Category Archives: Curiosities
This Is How God Did It
In honor of the 220th anniversary of Kentucky’s entrance into the Union, I present this treasure. The state of Kentucky opened the 70,000 square foot “Creation Museum” in 2007, furthering making the U.S. a mockery of the world. The “museum” concept is based on Christian biblical lore; “casting its characters and animals in dynamic form and placing them in familiar settings.” Yes, of course – what else would you expect? Scientific facts? But, the museum became distressed when it learned that Budget Travel doesn’t include it on its must-see sites in Kentucky.
The museum offered this heartbreaking statement recently:
“The creation science group that runs the museum, Answers in Genesis, expressed disappointment. The group said, ‘Curiously, despite being a clear winner in terms of votes received, the Creation Museum does not appear on the Budget Travel List. We are certainly aware many evolutionists fear exposing children to the sort of critical thinking encouraged by a visit to the Creation Museum. And while we never discourage parents from taking their children to museums such as the number two choice on Budget Travel’s list – the Field Museum of Chicago, home of ‘the biggest Tyrannosaurus rex fossil ever dug up’ – we do suggest they go armed with a bucketful of discernment.’”
Altogether now – break out your banjos!
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Cheeseburger Made of Ice Cream
Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend! Source.
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Bed Cartography
This might explain why I’m still single – and love it! Source.
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The Little State that Can
Rhode Island always reminds me of a Chihuahua: small, mean and loud!
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Beard Semantics
As a man who’s grown a beard many times in the past (usually in winter), I find this web site devoted to the facially hirsute man both intriguing and amusing. A few years ago I shaved off my moustache and goatee. I’d had the moustache for at least 10 years at that point and was almost afraid to see what my upper lip looked beneath the hair. One woman at my office told me I looked younger, which didn’t surprise me. I noted that it’s one reason why very young men often grow facial hair – to look more mature. She’d never realized it. Thousands, even hundreds of years ago, most men simply couldn’t help but grow beards. They had no real means to shave. I think it’s interesting – and somewhat telling of American society – that the last U.S. president with a full beard was Benjamin Harrison who served 1889 – 1893. The last one with a moustache was William Howard Taft who served 1909 – 1913. It seems facial hair practically became obsolete in the 1980’s, except for porn stars and gay men. Full beards were relegated to the dreary environs of mountain men and loggers. Now, it appears men have the audacity to allow hair to grow on their faces, albeit more kempt and clean than what you think the average mountain man has. But, it looks like some folks still have an unfavorable view of the bearded man, as the accompanying display insinuates. That’s okay. I don’t trust a man who wants to keep his face baby-butt smooth all the time.
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Titanic Visions
Writers have a unique propensity for conjuring up stories of fantastic voyages and incredible events. Sometimes art imitates them; other times real life proves such things can happen. This is the case with Morgan Robertson, an American author who, in 1898, published a book about a massive luxury ocean liner that strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sinks with most everyone aboard. Entitled Futility, or The Wreck of the Titan, the tale is remarkably foreboding. Here are some of the similarities and slight differences:
- The “Titan” sailed from New York to Liverpool, England, while Titanic sailed from Southampton to New York.
- It was the “Titan’s” third voyage, but it was Titanic’s first.
- Both ships sailed in the month of April.
- The “Titan” was 800 feet long and weighed 45,000 tons. Titanic was 880 feet long and weighed 46,328 tons.
- The “Titan” had 15 watertight compartments. Titanic had 9.
- The “Titan” had 40,000 horsepower. Titanic had 45,000 horsepower.
- The “Titan” traveled at 25 knots. Titanic traveled at 24 knots.
Robertson had a modest career as a writer; never really enjoying any great success, even when Futility was re-published after Titanic’s sinking. He died in New Jersey in 1915.
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Male Real Dolls – NSFW
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Praise the Lord and Tithe Your Soul!
The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), which has some 18,000 affiliates and claims to broadcast on every continent except Antarctica, has come under scrutiny for alleged embezzlement and sexual harassment claims by some of its former employees. Founded by Paul Crouch, his wife Janice and – believe it or not – Jim and Tammy Faye Baker in the 1970’s, the California-based entity preaches a so-called “prosperity gospel,” which promises material rewards to those who give generously. It’s obvious from the lavish lifestyles TBN executives lead that the prosperity part is purely subjective. It’s amazing how people keep falling for these goons. Like the Roman Catholic Church, Christian evangelicals always screw people out of their hard-earned money; that is, people who can least afford to get screwed.
Proverbs 28:6 “Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.”
I mean, who needs a pedophile priest looking out for your kids when you have this bitch!
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‘Dark Shadows’ – The Movie
I was surprised to learn about this recently. Mentally disturbed filmmaker Tim Burton has brought the legendary ‘Dark Shadows’ series to the big screen, starring – you guessed it – his favorite actor, the equally disturbed Johnny Depp. Depp portrays Barnabas Collins, a vampire who rises from his crypt in the family mausoleum, after being released by a grave-robbing drifter, and joins his contemporary relatives on their gigantic Maine estate. ‘Dark Shadows,’ which ran from 1966 – 1971, was the first prime time soap opera and the first to feature a gothic theme. It was unprecedented for its time and instantly gained a cult following – no pun intended. The original series returned to television in the early 1980’s, when I discovered – and fell in love with – it. The Burton movie obviously plays with the storyline’s horror-tinted and sexually-charged overtones.
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Chief Writing Wolf 