Well, it looks like PETA’s still on the warpath, asking the NFL to suspend quarterback Michael Vick without pay. And now, they’re profiting off the dogfighting allegations by selling “Sack Vick” T-shirts:
Whether Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is found guilty of dogfighting or not, he is only one person within a much larger struggle….Please call on people not only to condemn the NFL superstar for his alleged participation in this illegal activity but also to work to end dogfighting in our local communities. [emphasis mine]
Based on what PETA stands for, you wouldn’t imagine that they could be so controversial and disliked. But it’s stuff like this–profiting off a not-yet-proven-guilty person and the “Your Mommy Kills Animals” comic–that seems to repulse your average person.
Now that I’ve perhaps tainted your perceptions…how do you view PETA?
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July 24th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
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Courage. It might defined as the ability to do what most people would be too scared to try. Firefighters, soldiers, and policemen* are common archetypes. But it could be as simple as a kid telling his parents the truth about something naughty he did. Or an office worker bucking the crowd to explain why project Q will be a failure, thus requiring a change of course.
In contrast, any courage I demonstrate is a complete accident due to ignorance of why the action required bravery.
So the Liquid Egg Product tends to salute–and be envious–of anyone demonstrating a modicum of courage. Enter Scott Olsen, a pitcher for our popular local baseball team, the Florida Marlins. (The number of fans at any given game can approach five digits). On Saturday, he certainly did have the ability to try what most people wouldn’t:
- Kept on driving when a copper tried to pull him over for speeding
- Ran a stop sign at 3:40 in the morning
- Sat on a plastic chair in front of his house and fought the officers who tried to arrest him
He also now knows what it feels like to be tasered. Assuming he wasn’t too drunk to forget.
July 24th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
Filed under Burning Agony, In the News, Sports, Weaksauce Losers
- The Democrats held their YouTube debate last night, but I didn’t watch it. Who thought Dennis Kucinich was relevant enough to invite there? The only thing I’m sure of is that I’m voting against Giuliani if he gets the GOP nomination.
- Jonathan Alter’s article on Norman Borlaug is an excellent read. An excerpt:
But the obscurity of a man of such surpassing accomplishment is a reminder of our culture’s surpassing superficiality. Reading Walter Isaacson’s terrific biography of Albert Einstein, I was struck by how famous Einstein was, long before his role in the atom bomb. Great scientists and humanitarians were once heroes and cover boys. No more.
- There’s a saying that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Castleberry’s may disagree.
- It’s certain that the male customers were not complaining.
July 24th, 2007
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Not as bad as I thought. Had to call twice (this was company business, BTW). The voice used for their automated system seems random–there’s at least one female and one male voice.
Both the agents were female native English speakers, and understood everything I said. Definitely an added bonus. Although getting “Bob” from Sri Lanka would have made a more interesting story.
July 23rd, 2007
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Right now, I’m on the phone with United Airlines. Or will be eventually. After navigating through a voice navigation system which understood half of what I said (American’s is much better), I’m on hold for a human agent. Said human will probably be from Sri Lanka and also understand only half of what I say.
July 23rd, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
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A couple days ago, the Reassembler was curious as to whether tagging a post with David Beckham would result in a traffic increase. (It didn’t.) That gave me the bright idea of posting about this site’s web stats and visitor profile. You know, because it’s so compelling. A month or so ago, I signed up with Performancing Metrics–they have a plethora of information, and you other bloggers may like to check it out. And don’t worry about being “spied” on; it’s not like I can get your home address or credit card number. Yet.
Searches:
There’s a good degree of interest in Manuel Uribe, the world’s fattest man.
Despite mentioning Jared from Subway only once in passing, people occasionally stumble their way here looking for him.
A few people got here via “400 lbs man”.
In other words, Liquid Egg Product is a good source for news about the ridiculously obese.
Computers you use:
As expected, IE is the dominant browser, with Firefox a significant minority. Almost everyone uses Windows.
A screen resolution of 1024×768 is more popular than all the others combined. One of you uses 1900×1280, and I think I know who it is. I’m curious to find out your monitor size.
Worldwide reach:
Most visitors are American (also very expected). Other countries represented are Canada, Singapore, Spain, Germany, Italy, India, Venezuela, Australia, Great Britain, Portugal, and Malaysia.
One of the most interesting things, though, I’ve found is this: I don’t seem to have a good handle on people’s tastes. Some of the posts I find most compelling generate little traffic, but other posts that (in my estimation) are dreadfully mundane gather more interest.
(CLARIFICATION: Did that last paragraph made it sound like I was disappointed or something? This is definitely not the case. It was more a curiosity than anything.)
July 23rd, 2007
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Now that I’ve got a traffic ticket, I’m getting swarmed by adverts for Attorneys at Law. At least none of them say “se hablo español”.
Don’t try to get any of the following vanity plates:
DUI MAN
SEX4CSH
OJDIDIT
Annie must be back at work because she left a ton of comments.
I have a very special announcement* to make this coming week. I can’t really give details right now, but it’s a rather ambitious project that will undoubtedly never get finished.
July 21st, 2007
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It’s official: the Guinness Book of World Records has listed Manuel Uribe as the world’s fattest human. He peaked at over 1,200 lbs (560 kg).
“I’m glad to be in the Guinness Book as the fattest man,” Uribe said, and was even given a glass plaque to recognize the “accomplishment”.
(For prior posts on Manuel Uribe, click here and here.)
July 20th, 2007
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So much for civilization.
President Bush is having a colonoscopy Saturday, and will temporarily cede power to Dick Cheney. It’s been rumored that Cheney has been unhappy with the president’s inability to “get things done”, and will try to initiate his agenda as quickly as possible. This includes initiatives to:
- Recall all those useless diplomats
- Implement “Operation Robertson” and assassinate Hugo Chavez
- Since troops are in the neighborhood anyway, invade Iran
- Nuke North Korea, with the rationale that “there will probably still be a ton of survivors left in Seoul after the counterattack”
It’s rumored that France will be spared due to the recent election of Nikolas Sarkozy.
Meanwhile, Yahoo! doesn’t want your kids knowing what Cheney looks like.
July 20th, 2007
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Today, I finally get to restart on one of the major projects that I need to finish. For the five weeks, we’ve been putting out one huge fire so I’ve not had a chance to work on it.
Now I realize I have no clue where I left off, and don’t remember how all the code works. That’s one reason it’s good practice to comment the code, so it’s easier to see what the code does and why. (Believe me, this is an absolute necessity when looking at other people’s code.)
This was found at the top of one of the functions:
/// TODO: FINISH IT.
Good times.
July 20th, 2007
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