My Archives: July 2007

My Archives: July 2007

Monday, July 2, 2007

Some Humo(u)r* and Some Truths
* to span the bridge over the big pond...

Truth and humour are highly compatible! And well-written English enhances both. Let's start:
In the Galapagos by Accident
Maybe Boring to Read, but I Liked It.
By Fred Reed
In this July 1, 2007 "Fred on Everything" column, the, in almost every way, inimitable and great stylist Fred has surpassed himself, I think. He is well trained in surpassing himself. Get a healthy cure of loud laughs and some deep truths, philosophical or not, some of which Murray Rothbard would have disliked and quite a few other libertarians still do dislike, some panarchists included. But no more name telling. Here you go (with great pictures).
Why the Libertarians Must Draft Ron Paul
By Kevin Tuma
While this title may make laugh some, the column itself, so very well written, is not void of images and formulations to make you grin, but it is, as I wrote to the author to thank him for his submission, more a horn of plenty. Of truths. About rather bad realities, you may want to think about. You can do it here.
The column says about Dr. Paul that he is "one sharp cookie". I won't contradict this judgement, but rather illustrate it by Dr. Paul's following statement, documented here:
"The debate in Washington has again turned to federal funding of stem cell research, with President Bush moving to veto legislation passed recently by Congress. Those engaged in this debate tend to split into warring camps claiming exclusive moral authority to decide the issue once and for all. On one side, those who support the President's veto tend to argue against embryonic stem cell research, pointing to the individual rights of the embryo being discarded for use in research. On the other hand are those who argue the embryo will be discarded anyway, and the research may provide valuable cures for people suffering from terrible illnesses. In Washington, these two camps generally advocate very different policies. The first group wants a federal ban on all such research, while the latter group expects the research to be federally-subsidized. Neither side in this battle seems to consider the morality surrounding the rights of federal taxpayers."
Exclusive interview with Jehovah
By CLS
"Of course it is well known that natural disasters are the result of sin. Just ask Pat Robertson. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans various fundamentalist groups announced it was a judgment from God sent in punishment of an upcoming gay festival.In light of that we obtained an exclusive interview with God. (Pat Robertson isn’t the only one with Jehovah on his speed dial.)"
Read the whole interview here. Humour and truths combined again — and about Baptist lies, to boot.
Pharmacology
By Anonymous
In Pharmacology, all drugs have two names, a trade name and generic name. For example, the trade name of Tylenol also has a generic name of Acetaminophen. Aleve is also called Naproxen. Amoxil is also call Amoxicillin and Advil is also called Ibuprofen.
The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra. After careful consideration by a team of government experts, it recently announced that it has settled on the generic name of Mycoxafloppin. Also considered were Mycoxafailin, Mydixadrupin, Mydixarizin, Dixafix, and of course, Ibepokin.
Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of "cocktails", "highballs" and just a good old-fashioned "stiff drink". Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of: MOUNT & DO.
Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.
If you don't send this to five old friends right away there will be five fewer people laughing in the world.

Posted by Christian Butterbach @ 11:58 PM GMT+1 [Link]

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