The frustrating part about this, is that even though it shows what the people want, it won’t necessarily change anything. Mufi gets to keep making deals with highest bidders. Another example of why democracy and bureaucratic systems lead to impotence and destruction. Personally, I think we need a benevolent dictator. The two problems are that…
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Four things that could go terribly wrong.
Just a quick reminder that things aren’t as bad as they could be…. cd FourScariest Predictions for Our Planet Catastrophes that would forever change life as we know it THE EARTH WOBBLES as it rotates on its axis. At least it used to. As of January 8, 2006, the wobbling has stopped, according to earth…
Purr-fume to get tigers turned on
The tigers’ favorite scent? Calvin Klein’s Obsession! (No, really – it’s in the article.) Designer perfume is being used to spice up the love lives of two endangered Sumatran tigers at London Zoo. Keepers at the Regent’s Park attraction hope to get Raika and Lumpur in the mood for love by dousing wooden hearts in…
The US dollar and Iranian oil
Link to the full article One of the unspoken reasons why the United States had to invade Iraq was to liberate the U.S. dollar in Iraq so that Iraqi oil could once again be purchased with the petrodollar. …When the Federal Reserve has money printed, when it is in uncut sheets of paper, it is…
Cheney accidentally shoots hunting companion
Oh my God!!!! This is fukn great! This is a real story!!!! It’s not the Onion, it’s not a joke! This really happened!!!!Jesus Christ, I am rolling on the fukn floor!!! cd WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally wounded a companion with shotgun pellets on a weekend quail hunt in Texas, his office…
Important Curbside Recycling Meeting on Oahu Feb 13th
You’ve heard me bitch about the recycling here…or lack of it…if you are on Oahu and can make it to this meeting, be there! cd There will be a VITALLY important meeting Monday Feb. 13, at 9:30 a.m. at Honolulu Hale (City Hall) on curbside recycling. If you and anyone you know can come down…
The Case of the Missing Munchs – New York Times
Longtime Incredible Fukn.us readers may remember the bungled attempt at stealing three reproduction Munchs’ last year…that article made mention of this crime but didn’t go into quite the same detail about the ‘brutality’ the thieves showed in smashing the painting from frames…. I would like to point out that there are actually 2 versions in…
So Long, Dalai Lama: Google Adapts to China
This chilling article shows a little of what the future holds. I arrived in China in 2001. An earthquake hit Seattle as I left. A big earthquake. The thing was, when I arrived, China was trying out its National Firewall for the first time, so there was virtually no news available that wasn’t produced in…
Bush Gets Soldier Beat Up in Waikiki
No further details are available at this time…it’s enough that it happened… Support the troops but not the government and if they want to tell you how great their President is, they probably deserve to be punched. cd Soldier assaulted in argument over Bush Police said an argument over President Bush escalated into a fight…
Fossett Breaks Flight Distance Record
I love these multi millionaire adventure guys…I want to be one…I just need to get my multi millions first… cd MANSTON, England – Adventurer Steve Fossett completed the longest nonstop flight in aviation history Saturday, flying 26,389 miles in about 76 hours, but he had to land early because of mechanical problems. Ground control said…