Why isn’t there a Saint for Chocolate? I think the Holy Mother Church would win back many modern people by providing relevant Saints for Shoppers and Lifestyle choices: Saint Fitness, Saint Porn, Saint Walmart, Saint Windows, Saint Latte …
Plus every business has to print the Saint on the related product - complete with URL and PayPal account for donation.
Today we celebrate Santa Claus in Germany. Are your ready for some Xmas trash and share the happy feelings?
Yes?!
Then download this movie here. Either you’ll laugh a lot or you’ll cry all night …
Can product mascots be spiritual? Can companies really sell themselves on a religious / spiritual agenda and company philosophy? Or should all commercial services and products be ‘clean’ and neutral?
Companies can certainly act in a nice and responsible as well as ‘moral’ way with their customers and the environment. But when it comes to my enlightenment - it’s only my business and nobody else’s …
Robots won’t violently takeover the world. We will be so fat and lazy in the future, that we’ll need them to run our affairs for us. Slavery is too tempting for humanity to ignore.
After all these years I still have this gay Las Vegas after taste in my mouth …
We all have to go through a lot of shit to arrive at our dream destination. Just make sure that your final goal is worth the travel. Go for gold, don’t accept any mediocrity or other distractions from your hearts true desires …
Life could be so simple! Everybody should have a green handler - so we can blame the slugs for our miserable life’s. I for one welcome our new jelly overlords!
Only one little LSD tablet for each of us. See you later on the other side Darling …
The Japanese have a very weird TV shows, but this one drove me mad with laughter: Human Tetris, Part 2 and Part 3. Enjoy!
Thanks to Edosan for another mad moment in my life.
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These old pulp magazine character have that naive and totally politically incorrect adventure spirit. White male and his halfnaked damsel(s) in distress against the rest of the world.
I love it!
Thanks to Lisa for sending me the link to the great Stagworld Website.
Simply mentioning the word ‘UFO’ either provokes a smile or some awe - depending on which side of the discussion you stand. There are four big camps here: the Esoteric UFO nuts, the Conspiracy Experts, the total Deniers and the serious Researchers.
Here are some thoughts about each group. And think about yourself: do you like UFOs, because you want some nice alien alternative to our earthly madness or do you deny their existence, because you are a super sceptic?
Believing in UFOs has become a substitute religion for some people. Some odd cults followed leader either chosen by aliens or who have claimed they are aliens themselves. There is no coherent believe system in this group - it ranges from Inca gods to UFO references in the Bible. Anything goes.
I am the super intelligent life form from Sirius and here to save you my true believer …
Arguments: There is life out there. Aliens brought life to Earth. Aliens are our beloved cosmic ‘parents’ and watch over us.
Material: UFOs in the Bible (video), Erich van Däniken (video) and his Wikipedia entry
These are mostly people who want to believe ’something’. Aliens, Gods and Angels in shiny flying objects is just such a tempting vision not to resist. It is the perfect fantasy for a ‘nice’ future in your head.
A God’s Chariot in the Sky = Alien in a spaceship …
Most of all it’s religious escapism: someone will chose you and take you away from this miserable planet to the heavens. You are a true believer, therefore an Überbeing will reward your faith and give you something special no one else gets. Since ‘God is dead’ (thanks Herr Nietzsche) living aliens are the best ‘mental sugar to fulfil this desire.
Hey, I am just a weather balloon!
The essence of this group can be easily summed up with one question: If Aliens would have visited us, why haven’t they simply made officially contact with us? It makes no sense to fly a gazillion kilometers through outer space to scare some Redneck in Arizona or mutilate cows in Texas.
There are also many serious people out there who have debunked many sightings are natural phenomena or simply aircraft sightings.
Argument: We want a complete UFO and Alien to dissect and study - anything else is not enough to prove their existence.
Material: UFO debunking website, Top Ten Alien encounters debunked, Larry King special with a ‘debunking battle’ at the end (video), fake alien autopsy (video), Roswell Wikipedia entry.
