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Dear God – XTC

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

(Permissions set that anyone can read/comment)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo

 

Dear god, hope you get the letter and…

I pray you can make it better down here

I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer

But all the people that you made in your image

See them starving in the street

'Cause they don't get enough to eat from god

I can't believe in you

 

Dear god, sorry to disturb you but…

I feel that I should be heard loud and clear

We all need a big reduction in amount of tears

And all the people that you made in your image

See them fighting in the street

'Cause they can't make opinions meet about god

I can't believe in you

 

Did you make disease and the diamond blue?

Did you make mankind after we made you?

And the devil too!

 

Dear god don't know if you noticed but…

Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book

And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look

And all the people that you made in your image

still believing that junk is true

Well I know it ain't, and so do you

Dear god

I can't believe in

I don't believe

 

I won't believe in heaven or hell

No saints, no sinners, no devil as well

No pearly gates, no thorny crown

You're always letting us humans down

The wars you bring, the babes you drown

Those lost at sea and never found

And it's the same the whole world 'round

The hurt I see helps to compound

That father, son and holy ghost

Is just somebody's unholy hoax

And if you're up there you'll perceive

That my heart's here upon my sleeve

If there's one thing I don't believe in

 

It's you

Dear god

Dear God – XTC

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

(Permissions set that anyone can read/comment)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo

 

Dear god, hope you get the letter and…

I pray you can make it better down here

I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer

But all the people that you made in your image

See them starving in the street

'Cause they don't get enough to eat from god

I can't believe in you

 

Dear god, sorry to disturb you but…

I feel that I should be heard loud and clear

We all need a big reduction in amount of tears

And all the people that you made in your image

See them fighting in the street

'Cause they can't make opinions meet about god

I can't believe in you

 

Did you make disease and the diamond blue?

Did you make mankind after we made you?

And the devil too!

 

Dear god don't know if you noticed but…

Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book

And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look

And all the people that you made in your image

still believing that junk is true

Well I know it ain't, and so do you

Dear god

I can't believe in

I don't believe

 

I won't believe in heaven or hell

No saints, no sinners, no devil as well

No pearly gates, no thorny crown

You're always letting us humans down

The wars you bring, the babes you drown

Those lost at sea and never found

And it's the same the whole world 'round

The hurt I see helps to compound

That father, son and holy ghost

Is just somebody's unholy hoax

And if you're up there you'll perceive

That my heart's here upon my sleeve

If there's one thing I don't believe in

 

It's you

Dear god

This quote neatly sums up the fundamental difference in philosophy between me and tea party/libertarians

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

From an American article:

 

Citizens in other countries are as critical of their governments as we are. But unlike us they do not criticize the importance of government itself or the fundamental role it plays in boosting the general welfare. They do not like to pay taxes, but they understand the necessity of taxes not only in building a public infrastructure but also in building a personal security infrastructure.

 

Far more than other peoples, Americans believe that skill and hard work are the keys to success and wealth is a measure of how hard you work or how skilled you are. Which leads us to believe that people should have the right to amass as much wealth as they can and view a graduated income tax as a punitive penalty on success and a sturdy social safety net an invitation to slothfulness, reduced productivity and an overall slowdown in economic growth.

 

And as a result:

 

In contrast, Europeans believe luck and circumstance are more important than hard work and skill and a sturdy social safety net is needed to help those who are unlucky. Acting on this principle, they have designed most of their social benefits to be universal, as have Canada and Japan, unlike here where residents have to prostrate themselves before bureaucrats to validate their penury before they are grudgingly doled out ever-smaller and temporary amounts of assistance.

 

“Americans are working longer hours and taking on more debt just to make

ends meet. Today Americans are at work 4-10 weeks longer than their

counterparts in Europe. Forty million Americans lack health insurance

and tens of millions more have health insurance with limited coverage.”

 

One consequence of universality is that even while they complain about taxes, Europeans can point to many aspects of their lives where they directly and personally benefit from taxes (e.g. universal health insurance). Americans cannot.

