The Foul Smell Of Ignorance & Ignoring

…is it Halloween already ???

*checks calendar*

Oh, I guess it isn’t but it sure feels like it.



The reason for wondering this can best be explained if you imagine the following…

A pipe running from your toilet to the sewer breaks off & wastewater begins to spill into the crawl space beneath your home.

What do you do ?



Apparently – out of all the possible choices – you totally ignore it & go about your business like nothing’s wrong.

Because if you ask about that smell spreading throughout the house, the official reply is: “Oh, that’s coming from somewhere outside”.

& when you ask about the toilet after you notice it has developed a sudden talent for gurgling right after flushing ?



Well, that one’s not even addressed.

Even worse though is when after finally calling a company to come & take a look at it (the friendly 2 guys of which indeed confirm a pipe is damaged & you’re now basically living right on top of raw sewage land) they’re nearly sent away because “surely, other companies are cheaper than this ?”.

But the real gem here is people who after all this time still don’t grasp why little facts like these explain why I cannot stand the utter bastard of a guy who once conceived me.



It’s odd how, for a price, an inanimate object like a broken pipe can be changed so easily.

& yet human ignorance somehow apparently cannot.

A truth that smells like a sewer.

Mu On Mo #04 – No Weird Beard ?

With a certain chance of us all dying a horrible death some time during this apocalyptic year, it’s better to focus elsewhere.

& to soothe the soul, what’s better than a few tunes ?

Here’s some Music On Monday…



Hello & welcome to this 4th entry of Mu On Mo !

Looking back on the past 3 entries, there’s this… emerging pattern you might’ve noticed as entry #1 was a song from the 60s, with #2 we had the 70s & last week’s #3 was the 80s.

So, as I thought about what song to use for this week’s entry, the 90s were seemingly the next logical step… or so I thought.



The more I thought about it, the more difficult it became to think of a song… any song from that time.

You see, if the 90s were muscially defined by 1 thing, it’s without a doubt a lil’ thing called House music & that just happens to be a music genre that’s more or less skipped on the radio stations I’ve been listening to.

Which made this week a lot more difficult than say, were I to consider using a 70s song for example but thankfully not everything was House back then.



By the time the 90s rolled around, a lot of the previous artists were losing ground either by releasing the “wrong” type of songs & in some cases because of them not releasing any songs.

So, House became the next big thing but in this landscape of fast electronic beats there was still room for other types of music.

Like the song that got the following YouTube comment…

“They got an award for sampling another persons work and putting some words to it?

Christ…”

Now, while (early) House music itself was sometimes made up out of looping sampled noises, it’s quite another music genre that’s being talked about here, namely rap music.

Rap artists are (sometimes) accused of stealing but when it comes to previously established material & doing something new with it, especially when it has the original artist’s blessing… well, it should be worth listening to instead of being dismissed.

& yet there’s that worrying feeling that the original song & its artist aren’t given the honour they deserve by the (current) audience at large, all of which made the following clip the perfect choice – enjoy the song…










From the 90′s, that was Coolio Featuring LV & Stevie Wonder – Pastime Paradise/Gangsta’s Paradise.

See you another time for more Music On Monday.

…that’s if we’re still around.

Fidelity, Bravery & Integrity

Dear Federales,

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for swiftly taking out such a priority target.

& I can honestly say that I don’t understand any of the criticism you’re receiving for what you’ve done.



Personally, I already feel a whole lot safer now that MegaUpload has been taken offline.

You know, unlike when you failed to stop 9/11.

Sincerely,



Lil ol’ me.

A Date Which Will Live In Infamy

Thousands of years from now, along with so many of us here today, you will tell your great-great-grandchildren what actions you witnessed here on this day…

The beginning of the end.

I am typing of course about Wikipedia blacking out.













You just know a possible anti-piracy bill is 101% wrong when an information site that can be edited by ANYone goes offline for a mere 24 hours.

But hey, don’t take my word for it.

See for yourself…













Nope, not a joke.

