The Fungi from Polynesia

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.

The Blog of Charles Dexter Ward

Charles Dexter Ward

 

 

Charles Dexter Ward has a Myspace page. It’s odd; he’s so much better-looking in the story. And one has to wonder. Madison, Wisconsin? Did New England get too hot for him?

 

A typical ungrammatical, badly-spelled, loserish comment, courtesy of some Mister Emo wanker named Casey:

Tattoo’s don’t really hurt that much when you do them with markers, but they tend to wash off too easily, I should’ve used a sharpy, not a washable marker :)Charlesdexterwardblogger 

 

Yeah, buncha emo weenies. Check out the hawt bunkbed action in the pic at right; not exactly something to chill the blood, eh?

 

 

Cthulhu‘s Myspace is much cooler:
 

” Ph’nglui Mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh Wgah’naglFhtagn”

Yeah, baby! And he’s posted a nekkid pic. Now that’s more like it!

Male
102 years old
PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA
United States

Cthulhu

Cthulhu’s Blurbs
About me:
Rising from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, I will come from R’lyeh to once again rule over this world.
Who I’d like to meet:
Cthulhu for President, why vote for the lesser of two evils? Go to http://www.cthulhu.org for more information on my candidacy in this election.

California. But of course. And here is the Cthulhu for President site.

Cthulhu’s Platform

Dying to know just how Cthulhu feels about the issues you care about? Check out Cthulhu’s Policies and Platform:  Eat Them Up, Yum!

Here’s raincoaster‘s quick summary of policy points:

Pro-life, anti-campaign finance reform, pro-trade, anti-contraception, anti-genocide, anti-capital punishment, anti-standing military, anti-war. Extremely anti-nuclear weapons, anti-Disney, anti-Mass Media, anti-Yuppies, anti-KFC, anti-people who use the phrase “Information Superhighway”.

Proposes creative solutions to budget crisis. Will drastically reduce budget deficit, will eliminate Defence spending, Welfare and Social Security, anti-power lunch, pro-nuke testing, anti-redundancy pay, anti-jogging, pro-porn.

I think he’s in Ross Perot’s party, but it’s hard to tell.

Political Positions

I have received a few inquiries about the Great Cthulhu’s platform, and so I have attempted to answer all such questions. If you have any questions please send them to the policy and platform committee (policies AT cthulhu DOT org), or send suggestions for stances if you have any.

 


Q) What is your candidates stand on abortion? Will it/he/she merely outlaw human life itself and thus end the issue?A) The Great Cthulhu cares little for mortal affairs and mortal politics. However, as a presidential candidate, it must take a stand. Cthulhu is, therefore, pro-choice because it cares little for what you do. However, it’s in favor of keeping humans alive, so that it can taunt and toy with them before they go insane and it eats them.           

 


Q) What is the canidate’s position on campaign finances?A) Cthulhu accepts any donation which a citizen wishes to make. It doesn’t oppose contributions from organizations, conglomerates, or conspiracies. In fact, it accepts any and all types of financial assistance or other donations. Preferably, large quantities of currency will be sent along with human brains,other donated organs, or your first born.           

 


Q)We were wondering what great Cthulhu’s stance was on foreign policy/ foreign aid?A) The Great Cthulhu views our foreign neighbors as equals to the United States. It encourages trade in all forms, including slave trade, child trafficking, and it will continue to give Primary Trading Partner status to the country which sells the most children worldwide. Cthulhu will provide support to those countries which do not commit any of the following acts:           

  • Population control. The more humans alive, the more for it to toy with, drive insane, or puree.
  • Genocide: See above.
  • Captial Punishment: See above.

Q)What would the Great Leader’s position be on the U.S. Military? Would we see a shift away from cooperative multi-lateralism with the United Nations? How does the Great Leader feel about nuclear weapons?A) Our future leader would ban a standing U.S. Military. Cthulhu does not feel that humans should have the privilege oo killing other humans, it reserves that right to itself.
The Great Cthulhu’s solution to the United Nations will be to eat all current U.N. delegates. It will then build the U.U.N. (Unilateral United Nations)
Our Great Leader is greatly opposed to nuclear weapons in the possession of others, because the melting of human flesh, and mass destruction, are not mortal rights.           