 

For many Americans even means tested benefits are unwelcome. The term “welfare” is a pejorative a handout given to undeserving people who will use it in unworthy ways. Ronald Reagan’s lethal phrase “welfare Queen” accurately captured that mindset.

 

From: http://www.alternet.org/news/150691/we%27re_%231_–_ten_depressing_ways_america_is_exceptional/?page=entire

This quote neatly sums up the fundamental difference in philosophy between me and tea party/libertarians

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

From an American article:

 

Citizens in other countries are as critical of their governments as we are. But unlike us they do not criticize the importance of government itself or the fundamental role it plays in boosting the general welfare. They do not like to pay taxes, but they understand the necessity of taxes not only in building a public infrastructure but also in building a personal security infrastructure.

 

Far more than other peoples, Americans believe that skill and hard work are the keys to success and wealth is a measure of how hard you work or how skilled you are. Which leads us to believe that people should have the right to amass as much wealth as they can and view a graduated income tax as a punitive penalty on success and a sturdy social safety net an invitation to slothfulness, reduced productivity and an overall slowdown in economic growth.

 

And as a result:

 

In contrast, Europeans believe luck and circumstance are more important than hard work and skill and a sturdy social safety net is needed to help those who are unlucky. Acting on this principle, they have designed most of their social benefits to be universal, as have Canada and Japan, unlike here where residents have to prostrate themselves before bureaucrats to validate their penury before they are grudgingly doled out ever-smaller and temporary amounts of assistance.

 

“Americans are working longer hours and taking on more debt just to make

ends meet. Today Americans are at work 4-10 weeks longer than their

counterparts in Europe. Forty million Americans lack health insurance

and tens of millions more have health insurance with limited coverage.”

 

One consequence of universality is that even while they complain about taxes, Europeans can point to many aspects of their lives where they directly and personally benefit from taxes (e.g. universal health insurance). Americans cannot.

 

For many Americans even means tested benefits are unwelcome. The term “welfare” is a pejorative a handout given to undeserving people who will use it in unworthy ways. Ronald Reagan’s lethal phrase “welfare Queen” accurately captured that mindset.

 

From: http://www.alternet.org/news/150691/we%27re_%231_–_ten_depressing_ways_america_is_exceptional/?page=entire

Stolen from Rob Lynn!

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

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Humour: Useful "top tips"

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Stolen from Krzysia!

1. Avoid Cutting Yourself When Slicing Vegetables By Getting Someone

Else To Hold The Vegetables While You Chop.

 

2. Avoid Arguments With The Females About Lifting The Toilet Seat By

Using The Sink.

 

3. For High Blood Pressure Sufferers ~ Simply Cut Yourself And Bleed

For A Few Minutes, Thus Reducing The Pressure On Your Veins.

Remember To Use A Timer.

 

4. A Mouse Trap Placed On Top Of Your Alarm Clock Will Prevent You

From Rolling Over And Going Back To Sleep After You Hit The Snooze

Button.

 

5. If You Have A Bad Cough, Take A Large Dose Of Laxatives. Then

You'll Be Afraid To Cough.

 

6. You Only Need Two Tools In Life – WD-40 And Duct Tape. If It

Doesn't Move And Should, Use The WD-40. If It Shouldn't Move And

Does, Use The Duct Tape.

 

7. If You Can'T Fix It With A Hammer, You'Ve Got An Electrical Problem.

Humour: The Man Rules

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Stolen from Lorenzo Verizano Brautigan.

      •  

        THE MAN RULES

        At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down

        Finally , the guys' side of the story.

        ( I must admit, it's pretty good.)

        We always hear ” the rules”

        …From the female side….

        Now here are the rules from the male side.

         

        These are our rules!

        Please note.. These are all numbered “1 “

        ON PURPOSE!

        1. Men are NOT mind readers.

        ( FIRST & FOREMOST RULE)

        1. Learn to work the toilet seat.

        You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.

        We need it up, you need it down.

