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When I first started watching this clip, I thought it looked fake; it just didn't make any sense.  When the dust settles though you can see exactly what happened.

I’ve heard of bizarre things before, but never like this. Have you heard of a Vampire Ghost? Ever? Hmmmmm…… try searching around the site for vampires, all right? Thanks, jT Update: Oh yeah, the Password is, “rednight”.       

  This study was posted in the US Journal Pediatrics on Monday that showed that medications for five to 19 year-olds have increased at an alarming rate. Between 2002 and 2005 - Medication for type 2 diabetes increased by 103 percent Prescriptions for asthma increased 46.5 percent Prescriptions for attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity leapt 40 percent and were [...]

Chocolate, raisins or grapes are poisonous for pets, according to the code, while a dog should not be...

The term ‘Theatre of Absurd’ was coined by Martin Esslin in his essay ‘The Theatre of Absurd’. The main exponents of this school were – Samuel Beckett, Arthur Adamov, Jean Genet. Although these writers oppose the idea of belonging to a particular school, yet their writings do have certain common characteristics on the basis of which they can be clubbed together in one category.The term

The term ‘Theatre of Absurd’ was coined by Martin Esslin in his essay ‘The Theatre of Absurd’. The main exponents of this school were – Samuel Beckett, Arthur Adamov, Jean Genet. Although these writers oppose the idea of belonging to a particular school, yet their writings do have certain common characteristics on the basis of which they can be clubbed together in one category.The term

Well, now. I just realized that I'm experiencing a milestone here. I've been officially initiated into the Parents of Teenagers Club. Busy Girl has a date to Homecoming, and we're waiting up for her. She's not late or anything, she's with other parents, I just feel funny about going to bed while she's out. Let's see, Busy D. is 6, only what? 12 more years of this with teens? Ready. Set. Go

I had a bit of a meltdown this morning, when, after I just finished telling my husband how I never get any time to myself, I had to feed Shaggy Boy clad only in my underpants. Mr. C was at his office, doing something too silly to even mention. He asked permission and I granted it, [...]

The term “Absurd” in its modern sense was first used by Esslin and since then it was attached to a certain outlook on life and viewpoint in literature. Absurd drama has deep roots; it can be related to the mimes of ancient times as well as to the popular comedies of Italy. It connects with nonsense writing like that of Lewis Carrol as well as with the modern movement known as the Theatre of C

The Great Cake Porn TourNew York - Limited Cake Porn but Plenty of Sugar PushersNew York Part 2 – Another Sugar Pusher and Cake Security ThreatLas Vegas - Supreme Cake Porn and Absurd Food LabellingYosemite National Park - More Blood Sugar CapersSan Francisco Part 1: Stretching the Definitions of Natural and HealthySan Francisco Part 2 - My Proxy Cheesecake ShameVegas was always going to be the

The Great Cake Porn TourNew York - Limited Cake Porn but Plenty of Sugar PushersNew York Part 2 – Another Sugar Pusher and Cake Security ThreatLas Vegas - Supreme Cake Porn and Absurd Food LabellingYosemite National Park - More Blood Sugar CapersSan Francisco Part 1: Stretching the Definitions of Natural and HealthySan Francisco Part 2 - My Proxy Cheesecake ShameVegas was always going to be the

Oh my god! This is just so Absurd. The style of the absurd t-shirt design reminds me of Akumu Ink. Gosh! I can’t help falling in love with the sweet t-shirts produced by one of the fashion designer that has the sense to produce cute characters like Tokidoki, and the simple yet mass appealing style [...]

The title may sound provocative but it only serves to introduce the list below.It's been a long time already, leading a normal life, I always kept expressions, phrases and quotations - that I said or that I made myself when the subject of a discussion permitted - which, bringing them spontaneously in french, lost their senses and to do so, they made me burst out laughing.The list of famous express

The Concept: Joker bought around a few hundred boxes of old-fashioney playing cards and removed the jokers. He then arranged the jokers on a poster with a combination of tape, blood, and careful x-acto blade cutting, proceeded to airbrush the image of Batman, then defaced that image with all the cute quotes he uses in the movie. This establishes the scene in the film where the Joker is doing hou

Policy of the Absurd: A Blood TaxOpEdNews, PA - Jul 2, 2008After boarding the US Navy cruiser, the Arab monarch grasped the US leader's hand in a firm grip. The handshake sealed the destiny of two countries-Saudi ...

