As we know from the Bible all Jewish men were circumcised early in life ever since the time of Abraham.
Well we also know that when JC healed somebody, He made them whole again. Blind men could see, paralysed people could walk, lepers gre back the bits that had fallen off.
So when JC touched these Jewish men did their foreskins grow back?
(you can imagine the surprise of a healed Jew "hello, what's this then? Wahey! Has anyone else got one of these?")
Also, when JC was resurrected, did He get His foreskin back?
And, while we're on the subject, why does God let us be born with foreskins just so we can cut them off as a covenant with Him?
("Let's get this straight - we're your chosen people and you want us to cut off the tips of our what??")
I'm just speculating of course. It's no skin off my nose.
Saturday 30 May 2009
Thursday 28 May 2009
Liam Gallagher
Liam was asked in an interview a while back about his recent habit of attending Church.
His reply was that he didn't go to a service, he'd just goes there for an hour in the afternoon. "To have an hour with The Big One" was how he put it.
He said he wasn't bothered if people saw him as "nobody would believe it was me anyway".
When asked if he believed in God, Liam had this to say:
"Somedays I believe, somedays I don't believe, and some days I just think fuck it and go for a Stella. Then when I've had ten of those, I'm fucking God!"
His reply was that he didn't go to a service, he'd just goes there for an hour in the afternoon. "To have an hour with The Big One" was how he put it.
He said he wasn't bothered if people saw him as "nobody would believe it was me anyway".
When asked if he believed in God, Liam had this to say:
"Somedays I believe, somedays I don't believe, and some days I just think fuck it and go for a Stella. Then when I've had ten of those, I'm fucking God!"
God and gays
It was once an offence to be homosexual in England.
Oscar Wilde actually did 2 years in prison for it. Then it became decriminalised. Then it became acceptable, with all the "we're here, we're queer, get used to it" campaigns. Then it became cool.
Now, in our post-PC society, you can actually be prosecuted if you discriminate against somebody for their sexual orientation. A far cry from Oscar Wilde's day.
However, some extreme viewed (right wing maybe?) Christians still hold this to be a sin, as the Bible tells us. Which potentially creates a nightmare situation where a Christian who is discriminating against a gay for being gay, could uphold his religious rights to find homosexuality offensive, and he is being discriminated against on religious grounds.
(A churlish conjecture here could be "how can anything be offensive to gays? Their idea of fun is a cock in the ass!")
Let's examine the more "right wing" Christian view.
The Bible tells us "men shall not give up their natural relationships with women and lust after each other." Look at Sodom. The whole town was at it. God sent two angels (Bartleby and Loki perhaps?) to stay at the house of Lot, "a righteous man". The men of the town heard there was fresh meat, and came knocking at the door, saying they wanted the 2 strangers to come out so they could have sex with them. (It's all in Genesis - check it out).
Lot had 2 young virgin daughters who he offered to the crowd instead. (Which is a pretty big deal when you think about it.) But the men were insistent.
Rather than having their angelic back passages violated, the angels blinded the men so they could all escape. Once Lot and his family were safely out of the way (except Mrs Lot who got turned into a pillar of salt for looking back when she was told not to - Big G was in a bad mood that day) the angels napalmed the town.
The town would have been dead in a generation anyway - a town full of homos will never bear any childen after all. But God wanted to make an example, as well as a point. ("Sodom? Sod 'em!")
So the town's name became synonomous with the act - Sodom - sodomy.
So let's define lust.
For a man it's erection and ejaculation. "Natural relations with women" is how a man inseminates his woman and how the species carries on. How ALL secies carry on. God gave us the power to create new life by this union of man and woman, this special sacred act. So one of His greatest commandments (though not on the list of ten for some reason) was "do not lust after each other". No man-on-man action. Do not put your seed into another man. You are wasting God's greatest gift.
(It could be argued His greatest gift is Free Will, but then you would have free will to commit sodomy.)
Of course lesbianism does not count as it does not involve insemination. As we learnt in American Pie, getting to third base means you are still a virgin coz you haven't actually had sex. Lezzas don't have "sex", just extended foreplay (though they will argue against this of course.) But lesbians do not commit sodomy.
Of course, this is just one point of view.
Oscar Wilde actually did 2 years in prison for it. Then it became decriminalised. Then it became acceptable, with all the "we're here, we're queer, get used to it" campaigns. Then it became cool.
Now, in our post-PC society, you can actually be prosecuted if you discriminate against somebody for their sexual orientation. A far cry from Oscar Wilde's day.
However, some extreme viewed (right wing maybe?) Christians still hold this to be a sin, as the Bible tells us. Which potentially creates a nightmare situation where a Christian who is discriminating against a gay for being gay, could uphold his religious rights to find homosexuality offensive, and he is being discriminated against on religious grounds.
(A churlish conjecture here could be "how can anything be offensive to gays? Their idea of fun is a cock in the ass!")
Let's examine the more "right wing" Christian view.
The Bible tells us "men shall not give up their natural relationships with women and lust after each other." Look at Sodom. The whole town was at it. God sent two angels (Bartleby and Loki perhaps?) to stay at the house of Lot, "a righteous man". The men of the town heard there was fresh meat, and came knocking at the door, saying they wanted the 2 strangers to come out so they could have sex with them. (It's all in Genesis - check it out).
Lot had 2 young virgin daughters who he offered to the crowd instead. (Which is a pretty big deal when you think about it.) But the men were insistent.
Rather than having their angelic back passages violated, the angels blinded the men so they could all escape. Once Lot and his family were safely out of the way (except Mrs Lot who got turned into a pillar of salt for looking back when she was told not to - Big G was in a bad mood that day) the angels napalmed the town.
The town would have been dead in a generation anyway - a town full of homos will never bear any childen after all. But God wanted to make an example, as well as a point. ("Sodom? Sod 'em!")
So the town's name became synonomous with the act - Sodom - sodomy.
So let's define lust.
For a man it's erection and ejaculation. "Natural relations with women" is how a man inseminates his woman and how the species carries on. How ALL secies carry on. God gave us the power to create new life by this union of man and woman, this special sacred act. So one of His greatest commandments (though not on the list of ten for some reason) was "do not lust after each other". No man-on-man action. Do not put your seed into another man. You are wasting God's greatest gift.
(It could be argued His greatest gift is Free Will, but then you would have free will to commit sodomy.)
Of course lesbianism does not count as it does not involve insemination. As we learnt in American Pie, getting to third base means you are still a virgin coz you haven't actually had sex. Lezzas don't have "sex", just extended foreplay (though they will argue against this of course.) But lesbians do not commit sodomy.
Of course, this is just one point of view.
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Lao Tzu
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength;
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Saturday 23 May 2009
The Books of Clive Barker
Books of The Art
1. The Great and Secret Show (1989)
2. Everville (1994)
Imajica
1. The Fifth Dominion (1995)
2. The Reconciliation (1995)
Imajica (1991
Galilee
1. Galilee (1998)
2. Galilee II (2009)
Abarat
1. Abarat: The First Book of Hours (2002)
2. Days of Magic, Nights of War (2004)
3. Absolute Midnight (2008)
Novels
The Damnation Game (1985)
Weaveworld (1987)
Cabal (1988)
The Thief of Always (1992)
Sacrament (1995)
Cold Heart Canyon (2001)
Mister B. Gone (2007)
Omnibus
Books of Blood Omnibus 1 Vols 1-3 (1988)
Books of Blood Omnibus 2 Vols 4-6 (1988)
Collections
Books of Blood Volume 1 (1981)
Books of Blood Volume 2 (1984)
Books of Blood Volume 3 (1984)
Books of Blood Volume 4 (1985)
Books of Blood Volume 5 (1985)
Books of Blood Volume 6 (1985)
In the Flesh (1985)
The Inhuman Condition (1985)
Lord of Illusions (1995)
Incarnations: Three Plays (1995)
Forms of Heaven: Three Plays (1996)
The Essential Clive Barker (1997)
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (1998)
Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein (2002)
Novellas
The Hellbound Heart (1986)
The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus (2009)
Anthologies
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best II (2003)
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best I (2003)
Non fiction
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (1984) (with Stephen Jones)
Rare Flesh (2003)
The Hellraiser Chronicles (2004) (with Peter Atkins and Stephen Jones)
Clive Barker Visions of Heaven and Hell (2005)
The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies (2010)
1. The Great and Secret Show (1989)
2. Everville (1994)
Imajica
1. The Fifth Dominion (1995)
2. The Reconciliation (1995)
Imajica (1991
Galilee
1. Galilee (1998)
2. Galilee II (2009)
Abarat
1. Abarat: The First Book of Hours (2002)
2. Days of Magic, Nights of War (2004)
3. Absolute Midnight (2008)
Novels
The Damnation Game (1985)
Weaveworld (1987)
Cabal (1988)
The Thief of Always (1992)
Sacrament (1995)
Cold Heart Canyon (2001)
Mister B. Gone (2007)
Omnibus
Books of Blood Omnibus 1 Vols 1-3 (1988)
Books of Blood Omnibus 2 Vols 4-6 (1988)
Collections
Books of Blood Volume 1 (1981)
Books of Blood Volume 2 (1984)
Books of Blood Volume 3 (1984)
Books of Blood Volume 4 (1985)
Books of Blood Volume 5 (1985)
Books of Blood Volume 6 (1985)
In the Flesh (1985)
The Inhuman Condition (1985)
Lord of Illusions (1995)
Incarnations: Three Plays (1995)
Forms of Heaven: Three Plays (1996)
The Essential Clive Barker (1997)
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (1998)
Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein (2002)
Novellas
The Hellbound Heart (1986)
The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus (2009)
Anthologies
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best II (2003)
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best I (2003)
Non fiction
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (1984) (with Stephen Jones)
Rare Flesh (2003)
The Hellraiser Chronicles (2004) (with Peter Atkins and Stephen Jones)
Clive Barker Visions of Heaven and Hell (2005)
The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies (2010)
Friday 22 May 2009
The books of Dean Koontz
1968 - Star Quest
1969 - Fear That Man
1969 - The Fall of the Dream Machine
1970 - Hung (as Leonard Chris)
1970 - Hell's Gate
1970 - Dark Symphony
1970 - Dark of the Woods
1970 - Beastchild
1970 - Anti-Man
1971 - Legacy of Terror (as Deanna Dwyer)
1971 - The Crimson Witch
1972 - Warlock!
