eLegend – Breast Infestation

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Here’s a great email I was sent by someone who had become quite paranoid after reading. After a single read, I was quickly able to determine that this was crap:

GUYS PASS ON TO YOUR GIRLFRIENDS AND LOVED ONES!! WASH BRAS BEFORE USING. Most people do but its just a warning………to those that don’t…..Read the account first, then brace yourselves before looking at the pics………….Oh my god. This is disgusting. Forward to all females!!!! Wash your bra’s before you wear them!!! Please make it a habit from this point forward to wash your just-purchased Undergarments before wearing them. This is sensitive.

After anthropologist Susan McKinley came back home from an expedition in South America , she noticed a very strange rash on her left breast. Nobody knew what it was and she quickly dismissed it believing that the Holes would leave in time. Upon her return she decided to see a doctor after she started developing Intense pains. The doctor, not knowing the exact severity of the disease, gave her Antibiotics and special creams. As time lapsed the pain did not subside and her left breast became more inflamed and started to bleed. She decided to bandage her sores, however as Susan’s pain grew more intense she decided to seek help from a more certified doctor.

Dr. Lynch could not diagnose the infection and told Susan to seek the aid of one of his colleagues who specializes in dermatology. Unfortunately, the doctor was on vacation. She waited for two weeks and finally was able to reach the dermatologist. Sadly, a life changing event was about to unfold during her appointment. To Miss McKinley’s surprise, after she removed the bandages, they found Larvae growing and squirming within the pores and sores of her breast. Sometimes these wicked creatures would all together simultaneously move around into different crevices. What she didn’t know was that the holes were in fact, deeper than she had originally thought, for these larvae were feeding off the fat, tissue, and even milk canals of her breast.

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Please share with as many women and men that you know. Our undergarments are made in different countries all over the world. They sit in boxes and go through many hands and exchanges before we purchase them for ourselves. PLEASE WASH ALL NEWLY PURCHASED BRAS AND UNDERWEAR BEFORE WEARING THEM. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT PARASITES ARE IN OUR CLOTHING WHEN WE BUY THEM.

Sure, it’s a disturbing looking picture at first glance, but the entire story doesn’t even make sense. For one, nowhere in the story did the woman buy a bra, let alone within the United States. If the story wasn’t a total fabrication, then this was caused by a visit to jungles in South America, and has nothing to do with the safety of clothing imported into the US. Customs is very careful about ensuring that foreign creatures do not come to the US. If the worms were tunneling around in her breast, why were the holes on the outside look more like the center of a fruit or flower seeds with a worm head visible in each hole?

Of course, there is a mild amount of truth to this email legend. The story is either based on or been helped by medical journal articles like this one. There are untold numbers of parasites and accidental infestations in humans. It’s also likely a good idea to wash clothing after purchase. Some clothing may have chemicals sprayed on them to reduce mildew, or could have parasites from other people who tried them on before you purchased them.

What is important to think about is that many eLegends are completely fabricated. Even a simple query about such a scare-tactic email in any search engine will likely turn up plenty of proof that it is fake.

2012 movie trailer

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Obviously, I don’t believe in the Mayan Calendar 2012 mumbo-jumbo, but the special effects in this upcoming movie look great (though wildly impossible).

Problem is, there’s people who will see this movie and will start believing that it will come true…

It’s a miracle! Doctors stumped again!

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It seems like doctors get stumped, baffled, or are stating that something is unexplainable quite a lot. Who are these doctors and specialists? Take this case of a woman who cried blood. Or this article about a man cured of back pain. The problem with these cases is either the wrong doctors (or right ones, depending on your point of view) are being consulted, or the doctors are being provided with insufficient information to give proof.

Real UFOs would be awesome

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In Popular Mechanics there is an article debunking claims that UFOs are seen in released NASA Shuttle videos. The comments on the article are great, because there are so many comments that NASA and the US Government are trying to cover up obvious alien spaceships caught on tape. That makes a lot of sense, since you’re seeing the UFOs (actually ice and other space debris) on NASA’s video–if they were trying to hide something, why give out the proof?

