I just heard someone pose the question, "Suppose God waved a magic wand..."

I just liked the idea that the person who uttered this question believes that the wand was the object that was imaginary.

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Rush Limbaugh on Leno.

From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/24/rush-limbaugh-jay-leno-sh_n_299190.html

Leno also tried to get Limbaugh to agree that Wall Street CEOs should not be making billions of dollars off schemes that hurt investors. Limbaugh strongly disagreed. "The market will fix itself," he said. "It's none of my business what they make, Jay, it's certainly none of yours, and it's certainly not Barack Obama's what anybody makes ... If you believe in the capitalist system, you have to erase from your whole worldview what somebody needs."

What a douche....

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/03/obama-schoolchildren-spee_n_276544.html

This would be highly amusing if it didn't mean that actual people with actual microphones were actually spreading these reactionary lies, half-truths and general shit-stirrings to actual highly suggestible people.

Amazing.

Aside from anything else, I believe the right-wing are floundering, without a leader, without any idea of what to do - screaming about nothing in a room with only themselves as an audience, slowly getting crazier and crazier. It could lead to nuttier people doing much, much nuttier things.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/17/the-funniest-signs-from-t_n_260838.html

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Sometimes I have been known to base what i think of a person (or their actions) on their listening or viewing preferences.

ie. "There's no way (insert name here) could have done (insert horrible thing here). He listens to (insert band name here)!"

I am aware that this is obviously a strange and flawed way of judging people but I have found it to be surprisingly accurate sometimes!

Are there musical acts or movies/TV shows that would change your mind about a person, based on theri love of it? Or conversely, are there people who you don't like, who, if you found out they had a soft spot for, say... Belle & Sebastian, you would change your opinion of?

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PS. I mention Belle & Sebastian as a "soft option" because they still have a little bit of edgy, indie cred - as opposed to, for instance, Air Supply - which is just creepy.

Last week, http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/dance-your-ass-off-dumped-after-one-show/2009/07/24/1247942039741.html

Then this today! http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/08/02/1249152504446.html

Praise de Lawwd!

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Bill Maher, on his show "Real Time", in interviews he has had, and on The Huffington Post, has made an excellent point which I have had trouble putting into words for years - and yet he managed it, succinctly, very quickly.

Not everything has to make a profit.

A quote from the aired version on Real Time:

"...Now I know what you're thinking, "But Bill, the profit motive is what sustains capitalism!" Yes, and our sex drive is what sustains the human species, but we don't try to fuck everything. It's OK for some things to remain non-profit just like when it comes to sexual relations, some people are off limits. Like your cousin, or your sister, or if you're a leading Republican, your wife."
Here's the link to then Huffington Post essay. Please read, it makes a very, very valid point - one to which our right-leaning friends could put into practice. It's real short and Bill's a funny guy.

Yes, it's skewed towards America, but we basically mirror what's going on there socially. And republicans are by no means the world's only right-leaning peoples

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Surely they could have used a better selection of words?



I know scientists are excited about it, but this is ridiculous.

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There are so many symbols representing belief in the supernatural (astrological, religious etc), if I was to get a symbol tattooed on myself to represent a firm belief in reality (and by extension, the rejection of the supernatural) what would that symbol be?

Ive only been searching for a little while but Ive come up blank.

Any ideas?

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I find it difficult to comprehend this, but I find it interesting when Liberals (the Australian Republican, Tory or right-leaning party) get into bed with Christian fundamentalists, their main voter base.

Aren't right-wingers supposed to espouse the "everyone for themselves" and "get off my yard, government" theory?

After reading that Christians are protesting the governments tentative decision to scrap its stupid IP-side censorship policy (which itself dissolved party out of massive protest), I wonder where the Libs stand.

This is not a snarky comment, Im just interested as to how these two opposing viewpoints can co-exist.

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"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence" - Christopher Hitchens

Im really sorry to all you people of the religious persuasion (what the hell are you doing reading MY journal?) but the rest of you have to check out the iPhone app called "Way To Heaven".

Its just about the most specific religious piece of shit I've ever come across.

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ps. Yes, I am at home on a Saturday night looking at iphone apps. Fuck you!

Stephen Colbert on:

"I've always been against organic foods. If I wanted to ingest something a hippy picked, I'd eat an autoharp."

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http://pinballexpo.com.au/index.html

Im there and joining the comp. Its gotta be done. Must et some practice in. I will cross The Courthouses palms with silver, oh yes I will sir!

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At lunchtime, Im going down to JB Hi Fi and getting this and one of these.

Yum!

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I got this

Ain't I a lucky chappy!

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So its official.

Reunion 3: Rewound is happening on Saturday June 13th and we are being graced by the presence of ALTERN-8!!!!!!

(no seriously, thats a good thing!!!)

Here is the Facefuck group and you may notice a certain misspelled pseudonym of mine on the list of DJs. That's cause I'm playing!

If you're interested in coming and gurning like a fool for a while (much like me), the tix are probably going to be around $50ish and its a long weekend so there's an excuse for a thumping good time!

Don yer overalls, fill yer facemasks with Vicks, drop a Vera, make a rug reference and turn the stupid up to 11 - Its rave time again!

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im writing this in front of the telly on our wii AND ignoring proper punctuation rules.

What a grand age.

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I'm just watching "The Yes Man" and noticed that during a scene where the main character is attending a "come as your favourite Harry Potter character" party, the background soundtrack is "Ana Ng" by They Might Be Giants.

I don't know whether to be offended or not.

Probably not as I am a big nerd.

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I just played a gig at The Annandale that proported to be hip-hop, included me wearing a full superhero costume with Mexican wrestling mask and lasted no longer than four minutes.

And yet, I was offered free cocaine and beer, hot girls in bikinis surrounded the outfit, the whole event was videoed and photographed, and there was more paying crowd than any band Ive played for (maybe not including the Opera House gig).

Im doing something wrong music wise....

Full disclosure: The band were covered in beer by said crowd, who were baying for both our blood AND the next band.

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