1972 - Time Thieves
1972 - Starblood
1972 - Demon Child (as Deanna Dwyer)
1972 - A Darkness in My Soul
1972 - The Dark of Summer (as Deanna Dwyer)
1972 - Children of the Storm (as Deanna Dwyer)
1972 - The Flesh in the Furnace
1972 - Chase (as K. R. Dwyer)
1973 - Shattered (as K. R. Dwyer)
1973 - Demon Seed
1973 - A Werewolf Among Us
1973 - The Haunted Earth
1973 - Hanging On
1973 - Dance with the Devil (as Deanna Dwyer)
1973 - Blood Risk (as Brian Coffey)
1974 - Surrounded (as Brian Coffey)
1974 - After the Last Race
1975 - Wall of Masks (as Brian Coffey)
1975 - Nightmare Journey
1975 - The Long Sleep (as John Hill)
1975 - Dragonfly (as K. R. Dwyer)
1975 - Invasion (as Aaron Wolfe), reissued as Winter Moon in 1994
1976 - Prison of Ice (as David Axton), reissued as Icebound in 1995
1976 - Night Chills
1977 - The Vision
1977 - The Face of Fear (as Brian Coffey)
1979 - The Key to Midnight (as Leigh Nichols)
1980 - Whispers
1980 - The Voice of the Night (as Brian Coffey)
1980 - The Funhouse (as Owen West)
1981 - The Mask (as Owen West)
1981 - The Eyes of Darkness (as Leigh Nichols)
1982 - The House of Thunder (as Leigh Nichols)
1983 - Phantoms
1984 - Darkfall
1985 - Twilight Eyes, reissued with extension in 1987
1985 - The Door to December (as Richard Paige)
1986 - Strangers
1987 - Watchers
1987 - Shadow Fires (as Leigh Nichols)
1988 - The Servants of Twilight (as Leigh Nichols)
1988 - Lightning
1988 - Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages, a children's book
1989 - Midnight
1990 - The Bad Place
1991 - Cold Fire
1992 - Hideaway
1993 - Mr. Murder
1993 - Dragon Tears
1994 - Winter Moon
1994 - Dark Rivers of the Heart
1994 - Strange Highways, short story collection
1995 - Icebound
1995 - Strange Highways
1996 - Intensity
1996 - Ticktock
1996 - Santa's Twin, a children's book
1997 - Demon Seed (revised)
1997 - Sole Survivor
1998 - Fear Nothing
1998 - Seize the Night
1998 - Phantoms, screenplay
1998 - "Pinkie", short fiction
1999 - False Memory
1999 - "Black River", short fiction
2000 - From the Corner of His Eye
2001 - One Door Away from Heaven
2001 - The Paper Doorway : Funny Verse and Nothing Worse, a children's book
2001 - "Qual Con", short fiction
2002 - By the Light of the Moon
2003 - The Face
2003 - Odd Thomas
2003 - Every Day's a Holiday : Amusing Rhymes for Happy Times, a children's book
2003 - The Book Of Counted Sorrows, poetry collection
2004 - The Taking
2004 - Life Expectancy
2004 - Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin, a children's book
2005 - Prodigal Son (with Kevin J. Anderson), Book One in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series
2005 - Velocity
2005 - City of Night (with Ed Gorman), Book Two in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series
2005 - Forever Odd
2005 - Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, screenplay
2006 - The Husband
2006 - Brother Odd
2007 - The Good Guy
2007 - The Darkest Evening of the Year
2008 - Odd Hours
2008 - In Odd We Trust
2008 - Your Heart Belongs to Me
1969 - Fear That Man
1969 - The Fall of the Dream Machine
1970 - Hung (as Leonard Chris)
1970 - Hell's Gate
1970 - Dark Symphony
1970 - Dark of the Woods
1970 - Beastchild
1970 - Anti-Man
1971 - Legacy of Terror (as Deanna Dwyer)
1971 - The Crimson Witch
1972 - Warlock!
1972 - Time Thieves
1972 - Starblood
1972 - Demon Child (as Deanna Dwyer)
1972 - A Darkness in My Soul
1972 - The Dark of Summer (as Deanna Dwyer)
1972 - Children of the Storm (as Deanna Dwyer)
1972 - The Flesh in the Furnace
1972 - Chase (as K. R. Dwyer)
1973 - Shattered (as K. R. Dwyer)
1973 - Demon Seed
1973 - A Werewolf Among Us
1973 - The Haunted Earth
1973 - Hanging On
1973 - Dance with the Devil (as Deanna Dwyer)
1973 - Blood Risk (as Brian Coffey)
1974 - Surrounded (as Brian Coffey)
1974 - After the Last Race
1975 - Wall of Masks (as Brian Coffey)
1975 - Nightmare Journey
1975 - The Long Sleep (as John Hill)
1975 - Dragonfly (as K. R. Dwyer)
1975 - Invasion (as Aaron Wolfe), reissued as Winter Moon in 1994
1976 - Prison of Ice (as David Axton), reissued as Icebound in 1995
1976 - Night Chills
1977 - The Vision
1977 - The Face of Fear (as Brian Coffey)
1979 - The Key to Midnight (as Leigh Nichols)
1980 - Whispers
1980 - The Voice of the Night (as Brian Coffey)
1980 - The Funhouse (as Owen West)
1981 - The Mask (as Owen West)
1981 - The Eyes of Darkness (as Leigh Nichols)
1982 - The House of Thunder (as Leigh Nichols)
1983 - Phantoms
1984 - Darkfall
1985 - Twilight Eyes, reissued with extension in 1987
1985 - The Door to December (as Richard Paige)
1986 - Strangers
1987 - Watchers
1987 - Shadow Fires (as Leigh Nichols)
1988 - The Servants of Twilight (as Leigh Nichols)
1988 - Lightning
1988 - Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages, a children's book
1989 - Midnight
1990 - The Bad Place
1991 - Cold Fire
1992 - Hideaway
1993 - Mr. Murder
1993 - Dragon Tears
1994 - Winter Moon
1994 - Dark Rivers of the Heart
1994 - Strange Highways, short story collection
1995 - Icebound
1995 - Strange Highways
1996 - Intensity
1996 - Ticktock
1996 - Santa's Twin, a children's book
1997 - Demon Seed (revised)
1997 - Sole Survivor
1998 - Fear Nothing
1998 - Seize the Night
1998 - Phantoms, screenplay
1998 - "Pinkie", short fiction
1999 - False Memory
1999 - "Black River", short fiction
2000 - From the Corner of His Eye
2001 - One Door Away from Heaven
2001 - The Paper Doorway : Funny Verse and Nothing Worse, a children's book
2001 - "Qual Con", short fiction
2002 - By the Light of the Moon
2003 - The Face
2003 - Odd Thomas
2003 - Every Day's a Holiday : Amusing Rhymes for Happy Times, a children's book
2003 - The Book Of Counted Sorrows, poetry collection
2004 - The Taking
2004 - Life Expectancy
2004 - Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin, a children's book
2005 - Prodigal Son (with Kevin J. Anderson), Book One in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series
2005 - Velocity
2005 - City of Night (with Ed Gorman), Book Two in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series
2005 - Forever Odd
2005 - Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, screenplay
2006 - The Husband
2006 - Brother Odd
2007 - The Good Guy
2007 - The Darkest Evening of the Year
2008 - Odd Hours
2008 - In Odd We Trust
2008 - Your Heart Belongs to Me
Contact Vassago
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Thursday 21 May 2009
The books of Stephen King
1974 - Carrie
1975 - Salem's Lot
1977 - The Shining
1978 - Night Shift (stories)
1978 - The Stand
1979 - The Dead Zone
1980 - Firestarter
1981 - Cujo
1981 - Danse Macabre (nonfiction about horror)
1981 - Roadwork
1982 - Creepshow (comic book, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson)
1982 - The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
1982 - Different Seasons (novellas)
1983 - Christine
1983 - Pet Sematary
1983 - Cycle of the Werewolf
1984 - The Talisman (written with Peter Straub)
1985 - Skeleton Crew (stories)
1985 - The Bachman Books (novel collection)
1986 - It
1987 - The Eyes of the Dragon
1987 - Misery
1987 - The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
1988 - The Tommyknockers
1988 - Dark Visions
1989 - The Dark Half
1990 - The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition
1990 - Four Past Midnight (stories)
1991 - Needful Things
1991 - The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
1992 - Gerald's Game
1993 - Dolores Claiborne
1993 - Nightmares & Dreamscapes (stories)
1994 - Insomnia
1995 - Rose Madder
1995 - Umney's Last Case
1996 - The Green Mile
1996 - Desperation
1997 - Six Stories (stories)
1997 - The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
1998 - Bag of Bones
1999 - Storm of the Century
1999 - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
1999 - The New Lieutenant's Rap (limited edition)
1999 - Hearts in Atlantis
1999 - Blood and Smoke (audio book)
2000 - Riding the Bullet (electronically published novella)
2000 - The Plant(electronically published)
2000 - Secret Windows
2000 - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (nonfiction autobiography)
2000 - Dreamcatcher
2001 - Black House (written with Peter Straub)
2002 - From a Buick 8
2002 - Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
2003 - The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
2004 - The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
2004 - The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
2005 - The Colorado Kid
2006 - Cell
2006 - Lisey's Story
2008 - Duma Key
2008 - Just After Sunset
As Richard Bachman:
1977 - Rage
1979 - The Long Walk
1981 - Road Work
1982 - The Running Man
1984 - Thinner
1996 - The Regulators
2007 - Blaze
1975 - Salem's Lot
1977 - The Shining
1978 - Night Shift (stories)
1978 - The Stand
1979 - The Dead Zone
1980 - Firestarter
1981 - Cujo
1981 - Danse Macabre (nonfiction about horror)
1981 - Roadwork
1982 - Creepshow (comic book, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson)
1982 - The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
1982 - Different Seasons (novellas)
1983 - Christine
1983 - Pet Sematary
1983 - Cycle of the Werewolf
1984 - The Talisman (written with Peter Straub)
1985 - Skeleton Crew (stories)
1985 - The Bachman Books (novel collection)
1986 - It
1987 - The Eyes of the Dragon
1987 - Misery
1987 - The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
1988 - The Tommyknockers
1988 - Dark Visions
1989 - The Dark Half
1990 - The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition
1990 - Four Past Midnight (stories)
1991 - Needful Things
1991 - The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
1992 - Gerald's Game
1993 - Dolores Claiborne
1993 - Nightmares & Dreamscapes (stories)
1994 - Insomnia
1995 - Rose Madder
1995 - Umney's Last Case
1996 - The Green Mile
1996 - Desperation
1997 - Six Stories (stories)
1997 - The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
1998 - Bag of Bones
1999 - Storm of the Century
1999 - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
1999 - The New Lieutenant's Rap (limited edition)
1999 - Hearts in Atlantis
1999 - Blood and Smoke (audio book)
2000 - Riding the Bullet (electronically published novella)
2000 - The Plant(electronically published)
2000 - Secret Windows
2000 - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (nonfiction autobiography)
2000 - Dreamcatcher
2001 - Black House (written with Peter Straub)
2002 - From a Buick 8
2002 - Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
2003 - The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
2004 - The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
2004 - The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
2005 - The Colorado Kid
2006 - Cell
2006 - Lisey's Story
2008 - Duma Key
2008 - Just After Sunset
As Richard Bachman:
1977 - Rage
1979 - The Long Walk
1981 - Road Work
1982 - The Running Man
1984 - Thinner
1996 - The Regulators
2007 - Blaze
Thursday 14 May 2009
Your Body
One way to more accurately percieve your body is that it's actually an environmental encounter suit that your soul wears on Earth.