That really was Gene Hackman’s wiki page only a few days ago & at 81, nearly 82, you can expect someone to be a bit long in the ol’ tooth but this is ridiculous !

But seriously, imagine yourself the lazy average student who uses Wikipedia, they’d end up thinking the walrus being none other than Gene Hackman instead of you know who.



Anyhoo, seeing as Wikipedia going offline doesn’t really help or even matter in the grand scheme of things, I thought I’d personally step up to the plate.

So, today on X-Mer’s New Atlantica Page there’ll be no updates whatsoever.

Nope, none at all – take that anti-piracy bill !

Mu On Mo #03 – Continuing Arc

With a certain chance of us all dying a horrible death some time during this apocalyptic year, it’s better to focus elsewhere.

& to soothe the soul, what’s better than a few tunes ?

Here’s some Music On Monday…



Hello & welcome to entry #03 !

After last week it appears I will no longer be alone during this musical odyssey I started on, for none other than “Monkey” will be there like a knight in shining armour along the way.

& that chivalrous offer led me to think about this week’s choice for Mu On Mo.



Since there’s no real plan I’m following, it’s sort of a quest.

& now that there’s a knight involved… well, that made me think of “holy”, which in turn made me think of only 1 song.

A song that got the following YouTube comment…

“great song from a great band. unfortunately, for some anyway, Andy McCluskey went on to create another Liverpool act, Atomic Kitten.”

Yes, apparently both “Atomic Kitten” & this next song were created by the very same fellow.

So how bad could it possibly be ?

…go on & find out because maybe you’ll enjoy the song.










From the 80′s, that was Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc).

See you another time for more Music On Monday.

…that’s if we’re still around.

Urine The Land Of Confusion

You know what I am today ?

Kinda confused.

You see, things aren’t adding up & when they don’t… it’s confusing.



There’s this “shocking” news item about some US marines apparently having urinated on dead Taliban fighters.

Now, correct me if I’m wrong but aren’t Taliban like terrorists as in EVIL bastards who deserve everything they’ve got coming to them for helping Osama Bin Laden, forcefully imposing sharia, hating women 24/7, destroying ancient works of art, the killing of innocents, etc ???

So, whether figurately or literally, when the Hell did it become a bad thing to take the piss out of such groups & their members ?



Now if these had been drug farmers civilians like from a nearby village or something, sure that’s wrong but apparently that’s not the case here.

So why is the USA being so apologetic about the whole affair & why are moderate Muslims, like President Karzai from Afghanistan for example, so upset by this ???

Confusing !



Well, to all of this I say urine on Al-Qaeda !

Wee on Hezbollah !

& shit on Boko Har… no wait, that’s dumping trouble not taking the piss, my mistake.

Oh, Wonder Of Wonders !

Well, I guess in the end it was inevitable.

They’d been doing ok sofar but now it seems the ongoing austerity measures have hit yet another minority group.

& although I’m not in the profession myself, it’s unfortunate as seeing them not being immune to cutting back on spending is somewhat disconcerting.



I am typing of course about superheroines or to be more precise, about their figure hugging costumes.

But don’t take my word for it.

Look…













From an upcoming episode of the TV series “Harry’s Law”, that’s actress Erica Durance dressed up as Wonder Woman.

Does the outfit seem familiar somehow ?

It should as it’s the very same costume from that earlier failed Wonder Woman pilot starring Adrianne Palicki…













Yeaaah, I don’t think the whole world was ever ready for this costume & just when we thought we’d seen the end of it, it comes back to haunt us.

Well, at least they stayed away from the shiny pants.

…this time ?



Hey TV, you had better watch it !

Because Hell hath no fury like a (wonder) woman (costume) scorned.

& it will smite your broadcasts down with Amazonian force !

Mu On Mo #02 – Sophomoric Luck ?

With a certain chance of us all dying a horrible death some time during this year, it’s better to focus elsewhere.

& to soothe the soul, what’s better than a few tunes ?

Here’s some Music On Monday…



Hello again !

Like a rightwinged politician on Socialism, I’ve no real knowledge about music but I know what I like.