I personally strongly agree with a skeptical approach, since people often love to SEE things that are simply not there. Plus it’s always good to remember the literal meaning of UFO: unidentified flying object - simply something that flies in the sky and you don’t know exactly what it is. It does not automatically imply little green man or an alien god coming for you.
But the Anti-UFO camps often seems to eager to deny everything - that is why so many Conspiracy Experts like to label Debunkers as agent of the dark and secret government.
We need these skeptical minds, because people are willing to believe almost anything, especially the esoteric types and many of the mad conspiracy ideas need to be challenged most of the time.
Heil Alien! (Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Alien!)
UFOs built by Nazis? The existence of UFOs well known and hidden by the Government? Secret technology abused by the rich and powerful to keep us mere mortals enslaved? The Government is building secret weapons based on alien technology?
Sounds all like an episode of the X-Files, right?
But you are in for a shock. Although some Conspiracy Nerds are nuts, some of their points are actually true.
Nazi Germany did experiment with many weird and outstanding technologies back then. The flying wing - like today’s B2 bomber -was one of these concepts.
The Gotha Horton was in the early design stages shortly before the war. It was way ahead of it’s time - and is the forefather of the B2 Bomber.
The same is true for flying saucers. The German Andreas Epp actually developed the concept of flying saucers for use as target drones for the German Luftwaffe.
This research was first used by the Russians and later by the Americans. So military flying saucers are no fiction, there were actually several declassified projects developed like the Cypher and the Avrocar.
But not all these points have a solid foundation like the Nazi flying saucer. A lot - and I mean a lot - of crazy ideas, suspicions and rumors get mixed together in this camp. Any wild idea ranging from Hitler’s secret bases in Antarctica, Freemasons on the Moon to Aliens disguised as humans in our Governments are included.
Some old construction plans from 1956 - based on work during the war.
These outrageous stories illustrate the biggest weakness of the Conspiracy Nerds - that they love to develop one big theory that explains and connects anything to everything. Their own vivid imagination is their biggest enemy. And there still is a big difference between connecting different theories and having definitive proof. Too often vague ideas seem more interesting to them than solid facts.
Arguments: We know that something is going on! We have figured it all out! The Government is hiding everything!
Material: Interview with Andreas Epp (video in German), German Saucer (video) and an article excerpt about the German saucer experiments. UFO conspiracy Wikipedia entry. Some more about Andreas Epp. If you have a lot of time then watch this hardcore video about “Nazi UFOs - how they fly” (video), which mixes Tessla Coils and Nazi UFOs together …
We do need these Nerds to dig deep and connect the wildest ideas and drive out in the desert to shot images of secret military projects. Only a nutty nerd would do that - normal citizens stay at home and watch American Idol.
Area 51 Warnings - a total Nerd magnet!
As much as we need the skeptical debunkers on one side, we need the overactive minds and patience of the Nerds to put all the pieces together. Even when many ‘results’ are weird or false, because sometimes they are right! And conspiracies DO HAPPEN. Sometimes Governments do lie and dangerous people in power will do anything to hold on to power or increase their influence. And it’s not just the Nazis that would do weird and evil stuff …
Hey, I saw something in the sky - and it was not a peanut!
In recent years there is a growing movement of ’serious’ people, who want the governments to more open about UFOs in general. First let’s look at my claim of ’serious’: one wouldn’t consider Shirley Maclain are serious expert, especially since she has been very ‘new age’ and hardly qualifies as an technical expert. But one would consider military and civilian pilots as well as former government officials as ’serious’ or experts on either Government dealings or things that fly.
But just seeing something unidentifiable in the sky is no proof of anything - especially not any government involvement. But these people often have seen unexplainable phenomena close up or on their radar screens - AND have experience their governments murky response to it (like denying it ever happening or confiscating documents). Any such behaviors fuels of course suspicions.
It looked like a flying triangle …
Many ‘Black Projects’ like the F-117 and the B-2 Stealth Bombers certainly look like flying saucers when viewed at certain angles. And they are supposed NOT to appear on the radar screen. So it would be no surprise that the American Government would deny or suppress any sightings or ‘proof’ of these once top secret weapon projects.
This is less about little green man, it’s more about Government secrecy.
