why doesnt mister rogers help congress straighten out this terrible economy bailout plan?

Mister Rogers did the impossible by convincing the morass of Congress to do something positive. When they were considering cutting funding for public television he put on his shoes and gave testimony over why he believed that television gave children hope and made them more productive members of society. Congress ended up increasing funding instead. When Congress gave into pressure from the MPAA over the legality of VCRs recording show, he convinced them that it allowed working parents to enjoy his shows with their children as a family. The world could use another Mister Rogers.

Suicidal Lemmings in Disneys White Wilderness Film

Here is a clip from Disneys White Wilderness film depicting a mass suicide of lemmings in the arctic. This 1958 documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The scene however turns out to be fake. Watch the clip and then read the rest of the post. The real story behind this "documentary" is the animal abuse. Makes me sick. I like how Disney got away with it and won an Academy award!

This is what I found on Wikipedia...

White Wilderness contains a scene that supposedly depicts a mass lemming migration, and ends with the lemmings leaping to their deaths into the Arctic Ocean. There have been some reports that the Disney film describes this as an actual suicidal action by the lemmings, but the narrator in the film does state that the lemmings are likely not attempting suicide, but rather are migrating and upon encountering water, attempt to cross it. If the water they attempt to cross is too wide, they suffer exhaustion and drown.

In 1982, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news magazine The Fifth Estate broadcast a documentary about animal cruelty in Hollywood, focusing on White Wilderness as well as the Disney television program Wild Kingdom. Bob McKeown, the host of the CBC program, found that the lemming scene was filmed at the Bow River near downtown Calgary and not at the Arctic Ocean as implied by the film. He found out that the lemmings did not voluntarily jump into the river but were pushed in by a rotating platform installed by the film crew. He also interviewed a lemming expert who claimed that the particular species of lemming shown in the film is not known to migrate, much less commit mass suicide. He also discovered that footage of a polar bear cub falling down an Arctic ice slope was really filmed in a Calgary film studio. ^[2]

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Cult Scifi Worship: Metropia, Zombie Samurai

Tarik Saleh's absolutely stunning futuristic Swedish film, Metropia, creates such believable characters that you'll start to question just how real it is. Plus, Zombie Samurai fills the necessary blood quota for the week.

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OneRedPaperClip ABC 20/20

ABC 20/20 July 14 on Kyle MacDonald and his journey. Guy trades items on Craigslist starting with a red paperclip. The trades continue to increase in value until he trades for a house in Canada!

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With Economy in Shambles, Congress Gets a Raise.

A crumbling economy, more than 2 million constituents who have lost their jobs this year, and congressional demands of CEOs to work for free did not convince lawmakers to freeze their own pay. Instead, they will get a $4,700 pay increase, amounting to an additional $2.5 million that taxpayers will spend on congressional salaries.

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2 Card Games That Make Great Gifts!

Dutch Blitz

This card game was invented by a German immigrant in Pennsylvania Dutch country.

2-4 players

4 decks of 40 cards (each of the four decks has a different design: pump, carriage, pail and plow.)

Game Length: 15 - 25 minutes

This game is kinda like Spit and Solitaire. It is very fast past and exciting. Players start with 3 cards in a post pile and 10 cards in their blitz pile. The deck of cards left in the players hand is called the wood pile. The object of the game is to play cards in color sequence (1-10) in ascending order on the dutch piles in the middle of the playing area. The first player to run out of cards in their blitz pile calls BLITZ! The hand ends and the other players count the remaining cards in their blitz pile and multiply by 2. The remaining blitz pile cards count as negative points against the player. The cards in the dutch piles are shuffled out to each player and counted as 1 positive point per card and added to the score sheet. A new hand is dealt and rounds continue until a player reaches 75 points.

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Zombie Fluxx

2-8 players

Game length: 10-30 minutes

The original award winning Fluxx game has been taken over by zombies!

Object of the game: Game play starts with the basic rule of draw one card play one card. As new rule cards are played the game changes. Players lay down keeper cards in order to complete a goal. If a player completes the goal they win. However players are continually attacked by zombies (creeper cards) which either help or hinder their chances of completing the goal. The zombies must be destroyed with sweet weapons keepers like the chainsaw, baseball bat, flamethrower, and shotguns!

