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God said “Let there be a REDESIGN!!!”
Of course you can’t see it… but if you want a sneak peek as I’m working out the bugs you can click here. (To return back to the default layout, click here).
Continue reading “And on the 7th Day….”
Yes… to many, April 1th has all the magic and power as Christmas. For the Eternal Prankster it is one of the High Holy Days on the calendar.
If you recall last year, this entire site was in mirror reverse. Two years before that, I was reveling in a classic gag where I became a woman and seduced some asshole and put out all his letters online for his wife and business associates to see (and I did it LONG before that Libertarian “Girl” did.)….
There’s one prank ready to spring in the office as we speak. I will let you know how it goes.
Pulling pranks are easy. You just have to have a great sense of humor and be a vicious prick at the same time.
You know who’s NOT good at it? The Pope.
I mean come on… immediately after Terri Schiavo, you’re gonna pull this “Grave Condition” stunt on April Fools day no less, and expect me to fall for it???
Nice try, but timing is everything, your Eminence.
UPDATE – 2:45PM: Pope John Paul II has passed away.
UPDATE II – 2:53PM: OOPS! False alarm. A Cardinal stepped on the EKG Monitor plug by accident. HE LIVES!
Ethical Philosophy Selector – Whose philosophies are you most like (Assuming you have ethics to begin with). I was most surprised to see me seeing eye to eye with Fred Nietzche. Militant Atheists and those annoying FreeThinkers worship him. But I really got to admit he’s got a point with “There are no facts. Only Interpretation.”
Continue reading “Fun quizzes II”
I recently took two quizzes as a criteria to get into a VERY exclusive discussion group. I’m glad because I believe the first step to empowerment is knowing yourself. (Second quiz in tomorrow’s post)
Take the Temperament Sorter
Continue reading “Some fun quizzes for you”
In the world of web design and advertising, there is the rule of “KISS” (“Keep It Simple, Stupid!”).
This basically means that your HTML masterpiece isn’t worth a crap if your readers don’t bother to wait for it to load, or your magazine spread loses its message when you clutter it to show off your Photoshop and Quark prowess.
I got the following comment from a Comment Spammer, which I found invaluable.
“When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men?s minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind. “
It’s so true.
Why do you think the simplicity of the Bush campaign beat out the long-winded Kerry?
Why does Instapundit is so popular over so many other blogs?
Why do major companies pay a fortune for a 30-second commercial when they can make a half hour infomercial on late night tv?
Not every one is an intellectual with a long attention span. In fact I’d say very few are.
If you want to reach out to the masses…. Keep It Brief, Stupid!
Traditionally, I go out and order a raw bloody steak on Good Friday.
I enjoy the horrified looks of everyone around me. 🙂
Continue reading “Good Friday”
MSN – News – FHM Names Jolie Sexiest Woman
Ohhhh, those lips! Do you know what a woman can do with lips like Angelina Jolie’s if properly trained???
Continue reading “So, men have taste after all”
Nope. Not me. I couldn’t be happier!
Up to date equipment, relaxed artistic environment, cool co-workers, and a state-of-the-art recording studio being built in the room next to me as I write this.
However, for the less-fortunate, I offer from MSN Careers:
Six Signs That You Should Run – Not Walk – from Your New Job
1. You ask your new boss for supplies and she hands you a No. 2 pencil and legal pad — and nothing else.
2. You were shown to a cubicle your first day of work, given a company manual and haven’t been spoken to since.
3. Every time you tell someone about your new job with the company they raise their eyebrows and say “Really? Wow… good luck with that.”
4. After two weeks on the job, you are already halfway to becoming the employee with the most seniority.
5. You answer the phone while the company’s secretary is away from her desk and find that the voice at the other end is a collection agency calling for the third time that week.
6. You notice that every day for the last five days, at least one person has run crying from your boss’s office.
Now, I realize I’ve promised a short while back to be a kinder, less vicious person, who doesn’t trash past acquaintances and places of employment…
But well, um, I have a “friend” who recently used to work for a job that had many of these signs (1,3,5 and an less-exaggerated 6). And I can’t help but feel bad for the person (who’s getting #2 in abundance) that replaced me… uhm, I mean my friend.
While it’s understandable why people have a duty to their family to hold jobs down that make them completely miserable… I’ll never understand why they’re not at least looking for a new one.
Remember my theme from last year:
“You can’t be King of the world if you’re Slave to the Grind”.
What jobs have YOU had that fit this criteria, and when did you run screaming from it?
Today’s Sunday morning sermon is dedicated to to blowing apart the biggest lie and misconception we have going on in the U.S.A. today: America being a Christian Nation
The mouth runneth over again with Jerry Fallwell:
My impression is that Jefferson allocated federal money to help the Kaskaskia Indians in all sorts of endeavors, but Mr. Moral Majority is just focusing on the “building a church” part.
Thomas Jefferson on Christianity:
FACT: Our Founding Fathers were mostly Deists, not Christians.
Theres a big difference.
Continue reading “One Nation Under Christ”
Happy St. Paddy’s day, Laddies and Lassies! (Not that I think you ladies are actually “collies” per se… but well, you know.)
If you’re looking for FREE St. Patrick’s Day E-Cards, you’ve come to the right place.
(My British grandmum must be spinning in her grave right now. I just know it.)
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
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