        You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

         

        1. Sunday sports, It's like the full moon

        Or the changing of the tides.

        Let it be.

         

        1.. Crying is blackmail.

         

        1. Ask for what you want.

        Let us be clear on this one:

        Subtle hints do not work!

        Strong hints do not work!

        Obvious hints do not work!

        Just say it!

         

        1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

         

        1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.

        Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

         

        1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.

        In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days.

         

        1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.

        Don't ask us.

         

        1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one

         

        1. You can either ask us to do something

        Or tell us how you want it done.

        Not both.

        If you already know best how to do it , just do it yourself.

         

        1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials..

         

        1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

         

        1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.

        Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

         

        1. If it itches, it will be scratched.

        We do that.

         

        1. If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing,” We will act like nothing's wrong.

        We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle..

         

        1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.

         

        1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine… Really .

         

        1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as Football

        Or Hockey.

         

        1. You have enough clothes.

         

        1. You have too many shoes.

         

        1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

         

        1. Thank you for reading this.

        Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;

         

        But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

Stupid Firefox 4 changes (and how to fix them)

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

This note is set to “Everyone” – Feel free to share. I'll update it when I find any other tips

 

“Bookmark all tabs”

 

This option has moved from the bookmark menu, and is now found by right clicking over a tab on the tab bar

_________________________________________________________________________________

 

“Organise / Edit bookmarks”

 

This option is still on the bookmark menu, but has been renamed to the less logical “Show All Bookmarks”

_________________________________________________________________________________

 

Restoring Firefox 4 behaviour when typing a site name into the URL bar to that of Firefox 3

 

There is a change in Firefox 4 in how Location bar search works.

  • In Firefox 3.6.x, Location bar search uses Google “Browse by name” search. With the browse by name search, it performs a Google search and
    • if there is a clear match it will take you to the site
    • otherwise it shows the Google search result page
  • Firefox 4's default is
    • to perform a Google search and present the Google search results page if you type something which is not recognized as a URL
    • you must type a complete URL, such as www.youtube.com , to go directly to the site

To get the Firefox 3.6.x behavior in Firefox 4. you need to change a hidden preference.

  1. Type about:config into the location bar and press the Enter key
  2. If you see a warning, accept it (promise to be careful)
  3. A list of preferences will open
  4. Filter = keyword.URL
  5. Double-click on that preference in the lower pane
  6. A small window will appear; copy  the line below and paste into the box in that small window (or type it into the box in that window exactly as shown below):

Stupid Firefox 4 changes (and how to fix them)

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

This note is set to “Everyone” – Feel free to share. I'll update it when I find any other tips

 

“Bookmark all tabs”

 

This option has moved from the bookmark menu, and is now found by right clicking over a tab on the tab bar

_________________________________________________________________________________

 

“Organise / Edit bookmarks”

 

This option is still on the bookmark menu, but has been renamed to the less logical “Show All Bookmarks”

_________________________________________________________________________________

 

Restoring Firefox 4 behaviour when typing a site name into the URL bar to that of Firefox 3

 

There is a change in Firefox 4 in how Location bar search works.

  • In Firefox 3.6.x, Location bar search uses Google “Browse by name” search. With the browse by name search, it performs a Google search and
    • if there is a clear match it will take you to the site
    • otherwise it shows the Google search result page
  • Firefox 4's default is
    • to perform a Google search and present the Google search results page if you type something which is not recognized as a URL
    • you must type a complete URL, such as www.youtube.com , to go directly to the site

To get the Firefox 3.6.x behavior in Firefox 4. you need to change a hidden preference.

  1. Type about:config into the location bar and press the Enter key
  2. If you see a warning, accept it (promise to be careful)
  3. A list of preferences will open
  4. Filter = keyword.URL
  5. Double-click on that preference in the lower pane
  6. A small window will appear; copy  the line below and paste into the box in that small window (or type it into the box in that window exactly as shown below):

Alternatively, if you build from source, you can alter the line starting 'pref(“keyword.URL' in file mozilla-2.0/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js  and change the setting there. If you do it this way, you won't lose your changes when / if you clear browser history.

