King Henry ascended the throne after usurping King James and throwing his two sons, Richard and Geoffrey in prison. King Henry threatened them with death unless they swore allegiance to him.
As the final time grew closer, Geoffrey told Richard that King Henry would never hear him beg for his life. This angered Richard, who was the more practical of the two brothers, and made him exclaim: "Why Geoffrey you fool, as it if mattered how one fell!"
Upon hearing this, Geoffrey replied:
"When the fall is all that is left, it matters a great deal"
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Friday, December 18, 2009
Awesome Lyrics - Vol. 1
"Lucky that my breasts are small and humble
So you don't confuse them with mountains
Lucky I have strong legs like my mother
To run for cover when i need it"
- Shakira, Ojos Asi
"I never woulda thought that I'd see you outta control
Even though my penis was deep down in your hole
You should know between us we was like mates to soul
Nothing could intervene us, especially no hoes"
- Obie Trice, Spend Some Time With Me
"In most cases, Stat's attitude is fuck-a-bitch
My only motive is to get head and fuck a bitch
But you was different, thought we shared a covenant
Even held your hand in public, we sufferin' because of this"
- Stat Quo, Spend Some Time With Me
Fuck you, Oscar Wilde.
So you don't confuse them with mountains
Lucky I have strong legs like my mother
To run for cover when i need it"
- Shakira, Ojos Asi
"I never woulda thought that I'd see you outta control
Even though my penis was deep down in your hole
You should know between us we was like mates to soul
Nothing could intervene us, especially no hoes"
- Obie Trice, Spend Some Time With Me
"In most cases, Stat's attitude is fuck-a-bitch
My only motive is to get head and fuck a bitch
But you was different, thought we shared a covenant
Even held your hand in public, we sufferin' because of this"
- Stat Quo, Spend Some Time With Me
Fuck you, Oscar Wilde.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Hello and welcome to 1984!
The TSA (http://www.tsa.gov/evolution/innovation.shtm) recently revealed its "innovative" plan to revamp airport security. From a cursory glance, it looks like a cross between the DMV and a slaughterhouse. A detailed read of the site confirms it :)
Now you'll be able to listen to soothing music (because we don't have enough of that on the plane to begin with, right?) as you wait in line to get frisked by friendly-cop, read officer profiles, and get your privates publicized in a giant vacuum tube.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Happy blues
This is one of those things that sound really smart on paper, but just looks plain stupid in real life - like the Ab Energizer belts.
According to the Japanese company, Yumetai, donning these bad boys while eating reduces your appetite. They maintain that this is because the blue shade calms the brain's appetite center and/ also block's rays of red light which stimulate appetite.
Which is a smart way of saying "this makes your food look yucky so you don't eat as much". I'd love to see an obese family sit down at the dinner table, say a prayer and put these babies on in unison.
Aooow!
According to the Japanese company, Yumetai, donning these bad boys while eating reduces your appetite. They maintain that this is because the blue shade calms the brain's appetite center and/ also block's rays of red light which stimulate appetite.
Which is a smart way of saying "this makes your food look yucky so you don't eat as much". I'd love to see an obese family sit down at the dinner table, say a prayer and put these babies on in unison.
Aooow!
It's just a map, stupid!
In another episode of "Things Sane People Don't Really Care About" I present to you something that has been bugging me for quite some time now: The inaccuracies with the traditional Mercator Map.
The Mercator Map(which is the standardized map of the world as we know it) suffers from a lot of inaccuracies and misrepresentations. Given that its a "conformal map"- i.e. based on a visual impression of shape, it ignores relative size and proportionality.
Why should you give a hootininny about this? Well, for starters:
1) Africa is 11.6 million sq miles while the former Soviet Union is 8.7 million sq miles. Now take a look at the highlighted portions on the traditional Mercator map below. Does this still appear to be the case?
2) Greenland is 0.8 million sq miles while China is 3.7 million sq miles. Looking at the Mercator map below would lead one to think the EXACT opposite.
