30
Nov
So some guy figures out there’s more arsenic in apple juice than water. Nevermind the fact there’s a ton of vitamins and stuff you’ll never get from water. I think he’s an idiot. People have been drinking apple juice, without dying from arsenic poison, for about a thousand or so years. But, they didn’t have the internet or Big Brother to deal with. So, in the spirit of banning everything, the question begs.
OK, this is where this all started:
This struck me as a peculiar story because:
We had ridden an elephant at a circus ride a couple of years ago.
Both sides made compelling arguments:
Those who were against the change said elephants kept in captivity are bound to be aggressive at some point. While others who support the idea say dangerous incidents like the one in 1994 at the Louisville Zoological Gardens where a man suffered injuries after an elephant picked him up and dropped him several times-rarely happens.
My first thought was, “Hmmm, if it hasn’t happened since 1994, then it must be kinda rare?”. Not so says Carol Buckley:
However animal activists, like Carol Buckley with Elephant Aid International, argue that not all aggressive elephant behavior is tracked.
The reason we don’t hear about people being flung around helplessly by large aggressive elephants in Kentucky is not because it doesn’t happen, it’s because of a CONSPIRACY. When people were getting injured by raging elephants, apparently they were telling hospitals and insurance companies they were playing with much more docile tame animals, like their pet horse or very large passive dog. The injuries would be similar wouldn’t ya think?
In the meantime, this kept happening all over the place:
Even international outfits jumped into the fray:
Personally, I think it would make much more sense, even for the elephant huggers, to educate young children about these animals so that they can feel compelled to protect them. Reading about animals in books just doesn’t have the same impact as touching them. In the meantime, compel Fish and Wildlife to monitor these circuses, zoos, and petting zoos to make sure they are treating these animals in as humane a way as possible. If they simply eliminate all need and exposure to these animals, there will be no emotional bond for the next generations to feel compelled to protect them.
29
Nov
A few weeks ago, stories started popping up about some power players in Israel wanting to attack Iran’s missile program.
It kind of shook the media circles for a week or so, then kind of faded away as it always does. Today I read this tho:
A Washington-based research group has released a satellite image showing an “extensively damaged” Iranian missile base two weeks after an explosion at the site was reported.
Right about the time media quits talking, it blows up. Coincidence?
18
Nov
FACT!
| Blood type | Percent of Americans with this type | Who can receive this type |
|---|---|---|
| O+ | 37% | O+, A+, B+, AB+ |
| O– | 6 | All blood types |
| A+ | 34 | A+, AB+ |
| A– | 6 | A+, A–, AB+, AB– |
| B+ | 10 | B+, AB+ |
| B– | 2 | B+, B–, AB+, AB– |
| AB+ | 4 | AB+ |
| AB– | 1 | AB+, AB– |
Doesn’t get any more obvious than THAT now does it?
Those greedy-assed blood bankers out there only let 1% of the people have AB- blood. It must be the rich blood huh? You know what to do:
President Bush took a lot of heat for saying some pretty stupid things. President Obama blows him away on a very regular basis. Today President Obama gives another lesson in geography.
( At about the 35 minute mark
Just a technicality, Hawaii is a state within the United States. As such, it’s part of North America. Physically, it’s none of the above. It’s just a few islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I am quite certain that once Obama realizes the United States took Hawaii away from the Asians, he will bow his head down to a Japanese person and apologize profusely.