Stupid Firefox 4 changes (and how to fix them)

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

This note is set to “Everyone” – Feel free to share. I'll update it when I find any other tips

 

“Bookmark all tabs”

 

This option has moved from the bookmark menu, and is now found by right clicking over a tab on the tab bar

_________________________________________________________________________________

 

“Organise / Edit bookmarks”

 

This option is still on the bookmark menu, but has been renamed to the less logical “Show All Bookmarks”

_________________________________________________________________________________

 

Restoring Firefox 4 behaviour when typing a site name into the URL bar to that of Firefox 3

 

There is a change in Firefox 4 in how Location bar search works.

  • In Firefox 3.6.x, Location bar search uses Google “Browse by name” search. With the browse by name search, it performs a Google search and
    • if there is a clear match it will take you to the site
    • otherwise it shows the Google search result page
  • Firefox 4's default is
    • to perform a Google search and present the Google search results page if you type something which is not recognized as a URL
    • you must type a complete URL, such as www.youtube.com , to go directly to the site
  • Also make sure you
    • are remembering Browsing History: Options > Privacy, [X] Remember my browsing history
      • see: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Privacy%20panel
    • do not clear “Browsing History” when using Clear Recent History or when closing Firefox :
      • see: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History

To get the Firefox 3.6.x behavior in Firefox 4. you need to change a hidden preference.

  1. Type about:config into the location bar and press the Enter key
  2. If you see a warning, accept it (promise to be careful)
  3. A list of preferences will open
  4. Filter = keyword.URL
  5. Double-click on that preference in the lower pane
  6. A small window will appear; copy  the line below and paste into the box in that small window (or type it into the box in that window exactly as shown below):
  • Google (normal search): http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=

Alternatively, if you build from source, you can alter the line starting 'pref(“keyword.URL' in file mozilla-2.0/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js  and change the setting there. If you do it this way, you won't lose your changes when / if you clear browser history.

Real Ann Coulter quotes

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter

 

We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.

 

As the leader of twelve apostles, even Jesus had more executive experience than Obama.

 

Clinton's attempt to socialize healthcare was the second most disgusting thing he did in the oval office. I can't remember was the first thing was.

 

Democrats always assure us that deterrence will work, but when the time comes to deter, they're against it.

 

Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in the mirror.

 

Even Obama's staunchest supporters are starting to leave him. Last week Michelle Obama demanded to see a copy of his birth certificate.

 

Four years of Jimmy Carter gave us two titanic Reagan landslides, peace and prosperity for eight blessed years – and even a third term for his feckless vice president, George H.W. Bush.

 

I know Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that's all I really need to know.

 

I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am.

 

I might be in favor of national healthcare if it required all Democrats to get their heads examined.

 

I've decided to cut out the part of the speech where I say anything nice about Democrats.

 

If a university official's letter accusing a speaker of having a proclivity to commit speech crimes before she's given the speech – which then leads to Facebook postings demanding that Ann Coulter be hurt, a massive riot and a police-ordered cancellation of the speech – is not hate speech, then there is no such thing as hate speech.

 

If only Al Sharpton were around, Lincoln would have known he was a victim of racism.

 

If we're so cruel to minorities, why do they keep coming here? Why aren't they sneaking across the Mexican border to make their way to the Taliban?

 

In fact Sarah Palin has created more jobs than Obama has. She created eleven jobs fact-checking at the AP just for the Palin autobiography.

 

Ironically, since Obama was elected, for the first time in my life I'm sometimes not proud of my country.

 

Liberal soccer moms are precisely as likely to receive anthrax in the mail as to develop a capacity for linear thinking.

 

Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties – provided we're only talking about criminals.

 

Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy.

 

Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments.

 

Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats. You're for them or against them. Taxes go up or down; government raises taxes or lowers them. But Democrats will not let the words “abortion” or “tax hikes” pass their lips.

