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I read the news today oh boy! Page 61

Charlie Brooker put it better than I could:

Like nutbag creationists, they fixate on thinly spread, cherry-picked nuggets of "evidence" and ignore the thundering mass of data pointing the other way.

And when repeatedly pressed on that one, basic, overall point - that a conspiracy this huge would be impossible to pull off - they huff and whine and claim that unless you've sat through every nanosecond of Loose Change (the conspiracy flick du jour) and personally refuted every one of its carefully spun "findings" before their very eyes, using a spirit level and calculator, you have no right to an opinion on the subject.

Oh yeah? So if my four-year-old nephew tells me there's a magic leprechaun in the garden I have to spend a week meticulously peering underneath each individual blade of grass before I can tell him he's wrong, do I?

Quote: Tim Walker @ December 24 2009, 7:01 PM GMT

Facing deportation? Run over and kill a child, go to prison, go through a protracted legal process, drive illegally again, impregnate a British citizen, show no remorse... you'll be fine.

Plus, he looks like a right cock!

Quote: DaButt @ December 24 2009, 7:13 PM GMT

You're a likable guy and obviously well-educated, but you'll have to get used to the stares and head shakes if you jump on the WTC conspiracy bandwagon in the face of all evidence to the contrary.

As I said, I keep myself to myself. And it's not jumping on any "WTC conspiracy bandwagon", it's called having a mind of one's own. And using the phrase "in the face of all evidence to the contrary" rather reminds me of the current debate on man-made global warming. It seems that "evidence" must always come with some kind of agenda, which is a pity. If people took the time to properly research and understand scientific evidence then they would be in a better position to lecture others on what they should think. Trouble is, people generally cherry-pick the evidence which suits the outcome that they desire. Or worse, rely almost completely on accepting evidence second (or even third) hand.

9/11 was a tragedy (for all sorts of reasons), but it's not the emotive issue in the rest of the world that it understandably is in the US. This is perhaps why I can quite confidently reassure you that I don't really care about the wider issues, which I probably would if I were a US citizen. I have no great interest in any of it beyond the scientific arguments which, in my opinion, do not favour the official scientific explanations.

Off to have a lovely bath now. Take care, DaButt... Until next time... ;) Wave

Rest in peace, Vic Chesnutt. What a tragedy.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/vic-chesnutt-singer-dies/

(Most people probably remember him as the guy in the wheelchair in Sling Blade.)

Sad. I'm not too familiar with his work, but I certainly recall his performance in Sling Blade, a great film IMO. I'll always remember the title of a song his character talks about having written in the film - Stuart Drives A Comfortable Car (There's Normally Somebody In The Trunk). :D Wonder if he came up with that line himself? R.I.P.

Quote: Tim Walker @ December 26 2009, 2:58 AM GMT

I certainly recall his performance in Sling Blade, a great film IMO.

It's one of the most quotable movies of all time. I don't think there are many people who haven't tried their hand at imitating Billy Bob's character.

I just realized that I've met the girl in the photo from the article I linked to. She used to play with my friends' band. Small world.

Quote: DaButt @ December 26 2009, 3:04 AM GMT

It's one of the most quotable movies of all time. I don't think there are many people who haven't tried their hand at imitating Billy Bob's character.

Well Letterman did it for about a year, as I recall? :D

The first video capture card I bought was used to grab my favourite scenes from the movie so that my co-workers and I could play them over and over all day long. I especially liked the scenes that mentioned my name.

"We don't need to f**king practice, Randy! We don't need no shit-ass manager neither! You motherf**kers!"

:D That whole scene is brilliant.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/12/025245.php

Hooray for brave Dutch film makers. Boo to spoiled Nigerian wanna be terrorists.

Quote: sootyj @ December 26 2009, 9:41 PM GMT

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/12/025245.php

Hooray for brave Dutch film makers. Boo to spoiled Nigerian wanna be terrorists.

He should have choked him a bit longer. Five to ten minutes longer, just to be sure.

Why do I get the sneaky feeling that this hero is a teensy ickle bit of a wanker?

Errr

Sorry, have been out the loop for a couple of days so this may be old news, but what about the Pope getting beat up by a woman?

That's what happens when you rely upon a neutral country to provide your guards.

Quote: AngieBaby @ December 27 2009, 12:44 AM GMT

Sorry, have been out the loop for a couple of days so this may be old news, but what about the Pope getting beat up by a woman?

That's what happens when you rely upon a neutral country to provide your guards.

There might be a sketch there :)

Bet he Poped himself.

Aparently he asked the guards to hold back as he thought it was a bloke jumping him.

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