However, after last week’s post I quickly chose a song for this upcoming 2nd post & was all ready to put it up but as today’s monday approached, I felt it just wasn’t right.



So, at the last moment I changed it.

& this new choice, I feel, fits better with the whole theme of choosing music for whatever future Mu On Mo posts that might follow.

But before then, here’s the song that got the following YouTube comment…

“He may still be writting but its all shit.He should be given 40 lashes for every hienous record he has unleashed on the public.”

1: What is it with YouTube comments & “T” spelling mistakes ?

B: Sounds like we’re in for something truly awful, doesn’t it ?

But maybe you’re lucky & you’ll enjoy the song.










From the 70′s, that was Wings – With A Little Luck.

See you another time for more Music On Monday.

…if we’re still around.

World’s #1, Mrt, RIP

Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle !

No, this has nothing to do with that replying “moustache monkey” thing the other day, it’s worse than that.

Far far worse.



You see, it seems good ol’ Mrt has died.

Now, don’t go all faint/cry/panic mode on me just yet – it’s not that Mrt I’m typing about here as his name is “Mr. T” & as far as I know, he’s still pitying fools everywhere 24/7.

No, this particular Mrt is a lil’ on-line place where you can… *ahem* …”listen” to music in a digital format.



You just type a name into the searchbar & mere moments later, you get yourself a nice… *ahem* …”playable” list o’ results.

& that system was just fine.

Very very very fine even… until yesterday.



Yes, back then the troubles seemed so far away but now, now it looks like they’re here to stay.

Because now, that nice system has changed !

Like your average porn star website, Mrt has become a paysite.



But unlike 1 of those, where you (apparently) directly pay the chest inflated gal of your wet dreams for access to the so-called exclusive content that holds the promise of her showing it all, here you pay an unseen & faceless nobody who not only has never ever had any contact with the music industry but also isn’t connected in any way to any artist whatsoever.

You know politicians love to claim there’s nothing worse than pirates who upload popular media in digital format but whether it’s porn or music, it’s 1 thing to share & thus get files for free but when you have nothing to do with it & start asking for $$$ to gain entry to your pirate site, you’re a bigger sinful whore than any porn star !

2012, starting to irritate…

Bun Dae Gi ? …no …No …NOOO !!!

…ok, where were we again ?

Ah yes, the Apocalypse !

“The End” as it were.



Unlike those crazy New Age folks, I’d been looking forward to this year as I’d never been in a proper Apocalypse before.

But 3 whole days into it, I have to say it’s been kinda uneventful.

& boring too.



Where’s the fire & the brimstone ?

Where’s the bloodcurdling screams of Jews, Muslims & Buddhists for choosing the wrong religion ??

In other words… where’s the event ?!?



Well, on this 4th day I’m glad to report that maybe, just maybe, things are finally moving ahead.

For it seems scientists have finally managed to make… stronger silk !

“What does that have to do with spicing these End Times up ???” you ask ?



Apparently, the way they got plain ol’ silk to become stronger was by taking silkworms…

…& then putting some spider genes into them.

Messing with nature, always a good idea !



In any case, now they seemingly have the stronger silk they always wanted for applications in medicine for example.

But not all is well, as danger has reared its ugly head.

For example, what would happen if 1 or more of these genetically modified monstrosities escaped from their lab environment ?



According to 1 scientist:

“It’s hard to see how a silkworm producing spider silk would have any advantage in nature.”

What kind of a world are we living in that a scientist is so shortsighted about that which is bound to happen sooner or later ?



Ladies & gentlemen, the future Apocalypse is right here, right now & it is part spider, part worm & all silk !

Unless Kim Jong-Un (for some strange reason) orders the massive hordes of starving North Koreans to eat these creatures like the delicacies they apparently are up there, we’re pretty much doomed !

You’ve been warned.













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Mu On Mo #01 – Balloon Escapades

With the possibility of us all dying a horrible death (from either the Apocalypse or utter boredom when nothing happens) some time during this year, it’s better to focus elsewhere.

