(This is a compelling reason for us to stay in Iraq. Fuck weopons of mass destruction and self protection. If we stay it should be to protect and llearn from a peaceful and wise order of Islam. Like the sufis….cd) As the twilight ritual of the Sufi Muslims reached its crescendo, the five drummers pounded…
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Some Decry Glitz of Thompson Blastoff
(God Bless Johnny Depp!!!..cd) WOODY CREEK, Colo. – Hunter S. Thompson’s grand finale went off as planned: His ashes were blasted into the night sky in an explosion friends and fans agreed he would have loved. But some said the gonzo journalist would have sneered at the Hollywood trappings — champagne toasts by movie stars…
A Strange MP3 from Bernest
Bernest Ernstein sent me this MP3 and requested I put it up…he offered no explanation. I think he might have started drinking again…. Bernest fukn womb
Gambling Monkeys Compelled by Winner's High
( I don’t know if I want them to cure my gambling addiction…I sort of like it…cd) Gambling Monkeys Compelled by Winner’s High By LiveScience Staff posted: 22 August 2005 01:31 pm ET When given a choice between steady rewards and the chance for more, monkeys will gamble, a new study found. And they’ll keep…
Original Einstein Manuscript Discovered
( much to the consternation of Bush and his gang, the paper didn’t prove that the invasion of Iraq was justified….cd) AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – The original manuscript of a paper Albert Einstein published in 1925 has been found in the archives of Leiden University’s Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, scholars said Saturday. The handwritten manuscript…
Bush invokes Sept 11th card yet again…
(Wow, let’s let him use the same excuse..the dog ate my homework, the dog ate my homework, the dog ate my homework….I’m protecting the country from another sept 11th…etc…cd) CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) – President George W. Bush launched a counter-offensive against growing public discontent over Iraq on Saturday, when he defended the war as a…
Paddleboarder Beats Record Time
North Shore paddleboarder Chris Owens took a break at sunrise yesterday before completing his record-breaking paddle from Oahu to Kauai. Owens is the second man in history to complete the grueling 65-nautical-mile paddle. He started paddling from the North Shore of Oahu on Wednesday evening and made the crossing in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
Hunter S. Thompson's ashes to be fired from cannon
DENVER, Colorado (AFP) – The ashes of the US writer Hunter S. Thompson are to be fired from a tower the height of the Statue of Liberty in a ceremony at his Colorado home on Saturday befitting his eccentric and controversial life. The actor Johnny Depp will fire the cannon to spread the ashes of…
Gates Foundation To Help India's Red-Light Workers – Forbes.com
Gates Foundation To Help India’s Red-Light Workers Greg Levine, 08.19.05, 12:31 PM ET NEW YORK – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is building a bridge from the postmodern information age to the world’s oldest profession. The charitable group created by the billionaire chairman of Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT – news – people ) helped distribute…
Bad News Burning Man Clown
(It’s too bad shit like this happens…cd) Instead of bringing smiles to his fellow Burning Man revelers last year, Johnny Goodman, painted face and all, consumed too much alcohol, grabbed Dennis Hinkampâs bicycle and assaulted him so severely that he had to have two plates implanted into his arm. Then the clown disappeared into the…