8.21.2006
8.18.2006
8.16.2006
8.15.2006
My 250th Post!
To mark this milestone, I offer the final 10 minutes of a wonderful series, Six Feet Under which ended its run last year. This is one the most affecting, emotional and gut-wrenching finales of any series I have ever seen. Enjoy!
8.14.2006
8.11.2006
8.10.2006
8.09.2006
8.06.2006
8.04.2006
A Song About a Bot!
This is a VERY fascinating video by the Euro-band Basshunter. It is an odd to an automatic "bot" that supervises an internet chatroom!
German Television Does It Again!
Even I think this is a bit much ... replacing part of a jogging path with a pool of water covered in leaves!
8.02.2006
8.01.2006
7.26.2006
Some Imponderables...
#1. Why Wouldn't One Have Netflix?
I have found some wonderful hard-to-find movies and television shows — like "Stargate: SG1," "Stargate: Atlantis," "Veronica Mars," and others — that simply aren't available at Blockbuster. Despite some minor problems, like the occasional unplayable DVD or a late arrival, it really is a major bargain. You end up paying something like 78¢ per DVD.
#2. Why would anyone live in Florida?
If you do, I think God has a message for you: get out! What with the heat, the hurricanes, droughts, alligator and shark attacks, Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush, the place sounds like the seventh layer of Hell in Dante's The Divine Comedy. Sure, it has nice beaches, and I'm sure the winters are nice, if you don't want a little old New England snow and four distinct seasons.
Of course, I'm biased. I think that Lincoln should have let the entire South go, for the benefit of the rest of the country.
That's it. Those are the only two that leap to mind at the moment!
I have found some wonderful hard-to-find movies and television shows — like "Stargate: SG1," "Stargate: Atlantis," "Veronica Mars," and others — that simply aren't available at Blockbuster. Despite some minor problems, like the occasional unplayable DVD or a late arrival, it really is a major bargain. You end up paying something like 78¢ per DVD.
#2. Why would anyone live in Florida?
If you do, I think God has a message for you: get out! What with the heat, the hurricanes, droughts, alligator and shark attacks, Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush, the place sounds like the seventh layer of Hell in Dante's The Divine Comedy. Sure, it has nice beaches, and I'm sure the winters are nice, if you don't want a little old New England snow and four distinct seasons.
Of course, I'm biased. I think that Lincoln should have let the entire South go, for the benefit of the rest of the country.
That's it. Those are the only two that leap to mind at the moment!
Not Surprising, But Good For Him!
Lance Bass, late of 'N Sync, announces he's gay in the latest People magazine. I'm not surprised (there has been rumors on Perez Hilton's site for a while.
But good for him! I'm sure it wasn't an easy decision.
But good for him! I'm sure it wasn't an easy decision.
7.25.2006
Stop the Madness!
An anti-drug music video produced by the Reagan Administration in the 1980s. I've never seen it before.
7.24.2006
Hitting on Fred Phelps, Jr!
Fred Phelps and his insane family are the ones who picket at soldiers' funerals with anti-gay signs. This reporter decides to turn up the heat a little! :)
7.19.2006
Crazy Telemarketing Call
I don't like telemarketers any more than you do, but this is way over the top!
The link will lead you to a recording of a woman losing it while on the phone with a telemarketer. She accuses him of being a killer, a liar, a terrorist, and a hater. She even promises to have his taxes audited every year!
The link will lead you to a recording of a woman losing it while on the phone with a telemarketer. She accuses him of being a killer, a liar, a terrorist, and a hater. She even promises to have his taxes audited every year!
7.17.2006
Remember "Blair" from "The Facts of Life"?
Well, as it turns out, she (Lisa Welchel) is a wacky Southern Baptist right-wing religious nut!
And, thank God(s), she BLOGS! I demand that you read it, it is well worth the effort!
BUT EVEN BETTER, is The Blair Necessities, a blog that dissects Lisa Welchel's blog entries, with a real eye for wit. IT IS HILARIOUS!
7.12.2006
7.10.2006
Poor Guy from British Telecom!