 


Q) What is Great Cthulhu’s position on obvious cult fronts (such as Microsoft, Lego and most gaming companies); will he/she/it treat them as previous administrations have? (i.e. pretend they don’t exist or support them/crack down on them) Also and more important will he treat all cultists equally, or give his particular thrill kill cultists preference leaving (for example) shub-niggurath disciples such as Clarence Thomas and Bob Packwood out in the cold?A) Good question. Within the first 100 days of its reign, the Great Cthulhu pledges to destroy the following cults:           

 

  • Disney.
  • Mass Media.
  • Yuppies.
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken.
  • People who use the phrase “information superhighway”.

Cthulhu cultists will be given the following priveleges:

  • They will die last.

 


Q) What solution does your candidate have for the problem of massive overspending by the government on the poor and elderly. Does he have a way to free up this money for other important projects, like going to mars or building big guns.A) The Great Cthulhu’s solution to massive overspending by the government on the weak, will be to go right to the heart of the problem, by destroying the elderly, poor, and clinically insane. It does not need a big gun, and Mars will be eaten immediately following Earth’s demise.           

 


Q)My roommate, being a concientious citizen of the US, would like to know who wil l The Illustrious One’s running mate be. And how will he solve the national deb t. I’ve told him, debt will no longer be a concern for his merely mortal mind t o ponder. Now, my concern, as a citizen of a foriegn country, how will Cthulhu rule my country as well. Please see to it that It is given more money for bombs and other implements of destruction. Will Cthulhu use psychic powers to drive u s all mad, or must a study be made of this?As of yet, the almighty Cthulhu has not chosen a running mate. If you feel you know a good candidate, or perhaps you’ve eaten one lately, please submit your candidate suggestions to: runningmate AT cthulhu DOT org           

As stated above, Cthulhu will treat all countries in the same manner as it treats the United States. No study will be needed, since to merely gaze upon it is insanity itself.

 


Q) What is the candidates stand on welfare? I think all of the bums should be eaten by mister cthulhu.A) You are wise. You will be eaten second to last.           

 


Q)How will Cthulhu deal with a strongly bipartisan Congress? How does Cthulhu plan to deal with the budget deficit? Has Cthulhu yet chosen a running mate? If so, who is it, and from whence did it come? Given that the candidate is now dead and dreaming in the Pacific, what measures will be taken to speed its awakening should it be elected president?A) Cthulhu will have no problem dealing with Congress, as they will be the first to be eaten. The budget deficit will shrink drastically once Cthulhu cuts unnecessary spendings like Defense, Welfare and Social Security. Mass support of Cthulhu will raise the its awareness of the need to take control of our suffering country, and should lead to its return. The Great Cthulhu will awaken in time to take its presidential oath.           

 


Q) Just what does Cthulhu think of the institution in corporate America known as the “power lunch”? Out here in California, it is often held at a Japanese restaurant and features sashimi (raw fish), tempura-fried vegetables, teriyaki chicken or beef, tonkatsu (a type of breaded pork chop) and/or sushi. Would it continue to be deductible under the IRS regulations if he were elected?A) The Great Cthulhu is opposed to any an other such institutions. They sound way too nice. Anyone caught committing such a henious act will suffer multiple seconds of torture before being destroyed.           

 


Q)If Great Cthulhu becomes president, we obviously would all go mad. Do we get to choose which particular pathological condition we are blessed with, or does the big C just roll a d100 and we get what we’re given? Also: He’s been dead but dreaming for quite a bit of time now. What’s to say He’s not going to be a bit sleepy when he wakes up? I mean, how’s a Priest of the Old Ones supposed to destroy a world effectively if He’s half-asleep for goodness sake?!A) The Great Cthulhu will not give humans that kind of decision over their own fate. They are far too weak to be able to handle that kind of pressure. Ever notice how your potential for destruction increases when your in that state? This will only enhance Cthulhu’s domestic policy.           

 


Q) How does the Great Old One stand on the testing of nuclear weapons?A) As long as Cthulhu does all the testing, it’s a-okay.           

 


Q)What about redundancy pay?A) The Great Cthulhu will see to it that those receiving redundancy pay will suffer greatly, well, more so than normal.           

 


Q)Will he, as president, go jogging? (what a nasty thought!)A) The Great Cthulhu is in perfect health, and due to its high metabolism and steady diet of human flesh, has no pathetic human need for exercise. In fact, those humans caught jogging with be destroyed immediately.           

 


Q) PornographyA) Well since that isn’t actually a question, Cthulhu is taking the stance that it will not read anything, just look at the pictures.           

