Daily Archives: March 9, 2006

The Fungi from Polynesia

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Suddenly, the Cthulhu Mythos references look so, so far ahead of their time. Call me Cassandra. The Fungi from Yuggoth have been found, near Easter Island. Of course.

Hail our Crustacean Overlords.

 Kira

A team of American-led divers has discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky, blond fur, French researchers said Tuesday. Scientists said the animal, which they named Kiwa hirsuta, was so distinct from other species that they created a new family and genus for it. The divers found the animal in waters 7,540 feet deep at a site 900 miles south of Easter Island last year.

Canada Day Eh

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As you can tell from scrolling down, instead of honouring International Women’s Day yesterday, I simply declared it Canada Day, and damn those pigheaded people who insist on celebrating it in the summer. Whatevah. I did have an International Women’s Day post earlier in the week…

So anyway, since I officially missed International Women’s Day, I’ll use the banner here to celebrate International Women Serial Killer’s Day. Lordy, I’m cranky lately!

 

 

Serial Killers

 

 

Lockout!

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Good god, I’ve been banned!

I can hardly pretend it’s the first time in my life I’ve been banned; it’s the second. The first time was when Smonie banned me from her Only Orlando Bloom perving forum. I wasn’t a visitor there, since I think Orlando’s a nice, polite, decorative hunk of himbo and nothing more, and I only found out about the banning when someone told me there was a big ol’ hate on for me over there. Naturally, I went to look; when someone tells you that you’ve been involved in a horrible trainwreck and you haven’t actually noticed, you go check it out, right? So that’s when I got the message saying I’d been banned. Subsequently, every person except Smonie who posted in that thread was also banned. Was it Machiavelli who first suggested killing off the witnesses? In any case, mission accomplished there. Mandate fulfilled and eloquently manifested.

Idiocy

In any case, I have been banned again. Now, I may well have gone to this forum. It’s possible. It would have been five or more years ago, but it is possible. It’s definitely my kind of thing: Fortean phenomenology is right up my crooked lane.

Critical Information

You have been banned from this forum

Please contact the webmaster or forum administrator for more information

message_die() was called multiple times. This isn’t supposed to happen. Was message_die() used in page_tail.php?

Die??? That’s a little strong, don’t you think? Given my 16-year history on the Web, I think being banned by Smonie and the Fortean Times Online Forum isn’t too bad. They should really get in touch! They have so much in common.

Like their meds.

Operation Double Double

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war eh

Let no one say that Canada does not know how to treat the fine men and women keeping the peace in Afghanistan…well, trying anyway, in between dodging “friendly” fire, “friendly” bombs, and not-so-friendly traffic accidents. At least now they’ll have something to keep them awake on patrol. At last, a general makes himself useful!!!!!

Troops to get java fix, Timbits
Tim Hortons to open in Kandahar

Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are getting their wish — Tim Hortons will be serving double-doubles and doughnuts soon enough.

After weeks of lobbying by the military, the chain agreed to set up a coffee shop to serve soldiers in Kandahar, said Ron Joyce, who co-founded the famous chain in Hamilton in 1964 with NHL player Tim Horton. The store is expected to be housed inside a trailer with takeout windows, and deliveries will be made to the Canadian base in Kandahar by military transport. Joyce said Tim Hortons executives told him about the move last week, when he made inquiries after getting a call from Canada’s top soldier Gen. Rick Hillier about the idea.

Now, Tim Hortons is actually owned by the American fast food juggernaut Wendy’s, she of the square burgers and square founder, but we’re sure the two of them will be making beautiful Timbits together.

Travel Warning: Canadian Version

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Canadians travel safely