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News Briefs 24-03-2006

The British Big Cats Conference is taking place in Leicestershire, March 24-26. Here’s what you need to know about the mystery cats before you go.

Quote of the Day:

Political couch potatoes, that’s what we have become. Wimps’r’Us: the 90 percent of the nation’s citizenry who are subservient to the wishes of the other 10 percent. We are all believers, no way to deny it, whether it’s Jesus Christ that we follow, or the goddess Apathy; or render cult to both while pretending to be monotheistic.

Ben Tanosborn, here

    1. Quote:This will get some
      [quote]This will get some tongues wagging.[/quote]

      Pun intended? After all, Charlie’s expertise falls into the drugs and hookers category. He’s not exactly a Homeland Security expert or much of a “big thinker” in general. Funny how some people will hitch their wagon to the dumbest ass in the barn as long as that ass agrees with them. Says a lot about the wagon owners.

      1. Anonymous vs Anon
        >>Charlie’s expertise falls into the drugs and hookers category.

        Yep, the dumbest ass in the barn came forward – because he didn’t have to worry about losing any credibility. So that proves he doesn’t have a point, right?

        After all, as TDG user ‘Anon’ says, all these 9/11-related coincidences are just coincidences.

        On the other hand, posting a comment that just criticizes others without stating the poster’s own opinion on the matter also says a lot about the wagon owner.

        Kat

        1. Anonymous, but true
          Sorry Kat, but I completely agree with anonymous. If Charlie Sheen said George W. Bush is the best President America has ever had … I wonder what your reaction would be?

          I think Charlie’s confused. No one has told Charlie his father Martin Sheen is only an actor who plays a make-believe President, and the “secret document” is actually the script to a West Wing episode.

          Now if Bono came out and said Bush is a Reptoid alien who feasts on human testicles …. 😉

          1. Missing the point
            I didn’t post the Sheen interview because Sheen’s some sort of ultra-credible celebrity authority figure – I posted it because it’s a public example of increasingly widespread private questioning.

            Kat

          2. public
            Public is the point, no? And someone with a well known name, so as to seem as if this has some authority?

            Public statements by well known people are _louder_, and that’s about all.

            No ?

          3. public
            >>No ?

            No.

            A well-known person making a public statement doesn’t equal presumption of authority or correctness. But a well-known person’s statements do tend to be more widely dispersed, quite frequently to the person’s chagrin.

            Whether a statement, or opinion, is true or not is an entirely separate matter, and has nothing to do with how well-known the person expressing it happens to be.

            Kat

          4. Yes, _louder_
            that is what I said, they are LOUDER, regardless of autority or cerrecteness.

            I am just saying that I do not accept louder statements, by idiots who are very well known, as being correct in any sense.

            Do you disagree with that, Kat?
            Should I agree with well known idiots?

          5. Ah – euphemistically louder
            >>I am just saying that I do not accept louder statements, by idiots who are very well known, as being correct in any sense. Do you disagree with that, Kat? Should I agree with well known idiots?

            Good for you, earthling. No, I don’t think you should agree with anyone you think is an idiot – unless it’s just an isolated incidence in which they happen to be correct. 😉

            Kat

          6. I would like…..
            to know what qualifies “an idiot”.

            hmmmm…..I believe someone said once something about throughing the first stone…..now who was that…….

          7. Charlie
            I personally believe that Charlie Sheen is an idiot. I can say that.

            Also, Mr. Sheen is certainly well known.

            He is not diagnosed, medically, with mental defects, as far as I know.

            I just think he is stupid enough to deserve that descriptive term.

            So that’s it.

        2. Anon (not Anonymous)
          Thanks for pointing out the philosophical differences between the two of us, Kat.

          As an aside to Shadows, I totally agree that the B’sters face when told something (who knows what?) in the school is the decisive, and most convincing giveaway to his foreknowledge.

          I won’t enter into the ‘Charlie’ fray, but I’ll use this opportunity to present my “What If Everyone Votes by Absentee Ballot?” campaign.
          There’d be no chance of electronic voting machine sabotage in the next election.

          1. Oh dear – not a misunderstanding I hope
            >>Thanks for pointing out the philosophical differences between the two of us, Kat.