 

The Democrats have no actual policy proposals of their own unless constant carping counts as a policy.

 

The fact that a Republican is in the late Senator Kennedy's old seat probably must have him rolling in his grave, probably spilling his drink.

 

The New York Times editorial page is like a Ouija board that has only three answers, no matter what the question. The answers are: higher taxes, more restrictions on political speech and stricter gun control.

 

The really amazing part, to me, was when Florida made it into the Final Four, the Democrats didn't demand a recount.

 

They've hit us and we've got to hit back hard, and I'm not just talking about the terrorists.

 

Usually the nonsense liberals spout is kind of cute, but in wartime their instinctive idiocy is life-threatening.

 

We don't want someone who will get 98 percent of the vote. We want someone who will get 51 percent of the vote.

 

We've finally given liberals a war against fundamentalism, and they don't want to fight it. They would, except it would put them on the same side as the United States.

 

When every one of your arguments is characterized an attempt to bring back slavery or resegregate lunch counters, it's a little hard to have any sort of productive debate.

 

When we were at peace, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war, so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there was a surplus, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now that there is a mild recession, Democrats want to raise taxes.

 

When you try to figure out what the religious right is, it ultimately comes down either to one man, Pat Robertson, or anyone who believes in a higher being and wants their taxes cut.

 

Whenever a liberal begins a statement with 'I don't know which is more frightening,' you know the answer is going to be pretty clear.

 

Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant.

 

While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security.

 

Why couldn't Obama have picked somebody respectable as his running mate, you know, like John Kerry did?

Real Ann Coulter quotes

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter

 

We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.

 

As the leader of twelve apostles, even Jesus had more executive experience than Obama.

 

Clinton's attempt to socialize healthcare was the second most disgusting thing he did in the oval office. I can't remember was the first thing was.

 

Democrats always assure us that deterrence will work, but when the time comes to deter, they're against it.

 

Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in the mirror.

 

Even Obama's staunchest supporters are starting to leave him. Last week Michelle Obama demanded to see a copy of his birth certificate.

 

Four years of Jimmy Carter gave us two titanic Reagan landslides, peace and prosperity for eight blessed years – and even a third term for his feckless vice president, George H.W. Bush.

 

I know Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that's all I really need to know.

 

I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am.

 

I might be in favor of national healthcare if it required all Democrats to get their heads examined.

 

I've decided to cut out the part of the speech where I say anything nice about Democrats.

 

If a university official's letter accusing a speaker of having a proclivity to commit speech crimes before she's given the speech – which then leads to Facebook postings demanding that Ann Coulter be hurt, a massive riot and a police-ordered cancellation of the speech – is not hate speech, then there is no such thing as hate speech.

 

If only Al Sharpton were around, Lincoln would have known he was a victim of racism.

 

If we're so cruel to minorities, why do they keep coming here? Why aren't they sneaking across the Mexican border to make their way to the Taliban?

 

In fact Sarah Palin has created more jobs than Obama has. She created eleven jobs fact-checking at the AP just for the Palin autobiography.

 

Ironically, since Obama was elected, for the first time in my life I'm sometimes not proud of my country.

 

Liberal soccer moms are precisely as likely to receive anthrax in the mail as to develop a capacity for linear thinking.

 

Liberals are stalwart defenders of civil liberties – provided we're only talking about criminals.

 

Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy.

 

Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments.

 

Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats. You're for them or against them. Taxes go up or down; government raises taxes or lowers them. But Democrats will not let the words “abortion” or “tax hikes” pass their lips.

 

The Democrats have no actual policy proposals of their own unless constant carping counts as a policy.

 

The fact that a Republican is in the late Senator Kennedy's old seat probably must have him rolling in his grave, probably spilling his drink.

 

The New York Times editorial page is like a Ouija board that has only three answers, no matter what the question. The answers are: higher taxes, more restrictions on political speech and stricter gun control.

 

The really amazing part, to me, was when Florida made it into the Final Four, the Democrats didn't demand a recount.

