Franken Declares Candidacy
Al Franken declared his intentions for running against Senator Norman Coleman DFL R-Minn.
So, What Laws Were Violated
What laws were violated in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force guerilla marketing campaign in Boston?
Ever Hear Of ‘Ratfucking’?
Ratfucking was a tactic that defined the Nixon machine. In the 1972 election, Nixon aides enlisted the help of people who would create havoc in the campaigns of political opponents. Who knows if Nixon even needed to do it, but he did, and it worked in some pretty public displays that led to the downfall of candidates — Edmund Muskie most notably.
Well, is it still ratfucking when it is out in the open and being done by a news network? Joshua Sparling is a member of the 82nd Airborne who was wounded in Iraq. He came into the public view when he went public with a story of a nasty letter he received while recovering in the hospital from injuries sustained in Iraq. Read more after the jump…
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Lazy Crackers
As I am installing Windows Vista on a test box, I can’t help but read the .NFO file and think, “What lazy, inept bastard decided that THIS was a good idea?”
Honestly, if you aren’t going to have the decency to seed an OS at Piratebay.org that will NOT require product activation, the what is the point of seeding the damn file in the first place? You may as well seed a torrent that sends you to Microsoft.com for the download!
If the slacker community doesn’t seriously ramp up their efforts, I am going to start BUYING software and OSs! And when I say that I mean REAL software and applications, not JUST my World of Warcraft subscription!
One thing I did notice is that it looks like Piratebay is abandoning their quest to purchase Sealand…but they are forging ahead on their hopes to purchase or found some kind of country somewhere. I joined under an assumed name in the event I decide to participate in the forums.
In the meantime…I will continue testing and will continue to peruse various .NFOs until I find what I am looking for…
Good News About The Police
I’ve been, so lonely, so lonely, so lonely without The Police.
Honor Student Bumper Snicker!
Taylor Killian, 18, was arrested in Westerville, Ohio and charged with inducing panic, public indecency, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
What did he do to be charged with these crimes? He greased up his body and ran around the school cafeteria wearing nothing other than a full beard and long hair. Taylor was completely nude assaulting the school cafeteria. When a school administrator ordered him to stop, he “made a sexual gesture” and kept charging about.
What I admire most about this alleged crime, is that he was hit with a stun-gun and kept on charging groups of students huddled into a corner until he was hit a second time with a stun-gun…at which point he was subdued and arrested.
School officials report he was a good student and “made his school’s honor roll in each of three grading periods during the 2005-06 school year.”
In our world of terrorism, sexual assaults and high-school shootings, I applaud this kid’s prank. It’s too bad he didn’t do it when he was 17, because now he will be prosocuted as an adult for the crimes with which he is being charged.
When police questioned him later, he simply said, “It just seemed like a good idea at the time.”
Indeed. Now THAT’S an Honor Student bumper sticker I will put on my car!
Apple U and K Hi-Jinks
In the Apple ads in the UK they feature different actors. My favorite one is “Pie Charts” when PC breaks down hi-jinks into: capers, monkey business, and lacking about.