06 October 1998 – University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was attacked and killed simply because he was gay.



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Early Happy Birthday Wishes to my Ninja pal, nick_101

This arrived at my inbox only moments ago.


If any of you are familiar with the Nigerian Oil Scam, the "419" scam or any of its other names, this is a very odd/unique version, apparently brand new. Can you say "innovation"? I'm sure nearly *everyone* will take the Lads of Lagos seriously *now* (eyeroll)
Even more laughable is the use of the sentence "I know that this message will come to you as a surprise" that is included in nearly *every* version of this sort of email.





From: Henry Wood <hwood018@msn.com>
Subject: United Nations Compensation For Scam Victims
Date: May 25, 2009 9:59:31 PM CDT
Reply-To: henrywood@webmail.co.za





UNITED NATIONS IN CONJUCTION WITH WORLD BANK
Re:Allevaiting The Sufferings Of Scam Victims
Dear Beneficiary

How are you today?i hope you are ok.I know that this message will come to you as a surprise.We at the United Nations have just finished a seven-day meeting with representatives of member countries and other stake holders concerning the issue of
internet scams as regards alleviating the sufferings of those that have falling victims already.In other to know these victims,we developed a computer software called INTERNET SCAMS MONITORING SECURITY SYSTEM (ISMSS).This security system tracks Scams communications and the email addresses of those that have falling victim.That is email addresses of individuals/companies that have lost monies to these scammers.

To our utmost surprise,we discovered that millions of people have falling victim, having lost all their hard-earned money.To
this effect we now decided to compensate them with US$500,000.00 each in other to alleviate their sufferings.On this note,we
compiled email addresses of these individuals/companies in other to pay them this money.Among the email addresses tracked by
our security system is your email address.

Further discovery confirmed to us that 95% of these scammers are Africans who also live in Africa.We then decided to establish a special office in South Africa to monitor and track down these culprits.

We have prepared a certified bank draft valued at US$500,000.00 in your favour,all you will have to do now is to contact our office in South Africa with the below information for your draft

Name:Mr Richard Cole
Email:colerichard01@gmail.com
Tel: +27-781977302
Fax:+27-866009242

You will have to supply him with your Full name,country,phone number,fax number and contact address.Your email address have already been sent to him,so he will be expecting your message.

Do notify me once you do this.
Regards,
Dr Henry Wood
For:Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon.
http://www.un.org/sg/

UNITED NATION, MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

"Obama Backs New Health Bill Urging Americans to Dress Gerbils in Cute, Tiny Lederhosen."


I suspected such a thing would happen, you know.

Can you prove it didn't?

The tornados that tore through Murfreesboro missed us.

*whew*

    Rest In Peace

       Paul Harvey

    Sept 4 1918 - Feb 28 2009

HAPPY GUY FAWKES DAY!


"Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I can think of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!"

H. P. LOVECRAFTS BRIEF TENURE AS A WHITMAN'S SAMPLER COPYWRITER

WHITE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE
What black arts could have stripped this chocolate of its natural hue? The horror of the
unearthly, corpselike pallor of this truffle's complexion is only offset by its fiendish
deliciousness.

NUT CLUSTER CRUNCH
This eerie candy will test the sanity of all but those who possess the strongest of
constitutions. Strange congeries of almonds, walnuts, and pistachios dance hypnotically
within, promising to reveal their eldritch secrets to anyone foolish enough to take a bite of
these ancient nut clusters!

COCONUT CREME SWIRL
They say that the Coconut Creme Swirl sleeps. But if the dread Coconut Creme Swirl
slumbers, surely it must also dream. It is certain that while it dozes the Coconut Creme
Swirl is absorbed by terrifying visions of exacting its creamy tropical vengeance upon
mankind! Consume the Coconut Creme Swirl before it awakens to consume you!

DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE
Dark! All-encompassing, eternal darkness! Human eyes cannot penetrate the stygian
blackness of this unholy confection!

PEANUT BUTTER CUP
In 1856, a fisherman from a tiny hamlet on the New England coast made a terrible pact with
serpentine beasts from beneath the sea, that he might create the most delicious sweet seen
upon the Earth since the days of the great Elder Race. Thus was forged the satanic pact
between peanut butter and chocolate that resulted in the mutant offspring you see before
you!

