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Posted on Wednesday September 12, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

As the final episode of Fullmetal Alchemist plays tonight on Cartoon Network, come join us on Problem Adults to watch the movie: Full Metal Alchemist The Movie – The Conqueror of Shamballa.

Now, why am I doing this?

Personally, I think Full Metal Alchemist is one of the best Anime stories…ever! I was surprised to find out last night that this movie has been out for over a year and I never heard of it.

It wraps up the story and answers all of the questions that were left when the series ended.

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Osama makes the Dems cry

Posted on Sunday September 9, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Osama says the Dems are wussies. No kidding! So what happens when the most hated man in America shows up for his usual “Happy Anniversary/I got you good!,” videos and spews his usual garbage?

You do the exact opposite of what he says, right?

OK, well what if the crafty douche bag KNOWS this and uses reverse psychology in his messages?

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Hey, can you spare $5?

Posted on Friday August 10, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Hey gang…

I know I haven’t been around for you guys much lately, but as some insiders know it’s been a really REALLY rough time for me and the kids the past few months.

Also, if you know me well enough, you know I HATE asking people for help unless I’m almost at rock bottom (When was the last time, over 6 years ago?).

If anyone can spare a tiny $5 donation to help me get back on my feet, I’d seriously owe you one. 🙂

Donate to the Brooks Family fund

And if you can’t, I understand… times are tough for everyone. 🙁

Thanks for understanding guys, and see you real soon.

-=e=-

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Greetings from the Witless Protection Program

Posted on Wednesday July 18, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

We’re all safely tucked away in our hidden location, soon to be moved to another.

Of course we forgot what we witnessed or who we’re testifying against, but hey… the Government is paying good money, and we kind of like our new lifestyle (and free internet and entertainment center).

I probably shouldn’t have written that.

Anyway, to occupy my time, I’ve been reading a book which fascinates me: Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond, by famed Ghost-Hunter, Dr. Hans Holzer.

There’s an interview of Dr. Holzer in Ghost Village, as I find his scientific approach to Parapsychology fascinating. Many skeptics can look on the wide variety of charlatans and dismiss the entire field and concept of paranormal research as horseshit. This is equally frustrating to genuine people with the gift to see unfortunate ones still trapped in this world as well.

“We are living in a technological age,” he said, “and they [paranormal investigators] think, or at least some of them that I’ve met, in all sincerity, that running around with geiger counters and cameras and instruments that can measure cold spots will be the way to investigate a haunting or a ghost. That’s bullshit. Because if you really are an investigator of the paranormal, and you’re dealing with ghosts or hauntings, you’re dealing with a human being – nothing more, nothing less. Therefore you should have with you a good trancemedium who can lend her body or his body temporarily for that entity to speak through so you can find out what the trouble is. That’s the way it works – not a geiger counter.”

“But certainly a geiger counter is more accessible than a good trancemedium for most people,” I said.

“And it looks more professional to them,” Holzer said. “But it really is bullshit.”

I simply adore this man. 😀

Ironically, I’m reading this book in a place where I feel no spirit presences whatsoever… the first time in a long time.

Me and the kids are going to miss the “Creepy Dead Girl” that lived on our loft in the old place the past five years.

Eh… no we’re not. We named her the “Creepy Dead Girl” for a reason. While I feel sorry for her, she scared the hell out of us. Because she was… well, creepy.

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OK I’m back (kinda sorta)

Posted on Sunday July 1, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Part of me is still lost wandering around ANARCHTICA… but I’m functional (as long as you don’t ask me any complicated questions like “What year is it”, or “Who is the President”.)

Much of the danger has passed so I put my site back up. There’s going to be a lot of big changes in my and my families lives in the next few months… and they come first. Many thanks to a handful of wonderful people who have seen me through this and still continue to. (They know who they are and no need to name them.)

So pardon me as I reinvent myself now….

Gotta reboot my brain now. See you later…

Eric Brooks

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Falwell is dead. Long live Phelps.

Posted on Monday May 21, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

And the fearmongering, hate and intolerance lives on. Look at this video by this guy “rejoicing” (his words) over the Virginia Tech massacre.

Westboro Church Pastor Is Insane – Watch more Funny Videos

If it isn’t soldier’s families…. it’s gay murders that makes headlines, or any ol’ death will do for him and his band of loons.

Whatever happened to “God is Love,” anyway?

This guy makes me sick.
(Hat tip to AlZ @ Problem Adults for finding this.)

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Nikki Sixx now on MySpace

Posted on Saturday May 12, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Nikki Sixx: The Heroin Diaries Like I mentioned last year, he warned fans that he doesn’t have a MySpace page and anyone claiming to be Nikki Sixx is a fake.

Well now he DOES have a MySpace page.
Two actually.

www.myspace.com/nikkisixx
www.myspace.com/heroindiaries

He’s giving his fans a sneak peek of one track off the “Heroin Diaries Soundtrack”. Go take a listen. It kicks ass!

And do my eyes deceive me, or did I manage to get a comment in on his news location? I don’t know what happened to his “Graveyard of my mind” (and I know the last post was a sad one)… but he’s (in my opinion) the coolest of the Motleys and it looks like he’s coming back with a vengeance!