 

They've hit us and we've got to hit back hard, and I'm not just talking about the terrorists.

 

Usually the nonsense liberals spout is kind of cute, but in wartime their instinctive idiocy is life-threatening.

 

We don't want someone who will get 98 percent of the vote. We want someone who will get 51 percent of the vote.

 

We've finally given liberals a war against fundamentalism, and they don't want to fight it. They would, except it would put them on the same side as the United States.

 

When every one of your arguments is characterized an attempt to bring back slavery or resegregate lunch counters, it's a little hard to have any sort of productive debate.

 

When we were at peace, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war, so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there was a surplus, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now that there is a mild recession, Democrats want to raise taxes.

 

When you try to figure out what the religious right is, it ultimately comes down either to one man, Pat Robertson, or anyone who believes in a higher being and wants their taxes cut.

 

Whenever a liberal begins a statement with 'I don't know which is more frightening,' you know the answer is going to be pretty clear.

 

Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant.

 

While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security.

 

Why couldn't Obama have picked somebody respectable as his running mate, you know, like John Kerry did?

Broken Facebook – Comments now appear "posted" before they really are

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

You may have noticed a change a couple of months or so back, in which comments you make appear to post much quicker than they did before (instant, rather than a delay typically half a second)

 

This is a FALSE sense of security.

 

Your comment now appears BEFORE it’s uploaded to the facebook servers. Sometimes the delay can be a few seconds (if facebook or the network are running slow) so it’s quite possible that you could post a comment, then close the window/tab and therefore the comment isn’t really posted.

 

How can you tell when the comment is really posted?

 

There are a few tell tale signs (text reformatting, links becoming clickable etc.) but the easiest way to tell when your comment has been posted, is that the “like” link appears next to it.

 

Until ‘like’ appears, be aware that your comment still hasn’t gone through.

 

Broken Facebook – Comments now appear "posted" before they really are

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

You may have noticed a change a couple of months or so back, in which comments you make appear to post much quicker than they did before (instant, rather than a delay typically half a second)

 

This is a FALSE sense of security.

 

Your comment now appears BEFORE it's uploaded to the facebook servers. Sometimes the delay can be a few seconds (if facebook or the network are running slow) so it's quite possible that you could post a comment, then close the window/tab and therefore the comment isn't really posted.

 

How can you tell when the comment is really posted?

 

There are a few tell tale signs (text reformatting, links becoming clickable etc.) but the easiest way to tell when your comment has been posted, is that the “like” link appears next to it.

 

Until 'like' appears, be aware that your comment still hasn't gone through.

Grizzly Man – By Rockettothesky (lyrics)

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

I’ve been watching him for seven days

His hands pale hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

knuckles moving beneath the skin

foetus like hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

I’ve caught seven foxes and placed them on the river bank

each night I give him one hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

counting down the days till we are one

and clothe his heart in fur hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

clothe his hands in fur…

 

Now I sing of arms and the man

his arms that wake each morning

white-knuckled and copy claw gestures

7 6 and 5

7 6 and 5

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

 

(and here I go)

(and here I go)

(here I go)

(here I go…)

 

I take him in I take this body whole

so thin like a spine hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

I thread him on inside of mine

and we are one hee-ho-hee-ho-heeeee-ho

 

and his is the fur at last

I see his eyes inside my mouth

even when he sneaks into my bones

forever unborn

forever unborn

now finally I am a mother

 

finally I am a mother hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeeQSJ_xDg4

Grizzly Man – By Rockettothesky (lyrics)

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

I've been watching him for seven days

His hands pale hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

knuckles moving beneath the skin

foetus like hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

I've caught seven foxes and placed them on the river bank

each night I give him one hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

counting down the days till we are one

and clothe his heart in fur hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

clothe his hands in fur…

 

Now I sing of arms and the man

his arms that wake each morning

white-knuckled and copy claw gestures

7 6 and 5

7 6 and 5

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

 

(and here I go)

(and here I go)

(here I go)

(here I go…)