Most of it's functions are automatic - heartbeat, breathing, digestion, cell growth, etc - which leaves you free to sit back at the controls and pilot it.
It works at a specific range of temperatures and pressures.
Basically, your body is like a dalek shell in Doctor Who.
You are ethereal/astral creature that makes use of it.
Most of it's functions are automatic - heartbeat, breathing, digestion, cell growth, etc - which leaves you free to sit back at the controls and pilot it.
It works at a specific range of temperatures and pressures.
Basically, your body is like a dalek shell in Doctor Who.
You are ethereal/astral creature that makes use of it.
Britney Spears
We reported earlier about Britney's new song "If You Seek Amy", which spells out "F.U.C.K. Me":
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/05/britney-spears-fuck-me.html
Since then MTV have been playing and promoting the song as "IF You See Amy". Which makes no sense.
We also reported on the behaviour of Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton:
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/04/britney-paris-lindsey.html
Britney and Buffy nude or naked:
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/04/buffy-nude-buffy-naked.html
Sites for Britney nude, Britney naked etc, usually turn up the wrong Britney. Try adding Spears to Britney hence Britney Spears naked or nude - it's a bit disappointing!
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/04/britney-nude-britney-naked_01.html
Or, Britney Alexander is an Australina Porn Star.
When Britney Spears married Jason Alexander briefly, she was legally Britney Alexander for a few hours.
How many people searching for nude pictures of Britney, naked pictres of Britney, etc, made the wrong sites?
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/04/britney-alexander.html
You can imagine the disappointment.
Bad marketing and very un Christian.
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/05/britney-spears-fuck-me.html
Since then MTV have been playing and promoting the song as "IF You See Amy". Which makes no sense.
We also reported on the behaviour of Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton:
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/04/britney-paris-lindsey.html
Britney and Buffy nude or naked:
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/04/buffy-nude-buffy-naked.html
Sites for Britney nude, Britney naked etc, usually turn up the wrong Britney. Try adding Spears to Britney hence Britney Spears naked or nude - it's a bit disappointing!
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/04/britney-nude-britney-naked_01.html
Or, Britney Alexander is an Australina Porn Star.
When Britney Spears married Jason Alexander briefly, she was legally Britney Alexander for a few hours.
How many people searching for nude pictures of Britney, naked pictres of Britney, etc, made the wrong sites?
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/04/britney-alexander.html
You can imagine the disappointment.
Bad marketing and very un Christian.
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Maybe Angels
So are there angels on Earth and if so, why aren't they doing anything about society's problems such as crime, war and poverty?
Well it's probably because their mission is too complicated for us to understand. We are looking at it in a simplistic human way.
We have a tradition of superheroes in our literature. People with super powers who fight crime and evil to protect the rest of us (see the film Unbreakable for an interesting take on this).
Take The Matrix film as an example. Morpheus, Trinity and, in particular Neo, have superpowers. They could come into The Matrix and function as a kind of Justice League. However, the mission of Morpheus and co is the greater purpose of freeing the human race from The Matrix itself and delivering them to Zion. Their enemies are the enemies of the human race, the machine programs such as Smith and the Agents.
So acting as a JLA, fighting human on human crime, would be pointless. Especially as none of it is real anyway.
From the point of view of somebody living in The Matrix, unaware of the machines, the Real World, and Zion, it would seem like Morpheus and co are a Justice League. This is, in fact, the POV presented at the start of the film, with Neo seeing Morpheus as a mythical freedom fighter.
So it is for the people living in the "Matrix" that our world is for us, a consensual reality. Form our POV we can't concieve of what the true misson of the angels is. But it isn't to solve human on human problems. Which aren't actually happening anyway.
Which is why even Hitler went to Heaven.
Well it's probably because their mission is too complicated for us to understand. We are looking at it in a simplistic human way.
We have a tradition of superheroes in our literature. People with super powers who fight crime and evil to protect the rest of us (see the film Unbreakable for an interesting take on this).
Take The Matrix film as an example. Morpheus, Trinity and, in particular Neo, have superpowers. They could come into The Matrix and function as a kind of Justice League. However, the mission of Morpheus and co is the greater purpose of freeing the human race from The Matrix itself and delivering them to Zion. Their enemies are the enemies of the human race, the machine programs such as Smith and the Agents.
So acting as a JLA, fighting human on human crime, would be pointless. Especially as none of it is real anyway.
From the point of view of somebody living in The Matrix, unaware of the machines, the Real World, and Zion, it would seem like Morpheus and co are a Justice League. This is, in fact, the POV presented at the start of the film, with Neo seeing Morpheus as a mythical freedom fighter.
So it is for the people living in the "Matrix" that our world is for us, a consensual reality. Form our POV we can't concieve of what the true misson of the angels is. But it isn't to solve human on human problems. Which aren't actually happening anyway.
Which is why even Hitler went to Heaven.
Girls Aloud - looking ahead
When More 4 did a Girls Aloud weekend they tagged the girls with little titles.
Sarah was "The Party Girl". This is very much her stage persona and media character.
Q Mag similarly dubbed her "The Lunatic".
Nicola was "The Porcelain Doll" which is both a polite and nice way to describe her, the plainest and quietest member.
Tweedy was "The Super WAG" which says more about her public persona and that her interests extend beyond the band than her band presence or performance. The new Posh Spice, new X Factor judge, guesting on the Will-I-Am single, a mentor to new stars.
Kimberley was "The Girl Next Door", which sums her up nicely.
Nadine was simply tagged as "The Bombshell". Q tagged her as "The smoky voiced sex bomb".
Like Rachel in S Club, Nadine is the one who will have the solo career when the band ends. She has more to say in her songs, more potential for her vids, and much more use for that incredible voice. And unlike Jo S Club or Sporty Spice, the GA with the most beautiful voice is arguably the most beautiful girl. Only Tweedy rivals her in looks, and only Sarah can appear more raunchy.
We eagerly wait Nadine's album. If we're lucky, she's include a cover of Fields Of Gold.
Sarah was "The Party Girl". This is very much her stage persona and media character.
Q Mag similarly dubbed her "The Lunatic".
Nicola was "The Porcelain Doll" which is both a polite and nice way to describe her, the plainest and quietest member.
Tweedy was "The Super WAG" which says more about her public persona and that her interests extend beyond the band than her band presence or performance. The new Posh Spice, new X Factor judge, guesting on the Will-I-Am single, a mentor to new stars.
Kimberley was "The Girl Next Door", which sums her up nicely.
Nadine was simply tagged as "The Bombshell". Q tagged her as "The smoky voiced sex bomb".
Like Rachel in S Club, Nadine is the one who will have the solo career when the band ends. She has more to say in her songs, more potential for her vids, and much more use for that incredible voice. And unlike Jo S Club or Sporty Spice, the GA with the most beautiful voice is arguably the most beautiful girl. Only Tweedy rivals her in looks, and only Sarah can appear more raunchy.
We eagerly wait Nadine's album. If we're lucky, she's include a cover of Fields Of Gold.
Girls Aloud Nicola
A quick word about Nicola.
It's not that we don't like her per se, and we appreciate each band has a rough one - in Spice Girls it was Sporty, in S Club it was Jo.
Of course, each band needs a strong voice the others can rely on. In Spice Girls it was Sporty, in S Club it was Jo. In Girls Aloud it's Nadine.
So what is Nicola there for? She is the roughest looking and has the weakest voice.
If you looked at the sexiest member it would be Nadine or Tweedy. Depending on which vid or which day it could be either one or the other.
Joint third would be Sarah or Kimberley. Again hard to place one over the other, but they would never place over the top two.
Last and most definately least would be Nicola.
Like we say, we don't dislike her, but there could have been a better choice for the fifth member out of all the girls on Pop Stars The Rivals.
It's not that we don't like her per se, and we appreciate each band has a rough one - in Spice Girls it was Sporty, in S Club it was Jo.
Of course, each band needs a strong voice the others can rely on. In Spice Girls it was Sporty, in S Club it was Jo. In Girls Aloud it's Nadine.
So what is Nicola there for? She is the roughest looking and has the weakest voice.
If you looked at the sexiest member it would be Nadine or Tweedy. Depending on which vid or which day it could be either one or the other.
Joint third would be Sarah or Kimberley. Again hard to place one over the other, but they would never place over the top two.
Last and most definately least would be Nicola.
Like we say, we don't dislike her, but there could have been a better choice for the fifth member out of all the girls on Pop Stars The Rivals.
Girls Aloud
Untouchable, their current single, is the first one to star Nicola on lead vocals. It's also the first not to make the Top Ten. Coincidence?
Nadine rescues the son right at the end with a coda.
Tweedy spends the vid wearing just duct tape and clingfilm. And she has never looked more beautiful.
Nadine rescues the son right at the end with a coda.
Tweedy spends the vid wearing just duct tape and clingfilm. And she has never looked more beautiful.
Big Brother 2009
Big Brother 2009 will be starting soon.
Last year was boring and a bit irrelevant. That first couple, first albino, first blind person didn't make up for it. The second woman ever to win it (the first being Kate Lawler in 2002, the year of Jade).
2008 was the most boring BB since 2003, the year of The Tickle, and Tanya who never made it big after.
2004 was the year they changed the format - "Big Brother gets evil" was how they tagged it.
Michelle and Stuart shagging late at night. Michelle and Shell doing fully nude streaks in the garden. "Vanessa the Undresser" didn't get her kit off once on the show, but did in all the lads mags after. Victor the plastic gangster. Jason the Jungle Cat.