& what’s better than a few tunes to soothe the soul in such uncertain times ?

Here’s some Music On Monday…



Yes, coming to you (every ?) Monday throughout the entirety of 2012 (with some co-operation from YouTube) will be some familiar songs.

While others, whether because of the relative unknownness of the artist or possibly your musical tastes, will be a new experience.

& to start off with, in no particular order, here’s the song that got the following YouTube comment…

“Thumbs up if you have a balloon fettish!”

???

S/he meant fetish with 1 “t” but still… ew !

& after that mental image, enjoy the song.










Yes, from the 60′s that was The 5th Dimension – Up, Up & Away.

See you another time for more Music On Monday.

…if we’re still around.

Buh-Bye Y’all

…whu-what ?

It’s here ? Already ???

Holy crap !



Ok, don’t blink now ’cause this is it !

That which we’ve all been dreading for so many years now…

…has arrived.



Yes, it’s thé Big One.

The end… of everything !

Quite soon, possibly right now as you’re reading this, Creation itself will begin to cease its existence.



For the coming of Nibiru is near…

Woe is us !

AAAAARGHHH !!!



There is hope though.

It will take courage but if you’re willing to go on a journey to your friendly neighbourhood New Age shop, you’ll find the answers to your salvation for only $19.99 there, as this is…

2012* (gasp)









*(Cue ominous music that chills your spine)

Signs Of 2012…

Sign #664

God’s chosen people prohibited from segregating women on account of them all being harlots ?

CHECK !



Seriously, what is it with this hate, people ?

First the Egyptians, then the Romans, the Nazis, Muslims & now the Israelis too ???

Leave fanatical Jews alone !



They’ve enough problems as it is.

No, not because they killed Jesus.

But regarding reality… & grasping it.

12 x 2011

During these past 12 months of 2011…



Following natural disasters like floods & earthquakes, the year began with people across the world becoming very worried there might be something seriously amiss when animals of various species suddenly started dying in huge numbers.

At the time, it was explained away as being “nothing to worry about” as it was all “perfectly normal”.

…isn’t that what the so-called experts always say to keep the public from panicking ?



But the deaths continued & after wondering how it affected life under the sea, a nice lil’ drawing of a certain mermaid & her 2 pals was put up.



& typing of spoooooky things…

A friendly musical suggestion for this here web log resulted in an odd …”coincidence” regarding artist Robert Palmer.



Then Disney Marvel decided to kill off 1 of it’s 4 members of superhero team The Fantastic Four.

After major hype, the actual result was kinda meh.

& several months later, just in time for X-Mas, he came back to life… no, not Jesus, the Human Torch.



Meanwhile, the good people of the Middle East began a massive series of protests against the Evil in their daily lives, resulting in the downfall of several dictators “politicians” which led to social changes in several countries.

& panicking too, as the West began losing their puppets 1 by 1… you’d think they would’ve been happy the people of these countries were fighting for their freedom.



Feb 14th AKA Lurve Day came ’round once more & even though a good attempt was made to love our enemies, we just couldn’t make the effort in the end.



Actor Len Lesser died.



TV & comicbook writer Dwayne McDuffie died.



March was the 7th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings, so we decided to reiterate the reasons why Muslim terrorists do such awful nonsense…

Fruit !

…wait what ???



& then disaster struck, as the Fukushima nuclear power plant was seriously damaged leading to the worst environmental disaster since Chernobyl.

& even though multiple explosions occurred LIVE on camera & high radiation levels were detected, they still misinformed us from the start.

Thanks, dying while not panicking sure helps a lot.



An unintentionally funny looking version of Wonder Woman starred in a TV pilot.

The outfit later changed for the better but apparently it was always the case as it was just 1 of 3 different outfits Diana would wear.

In the end the TV pilot wasn’t picked up… no wonder.



Hoping to win the chance to represent Great Britain, Shanna Bukhari, entered the competition for the British Miss Universe.

Unfortunately, Shanna encountered some fierce enemies along the way… no, not calories but pious Muslims !

