Saturday, August 27, 2005
Happiness is sitting in the sun soaking up the rays, listining to my ipod.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Be a critical thinker, people!
I got a forwarded email the other day from an ex-Dryden employee, and he in turn got it from another ex-Dryden employee. Perhaps they actually believe the ignorant, bullshit message the email supports, but my guess is they read it and thought, "Hmm, that sounds right, I better forward this off to a bunch of people to "inform" them."
Don't be a sheep...think critically and logically for yourself.
Here is the email in question and my response.
"Hi *****, I got this email from **** and noticed it was you who forwarded it to him. I thought I'd also email you my resonse to ****, as I think this is a pretty important topic that people are blindly forwarding on without giving much thought to. My response to ****: "Come on ****, that email is a complete load of shit. You could pick and choose any race or nationality, find events that suit the arguement, and support whatever messsage you were trying to convince people of believing. That is what I would call a "Red Herring" and perhaps you'd do better with some critical thinking here. -Billy"
Now, I am not suggesting we turn a blind eye to the terrorist situation we have going on in the world right now, but it is so much more complex than to simply say, "It's ok to do racial profiling" in the interests of national security. That's a very slippery slope and one I'm not willing to venture down. This is typical American style thinking, and I hope we haven't adopted this in Canada. I don't propose to know the answers of how to stop this terrorist activity, but my gut tells me it isn't through racial profiling and the blind forwading of ridiculous emails.
This email fails to mention the Oklahoma bombing, FLQ Crisis, IRA bombings, JFK's assination,...you see where I'm going with this. You want to apply a level of scrutiny and security, do it unilaterally.
If you're happy being a racist bigot, carry on with your bliss.
-Billy
----- Original Message -----
From: "*****"
To: *************
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:53 AM Subject: Fw: Extreme Multiple choice
Extreme multiple choice selections here but food for thought at the risk of being racist. Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. These are actual events from history. Please read the end. Do you remember?
1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by:
a. Superman
b. Jay Leno
c. Harry Potter
d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Corbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners, border guards and police officers will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honour winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone lest they be guilty of profiling.
Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds and other dunder-headed attorneys along with American and Canadian Federal Justices that want to thwart common sense, feel doubly ashamed of themselves -- if they have any such sense. As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put it, "Stupid is as stupid does." And guess who just bombed London, twice?
----- End of Original Message -----
I got a forwarded email the other day from an ex-Dryden employee, and he in turn got it from another ex-Dryden employee. Perhaps they actually believe the ignorant, bullshit message the email supports, but my guess is they read it and thought, "Hmm, that sounds right, I better forward this off to a bunch of people to "inform" them."
Don't be a sheep...think critically and logically for yourself.
Here is the email in question and my response.
"Hi *****, I got this email from **** and noticed it was you who forwarded it to him. I thought I'd also email you my resonse to ****, as I think this is a pretty important topic that people are blindly forwarding on without giving much thought to. My response to ****: "Come on ****, that email is a complete load of shit. You could pick and choose any race or nationality, find events that suit the arguement, and support whatever messsage you were trying to convince people of believing. That is what I would call a "Red Herring" and perhaps you'd do better with some critical thinking here. -Billy"
Now, I am not suggesting we turn a blind eye to the terrorist situation we have going on in the world right now, but it is so much more complex than to simply say, "It's ok to do racial profiling" in the interests of national security. That's a very slippery slope and one I'm not willing to venture down. This is typical American style thinking, and I hope we haven't adopted this in Canada. I don't propose to know the answers of how to stop this terrorist activity, but my gut tells me it isn't through racial profiling and the blind forwading of ridiculous emails.
This email fails to mention the Oklahoma bombing, FLQ Crisis, IRA bombings, JFK's assination,...you see where I'm going with this. You want to apply a level of scrutiny and security, do it unilaterally.
If you're happy being a racist bigot, carry on with your bliss.
-Billy
----- Original Message -----
From: "*****"
To: *************
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:53 AM Subject: Fw: Extreme Multiple choice
Extreme multiple choice selections here but food for thought at the risk of being racist. Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. These are actual events from history. Please read the end. Do you remember?
1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by:
a. Superman
b. Jay Leno
c. Harry Potter
d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Corbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners, border guards and police officers will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honour winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone lest they be guilty of profiling.
Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds and other dunder-headed attorneys along with American and Canadian Federal Justices that want to thwart common sense, feel doubly ashamed of themselves -- if they have any such sense. As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put it, "Stupid is as stupid does." And guess who just bombed London, twice?