2005 was the sexiest year. Sam in her many bikinis. Sam and Makosi snogging. Saskia, who like Vanessa and Imogen kept her baps covered on TV, them unleashed them in the mags. Orlaith who almost never had hers away. Then there was the jacuzzi night with Anthony and Makosi shagging on the live feed right in front of everyone (though he later denied it).
See if BB 2009 will be as good as 2004. or if we're really lucky 2005!
Last year was boring and a bit irrelevant. That first couple, first albino, first blind person didn't make up for it. The second woman ever to win it (the first being Kate Lawler in 2002, the year of Jade).
2008 was the most boring BB since 2003, the year of The Tickle, and Tanya who never made it big after.
2004 was the year they changed the format - "Big Brother gets evil" was how they tagged it.
Michelle and Stuart shagging late at night. Michelle and Shell doing fully nude streaks in the garden. "Vanessa the Undresser" didn't get her kit off once on the show, but did in all the lads mags after. Victor the plastic gangster. Jason the Jungle Cat.
2005 was the sexiest year. Sam in her many bikinis. Sam and Makosi snogging. Saskia, who like Vanessa and Imogen kept her baps covered on TV, them unleashed them in the mags. Orlaith who almost never had hers away. Then there was the jacuzzi night with Anthony and Makosi shagging on the live feed right in front of everyone (though he later denied it).
See if BB 2009 will be as good as 2004. or if we're really lucky 2005!
Mila Kunis
Those who have seen the sitcom That 70s Show will be familiar with her in the role of Jackie. She was also the voice of Meg in Family Guy (though she seriously does NOT have a face for voiceover).
Her film career has been limited so far. She had a supporting role alongside Kirsten Dunst in Get Over It and held her own in the bikini scene (not many young actresses would want to stand next to Kirtsen in a bikini).
She also recently appeared in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as the girl who helps the main actor do his forgetting.
However, we best remember her for her early role as the young Gia in Gia, the biopic of the famous model. Angelina Jolie plays the grown up Gia, in some of her sexist ever nude scenes, including a lesbian romp.
However, having seen Angelina in so many other roles, we now associate her "Grown up Gia" as being the "grown up Jackie". Which makes watching The 70s Show re-runs all the more rewarding.
Her film career has been limited so far. She had a supporting role alongside Kirsten Dunst in Get Over It and held her own in the bikini scene (not many young actresses would want to stand next to Kirtsen in a bikini).
She also recently appeared in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as the girl who helps the main actor do his forgetting.
However, we best remember her for her early role as the young Gia in Gia, the biopic of the famous model. Angelina Jolie plays the grown up Gia, in some of her sexist ever nude scenes, including a lesbian romp.
However, having seen Angelina in so many other roles, we now associate her "Grown up Gia" as being the "grown up Jackie". Which makes watching The 70s Show re-runs all the more rewarding.
Hope Tulisa will be Strong Again soon
"Strong Again" is N-Dubz biggest hit to date. It is a great anthem to self belief.
A while back we posted to say how Tulisa was taken ill with swine flu. We're using these lyrics as a prayer for her wellbeing, and that she will literally be Strong Agin soon.
Dappy:
One Day I Had to Punch up This One Yute for Tryin Make a Fool of Me
In My Hood there’s Only So Many Opportunities
Look, I Carry a Tool for My Pride and My Jewelry
Now I Find Myself Stuck Serving the Community
Faze:
See Me I Made a Change
I Didn’t Expect No Fame
We Came From Practically Nuttin’ To Thousands Screaming Our Name
A-List, Play list
Even My Mums Famous
I Would Do Anythin’ for Some Source Stadium Status
Tulisa:
See The Thing about Life Is That It’s
It’s Just Too Short
Leave The Best behind and Only Then You’ll Find There’s More to Life than You First Thought
Chorus:
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
See I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That I Could Face This Weather
But Life
It Will Only Get Better
Trust Me It Will Only Get Better
Tulisa:
Ha Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha Ha Ha
Dappy:
Na Na Naii
Tulisa:
Ha Ha Ha Ha
Haa Heeey
Goin’ Back To When I Was Young
And I, Treated Life like It Would Never End
But Then I Grew Up
Got A Little Clued Up
Then N-Dubz Blew Up
Finally On My Way
Dappy:
Coz If You Knew Where I Come From
Then You Would Understand Why I Sing This Song
*Its Are Changa*
Yeah I Put My Hand Up
In Fact It Made Me Man Up
And Finally Make a Change
Tulisa:
See The Thing about Life Is That It’s
It’s Just Too Short (Just Too Short)
Leave The Best behind and Only Then You’ll Find There’s More to Life than You First Thought
Chorus:
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
See I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That I Could Face This Weather
But Life
It Will Only Get Better
Trust Me It Will Only Get Better
Coz I
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This
Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
And I
I Don’t Wana Walk This Road Again
And I Don’t Have To Be Alone Again
I Can Hold My head High I’m Strong Again
I’m Strong Again
Dappy:
Money Made No Change
In fact it was More Pain
B’s gone
Who’s To Blame?
Look At All These Youths Today
Rollin’ Round with 38’s
Stickin Bredda’s For the White Gold Chains Like …
Look I Didn’t Mean To Hurt You Mate
Faze:
Back In the Day I Used To Roll With Like 30 Mates
Never Had Clean Money
Always Had Dirty Plates
Be It Now
*Were Grindin An Washin For Like 30 Days*
Now We Make … ??
Chorus:
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
See I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That I Could Face This Weather
But Life
It Will Only Get Better
Trust Me It Will Only Get Better
Coz I
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This
Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
And I
I Don’t Wana Walk This Road Again
And I Don’t Have To Be Alone Again
I Can Hold My head High I’m Strong Again
I’m Strong Again
A while back we posted to say how Tulisa was taken ill with swine flu. We're using these lyrics as a prayer for her wellbeing, and that she will literally be Strong Agin soon.
Dappy:
One Day I Had to Punch up This One Yute for Tryin Make a Fool of Me
In My Hood there’s Only So Many Opportunities
Look, I Carry a Tool for My Pride and My Jewelry
Now I Find Myself Stuck Serving the Community
Faze:
See Me I Made a Change
I Didn’t Expect No Fame
We Came From Practically Nuttin’ To Thousands Screaming Our Name
A-List, Play list
Even My Mums Famous
I Would Do Anythin’ for Some Source Stadium Status
Tulisa:
See The Thing about Life Is That It’s
It’s Just Too Short
Leave The Best behind and Only Then You’ll Find There’s More to Life than You First Thought
Chorus:
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
See I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That I Could Face This Weather
But Life
It Will Only Get Better
Trust Me It Will Only Get Better
Tulisa:
Ha Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha Ha Ha
Dappy:
Na Na Naii
Tulisa:
Ha Ha Ha Ha
Haa Heeey
Goin’ Back To When I Was Young
And I, Treated Life like It Would Never End
But Then I Grew Up
Got A Little Clued Up
Then N-Dubz Blew Up
Finally On My Way
Dappy:
Coz If You Knew Where I Come From
Then You Would Understand Why I Sing This Song
*Its Are Changa*
Yeah I Put My Hand Up
In Fact It Made Me Man Up
And Finally Make a Change
Tulisa:
See The Thing about Life Is That It’s
It’s Just Too Short (Just Too Short)
Leave The Best behind and Only Then You’ll Find There’s More to Life than You First Thought
Chorus:
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
See I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That I Could Face This Weather
But Life
It Will Only Get Better
Trust Me It Will Only Get Better
Coz I
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This
Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
And I
I Don’t Wana Walk This Road Again
And I Don’t Have To Be Alone Again
I Can Hold My head High I’m Strong Again
I’m Strong Again
Dappy:
Money Made No Change
In fact it was More Pain
B’s gone
Who’s To Blame?
Look At All These Youths Today
Rollin’ Round with 38’s
Stickin Bredda’s For the White Gold Chains Like …
Look I Didn’t Mean To Hurt You Mate
Faze:
Back In the Day I Used To Roll With Like 30 Mates
Never Had Clean Money
Always Had Dirty Plates
Be It Now
*Were Grindin An Washin For Like 30 Days*
Now We Make … ??
Chorus:
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
Coz I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That It Would Ever Get Better
See I
I Never Ever Ever Ever Thought That I Could Face This Weather
But Life
It Will Only Get Better
Trust Me It Will Only Get Better
Coz I
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
I Didn’t Ever Wana Sing This
Ever Wana Sing This Song Again
And I
I Don’t Wana Walk This Road Again
And I Don’t Have To Be Alone Again
I Can Hold My head High I’m Strong Again
I’m Strong Again
Tantalus
In Greek mythology Tantalus was a soul consigned to Hades. He was tied to a tree with a bunch of grapes hanging just out of reach. He spends all eternity stretching to reach the grapes. It's from his name that we derive the word "tantilise".
Tuesday 12 May 2009
The Day Of The Dead
This is a festival in Mexico. It's the day they honour their dead. They go to say hello to them, make sure they know they are not forgotten. They take photos, flowers, toys to the graves and have a picnic there, eating and drinking, playing music and singing songs. They sit and talk to the dead.
Sweets are made in the shape of skulls and skeletons.
The Day Of The Dead is not a sad or sorrowful occasion, but a happy one. It's a way for the living to accept that Death is a part of Life, that they are not afraid of it, and that they are a part of something much bigger.
Sweets are made in the shape of skulls and skeletons.
The Day Of The Dead is not a sad or sorrowful occasion, but a happy one. It's a way for the living to accept that Death is a part of Life, that they are not afraid of it, and that they are a part of something much bigger.
The Promise
Despite Dante et al, we don't really know what Heaven will be like.
Heaven is a place far beyone our ability to imagine.
Jesus put it into terms we could understand: "In my Father's house are many mansions". That doesn't mean that Heaven is a huge housing estate. He means that there is room for everyone in Eternal Life and it will be of the highest quality.
"I go to prepare a place for you," means that each of us will be individually catered for and that our needs will be met.
Heaven is a place far beyone our ability to imagine.
Jesus put it into terms we could understand: "In my Father's house are many mansions". That doesn't mean that Heaven is a huge housing estate. He means that there is room for everyone in Eternal Life and it will be of the highest quality.
"I go to prepare a place for you," means that each of us will be individually catered for and that our needs will be met.
God
What's in it for God anyway?
If things are going well, people forget about Him. They mock people who believe in Him. So He gets left with the fanatics and maniacs of every faith who want to kill the heretics and blow themselves to pieces in His name.