She then told this to the media but her sob story apparently impressed neither audience or judges as Shanna didn’t win the final.

Later at the Miss Universe pageant, the eventual Miss Great Britain, Chloe-Beth Morgan, failed to even win Miss Congeniality.



2 people typed an odd term.

& thus… BISHFWILF returned !

But since it was on April Fools, was it all just a big joke ?



With Thé Anniversary of the decade slowly but surely approaching, I planned an event & began to set things into motion by sending an invitation to a friend.



Actress Elisabeth Sladen died



But not all was doom & gloom in the universe of Doctor Who as The Doctor crashed the royal wedding.

Oddly enough William & Kate didn’t bother to crash or even attend the Doctor’s wedding.

…wait, the Doctor got hitched ???



Then came some unexpected news that every sane & normal person in the world was hoping for.

Osama Bin laden was killed & was now deader than dead.

Once again: “woo-hoo !”



The earlier sent invitation for Thé Anniversary got approved & with my pal on board, planning for the event could proceed.



Unlike in most parts of the world, EDMD was celebrated on this web log.

That’s Everybody Draw Molly Day.

The day came & went but what great art !



Some 5 weeks after his bearded buddy Osama died, Ayman Al-Zawahiri finally got around to say some words.

…maybe watches & calendars are major enemies of Islam ???



Part 1 of my planned event for the anniversary of 9/11 was revealed.



Sick people in the form of certain fanatical Israeli rabbis tried to get some kids to stone an “unholy” dog to death.

They later denied it ever happened.

Kinda like how Palestinians are denied basic Human rights ?

No no, that’s different.

1 scenario is totally & utterly fictional, while in case of the other… the (under)dog managed to escape from oppression.



Close to rebooting their entire universe & do all sorts of new exciting things with it, DC Comics nevertheless decided to do the same ol’ thing regarding Muslim superheroes.

Absolutely nothing.

They did however publish a tale about Superman’s dog, Krypto – super !



Actor Peter Falk died.



Fanatical Egyptian Muslims reacted with (what else ?) furious anger over a Coptic Egyptian tweeting a picture of Mickey & Minnie Mouse in “traditional” Islamic garb.

…Mickey & Minnie, while wearing sheets, are enemies of Islam too ???

Sheesh, there’s just no pleasing fanatical madmen !



Part 2 of my planned event for the anniversary of 9/11 was revealed.

Interview… with the Muslim !

*gasp*



Fed up with what was happening (in Egypt ?) Anders Behring Breivik or as I call him Mr Andersøn, committed an act against Islam in Europe.

By targeting many ethnic Norwegians.

Killer concept !

…how does that work though ?



Meanwhile, the gaggle of idiots AKA the Tea Party were doing their best to not use common sense in dealing with their most evil of foes, President Barack Obama.

Never knew tea was so bad for one’s sense of reality.



Less than 2 weeks after Mr Andersøn’s bloody rampage, Nørsk fearmonger pølitician Siv Jensen, leader of the Prøgress Party (lol), began hinting at the electiøns.

Wow !

Cold ambition or what ?



Late Show host, David Letterman, was mistaken for a Jew.

Now, if his name had been something like… oh, I dunno Lettermansteinbergkatzhorowtiz-shapiro, ok sure but with plain ol’ Letterman ???

Why can’t people simply understand David Letterman is a non-Jewish American, just like… like William Shatner !



As planned, DC Comics rebooted their entire main universe.

It was a sales smash !

Guess crap sells.



& then, after literally months of preparations, the 1st of an 11-part interview on the subject of 9/11 was posted.

Look out for that sequel, a 22-part interview in 2021 !



Conrad “The Conman” Murray‘s defence attorney gave a horrible argument in what already was a clear cut case.



Entertainment Weekly published an issue featuring The Avengers on its cover.

& entertaining it most certainly was.



Just a few months after Osama was killed, that other bearded loon, Anwar Al-Awlaki, left us for another level of existence.

Hope Hell is all you want it to be, Anwar !



