Curious Times No. 248 June 10, 2004
HOW TO TURN YOURSELF INTO A MINDLESS ZOMBIE So if you’re ever so desperate for attention that you decide
you need to get your name in the record books, I've found by far the easiest
one to break. According to Sky
News in the UK, the record for watching non-stop television is a mere
47 hours. Right now, Tom Gibson, a 24-year-old IT consultant is going for
a new world's record by watching 50 hours of television, but even if he
succeeds, that amount is peanuts. I think I've watched more TV than that
in one sitting without even trying. In order to break the record, Gibson
needs to watch 50 hours straight with only one 15 minute break every eight
hours. "My parents always told me that watching TV would get me nowhere,
now it's my chance to prove them wrong," said Gibson, adding that "I've
been putting hours of practice in to prepare myself."
DYING
WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
A German study has found that having an affair can by deadly for men.
Not because their wives might have them killed if they found out, but
because men are about twice as likely to die during sex with their mistresses
than with their wives. Research done at the Centre for Forensic Medicine
in Frankfurt studied over 30,000 deaths covering the last 30 years, and
found 60 men had died during sex, almost all by heart attack. Of those,
only one in four died in the arms of their wife, over half of them died
during an unfaithful fling, and the rest died during masturbation. One
possible explanation may be that the added stress of having sex during
an affair may have caused the heart attacks, but the researchers only
conclusion was that the men were trying harder to impress their extra-marital
lovers, and that extra effort caused enough strain on the heart to kill
them. (Agence
France-Presse)
THE
WEIRD AND WACKY LIVES OF THE RICH AND POWERFUL
Last week I briefly mentioned the Skull & Bones Society, and how rumours
have it that George Bush and John Kerry probably masturbated in a coffin
as an initiation rite into that secretive organization. Apparently, that’s
just the half of it. According to a very radical writer named Sherman
H. Skolnick (who has many fascinating but freaky articles posted at www.skolnicksreport.com)
the Skull & Bones society is an “elite cabal made up of primarily
pedophiles and homosexuals, all pledged to exteme secrecy in return for
the doors of finance, industry, central government, and media to be thrown
open to them.” As for the initiation rite mentioned above, Skolnick
claims that during the rite of passage, two initiates “while naked,
have to homo-sex cavort in a mud-filled double size coffin.” Now
there’s an image I don’t really want in my head.
DON’T
FORGET TO ORDER A COUPLE OF SMOKES FOR AFTERWARDS
Horny young Swedes who forget to buy condoms now have a handy solution
in the form of a "condom ambulance" which will deliver the necessary
protection to couples in need. The Swedish Organizaton for Sex Education
started the service in order to stop the rapid increase of sexually transmitted
diseases amoung young adults. "We need to increase the usage of condoms,"
said spokesperson Carl Osvald, "it is 50 percent about pregnancy
and 50 percent about sexually transmitted diseases." Now, when you're
all hot and bothered but missing the vital piece of the puzzle to get
your rocks off, all you need to do is dial 696969 and a white van featuring
a large red condom with wings as its logo will deliver a pack of 10 condoms
right to your door. (Yahoo
News)
AND
NOW, EVEN DRINKING A GLASS OF WATER IS A SIN As if trying to remain a kosher Jew in New York city isn't difficult
enough, a recent test from the Department of Environmental Protection
found that the city's drinking water contains milions of tiny organisms
called copepods. The problem for Othodox Jews is that their teachings
prohibit the eating of any crustaceans, even if they are less than a millimeter
long. The concern over New York's drinking water began a few weeks ago
after an exporter of kosher vegetables claimed that their products had
become infested with the insects after being washed in New York tap water.
For now, the only solutions seems to be buying a kosher water filter.
(AP)
THE
BOMB’S IN THE MAIL
The Swedish postal service is facing a review of its security procedures
after a package marked “Warning, bomb!” and “Now you’ll
have it!” was casually delivered to its recipient, who took the
package to the police to have the bomb squad open it. After revealing
nothing but a pair of shoes, the man admitted that the friend who sent
him the package has a bit of a warped sense of humour. A spokesperson
from the post office said that the postal employees only delivered the
package because they were convinced it was a hoax, but admitted that they
should have contacted the police regardless. (AP) ANOTHER
ONE-TERM BUSH
Excellent
news on the Michael Moore vs. George W. Bush front of this “war
on terror.” Moore has finally found distributors for his new film
Fahrenheit 9/11 and the North American release date is set for June 25.
Check out the trailer of this flick at www.fahrenheit911.com,
which opens with the line “If you thought governments were secretive...
if you thought corporations were greedy... you ain’t seen nothing
yet.” If this trailer is any indication, this film should go a long
way towards exposing the way in which the ruling elite create fear, war,
and terror in order to reap huge financial winfalls. You can also check
out reviews of the film at the website, including one from the Washington
Post which claims that Farhenheit 9/11 “slices and dices President
Bush’s presidency into a thousand satirical pieces.”