God has a thankless job these days.
Maybe that's why we don't see Him around anymore. He's packed up and moved on.
If things are going well, people forget about Him. They mock people who believe in Him. So He gets left with the fanatics and maniacs of every faith who want to kill the heretics and blow themselves to pieces in His name.
God has a thankless job these days.
Maybe that's why we don't see Him around anymore. He's packed up and moved on.
Satan
What does Satan do these days?
Goes from one window to another and stares out. Or stares in. He doesn't do anything anymore because the world doesn't need him. The world's going to Hell witout any assistance from him.
Goes from one window to another and stares out. Or stares in. He doesn't do anything anymore because the world doesn't need him. The world's going to Hell witout any assistance from him.
The Devil is bored
The Devil is bored these days.
He keeps himself amused playing with people's minds to see what happens.
Crop circles, ghosts, poltergeists, UFOs, alien abductions. People need these things. Are they real or did he invent them? Or did we?
He keeps himself amused playing with people's minds to see what happens.
Crop circles, ghosts, poltergeists, UFOs, alien abductions. People need these things. Are they real or did he invent them? Or did we?
Does God care?
All the stresses and anxieties that matter so much to human beings. Do they really matter to God? Perhaps it's not that He doesn't care, just that it doesn't matter to Him.
Out Of Touch
The reason we're out of touch with the world is that our lives are far less physical than they were in our grandfather's generation.
Hardly anybody does real hard labour any more. We don't get a grip on the world - a real, hard, sweaty, actual grip on it. We don't feel it.
Technology and disposable income and upward mobility has made a detached life possible.
Now it's people on the other side of the world who do the hard labour for our benefit.
We're not connected with reality anymore. When we were at war with Iraq or Afghanistan, when you watch one of these wars on TV, it's not like you're watching a real war, it looked like a film or a computer game. Nobody feels, nobody cares anymore.
After Thatcher, considering how connected we were during the Falklands, how did we vote John Major in for the Gulf War? Is it because we don't care that we vote in a boring, unknown man as Prime Minister? How far a cry was Major from the Churchill of World War 2?
Most people still believe in God, He's just a lot less popular than He used to be.
Our lives are like films now. Movies. You remember things from your life like it was a scene from a movie. It's the way we understand our lives now, perhaps the only way we have left.
Why do we read books? Think of all the novels you have read. Was it a sensible use of your time? Why fill your head with all those mae up stories? Is it to try to make sense of your own story?
Hardly anybody does real hard labour any more. We don't get a grip on the world - a real, hard, sweaty, actual grip on it. We don't feel it.
Technology and disposable income and upward mobility has made a detached life possible.
Now it's people on the other side of the world who do the hard labour for our benefit.
We're not connected with reality anymore. When we were at war with Iraq or Afghanistan, when you watch one of these wars on TV, it's not like you're watching a real war, it looked like a film or a computer game. Nobody feels, nobody cares anymore.
After Thatcher, considering how connected we were during the Falklands, how did we vote John Major in for the Gulf War? Is it because we don't care that we vote in a boring, unknown man as Prime Minister? How far a cry was Major from the Churchill of World War 2?
Most people still believe in God, He's just a lot less popular than He used to be.
Our lives are like films now. Movies. You remember things from your life like it was a scene from a movie. It's the way we understand our lives now, perhaps the only way we have left.
Why do we read books? Think of all the novels you have read. Was it a sensible use of your time? Why fill your head with all those mae up stories? Is it to try to make sense of your own story?
Pascal
Pascal said if the choice is heads God exists, tails He doesn't, you're just as well to call heads. If you're right, you hit the jackpot. If you're wrong, you lose nothing.
Of course the flaw in Pascal's strategy is that God wouldn't be fooled if you called heads but you didn't really believe in Him.
Of course the flaw in Pascal's strategy is that God wouldn't be fooled if you called heads but you didn't really believe in Him.
David Hume
David Hume said that although a miracle is possible, you'd need so much evidence to persuade you it had happened that it wouldn't be a miracle anymore.
Gideon
What is the history of Christianity but a history of doubts and fears, of grasping at metaphysics?
Gideon
In the 17th Century a minister who claimed to have seen and spoken with Satan in the flesh would have been not only believed, but assuming he had given a good account of himself, hailed a hero.
In the 21st Century such a minister is simply an embarrassment.
In the 21st Century such a minister is simply an embarrassment.
Gideon
"And they were offended in Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house."
- Matthew 13:57
"The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head."
- Jonah 2:5
"I say, we good Presbyterian Christians should be charitable in these things, and not fancy ourselves so vastly superior to other mortals, pagans and what not, because of their half-crazy notions on these subjects... Heaven have Mercy on us all - Presbytarians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending."
- Herman Melvill, Moby Dick
- Matthew 13:57
"The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head."
- Jonah 2:5
"I say, we good Presbyterian Christians should be charitable in these things, and not fancy ourselves so vastly superior to other mortals, pagans and what not, because of their half-crazy notions on these subjects... Heaven have Mercy on us all - Presbytarians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending."
- Herman Melvill, Moby Dick
The Meaning Of Life is 42
According to the Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy.
But what does it actually mean?
Perhaps there's a clue in The Bible.
In The Gospel Of Matthew he records the geneology of Jesus. There are 14 generations from Abraham to David. There are 14 generations from David to the time in exile. And there are 14 generations from the exile to the birth of Christ.
14 + 14 + 14 = 42.
But what does it actually mean?
Perhaps there's a clue in The Bible.
In The Gospel Of Matthew he records the geneology of Jesus. There are 14 generations from Abraham to David. There are 14 generations from David to the time in exile. And there are 14 generations from the exile to the birth of Christ.
14 + 14 + 14 = 42.
Dante's Divine Comedy
In the Divine Comedy, Dante, the character, is taken on a journey, first through Hell and then through Heaven.
The journey through Hell is called Inferno. His guide is a pagan called Virgil. The journey through Heaven is called Paradiso. His guide for this is an angel called Beatrice.
Hell is conceived as a cone which tapers towards the centre of the Earth.
We posted the 9 circles of Hell here:
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/01/ten-circles-of-hell.html
This cone is basically broken up into 3 sections of circles. Souls are assigned to a setion according to their sins.
The upper levels are for those guilty of incontinence (no shit!), adultery, gluttony and wrath.
The middle section is for those guilty of violence.
The deepest levels are for those guilty of fraud, malice and is the place for thieves, hypocrites and traitors. Judas is one of the characters Dante meets there.
At the centre of the earth is The Devil, bound in a block of ice. The pit is actually cold, not hot, as is commonly believed. So the expression "as cold as Hell" can now be taken literally. It does make sense that the furthest place from the light and love of God should be the darkest and coldest.
From Hell Dante is led by Virgil up a "hidden road" to Purgatory. This is described as a mountain with many terraces. Souls perform penalties here to earn their salvation.
At the top of the mountain is Earthly Paradise. Virgil, a pagan, can't go any further, so Beatrice comes to collect Dante and lead him to Heaven.
Paradiso is a sustained vision of the world of light. Dante is guided through the nine spheres to the empyrean. Here he is granted a vision of God and achieves an instant of mystical union with Him.
Dante is regarded as ranked equally with Shakespeare and Homer due to this epic work.
It is called a "comedy" because it is written in the "middle" style rather than the higher "tragic" style.
Like Shakespeare or Blake, Dante has a deep and pitiless understanding of human nature. He had, as did his two contemporaries, have a knowledge of all the arts and sciences of his time.
Dali was inspired by Dante's poem and did many illustrations based on it.
The journey through Hell is called Inferno. His guide is a pagan called Virgil. The journey through Heaven is called Paradiso. His guide for this is an angel called Beatrice.
Hell is conceived as a cone which tapers towards the centre of the Earth.
We posted the 9 circles of Hell here:
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/01/ten-circles-of-hell.html
This cone is basically broken up into 3 sections of circles. Souls are assigned to a setion according to their sins.
The upper levels are for those guilty of incontinence (no shit!), adultery, gluttony and wrath.
The middle section is for those guilty of violence.
The deepest levels are for those guilty of fraud, malice and is the place for thieves, hypocrites and traitors. Judas is one of the characters Dante meets there.
At the centre of the earth is The Devil, bound in a block of ice. The pit is actually cold, not hot, as is commonly believed. So the expression "as cold as Hell" can now be taken literally. It does make sense that the furthest place from the light and love of God should be the darkest and coldest.
From Hell Dante is led by Virgil up a "hidden road" to Purgatory. This is described as a mountain with many terraces. Souls perform penalties here to earn their salvation.
At the top of the mountain is Earthly Paradise. Virgil, a pagan, can't go any further, so Beatrice comes to collect Dante and lead him to Heaven.
Paradiso is a sustained vision of the world of light. Dante is guided through the nine spheres to the empyrean. Here he is granted a vision of God and achieves an instant of mystical union with Him.
Dante is regarded as ranked equally with Shakespeare and Homer due to this epic work.
It is called a "comedy" because it is written in the "middle" style rather than the higher "tragic" style.
Like Shakespeare or Blake, Dante has a deep and pitiless understanding of human nature. He had, as did his two contemporaries, have a knowledge of all the arts and sciences of his time.
Dali was inspired by Dante's poem and did many illustrations based on it.