Narrator: “Following an announcement regarding the future of a certain canceled-before-its-time sitcom which no-one ever bothered to watch, regular posting was briefly interrupted in a rather clever manner which no-one bothered to understand.”



Inmate Abdul Awkal began complaining about his food not being Islamic.

…sooo, food can be an enemy of Islam as well ???

Wow, this Islamic thing sure is all-encompassing, isn’t it ?



Libya became the latest free country in the Middle East.

In unrelated news, shortly after that they opened a small amusement park where, after you queue for hours, you get to see, photograph & even pose with lifelike replicas of former tyrants.



On that creepy day of Halloween, a tale of true horror was regaled.



The cover of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, showed their advice on how to handle pious Muslims.

…timekeeping devices, cartoon characters, food & French magazines too ?

This list is getting more & more ridiculous !



11/11/11 boringly happened…



The President dictator of Syria proved that you don’t need words on wordpress blogs.



Al-Qaeda’s #1 guy (now), Ayman Al-Zawahiri, shared his thoughts on Osama Bin Laden (again).

Somehow, he got it mixed up with an attempt at stand-up comedy &… well, it just wasn’t that funny.

…which made it funny.



Then, the day rolled around that marked the anniversary of Freddie Mercury‘s death 20 years ago.



Avie Tevanian, a friend of Steve Jobs, told a BBC docu what his pal did (or is that didn’t do) when cancer was diagnosed.

Steve Jobs would’ve lived longer & might even have been alive today if he hadn’t disregarded the advice of those closest around him.

In the end, Apple didn’t keep the doc away & Steve paid the ultimate price.



In a clear case of an educated woman being deemed un-Islamic, a guy with the last name of “Islam” decided he’d rather keep his wife at home instead of school by chopping off part of her right-hand.

A brilliant plan !

Now she’ll have no choice but to stay home to coo… uh, stay at home to clea… hmmm… you know, it seems there’s a lil’ snag to Mr Islam’s plan.



& finally, right before X-Mas, North Korea’s own Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Il died !

How’s that for a miracle ?

Yeah, I’m a believer !

Hey, Click Me !

Holy crap !

Anyway, since I guess that’s it for 2011, I’d like to take this moment to wish you folks Happy Holidays from all of us here at X-Mer’s New Atlantica Page.

See you all next year… for THE END OF THE WORLD !!!

Supreme Surprise

Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-Il… dead ???

Whoa ! A gift from North Korea instead of the North Pole ?

This news is so unexpected that I feel… I-I think I feel …I feel a song coming on…



♪ Have a holly jolly Christmas !

♪♫ It’s the best time of the year !

♪♫♪ I don’t know if there’ll be snow… but have a cup o’ cheer !



*ahem*

But seriously, this whole 2011 thing’s been pretty bad for dictators & others of their ilk.

& even though each removal from power was like 1 Christmas miracle after the other, Christmas itself is not here… yet.



So, could more of these miracles be just around the corner ?

& if so, who’s next ?

Is there anyone left ?



Pope Benedict XVI ? Hmmm, he was elected but his organisation isn’t very big on gay people on account of them being sexual deviants & yet molesting kids is ok somehow.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ? Hmmm, he’s not very big on women driving but then again women are pretty bad behind the wheel.

Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus ? Hmmm, he’s kinda unknown but nonetheless very evil… I think.



Oh, just kill all of them Jesus.

KILL ALL OF THEM & GIVE US WORLD PEACE !!!

…well, I mean they do say X-Mas time is the time for giving, right ?

Obvious… Yet Can’t Put Your Finger On It

From a BBC report:

Human rights groups in Bangladesh have demanded a severe punishment for the husband of a young wife who allegedly cut off most of her right hand.

Police say Rafiqul Islam, 30, attacked her because she pursued higher education without his permission.

Doctors say the fingers cannot be re-attached and it appears that Ms Akther will have to live with permanent disfigurement.

Wow, that’s truly awf… wait, what was that name again ?

Rafiqul… Islam ???

Hmmmmm.



