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COMMENT OF THE DAY: What if Kim Jong-Un drank Gandhi’s blood?

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From:  http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/21/world/europe/uk-gandhi-auction/index.html

It’s a pacifist blowout at Sotheby’s, where a wide variety of Mahatma Gandhi merchandise is going up for auction.  As per CNN, items include “A pair of shabby leather sandals once worn by Gandhi” as well as “A glass microscope slide with a trace of … Gandhi’s blood.”  Frankly, I don’t see how any non-vampire would wanna buy a dead man’s blood, unless…

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I dunno guy, but I don’t think a trace of Gandhi’s blood would be enough to turn Kim into a pacifist.  But hey, at least he would have one drop of peaceful blood in his body.

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Cuz you can’t kill a chicken in Calgary without somebody losing his job…

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As recent news reports have revealed, dozens, if not hundreds of cattle are slaughtered daily in Alberta in awfully unsanitary conditions.  But when an Alberta College of Art and Design student kills a chicken in the school cafeteria, some heads are gonna roll—and not just the ex-chicken’s.  As the Calgary Sun reports, “Gordon Ferguson — an instructor in the sculpture department for the last 32 years — said he has retained legal counsel after being fired from his job Monday and will appeal.”  Wait, so the purported poultry product was made from papier maché, then?

Well no, actually.  According to the Sun, “The move was made after a student slit a chicken’s throat before plucking it in the institution’s cafeteria April 18 as part of what he called an art project.”  Or as Hutterites would call it, lunch.  Although it appears the student didn’t share his spoils with the art colony.  “At the time, witnesses said the male student defended the act, saying it was part of a classroom assignment and a public protest on food production.”  Because if I ever wanted to mount a completely ineffective protest against food production, I’d do it on an art-school campus!

Then again, as far as art-school projects go, this ain’t the worst that we’ve seen.  In 2007, Ontario College of Art and Design student Thorarinn Ingi Jonsson, 24, “placed a fake bomb that forced an AIDS charity to cancel part of a black-tie fundraiser at the Royal Ontario Museum,” as per the Toronto Star.  Apparently, he said it was a sculpture, too.

Hmm, I wonder which kid got the better grade on his assignment…

Remind me not to take up teaching in Malaysia…

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A Vancouver man has seen his professional and personal life ruined by a vengeful ex-girlfriend he met, and subsequently dumped, while teaching in Malaysia.  As the CBC reports, Lee David Clayworth has been subject to relentless harassment for the past two-and-a-half years after breaking things off with Lee Ching Yan.  But this goes way beyond your average revenge-porn posting, to put it mildly.  According to the CBC, “After they split up, she broke into his apartment and stole his laptop and hard drive, along with other personal belongings.  She then hacked into his email account and sent messages to all of his contacts — posing as him — talking about how he had sex with underage students.”  But wait, there’s more…

“Court documents show Yan retrieved nude photos of Clayworth that were in his computer — pictures she had taken — and posted them on several sites.”  And if that wasn’t bad enough, she’s waged an all-out war on social media against him, as well.  “I did a Google search of my name and I saw profiles listed saying … I am a psychopath, I am a child molester, a pedophile, I am involved with my students and so on — and then that just steamrolled,” Clayworth told the CBC.

Sure enough, the top Google search result for “Lee Clayworth” is from liarscheatersrus.com.  And while most of the front page has now been overtaken by articles describing this poor man’s plight, there still remains the odd meme, like this one showing his pasty white ass.  I’d give that meme a fail.

That said, Lee Ching Yan’s actions are also considered illegal in her home country.  The CBC notes that she was found guilty of defamation, and ordered to pay her ex 66-grand Canadian, which is probably about 2-billion of their piddly little currency.  But rather than face the music, she fled, reportedly to Australia, where she keeps posting slander and lies to this day.  And the biggest problem facing the victim is that his court order against her came from a third-world country, and not the US of A.  As per the CBC, “Halifax internet law expert David Fraser pointed out that American-based service providers and websites are governed by U.S. law, which protects freedom of expression and does not hold them legally responsible for content users post.”  God Bless America, and no place else!

At the very least, employers who use Google to unfairly prescreen job candidates will now know that Clayworth’s a victim, not a victimizer.  Unless they’re feeling lucky (and lazy), that is. :(

Looks like we’ve got the season premiere of Canadian Greed right here…

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The Toronto Star is reporting that a Scarborough pastor and his wife have allegedly bilked his faithful flock out of $8.6-million.  Holy Ponzi Scheme, Batman!  As per The Star, “Pastor Marlon Gary Hibbert, 49, and his wife Verna Michelle Hibbert, 48, were arrested Thursday. Police allege the Hibberts scammed more than 200 investors out of millions over a period of six years.”  Whoa, this guy’s church has more than 200 members!?  What’s he do to draw in the crowds, promise them hefty returns on foreign investments, or something?

Oh wait.  The Star states that “Hibbert allegedly told victims he would invest their money in a cluster of foreign companies to trade in securities and foreign exchange. He promised rates of return as high as 8.5 per cent.”  But unlike most Ponzi schemes, which pay initial investors with the money brought in by other suckers down the line, it seems that nobody got rich here but the preacher-man.  As per The Star, “Victims say they never saw a return on investment and were out hundreds of thousands of dollars.”  Gee, maybe that’s why you don’t put all your eggs in one basket!?

“The Hibberts, along with their church’s administrative assistant Lorraine Bahlmann, will appear in court Friday,” according to the Toronto paper.  Now, where’s Stacy Keach when you need him?

