A random schmuck mouthing off about the state of the world.
This is just what a cat-lover like me needs. Over at USBgeek.com, they’re selling a “USB Kitty” - a robot cat that plugs into any USB port on your computer that meows, hisses at intruders and purrs when you scratch it under the chin. It’s the best of both worlds - satisfies the nerd within, and the cat-lover within - all at the same time!
Oh, you just know this will set off the more unhinged right-wing bloggers. MSRNC is reporting, under the unfortunate headline “Death to ‘America’: Comic-book hero killed off,” that Marvel Comics is killing off the character Captain America in its newest, and possibly final issue of the spandex-and-shield-toting hero’s adventures.
As the article notes, this is not the first time that a major comic book character has been killed off. The most famous offing of a superhero was, perhaps, Superman’s “death” at the hands of Doomsday. However, none have had the close association with the American mythos that Captain America (who, incidentally, is the inspiration for the City of Heroes NPC Statesman) has. Therefore, I would not be surprised to see right-wingers look at this story and, just from the headline alone, declare MSRNC an “enemy of the State.” I’m sure Our Lady of the Internment Camps will exhort her unglued readers to go do that voodoo that they do so well, and within days, MSRNC’s Secaucus, NJ headquarters will get firebombed or sent fake anthrax.
Looks like United American Technologies is at it again. When I last discussed this hate-mongering telephone company, they had just had their asses handed to them by comedian Eugene Mirman back in 2005. Well, they’re up to their old tricks again. For the last month or so, I personally received one of these automated calls at least once a week. Finally fed up with the constant harassment, I managed to find the phone number for the Nazi thugs responsible, and demanded politely asked to be removed from their system.
Unfortunately, I can’t guarantee that it’ll stop the harassing calls. But if it happens again, I’ll threaten to complain to the Better Business Bureau and maybe even file a harassment suit…
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