Girls Aloud - Racey Lacey
Girls Aloud have a song called Racey Lacey, and album track which they sometimes perform live. It's almost a Lily Allen song and unlike any of their released material:
"Racey Lacey"
I know this girl, she's not too bright
But she's educated in bed alright
She's made seduction a work of art
A PhD with her legs apart
She's got dreamy eyes and little lips
She's got undulating grundulating grinding hips
She clicks her fingers, guys come to heal
Chewed up, spat out, no big deal
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
It's all that she can do
A connoisseur of satin sheets
A red head through and through
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
The lifestyle suits her fine
The girl ain't back but in coming forward
She's got this crazy line
And so this girl, I've heard it said
Can spend up to twenty four hours in bed
She gets her suiters to wait in line
And she's worn them out by half past nine
[WITH KIM] She's got dreamy eyes and little lips
She's got undulating grundulating grinding hips
She clicks her fingers, guys come to heal
Chewed up, spat out, no big deal
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
It's all that she can do
A connoisseur of satin sheets
A red head through and through
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
The lifestyle suits her fine
The girl ain't back but in coming forward
She's got this crazy line
She's got dreamy eyes and little lips
She's got undulating grundulating grinding hips
She clicks her fingers, guys come to heal
Chewed up, spat out, no big deal
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
It's all that she can do
A connoiseur of satin sheets
A red head through and through
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
The lifestyle suits her fine
The girl ain't back but in coming forward
She's got this crazy line
"Racey Lacey"
I know this girl, she's not too bright
But she's educated in bed alright
She's made seduction a work of art
A PhD with her legs apart
She's got dreamy eyes and little lips
She's got undulating grundulating grinding hips
She clicks her fingers, guys come to heal
Chewed up, spat out, no big deal
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
It's all that she can do
A connoisseur of satin sheets
A red head through and through
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
The lifestyle suits her fine
The girl ain't back but in coming forward
She's got this crazy line
And so this girl, I've heard it said
Can spend up to twenty four hours in bed
She gets her suiters to wait in line
And she's worn them out by half past nine
[WITH KIM] She's got dreamy eyes and little lips
She's got undulating grundulating grinding hips
She clicks her fingers, guys come to heal
Chewed up, spat out, no big deal
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
It's all that she can do
A connoisseur of satin sheets
A red head through and through
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
The lifestyle suits her fine
The girl ain't back but in coming forward
She's got this crazy line
She's got dreamy eyes and little lips
She's got undulating grundulating grinding hips
She clicks her fingers, guys come to heal
Chewed up, spat out, no big deal
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
It's all that she can do
A connoiseur of satin sheets
A red head through and through
Racey Lacey, boudoir beauty
The lifestyle suits her fine
The girl ain't back but in coming forward
She's got this crazy line
Which came first - the chicken or the egg?
The egg.
Obviously the first chicken was hatched from an egg.
The egg wasn't laid by a chicken, but by a lizard ancestor of the chicken. The first chicken was a mutant born of a lizard mother. Same as how the first man was born of an ape mother. Same as the first fish born with lungs was from a mother who did not have them.
Mutation is evolutions way of taking a leap forward.
(Like Picard said in X Men)
Obviously the first chicken was hatched from an egg.
The egg wasn't laid by a chicken, but by a lizard ancestor of the chicken. The first chicken was a mutant born of a lizard mother. Same as how the first man was born of an ape mother. Same as the first fish born with lungs was from a mother who did not have them.
Mutation is evolutions way of taking a leap forward.
(Like Picard said in X Men)
Monday 11 May 2009
Elijah and Elisha
Elijah doesn't have his own book in the Bible, though think he probably deserved one. His story starts in 1 Kings at verse 17 and continues into 2 Kings.
Elisha, who is basically Robin to Elijah's Batman, apears in 1 Kings 19:19.
In 2 Kings verse 2, God takes Elijah up to Heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha witnesses this, then takes over the mission. He dies naturally in 2 Kings 13:20.
Elisha, who is basically Robin to Elijah's Batman, apears in 1 Kings 19:19.
In 2 Kings verse 2, God takes Elijah up to Heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha witnesses this, then takes over the mission. He dies naturally in 2 Kings 13:20.
Transfiguration
The Transfiguration story is in 3 of the 4 Gospels. It is strangely absent from John. The three that have it tell is that Peter, James and John were there to witness it. If John was there, perhaps he felt he shouldn't have put it in his Gospel. Jesus did say to them not to tell anyone about it until He had ascended to Heaven.
Mark 9: 2-12
Matthew 17: 1-13
Luke 9: 28-36
Mark mentions the line about Elijah coming first, but only Matthew explains that they are talking about John The Baptist. Luke's version isn't much different.
Paulo Coelho's book The Fifth Mountain tells the story of Elijah. He uses artistic licence to give the tale some depth. The last line of the book confirms the belief that ELijah came back as John The Baptist.
Mark 9: 2-12
Matthew 17: 1-13
Luke 9: 28-36
Mark mentions the line about Elijah coming first, but only Matthew explains that they are talking about John The Baptist. Luke's version isn't much different.
Paulo Coelho's book The Fifth Mountain tells the story of Elijah. He uses artistic licence to give the tale some depth. The last line of the book confirms the belief that ELijah came back as John The Baptist.
Blake's Hymn
We posted here before about William Blake's belief that Jesus visited Glastonbury. Here is the poem in full. It survives today as the hymn Jerusalem, still sung in services.
Blake's poem
And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon Englands mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen !
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills ?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills ?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold:
Bring me my Chariot of fire !
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.
The Hymn: "Jerusalem"
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark Satanic mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my spear: O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
Blake's poem
And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon Englands mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen !
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills ?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills ?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold:
Bring me my Chariot of fire !
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.
The Hymn: "Jerusalem"
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among those dark Satanic mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my spear: O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
"Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here"
A lot of people think this is a sign over "the Gates of Hell".
It's actually over the City of Dis, which is on the 5th circle of Hell.
Most people misquote it as well. "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here" is the usual one. "Abandon hope, ye who enter here" is another.
It's the use of "all" that seems to confuse people. Under the circumstances you'd think that would be the least of their worries.
It's actually over the City of Dis, which is on the 5th circle of Hell.
Most people misquote it as well. "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here" is the usual one. "Abandon hope, ye who enter here" is another.
It's the use of "all" that seems to confuse people. Under the circumstances you'd think that would be the least of their worries.
Are Porn Stars prostitutes?
Well, what is the definition of a prostitute? Somebody who has sex for money. And what does a porn star do?
Interesting argument.
Interesting argument.
Friday 8 May 2009
Shakespeare
THEORY
People have wondered how Shakespeare wrote all his works. After all, he was an uneducated peasant, a criminal. and had never seen the wider world.
Some like to believe his works were written by Francis Bacon. After all, Bacon was of noble birth and educated. It was far better to believe the works were written by a man such as he.
Perhaps a better explanation was that Shakespeare sold his soul to The Devil in exchange for being made the greatest writer of all time.
Kit Marlowe, Shakespeare's contemporary was aware of the deal, which give him the inspiration for Doctor Faustus, his own greatest work. As Marlowe was killed in a pub fight shortly after, maybe that had something to do with the deal?
People have wondered how Shakespeare wrote all his works. After all, he was an uneducated peasant, a criminal. and had never seen the wider world.
Some like to believe his works were written by Francis Bacon. After all, Bacon was of noble birth and educated. It was far better to believe the works were written by a man such as he.
Perhaps a better explanation was that Shakespeare sold his soul to The Devil in exchange for being made the greatest writer of all time.
Kit Marlowe, Shakespeare's contemporary was aware of the deal, which give him the inspiration for Doctor Faustus, his own greatest work. As Marlowe was killed in a pub fight shortly after, maybe that had something to do with the deal?
Thursday 7 May 2009
Even Hitler went to Heaven
This is one of the most controversial quotes from Conversations With God.
It actually makes sense if you have the wisdom and understanding necessary
(mentioned in Revelations 13 regarding the Beasts.)
Talk to anyone who has children about how they misbehave, answer you back at times. Yet no matter how bad the child behaved during the day, if they started choking at the dinner table that evening, you wouldn't leave them to die, you'd do everything you could to save them.
So it is with God and His children. No matter how bad you behave or what you say, He will save your Life - meaning your eternal Life - the one you've been promised.
It actually makes sense if you have the wisdom and understanding necessary
(mentioned in Revelations 13 regarding the Beasts.)
Talk to anyone who has children about how they misbehave, answer you back at times. Yet no matter how bad the child behaved during the day, if they started choking at the dinner table that evening, you wouldn't leave them to die, you'd do everything you could to save them.
So it is with God and His children. No matter how bad you behave or what you say, He will save your Life - meaning your eternal Life - the one you've been promised.
The Last Supper
Leonardo painted The Last Supper, which has come under much scrutiny since the book and film for The Da Vinci Code came out.
In the picture you don't see the Holy Grail as one specific cup they all drank from, you see that each man has his own cup. Also the young man to the right to Jesus is theorised to by John. Which makes you ask why his face is hairless as Jews did not shave their beards the way the Romans did. The answer is that this is not John, but Mary Magdelene.
Further theory is that the Grail itself was never a cup at all, but refers to MM herself. But that's a whole other story.
Fantastic Four 3?
So will their be a third FF film?
Well, we hope so. The first was pretty good, and was more or less accurate towards the four themselves. It was just a let down the way they protrayed Doctor Doom.
In the comics Doom is a friend of Reeds from college. He tries an experiment using a headset to boost psychic powers. The experiment goes wrong and Doom is badly burned, his face scarred so even he can't bear to look at himself. Doom disappears on a journey and isn't heard from again. Until he turns up in full armour, a la Iron Man, his face hidden, and with an arsenal of gadgets including blasters in his gauntlets, boots that allow flight and guns. He has conquered, and is now the ruler of, the small bavarian country Latvaria.
In the film, Doom is the financer of Reed's space voyage. He owns a space station. He gets hit by cosmic rays so actually turns into metal. His blasts are natural electric power he has gained.
Reed is supposed to be self financing, a millionaire from the patents on his many inventions.
Juliam McMahon was a good choice to play the handsome playboy version of Doom, and did quite well as the masked version of the villain he becomes.
The Silver Surfer is FF2 was good. Again, though, let down by his board being hijacked by Doom. Dr Doom riding the Surfer's board. Why?
Hopefully FF3 will be more in line with the comics, and not go into these weird abstractions.
Well, we hope so. The first was pretty good, and was more or less accurate towards the four themselves. It was just a let down the way they protrayed Doctor Doom.
In the comics Doom is a friend of Reeds from college. He tries an experiment using a headset to boost psychic powers. The experiment goes wrong and Doom is badly burned, his face scarred so even he can't bear to look at himself. Doom disappears on a journey and isn't heard from again. Until he turns up in full armour, a la Iron Man, his face hidden, and with an arsenal of gadgets including blasters in his gauntlets, boots that allow flight and guns. He has conquered, and is now the ruler of, the small bavarian country Latvaria.
In the film, Doom is the financer of Reed's space voyage. He owns a space station. He gets hit by cosmic rays so actually turns into metal. His blasts are natural electric power he has gained.
Reed is supposed to be self financing, a millionaire from the patents on his many inventions.
Juliam McMahon was a good choice to play the handsome playboy version of Doom, and did quite well as the masked version of the villain he becomes.
The Silver Surfer is FF2 was good. Again, though, let down by his board being hijacked by Doom. Dr Doom riding the Surfer's board. Why?
Hopefully FF3 will be more in line with the comics, and not go into these weird abstractions.
Girls Aloud
Albums
* 2003 – Sound of the Underground
* 2004 – What Will the Neighbours Say?