COMMENT OF THE DAY: I dunno guy, but I don’t think Bob Barker and prison rape belong in the same sentence…

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From: http://now.msn.com/inmates-rate-prisons-on-yelp

Apparently, inmates in American prisons are now rating their facilities on Yelp.  Because who wouldn’t wanna stay at a five-star prison?  Well, this wrongfully-accused ex-detainee, for one…

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Methinks that rape might be too strong a word in relation to ramen noodles—especially when the next sentence refers to actual rape.  Surely, you’d think someone who spent that much time in the joint wouldn’t use that word lightly.

Because Barack would be bangin’ with a butterfly tramp stamp!

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Although the president’s daughters are a little too young to get inked, Barack Obama is laying down the law when it comes to tattoos.  As he told the Today show, “What we’ve said to the girls is, ‘If you guys ever decided you’re going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo in the same place. And we’ll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo,’” Obama said.  Can you say most-viewed YouTube video ever!?

As The Telegraph points out, with tattoos on “36 percent of 18 to 25 year-olds in the United States, the president appears to have grown concerned that his daughters, Malia 14, and Sasha, 11, may follow the growing trend. By contrast, just 11 per cent of the Obamas’ 50-64 age group admit to having a tattoo. ”  Funny, I could’ve sworn sailors made up a larger percentage of the population in those days…

Mind you, Obama becoming the first tattooed president could appeal to a certain number of his constituents—aside from his kids.  And besides, there are other trendy ways for him to embarrass the First Children of the United States.  The Today Show reports that “Obama also confirmed rumors of going Gangnam Style during his second inauguration,” although the president told the NBC program “Fortunately, we destroyed all the tapes.”  That said, I’m sure the Secret Service are simply saving them till Sasha’s wedding day… ;)

Peter Hansen is a real penis!

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Hansen, the grammatically-challenged New Hampshire State Representative, was forced to apologize today for an email in which he wrote “What could possibly be missing from those factual tales of successful retreat in VT, Germany, and the bowels of Amsterdam? Why children and vagina’s of course.”  That statement still sounds creepy when you don’t take it out of context, by the way.  But what really got people’s backs up is the Amherst Republican personifying the female gender by its lady parts.

As the local blogger who broke the story wrote, “I’m pretty sure that when the Titanic was sinking, the captain’s instructions were ‘women and children first,’ not ‘vagina’s and children first.’ That the representative chose to describe women as ‘vagina’s’ is certainly an affront to half the population. That he failed to properly pluralize the word adds insult to idiocy.”  And to make matters worse, the state governor and all four of its representatives in Washington D.C. are female.  “I think it offends and takes us away from the important task of making sure we debate with civility,” Governor Maggie Hassan told ABC News.

Rep. Hansen, in his defense, stated that he’s a big Alice Cooper fan.  (He also might be having tacos for dinner…  get it?)  “My point in the choice of words was twofold: One was shock content and the other was to try to get into the mind of the perpetrator,” Hansen told The Telegraph of Nashua.  Funny, it sounds more like he’s trying to get into her pants…

COMMENT OF THE DAY: I guess that’s why they call him O-Bomb-a… (And by they, I mean idiots.)

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From: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/04/many_injured_as_two_huge_blasts_rock_boston_marathon_finish_line

Tragic news out of Boston, where an Iraqi-style bombing at the Boston Marathon has left several injured and unconfirmed dead.  The terrorists even seem to have taken down the Boston  Herald’s website, as their service is unavailable as I type this.  That being said, it only took a couple minutes for commenters to start blaming the President of the United States for the cowardly attack.  Because this never would have happened if Mitt Romney was in charge, right? *snicker*

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And here I thought Massachusetts was a Democratic state…

LCBO votes to strike—good thing I only drink beer?

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The Canadian Press is reporting that an overwhelming majority of unionized LCBO workers—a whopping 95 per cent, in fact—have voted to strike, should contract talks break down.  While a labour disruption has yet to actually occur, this clear statement of discontent surely doesn’t bode well for winos across the province of Ontario.  Perhaps the provincial government could follow Toronto’s lead, and declare the LCBO an essential service like the TTC?

Then again, even with the strike vote, there’s no guarantee we’ll see any job action.   The CP reports that according to the LCBO’s CEO, “OPSEU had a strike mandate twice before during previous collective bargaining in 2005 and 2009. On each occasion, a new contract was successfully reached without a strike.”  Furthermore, OPSEU president Smokey Thomas admits that they’re just blowing smoke, noting the union no plans to strike—but adding the vote “should send a pretty powerful message to LCBO management that their own employees are profoundly dissatisfied with the pace of negotiations.”  Well hey, better late than never, right?

That said, if you thought it was chaotic when the subway shuts down for a couple days, can you imagine what Toronto would do if all the liquor stores were closed!?  Man, there’d be massive crowds in front of The Beer Store—what with those lineups running out the door! ;)

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Libertarian polygamists for gay marriage!

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From: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/us-usa-court-gaymarriage-idUSBRE92P04820130326

As the U.S Supreme Court ponders the issue of gay marriage, there are some indications that they might remain on the fence, and not rule either way.  What are they, bisexual or something?  (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)

Alas, while most of the anti-gay marriage rhetoric seems to be based on religion, this potential traditionalist Mormon sees things differently.  Hey, marriage was never between church and state—so it shouldn’t be between a man and (just one) woman, either:

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…And git yer hands offa my guns while yer at it!