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)

June 04, 2006

AAA Auto Insurance Sucks - What a bunch of morons!

Thinking about getting AAA Auto Insurance? Don't! These guys are a bucnh of morons.

I has AAA Auto insutance for 4 years from 2002 to 2005. Usually you would think an insurance company would want a customer's business but not these guys. Never had an accident, never was late on any payment, but they decided to silently cancel my auto insurance.

I pay by the year and normally whenever my policy comes due I get a notification by phone or a call by an agent who says, "hey Marc, you're insurance is due. Want to buy another year?" And I say sure and give them my credit card number. Easy mony for them you would think, but no. They don't call, they just canceled me leaving me without insurance for 5 months.

Luckilly I wasn't pulled over, had an accident, or had my car stolen. Had anything happened I would have been totally screwed. They put me at extreme risk without even a call. I have not points on my drivers license and never made a claim. I was a pure profit customer.

After spending over an hour on the phone getting transferred everywhere and talking to morons they said the cancelled me because my AAA membership dues weren't paid, something else I had given them a credit card for and they didn't renew. And they said that I didn't send them back some form they send me about some ex-roommate I was living with about her driving my car. But that was over a year ago and she's not living with me anymore and quite frankly it's none of their god damn business who I'm living with and who else might drive my car. I thpught it was rather Nazi of them to expect that I have to get their permission as to who I might loan my car to.

So - I went online and got a Geico policy because I needed immediate coverage and I'm definitely not doing business with those nazi AAA Auto Insurance bastards again. So if you feel link I do, tell AAA to go fuck themselves. And let them know that I sent you.

Posted by marc at 08:40 AM | Comments (7)