A trainee customer service guy from British Telecom (BT) gets an icy reception from a customer!
[WARNING: Very graphic language! Not Safe for Work (NSFW) unless you have headphones!]
[WARNING: Very graphic language! Not Safe for Work (NSFW) unless you have headphones!]
7.04.2006
Idiot Congressman Can't Name Ten Commandments!
Idiot Congressman Lynn Westmoreland pushed a bill to display the Ten Commandments in the US House of Representatives and Senate, and he can't name them! He is interviewed by Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report!
7.03.2006
From "Weekend Update" on SNL
Tiny Fey: "64% of Americans say that President Bush is doing a poor job. The other 36% believe that Adam and Eve rode dinosaurs to church."
6.28.2006
6.22.2006
This Seems Contradictory to Me!
I mean, should good Christians (a) have tatoos, and (b) be naked, lying on one another??
6.12.2006
6.09.2006
6.03.2006
What's the Difference?
Can someone please explain the difference between
(a) banning marriage between homosexuals and
(b) banning marriage between whites and blacks, or Jews and "Germans," or Christians and "heathens"?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(a) banning marriage between homosexuals and
(b) banning marriage between whites and blacks, or Jews and "Germans," or Christians and "heathens"?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
6.02.2006
5.26.2006
5.22.2006
5.17.2006
5.16.2006
The ShawnPage Has a New Section!
The ShawnPage is the homebase for the ShawnCast and PopThought podcasts. I have added a new section, "Random Notes," where I can publish references related to issues raised on the ShawnCast, or anything else.
You can find it HERE.
Note that the link is at the top of the ShawnPage, as shown here:
Enjoy!
You can find it HERE.
Note that the link is at the top of the ShawnPage, as shown here:
Enjoy!
5.05.2006
5.03.2006
Horrid Album Covers
I discovered these on another blog, and I just had to post them here! There were under the heading "Worst Albun Covers," and these certainly qualify! Let's take a look...
So, the 60's had arrived, and no one was in the mood for Happy Louie anymore. His brilliant PR manager — with a degree from El Camino State, no doubt — hit upon the solution: don't change a thing except the font! The kids will be fooled! Trust me, Louie! Please, Louie, TRUST ME! They won't no the difference!
This is Ken. Ken is very "special." Ken requests all the songs that he sings, as no one else would.
You know what Fourth-From-The-Left ("ter") is thinking: "This is just like the time they put me on the 'skins' team for basketball in gym! Except this time someone's takin' a freakin' picture! (Unless you count that creepy janitor Mr. Peepers)."
This is NOT the same Louie from "Love & Peace" (above), trust me. This is a piece of wood with a hand up its ass that spouts the propaganda of the fascists. Beware "woody Louie"!
Okay, is this family creepy or what? You just know that (a) Mom is high on 'ludes (and most likely a trannie), (b) Dad spends a LOT of time in the girl's bedroom after "lights out," (c) Roy Junior (front left) tortures animals in the back yard, (d) Gene (front right) is a gay prostitute, and (e) Moses (rear) is on death row for killing the lot of them because of the "voices."
Where was God that night, eh, "Mrs." Cooper?
So, the 60's had arrived, and no one was in the mood for Happy Louie anymore. His brilliant PR manager — with a degree from El Camino State, no doubt — hit upon the solution: don't change a thing except the font! The kids will be fooled! Trust me, Louie! Please, Louie, TRUST ME! They won't no the difference!
This is Ken. Ken is very "special." Ken requests all the songs that he sings, as no one else would.
You know what Fourth-From-The-Left ("ter") is thinking: "This is just like the time they put me on the 'skins' team for basketball in gym! Except this time someone's takin' a freakin' picture! (Unless you count that creepy janitor Mr. Peepers)."
This is NOT the same Louie from "Love & Peace" (above), trust me. This is a piece of wood with a hand up its ass that spouts the propaganda of the fascists. Beware "woody Louie"!