Here’s the thing that the UFO true-believers don’t understand: real UFO’s would be awesome. These UFO believers who claim that the skeptics and scientists don’t want to believe are just wrong, I think that skeptics and scientists would be super excited to find alien life (even if it’s just bacteria). Sure, the government might be afraid of alien life becoming public. But if the government’s grand conspiracy were so powerful and omnipotent, why would they be stupid enough to release the “key evidence” over, and over, and over in NASA videos.

The people who really don’t want proof of alien life are the religious true-believers, as it would fly in the face of every doctrine that says that man is a special and unique creation. Virtually any real scientist or skeptic would be excited to find proof of extraterrestrial life. But also it would prove a basic rule of science–we’re not special. Life is a natural process, and finding life, not-of-Earth, would prove that.

Wikipedia bans Scientology

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The Church of Scientology has been banned from editing on Wikipedia, or at least their known IPs are. The beauty and failure of Wikipedia, which I love, is that it is open for (almost) anyone to edit. However how do you stop people from posting graffiti on it, posting outsourced information, or removing unflattering information without some amount of peer review? I don’t know that you can. But I suspect that this will have longer reaching issues, as the Church of Scientology has a long history of suing those who write unflattering or inside information, which Wikipedia has a lot of. We’ll see what happens from here.

Podcasts I’m listening to… now

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Here’s an update of the list of the podcasts I have sync to my iPhone right now:

  • Astronomy Cast – This is a great show for anyone interested in the universe around us. The cast is entertaining and does a great job at explaining very complex topics, such as dark matter and dark energy.
  • Basics of the Game – Started out as a game introduction and review podcast. After GenCon 2008 the cast has mostly been interviews from GenCon. Hopefully will get back to reviews soon.
  • BlizzCast – Being the most corporate podcast, it also has the highest production value for a non-video podcast. Good interviews and insider information.
  • Fear the Boot – This is a great RPG advice and entertainment show. I’ve started from the beginning, so I’m back quite a ways but each episode is roughly half entertainment, then the second half is serious advice.
  • Meanwhile… – A very interesting RPG podcast focusing on superhero roleplaying games. About half of the episodes are generic superhero genre information and advice, while the other half are backdoor marketing for independent games.
  • Radio Free Hommlet – Focused D&D 4th Edition podcast, perhaps the best RPG podcast for specific game-system information I’ve heard. Good advice for the power-gamer.
  • Secret Life of Girl Gamers – Interesting RPG podcast from the female perspective. Topics generally not found on other RPG podcasts. Might be defunct, but it’s still in my queue if it comes back.
  • Skeptics Guide to the Universe & SGU 5×5 – A good podcast for skeptics. The podcast does a good job at not being cynical, rather they try to evaluate if fantastical news is valid or held to scientific standards.
  • SModcast – Very funny podcast by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier on random topics. The most entertaining podcast on this list.
  • Totally Rad Show – A video podcast, reviewing games, movies, TV, and comics. Very entertaining.
  • Wapcaplets – Very short (5-10 minute) gaming podcast. Irregular production schedule. Strong focus on miniature gaming and independent publisher RPGs.
  • X-Play Gaming Update – A 5 minute video podcast, informing mostly about the latest video game news.

Openmindedness

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Perdue sent me this great skeptic video:

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Podcasts I’m listening to

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I’ve been listening to a number of podcasts lately, with many more downloaded but untried yet. About half of them are related to RPGs.

  • Accidental Survivors – Focuses on modern gaming, especially D20 Modern. The group is very entertaining and experienced. Lots of good ideas for adventures and characters.
  • Astronomy Cast – This is a great show for anyone interested in the universe around us. The cast is entertaining and does a great job at explaining very complex topics, such as dark matter and dark energy.
  • The Onion Radio News – A fun short satire story everyday, great for killing a few minutes.
  • Order 66 – A Star Wars Saga Edition roleplaying game podcast. The cast is very well informed in how the system works. Some of the extra skits are hokey at best, but the meat of the podcast is very good.
  • Skeptics Guide to the Universe & SGU 5×5 – A good podcast for skeptics. The podcast does a good job at not being cynical, rather they try to evaluate if fantastical news is valid or held to scientific standards.
  • Totally Rad Show – A video podcast, reviewing games, movies, TV, and comics. Very entertaining.
  • X-Play Gaming Update – A 5 minute video podcast, informing mostly about the latest video game news.

