Fence

“We’re putting the evolutionists and secular humanists on notice,” says Ham, who has lived in America for 18 years. “We’re coming to take back what rightfully belongs to God’s word - what rightfully belongs to the Christian faith.” (
Enquirer article)

And soon you can visit the theme park that’ll show you that the earth is about 6,ooo years old, that people and dinosaurs lived at the same time, and that will prove once and for all, that people are insane.

Link via Boin Boing

So there I was, researching those electric zapper collars for dogs when I come across
this site where the wierdo who has his own business states that he won’t ship to certain countries. And the reason for not shipping to France?

“My feeling is the best genetics France had to offer was killed off in WWI and WWII - whats left isn’t worth feeding. I think we made a mistake - we should give France back to the Germany’s who may teach them some manners.”

First off the Germany’s!?! Second, OMFG!
He then goes on to say that all Nigerians are thieves and criminals, that Syria should be next for attack, and Indonesia has no respect for the law.

Well, I don’t do business with racist scum (not that I was really thinking of ordering a collar but, you know).

I watched quite a bit of this show over the weekend, and I really, really disagree with their number one war film: Saving Private Ryan.

16. Pedestrian Rage
You know the drill, there you are, walking along. Minding you own business. Not speed walking, but not dawdling either. And you encounter THEM. That’s right, the window-shoppers, those walking at the speed of a half-paralysed snail. On their own they aren’t so bad. You can weave around them, in and out until you make yourself dizzy. It is when they are in groups that they get really infuriating. Four or five people, moseying along, blocking the entire footpath.

It is at times like this that I really do yearn for a little cattle prod. You know, with the ability to give people electric shocks. That’d teach them to get in my way.

And while I’m on the subject; people queueing for buses. Why or why can’t you actually form a queue? Do you really need to clump together around the bus stop, all fifty million of you? I’m telling you, my cattle prod for pedestrians would be a hit.

“Between July and September 2001, 300 had disappeared, and police fear thousands may go missing annually.

Child welfare experts say the figures hint at the scale of child trafficking, sometimes for labour or benefit fraud” from - the Beeb

This is the result of police work investigating the murder of an unknown child, whose torso was found in the Thames. Named Adam by police who believe he was ritually killed, he is believed to have originally come from Nigeria.

People are strange. I’ve said it before, and I’ll most likely say it again.

“Supt Seán Corcoran was correct in expressing concern about the Guinness advertisement featuring the Cliffs of Moher (The Irish Times, May 5th). Its context - a young man, alcohol, personal issues and a cliff face - should have alerted somebody in Guinness or RTÉ that the ad was totally inappropriate, given the continuing tragedy of suicide in Ireland today.”
- letter in The Irish Times today (sub req’d)

People are bloody wierd. There is a letter in today’s Irish Times giving out about wind-turbines and their effect on the view.

That’s right, on the view! FFS, isn’t it better to have a few on mountains rather than peat, oil and coal burning stations scattered around the countryside?

And why don’t people complain about the ubiquitous electricity poles? After all, they cover a lot more of the countryside than wind-turbines ever will.

“Firstly, we in Donegal also think our county is great but it won’t be for much longer if people such as Mr O’Connor have their way. Secondly, has he not been to Donegal recently? The turbines at Meentycat can be seen for miles and are a daily irritation to all who love our mountain ranges, which now have massive white towers on them.” - Letter from Donegal

Ah shuddup yer face

The library is full all day long, and we even have queues before we open up. This, despite the fact that we open at nine, yet officially our opening time is 9.30.

And then there is the confrontations at the desk. Now I have to say first off that we rarely (never?) have trouble with the students. Yes they can be a bit slow to leave when we close, but otherwise they don’t really cause any hassle at all. At least in the six months I’ve been here. Yesterday I had my first troublesome individual

A fella, in his twenties I’d say, came up asking to renew a book. Fine, I hit the renew icon, scan in the barcode, and up flashes the little message. Book has been recalled, which means another user has requested it. I tell student this, but he doesn’t seem to understand and asks for the book back. “I’ll just pay the fine.”

“Er, no that isn’t how it works.”
I flip the cover and look at the date label, Mar 31st, but he has renewed it since then, so it is only overdue by a couple of days. Still, we only allow one renewal so even without the hold I wouldn’t be able to issue it to him. But he has had the book for two months, and other people are waiting. I even recognise the title as one that plenty of people have been asking for. So again I tell him that I’ll have to check it in and keep it for the next person on the hold list.

He gets a little upset. “I need it for my exam next week.”
Well tough titties. So do other people. “Sorry, I can’t give it to you.”

Then he starts to make a big deal over how he was doing the right thing trying to renew it, that he needs it, that he isn’t leaving it back.

I pass him on to boss lady. Isn’t it nice to be able to foist people off on others .
Course I’m still at the desk so I can here him getting a little abusive, and even more upset. But I mean come on, he’s had this book for two months, what does he think the library is for? To let you take a book for as long as you want, without taking into consideration anyone else’s needs? And if, as he says, his exam is next week why hasn’t he his notes taken, or photocopies made?

Eventually we get rid of him, telling him that there are copies on seven day loan in a different branch library. Mumbling and grumbling about how he got the book first, he deserves to keep it, what’ll he do now, he leaves.

Course he could have saved himself the hassle by simply leaving the book at home, and renewing only from his library card. That way he could’ve said “I’ll bring it in tomorrow” and we would never have been the wiser. Still, lets not tell him that.

How do people like this still exist?