It would seem that technical advances, as well as Internet message board threads, can be Godwined.
RussNews on 01.15.06 @ 11:42 AM PDT [link]
We've been having some high surf warnings for the past week, and they look to be continuing for the next few days.
What's of interest to me is the following advice, urged upon me by a government that is trying to be helpful by treating me like I'm an idiot:
"ALL PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER- RELATED ACTIVITIES AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENTERING THE OCEAN."
If we "should be" aware of the risks, there's really not much sense in mentioning them now, is there?
It gets funnier, though, near the end when they advise us that "WHEN VISITING THE SHORELINE NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN."
I see. In the interests of safety I should slowly back away from the ocean slowly and look like a fool. I would pay money to see a seashore filled with people following that advice! I can see them now, leaving their cars, approaching the waves, and then walking backwards across the sand until they get back to the street. "No, Billy! Be careful! Don't turn your back on the ocean: it could turn at any time!"
RussNews on 12.25.05 @ 10:22 PM PDT [link]
Mugabe gored by goat. In the scrotum.
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
RussNews on 12.23.05 @ 11:23 PM PDT [link]
Biritiba Mirim, Brazil, has no remaining room in the cemetary and can't legally create a new one. Environmental concerns prohibit cremation so, faced with this crisis, their mayor has come up with excellent advice that we can all use: don't die. His attempts to outlaw dying, however, aren't likely to be ruled constitutional.
RussNews on 12.13.05 @ 10:20 PM PDT [link]
Who says large companines don't have our best interests at heart? Scott's Miracle-Gro, the mainstay of the pot-growing population, is telling its employees to quit smoking or be fired.
It's their company, and there's no requirement to work there.
RussNews on 12.11.05 @ 03:38 PM PDT [link]
While Richard Pryor's death is a pretty sad thing, Sen McCarthy's is a bit sadder for me.
I remember his campaign stickers. They were shaped like the pop flowers that were all the rage in the 60s and 70s, blue and white.
RussNews on 12.10.05 @ 04:04 PM PDT [link]
Organic is as organic does, until Congress gets involved.
Can I trade this world for one not run by greed and self-interest? Please? Pretty please?
RussNews on 12.06.05 @ 04:28 PM PDT [link]
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