New "voice chat" feature proposed for mobile phones - Uncyclopedia

Here's an idea that really could be useful for mobile phones... voice chat. It would actually allow people to use their phones to talk to one another. I think it has some merit.

Student Removed from High School Dance for Wearing a Kilt

What an idiot this principal is. Here is a kid that has done his homework, learned about his heritage, and simply wanted to wear a formal garment to a formal dance. You'd think that the principal would be impressed.

But no. He only saw that "it might cause a distraction." Lord knows we don't want those kids to get out of control at a dance and wear formal wear. This principal at the very least needs to give Nathan a formal public apology, and at best needs to be fired for being an idiot.

Heaven On Earth

It doesn't get a heck of a lot prettier than this...

Vanuatu Residents Must Move To Combat Global Warming

My BROTHER ROB sent this to me. More on the plight of peoples who are losing their way of life due to the gluttony of the west - the residents of Vanuatu are being forced to move inland as their island continues to disappear due to rising seas.

Again, all this goes back to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s article about global climate change and how it's a civil rights issue. The folks who benefit from the policies that create global climate change aren't being forced to deal with its effects - it's the folks without a voice: the Inuit, Pacific Islanders, poor folks in New Orleans, etc.

A Brief History, But Long On Hostility - ND/OSU

I've long said that there is no rivalry between Notre Dame and Ohio State simply because teams need to play each other more than four times to have a rivalry. I stand by this. But that doesn't mean that OSU fans agree with me.

In fact, I think it's safe to say that they do not agree with me. But I'm intrigued by this article from the South Bend Tribune. It turns out that OSU hasn't changed much in the past 70 years.

1. Their fans yelled anti-Catholic chants at ND players at the 1935 matchup. Compare this to the behavior of the OSU fans when Texas came to play this season.
   


2. When Notre Dame asked the Big 10 questions about OSU players being on the state payroll in Columbus, all they got was the Big 10 commissioner telling them to shut up. No answers at all.
   


3. Woody Hayes was the one who was against resuming an ND/OSU series back when he was coach. Ara Parseghian and Moose Krause were for it. Hayes apparently didn't want any hard non-conference competition. Looks like that Texas game was an aberration this year - usually the non-conference competition in Columbus comes from such powerhouses as San Diego State or Cincinnati.
   

Well, we'll see what happens on Jan. 2.

Critic of Christian Fundamentalism hospitalized after beating

This case reminds me of the murders of Matthew Shepherd and James Byrd, Jr. In these cases, the men were killed for being gay and being black, respectively. In the above case of Dr. Mirecki, the head of Kansas University's Religious Studies department, is an outspoken opponent of Intelligent Design, the philosophy that Kansans treat as science in their attempts to supplant the actual science of evolution.

Race, sexual preference, and now opinions - all seem to be reasons for small-minded bigots and extremists to attack people. Find these guys and put them in jail now.

Is George Bush The Worst President EVER?

Obviously, I say yes. What he's done is split the country just like Buchanan did, but not along geographic lines. So it's much harder to fix the problem. And let's not forget making our country dumber, poorer, more polluted, more hated by the rest of the world, further behind our trading rivals... where do I stop? I can't... can't do it... must..push... "Post This Entry"...

Fiesta Bowl Bound Irish to Meet Ohio State

Only thing I'm gonna say:

1. It's gonna be a really long month.
2. GO IRISH! BEAT BUCKEYES!

Office Door Decorations

I'm not one for celebrating the holidays in the office. For me, work is work, play is play, and never the twain shall meet. And that's not because of any sort of dislike of my office-mates (well, most of 'em), I just don't think it's healthy not to separate that.

But... I had to get into the request for a door decoration contest. So here's my entry. I thought it appropriate coming from the computer guy among all the Accountants.

Rosa Parks Day

Highly impressed today when I got on the bus. One of the front seats of the bus was cordoned off with a white ribbon that was reserving the seat for the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks. What better way to honor the woman who basically jump-started the civil rights movement in the US than to honorarily give her the seat that she wouldn't give up so many decades ago!

One can only hope that the young people of today take the time to look her up and see what there is to see about her.

Bob Bradley Hired as Chivas USA Coach

Only comment:

Good. Now I can hate both at once.

False Claims

As long as the Bush Administration is going to lie to the American people about how the U.S. is dealing with greenhouse gas emissions, the people are going to need to hold his feet to the fire and tell him to stop lying to us.

There's a part of me who thinks that the war in Iraq is still going on because it allows Bush to do whatever he wants to do at home, as few people are paying attention to his disastrous climate-destroying agenda of pandering to mining/drilling interests. The man is giving our country's natural heritage and the health of our citizens away to the highest bidders.

IMPEACH NOW!

Novi sub backs off, baby Jesus stays put

This may surprise you, but I think this is a good thing.

Although I fervently believe that religious paraphenalia of any sort has no place being displayed on publicly-owned property, I also fervently believe that people have the right to display any thing they want on their privately-owned property. To me, that's what the freedom of religion is about. If these folks believe that Jesus was born on Christmas and want to display such stuff in their yard, then that's their right.