----- End of Original Message -----
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Nickelback - Figured You Out
C
I like your pants around your feet
B
B
I like the dirt that's on your knees
F
F
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
C
C
You're like my favourite damn disease
And I love the places that we go
And I love the people that you know
And I love the way you can't say no
Too many long lines in a row
I love the powder on your nose
Ooooh
B
And I love the people that you know
And I love the way you can't say no
Too many long lines in a row
I love the powder on your nose
Ooooh
B
And now I know who you are
F
F
It wasn't that hard
C
C
Just to figure you out
B
B
And now I know who you are
F
F
It wasn't that hard
C
C
Just to figure you out
I like the freckles on your chest
And I like the way you like me best
And I like the way you're not impressed,
While you put me to the test
I like the wine stains on your dress
And I like the way you like me best
And I like the way you're not impressed,
While you put me to the test
I like the wine stains on your dress
And I love the way you pass the check
And I love the good times that you wreck
And I love your lack of self respect
While you're passed out on the deck
I love my hands around your neck
And I love the good times that you wreck
And I love your lack of self respect
While you're passed out on the deck
I love my hands around your neck
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
I love your pants around your feet
And I love the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favourite damn disease
And I hate the places that we go
And I hate the people that you know
And I hate the way you can't say no
Too many long lines in a row
I hate the powder on your nose
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
I love your pants around your feet
And I love the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favourite damn disease
And I hate the places that we go
And I hate the people that you know
And I hate the way you can't say no
Too many long lines in a row
I hate the powder on your nose
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn't that hard
Just to figure you out
Saturday, August 06, 2005
A Wise Story
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that
goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2
wolves inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false
pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility,
kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and
faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his
grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2
wolves inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false
pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility,
kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and
faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his
grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
Friday, August 05, 2005
Bubbles - Liquor and Whores
lyrics from fishy, tabbed by ross
G
liqour and whores,liqour and whores,
Am G
cig'retts and dope and mustard and balogna and liqour and whores.
G Am
I was down, drinkin at the legion.
C D
I met a girl, she was nice.
G
she was pretty and pleasin.
G Am
she said "hey boy, we should do some marry'in".
C D G
I said "sure but before we do there's somethin that you should know".
G
I like liqour and whores, liqour and whores.
Am G
cig'retts and dope and mustard and balogna and liqour and whores.
When he plays the G, he hammers the A string one fret up.
http://www.trailerparkboys.com/
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Check it out! Free Lysol toilet bowl cleaner! No Joke! I just ordered mine!
Friday, July 29, 2005
Speeding up your internet...
I found a website the other day, that tells you how to tune up your DSL or cable connection.
http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/index.htm
I used method #1 it works great! Most things seems a little faster, (don't expect miracles), and some things seem tons faster.
Here is the link to method #1
http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/index.htm#Method1
Just remember to back up your registry before trying this change. If you don't know how to back up your registry, learn that step first.
Enjoy!
http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/index.htm
I used method #1 it works great! Most things seems a little faster, (don't expect miracles), and some things seem tons faster.
Here is the link to method #1
http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/index.htm#Method1
Just remember to back up your registry before trying this change. If you don't know how to back up your registry, learn that step first.
Enjoy!
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Funkified thursday!
Chorus:
She's a brick----house
Mighty might just lettin' it all hang out
She's a brick----house
The lady's stacked and that's a fact,
Ain't holding nothing back.
She's a brick----house
She's the one, the only one,
Who's built like a amazon [pronounced am-a-ka-zawn]
We're together everybody knows,
And here's how the story goes.
1. she knows she got everything
A woman needs to get a man, yeah.
How can she lose with what she use
36-24-36, what a winning hand!
Chorus
2. the clothes she wears, the sexy ways,
Make an old man wish for younger days
She knows she's built and knows how to please
Sure enough to knock a man to his knees
Chorus
Bridge
Shake it down, shake it down now (repeat)
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Fuck is this ever a cool game...
http://bassel.free.fr/jeux/canadair.swf
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Newt Gingrich:Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired
of doing the hard work you already did.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Have you ever put your friends name into Google? Isn't it great the stuff you can find?
http://ke025.k12.sd.us/ - Kathy Evjen
http://www.northwesternalumni.com/1954president.htm - Randy Webb
http://www.usask.ca/communications/ocn/sept29-00/feature5.shtml - Greg Ensz (I think this is actually him!)
http://www.marple-uk.com/ianrice/ian.htm - Ian Rice
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~sws/ - Sean Smith
http://rainbowfish.typepad.com/ronandroger/ - Roger Bell (the first link on Google!)
http://www.craven.k12.nc.us/RBE/ - Roger Bell (the second link on Google!)
http://clayfm.com/summerjam2004.html - Arron Miller
http://www.cio.com/xnet/june98/xnetsempl4.html - Brian Semple
http://www.dianajacobsstudio.com/index2.html - Diana Jacobs
John and Treena - Lots for John, nothing for Treena.
Mike Wotherspoon - Nothing dude... that must suck for you?
Wasnt that amusing?
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rims at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning? quite chap-fallen? Now get you to my lady's chamber, and tell her, let her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must come; make her laugh at that. Prithee, Horatio, tell me one thing.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Nut Meat
Why are the contents of nuts called nut meat?
Until about 1300 the term 'meat' referred to any solid food, and 'drink' to
liquid food. Around that year, ?meat? began to be used to refer to the
flesh of animals. It wasn't until later that the term took on its modern
meaning - when animal flesh started to become a significant part of the
English diet.
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