So Obama is finally planning to make a visit the Middle East in an apparent effort to brush up on his foreign policy credentials, or lack thereof. Now, perhaps he can begin to speak intelligently about the improvements in Iraq.  But this post is not about Obama and his minimal political experience. It’s about retired [...]

A report in Life & Style magazine that Jennifer Aniston wanted to exclude her He’s Just Not That Into You co-star Jennifer Connelly from a group cover shot for Marie Claire is “absolutely absurd,” Aniston’s rep told Usmagazine.com. “There is no drama whatsover,” Aniston’s rep clarified. “Marie Claire wanted Jennifer alone,” the rep said. “It was our [...]

Ever since 1998, the theory of global warming has been in decline as world temperatures continue to fall as carbon dioxide emissions rise.  This inverted correlation, studied over a period of 10 years, is enough to prove the hoax wrong.  The claims that the population of the planet cannot live in temperatures higher than today [...]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Household Comfy, she-dork? Good, because you're quite possibly slopped atop Thanko's most foolish product yet, the Lazy Geek's Cushion. That's saying something from the company that brought you the USB mask, slippers, and Gold Ingot Hub. While it promises to alleviate neck and back pain, somehow, looking at these pics, we find that hard to believe. Read |

Why would you sell an asset at a big discount and then make a loan to fund that same acquisition putting risk back on your own balance sheet? Welcome to the crazy world of hedge funds and banks. For this is exactly what UBS has just done in selling $22 billion of toxic assets to [...]

That title is just about the worst combo there is and yet I went full steam ahead, shorting 1,000 FPP five minutes after the market open into a spike I thought to be ill-fated. Nearly right away when I was down 20 cents on my position, I knew I’d screwed up. Despite my warning everyone [...]

Neha over at DivineCaroline has complied a list of “The Most Absurd Laws from Around the World”. I’m surpirsed, how she has forgotten India? And its Dowry Law (498a), which’s 100% used by unscrupulous women & their family to extort money and harass their husband & his entire family.

Absurd but adorable…why Bollywood rocks!Yesterday I was watching Ram Lakhan. It’s one of my favourite masala potboilers. An all out entertainer, Subhash Ghai’s multi-starrer has action, comedy, romance and drama rolled in one. As I enjoyed the implausibility of it all, I couldn’t help make note of certain traits that Bollywood narrative religiously follows. Here [...]

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Of course, crime does pay. In most countries.

Absurd but adorable…why Bollywood rocks!Yesterday I was watching Ram Lakhan. It’s one of my favourite masala potboilers. An all out entertainer, Subhash Ghai’s multi-starrer has action, comedy, romance and drama rolled in one. As I enjoyed the implausibility of it all, I couldn’t help make note of certain traits that Bollywood narrative religiously follows. Here [...]

To be honest, JVC’s P-Series LCD line may still hold the crown for most expensive iPod dock, but at least it comes with an expansive 1080p panel, right? No Tags

Genre(s) NS Black Metal Lyrical theme(s) National Socialism, Anti-Christian, Mythology, War OriginGermany (Sonderhausen, Thüringen) Formed in 1992Re-released in September 2002 by Supreme Art Productions. It has 12 bonustracks and a coloured cover. The bonus tracks are:11. In Des Mondes Blut'gem Schein12. Verlassen13. Lord Of Ages (Blood Axis cover)14. Werwolf (different version)15. Ashes To Ashes16. Last Breath17. Green Heart18. Requiem19. Vampire20. Tod Vor Sonnenaufgang21. Für Germanien22. Als Die Alten Jung Noch Waren1.Werwolf02:352.The Gates Of Heaven03:163.Pesttanz02:464.Eternal Winter04:155.Deep Dark Forest04:586.First Winter Of Bloodred Snow02:587.Mourning Soul02:118.Dreaming Of Love04:439.Wartend In Einsamkeit07:0710.Der Sieg Ist Unser01:40T

As I posted early this morning, there were lots of potential shorts today, but I had to be extra-choosy due to the SEC’s reign of terror over accounts under $25k (explanation down below). Awoke early and reserves shares of my favs—placing my sell limit orders waaay high, intent on lowering them if and when any [...]