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Smart Street fighting on the Internet

Posted on Saturday May 5, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Anyone can be a tough-talking internet badass. Making threats and intimidating people in blog comments and message boards. You see it all the time with the 101st Fighting Keyboarders. All you need is a big mouth, a screenname and some anonymous surfing program. Taking a stand while hiding behind a BIG wall of anonymity?

Big deal… You’re a WUSS!

Now when you put your REAL NAME out there. Your reputation and business on the line? That’s balls!

The big news this week was the thousands of people revolting on Digg over posts regarding the DVD HD encryption code being posted as they removed it and banned the members.

Then, Digg founder Kevin Rose surprised everyone by blogging about it and posting the encryption code!

It’s not about the encryption code anymore. It’s become a symbolic fight against censorship and those companies and corporate bullies we love to hate…

…but with a catch, do you support piracy?

It’s a false dilemma. Choosing the lesser of two evils when you have a 3rd hidden option.

I support people trying to protect their intellectual property. I also oppose some of the ridiculous laws and corporate bullying going on by the AACS, RIAA, MPAA and any other DRM group. A lot more than I oppose piracy, but not enough to condone one evil over another.

So I present you another false dilemma:
You’re in a street fight. You opponent is way bigger than you. What do you do?

a) Don’t back down and get your ass kicked.
b) Run away and look like a wuss in front of everyone.

BZZT! BOTH WRONG! The answer is….
c) You hire an even BIGGER MOTHERFUCKER to take down your opponent.
(Do I have to do ALL the thinking for you?)

The Tiki Lounge has a great discussion about it, as well as Problem Adults. If you support Digg and Kevin Rose and the stand they’re taking, rather than stand there chanting “Fight! Fight! Fight!”, you can help him by keeping this issue in the spotlight and by supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

They’re bigger. They’re badder and they take on these kinds of censorship cases all the time. Join the EFF and give till it hurts.

Eric Brooks

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How to get comments on your blog post

Posted on Tuesday May 1, 2007Sunday June 5, 2011 by Eric Brooks

I’ve learned a neat trick over the years. End your post with a question.

“What do you think about…?”
“Is it fair for people to…”
“Will people buy this if it had…?”

I’ve found “Matter of fact/this is how it is” posts just sit there unresponded as there’s really nothing to add, or your readers are ambivalent on the subject.

“Question Posts” require a response. 🙂
Don’t you think so?

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KayCee-Vu all over again

Posted on Friday April 27, 2007Saturday May 14, 2011 by Eric Brooks

Remember KayCee Nicole? The Chipper, 19 year old who wrote beautiful poetry, suffered from Leukemia… oh yeah, and never existed?

Here’s a quick recap:

And well for all my haters here, thought you’d get a kick out of the beating I take from morons who twist everything I say in their Yahoo Group. Never mind the fact that I already apologized not once but twice on Metafilter for thinking that two web heavyweights vouching for KayCee, several people speaking on the phone with KayCee Swenson and a New York Times article about her was sufficient proof of her existence over their lame ass gut instincts. (Gee what was I thinking?) .

Ahhhhh fond memories of the past…. most of those losers, you can’t even find their websites anymore….
*waves off into obscurity-land and hopes they see me from down there* 😀

Anyway…. I stumbled across the most interesting article last night:
Protect Your Community from a Hoax

Lo and behold, it turns out there is a blogger by the name of Widow who joined a community of cancer survivors called Hyster Sisters. Weaving beautifully descriptive tales about all her sufferings
(compare her writing to my Debbie Swenson spoof here) .

But wait… the plot thickens! Last month, Kathy, the owner, was tipped off and shut Widow down as she was exposed elsewhere as Silver, Silver-Jouie, jouiegoy, Dorota Dinte, Widow, Dr Widow T Elliott Lee, Natasha Astra Elliott

And so ends the drama
I know you have been concerned about “Widow” as you follow her illness and progress.I have been contacted by someone who provided me with information that appears to indicate that “Widow” may not be who we believe her to be.
There is evidence of a person with the same email address, details of illness, geographic location and other details, that created a hoax over a year ago about her illness and death, requesting money be sent for donations. The details are identical.

One post on MySpace where Silver, a breast cancer survivor, tugs at someone’s heartstrings and then in December of 2006 suffers from every health issue under the sun, including (wait for it…) BRAIN ANEURISM (What did KayCee die from again? YEP! You betcha!).
Six months earlier, June 5th 2006, a (wait for it again…) POET named Silver-Jouie Goy and her death is TOTALLY BUSTED on MySpace as a fraud.The reaction of her death from her fellow poets here and this one sure looks like a mini version of the ugliness on Metafilter …..
Silver Jouie’s page on Zorpia. Much like Kaycee’s request which made people suspicious… please don’t send flowers or cards…. donate to charity. hmmmmmm

A new epidemic of women dying and then being uncovered as frauds?
Or the same person moving on to bigger and greener pastures?

Hell if I know.
But the parallels are uncanny. 😉

KayCee Nicole... or should I say Julie Fullbright

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