Friday, February 29, 2008

Eternity on Sale

Price of Eternal Salvation: $12.79

Before you either tattle on me to your closest priest or queue up a line to get a stack of these certificates, it's just a joke - more of a business venture to see how many people snatch them up. But, oh, about a few hundred years ago, it wasn't so much a joke to buy your way to heaven. If you're curious, you can reserve your spot (or someone else's!) in heaven or hell.

What do you think?

Thursday, February 28, 2008

The Golden "Gimmick"

Myron Cope, creator of the Terrible Towel, dies
History of the Terrible Towel

Aside from Cope's interesting choice of language and frenzied reporting, he was a beloved Steelers personality, and also the creator of the Terrible Towel, the gold towel that Steelers fans whirl at their beloved NFL team's games - a sight to see even at their away games. While it's certainly not the first iconic piece of memorabilia to be associated with any athletic team, it certainly is the most recognized in the NFL, and perhaps across all American sports.

So, what do you think of the Terrible Towel?

Friday, February 22, 2008

An Affair for us All?

The Ashley Madison Agency

Readers familiar with my sister blog rumi∞nation will find that I had blogged about this before, but what's your true opinion on the agency that promotes extramarital and casual affairs, and carries the tagline "Where Monogamy becomes Monotony"? If you're even more interested in the information they provide as the basis of why monogamy just doesn't work, click here. What do you think?

Monday, February 18, 2008

Too Juicy for You

College Web site posts sex gossip, hate, rumor

The website JuicyCampus is an online posting board where anonymous visitors can post, well, "juicy" stories about other students. While the poster can remain anonymous, even with the privacy statement of JuicyCampus.com stating that they can find tools online to cloak their IP address, the postees mentioned in posts are not; some students are finding their names associated with gossip that's not even true. The U.S. government protects the website through freedom of speech clauses, but the backlash says that even this free speech is too poisonous and teetering on the edge of libel and slander. So, what do you think?

Friday, February 8, 2008

Your DNA on parade

FBI wants palm prints, eye scans, tattoo mapping

The FBI wants to map your DNA and tattoos to enhance homeland security and protect you better at night. What do you tell them?