Dolly's cousin...

by Mike Lane

Box

by Leo Cullum

Lassie Time

by Danny Shanahan

How about...

by Robert Mankoff

Word: Cartoonish

The Angels Cartoon (with a twist...)

"Gore Nobel Prize and Bush" by Daryl Cagle

(Taken from here.)

"Truth Justice and the American Way" by Vince O'Farrell

(Taken from here.)

"Presidential Backslaps" by R.J. Matson

(Taken from here.)

Lisa Ekdahl - I Will Be Blessed

If the sun
Refused to shine
Down on me
'Till the end of time
As long as I have your caress
Your tenderness
I will be blessed.

Quotes à la Andreia... (2)

"Victory? Victory you say? Master Obi-Wan, not victory. The shroud of the Dark Side has fallen. Begun the Clone War has."

(Taken from Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, directed by George Lucas, 2003)

On my bedside table until the last page...

"Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre."

Quotes à la Andreia...

"CloneDVD - Get true 1:1 copy of your DVD collections with this worldwide most popular DVD movie copy software. From DVD X Studios."

(Taken from www.clonedvd.net)

Because we're a rice-loving blog...

(Click image to enlarge)

P.S.: Want to play? Go to Free Rice.
P.S. 2: For those who are wondering, arborescent means "treelike".
P.S. 3: Now a good idea would be to create a similar site called "Free Bacon", in order to make a really tasty and fluffy rice, that is.

Repertory Company

"Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. Shakespeare has perhaps 20 players, and Tennessee Williams has about 5, and Samuel Beckett one - and maybe a clone of that one. I have 10 or so, and that's a lot. As you get older, you become more skillful at casting them."

By Gore Vidal

The Appaloosa

Matt Fletcher: I'm having a little trouble getting started, Father.

Priest: You are in the House of God now, my son. Speak from your heart.

Matt Fletcher: Well, I've done a lot of killin'. I've killed a lot of men and sinned a lot of women. But the men I killed needed killin' and the women wanted sinnin', and well, I never was one much to argue.


(Taken from The Appaloosa, directed by Sidney J. Furie, 1966)

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...

Homer meets Med student...

About Micronesia (The Federated States of)...

After Andreia's marvelous "grocery list" kind of post, Guinness World Records (formerly known as The Guinness Book of Records) have acknowledged that the number of mentions to Micronesia on the internet has been massively rising. It is now reaching the staggering number of... four. The news rapidly reached Micronesia's President Manny Mori who made an emotive prime time statement praising the nation for this marvelous accomplishment. Upon this statement government officials claim the Micronesians responded in a celebrating fashion and many, many people were seen on the streets of Weno, the nation's capital, celebrating in such a way that it would have made Brazilian Carnival festivities, by comparison, seem positively boring. Although an actual video footage of a Mini-ini-nesia (Micronesia's rival nation since the dawn of times) based television network only showed two kids, an old lady and a gimp actually celebrating. And by the kids motion they could very well just be playing hide and seek...

(Next stop: the Phone Book?)

United Nations

In 2003 the UN reached a number of 80 in favour, 79 against and 15 abstentions in a referendum about cloning. Just for curiosity here you have all the countries that voted and their position...

In favour

Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Dar-Salam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Viet Nam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.

Against

Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chile, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (the Federated States of), Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Suriname, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela and Zambia.

Abstentions

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Jamaica, Peru, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine and Uruguay.

How about a cookie?

On continuous loop: Just Jack - Writer's Block

I'm livin' in the past,
My clocks an hour fast,
Should really go and make a coffee but I can't be arsed,
I've lost my mobile phone,
You'll have to call my phone,
On second thoughts just leave a message when you hear the tone,
My grimy windows show the early morning glow,
Another day, another dollar in my one man show.

Bush inspired thoughts...

Rogério F., 2007

2 Days In Paris

It's not your cock that's too big for French condoms, it's your ego that's too big for French condoms. And Italian condoms too.

(Taken from 2 Days In Paris, directed by Julie Delpy, 2007)

Connery knows best...

I've been very fortunate and have never had any real problems with people. But I've also had the guts to tell them, 'you're a bore'.

Sean Connery (1930-), Scottish actor.

Greener

Zits, by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

And thus I clothe...

And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends stolen forth of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.


(Taken from King Richard III, written by William Shakespeare)

The Thomas Crown Affair

Do you wanna dance? Or do you wanna 'dance'?

