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Come the Rapture?

What I wonder about the most, though, is do we get to watch? Will all of a sudden people start floating off the ground toward the sky, or will they just blink out of earthly existence? If they float, what happens if they’re in a house or car? Is there a time limit on getting [...]

Posted on May 21, 2011 at 2:49 pm by martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
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“Privatise people” – Yes-men stunt

The Yes-men managed another wonderful stunt the other day: At a Wharton Business School conference on business in Africa, World Trade Organization representative Hanniford Schmidt announced the creation of a WTO initiative for “full private stewardry of labor” for the parts of Africa that have been hardest hit by the 500 years of Africa’s free [...]

Posted on December 1, 2006 at 9:20 am by martin · Permalink · One Comment
In: humour, observations, world

Techniques of rhetoric

Mark Kaplan, 18 months ago, presented the ultimate blog argument. Titled “Notes on Rhetoric” it was a list of the phrases and techniques used in dodgy comment thread debate. It’s hilarious and very much to the point. I’ll give you a couple of excerpts: A priori – your apriori supposition is that: “I operate by [...]

Posted on September 28, 2006 at 5:13 pm by martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: humour, net, observations

Disco Tex and the Sex-o-lettes

As John Allison points out so clearly here what the middle east needs is not Disco Tex and the Sex-o-lettes but for Israel to help Lebanon to casualty and hang around for 8 hours to make sure she’s alright.

Posted on August 16, 2006 at 6:47 pm by martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
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How to be an evil genius and rule the world

I SPY quoted a phrase from 1984 in a comment thread and it set me thinking, not for the first time, about the similarities between our current situation and that envisaged by George Orwell. With a bit of searching I’ve pieced together a manual for those of you who might wish to become evil megalomaniac [...]

Posted on July 27, 2006 at 9:10 pm by martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
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The wrong lizard

There’s only one way to understand this, and Douglas Adams said it best: ‘On [that] world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people.’ ‘Odd,’ said Arthur, ‘I thought you said it was a democracy?’ ‘I did,’ said Ford, ‘It is.’ ‘So,’ said Arthur, [...]

Posted on July 14, 2006 at 11:50 am by martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Telling it like it is

Colbert gives a speech at the Whitehouse press dinner which rather offends Mr Bush: Google Video. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Before I begin, I’ve been asked to make an announcement. Whoever parked 14 black bullet proof S.U.V.’S out front, could you please move them. They are blocking in 14 other black bulletproof S.U.V.’S and [...]

Posted on April 30, 2006 at 7:56 pm by martin · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: humour, society