Indian Championship last week and the
papers plastered on the walls of the city to hail the champion still
remain.
Investigations are underway to identify the culprit and possible
accomplice in the murder, Asghari said.
:: Johnny 5:22 PM [+] ::
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Bizarre Sun Gazer Baffles Indian Ophthalmologists.
:: Johnny 5:05 PM [+] ::
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My Favorite Bible Story. God sends two bears to eat 42 children for making fun of a dude's bald head. From 2 Kings 2:23-24. And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
2:24
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
From the Skeptic's Annotated Bible.

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Entombed Animals. "...I had set to break some very large and hard stones, in the middle of one we found a huge toad, full of life and without any visible aperture by which it could get there..."
:: Johnny 4:22 PM [+] ::
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Rasputin. Yesterday was the anniversary of his murder. Rasputin was no an easy man to kill. The nobles tried to poison him but cyanide had no effect. He narrowly avoided being run down by a wagon and avoided numerous other attempts on his life. When one of the nobles shot him, instead of falling down dead, he jumped to his feet and tried to kill his attacker. When he was shot a second time, still he refused to die. Finally he was captured, bound tightly in a fur robe and tossed, helpless, into the icy waters of the Neva River. Even then, it is said, when his body was recovered, he had three fingers raised and pressed against his chest in the sign of benediction.
:: Johnny 11:45 AM [+] ::
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The Weird World of Talking Boards. That's "Ouija," to you, bub.
:: Johnny 11:42 AM [+] ::
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The Colossus of Rhodes. I always dug this dude.
:: Johnny 11:40 AM [+] ::
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The Weird World of Dr. Hugo and synethesia. That would be the hearing of colors and the seeing of sounds--get my drift? Here's a site by a guy with the condition.
:: Johnny 11:35 AM [+] ::
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Straight Outta Pyongyang, Yo. The North Koreans are a defiant lot: "The DPRK remains unfazed as it has made full preparations to cope with the confrontation and clash with the Yankees. The army and people of the DPRK with burning hatred for the Yankees are in full readiness to fight a death-defying battle" and "the U.S. imperialists will get nothing but a bitter defeat and death in the confrontation with the DPRK."
Read all the grammatical glory here.
:: Johnny 10:16 AM [+] ::
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Binary Spam. Enrage your friends.
:: Johnny 10:05 AM [+] ::
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Shoot, one more thing to worry about.
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VOXFUX. Wow, this is one far gone site. 9/11 conspiracies galore.
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Padre Pio. A strange, talented man, indeed. My high school Spanish teacher ran off to the monastery in Italy to join the Padre's order, but they wouldn't have him...probably with good reason. This teacher once claimed that Padre Pio was practicing his miraculous power of bilocation and was in our classroom. He knew this because he could smell the "celestial fragrance" that Padre Pio gives off when he bilocates.
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Treesit Blog. This blog is by "Remedy an activist who has been sitting 150 feet up an ancient Redwood in Freshwater, California. She has been in her tree Jerry for over 8 months as part of a community's protest to save their forests and watershed. She uses Debian GNU/Linux on her laptop and a 5 mile 802.11b wireless link to get online."
I came across that blog then remembered that another treesitter had fallen out the tree earlier this year--From the Portland IMC open publishing newswire:
Ramsey Gulch Treesitter Dies in Fall.
"Robin (last name unknown), called in the woods by the name Naya, had just arrived in Santa Cruz from Arcata, CA where he may have been involved with direct action in the Mattole area of Humboldt county. He was eager to go to the forest and defend against logging that would harm Steelhead Trout at the southern end of the coastal redwood forests. He was found Tuesday night by employees of Redwood Empire at the base of "Esparanza," the tree he had been sitting in for about 12 hours. He was taken by helicopter to Valley Medical Center in San Jose where he died on Wed. October 9, 2002. He would have been 22 years old on Thursday, October 10, 2002. While he enjoyed rock-climbing, this was Naya's first treesit."
Should have stuck to the rocks, I guess.

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