(Taken from The Thomas Crown Affair, directed by James McTiernan, 1999)

Doris Lessing

Congratulations to Doris Lessing who won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature

"What the feminists want of me is something they haven't examined because it comes from religion. They want me to bear witness. What they would really like me to say is, 'Ha, sisters, I stand with you side by side in your struggle toward the golden dawn where all those beastly men are no more.' Do they really want people to make oversimplified statements about men and women? In fact, they do. I've come with great regret to this conclusion."

– Doris Lessing, The New York Times, 25 July, 1982

Cirque du Soleil

For the first time in Portugal Cirque du Soleil



28, 29 and 30 of november /01 and 02 of December of 2007
Pavilhão Atlântico
Lisbon

Sting is the worst

Blender magazine did a list with the worst music writers ever, they said that...

"They do girl rhyme with world, apricot with gavonette - and this is when they are able to rhyme at all. Meet the pop poets of the banality, that confuse metaphores, talk about mysticism and quote Hallmark's cards."

See the astonishing list:

1. Sting
2. Neil Peart (Rush)
3. Scott Stapp (Creed)
4. Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
5. Dan Fogelberg
6. Tom Marshall
7. Paul Stanley (Kiss)
8. Diane Warren
9. Donovan
10. Jim Morrison (Doors)
11. Larry Henley e Jeff Silbar
12. David Crosby
13. Pete Gabriel, Mike Ruthefod, Tony Banks, Steve Hackett e Phil Collins (Genesis)
14. Will.I.Am
15. Bernie Taupin
16. Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie)
17. Jon Anderson (Yes)
18. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
19. Queensÿche
20. Ryan Ross (Panic! At the Disco)
21. Alanis Morissette
22. Jon Bon Jovi
23. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
24. Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
25. KRS-One
26. Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
27. Will Jennings
28. Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
29. Timbaland
30. Kevin Federline
31. Carly Simon
32. Matisyahu
33. Diddy
34. Henry Rollins
35. Dashboard Confessional
36. Common
37. Bryan Adams
38. Paul McCartney
39. Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
40. Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Guide to Debating

Hi all!

It would be great if you could take a few minutes to visit this site http://www.ada.org.nz/tmguide.php#5 to have an overview of the debating procedure. We should all be aware of some of the rules in this guide to make a good and organized debate.

So take a quick look at it!

Have a nice week...

Sophomore

Zits, by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

1408

In theaters now...

As I was, you are. As I am, you will be.

Mike Enslin: Hotels are a naturally creepy place... Just think, how many people have slept in that bed before you? How many of them were sick? How many... died?

(Taken from "1408", directed by Mikael Håfström, 2007)

Ella Fitzgerald - Wait Till You See Her

Wait till you see her,
see how she looks,
wait till you hear her laugh.

Painters of paintings,
writers of books,
never could tell the half.

Wait till you fill
the warmth of her glance,
pensive and sweet and wise.

All of it lovely,
all of it trilling,
I'll never be willing to free her.

When you see her
you won't belive your eyes,
you won't belive your eyes.

About Rosamund Pike...

... or why the word dazzling was invented.

Movie of the week: Goya's Ghosts

RATING: *** (A MUST SEE)

Great interviews of the 20th Century

The Guardian and Observer's unique series of the best interviews of the last century. For two weeks, each day's paper came with a free booklet containing some of the most famous encounters in journalism history, from David Frost's conversations about Watergate with Richard Nixon to Marilyn Monroe's last interview, Princess Diana's confessions to Martin Bashir and Bill Grundy's disastrous grilling of the Sex Pistols on live television.

(Taken from Guardian Unlimited)


Read them all, for free, here.

Calvin knows best...

This is only the beginning...

Hello everyone, welcome and bienvenue to our new group blog. It's fashionably sensitive but too cool to care and I hope it will bring a lot of fun to us all. By the way, for all of you who don't know, the title of the blog is based on an Agatha Christie's novel called "Ten Little Indians", specially upon the nursery rhyme that surronds the whole plot:

"Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were Nine.
Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
Eight little Indian boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were Seven.
Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped his own self in halves and then there were Six.
Six little Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were Five.
Five little Indian boys going in for law; One got into Chancery and then there were Four.
Four little Indian boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.
Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
Two little Indian boys were out in the sun; One got all frizzled up and then there was One.
One little Indian boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."