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Wednesday, March 31, 2004

The following appeared in theDurham, NC local paper as a letter to the editor:

Liberals claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war. They complain about his prosecution of it. One liberal recently claimed Bush was the worst president in U.S. history. Let's clear up one point: We didn't start the war on terror. Try to remember, it was started by terrorists BEFORE 9/11. Let's look at the "worst" president and mismanagement claims.

FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did. From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.

Truman finished that war and started one in Korea, North Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of 18,333 per year.

John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never attacked us.

Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.

Clinton went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnia never attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.

In the two years since terrorists attacked us, President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Lybia, Iran and North Korea without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people. We lost 600 soldiers. Bush did all this abroad while not allowing another terrorist attack at home. Worst president in history? Come on!

The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking, but...


It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidiancompound. That was a 51 day operation.

We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.

It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Teddy Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick.

It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida!!!!

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Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Theme
The way I see it, Barry, This should be a dynamite show.

Orchestral

Surf Music
Bit of nostalga for the old folks

Dialogue
I'm advocating dark clothes
If I'm not alone
How long have I been asleep
As long as I have
Did you ever live in a drum?
No
Well then you aren't me
I only dreamed I lived in a drum
Ever since it got dark
Dreaming is hard
Yea, but with nothing over your head?
No just light over my head and underneath too
I don't think I could take it without anything over my head
M-M - ???
Well why don't you go out and see what's out there?
Well I don't know if that's what's out there.
That's a thought, if you'd like
Yes but still you can say darker and darker
I don't know what the outside of this thing looks like at all
I knew it's dark and murky
How do you get your water so dark?
Cause I'm paranoid
I'm very paranoid and the water in my washing machine turns dark out
of sympathy
Out of sympathy?
Yes
Um where can I get that?
At your local drug store
How much?
It's from Kansas

Dixieland Music

Effects
Bored out .90 over with 3 strong burt 97ths

Car Dialogue
Almost chinese huh yeah.
Good bread, cause I was making um $2.71 an hour
I keep switching girls all the time because if i'm able to find a girl with really a groovy car that I can build up, man, I'll go steady with her for awhile until I can build up her car and blow out the engine.

Orchestral (sped up)

Orchestral (1)

Dialogue
I worked in a cheesy newspaper company for awhile but that was terrible, I wasn't making enough money to build anything
Louie Louie
And then I worked in a printing company and a couple of gas stations. Oh at the gas station where I was working my brother had just gotten married and uh, he bought a new car and his wife was having a kid and all this miserable stuff and he needed a job so I gave him a job at the gas station of which I was fired because, you know, he was going to work there. And he had his car on the rack and he was lubing it and changing tires and everything all the time. And so then he got fired because he was goofing off, man, and he just kept taking parts and working on his car day and night. So he lost that job and I went to work in another gas station. He took that one, you know, so he could feed the kids and that. Then I went to work in a aircraft company, and uh, I was building these planes. I worked on the XB-70, I was the last welder on there. Yea but, It was pretty good bread because I was making um, $2.71 an hour. I was making a hundred and a quarter a week, and uh, yea it was good enough money to be working on so i got an Oldsmobile, a groovy Olds. But I was going with this chick at the time. By the time I got the olds running decently, she went out and tore up the engine, and the trans and let her girlfriends get in there and booze it up and tare up the seats. They ripped the seats completely out. So uh, I got a '56 olds, which was this one chick I was going with, and uh we used to drive out all over the place and finally she got rid of that and uh, I got another pickup.

Part 2
Very Distraughtening
Ah, that one again.
It's a little pig with wings.
I hear you've been having trouble with pigs and ponies!
It's very distraughtening.

Everything in the universe is, is, is made of one element,
which is a note, a single note.
Atoms are really vibrations, you know.
With your extensions of the BIG NOTE, everything's one note.
Everything, even the ponies.
The note, however, is the ultimate power,
but see the pigs don't know that,
the ponies don't know that.

You mean just we know that?

RIGHT!

Merry-go-round, Merry-go-round,
tu-tu-tu-tu tu-tu-tu tu-tu-tu

And they call that doing their thing.
Oh yeah? That's what doing your thing is!
The thing is to put a motor in yourself.

White Ugliness
Arf arf arf!

I whipped the teeth out.
I had to fight back and hit 'em, like..., you know...,
hit 'em and hit 'em and hit 'em and kick 'em and kick 'em.
Did he get on top of you?
No, I fought so back, hard back and...
Hard back?
White!
White?
Yeah, white ugliness.
Did it have teeth?
And it was two, it was two boogiemen along the side of 'em.
I really bunked into 'em.
I had to, I had to kick,
I had to fight to four or five boogiemen in front of me...
Well, maybe he can turn into...
One of 'em could maybe be, uh killed.
Yes, but I've heard these ponies are really vicious.
I know, but, I know they're vicious, but I...
These claws!
He doesn't have people doing it.
They get on top of you and they just tear you apart.
I know...
But I hope they don't get 'em.

