So apparently I’m the problem.

Aah, I see.

Oh, and by the way, I like to talk too.

If you want to make sure that your parents aren’t terrorists, follow this simple checklist, and ask yourself if your parents do any of these things:

1. Do they seem excessively concerned about the environment?
2. Do they say bad things about President Bush, the Iraq War, Republicans, or conservatives?
3. Do they seem excessively concerned about poverty or poor people?
4. Are they friends with any flamboyant homosexuals?
5. Have they ever told you that gay people are okay?
6. Do they say bad things about Jesus or Christianity?
7. Do they praise Mohammed or Islam?

If you said “yes” to any of the questions above, your parents are probably terrorists.

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I can’t stop watching this.

This video was directed and features comedian Zack Galifianakis and singer songwriter Will Oldham. Shot on Zack’s farm in North Carolina.

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I don’t quite understand this.

I think it is some sort of art exhibit.

The jist is that the took a dead frog, installed bionic limbs on it, submerge it in a liquid and hooked it all up to a web server. Surfers were encouraged to log on and make the frogs limbs twitch and lurch via a web browser.

Hey, I’m all for cutting edge technology, but this just kinda creeps me out.

Here ya go Dr. Frankenstein if you wanna see.

Vibram Fivefingers are outdoor sandals with individual toes. Wearing them is said to mimic the feeling of going barefoot, without the blisters and no-shoes/no-service hassles. They’re certainly cool-looking!

Get em here. 

The following video tape was a free concert given for the patients at the Califonia State Mmental Hospital in Napa CA. on June 13, 1978 by the Cramps who where on tour from New York and the Mutants from San Francisco.

Who was the booking agent that swung this gig? Wow.

I can think of no more fitting pyscotherapy.

Here is a funny site with a quiz asking whether a story is an actual “ripped from the headlines” news story or a Scooby Doo plot. I remember a few of these.

Below are ten stories, some true and some taken from episodes in the Scooby Doo canon. But can you sniff out the fact from fiction? Go ahead and tie up your ascot and hop aboard the Mystery Machine already; virtual Scooby Snacks to anyone who gets 100%

Take the quiz here. I got 9 out of 10 right

I read this a few days ago but it’s getting more attention, so I thought I’d blog just in case someone has bought a pair of these (not to mention the pictures are pretty gnarly!)

Kerry bought some flip flops for $2.44 at Wal Mart. After wearing them for a while, she noticed a tingling sensation on her feet. She immediately stopped wearing the flip flops. Soon after, her skin turned red and blistery.

When she took the matter up with Wal Mart, they told her to take it up with the Chinese manufacturer.

Apparently, Wal Mart is still selling the flip flops.

Read the whole story here.

A staple of my college years and trailer trash grocery line readers everywhere, the World Weekly News is shutting it’s doors. Billing itself as the “The World’s Only Reliable Newspaper,” many a dorm room walls have been adorned with the likes of Bat Boy and celebrity turned alien mutations.

American Media has decided to suspend publication of Weekly World News, both the print publication and the web site. No reason was given at press time, although reliable sources do tell us that management turned down at least one offer to buy the publication.

The weekly supermarket tabloid—known as the home of “Bat Boy” and other less-than-probable stories—has long had staffing connections with the science fiction, fantasy, and horror fields.

So many of you may remember that I had my debit card compromised over the Christmas holiday and the culprit drained my checking account dry at a online poker site. Although I was able to get all my money back, I learned alot.

Don’t use your debit card for online transactions.

I am still not sure how or where my card was compromised, although I have a suspision that it was from an online music retailer based in the soviet union - just a hunch.

So I have since stopped using my debit cards for any online transactions. I have however signed up for a c0% credit cards that I only use for online transactions.

This protects my personal bank accounts and I’m still covered through MC if my credit cards gets compromised. So protect them credit cards people. Click here to compare credit cards.

If you happen by 3701 N. Fairfax Drive in Arlington and decide you have a sudden craving for a photograph of a generic suburban office building, and you point your camera at said structure, you will rather quickly be greeted by uniformed security folks who will demand that you delete the image and require that you give up various personal info.

When Keith McCammon unwittingly took a picture of that building, he was launched on an odyssey that has so far involved an Arlington police officer, the chief of police and the defense of the United States of America.

McCammon could not have been expected to know when he wandered by the building that it houses the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a low-profile wing of the Defense Department that conducts all manner of high-tech research that evolves into weapons systems and high-order strategery.