My gripe is that this (Mercator) map is the map we grew up on! I mean, from a very young age, we were conditioned to look at the world in a certain way- a way that misrepresented the relative size of many countries. This causes a lot of geographical and cultural bias: Human perception and understanding is relative- Looking at Greenland relative to China would give the impression that Greenland is a lot larger than China, and thus (maybe) a lot more rich in natural resources owing to an abundance of land.
Africa is depicted much, much smaller than the former Soviet Union- which again, is troubling. Imagine if Africa was depicted proportionally to what its actual size was---suddenly, all its internal problems would start looking a lot more urgent given its sheer size.
The things I choose to care about.
The Mercator Map(which is the standardized map of the world as we know it) suffers from a lot of inaccuracies and misrepresentations. Given that its a "conformal map"- i.e. based on a visual impression of shape, it ignores relative size and proportionality.
Why should you give a hootininny about this? Well, for starters:
1) Africa is 11.6 million sq miles while the former Soviet Union is 8.7 million sq miles. Now take a look at the highlighted portions on the traditional Mercator map below. Does this still appear to be the case?
2) Greenland is 0.8 million sq miles while China is 3.7 million sq miles. Looking at the Mercator map below would lead one to think the EXACT opposite.
My gripe is that this (Mercator) map is the map we grew up on! I mean, from a very young age, we were conditioned to look at the world in a certain way- a way that misrepresented the relative size of many countries. This causes a lot of geographical and cultural bias: Human perception and understanding is relative- Looking at Greenland relative to China would give the impression that Greenland is a lot larger than China, and thus (maybe) a lot more rich in natural resources owing to an abundance of land.
Africa is depicted much, much smaller than the former Soviet Union- which again, is troubling. Imagine if Africa was depicted proportionally to what its actual size was---suddenly, all its internal problems would start looking a lot more urgent given its sheer size.
The things I choose to care about.
Life Before Death
For those expecting light humor, skip this post.
You can always trust the Germans to incorporate something morbid into art- A team of German photographers has just completed an extremely thought provoking, albeit controversial, photo experiment. They've taken a series of portraits of people when they were alive and then again on the day of their death.
I'm having a hard time explaining how I feel right now- its a combination of a million different things. The whole 21 grams thing, the existence of a soul, the end of a micro-legacy, inevitability, how we will be remembered upon our deaths etc etc.
But most of all, I kept wondering how small we really are in the grand scheme of things.
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2008/mar/31/lifebeforedeath?picture=333325401
You can always trust the Germans to incorporate something morbid into art- A team of German photographers has just completed an extremely thought provoking, albeit controversial, photo experiment. They've taken a series of portraits of people when they were alive and then again on the day of their death.
I'm having a hard time explaining how I feel right now- its a combination of a million different things. The whole 21 grams thing, the existence of a soul, the end of a micro-legacy, inevitability, how we will be remembered upon our deaths etc etc.
But most of all, I kept wondering how small we really are in the grand scheme of things.
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/gallery/2008/mar/31/lifebeforedeath?picture=333325401
Monday, March 31, 2008
Winnie the Pooh thanks you
In blind compliance with my recent go-green binge, I present to you: Save The Honey Bees [.com]
Haagen-Dazs has recently brought to light as issue it considers critical- a dwindling in the world's honey bee population. My initial knee-jerk reaction was "Great, less of them to sting me" but that was 2 seconds before my dumass stumbled upon the fact that a great number of fruits are a 100% dependent on honeybees for pollination. A reduction in the amount of honeybees worldwide would cause a direct impact on the supply of pears, raspberries and strawberries.
I, for one, am not naturally charming and rely heavily on these aphrodisiacs to do the trick. So please, for my sake- Help The Honey Bees.
www.helpthehoneybees.com
Haagen-Dazs has recently brought to light as issue it considers critical- a dwindling in the world's honey bee population. My initial knee-jerk reaction was "Great, less of them to sting me" but that was 2 seconds before my dumass stumbled upon the fact that a great number of fruits are a 100% dependent on honeybees for pollination. A reduction in the amount of honeybees worldwide would cause a direct impact on the supply of pears, raspberries and strawberries.
I, for one, am not naturally charming and rely heavily on these aphrodisiacs to do the trick. So please, for my sake- Help The Honey Bees.
www.helpthehoneybees.com
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