June 07, 2006

Let's build a dome over the United States

First there were calls to build a wall on the Mexican border. Now they want to defend the Canadian border. I say, let's just build a dome over the United States!

If we built a dome then we can protect all our borders so no one can get in. It would solve all our problems. No foreigners to take our jobs, no trade deficit, it would keep out hurricanes, protect us from global warming, and keep aliens from outer space from breeding our women; an issue that the religious right is passionate about.

The way I see it if you're going to fantasize and come up with fake solutions to fake problems, then why not go all the way? However if we are going to embrace reality then we should be looking for real solutions that will actually work.

Posted by marc at 09:15 AM | Comments (3)

Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God

KIEV (Reuters) - A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.

"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.

"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."

The incident, Sunday evening when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.

Posted by marc at 06:32 AM | Comments (2)