Rantings of a New Yorker

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Entries for November, 2006

No Hugging, Please. And Stop Playing Games Too.

In the past month, I’ve read several stories about games and other things I did as a kid that’s been banned by schools. The most ridiculous stories have been the banning of hugging at a school in the UK and banning tag, touch football and other “chase” games at school. “I think that it’s unfortunate [...]

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Tomato Flower on Fries

Tomato flower on french fries.  Taken by me in Tanzania in August 2005.

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The Biggest Jackass of the Year

Your mom always told you not to play with fireworks, right? Well, a brilliant British soldier, back home from Iraq, thought it would not only be okay to play with fireworks but that it was a good idea to shove a bottle rocket up his backside and then light it. Of course, he was imitating [...]

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Get Out and Vote, Dammit!

“When the people fear the government you have tyranny…when the government fears the people you have liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson “People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.” – V for Vendetta If you’re in America, don’t forget to get out and vote today. Despite what many people [...]

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Moon Plane

This stunning image of a BMI Airbus flying past the moon was captured on Wednesday night, 1 November 2006. Photo take from the Daily Mail.

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Convict Mails Himself Out of Prison

Bosnian Muradif Hasanbegovic, 36, was serving a seven-year sentence for robbery in the Karlau prison, near Graz, Austria.  He wrapped himself inside a very large box and mailed himself out of jail. Hasanbegovic worked in the prison where he packaged lampost parts.  Other convicts helped put him on the mail truck and, once the truck [...]

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