            I hope you didn’t take my sarcasm literally. From what you posted, I don’t think we have any philosophical differences! And just in case you misunderstand another of my comments… I really did want you to post more of those coincidences. Your first list was brilliant!

            Good idea about the Absentee ballots, btw. I think I’ll take you up on that suggestion.

            Kat

    1. Thanks Richard
      That’s a terrific story.
      I love birds,I think they are the most wonderful creatures on earth, but parrots are way out in front.
      It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that parrots and even most animals could be prophets.
      We only know about the senses we use, we can’t possibly know what other of the senses are used by animals and birds.
      Or what those senses are.
      Occasionally all my animals get excited together and I wonder why.

      Captain and I are learning to communicate with each other far more since I am alone with him and the dogs.
      He gets frustrated when I can’t work out what he wants.The dogs are far more basic and they either want food, a cuddle or a play.
      Captain has all sorts of other needs.
      For instance my partner used to always shut him in his cage at night and cover him
      I knew Captain hated it because he would straight away bash up something in the cage and make his growling unhappy noise.
      Now I am alone I don’t even shut his door and he goes in the cage and goes straight to sleep.

      If Captain wants to be with me and I don’t want him,I cannot give him anything to distract him as he will just throw it on the floor.The dogs snap it up and then he gets angrier.
      He loves his radio and it plays day and night.My son changed the station recently and it caused all sorts of trouble because the station Captain listens to plays John Denver and Abba a lot and he knows the songs as I used to sing them to him.
      He stops what he is doing and listens when one of his songs comes on.
      I am working on changing his taste in music.

      One of the amazing things about Captain is that if I want to lie down I can lie on the bed with him sitting on me and he will not move as long as my eyes are closed,even if it is hours.
      He is poopy and makes a mess but I don’t mind.

      shadows

  1. I was so excited to see the animal posts
    and the parrot post.
    I have had parrots (injured birds) that could imitate anything.The cockatiels could imitate all the sirens we hear here so well that you would be fooled by them.

    Captain, my Alexandrine parrot imitates the phone and then insists on talking to whoever is on it.
    He knows a lot of words,including “hot” for when his coffee is too hot.He screams at the dogs for barking outside.
    Every day when I refill the dogs’ water dish he goes immediately and sits in it to have a bath.
    It annoys the heck out of the dogs and I swear he is laughing at them.

    I feel that there is more communication and knowledge among animals than we will ever know.

    Thanks for the links Kat.

    shadows

  2. Latest CNN poll results
    Just thought I’d update everyone with the latest results of CNN’s poll.

    “Do you agree with Charlie Sheen that the U.S. government covered up the real events of the 9/11 attacks?”:

    Yes……..84%…….34787 votes
    No………16%………6777 votes

    You can cast your vote here.

    Kat

  3. And beyond Charlie Sheen…
    Beyond Mr. Sheen there is the matter of the Quickvote disclaimer…

    This QuickVote is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The results cannot be assumed to represent the opinions of Internet users in general, nor the public as a whole. The QuickVote sponsor is not responsible for content, functionality or the opinions expressed therein.

    In other words, this poll has absolutely no meaning whatsoever other than it may please or annoy Charlie Sheen.

    What I find sad about this survey is that,

    (a.) It will likely be quoted by members of the newsmedia as if it was meaningful.

    (b.) The very same disclaimer could be printed on each and every ballot used in public elections. Curious that it isn’t.

    We have warning labels on beer bottles and cigarette packages but not on ballots. Perhaps we could start here:

    While binding, this election is not scientific and only reflects the opinions of those Voters who have bothered to vote. The results cannot be assumed to represent the opinions of taxpayers in general, nor the public as a whole. The government is not responsible for content, functionality or the opinions expressed herein. In fact, the government is not responsible for anything, period. We have the guns and you don’t. So there!

    Democracy: A curious tool of governance which presumes that two fools are somehow wiser than one.

    Michael Scott
    An Fhírinne in aghaidh an tSaoil

    1. also unscientific
      Since we know that internet polls don’t draw from a scientifically randomized sample of the population, another way to look at the results would be as just a rough indication of how much interest the Sheen interview has generated over the past few days.

      Although I gather you’re not amused, as the CNN section it’s posted in would suggest, some people also view it as a form of entertainment.