Okay, is this family creepy or what? You just know that (a) Mom is high on 'ludes (and most likely a trannie), (b) Dad spends a LOT of time in the girl's bedroom after "lights out," (c) Roy Junior (front left) tortures animals in the back yard, (d) Gene (front right) is a gay prostitute, and (e) Moses (rear) is on death row for killing the lot of them because of the "voices." Where was God that night, eh, "Mrs." Cooper?
5.02.2006
4.21.2006
4.18.2006
4.11.2006
Paris Hilton Sings to Hef!
She here confirms that she is talentless, as well as being a waste of oxygen and a whore.
You can find the video here.
You can find the video here.
4.08.2006
Lamentations of the Damned
Historians are a cynical lot — unless they filter history through a religious lens, and in that case "everything makes sense." Rational historians recognize the cyclical nature of human society, culture and politics: progressivism, reactionism, moderation, again, and again, and again.
Since the early 1980s, the radical Religious Right has gained a considerable foothold in American political life. This is as dangerous as the radical right gaining power in Germany, Italy, Spain, and much of Eastern Europe in the 1930s — or the radical left in Russia, China, Vietnam, Cuba and Eastern Europe in the wake of World War II.
The important word here is "radical." What makes them radical?
All radical movements display a fanatical belief in a set of doctrines: "Mein Kampf," for example, or Marx's "Communist Manifesto" — or the Bible. All of these movements believed that these documents contained within them an absolute truth, unchanging and unchallenged. Communists believed in Marx's interpretation of history, economics and society in exactly the same way that today's right-wing Christians believe in the Bible — which is a supreme irony, as Communists ridiculed religious-minded people for their rigid adherence to an historical document.
Like radical Muslims around the world, radical Christians believe that their holy text contains a set of rules and practices handed down by God. As they believe that these rules and practices represent the Word of God, they are both unchanging and unchallegeable. If this holds true, radical Christians must therefore be aware of these Biblical laws:
Anyone who dreams or prophesizes anything that is against God, or anyone who tries to turn you from God, is to be put to death. (Deuteronomy 13:5)
If anyone, even your own family suggests worshipping another God, kill them. (Deuteronomy 13:6-10)
If you find out a city worships a different god, destroy the city and kill all of it's inhabitants... even the animals. (Deuteronomy 13:12-15)
Kill anyone with a different religion. (Deuteronomy 17:2-7)
Don't let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)
Don't have a variety of crops on the same field. (Leviticus 19:19)
Don't wear clothes made of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19)
Don't cut your hair nor shave. (Leviticus 19:27)
Any person who curseth his mother or father, must be killed. (Leviticus 20:9)
If a man cheats on his wife, or vise versa, both the man and the woman must die. (Leviticus 20:10).
If a man sleeps with his father's wife... both him and his father's wife is to be put to death. (Leviticus 20:11)
If a man sleeps with his wife and her mother they are all to be burnt to death. (Leviticus 20:14)
If a man or woman has sex with an animal, both human and animal must be killed. (Leviticus 20:15-16).
If a man has sex with a woman on her period, they are both to be "cut off from their people" (Leviticus 20:18)
Psychics, wizards, and so on are to be stoned to death. (Leviticus 20:27)
If a priest's daughter is a whore, she is to be burnt at the stake. (Leviticus 21:9)
People who have flat noses, or is blind or lame, cannot go to an altar of God (Leviticus 21:17-18)
Anyone who curses or blasphemes God, should be stoned to death by the community. (Leviticus 24:14-16)
Don't let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)
Leviticus 20:13 clearly states "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."
(this list is provided courtesy of Bible Babble.)
These rules, however, are not really the problem. The problem is that radical Christians — as with radical Muslims — believe that they are acting in accordance with God's wishes, and therefore are always correct.
This mindset leads to the assasinations of abortion doctors, or politicians speaking out against same-sex marriage — or suicide bombings in Tel Aviv.
In other words, radical Christians are as potentially dangerous as radical Muslims. They are, in fact, no different from one another. They both insist that they are simply carrying out the "Word of God" by flying airplanes into buildings, or restricting the Constitutional rights of minority groups that offend them.