* 2005 – Chemistry
* 2006 – The Sound of Girls Aloud - Greatest Hits
* 2007 – Tangled Up
* 2007 – Mixed Up
* 2008 – Out of Control
* 2008 – Girls A Live
Singles
2002-2003: From Sound of the Underground:
Sound of the Underground
No Good Advice
Life Got Cold
Jump
2004–2005: From What Will the Neighbours Say?
The Show
Love Machine
I'll Stand by You
Wake Me Up
2005–2006: From Chemistry
Long Hot Summer
See the Day
Biology
Whole Lotta History
2006–2007: From The Sound of Girls Aloud
Something Kinda Ooooh
I Think We're Alone Now
Walk This Way with Sugababes
2007–2008: From Tangled Up
Sexy! No No No...
Call the Shots
Can't Speak French
2008-2009: From Out of Control
The Promise
The Loving Kind
Untouchable
* 2003 – Sound of the Underground
* 2004 – What Will the Neighbours Say?
* 2005 – Chemistry
* 2006 – The Sound of Girls Aloud - Greatest Hits
* 2007 – Tangled Up
* 2007 – Mixed Up
* 2008 – Out of Control
* 2008 – Girls A Live
Singles
2002-2003: From Sound of the Underground:
Sound of the Underground
No Good Advice
Life Got Cold
Jump
2004–2005: From What Will the Neighbours Say?
The Show
Love Machine
I'll Stand by You
Wake Me Up
2005–2006: From Chemistry
Long Hot Summer
See the Day
Biology
Whole Lotta History
2006–2007: From The Sound of Girls Aloud
Something Kinda Ooooh
I Think We're Alone Now
Walk This Way with Sugababes
2007–2008: From Tangled Up
Sexy! No No No...
Call the Shots
Can't Speak French
2008-2009: From Out of Control
The Promise
The Loving Kind
Untouchable
Star Trek - deleted scene from TNG pilot
INT: Picard walks into his quarters, approaches the replicator.
PICARD: "Tea. Earl Grey."
INT: Cup of tea materialises. Picard walks away. Takes a sip. Pauses. Returns to replicator.
PICARD: "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."
PICARD: "Tea. Earl Grey."
INT: Cup of tea materialises. Picard walks away. Takes a sip. Pauses. Returns to replicator.
PICARD: "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."
Star Trek
Did you know that Spock was originally supposed to have red skin? But the producers thought he'd look too devilish, so dropped the idea.
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Revelation 11
Revelation 11
The Two Witnesses
1I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there. 2But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." 4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
11But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
13At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.
The Two Witnesses
1I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there. 2But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." 4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
11But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
13At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.
So who are the Two Witnesses?
Elijah and Moses.
"3And I will give power to my two witnesses"
"they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth."
"4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth."
"6These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying;" - Elijah
"they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want." - Moses
"3And I will give power to my two witnesses"
"they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth."
"4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth."
"6These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying;" - Elijah
"they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want." - Moses
Stoning
The crowd were about to stone a woman. Jesus walks up, picks up a rock and says to the crowd "let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
"Er, Lord," say Peter.
"Yes, Peter?" says Jesus.
"He who is without sin - that would be you, wouldn't it?"
"Good point," said Jesus, and proceeded to stove her head in.
"Er, Lord," say Peter.
"Yes, Peter?" says Jesus.
"He who is without sin - that would be you, wouldn't it?"
"Good point," said Jesus, and proceeded to stove her head in.
N Dubz
We first noticed N Dubz when their video for Strong Again started playing on MTV.
Who couldn't notice Tulisa front and centre looking like a rock chick, all black with flowing blonde hair, singing into the mic, moving in time to the beat?
But while she looked like a rock chick, she was accompanied by a couple of rappers. It was a very unique style and a very catchy song.
Dappy, real name Dino Contostavlos, is the cousin of Tulisa, also known as Tula.
Dappy's father is Byron Contostavlos of Mungo Jerry.
Together with their friend Richard “Fazer” Rawson they form N Dubz.
Their debut album Uncle B spawned 7 singles:
"You Better Not Waste My Time" · "I Swear" · "Feva Las Vegas" · "Ouch" · "Papa Can You Hear Me?" · "Strong Again" · "Wouldn't You".
However it was Stong Again that really brought them to our attention, an anthem to self discovery and self belief.
They now feature on the Tynchy Stryder song, aptly named "Number One", which is currently at number one in the charts.
Their second album is eagerly anticipated.
Who couldn't notice Tulisa front and centre looking like a rock chick, all black with flowing blonde hair, singing into the mic, moving in time to the beat?
But while she looked like a rock chick, she was accompanied by a couple of rappers. It was a very unique style and a very catchy song.
Dappy, real name Dino Contostavlos, is the cousin of Tulisa, also known as Tula.
Dappy's father is Byron Contostavlos of Mungo Jerry.
Together with their friend Richard “Fazer” Rawson they form N Dubz.
Their debut album Uncle B spawned 7 singles:
"You Better Not Waste My Time" · "I Swear" · "Feva Las Vegas" · "Ouch" · "Papa Can You Hear Me?" · "Strong Again" · "Wouldn't You".
However it was Stong Again that really brought them to our attention, an anthem to self discovery and self belief.
They now feature on the Tynchy Stryder song, aptly named "Number One", which is currently at number one in the charts.
Their second album is eagerly anticipated.
Tuesday 5 May 2009
David Beckham
I don't follow football at all.
But I know David Beckham was England Captain. He played for Man United. He wore the number 7 shirt previously worn by Eric Cantona
(and that Cantona used to turn his collar up. People would shout "ooh ahh Cantona" at matches. He did a flying kick at a Crystal Palace Fan).
Becks (as he's known) moved to Spain to play for Real Madrid. He then moved to LA to play for LA Galaxy.
So why do I know this? And what exactly is he famous for?
But I know David Beckham was England Captain. He played for Man United. He wore the number 7 shirt previously worn by Eric Cantona
(and that Cantona used to turn his collar up. People would shout "ooh ahh Cantona" at matches. He did a flying kick at a Crystal Palace Fan).
Becks (as he's known) moved to Spain to play for Real Madrid. He then moved to LA to play for LA Galaxy.
So why do I know this? And what exactly is he famous for?
Tulisa taken ill
Tulisa from N-Dubz has been taken ill with swine flu.
We all wish her a speedy recovery to full health and look forward to seeing here on tour again soon.
We all wish her a speedy recovery to full health and look forward to seeing here on tour again soon.
Jesus and Prince Charles
Most people in England don't see the point of Prince Charles.
He was raised to be the son and heir to The Queen. But as The Queen never died, and doesn't look like dying any time soon, he's prematurely redundant.
A lot of those serving in Heaven see JC the same way.
Unless God dies sometime, which seems unlikely, how is JC ever going to inherit the Throne?
He was raised to be the son and heir to The Queen. But as The Queen never died, and doesn't look like dying any time soon, he's prematurely redundant.
A lot of those serving in Heaven see JC the same way.
Unless God dies sometime, which seems unlikely, how is JC ever going to inherit the Throne?
Katie Perry
Katie has released the fourth, and weakest song off her album. It sounds like an Avril Lavigne album track. The song and the video are set in Las Vegas.
Hopefully her next album will keep up her early promise.
Hopefully her next album will keep up her early promise.
Britney Spears F.U.C.K. Me
We reported the advent of Britney's new song "If You Seek Amy" here:
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/01/songs-of-innocence-and-experience.html
The song has now entered the charts with a suitable raunchy video.
If You Seek Amy is of course F.U.C.K. Me.
Oh baby baby have you seen Amy tonight?
Is she in the bathroom? Is she smokin up outside? Ouuh
Oh baby baby does she take a piece of lime
For the drink that I’ma buy her
Do you know just what she likes so?
Oh oh tell me have you seen her
Cuz I’m so-oh oh
I can’t get her out of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon’ go
Can somebody take me home?
Ha ha he he ha ha ho
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can’t you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Amy told me that's shes gonna meet me up
I don’t know where or when and now their closing up the club
I’ve seen her once or twice before she knows my face
But its hard to see with all the people standing in the way
Oh oh
Tell me have you seen her cause I’m so oh
I can’t get her off of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon’ go
Can't somebody take me home
Ha ha he he ha ha ho
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can’t you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If You Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
Oh but can’t you see what I see
Yeaaah say what you want about me (about me, about me)
So tell me if you see her
(if you knew what she was wearing and what she was like)
Cause I’ve been waiting here forever
(if you knew if she was going out of line)
Oh baby baby if u seek Amy tonight
Oh baby baby we’ll do whatever you like
Oh baby baby baby
Oh baby baby baby
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can’t you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
http://vassago-vassago.blogspot.com/2009/01/songs-of-innocence-and-experience.html
The song has now entered the charts with a suitable raunchy video.
If You Seek Amy is of course F.U.C.K. Me.
Oh baby baby have you seen Amy tonight?
Is she in the bathroom? Is she smokin up outside? Ouuh
Oh baby baby does she take a piece of lime
For the drink that I’ma buy her
Do you know just what she likes so?
Oh oh tell me have you seen her
Cuz I’m so-oh oh
I can’t get her out of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon’ go
Can somebody take me home?
Ha ha he he ha ha ho
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can’t you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Amy told me that's shes gonna meet me up
I don’t know where or when and now their closing up the club
I’ve seen her once or twice before she knows my face
But its hard to see with all the people standing in the way
Oh oh
Tell me have you seen her cause I’m so oh
I can’t get her off of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon’ go
Can't somebody take me home
Ha ha he he ha ha ho
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can’t you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If You Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
Oh but can’t you see what I see
Yeaaah say what you want about me (about me, about me)
So tell me if you see her
(if you knew what she was wearing and what she was like)
Cause I’ve been waiting here forever
(if you knew if she was going out of line)
Oh baby baby if u seek Amy tonight
Oh baby baby we’ll do whatever you like
Oh baby baby baby
Oh baby baby baby
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can’t you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
Inglourios Basterds - Tarantino
Inglourios Basterds (not a sp) is the new Tarantino. It's the WW2 movie he's been dying to make, about a bunch of Jewish Nazi-killers. Brad Pitt stars. This will be the coolest film of the summer.
Bruno
Bruno is the third film based on a Sasha Baron Cohen character.
This is a spititual sequel to Ali G and Borat.
This is a spititual sequel to Ali G and Borat.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the next in the book-to-movie series.
Emma Watson as Hermione looks sexier than ever.