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Most of you know I don’t write about or reccomend a product unless I’ve tried it and like it, so I was a little aprehensive when I was mailed some samples of a new product called Freeze It . It’s a new pain relief gel similar to Icy Hot or Ben Gay.

It also just so happens that my right arm and shoulder has been sore for over a week now. I’m not sure why. It feels like a pulled muscle and has been hard to lift and grip small objects without pain. So when the sample packets came in the mail, I immediately opened one and put it on right before bed.

The gel is a bright green and reminecsant of the slime from Ghost Busters, also the immediate strong menthol smell was almost overpowering. However, almost immediately after applying it, the cooling sensation was apparent and strong. (Safety Tip: Be careful not to rub your eyes after applying the gel and before washing your hands - ow!).

Unlike the competing products, this actually worked. And it worked very well. I slept through the night without any pain. So I immediately put on another dose the next morning, and the pain relief lasted well beyond after the cooling sensation wore off allowing me to accomplish some tasks that I was dreading. I was quite impressed with how well this product worked and reccomend it to anyone with muscle pain. Oh and it comes in the gel and a roll on for easy quick application. It’s also very affordable, in fact cheaper than the others.

With the new book coming out at midnight tommorow, the Harry Potter juggernaut has swung into full gear. While wading through the piles of Potter induced blog fluff, I came across this article about wizard inspired rock bands.

“We’re the Hungarian Horntails! Are you ready to burn this place down into a fiery wreck?” yells 8-year-old Darius Wilkins, onstage with bandmates Rayn Feeney, 9, and his younger brother, Holden, 5. They’re in the middle of sound check on a muggy Saturday afternoon in June at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn. Seconds later, there’s another high-pitched yelp from Darius: “We’re the Hungarian Horntails, and we’re going to blow this place up with fire and rock!”

The Hungarian Horntails are not just a rock band whose members are kids. They’re a wizard-rock band, one of a growing worldwide cohort — currently numbering 183 bands — that emerged from the tight-knit, do-it-yourself community rooted in Harry Potter fandom. These bands use MySpace for publicity, produce and release their own music, and book concerts at libraries. The Horntails are named after characters from “The Goblet of Fire,” and their songs have titles like “Kill the Basilisk” and “Which Witch Is Which?” Their first album is called “Burn Voldemort’s Butt.”

With momentum from the release of the final book and the “Order of the Phoenix” movie, wizard rock is crescendoing. For wizard rockers and their fans, this is a time to mourn and rock out: the last summer for this community to pay tribute to Harry Potter before the series is complete, and the last summer for Web sites like The Wizrocklopedia and WizardRock.org to keep loving, obsessive track of the bands, the shows and the wizard-rock-themed festivals where muggles can rock out.

Darius, who has been strumming a guitar since age 2, started the Horntails after seeing Harry and the Potters — the flagship band of the scene — play a show in his hometown of Philadelphia. The Potters, aka Paul and Joe DeGeorge, aged 28 and 20, are two brothers from Norwood, Mass. Their first show, in 2002, was an impromptu performance in their parents’ backyard, where they dressed up as Harry Year Four and Harry Year Seven and sang songs like “Platform 9 and 3/4ths” and “I Am a Wizard” to a smattering of pals. Since that day, the DeGeorges have run with the idea, playing libraries, house parties and rock clubs across the country. (I first wrote about the Potters in 2005, later becoming a fan and friend of the band, and an avid follower of the wizard-rock phenomenon.) This year, they will average 130 rock shows, mostly over Joe’s college breaks.

Read the rest of the article here.

Oh Frank, how we could use your wit and intelligence now.

An enormous BP oil refinery in Indiana is planning to pour significantly more ammonia and industrial sludge into Lake Michigan, it was reported.

The move by the British Petroleum oil refinery of Whiting, Ind., runs counter to years of efforts to clean up the U.S. Great Lakes, The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.

State regulators exempted BP from environmental laws to pave the way for a $3.8 billion expansion to let BP refine heavier Canadian crude oil. Regulators justified the move, in part, by noting the project will create 80 new jobs.

BP, which aggressively markets itself as environmentally friendly, already is one of the largest polluters along the Great Lakes.

Under the new state water permit, BP can release 54 percent more ammonia and 35 percent more sludge into Lake Michigan every day. Ammonia promotes algae blooms that can kill fish and the sludge is dense with heavy metals, the newspaper reported.

The refinery still will meet federal water pollution guidelines, but state and federal officials acknowledge it is the first time in years a company has been approved to dump more toxic waste into Lake Michigan.

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