During his resignation speech, Representative Tom Delay announced that he would continue working to improve foster care, strengthening the Republican Party — and bringing more religion into government. He thus publicly admitted that his Party is working towards the creation of a neo-theocracy, the kind of system rejected by the framers of the Constitution.
I believe that we are living in dangerous times. The constant appeal by the religious right to the worst instincts of the American electorate (in various forms) could potentially lead to a dictatorship that seeks to crush all dissent, as all dictatorships do.
If the liberal and progressive forces in American society continue to fail as completely as they have in the past twelve years, the liberties we cherish will vanish beneath a tidal wave of hatred and intolerance.
Fight, fight, fight!
For some insight into the thinking of the radical right, please take a moment and read these quotations from the Rev. Pat Robertson of the 700 Club. I think you will be amazed at his mindset, and of the mindset of those who follow him.
Since the early 1980s, the radical Religious Right has gained a considerable foothold in American political life. This is as dangerous as the radical right gaining power in Germany, Italy, Spain, and much of Eastern Europe in the 1930s — or the radical left in Russia, China, Vietnam, Cuba and Eastern Europe in the wake of World War II.
The important word here is "radical." What makes them radical?
All radical movements display a fanatical belief in a set of doctrines: "Mein Kampf," for example, or Marx's "Communist Manifesto" — or the Bible. All of these movements believed that these documents contained within them an absolute truth, unchanging and unchallenged. Communists believed in Marx's interpretation of history, economics and society in exactly the same way that today's right-wing Christians believe in the Bible — which is a supreme irony, as Communists ridiculed religious-minded people for their rigid adherence to an historical document.
Like radical Muslims around the world, radical Christians believe that their holy text contains a set of rules and practices handed down by God. As they believe that these rules and practices represent the Word of God, they are both unchanging and unchallegeable. If this holds true, radical Christians must therefore be aware of these Biblical laws:
Anyone who dreams or prophesizes anything that is against God, or anyone who tries to turn you from God, is to be put to death. (Deuteronomy 13:5)
If anyone, even your own family suggests worshipping another God, kill them. (Deuteronomy 13:6-10)
If you find out a city worships a different god, destroy the city and kill all of it's inhabitants... even the animals. (Deuteronomy 13:12-15)
Kill anyone with a different religion. (Deuteronomy 17:2-7)
Don't let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)
Don't have a variety of crops on the same field. (Leviticus 19:19)
Don't wear clothes made of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19)
Don't cut your hair nor shave. (Leviticus 19:27)
Any person who curseth his mother or father, must be killed. (Leviticus 20:9)
If a man cheats on his wife, or vise versa, both the man and the woman must die. (Leviticus 20:10).
If a man sleeps with his father's wife... both him and his father's wife is to be put to death. (Leviticus 20:11)
If a man sleeps with his wife and her mother they are all to be burnt to death. (Leviticus 20:14)
If a man or woman has sex with an animal, both human and animal must be killed. (Leviticus 20:15-16).
If a man has sex with a woman on her period, they are both to be "cut off from their people" (Leviticus 20:18)
Psychics, wizards, and so on are to be stoned to death. (Leviticus 20:27)
If a priest's daughter is a whore, she is to be burnt at the stake. (Leviticus 21:9)
People who have flat noses, or is blind or lame, cannot go to an altar of God (Leviticus 21:17-18)
Anyone who curses or blasphemes God, should be stoned to death by the community. (Leviticus 24:14-16)
Don't let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)
Leviticus 20:13 clearly states "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."
(this list is provided courtesy of Bible Babble.)
These rules, however, are not really the problem. The problem is that radical Christians — as with radical Muslims — believe that they are acting in accordance with God's wishes, and therefore are always correct.
This mindset leads to the assasinations of abortion doctors, or politicians speaking out against same-sex marriage — or suicide bombings in Tel Aviv.
In other words, radical Christians are as potentially dangerous as radical Muslims. They are, in fact, no different from one another. They both insist that they are simply carrying out the "Word of God" by flying airplanes into buildings, or restricting the Constitutional rights of minority groups that offend them.