Ponies...if, if, if...
Was it white? 're you sure?...it wasn't white,
I mean uh...black, uh...
But I was too scared to notice their physical...
...gold or something...
...I was too, I was too scared to no-no-no-notice their physical,
ah, appearance, 'cause they...they...they were attackin' me!
They were?
They were attackin' me.
What were they doin' to you?
They were, they were, they were come and surrounding me
and attackin' me and I had to fight back and fight,
fight and fight back and pick up sticks.
Pick up sticks?
Yes, pick up sticks.
I used to play that game, Pick Up Sticks.
Me too, did you ever play that game?
Yeah! That's funny! Ha Ha Ha!

Now anyway, yes, pony, or president, or popes, I don't know.
Something out there is dangerous.
Could be a cigar or somethin'
A cigar!
A cigar? No, you're insane, come on!
No no.
I remember when I was ah, well, I don't remember.
Those were the days!
That was before the days it will forces.
Yes, before the days ah eh, ponies or boogiemen or somethin'.
What's out there?
But then it was a...what was it then?
Newspapers.
Noooo...
Sure!
Positive.
You had to have 'em.
No no no...
You've got one right in your nose right now!
Hah hah hah!

Zzzzzzz, scratchin' 'em...
Well, I'm gettin' tired...
We should, we should go to sleep...
I just hope he comes back...
I think I'll pray for him...
I think I'll join you...
You do yours and I'll do mine...
OK

Ha Ha Ha!

We hope for the best.

Ha Ha Ha!

(Alfred Motorhead).

Now I lay me down to sleep.
Amen!

Amen

Just One More Time
Oh yeah!
That's just fine!
Come on boys!
Just one more time!

I think I can explain about how the pigs music works.
Well, this should be interesting.
Remember that they make music with a very dense light.
And remember about the smoke standing still and how they,
they really get up tight,
when you try to move the smoke, right?
Right...
Yeah...
I think the music in that dense light
is probably what makes the smoke stand still.
Any sort of motion has its effect on, on the pony's manes.
You know, the thing on their neck.
Hmm...
As soon as the pony's manes starts to get good in the back,
any sort of, like motion, especially of smoke or gas,
begins to make the end split.
That's the basis of all their nationalism,
like if they can't salute the smoke every morning
when they get up.
Yeah, it's a vicious circle, you got it!

A Vicious Circle
Pony!

King Kong

Drums Are Too Noisy
Drums are too noisy, you've got no corners to hide in.

So when she's beating him over the nose with a tire iron
and then we both jump away and disappear
and the pig will turn around and there'll be this pony.
Oh no man: kangaroos!

Kangaroos
And then they eat it when they get hungry.
If it's still alive.

Envelops The Bath Tub
'Cause round things are... are boring...

Take Your Clothes Off

Monty links to The Best Page in the Universe. It is good shit, I read it all the time. Not for the easily offended, however.
Kyle says he has an obsession with Irish music, and that's great. What makes America what it is depends on large part with our ability to make our own opinions. I spent a month in Ireland over the summer and I tell you (in my opinion), the music sucks. And I heard the shit live, every night, in every pub. Now, maybe if I only heard it twice I could have handled it, but not every night. It was like listening to an endless tape loop of the same fiddle-drum-guitar-singer quartet singing about how much they wanted to kill the English or how everybody has done them wrong. To me it was like hillbilly protest music. But that's just my opinion and I don;t have any musical qualifications beyond the fact that I listen to it a lot.

Monday, March 29, 2004

Hats off to Ivan for his cool music reviews. Anyway, Jose Cuervo stopped by, and you can't tell the guy no, so I'm off to the races.
No class today, for me at least. Got a big job interview in Columbus.

Thursday, March 25, 2004

Keep it up, Seth. It's interesting to hear about how the other side of journalism works, and it is equally surprising to hear how such seemingly small issues can inflame so much passion in people. I guess they have way too much time on their hands.
This is so way cool! All you have to do is type in words and it will say them for you. I guess it must be my love of immature humor, but I never get tired of hearing a computer voice say "Hairy monkey nuts."
Here's a great Onion article about online dating. Just thought it covered some of the same bases we did in class.

Wednesday, March 24, 2004

I agree with Brie in her advice for Gilbie. Do it, man, who cares about anything else. But that's just my impulsive side talking.
I agree with Brie in her advice for Gilbie. Do it, man, who cares about anything else. But that's just my impulsive side talking.

Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Not to beat a dead horse, but Dawn of the Dead came out and took the top spot in the theaters this week from Passion of the Christ. Now, I have the original and have yet to see the new Dawn, but I feel it would be pretty violent. So where are the protests of this horrible, violent movie that were all too common with Passion?
Monty has got it right, pirates are the coolest people in the world. Think about it, when has a pirate led us wrong? Captain Morgan, Capin' Crunch, Captain Kangaroo. They are all cool.

