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As I left the supermarket tonight, the voice overhead intoned this command:
NOW IS THE TIME TO PUT YOUR DESIRE INTO ACTION.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PUT YOUR DESIRE INTO ACTION.
Drums in the deep
Jan. 17th, 2008 09:23 amKelly Ramsey passed on this gem from Warren Ellis' "Bad Signal" mailing list, causing me to resubscribe to the list. Here it is:
bad signal WARREN ELLIS It occurred to me today that Mormon politician Mitt Romney’s candidacy is, in part, an experiment to see if America can handle the idea of a figure of authority who also believes himself to be wearing magic underpants. If that's so, then I think you guys are twelve years away from a Scientologist running for President. And I think you know which Scientologist I mean. You're welcome. -- W
Happy Halloween, everyone!
Oct. 24th, 2006 09:49 pmDEVIL FACIAL TUMOR DISEASE - AUSTRALIA (TASMANIA)(02)
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A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.isid.org>
ProMED-mail, a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
Date: 24 Oct 2006
From: Pablo Nart<pablo.nart@terra.es>
Source: ABC [edited]
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1772469.htm>
The Tasmanian Government has acknowledged the outbreak of the devil
facial tumor disease in a wildlife park in the state's north is a
serious setback to the preservation of the species. The state's chief
veterinary officer has been sent to the Trowunna Wildlife Park at
Mole Creek to try to determine the cause of the outbreak.
Tests for devil facial tumor disease came back positive late last
week for 2 devils at the park.
It is the first time the disease has been found in a wildlife park.
The animals, a 4-year-old male and a 5-year-old female, were bred at
the park and are now in isolation.
Alex Schaap of the Primary Industries and Water Department says the
intrusion of a wild devil is the most likely explanation for the outbreak.
"The discovery of infected devils in that captive population is a
blow because we have a number of devils in captivity which are now at
risk of the disease. That doesn't mean that other devils in captivity
are at risk," he said.
The 4 devils sent to Denmark as a gift to celebrate the birth of
Denmark's Prince Christian came from Trowunna.
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A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.isid.org>
ProMED-mail, a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
Date: 24 Oct 2006
From: Pablo Nart<pablo.nart@terra.es>
Source: ABC [edited]
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1772469.htm>
The Tasmanian Government has acknowledged the outbreak of the devil
facial tumor disease in a wildlife park in the state's north is a
serious setback to the preservation of the species. The state's chief
veterinary officer has been sent to the Trowunna Wildlife Park at
Mole Creek to try to determine the cause of the outbreak.
Tests for devil facial tumor disease came back positive late last
week for 2 devils at the park.
It is the first time the disease has been found in a wildlife park.
The animals, a 4-year-old male and a 5-year-old female, were bred at
the park and are now in isolation.
Alex Schaap of the Primary Industries and Water Department says the
intrusion of a wild devil is the most likely explanation for the outbreak.
"The discovery of infected devils in that captive population is a
blow because we have a number of devils in captivity which are now at
risk of the disease. That doesn't mean that other devils in captivity
are at risk," he said.
The 4 devils sent to Denmark as a gift to celebrate the birth of
Denmark's Prince Christian came from Trowunna.
Dear ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
changeng:
Please explain:
Your terrified audience,substitute
P.S. I know you say you haven't read it, but I keep thinking about Leisuretown
changeng:Please explain:
- Your bunny.
- Why the bunny slowly gyrates some times but not other times.
- Why the bunny's crotch is mic'd.
- What the bunny maintenance procedure is that you're performing above.
- Why the bunny performed only during a Doors song.
Your terrified audience,
substituteP.S. I know you say you haven't read it, but I keep thinking about Leisuretown
There was a 7.0 quake with tsunami in Samoa. Hope everyone's okay out there. It hasn't been a good decade for tropical paradises.
THE SUGAR BEET HAS GONE INSANE
Jun. 19th, 2006 02:08 amRhizomania, also called “root madness" or "crazy root," has caused significant losses in root and sugar yield. [...] The most obvious symptom of rhizomania is a mass of fine, hairy secondary roots that consists of a mixture of dead and healthy roots. [...] The disease is so infectious that even a few grams of infected soil can eventually spread to infect entire fields.
This is how it will look, folks.
May. 24th, 2006 01:37 pmPete gave me the update on that crazy "let's simulate a pandemic including all the creepy quarantine arrests" story. The best paragraph in the new story:
http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2006/05/24/drill1.html
Walsh said the drill didn’t apparently alarm area residents because county officials didn’t receive any calls, but she added that the investigators reported that small groups of curious people gathered to watch the actors be cuffed with plastic handcuffs and taken away in unmarked cars.Oh hey great. When they take me to Camp Halliburton, there will be a small group of curious people watching.
http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2006/05/24/drill1.html
Delaware to test response to flu outbreak
By Patricia Breakey
Delhi News Bureau
DELHI — Don’t panic if you see officials wearing masks and gloves taking people into custody in Delhi. It’s just a pandemic-flu isolation and quarantine drill being staged by several Delaware County and state agencies.
