Monthly Archives: June 2010

VICARIOUSLY KILLING DAD: APPEASING THOSE ''PASSIVE SUSCEPTIBILITIES''

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Dave

“I Prefer John Locke To Jesus Christ, I Prefer John Stuart Mill To Jesus Christ…I Prefer Jon Stewart To Jesus Christ” (Ayaan Hirsi Ali ) Hirsi Ali, the atheist, feminist, former Muslim, is currently writing a new book, ”Short Cuts … Continue reading →

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DAYDREAMING DONE & THE PRODIGAL SON

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Dave

John Stuart Mill was one of the most intellectually gifted men of his generation, with an I.Q. estimated to have been 159, or better than 99.99% of the population. Yet he almost didn,t make it; suffering a mental crisis in which … Continue reading →

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CARAVANSERAI

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Dave

Think, in this batter’d Caravanserai Whose Portals are alternate Night and Day, How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp Abode his destined Hour, and went his way. One Moment in Annihilation’s Waste, One moment, of the Well of Life to … Continue reading →

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''A MODEST PROPOSAL'' BECAUSE SIZE DOES MATTER

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Dave

”How many here have thought of converting to being a Cannibal if the setting was right ? Do you eat healthy as a cannibal ? I mean say there is some fat people …do you go towards them to eat … Continue reading →

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''F'' IS FOR FAKE AND FOOTBALL

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Dave

Did he or did he not touch the ball with his hand? Of course he took a dive; it had to be fake. He was allegedly hit in the shin ,but was clutching his shoulder.A Pain in the butt, but … Continue reading →

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HOLD ME MY DADDY SO I CAN LIFT YOU UP

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Dave

” Hold me my daddy, I never felt lower than dirt on the floor. I say hold me my daddy, I never felt like crying oceans before. If this means war, why are we in it? Might’ve fired off a … Continue reading →

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300 POUNDS OF JOY: THE SKINNY ON THE FLABBY

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Dave

Fat flabby annie was incredibly big She weighed just about sixteen stone And then a fake dietician went and put her on a diet Now she looks like skin and bone. Do the meditation and yoga And she’s thrown away … Continue reading →

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THE HAREM, THE SULTAN, THE PAINTER, THE EUNICH & HIS LOVER

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Dave

”The pressures of being prince aren’t easy in any royal family, and history is full of eccentric rulers, warped by a childhood spent under a golden thumb. But the stakes in the house of Osman were higher then in any … Continue reading →

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GOD-MAN SACHS and ALMIGHTY DEBT

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Dave

Its easy to think the God’s must be crazy. The lack of inaction, and sense of paralysis.The line always seems to go dead. In all likelihood, the Gods may have gotten involved with Goldman-Sachs; they went long on faith and … Continue reading →

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AXIS: BOLD AS MARKETING WITH SULTANS, SAINTS, & SINNERS

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Dave

”Which multinational brand has the biggest image problem these days? BP? Toyota? Goldman Sachs? How about Islam? Say what you will about those other entities: They don’t have to deal with the public’s fear of terrorism. Last month, an opinion poll conducted … Continue reading →