A Briton, Mark Buaili, will take one of the most absurd trips in the world. Such an unusual feat the strange man is ready to perform it without any costs. The extreme tourist having no money only hopes for the solidarity of those people whom he will meet and who will shelter and will feed [...]

In a recent article by for the Associated Press, Victoria Brett discusses the pros and cons of giving wine to children. The possible pros were listed as: More: continued here

Absurd but adorable…why Bollywood rocks!Yesterday I was watching Ram Lakhan. It’s one of my favourite masala potboilers. An all out entertainer, Subhash Ghai’s multi-starrer has action, comedy, romance and drama rolled in one. As I enjoyed the implausibility of it all, I couldn’t help make note of certain traits that Bollywood narrative religiously follows. Here are a few examples:# Notice how a character, mostly in a supporting role, will never be discreet about a shocking discovery he’s just made. Instead of surreptitiously sneaking out and informing the police or concerned authorities, he will take on the baddies single-handedly. He will actually stand there and tell them how he plans to dial 100 and expect to walk away unharmed. What do you expect? The fool is bumped off in no time. # The dumb heroine is next on the list. Every time some serial killer goes on the loose, instead of heading for the first exit, she’ll try and find out who’s

For the longest time I thought the most evil invention ever created for internet website advertisements was the walk on commercial. You’d get to a website and suddenly this guy or girl walks on the screen and starts talking to you. This would often scare the shit out of you if you had your speakers on or worse yet, had headphones on. It’s another one of those advertisements that I couldn’t see working because I figured everyone would be too annoyed by it to actually pay attention to the ad. I’d rather receive spam mail personally. So the other night I’m watching Survivor, and when I’m watching Survivor by myself I like to head over to the SomethingAwful.com forums and follow along with the thread there even though I’m too cheap to buy an account so I can actually participate in the discussion. I simply like to see how other people respond to what’s going on and see other people’s speculation as to what’s going to transpir

"Christians say Jesus suffered for the sin of the whole humanity. The whole logic is absurd. Adam committed the sin, you are guilty for it; then Jesus suffers for you, and your guilt is forgiven. So the whole deal is between Adam and Jesus you are just puppets. Sometimes Adam leads you so you move into sin, sometimes Adam leads you so you move into sin, and sometimes Jesus leads you so you move into the kingdom of god, but you yourself are nothing. But to exploit religions had to create a guilt feeling. Because of that guilt feeling that you are not accepted as you are, you cannot conceive of yourself as already in the divine, being divine."

The Jakarta administration's latest policy that allows motorists to use the busway lanes to ease traffic congestion is absurd and will backfire, transportation observers said.Tulus Abadi of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation told a press conference Monday the policy would make the busway system no different to other public transportation modes in the city."With this policy, the administration should forget making more people leave their cars at home to take the busway. The existing passengers may even stop taking it since it would be no different to regular air-conditioned buses," Tulus said.Darmaningtyas of the Institute of Transportation Studies said the administration should find another solution to the city's traffic congestion issue rather than jeopardize the effectiveness of the busway.He said drivers of private vehicles should be targeted to help reduce traffic jams in the capital."It is time to increase parking fees and toll road fares. It would be even better if the adminis

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Monday in voicing hope they could reach a peace agreement before President George W. Bush leaves office in January 2009. Peace in the Middle East? Ah, look around. • There is the minor matter of the unending war in Iraq that has fostered its own brand of terrorism. Hard to imagine a more screwed-up occupation by the willing of the unwilling. •  Pakistan teeters on anarchy, that would be nuclear Pakistan with its rising tide of terrorism in Wiziristan, home of bin Laden. • Iran is about to be bombed if Cheney, the Neocons and Israel have their way. If they succeed in their mission they will have duplicated the mindless reasons for entering Iraq. • Syria was bombed a few weeks ago, with or without US permission, it hardly matters any more to an increasingly lawless Israel. •  Now we learn from Time that Israel may be About to Attack Hizballah in Lebanon? And Rice seeks Mideast pe