This game takes a little bit of time to understand because the rules are constantly changing, but its also very easy to know the rules because they are right in front of you on the table. But overall this is a very fun card game as is the original Fluxx.

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Living in a Depression and Living WITH depression

I'm a 20 year old college student trying to figure out what path to take in life. However it doesnt seem like any path will open up for me in this fucked up economic situation. How am I supposed to pick a career when left and right millions of people are losing their jobs. Everyday there is another story of major newspapers and media outlets cutting employees in order to survive. Even the all american auto makers are going into financial disrepair, and the government wont pump any money into one of the last american businesses. However, they are more than willing to give money to bankers who have already showed they are incredibly irresponsible and greedy.

My long time childhood friend Matt has always had work and in one instance even hooked me up with a great job. However after just graduating from vocational school in auto mechanics he finds himself unemployed. The time in his life when he needs a job more than ever and the economy is so bad that he can not get a start anywhere. Earlier this year I read the news stories of people losing their jobs but it didnt hit home until now. I actually know someone who is directly affected by this terrible turn of events in U.S. history.

I have no idea why im in college. Nothing excites me. I've tried all sorts of subjects and somehow I dont see any direction for my future. I mean if I have to work 40+ hours a week for the rest of my life like society says then I better as hell love what im doing. And I can tell you...there is nothing in this world I can see myself doing for 40+ hours a week. But, I have no choice I have to support myself and try and make some kind of difference somewhere. I am tired of the work status quo of this country. Its 2008, life shouldnt be so hard. after all isnt that why we have technology? so we can have robots do the hard work for us so that we can sit back and reap the profits and not to sound to self centered but wouldnt it be nice to focus on ourselves and not work so hard? After all we have cell phones and computers and machines to clean our dishes and clothes...why are americans working more hours than ever before?

Anyway, with the job market being almost non existent for college graduates and the fact that I dont find passion right now in anything that will provide an income, I have decided to drop out of school for awhile and travel. Travel doesnt have to cost a lot of money, which is good because I dont have much at all.

I cant think of anything better to do when my country is falling apart than to go on an adventure. So Im going to Amsterdam. I'm taking a backpack and my bicycle and I'm going to do whatever the fuck I want. I'm probably gonna couchsurf and tent my way around Europe, most likely visiting countries/cultures who are accepting of cyclist like France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Hopefully something sweet happens and I find something I love to do over there that will put a roof over my head and food in my belly. I've realized that I really dont need that much to live and be happy. I have so much shit in my tiny room right now and I dont NEED any of it. All I need is a backpack with a few articles of clothing and some ambition to stay alive while I explore this world.

I cant wait to start my travels. Hopefully at some point I find someone to travel with me. Because I bet things might get a bit lonely by myself.

The Online Critics Film Critics Society TOP 100 Sci-Fi Films

THE OFCS TOP 100 SCI-FI LIST
100 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
99 Slaughterhouse Five (1973)
98 Escape from New York (1981)
97 Time After Time (1979)
96 Andromeda Strain, The (1971)
95 Highlander (1986)
94 Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)
93 Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984)
92 Men In Black (1997)
91 Fantastic Planet (Planète sauvage, La) (1973)
90 Until the End of the World (1991)
89 Village of the Damned (1960)
88 Starman (1984)
87 Seconds (1966)
86 THX 1138 (1970)
85 Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
84 Open Your Eyes (Abre los Ojos) (1997)
83 Total Recall (1990)
82 Silent Running (1971)
81 On the Beach (1959)
80 Invaders from Mars (1953)
79 eXistenZ (1999)
78 Time Bandits (1981)
77 Akira (1988)
76 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
75 Dead Zone, The (1983)
74 Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
73 Fantastic Voyage (1966)
72 Cell, The (2000)
71 Mad Max (1979)
70 Sleeper (1973)
69 Things to Come (1936)
68 They Live (1988)
67 Edward Scissorhands (1990)
66 Quatermass and the Pit (a.k.a. Five Million Years To Earth) (1967)
65 Strange Days (1995)
64 Superman: The Movie (1978)
63 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
62 Starship Troopers (1997)
61 Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)
60 Them! (1954)
59 Tron (1982)
58 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
57 Fifth Element, The (1997)
56 Stalker (1979)
55 Ghostbusters (1984)
54 Trip to the Moon, A (Le Voyage dans la Lune) (1902)
53 Altered States (1980)
52 Gattaca (1997)
51 Invisible Man, The (1933)
50 City of Lost Children, The (Cité des enfants perdus, La) (1995)
49 Independence Day (1996)
48 War of The Worlds, The (1953)
47 Jacob's Ladder (1990)
46 Time Machine, The (1960)
45 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
44 Fly, The (1986)
43 Pi (1998)
42 Videodrome (1983)
41 Truman Show, The (1998)
40 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
39 Frankenstein (1931)
38 Iron Giant, The (1999)
37 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
36 Donnie Darko (2001)
35 Dr. Strangelove (1964)
34 Alphaville (1965)
33 Abyss, The (1989)
32 Forbidden Planet (1956)
31 Robocop (1987)
30 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
29 Jurassic Park (1993)
28 Thing, The (1982)
27 Road Warrior, The (1981)
26 Solaris (1972)
25 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
24 La Jetee (1962)
23 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
22 King Kong (1933)
21 12 Monkeys (1995)
20 Contact (1997)
19 Dark City (1998)
18 Planet of the Apes (1968)
17 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
16 Terminator, The (1984)
15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
13 Back to the Future (1985)
12 Matrix, The (1999)
11 Aliens (1986)
10 Alien (1979)
9 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
8 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
7 Brazil (1985)
6 Metropolis (1927)
5 E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
4 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
2 Blade Runner (1982)
1 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)