During his resignation speech, Representative Tom Delay announced that he would continue working to improve foster care, strengthening the Republican Party — and bringing more religion into government. He thus publicly admitted that his Party is working towards the creation of a neo-theocracy, the kind of system rejected by the framers of the Constitution.
I believe that we are living in dangerous times. The constant appeal by the religious right to the worst instincts of the American electorate (in various forms) could potentially lead to a dictatorship that seeks to crush all dissent, as all dictatorships do.
If the liberal and progressive forces in American society continue to fail as completely as they have in the past twelve years, the liberties we cherish will vanish beneath a tidal wave of hatred and intolerance.
Fight, fight, fight!
For some insight into the thinking of the radical right, please take a moment and read these quotations from the Rev. Pat Robertson of the 700 Club. I think you will be amazed at his mindset, and of the mindset of those who follow him.
4.07.2006
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4.06.2006
4.04.2006
4.03.2006
I Don't Entirely Agree With This...
...but it does make you think. You can find information on the New American Century project at: www.newamericancentury.org.
4.01.2006
3.30.2006
3.25.2006
Ha! I knew It!
I stumbled across THIS VIDEO on Google Video that is fascinating, but too long to post here.
It is of a Clearwater, FL City Council Meeting in the early 1980s. The description posted on Google Video is:
This video was apparently posted by someone connected with Scientology-Lies.org, but you will notice that the page won't load. Can you say "conspiracy of silence"???
It is of a Clearwater, FL City Council Meeting in the early 1980s. The description posted on Google Video is:
Brown McKee had spent 24 years in Scientology by the time of these hearings.
He was a Scientology "mission" holder in Connecticut and was present at the infamous 1982 meeting in which mission holders were strong-armed into accepting new terms... or else. He testified to the fact that Scientology is not a religion and the Scientology business is not a church (though Tom Cruise calls this criminal enterprise his "church"). He testified that Scientology has been shrinking since the start of the 1980s.
This video was apparently posted by someone connected with Scientology-Lies.org, but you will notice that the page won't load. Can you say "conspiracy of silence"???
How to Teach Your Daughters...
... that (1) all they should know how to do is shop, and (2) how best to attract pedophiles!
Courtesy, GVOD.
Courtesy, GVOD.
A Monument to Soul-Deadening Capitalism!
A "remixed" version of a McDonald's employee training video from somewhere around the 1980s. Having seen videos like this in my younger days, I believe that they alone are an excellent argument for Communism. And you all know how much I hate Communism!
Found via Google Video of the Day, as always.
Found via Google Video of the Day, as always.
3.20.2006
3.16.2006
What if Microsoft® Designed the iPod Package?
• This is an awesome video which we now know was produced by the Microsoft® marketing department! They are not happy that it was released to the internet! Hahaha!
3.14.2006
3.07.2006
3.06.2006
3.05.2006
CRASH?!?!!? What a F***ing Joke!
I did not see "Crash" but there is NO WAY IN HELL that it was better than "Brokeback Mountain." What a travesty. An absolute travesty.
Fuckers.
Fuckers.
3.02.2006
2.19.2006
I Got A Laugh From this!
I found this on this week's positing on PostSecret, a wonderful website which posts postcard confessions that people send in. This one made me laugh.
2.18.2006
The ShawnCast is Now on the Air!
Using my slightly malfunctioning iBook G4 (nicknamed "Shakey"), a Logitech headset/microphone, and a merciless wit, I have constructed my very own podcast, the ShawnCast.
You can find the ShawnCast at:
The ShawnCast Website
New episodes will be posted every Monday and Thursday night. You can listen to the episodes right from the webpage, or you can subscribe to the ShawnCast via iTunes by clicking on the "subscribe" button on the webpage.
I will continue to occasionally update Zalandria with more news and funny pictures and videos!
I hope you enjoy the ShawnCast. You can email me with any comments, questions or suggestions at: shawnml2@mac.com.
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