Linkie O’the Day: Bait and Switch

motivation

Here is an excerpt, first published in the Guardian, from Bait And Switch, by Barbara Ehrenreich, published by Granta on March 6, ie yesterday. Me wants.

The plan was straightforward enough: to find a job, a “good” job, which I defined minimally as a white-collar position that would provide health insurance and an income of about $50,000 a year, enough to land me solidly in the middle class. The job itself would give me a rare first-hand glimpse of the mid-level corporate world, and the effort to find it would, of course, place me among the most hard-pressed white-collar corporate workers – the ones who don’t have jobs.

Middle-class Americans, like myself and my fellow seekers, have been raised with the old-time Protestant expectation that hard work will be rewarded with material comfort and security. This has never been true of the working class, and now it is increasingly untrue of the educated middle class that stocks our corporate bureaucracies. What sets the white-collar corporate workers apart and leaves them so vulnerable is the requirement that they identify, absolutely and unreservedly, with their employers.

Operation Global Media Domination: the market for Atwood shrinks apace!

TIAPeggy, take note!

For what it’s worth, blog posts featuring Margaret Atwood are half as popular as posts with Gay Pirates, which are themselves half as popular as posts featuring Giant Squid, which are in turn half as popular as posts of Stephen Hawking’s Christmas Album.

But none of them approach the media Juggernaut that is The Feminine Hygene Post!

Let’s Roll-ins

I was saving pictures, in preparation for making this post, when I experienced a nomenclature crisis. Now, it is not every day that one experiences a crisis of nomenclatory parameters, but it was, indeed, this day. I was, as I explained, saving pictures. And one of the things you have to do when you do that is give them all different names. The problem was, they were all pictures of Henry Rollins, and the only thing that came to mind when looking at these pictures, besides a powerful urge to crawl under the desk and cover my vitals with the office chair, were the words “Rollins Angry.” Eventually I settled on “Rollins Angry,” “Rollins Threatening,” “Rollins Screaming,” and “Rollins Not Actively Menacing Anything.”

Rollins Screaming

Would you mess with this man?

Well, Sploid reports that a couple of hapless Aussies have. In the case of the first one, I don’t blame Rollins for going somewhat apeshitish, particularly as that is the Rollins default. In the case of the second, I think he was out of line for killing the messenger, although that is surely a longstanding, if snivelly and tyrannical, political tradition, and therefore possibly considered acceptable, at least in DC and LA.

Henry Angry

 

 

No, no Henry, I wasn’t saying anything. Don’t mind me. Nothing to see here…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In any case, here is the article, in its glorious entirety. I’m too scared to take it out of context. Kudos to Rollins, though, for being one of the few who can distinguish between the role of the military in Iraq and the role of the politicians. Sucky enough? I don’t wanna get beat up.

 

‘The Aussie PM can go f@ck himself’

Henry WSJOn a recent flight from New Zealand to Australia a man found himself seated next to a musclebound gentleman reading a book bearing the ominous tile “Jihad: The Rise Of Militant Islam In Central Asia.”

He did what any hopelessly paranoid slab of quivering milquetoast would do: He reported the guy to Australia’s National Security hotline.

That guy was punk rock legend Henry Rollins.

 

 

Rollins received a letter warning him of his status as a suspected terrorist from a “nice lady” in the Australian government:

The person who sat next to you on the flight from New Zealand does not agree with your politics or choice of reading and so nominated you as a possible threat. As they were too cowardly or stupid to leave their details I can’t call them to discuss their idiocy with them.

In his response to the kindly tipster the former Black Flag frontman noted the irony that the book is written by a reporter from the Wall Street Journal, one of America’s more conservative newspapers, and was published by Yale University, President Bush’s alma mater.

The D.C. native then asked the woman to send along a message to her higher-ups:

Please tell your government and everyone in your office to go f*ck themselves. Tell them twice. If your boss is looking for something to do, you can tell him I suggest he go f*ck himself. Baghdad‘s safer than my hometown and your PM is a sissy. You have a nice night.

Though firmly against the war in Iraq and no fan of President Bush, Rollins is an unassailable patriot and supporter of the Armed Services. During the Christmas season he made his sixth USO tour.

“The troops, they’re my heroes,” Rollins said. “You don’t need me out there like some Tokyo Rose. I wouldn’t go on a tear on Bush out there, because it’d be distracting.”

Rollins Extreme Closeup

Yes Sir!

Anything you say, Henry. Now can I have your number?