Argument: We want some proof and the government to deal openly with this.
Material: former Pilots and Official ask the US Government for reopening UFO investigations (BBC News article) and video
Disinformation, secrecy and smokescreens are pretty normal political tools for any Government. We can’t expect the Government to be open about everything. Secrecy is important and black operations are needed to deal with enemies within and outside the country. But this is not a carte blanche to do anything.
Especially in our days and the hyped up fear about terrorism it’s necessary to watch all governments even closer. It doesn’t matter if it is about UFOs or something else, the people at the top need to be controlled, military projects and spending have to be regulated as well.
I am usually not much of a fashion person, but I do like T-Shirts (and other crap) with a mission. Jeremy Kalgreen has created some cool designs and used the many shopping system on the intranets to sell his wares.
But I really do like the designs and humor behind them. If you gonna wear something wacky, than choose something good like this.
Buy here: http://wearscience.com/
When you visit this gallery - it might freak you out in some ways. It is simply strange to a western mind to which extend Japanese fans and otakus jump into your fantasies and passions. Dressing up as a Manga character is a strange thing indeed, especially if guys are doing this.
But masks and masquerades have strong traditions in many societies. Also gender changes are nothing unusual in Carnival and Fasching.
Also androgynous looks and behavior have become mainstream since the early 1980’s - and also trends like the metrosexual guys are blurring traditional lines.
So yes, it new and strange - but it’s also an old thing and not unusual. 
More? Sabrina.jp
I love Ron English - nah, not just for his Cowgirls. He has pulled of some great stunts and created MANY impressive pieces of art. Take some time to visit his great site and discover the many sides of this great Master of wild ideas.
Especially his wacky Billboards are brilliant! Make sure to click through all sections to find some of the better ones deeper into his site.
Overall I am udderly thrilled about this stuff!
More? Official Site or a quick glance at some of his work (with many Udders)
Yeah, USB Gadgets are gonna save the world some day - and clean your desk! Get this gadget here.
Have you seen this men? He is suspected to work on weapons of mass destruction. Maybe like his Pakistani counterparts he used his international connection and fame to build a network of atomic evil. Can we really control a sixty year old technology from not spreading?
Uhhh … scary! Nothing Hollywood invents will ever beat natures billions of years of experimentations …
Just in case you can’t show off your muscular body or titties or penis or butt … there is always your Turban - groar!
RateMyTurban.com - endless ours of fun.
What do these three items have in common?
They talk!
Sunbeds, that cell phone and new cars all have voices that explain stuff to you. And usually in a adorable and caring female voice. It’s like mother explaining you a technical gimmick and you get a boner while listening.
I find this very irritating. A machine goddess talking to me, with no way of proper interaction nor dialogue. It’s all so empty and often beside the point.
Watch the video …
That’s more I can take for one weekend. Modern consumerism doesn’t know any limits and insults my cultural sensitivity all the time!
Ouch! This means war … or I order some here.
Some people say that all technology serves only one purpose: procreation. Well in this case it’s also a workaround for some cultural and religious taboos (by Markus Kison):
The CharmingBurka deals with Freud’s idea, that all clothes can be positioned between appeal and shame. I decided for the Burka, because this cloth is positioned on the very side of shame and add a digital layer to it. With this layer women can decide on their own, where they want to position themselves virtually. This means that the Burka is sending a picture, which the wearer has chosen, via Bluetooth. Every person next to her can receive her picture on his mobile and that way see her self-determined identity. The virtual appeals can not be gathered by the laws of the Koran.
Therefore the Burka is equipped with a bluetooth antenna, micro-controller and uses the OBEX protocol, already working with most mobile phones.
Thanks to Edosan for this link.
Go forth creepy wizard and conjure your own nightmare here!
And don’t forget to name it properly!
*thanks to edosan for another total timewaster*
Since there are so many stupid and meaningless blog awards out there I simply create my own!
I hereby give myself the high honors of winning the first place as the best orangeblog of all orangeblogs. I like to thank my mother, my mouse and my operating system.
What I love about Japanese woodcuts are the different faces from classical European art. The Japanese are the real inventors of comics!