Blade Runner is a terrible movie how did it make #2?

IMHO top 5 should at least look something like this...

5 Planet of the Apes
4 Empire Strikes Back
3 Return of the Jedi
2 Starwars: A New Hope
1 Invasioin of the Body Snatchers (1978). 

Note!  The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1956
should be watched before viewing the remake.
Simply because the 1978 version can be seen as a sequel because
the setting moves from butt fuck nowhere to an urban city and a few
characters from the original film show up for small roles.

2 of my favourite works from H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells is Britain's father of science fiction. He pioneered the scientific exploration of time travel, alien invasion, and biological engineering in his works of fiction. Two of my favorite works are The Time Machine and The Island of Dr. Moreau which are both less than 130 pages and makes them both easy and enjoyable classic science fiction weekend reading.

The Time Machine (1985)



The title of this book is what you expect. A guy invents a time machine which he uses to travel to the very distant future and discovers that earth is now divided into two classes of civilization. There are the Eloi which are delicate childlike creatures who play games all day long and feast on the bountiful fruits that are found everywhere. The Morlocks are carnivorous, nocturnal, ape like beings who live in deep wells underground. They basically harvest the Eloi as food. The Time Traveler spends most of the book fighting off the Morlocks as he tries to find his stolen time machine.

Great sci-fi reading if you have a few spare hours on a weekend. The thing I found very interesting about this view of the future is that evolution is regressing with humans devolving into more animalistic and amoral creatures, although most of the Eloi are self serving creatures the Time Traveler finds himself in a relationship with Weena who he saved from drowning and she becomes inseperable from him. He even seems to have romantic feelings for her, which he admits he is uneasy with. When Weena dies he vows to return to the future again and save her.





The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896)



Prendick finds himself through various unfortunate events on an unknown volcanic island which is inhabited by a mad scientist Dr. Moreau and his assistant Montgomery along with a host of beast people. Dr. Moreau creates monsters out of vivisecting animals and fucking with their DNA and brain cells. He claims this is for science research, however it soon becomes clear that Moreau acts more like a god than a scientist with his strict law of the island which the beast people obey in fear of the House of Pain (Dr. Moreau's lab). The beast people are of all kind of animals mash ups such as hyena-swine, bull-bear, and different variations of apes. These beasts are neither human nor animal anymore but instead have IQs of a 3 year old and the mind of an obedient family dog. The beast people eventually regress and return to their animal ways and an all out blood bath ensues between the human and beast inhabitants of the island.

Again this is an awesome book for a short roadtrip or weekend read. The writing style and formation of sentences is a little different than The Time Machine but it was easy to get into after reading a few short chapters. Wells calls this book "an exercise in youthful blasphemy," in regards to Dr. Moreau who creates and controls his beasts to serve him in fear, much like the Old Testament God who gave the Ten Commandments to a faithful person, so to does Moreau have a "sayer of the law" who reminds the beast people to obey least they pay dues in the House of Pain.