Yeah, sooo…

Weeelllll…

…nah, it’s just too easy.



Oh, what the Hell !

I mean, it is nearly X-Mas, right ?

Ok, lemme see here…



- When it comes to the household, Mr Islam has all the fingers in the pie.

- Bangladeshi proverb for women: Seeking education is like giving the finger to your husband… literally.

- The finger points towards you Mr Islam… all 5 of them !



- I guess he wanted her to wrap her fingers around him… in bandages.

- There goes 1 man who prefers to “work” his wife’s fingers right to the bone.

- Education can have severed consequences for women.



& because the obvious is funny too…

- Well whaddaya know, all those rightwinged fearmongers were right about “Islam” being evil after all !

But in light of this tragedy, let’s be serious for a moment here.



Mr Islam, I dunno if you’re currently reading this great post but your point of view is totally understandable.

What was this woman thinking to do such a thing ?

& since you love fingers so much I figured I’d give you a nice gift for this holiday season…

iDiot App(arently)

Ahhh, the holidays !

A time for gathering.

& a time for remembrance.



Keeping alive all those we lost by having warm thoughts, is especially poignant during these cold winter months.

Take Avie Tevanian for example.

He lost a pal earlier this year & since then, he, along with many many others, has been remembering him.



The pal in question ?

Why, none other than…

Steve Jobs !



In a recent BBC docu, Avie remembered Steve as a person who…

“…could convince himself of things that weren’t necessarily true & that always worked with him for designing products, where he could go to people & ask them to do something that they thought was impossible.

& I think he truly thought that through some unconventional means he could cure himself.”

Steve Jobs has been called many things.

Genius & innovator for example.

But also a visionary who focused on the important things.



Which is ironic because as a so-called visionary, Steve Jobs was a pretty big control freak when it came to managing his own company & its products but he had a major blind spot regarding his own health.

Now, if he’d been some lonely unknown guy, nobody would’ve cared because nobody would’ve known.

But this… unwillingness to do that which was needed to maximize his chances to survive his battle with cancer not only disregarded Apple employees, stockholders & loyal consumers but also his friends & family.



Not following the advice of those closest to you during such circumstances & risking certain death… I just don’t get that.

By not doing that which was right for his own longterm health, he not only let all of them down, he let himself down.

An unfortunate truth colder than winter.

Easy Come, Easy Go… Live Forever

I wake up.

Feel just fine.

Your face… fills my mind.



You can’t turn back the clock.

You can’t turn back the tide.

Ain’t that a shame ?



It finally happened…

I’m going slightly mad sad.

& there you have it.






Born an unknown.

Died a famous star.

Lives on as a legend.













Freddie Mercury RIP

The Best Medicine

Whether it’s inside a fortified mansion or a cold damp cave, having to spend all of your time worrying you could be killed at any moment is not much of a way to fill your final years with.

Thus, Al-Qaeda’s former #2 man Ayman Al-Zawahiri AKA The Surgeon (creepy) has embarked on a new career.

Comedian.



His routine apparently involves him talking about his observations on his dead pal Osama Bin Laden but hey, don’t take my word for it ’cause heeeeere’s…

AYMAN !

Take it away.

“People don’t know that this man was tender, gentle, kind, with refined feelings, even when life was hard.”

Yeah, I heard stories about him being hated by many Jews & then when he got crucifi… no wait, wasn’t that another bearded guy ?

Sorry, please continue.

“We never saw a man like him.”

Yeah, that picture sure would’ve… oh, you meant differently ?

Sorry, go on ! Go on !

“Everyone close to him saw the fine and noble education in his children.”

Nothing quite like a good brainwashing from an early age, eh ?

…we’re going to have to have to leave it at that, Ayman.



Give him a polite round of applause ladies & gentlemen.

Hm, more misguided funny than funny funny.

But I suppose if the US can wage its war against terror that Al-Qaeda can wage a war against humour, right ?



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Somehow… Someday… Somewhere…

(Sometimes, “wordpressing” doesn’t require words…)