Archive for October, 2004
Thus spake Evil Overload
October 29, 2004 at 12:35 pm
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Everyone who has grown to hate the new reworked editions of the first three Star Wars Movies, or who just gets nostalgic for the old versions without all the cute, useless CGI, sign this petition. It is a letter to George Lucas asking that he make the original, original three movies available on DVD. There are over 65,000 signatures already. Do the right thing and check it out.
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Thus spake Edwin
at 11:10 am
Thus spake Ennui
at 9:35 am
Thus spake Ennui
at 9:18 am
Thus spake Bailywolf
at 7:18 am
Thus spake Ennui
October 28, 2004 at 10:43 am
Literally. Keyhole, which is powered by everybody’s favorite search engine, Google, lets you spy on the world via satellite.
Hmm…
Where were you on the night of… aha, there you are!
Common uses of Keyhole 2 LT include:
* Finding a new home (to rob)
* Outdoor activities (nude beach voyeurism)
* Sporting and recreation (boyfriend tracking ans stalking)
* Travel (safer visits to grandma’s house)
Not listed are Terrorist Activity and Osama Hunting.
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 10:07 am
Apparently, the outcome of the Washington Redskin’s last homegame before the election has been an accurate predictor of the election results, for every the last fifteen presidential elections. From snopes.com:
A recent item of this ilk maintains that the results of the last game played at home by the NFL’s Washington Redskins (a football team based in the national capital, Washington, D.C.) before the U.S. presidential elections has accurately foretold the winner of the last fifteen of those political contests, going back to 1944. If the Redskins win their last home game before the election, the party that occupies the White House continues to hold it; if the Redskins lose that last home game, the challenging party’s candidate unseats the incumbent president. While we don’t presume there is anything more than a random correlation between these factors, it is the case that the pattern has held true even longer than claimed, stretching back over seventeen presidential elections since 1936.
Snopes, an urban legend reference site, gives this legend the status of “True”, since the stated correlation has held during the time specified. Here’s hopin’. Link
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Thus spake Bailywolf
at 8:54 am
Thus spake Ennui
at 8:51 am
Thus spake Ennui
at 7:41 am
Hey Kids!
Be sure to get your
Ghoul A-Go-Go treats
TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m.
at WVVH.tv.
That’s right, you can watch an episode of Ghoul A-Go-Go on the web.
No ghouling around!
So be sure to check out what Vlad, Creighton and the gang are digging up now.
And stay tuned to Bored Athenians for more Ghoul A-Go-Go tricks coming your way!
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 7:34 am
As per the suggestion by Eponymous, there is an Athens blogsphere gathering planned for Tuesday, Election Night, at Transmetropolitan. Everyone come out and help us drink in celebration, or drown our sorrows, as the results roll in. See you there!
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 7:08 am
Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes.
—Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
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Thus spake Sheni
at 6:23 am
We’re making t-shirts! And mugs. Amd mousepads. And possibly teddy bears that say, “Fuck me like you’re angry.” But that’s beside the point. Pervert.
So, we’re going to be doing the whole cafe press thing for Bored Athenians and we need to figure out what our merchandise is going to say. Got a good idea for a logo or a slogan? Here’s your chance. Comment till your hands bleed.
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 6:10 am
Thus spake Evil Overload
at 5:43 am
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On Flores Island in Indonesia, scientists have discovered the remains of a race of three-foot-tall humans that inhabited the area around 12,000 years ago. Local legends of litle people, however, indicate that they may have lived in the area much more recently. Link
(via diepunyhumans)
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Thus spake Ennui
October 27, 2004 at 8:37 am
Minky the Spider Monkey
AGE: 20 years, well into middle age… teetering on the brink of senior curmudgeondom. Humom says it’s been like having a 3 year old kid for 20 years, but I’m really way more sophisticated. Think of me as the quintessential man-child.
LIKES: pretty girls (especially blondes); cruising in the car; a bit o’ burger/fries from Jack In The Box; swingin’ (no… not in the sexual sense); human feet and shoes; hangin’ upside down; climbin’ trees (uh huh… loose); being groomed; doing spread-eagle kamikaze’s on the bed from the top of the bedroom door…
Please note: Monkeys DO NOT make good pets. Towelmonkeys included.