Mandy Walsh, Delaware County Public Health preparedness program coordinator, said the drill will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
"We don’t want people to be alarmed," Hamilton said. "We are just trying to be prepared."
[ ... ]
"The law-enforcement personnel will be wearing protective equipment," Walsh said. "People may see unmarked cars driven by people with masks and gloves. They will be knocking on doors and serving orders."
Walsh said the respirator masks cover the nose and mouth and have canisters on the sides, which give them the appearance of a gas mask. Some of the volunteers have been instructed to resist the court order, so people may see someone being taken from their home unwillingly and a scuffle may occur, Walsh said.
[...]
From http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2006/05/22/dt7.html viatrinnitl
By Patricia Breakey
Delhi News Bureau
DELHI — Don’t panic if you see officials wearing masks and gloves taking people into custody in Delhi. It’s just a pandemic-flu isolation and quarantine drill being staged by several Delaware County and state agencies.
Mandy Walsh, Delaware County Public Health preparedness program coordinator, said the drill will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
"We don’t want people to be alarmed," Hamilton said. "We are just trying to be prepared."
[ ... ]
"The law-enforcement personnel will be wearing protective equipment," Walsh said. "People may see unmarked cars driven by people with masks and gloves. They will be knocking on doors and serving orders."
Walsh said the respirator masks cover the nose and mouth and have canisters on the sides, which give them the appearance of a gas mask. Some of the volunteers have been instructed to resist the court order, so people may see someone being taken from their home unwillingly and a scuffle may occur, Walsh said.
[...]
From http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2006/05/22/dt7.html via
trinnitl
HYP NO TOAD
Apr. 7th, 2006 02:08 amI have a dashboard widget of the Hypnotoad. It's fun and rotates its eyes at me.
Tonight it started making noise, RRRR ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.
It never did this before. I don't recall updating it.
I'm afraid.
Tonight it started making noise, RRRR ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.
It never did this before. I don't recall updating it.
I'm afraid.
Mail your child to Nickelodeon
Mar. 30th, 2006 11:31 pmI was at the arrivals level of LAX Terminal 4 today, waiting for my mother to get off her plane. There were some women in brightly colored cheerful clothing there at an information station with brightly colored cheerful signs. At first I thought it said "Kid Check" and I got the phear. On closer examination it was "Kids' Choice Awards". I guess there were unaccompanied children arriving to take part in this Nickelodeon event.
The women in the cheerful teachery outfits were rushing about talking on walkie talkies and with stern men in suits and it was all very professional-looking. I guess that's a good idea so that little Mortimer and Britney-Anne don't get snatched up by the local CHUDs and ground up into hapless little pedo-burgers.
This is a weird town.
The women in the cheerful teachery outfits were rushing about talking on walkie talkies and with stern men in suits and it was all very professional-looking. I guess that's a good idea so that little Mortimer and Britney-Anne don't get snatched up by the local CHUDs and ground up into hapless little pedo-burgers.
This is a weird town.
Deep digger falls out of the sky, sticks in the ground, and then uses a cannon to chew through concrete before it explodes. It can grind through at least 10 meters of concrete while reporting its progress and coordinating with other burrow bombs to meet and greet and blow up.
I think it's behind me right now.
I think it's behind me right now.
Homeland security for kids
Feb. 3rd, 2006 01:37 pm
http://www.ready.gov/kids/
Our attention was strayed. While we were pursuing disorganized and almost harmless Islamist terror cells around the world, the furries were quietly infiltrating the most secret and sensitive offices in the government. We have moles. Also cougars, wolves, skunks, and a shitload of foxes.
Deep beneath the Blue Bayou restaurant in Disneyland, a brain in a jar is being lowered into an immensely powerful biomechanical cyborg Mickey Mouse character. The day of reckoning is near when He will lift up His glove-like hand and the Yiffening will begin.
HOW WERE WE SO BLIND?
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MONTRESOR
Jan. 8th, 2006 02:15 amI think I saw this movie when I was a kid and had nightmares:
Thanks to zebulon_y, today's phrase is:
"total morselization of body due to being pulled by a gloved hand into a commercial wood chipper."
( Man Killed In Wood Chipper Identified )
zebulon_y, today's phrase is:"total morselization of body due to being pulled by a gloved hand into a commercial wood chipper."
( Man Killed In Wood Chipper Identified )