Monday, March 22, 2004

I can't afford extravagant trips to far away tropical destinations, so I had to settle for a cabin in Gatlinburg, Tenn. with five lesbians. It was good, especially Thursday and Friday when I enjoyed ice cold beer in the hot tub while watching the NCAA March Madness. Pretty relaxing all in all. Nobody got arrested, although two in the party stole from a church, and things were pretty tame. I drank a bottle of rum on Tuesday and then got into a fight with the floor of the cabin. He had an edge on me but we made up and fell asleep in each others arms. The next morning I awoke to multiple cuts and bruises that will never be explained.

Friday, March 12, 2004

This is probably the most incredible chop-job I have ever seen in a car. It's beautiful, I just wish I had a better picture of it. This is the Cadzilla and it was made specifically for ZZ Top.


Here's to the most choppable car of all time-the 1951 Mercury.


I just saw a nice Monte Carlo SS on Miami Vice. I think it was the only thing in the episode that was bright pastel.
Sam has hit the nail on the head. I wish pro Baseball would get with and ban the damn things, if only to keep congress out of it. I truly believe the players union is the most likely suspect to blame in this whole affair. Run by mulit-millionaire spoiled rotten babies, they couldn't even come up with a workable deal about salaries when their entire sport depended on it. Then they refuse to outlaw steroids in their new contracts with the league. It makes me sick, especially considering the sanctity of the sport.

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Avancer: "We've not come all this way -- through tragedy, and trial and war."

Asteismus:"Key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire next year. (Applause.) The terrorist threat will not expire on that schedule"

Mempsis:"Our law enforcement needs this vital legislation to protect our citizens. You need to renew the Patriot Act"

Dirimens Copulatio:"As part of the offensive against terror, we are also confronting the regimes that harbor and support terrorists, and could supply them with nuclear, chemical or biological weapons"

Membrum:"Businesses are opening, health care centers are being established, and the boys and girls of Afghanistan are back in school."

Adagium:"They are trying to shake the will of our country and our friends"

Restictio:"but the United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins."

Acyron:"A government-run health care system is the wrong prescription"

Adage:"May God continue to bless America"

Rhetorical questions, meiosis, astrothesia, dilemma, and distinctio could not be found.
In a word Andrea, yes. It is worth it. And when are the Afghan people themselves to stand up in defense of their own country? What are the alternatives, we leave to Taliban in power to rape and kill women under (un)holy Sharia law? Obviously the people weren't capable of fixing the country themselves. Or wait, maybe they wanted the Taliban left in power and the United States had no place in forcefully evicting them. I'm sure that's it.
(By the way, its good to see people bring some personal/political controversies into the blogs, makes it more fun. Thanks for speaking out, Andrea.)
Today I was driving home from Columbus when I had to sit in a traffic jam and then be redirected due to a large accident on 161. The detour then took all of us drivers into ANOTHER accident which caused more slowdowns. This time a truck driver put his rig in a ditch. Morons.

Tuesday, March 09, 2004

I wonder, Andrea, if you have seen any human rights reports on the Taliban, who we successfully removed from power in our endless quest to impose our will on other countries? Here are some interesting links that might shed some light on what is now destroyed thanks to our meddling in the affairs of others.
Massacres
Fact Sheet
From a feminism site
From the Guardian
Violence Against Women


Monday, March 08, 2004

Ain't it the fucking truth, Scott?
Yesterday someone tried to start a fight with me in Value City. Now, there's been a lot of shit going down in my life recently and I have been on edge, so I was seriously tempted to prove to him that I don't take orders from people who don't wash their hair (or clothes). But then I thought, who gets in a fight at Value City? I mean, I come from white trash, but that's too white trash, even for me. Besides, discretion is the better part of valor, so I let it slide.

Saturday, March 06, 2004

It's that time of year again, kids! Championship week followed by the main event-MARCH MADNESS!!! Some big games and a few big upsets today, most notably K-State over #10 Texas. BC beat the hell out of Providence. And in the game that everyone cares about, Easy Tenn. State beat UT-Chattanooga for the Southern Conference Championship (HA!). Bigger game tonight-Duke/NC. It doesn't get any better than this. Washington State is up on Stanford, could the undefeated season be in trouble? Watch some ball tonight and finitude.

Thursday, March 04, 2004

Man there is nothing to post about today. No class, that's cool, but I beggining to forget what class was like. My groupmate Liz has got something terrible adn i hope it doesn't come my way.
For those of you who might be into films, especially films that don't come from the Hollywood machine, check out Eraserhead. This is probably the most depressing, and in many ways frightening, films I have ever seen. It's almost like David Lynch filmed a nightmare. Not something to watch to relax, but it is an interesting experience.

Tuesday, March 02, 2004

Hey, Sam,the Humanitarian bowl is awesome! They play it on Boise State's blue field!
Ding Dong the Bitch is dead.
Goodbye and Good Riddance

Monday, March 01, 2004

Yes, Kristin, I have been getting those emails, too. I got one this morning from a friend of mine that said she preferred intimacy with either sex.
As most of you could already figure, I was in support of U.S. action in Iraq. In order to show that I keep my info sources varied, I have posted a link to a blog from an Iraqi dentist living in Iraq. Interesting read.

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