      Kat

      1. Vote or Die!
        So how many times did you vote, Kat? 😉

        More and more celebrities are publicly endorsing Scientology … and look how much interest Isaac Hayes’s departure from South Park has created. Hrmm, there must be something to Scientology too.

          1. depends on your standards
            What has Charlie done to advance the welfare of humanity?

            He has done much to advance the welfare of himself, for sure. At least financially.

          2. I Agree; But,…
            earthling

            I also agree with what Charlie Sheen said! Who said it doesn’t matter! Beyond that, we seem to have roughly the same opinion of Charlie Sheen!

            What do you think?

            kennc

          3. Moussaoui and Charlie
            Well ok, we sort of agree that Charlie’s opinion is not very relevant, that was my main point.

            I also think that the poll numbers are irrelevant.

            And I disagree with Charlie’s opinion on this issue.

            But I do find Moussaoui’s statements in court today revealing. Or is he a part of the Mossad/CIA plot too?

          4. Charlie’s Opinion Isn’t Relevant And Neither Is Charlie!
            earthling

            Let’s agree on the many things on which we can agree and forget our differences!

            What do you think?

            kennc

          5. yes
            i would say it something like this:

            We may disagree on some issues, but that is no reason to dislike or disrecpect each other.

            We have many things in common.

          6. I Totally Agree With You!
            earthling

            You said it better than I did! Please try to understand something about me. I never take any disagreement personally. However, I worry about others taking things personally; because, I can be a little to direct and, like you, I say what I think! No disagreement would ever make me dislike or disrespect you! Please don’t ever take anything that I say personally; because, it is never personal!

            What do you think?

            kennc

          7. Amen
            Add me to the club, Kennc! Personally, I reckon if we all got together somewhere we’d get along famously. Kat would probably hit me over the head with a Harry Potter book though.

          8. I Agree!
            Rico

            I’m sure that we would all get along famously. But, Kat would probably hit both of us over the head.

            Kennc

          9. No way!
            >>Kat would probably hit me over the head with a Harry Potter book though.

            No way! Something that hard could cause a lot of damage – – to the book.

            I might bring along my favorite ‘cat discipline instrument’, though I doubt you’d run out of the room as fast as the cats do whenever I pick up my flyswatter.

            Kat

          10. Cats read HP
            LOL “cat discipline instrument”??

            Hey, what happened to those kittens you rigged up a heater for? I’m assuming they’re being disciplined at Kat’s Etiquette School For Wayward Kittens.

            Rick

            ps I’m sure the hardcover Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince counts as a WMD.

          11. Cats read HP
            LOL “cat discipline instrument”??

            Hey, what happened to those kittens you rigged up a heater for? I’m assuming they’re being disciplined at Kat’s Etiquette School For Wayward Kittens.

            Rick

            ps I’m sure the hardcover Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince counts as a WMD.

          12. As Thick Skinned As I Am!!!
            Kat

            I wouldn’t even feel it! But, if you want to break your instrument, I suppose it’s your choice. I hope that they aren’t too expensive!

            What do you think?

            kennc

          13. Stunning revelations.
            In the last week Moussaoui has been outfitted with a stun belt/collar. If he don’t talk the way they what him to ZAPP!!!.
            Really this is true a stunning device.

      2. Quote:another way to look at
        [quote]another way to look at the results would be as just a rough indication of how much interest the Sheen interview has generated over the past few days[/quote]

        There is nothing to base that conclusion on at all. All it takes is a semi-organized effort by one or two nutty web sites to skew an already unscientific “poll”. Your call to particapate, accompanied with link, can have quite the cascading effect on its own. Really, such nonsense is not worthy of a mention. Unless, of course, your goal is political. In which case, the end justifies the means. At least that’s what the Left tells me. 😉

        1. What? Me worry?
          >>There is nothing to base that conclusion on at all.

          Yep, that’s why it says ‘also unscientific’ in the subject line. It’s my opinion – as in, ‘another way to look at it’.

          >>Really, such nonsense is not worthy of a mention.

          So, you’re basically saying you think I’m an idiot. Hmmm, let me think about that a second or two. … No worries there – I find your low opinion of me remarkably easy to live with.

          A possible 9/11 conspiracy political? Uhh, if not political, what other category would it fit into?

          Did you ever get around to reading Anon’s list of coincidences? I was actually interested to hear your opinion on those.

          Kat

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