Month: February 2013

Is parody dead?

The White House releases the image of Obama with a gun… Republicans mock, some Democrats shocked. But the Administration put an official government warning on the photo: Do. Not. Photoshop.

That warning hasn’t stopped freedom of speech from marching on. As a matter of fact an explosion or irrelevant and mocking hilarity has ensued on the Internet and especially Twitter..

Did the White House really think telling people online not to make a joke of a president would be an action treated seriously by the masses, the sarcastic asses?

The social media death plan

Take some time to read this thought provoking story on what you need to do to prepare your social media life for death.. In the stir, author Cheri Roberts reminds us:

More than 8000 FaceBook users die every day . That’s nearly three million a year, and they estimate that more than 30 million users have passed since its inception.

So it does become quite a conundrum.. Facebook and Twitter after death. Maybe it’s time to make a plan, as the Grim Reaper has few rules as to who he takes and when.

We live in the land of the bizarre

The White House has now released a photo of President Obama shooting a gun..

What did they think the reaction would be to this?

The White House was put in a position to defend the President’s statement that he shoots ‘all the time’.. So they had to go back to 2009 to find proof..

But should the Chief Executive be placed in a position to prove such a statement? Should his statement in fact even be news??

These are the bizarre and inane times we reside in.

Art Bell chance of coming back high

I received a return call from a local station here in Pennsylvania that is aware of a potential Art Bell return, and they are watching as it develops.. The radio industry could certainly be shaken up if he does come back..

Meanwhile, an article at TheAwl.com is igniting debate between fans of Bell.. The story details some of the crazed paranoia often associated with Art Bell. Some on CoastGab and The Facebook group PEOPLE WHO MISS ART BELL were offended. Even Art Bell himself weighed in on Facebook, saying that he had no problem with the article at all ..

The Coast of Art Bell was much different than the current day version of the show.. Noory’s dusty cue card questions seem to be used nightly.. John Wells on Saturday seems more like the Alex Jones show… Art Bell liked conspiracy but was thoughtful in those he’d relay to the masses…

Horror Report will keep you updated.. There are still two other calls into radio affiliates in my area I’m waiting for return calls on..

Here’s a reason I can’t trust NASA about the February 15 asteroid

‘Flight Director Jon Harpold said to Hale and others at the meeting, “you know, there is nothing we can do about damage to the TPS (Thermal Protection System). If it has been damaged it’s probably better not to know. I think the crew would rather not know. Don’t you think it would be better for them to have a happy successful flight and die unexpectedly during entry than to stay on orbit, knowing that there was nothing to be done, until the air ran out?”‘
TEN YEARS LATER WE LEARN: NASA KNEW COLUMBIA WOULD NOT SURVIVE RE-ENTRY, BUT DECIDED NOT TO TELL THEM

The rodent makes his call: Early spring

Pennsylvanian fortune-telling groundhog Punxsutawney Phil sees no shadow, therefore predicting an early spring..

In the end, I suppose the groundhog may be as reliable or more so than weather professionals ..

But I still find it ridiculous that people treat Phil with any seriousness .. I get that Penn State kids are mostly drunk at the event, and that it’s a traditional good time. But for people to believe that the groundhog does or does not see a shadow?? Seriously the people who take it seriously are nuts..

And if Phil predicting an early spring was even right, that isn’t great news. These days of earth changes, spring brings severe weather, tornadoes, and misery. Now that will just come earlier than before. Just great…
Thanks Phil for ruining my Saturday.