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Thus spake Joanne
at 7:04 am
Thus spake Ennui
at 6:11 am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California prosecutors are cracking down on kava-drinking motorists who are driving under the intoxicating influence of the herbal tea.
Following their first successful conviction in June, San Mateo County prosecutors have filed three other cases, after about a dozen motorists had been pulled over in recent years, said San Mateo Deputy District Attorney Chris Feasel on Monday.
Kava, while not considered as a drug by federal health officials, is classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a nutritional supplement that can be used to relieve anxiety.
Motorists under the influence of Kava had a “thousand-yard stare,” Feasel said. “They’re drooling on themselves sometimes, their motor function is so bad,” he added.
He said that police had pulled over kava-addled motorists who were swerving, veering into other lanes and drifting onto the road’s shoulder.
“Kava basically has the opposite effect of alcohol,” Feasel said. “Kava affects your motor skills before it affects your mental abilities.”
The June conviction is believed to be only the second successful one in the country, following a 1996 case in Utah.
In the pending cases, motorists have admitted to drinking between 10 to 20 bowls of the bitter tea, which comes from the kava root, a member of the black pepper family.
“We’re cracking down on DUI drivers,” Feasel said. “Whether it’s driving under the influence of kava, or a good merlot or Advil, you’re going to be prosecuted.”
To learn more about Kava, go here.
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Thus spake Evil Overload
October 26, 2004 at 7:52 am
Advance Voting is now open for Athens/Clarke County. All you locals, get out and vote, and avoid the 2-3 hour lines you’re sure to encounter on November 2nd. Advance voting ballots can be cast (using their nifty new computerized voting machines) at Civic Hall, which is on Washington Street across from Copper Creek Brewery. I was in and out of there in 30 minutes. Beat the crowds while you still can!
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 6:36 am
Great. The operating system that has become famous for security holes and unstable performance will now control your car. The Blue Screen of Death may become just that. And just think; hackers, instead of just stealing your data, can steal your car! No, thank you, I’ll go with the Linux car instead. It will be much more stable and secure, even if it does take me months to re-learn how to drive. Link
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 5:40 am
Yep, it finally happened. A Japanese company has created an add-on infrared filter, originally intended for taking pictures at night. The effect of this filter when used at night, however, is to give the appearance of seeing through some clothing. Link
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Thus spake H
October 25, 2004 at 7:45 am
How do “lose” 380 metric tons of explosives? I guess if we can’t find any WMD, we’ll just start giving them away! Link
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Thus spake Evil Overload
October 23, 2004 at 4:12 pm
New research by the EPA reveals that airplanes travelling internationally have a 12.5% probability of carrying and serving water contaminated by pathogens, specifically coliform bacteria, and, in rare instances, E. Coli. A word of warning to anyone flying, the menu now includes chicken, fish, and a mean case of the runs. Link
(Thanks, Heather!)
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 4:02 pm
No matter how you feel about abortion or the issues surrounding it, you have to love the irony. From Eponymous:
“…abortions have markedly increased over President Bush’s term in office. While this may not be a surprise to some, it’s quite obvious to me as the downturn in the economic cycle has produced massive unemployment and the concerted effort by this administration in promotion of “abstinence-based” (hereby referred to as “Wishing Really Hard”) sex-education, obfuscation of facts and figures concerning contraception and outright lies concerning the effectiveness of available contraception has brought about the current rise in abortions. The article that was linked to, agrees with me, but is coming from a very different place.”
Link
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Thus spake Sheni
October 22, 2004 at 1:29 pm
Exactly 29 years and nine months ago today, our very own BailyWolf’s parents got too drunk to properly use a condom. The world has paid the consequences ever since. Happy Birthday, BailyWolf, I never seem so normal as when in your company.
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Thus spake Sheni
at 12:26 pm
Thus spake Bailywolf
at 8:55 am
October 30th at the Brooklyn Bar (???).
Don’t know FOUND? What the hell is wrong with you?
Found Magazine
You can listen to the creators of Found on This American Life episode #239 (available online at thislife.org) reading some of their faves.
-B
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Thus spake Bailywolf
at 8:35 am
Thus spake Ennui
at 7:49 am
Thus spake Joanne
October 21, 2004 at 6:59 pm
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