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( 'Star Wars is adolescent nonsense; Close Encounters is obscurantist drivel; Star Trek can turn your brains to puree of bat guano; and the greatest science fiction series of all time is Doctor Who! And I'll take you all on, one-by-one or all in a bunch to back it up!' - Harlan Ellison, From his introduction to the Pinnacle series of Doctor Who books )

What philosophical archetype are you? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as The Prince Machiavelli’s perfect ruler you are incredibly manipulative and have a firm understanding human nature. An ideal politician you’re about as dislikeable as a person can possibly be. The Prince 77% Ubermensch 70% Absurd Hero 67% Sadean Libertine 54% Ellsworth Toohey 50% The Underground Man 43% Philosopher King 37% The Last Man 37% The Fountainhead 33%

Today's Episode: Wherein Harlan Ellison discloses the nature of the dinner conversation of a round-table of Science Fiction authors who cobbled and brainstormed Scientology together over pasta. Probably not a whole lot different than how the Nicean councils cobbled together Christianity over matzo balls and gefilte fish.

Offensive knocks against organized religion aside, post this clip where ever you can. The more people know about what Scientology really is, the closer we get to getting the public laughing at them.

As Uncle used to say.

If you have not seen Grindhouse yet, I urge you most strenuously to do so. The fake previews ALONE are worth the $8 to get in the door.

I will spoil nothing further.

...To all and a happy New Beer.

Long live the computer!

As of Saturday, I have been without a machine of my own as the CPU fan seized on my machine due to excessive gunk. After purchasing a replacement fan and installing it, I have determined that the CPU did, in fact, overheat and must be replaced. Anyone with a spare AMD Socket A CPU lying around, lemme know.

I am just chock full of not surprise...

You scored as Earth. Earth is the predominating element in your life. Earth rules the signs of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. </td> Earth 70% Fire 65% Air 55% Water 55% Spirit 30% Which of the Five Elements are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Went out voted after I got out of work tonight. And, as an amusing bit of allegory regarding my feelings for our current two party system, I give you this horrible joke as told to me by morgansong

A kid walks up to his father and says, "Dad, I got this homework to do and I don't get it. What does `hypothetically' mean?"

The father looks down at his son and says, "Son, I'll do better than explain this to you, I'll give you an example. Go ask your mother if she would sleep with the neighbor for two-million dollars."

The son goes up to his mother and says "Mom? Dad told me to ask you if you'd sleep with the neighbor for two-million dollars?"

The mother looks down at her son with a confused look on her face and says "Well, I can't really see where it's important, but for two-million dollars? I'd say I would probably sleep with the neighbor. Yes."

And the son walks back over to his dad and tells "Mom said yes." Dad nods sagaciously and says "Good. Now, go upstairs and ask your sister if she'd sleep with the neighbor for two-million dollars."

Junior, faithful lad that he is, trundles upstairs and knocks on his sisters door and says "Dad asked me to ask you if you would sleep with the neighbor for two-million dollars."

His sister opens the door with a thoroughly revolted look on her face and says "Ugh. The neighbor is, like, 60 years old and wrinkley and gross but, for two-million dollars? Yeah, I'd probably sleep with him."

So, junior walks back downstairs and tells his father and says "She said yes, too. But how does this teach me what `hypothetically' means?"

Dad looks down fondly at his son and ruffles his hair, smiles and says, "Well, son. Hypothetically, we now have four-million dollars. Realistically, we live with two whores."

Buh-dum-bum-ching!

Because right now, I feel like hypothetically, we have a fair and balanced government composed of two separate and distinct parties.

Realistically, we're living with a couple of whores.