Found God today…

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All praise his glory. To show my devotion to my new lord and master, I will be instituting the following changes to my life:

  • I am quitting playing D&D. The game documents accurate rituals for summoning demons and casting spells, all of which is the dominion of the dark one.
  • I am burning my comics, as they promote idolatry. Nothing should be greater than man other than god. Super-powers can only be acquired through a devil’s pact.
  • I am giving away my washer and dryer as the glass front allows me to see underwear bouncing around, which makes me think sinful thoughts.
  • I am also quitting video games forever; aliens and monsters are the spawn of hell and should not be worshiped or even imagined.
  • My fantasy novels, especially Harry Potter, will be cast into the abyssal depths of the ocean where the great evil one sleeps.
  • I will no longer pay my bills, as the mark of the beast is required to do business and I will not submit my soul to the devil owned bankers.
  • I will slay all creatures I choose and burn crop fields. God gave us dominion over the creatures of this world and is disappointed when we plow fields.
  • My home has been a sanctuary of sin, I am abandoning it to find a place high up in the mountains where I will be physically closer to heaven.
  • I will no longer speak to women, as they are wicked temptresses whose only purpose is to lead men to sin.
  • I reject the existence of dinosaurs and the big bang; they are the product of godless scientists intent on corrupting my faith.
  • I will keep my pets in accordance to my god given dominion over nature, however they will soon learn what submissive really means…
  • I abandon the philosophy of protecting the environment as it is our right to do to it as we wish. If God wanted the world to be different than it is, he would have made it so.
  • The smut of the Internet and television is to be eradicated. I will lead a posse to hunt down and slaughter everyone in southern California for their hedonistic ways. Perhaps if I can get my hands on a nuclear bomb, the heathens will get an introduction to the fires of hell moments before they arrive.
  • I will no longer utilize technology; it is a distraction from reading the scripture at all times.
  • I reject the driving of cars, if God can walk the Earth in sandals then so can I.
  • I will spread the fear and terror to the unbelievers; they will convert or die by my righteous hand.
  • I believe that before execution, all heretics will be given one last opportunity to convert via the instruments of torture. They will still be executed for their initial rejection, but it gives them one last chance to save their soul.
  • I will initiate a program where believers attend church functions on a daily basis. While the faithful should be attending at least 5 times a day, showing up less than once a day is a lack of commitment and the sign of a heretic’s heart.
  • I will return prayer to schools, as it is critical to reach all young minds, especially the children of infidels. Bullying will be encouraged against anyone not praying or praying in a different way. Should they still choose to rebel against the faith, stoning to death should be next step.
  • I will grow a beard and long hair, just as my Lord has. But anyone wearing such a style who is without faith, such as hippies and punks, will be summarily beaten with a cane.
  • I reject modern fashion, as it only provokes sinful thoughts. Rather I think that everyone should wear potato sacks and sandals.
  • I believe that murder is a sin, but slaughtering a city of unbelievers is God’s will. Believers will be rewarded in the afterlife with one virgin for every infidel they kill.
  • I believe that anyone who doesn’t look like me or who speaks a different language is a barbarian, and we should be careful when converting them. We need them to abandon all cultural beliefs and native languages in favor of our superior customs and language as part of their conversion.
  • I reject the preaching of clergy, as no one is between me and my Lord. Suggesting such is a mortal sin which should be punished accordingly.
  • I believe that it is a sin to translate the scriptures into any other language. If people really had faith, they would learn my language.
  • I believe that the loss of a single unborn human life is against God’s will, however bombing those who perform such operations is also God’s will.
  • I encourage the destruction of churches, as they give hope that eternal damnation is avoidable. Man is a sinner and can never be as perfect as God and does not deserve his forgiveness.
  • I am planning a crusade to recover the holy city of Washington D.C. from the sectarian government and restore it as a beacon of holiness. Let the world tremble as the might of a unified, god-fearing, nation trains fighters in the tactics of holy terrorism.
  • I will sponsor legislation to keep women hidden, away from the eyes of holy men. Any contact between the sexes for a reason other than procreation will result in the death penalty for the seductress.
  • I will promote Internet sites which reveal the truth like: http://www.ilmatar.net/~np/gameofsatan
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