 

I take him in I take this body whole

so thin like a spine hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

I thread him on inside of mine

and we are one hee-ho-hee-ho-heeeee-ho

 

and his is the fur at last

I see his eyes inside my mouth

even when he sneaks into my bones

forever unborn

forever unborn

now finally I am a mother

 

finally I am a mother hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeeQSJ_xDg4

Grizzly Man – By Rockettothesky (lyrics)

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

I've been watching him for seven days

His hands pale hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

knuckles moving beneath the skin

foetus like hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

I've caught seven foxes and placed them on the river bank

each night I give him one hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

counting down the days till we are one

and clothe his heart in fur hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

clothe his hands in fur…

 

Now I sing of arms and the man

his arms that wake each morning

white-knuckled and copy claw gestures

7 6 and 5

7 6 and 5

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

 

(and here I go)

(and here I go)

(here I go)

(here I go…)

 

I take him in I take this body whole

so thin like a spine hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

I thread him on inside of mine

and we are one hee-ho-hee-ho-heeeee-ho

 

and his is the fur at last

I see his eyes inside my mouth

even when he sneaks into my bones

forever unborn

forever unborn

now finally I am a mother

 

finally I am a mother hee-ho-hee-ho-hee-ho

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeeQSJ_xDg4

Humour: The IRS Inspector

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

(Thanks to Reginald Challis for this one)

 

At the end of the tax year, the IRS office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital. While the IRS agent was checking the books he turned to the CFO of the hospital and said, “I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there’s too little left to be of any use?”

 

“Good question,” noted the CFO. “We save them up and send them back to the bandage company and every now and then they send us a free box of bandages.”

 

“Oh,” replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer. But on he went, in his obnoxious way.

 

“What about all these plaster purchases? What do you do with what’s left over after setting a cast on a patient?”

 

“Ah, yes,” replied the CFO, realizing that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. “We save it and send it back to the manufacturer, and every now and then they send us a free package of plaster.”

 

“I see,” replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all CFO. “Well,” he went on, “What do you do with all the leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?”

 

“Here, too, we do not waste,” answered the CFO. “What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the IRS Office, and about once a year they send us a complete dick.”

 

Humour: The IRS Inspector

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

(Thanks to Reginald Challis for this one)

 

At the end of the tax year, the IRS office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital. While the IRS agent was checking the books he turned to the CFO of the hospital and said, “I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there's too little left to be of any use?”

 

“Good question,” noted the CFO. “We save them up and send them back to the bandage company and every now and then they send us a free box of bandages.”

 

“Oh,” replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer. But on he went, in his obnoxious way.

 

“What about all these plaster purchases? What do you do with what's left over after setting a cast on a patient?”

 

“Ah, yes,” replied the CFO, realizing that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. “We save it and send it back to the manufacturer, and every now and then they send us a free package of plaster.”

 

“I see,” replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all CFO. “Well,” he went on, “What do you do with all the leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?”

 

“Here, too, we do not waste,” answered the CFO. “What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the IRS Office, and about once a year they send us a complete dick.”

Dutch Master – Recalled To Life lyrics

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Pe-people don't believe about the schism of light…

 

People don't believe about the schism of light (I-I-I)

People don't believe, Recalled to life! (I, I-I)

Pe-people don't believe about the schism of light (I-I-I)

People don't believe, Recalled to life!

 

People don't believe about the schism of light

People don't believe, Recalled to life!

 

People don't believe about the schism of light (I-I-I)

People don't believe, Recalled to life! (I, I-I)

Pe-people don't believe about the schism of light (I-I-I)

People don't believe, Recalled to life! (I, I-I)

 

Du, du-du-di-du

Du-du-di-du

[2X]

 

People don't believe about the schism of light (I-I-I)

People don't believe, Recalled to life! (I, I-I)

Pe-people don't believe about the schism of light (I-I-I)

People don't believe, Recalled to life!

 

Du, du-du-di-du

Du-du-di-du

[2X]