Emma Watson as Hermione looks sexier than ever.
Transformers
Transformers gets a sequel, again piloted by Michael Bay with a $200 million budget. Megan Fox apparently looks sexier than ever.
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation is the 4th movie in the series, with Christian Bale playing a grown up, post war John Connor. The writer for the screenplay is Jonah Nolan, who wrote Dark Knight. Arnie even makes a cameo.
Angels and Demons
Angels and Demons is the sequel to Da Vinci Code, and second part of what will be the Robert Langdon trilogy, based on the Dan Brown novels.
Wolverine
Wolverine is the only superhero movie out this year.
No sign of the Captain America and Thor movies yet, and not a sniff of The Avengers.
Wolverine is headed as being "X Men origins" which leads us to believe there will be more such "Origins" movies. It is a prequel to the events of the X Men trilogy, showing us what happened to Wolvie before Rogue discovered him in Canada.
No sign of the Captain America and Thor movies yet, and not a sniff of The Avengers.
Wolverine is headed as being "X Men origins" which leads us to believe there will be more such "Origins" movies. It is a prequel to the events of the X Men trilogy, showing us what happened to Wolvie before Rogue discovered him in Canada.
Star Trek
THE big movie of the summer will be Star Trek. Rather than being the next in the series, following on from the events of Nemesis, this new film goes back to the very beginning to see how Kirk and the crew got their first mission. SO it isn't a sequel to the series. Yet in a way it is. Romuluns have travelled back in time to dstroy the Earth so it's up to the Kirk of that time to stop them.
Hopefully future episodes with the new crew will continue after this film finishes. Sylar from Heroes plays Spock, Simon Pegg plays a comedy Scotty, while Kirk is played by an unknown. (Matt Damon contacted the studio offering to play Kirk, but was told he was too old.)
Hopefully future episodes with the new crew will continue after this film finishes. Sylar from Heroes plays Spock, Simon Pegg plays a comedy Scotty, while Kirk is played by an unknown. (Matt Damon contacted the studio offering to play Kirk, but was told he was too old.)
Lucifier in Isaiah 14
Isaiah 14 vs 12 predicts Lucifer's fate
12 How you have fallen from heaven,
O morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
13 You said in your heart,
"I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. [c]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High."
15 But you are brought down to the grave,
to the depths of the pit.
12 How you have fallen from heaven,
O morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
13 You said in your heart,
"I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. [c]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High."
15 But you are brought down to the grave,
to the depths of the pit.
Superman's glasses
So how is it Superman's glasses make for a perfect disguise? Why does nobody realise Clark Kent is actually Superman in a pair of glasses?
Well, unlike Batman, Spiderman, etc, who are obviously men in masks hiding their identity, nobody expects Superman to have a secret identity. From the public's point of view, why would he?
Imagine you know a guy at work who looks just like Robbie Williams in a suit and glasses. What would you say to people outside of work about him?
"There's a guy at work who looks just like Robbie Williams."
or do you believe that Robbie, when he's not making music and doing concerts and living the highlife, disgusies himself as a guy called Dave and works in an office 9 to 5.
So it is with Clark Kent.
Another explanation is that the glasses are special Krypton psychic glass that hypnotise people to beliveing Clark looks nothing like Superman. A bit like Dr Who's pschic paper.
Another is that Superman himself has hypno vision and makes people who look at him think he looks different.
All depends on which version of the comics you read.
Well, unlike Batman, Spiderman, etc, who are obviously men in masks hiding their identity, nobody expects Superman to have a secret identity. From the public's point of view, why would he?
Imagine you know a guy at work who looks just like Robbie Williams in a suit and glasses. What would you say to people outside of work about him?
"There's a guy at work who looks just like Robbie Williams."
or do you believe that Robbie, when he's not making music and doing concerts and living the highlife, disgusies himself as a guy called Dave and works in an office 9 to 5.
So it is with Clark Kent.
Another explanation is that the glasses are special Krypton psychic glass that hypnotise people to beliveing Clark looks nothing like Superman. A bit like Dr Who's pschic paper.
Another is that Superman himself has hypno vision and makes people who look at him think he looks different.
All depends on which version of the comics you read.
Saturday 2 May 2009
Summer 2009 movies
The summer always brings the big blockbuster movies, usually superheroes and sequels. But this year is a little different.
THE big movie of the summer will be Star Trek. Rather than being the next in the series, following on from the events of Nemesis, this new film goes back to the very beginning to see how Kirk and the crew got their first mission. SO it isn't a sequel to the series. Yet in a way it is. Romuluns have travelled back in time to dstroy the Earth so it's up to the Kirk of that time to stop them.
Hopefully future episodes with the new crew will continue after this film finishes. Sylar from Heroes plays Spock, Simon Pegg plays a comedy Scotty, while Kirk is played by an unknown. (Matt Damon contacted the studio offering to play Kirk, but was told he was too old.)
Wolverine is the only superhero movie out this year.
No sign of the Captain America and Thor movies yet, and not a sniff of The Avengers.
Wolverine is headed as being "X Men origins" which leads us to believe there will be more such "Origins" movies. It is a prequel to the events of the X Men trilogy, showing us what happened to Wolvie before Rogue discovered him in Canada.
Angels and Demons is the sequel to Da Vinci Code, and second part of what will be the Robert Langdon trilogy, based on the Dan Brown novels.
There is also a sequel to Night At The Museum. Which we will avoid.
Terminator Salvation is the 4th movie in the series, with Christian Bale playing a grown up, post war John Connor. The writer for the screenplay is Jonah Nolan, who wrote Dark Knight. Arnie even makes a cameo.
Transformers gets a sequel, again piloted by Michael Bay with a $200 million budget. Megan Fox apparently looks sexier than ever.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the next in the book-to-movie series.
Emma Watson as Hermione looks sexier than ever.
Bruno is the third film based on a Sasha Baron Cohen character.
This is a spititual sequel to Ali G and Borat.
Inglourios Basterds (not a sp) is the new Tarantino. It's the WW2 movie he's been dying to make, about a bunch of Jewish Nazi-killers. Brad Pitt stars. This will be the coolest film of the summer.
Drag Me To Hell is an original horror film, not a sequel of remake of a Japanese film a la The Ring or The Grudge. Worth a watch.
THE big movie of the summer will be Star Trek. Rather than being the next in the series, following on from the events of Nemesis, this new film goes back to the very beginning to see how Kirk and the crew got their first mission. SO it isn't a sequel to the series. Yet in a way it is. Romuluns have travelled back in time to dstroy the Earth so it's up to the Kirk of that time to stop them.
Hopefully future episodes with the new crew will continue after this film finishes. Sylar from Heroes plays Spock, Simon Pegg plays a comedy Scotty, while Kirk is played by an unknown. (Matt Damon contacted the studio offering to play Kirk, but was told he was too old.)
Wolverine is the only superhero movie out this year.
No sign of the Captain America and Thor movies yet, and not a sniff of The Avengers.
Wolverine is headed as being "X Men origins" which leads us to believe there will be more such "Origins" movies. It is a prequel to the events of the X Men trilogy, showing us what happened to Wolvie before Rogue discovered him in Canada.
Angels and Demons is the sequel to Da Vinci Code, and second part of what will be the Robert Langdon trilogy, based on the Dan Brown novels.
There is also a sequel to Night At The Museum. Which we will avoid.
Terminator Salvation is the 4th movie in the series, with Christian Bale playing a grown up, post war John Connor. The writer for the screenplay is Jonah Nolan, who wrote Dark Knight. Arnie even makes a cameo.
Transformers gets a sequel, again piloted by Michael Bay with a $200 million budget. Megan Fox apparently looks sexier than ever.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the next in the book-to-movie series.
Emma Watson as Hermione looks sexier than ever.
Bruno is the third film based on a Sasha Baron Cohen character.
This is a spititual sequel to Ali G and Borat.
Inglourios Basterds (not a sp) is the new Tarantino. It's the WW2 movie he's been dying to make, about a bunch of Jewish Nazi-killers. Brad Pitt stars. This will be the coolest film of the summer.
Drag Me To Hell is an original horror film, not a sequel of remake of a Japanese film a la The Ring or The Grudge. Worth a watch.
Friday 1 May 2009
Dan Brown
Dan's Brown next novel will be called The Lost Symbol and will be out in September.
It will be the 3rd Robert Langdon novel, forming a trilogy with The Da Vinci Code and Angels And Demons.
This book will no doubt be going straight to screenplay. Hopefully Tom Hanks will star and Ron Howard will direct.
It will be the 3rd Robert Langdon novel, forming a trilogy with The Da Vinci Code and Angels And Demons.
This book will no doubt be going straight to screenplay. Hopefully Tom Hanks will star and Ron Howard will direct.
The Mystery of the Dropped toast
People always want to know why a piece of dropped toast will always land butter side down.
There's an episode of Animaniacs where they go to visit a wise lama and even he doesn't know.
Well there is a scientific explanation.
If you are holding the plate at about waist height, 3 feet from the ground, and the toast slips off, it has time to make one half revolution before it hits the floor. If the toast is butter side up it will land butter side down.
If you held the plate about head height, around 6 foot, it would have distance enough to make a complete revolution and land butter side up.
So have faith in science that it will eventually find the answers to everything.
There's an episode of Animaniacs where they go to visit a wise lama and even he doesn't know.
Well there is a scientific explanation.
If you are holding the plate at about waist height, 3 feet from the ground, and the toast slips off, it has time to make one half revolution before it hits the floor. If the toast is butter side up it will land butter side down.
If you held the plate about head height, around 6 foot, it would have distance enough to make a complete revolution and land butter side up.
So have faith in science that it will eventually find the answers to everything.
Buttered Cats
It's been said that if you drop a cat it will always land on it's feet.
It's also true that if you drop a piece of buttered toast it will always land face down.
So what happens if you strap a piece of buttered toast to the back of a cat? How will it fall?
Perhaps this is the secret to antigravity - buttered cats that can never fall.
Maybe this is how those UFOs everyone sees are propelled - they have buttered cats strapped to their undercarraige.
(The humming sound that some people report is, in fact, the purring of the many cats.)
It's also true that if you drop a piece of buttered toast it will always land face down.
So what happens if you strap a piece of buttered toast to the back of a cat? How will it fall?
Perhaps this is the secret to antigravity - buttered cats that can never fall.
Maybe this is how those UFOs everyone sees are propelled - they have buttered cats strapped to their undercarraige.
(The humming sound that some people report is, in fact, the purring of the many cats.)
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