Gonzo has once again brought us a truly epic comedy with their new series, Seto No Hanayome. So far I’ve watched the first 5 episodes and it’s definitely the best show currently on my watch list. It’s a very absurd, slapstick comedy, giving it a fast-pace that just about anyone can enjoy. You certainly won’t be bored watching this piece of comedy gold! (more…)

The headline for this story is not a typo. The push to sell more vaccines and pharmaceuticals has now reached a level of absurdity that should astonish any intelligent person. The mainstream media is now reporting -- and I'm not kidding -- that young boys should be vaccinated with Gardasil (the drug now being pushed onto teenage girls to supposedly prevent cervical cancer) based on the idea that if they have oral sex with girls who carry HPV, they might get throat cancer! NewsTarget August 29, 2007

This excerpt continues the serialization of Diary of a Heretic, the novel, which portrays the rise and fall of a contemporary spiritual movement that blossoms suddenly, and briefly, around Malcolm Tully, the owner of a coffee shop/donut house across the street from a terminal of Chicago'€™s El tracks. Tuesday, November 13 (continued) Inside the NANM garage, a short, plump, wispy-haired woman in brown coveralls hurried out from a cubicle, saying, “Well, hello there!”  She wiped her hands on a rag.  “I’m Amanda Rittner, but of course you know that already, don’t you?”I shook her hand and a swatch of mottled red flared up her neck.  Clasping that hand to her bosom, she asked if I preferred the Lexis or the Range Rover.  “I’m afraid we’ve sold the others.”  She turned her head and hiccuped into her collar.  Eyes brimming, she whispered, “Please forgive me.  It’s just that I’ve wanted to meet you for so long. . . ”“Oh.”

I was researching on the web this morning to find something wonderful to share with you all today and when I found this I was blown away. The pope has essentially announced that creationism vs. evolution is an absurd argument. Normally, I try to stay away from religion and politics on this blog, but today I’m making an exception. Don’t worry, I’ll tie it back into money at the end . From the Pope: The pontiff…. …. also said that while there is much scientific proof to support evolution, the theory could not exclude a role by God. “They are presented as alternatives that exclude each other,” the pope said. “This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.” I think that’s about as big of an admission you are going to get from the leader of one of the worlds largest religions that cre

I thought I would share some weird ideas I have been kicking around. Some abstract thoughts and “what if” scenarios that are rather funny but still make you think. Some of these are absurd, but have been floating in the back of my pool of brainy mush for a long while and I need to get them down in writing. – Most people have a plan for when they die, such as being cremated and having their ashes dumped in to some river or off of some cliff or mountain. Some people want to be buried with their favorite object, like an instrument or a picture of their hamster. There is a big problem with all of these, they are neither creative nor smart! It is in our nature to survive, why not keep it going after you die? When I die, I want my body to be cryogenized and launched in to space. I want to it be launched in to some random direction, preferably away from the sun. This leaves a chance, an infinitesimal chance, that I may be captured by some intelligent alien life form. They co

The absurd is not, says Sartre, "a mere idea; it is revealed to us in a doleful illumination - getting up, tram, four hours of work, meal, sleep; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, in the same routine." This pattern is horrifyingly similar to the pattern of Sisyphus.The essay 'Le Mythe de Sisyphe' ('The Myth of Sisyphus'), 1942, illustrates Camus' concept of the absurd and accepting it with "the total absence of hope, which has nothing to do with despair, a continual refusal, which must not be confused with renouncement - and a conscious dissatisfaction".According to existentialist philosophers such as Camus and Sartre, "absurdity" is the necessary result of our attempts to live a life of meaning and purpose in an indifferent, uncaring universe. Another quality of the absurd man is that he will never be disappointed with life. He will want to live even if he visualizes a life without hope, without future. (Albert Camus won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 195