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CORDIAL
You must not think me mad when I tell you what I found below the thin shell of chocolate
used to disguise this bonbon's true face. Yes! Hidden beneath its rich exterior is a
hideously moist cherry cordial! What deranged architect could have engineered this non-
Euclidean aberration? I dare not speculate.

CARAMEL CHEW
There is a dimension ruled by a blind caramel God-King who sits on a vast, cyclopean milk-chocolate
throne while his mindless, gooey followers dance to the piping of crazed flutes. It
is said that there are gateways in our world that lead to this caramel hell-planet. The
delectable Caramel Chew may be one such portal.

TOFFEE NUGGET
Few men dare ask the question "What is toffee, exactly?" All those who have investigated
this substance are now either dead or insane.

I sure wish I could get rid of these -damned- migraine (or migraine-like) headaches, and I'm sure my lady wife will as well.

My neuro ordered a full cardiac workup with nuclear stress test, blood work, all kind of fun things.
The cardio doc gave me a clean bill of health and said I had the heart of someone half my age.
(if that's the case, I need to keep it in a jar so it doesn't spoil) Blood pressure fine, no strange
things that showed up on the *very stressful* (in a hurry up before I die sort of way) In other
words, perfect.

That's very good news, contrasting with the former neuros and eye docs just shrugging their shoulders
and scratching their bottoms....

No one has yet figured out why I have these episodes where I stumble around like a drunk and why I have
no memory much of the time. The missing chunks of time from hours to days is very annoying - that's
why I can't drive any longer. I'd almost chop off a limb because of that, but thusfar haven't found the
courage to take a cleaver to my pinkie or carve some emo thing in my arm. A Good Thing, eh.


Secretly I think all this is humorous to my shrink....



But I'm still alive.

Have some old old internet humour

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Cat Haiku

You never feed me.
Perhaps I'll sleep on your face.
That will sure show you.

You must scratch me there!
Yes, above my tail! Behold,
Elevator butt.

I need a new toy.
Tail of black dog keeps good time.
Pounce! good dog! good dog!

The rule for today
Touch my tail, I shred your hand
New rule tomorrow

In deep sleep hear sound
Cat vomit hairball somewhere
Will find in morning

Grace personified,
I leap into the window.
I meant to do that.

Blur of motion, then --
Silence, me, a paper bag.
What is so funny?

The mighty hunter
Returns with gifts of plump birds --
Your foot just squashed one

You're always typing.
Well, let's see you ignore my
Sitting on your hands.

My small cardboard box.
You cannot see me if I
Can just hide my head.

Terrible battle.
I fought for hours. Come and see!
What's a 'term paper'?

Kitty likes plastic
Confuses for litter box
Don't leave tarp around

Small brave carnivores
Kill pine cones and mosquitoes
Fear vacuum cleaner

Want to trim my claws?
Don't even think about it!
My yelps will wake dead.

I want to be close
To you. Can I fit my head
inside your armpit?

Wanna go outside.
Oh, shit! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!

Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!

Humans are so strange.
Mine lies still in bed, then screams!
My claws aren't that sharp ...

Cats meow out of angst
"Thumbs! If only we had thumbs!
We could break so much!"

Litter box not here
You must have moved it again
I'll crap in the sink.

The Big Ones snore now
Every room is dark and cold
Time for "Cup Hockey"

We're almost equals
I purr to show I love you
Want to smell my butt?

I like to roll dice
from the box, one at a time
I will steal them all

James has a squirt gun
when I eat the plant, he shoots
I wait till he leaves

Hair hanging, straight, long
One of my favorite things
Female visitors

I seek new places
cupboard doors hide secret realms
meow when i get stuck

George Carlin died on Sunday at age 71....

Please help identify this piece of music as my brain no longer functions.

http://fernblatt.net/moosick/pee_anno.mp3

The web says it's a transcription of something I do not believe it to be. As the organ, orchestral and choir version bear *no* resemblance. It's a common piece.

Disregard any anime references to this music.

Generic Random Post, since I've not posted in a month....

My Shonen Jump got here! My Shonen Jump got here!

I'm *somebody*!!!



:-P