Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Heaviest Element Yet Known to Science
This was sent to me by a friend and though I've yet been able to source and vet it's authenticity and accuracy, I thought I'd pass it on for you all to ponder. Consider...
"Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science.
The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.
Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 years to complete.
Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 – 6 years. It does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.
In fact, Governmentium’s mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.
This characteristic of morons promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass.
When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons."
"We are all in the same boat on a stormy sea and
we owe each other a terrible loyalty." - G. K. Chesterson
Labels: government, humor, science
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
SNL Update
YouTube has taken down the video link in the last post.
NBC has stated that the skit failed to meet standards. The question is, whose standards? SNL has never been afraid to lampoon anyone and specifically anyone on the right of the political divide.
They used their editorial commentary skits to skewer most recently Sarah Palin and her family, even going so far as to suggest incest. So I don't understand what the problem is here unless some very powerful people, i.e. the Sandlers or George Soros, has threatened NBC with lawsuits, or even with buying them and firing them all.
Michelle Malkin is following this closely, visit her site for the latest info.
Here's the link to the edited version just posted on the NBC Saturday Night Live site. On my first viewing the differences seem minor. The most prominent is the absence of an identifying tag under the Herb and Marion Sandler characters that states “People who should be shot."
Maybe they were afraid that some of the people they took advantage of in their quest for billions of dollars would see that not as a satirical statement but a suggestion that should be followed up on.
I just located a site with the original unedited version of the skit along with an outtake of the edited portion and a video embed of the edited version from Hulu.
SNL Bailout C-Span Video Clip
Thanks to the internet, NBC can run but they can't hide. Hmmm, I wonder if someone at NBC, some free thinker, is actually helping to keep this alive as a snub to whomever is trying to shut it down in original form? Ya think?
"We are all in the same boat on a stormy sea and
we owe each other a terrible loyalty." - G. K. Chesterson
Labels: Barney Frank, democracy, Democrats, Fannie Mae, financial crisis, Freddie Mac, George Soros, humor, legislation, mortgage crisis, Nancy Pelosi, NBC, politics, Sandler, SNL, video, websites, YouTube
Friday, September 19, 2008
POM, PCP and DRS, dangerous mental diseases
In a recent interview by Sean Hannity, Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin referred to an addiction to OPM (say opium) when asked about the causes of the meltdown of Wall Street and the financial markets. She was referring to Other Peoples Money.
I think she also should have mentioned another addiction, that of the Washington politicians to PCP. So many of our politicians are controlled by this addiction as evidenced by their inability to separate themselves from the Washington power structure.
They keep returning year after year, election after election. Each time they complain about the corruption of Washington and vow to clean it up, but in the end they, year by year, election by election, become increasingly tainted by their addiction.
That addiction? PCP, also known as Personal Consolidation of Power. Except for the very strong and disciplined, they all fall into its grasp. The grasp of its tentacles and the tantalizing purr of its disarming voice more often than not overwhelm the good intentions of freshmen politicians.
Its most prominent symptom is the complete lack of acknowledgement of their addiction. As we all know, especially those whose life work is in addiction counseling, until an addict acknowledges his addiction, there’s no hope for him/her.
For those who are in the grasp of this addiction, usually their only hope is the good will of their constituents who, though not an easy task, must force themselves to think of their representative over themselves, and issue a massive dose of anti-incumbentadosis.
On November 4 of this year, voters across this nation have the solemn obligation, as they go to their polls, to vote for a candidate other than the incumbent.
I know, in some cases, this may be a very difficult task. It’s hard to think about what you are doing and consider your vote intellectually rather than by rote. But for the health of your representative, you must do so.
If you find you cannot, it may be a strong symptom that you are infected with an incurable case of DRS or Disassociative Responsibility Syndrome. Other symptoms are an insane belief that your politicians are actually telling you the truth as they campaign, that you want to get your fair share of the money the candidate is promising to dole out, and you think you must punish the greedy rich and big business by increasing taxes on them to transfer their money to your bank account.
If you exhibit any of the symptoms of DRS, it is vital that you isolate yourself immediately. Do not go out of your house until after November 4th. It is especially important that you stay away from your polling place and avoid at all costs absentee balloting.
Extracting yourself from the political process is the only hope for you to regain your sense of self responsibility and for your country to regain it’s equilibrium and return to the greatness for which it is known.
"We are all in the same boat on a stormy sea and
we owe each other a terrible loyalty." - G. K. Chesterson
Labels: election, humor, illness, voting
Saturday, August 02, 2008
OK, not to inflate your expectations, but...
I listened to this today on my iPod and had to share it. It's a humorous tale, made more so in that it was told by a 94 year old woman as she related a story of her youth.
Sometimes we tend to create these fanciful ideas about our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, that they were prudish and cared little about the attractions of male and female. That discussions of love, sex and relationships were at most minimal.
Granted, they were much less graphic and "in your face" compared to today's mores. Still, in their own way they went about the task of attracting the attention of the opposite sex in ways not so dissimilar to today's youth.
Betty Jenkins tells a tale that, except for the technology of the times, could very well be any young woman's story today, except that today it probably wouldn't have blown up in her face.
Read about it on NPR's Story Corp website and listen here...
"We are all in the same boat on a stormy sea and
we owe each other a terrible loyalty." - G. K. Chesterson
Labels: Betty Jenkins, humor, NPR, Story Corp
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Support your candidate, pin him down, er, up, er whatever
A short aside from the current topical line. There’s a new campaign tool out for the Obama campaign. Acknowledging BO’s deep knowledge and understanding of the US political geography one company has created a lapel pin for his supporters.
This is a great way to show your unwavering support of Obama, regardless of his knowledge, or lack thereof, of the country he’s campaigning to run. He's really a great guy who we know little of, but he’s talks real good and looks nice. That’s enough, right?
On the other hand, if you are not a supporter, get one, or several as a way to telling others you are not blinded by his charisma. This tongue-in-cheek slap will raise questions and perhaps give opportunity to explain why he actually isn’t the best candidate.
Of course, then you have to decide who is. Hmm, tough choice.
Get yours here:
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"We are all in the same boat on a stormy sea and
we owe each other a terrible loyalty." - G. K. Chesterson