The absurd is not, says Sartre, "a mere idea; it is revealed to us in a doleful illumination - getting up, tram, four hours of work, meal, sleep; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, in the same routine." This pattern is horrifyingly similar to the pattern of Sisyphus.The essay 'Le Mythe de Sisyphe' ('The Myth of Sisyphus'), 1942, illustrates Camus' concept of the absurd and accepting it with "the total absence of hope, which has nothing to do with despair, a continual refusal, which must not be confused with renouncement - and a conscious dissatisfaction".According to existentialist philosophers such as Camus and Sartre, "absurdity" is the necessary result of our attempts to live a life of meaning and purpose in an indifferent, uncaring universe. Another quality of the absurd man is that he will never be disappointed with life. He will want to live even if he visualizes a life without hope, without future. (Albert Camus won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 195

This week the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) published a request for public comment regarding its proposed policy changes to the procedures used to determine the conforming loan limit for 2008 and beyond.The conforming loan limit is the maximum loan size that the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE), namely Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, can purchase and today stands at $417,000.The importance of this value should not be overlooked as it is the key determining factor that distinguishes GSE purchased loans, which generally come with a lower interest rate due to a presumed (yet not necessarily factual) government guarantee, from “Jumbo” loans which are available unfettered from private lending institutions.In fact, OFHEO considers loans purchased by a GSE in excess of its conforming loan limit to be “unsafe and unsound practice, running contrary to statute”.That said, the proposed changes relate to the method of determining the limit in the face of declini

Last night became the first time that Nicky Hilton has commented on her younger sister Paris’ upcoming stay at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California. Nicky, never really liking the spotlight, kept her comments short before returning to enjoy her evening out. “I think she should definitely be punished, but going to jail for a traffic violation is pretty absurd,” the younger Hilton sister told People magazine on Thursday at the BlackBerry Curve launch party in LA, which she attended with Paris. Also in attendance were Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, Katherine McPhee and numerous other Hollywood starlets. During the course of the evening, Paris was “giddy and giggly” as she gabbed with her sister and a female pal, but declined to to talk to the media, saying: “I’m not doing interviews.” After serving time, Paris will reportedly be jetting off to sunny St Tropez to attend a party for the canned sparkling wine calle

  Plooptionary – utter bollocks from the mouths of people with nothing useful to say.  Today’s word combines everything that makes me want to go out and torture animals.  It’s a word that’s been hijacked and royally fisted by internal communications consultants. Weary and sick of life, the word “cascade” has lost its associations with water and is [...]

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Not a single polling company thought of doing a poll after the Conservative Quebec motion passed. But Decima, for some idiotic reason, decided to poll Canadians right when the convention was happening, right when the Liberals were being featured on the TV set talking about how great their party is going to be, and the Conservatives were shoved to the side for a few days.As professional pollsters, don't they realize that they'll get a higher than expected Liberal number? And if they know that, why do a poll? Just for fun? This is the state of political polling in Canada, unfortunately. It's done whenever the people feel like doing it, not whenever a more accurate result would emerge.The Decima poll was conducted over four days during the Liberal leadership convention and only concluded one day after Stephane Dion was selected as leader.It suggested the Liberals had the support of 35 per cent of respondents while the Tories were at 31 per cent, the NDP was at 12 per cent and the Green

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It's been a long time since I've had a chance to post here... sadly. Regardless, this one is a good one and it's thanks to 911blogger.com. Top 10 reasons why the NIST report is absurd: In 2005, NIST released the results of a 20 million dollar investigation that attempted to explain why the World Trade Center towers completely collapsed.[1] Many blindly point to this report (without reading a word of it) as rock solid proof that the official story is true. I am writing this list In order to help remedy this situation. All of my claims are documented—I am not making this up. Some of these claims may sound too outrageous to be true, but they are. I have provided the footnotes to prove it. This is for anyone who still takes the NIST report seriously. I present my top 10 reasons why the 10,000 page NIST report is absurd: #10. Their theory is that "widely-dislodged fireproofing" was the primary reason the towers collapsed.[2] #9. This theory ignores the fact that n

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"It's the Thoughts That Count" (first appeared in The Wall Street Journal).

by The Mogambo Guru I think it is true "Theatre of the Absurd" that Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, paid direct homage to Milton Friedman and one of Milton Friedman's theories, namely that the Great Depression could have been avoided if the Fed had plowed enough money into the economy, by thanking Mr. Friedman, and admitting that the Federal Reserve had made a mistake in the '30s,