This makes me so fucking angry I’m having trouble finding words, but I’ll do my best. I’m sure that by now everybody knows the story of Tim McLean. if you don’t, he’s the guy who was killed in the horrible Greyhound murder last week. I’m also sure that everybody reading this understands what a senseless …
Monthly Archives: August 2008
And Now For Something No One Asked For
Hello, Friends; Matt is back…. even though absolutely no one requested it. I should explain my absence over the last oh….. 3 years or so. You see, my plan was to leave the VC for a while and have all my wildly dedicated fans get to the point where they missed me so much that …
>More Ways To Make Me Cry
>Great. Now we have another kid let down by the system, only this one is no longer with us. This whole situation just sucks. Katelynn Sampson’s mother, Bernise, was having some kind of personal problems which aren’t being explained. So, she let her friend, Donna Irving, take custody of her daughter. Irving had a violent …
Next Up, The Shocking Revelation That Drowning Puppies For Fun Is Looked Down Upon
People sometimes ask me “Steve, why are you so hard on the world?” And I say to those people “listen, if you can look at something such asthisas a cutting edge breakthrough for the medical profession then go right ahead, but I prefer to look at it as the utter pile of ignorant bullshit that …
A Plug And A Question
I just finished buying myself a copy ofOff the Leash,the latest album from the Real McKenzies, who are quickly becoming my favourite band in the world. I think you should buy it too, so here are a couple of free mp3’s to give you an idea of what you’ll be getting.The Lads Who Fought and …
Reverse Advertising
Hee hee hee. Why do I find it amusing that one of our google ads frames is full of greyhound ads right now? Ha ha ha ad targeting! This time, you failed! You failed as much as poor greyhound, who unknowingly created a disastrous ad campaign that had to be pulled after last week’s events. …
More Beheadings?
What the hell? First, there’s Vince Weiguang Li on the greyhound, and now there’s Athanassios Arvanitis who beheaded his girlfriend, and her dog, in Greece. Arvanitis, however, did not survive the whole thing, after throwing the head in a patrol car and driving another cruiser over a motorcycle before being shot 5 times.
Do You Believe In Magic?
If you’re contemplating holding a protest during the Beijing Olympics and honestly, who isn’t, don’t forget that the official rules as set forth by the Olympic organizing committee state that you mustapply 5 days in advance for approval to use one of the area’s 3 designated demonstration sites.And if you have even half a mind …
Nobody’s That Forgetful, Just That Stupid
Dallas company Baby Alert International has started selling a device they say will make it easier for busy parents to remember not to leave their children in sweltering cars. The unit, marketed as theChild Minder System,is necessary because “All of our lives are so busy,” and “we get distracted and we forget something.” It also …
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I knew it would only be a matter of time before this debate got started. In the wake ofthe Greyhound murderlast week, there have beencallsfor the introduction of security checks, the emphasis being on metal detectors that people must pass through before they’re allowed to board a bus. The idea seems to be picking up …