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Code Odes

From Yehuda Berlinger (http://jergames.blogspo t.com), an internet professional and games writer, comes something I'd never expected to see: the US Copyright code.  In verse.  http://jergames.blogspot.com/2006/07/us-copyri ght-code-in-verse.html

Also the Patent Code, http://jergames.blogspot.com/2006/08/us-patent -code-in-verse.html

And the Trademark Code.  http://jergames.blogspot.com/2006/09/us-tradem ark-code-in-verse.html

You know, I spend so much time looking for videos of people with too much time on their hands using it to bowl with their girlfriend's pug dog or dress up like an evil Easter Bunny that it kind of boggles my mind when someone does something quirky and useful.

Now, if anyone out there's got a kazoo, maybe we can set these to music.

09-29-2006

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Why the American media sucks

In four images: http://bsalert.com/artsearch.php?fn=2&as=1383& dt=1

The comments below are pretty heavy handed and sensationalistic, but the images...really kind of speak for themselves.  Yikes.

09-28-2006

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Trippy Parenting

Justin Scheck over at Legal Pad (http://legalpad.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/pot-rulin gs/#more-361) observes:

"For those who keep track of drug laws, it turns out to be a bad idea to manufacture pot snacks, even for sale at medical marijuana co-ops. Oh, and also, you shouldn’t be giving bong hits to your toddler."

It seems the Ninth Circuit recently had to uphold the conviction of Jessica Durham, a woman who had her 1 1/2 year old take bong hits to improve her appetite and mellow her mood.  Well...yeah, I guess.

Also, it seems a gentleman named Kenneth Affolter pled guilty Tuesday to conspiring to manufacture and distribute "Pot Tarts," "Munchy Way," and "Trippy Peanut Butter."  One of the main objections on the law's part, apparently, was that aside from that whole "illegal drug" thing, the names sounded aimed at younger users.  This rings some kind of bell for me... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_advertising#U nited_States)

Anyway, one has to be impressed with the deductive skills of the friend who turned Durham in:

“Based on her extensive experience as a marijuana smoker for over 20 years, she recognized the substance which Ms. Durham scraped from the inside of the water pipe as marijuana residue — that is, the burnt residue left on or in a pipe after smoking marijuana."

Wow.  No kidding.

09-27-2006

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It's nobody's business but the Turks'!

The Judge's latest entry in the "Get a grip, people!" Olympics: Tiny Tunes video becomes source of racial/nationalist strife.  Brought to you by YouTube comments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgfYSbcBAk&NR< /a>

I love that song.  Here's hoping no one thinks to make the connection between "Yes, We Have No Bananas" and oppressive patriarchy.

09-26-2006

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Ba-da. Ba-da ba-da.

The San Francisco Chronicle published two articles today on the subject of same-sex marriage: "Divorcing gay couples create new legal issues" (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c /a/2006/09/25/SEPARATION.TMP) and "Same-sex marriage foes say divorces prove their point" (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c /a/2006/09/25/FOES.TMP).  The first is an interesting look at the current contradictions in the policies regarding breakups for those states that legally recognize same-sex couples.  The second...well, even if you oppose same-sex partnerships you've got to wonder how anyone managed to say this with a straight face:

"The separation of Julie and Hillary Goodridge is tragic not only for their daughter," the Rev. Lou Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition said in a statement released the day after the couple confirmed the separation. "But ... they have clearly shown just how little they value the institution of marriage and provide a chilling look into what our nation faces if homosexual marriage is legalized elsewhere."

I don't recall anyone in the media commenting on the tragedy of my parents' divorce, back in the day, whether for me or for the heterosexual community as a whole.

Anyway, I'm reminded of a discussion over at Alas, a Blog last month on the whole notion of whether there is, in fact, any kind of gay agenda aimed at deconstructing traditional notions of family, and if so, whether that might even be a defensible position.  (http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2006/08/ 08/beyond-marriage/)

I'm also reminded of a recent Onion article.  (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/52984 ), but perhaps that's just me.

"Liberals and Democrats would have you believe that sharks pose no threat to married couples," Martinez said. "They tell us that sharks should just be left alone to mind their own business, and they won't do anyone any harm. But we say it's time for those of us with backbone to stand up for what we believe in—before that backbone is torn violently from our torsos by these soulless, underwater killers."

I hope the writers of the Onion are proud of themselves for making me unconsciously hum the "Jaws" theme music under my breath the last time I saw a gay couple holding hands.
 

09-25-2006

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