Archive for March, 2007

The Answer is Yes

This clipping was taken from the BBC News Front Page on March 31, 2007.

The irony in that juxtaposition is more delicious than a chocolate Jesus.

Drug Laws are Arbitrary

As reported by the BBC, a recent study surveyed scientists and health experts in the UK on the comparative health risks of different recreational drugs. The study concludes that the health risks of the drugs are totally uncorrelated to their legal status. (US drug laws are broadly similar to those in the UK.)
Among the study’s [...]

Forecast for Hell: A Bit Nippy

After months of being ignored and rejected (mostly ignored) by everyone from Boeing to Starbucks I have finally landed a job. Not a good job, mind you, but at least I won’t starve to death. I’ll be working at a store in Kent which sells fantastically overpriced interior decoration stuff. Anyway, I’m going to stop [...]

Conspiracy Theory

I’ve been watching the X-Files recently, and I’ve slowly come to the realization that the entire show is one enormous conspiracy. A product placement conspiracy. But how, you ask, can product placement be a conspiracy? After all, isn’t it common knowledge that advertisers pay to have their products appear in movies and TV shows? This [...]