Lyrics to "Show Respect to Michael Jackson" by James Kochalka Superstar

Posted on September 12, 2007 by nanoAdmin

Show Respect to Michael Jackson
He’s been through a lot
And What do you want?

Show Respect to Michael Jackson
He’s been through a lot
And What do you want?

No one can dance like Michael can!
No one can sing like Michael can!
Lay off Michael, he’s my man.
Remember when the whole world loved him?

Show Respect to Michael Jackson
He’s been through a lot
And What do you want?

Show Respect to Michael Jackson
He’s been through a lot
And What do you want?

No one can dance like Michael can!
No one can sing like Michael can!
Lay off Michael, he’s my man.
Remember when the whole world loved him?

Remember when Michael Jackson…. mmmm hmmmm mmmmm
Remember when Michael Jackson…. mmmm hmmmm mmmmm

Transcript of Osama Bin Laden’s September 2007 tape

Posted on September 9, 2007 by nanoAdmin

Transcript of Osama Bin Laden’s September 2007 tape.

Now he just wants us to end deomcracy and taxes. At least he’s goal oriented!

To paraphrase Ben Franklin: “In this world nothing is certain but death and Zakaat.”

“All praise is due to Allah, who built the heavens and earth in justice, and created man as a favor and grace from Him. And from His ways is that the days rotate between the people, and from His Law is retaliation in kind: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth and the killer is killed. And all praise is due to Allah, who awakened His slaves’ desire for the Garden, and all of them will enter it except those who refuse. And whoever obeys Him alone in all of his affairs will enter the Garden, and whoever disobeys Him will have refused.”"As for what comes after: Peace be upon he who follows the Guidance. People of America: I shall be speaking to you on important topics which concern you, so lend me your ears. I begin by discussing the war which is between us and some of its repercussions for us and you.”

“To preface, I say: despite America being the greatest economic power and possessing the most powerful and up-to-date military arsenal as well; and despite it spending on this war and is army more than the entire world spends on its armies; and despite it being the being the major state influencing the policies of the world, as if it has a monopoly on the unjust right of veto; despite all of this, 19 young men were able – by the grace of Allah, the Most High- to change the direction of its compass. And in fact, the subject of the Mujahideen has become an inseparable part of the speech of your leader, and the effects and signs of that are not hidden.”

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Google Earth Flight around The Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Sphinx

Posted on September 8, 2007 by nanoAdmin

A nice little flight around the Great Pyramid of Khufu/Cheops. I’m not sure that a flight like this would even be possible in real life.

Music: “Mandarin” by Peramides

I made this on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn using Google Earth, xvidcap, and avidemux.

Google Earth Flight Simulator Tour of Washington DC

Posted on September 3, 2007 by nanoAdmin

Here are the controls. Make sure you have the latest version of Google Earth, 4.2.

Sitting US Senators visiting Iraq a few months before the invasion

Posted on August 31, 2007 by nanoAdmin

I was reading an old issue of GQ on the can the other day, and a passge in this article,
JOE BIDEN CAN’T SHUT UP…, caught my eye.

This is Joe Biden’s sixth trip to Iraq. The ?rst time, three months before the war began, he and Chuck Hagel were smuggled across the Turkish border to take the pulse of Saddam Hussein’s greatest victims, the Kurds. Biden was already convinced that the dictator should be ousted. He had called Saddam “a certi?able maniac” in a speech the day before September 11. A month later, he called for a White House-led coalition to “tighten the noose around Saddam Hussein’s neck so that when he does genuinely step out of line next time, we will have the ability to move in with or without others, but with the support of the rest of the world, like we’re doing in Afghanistan.” But while feasting on kebabs and pomegranates with Kurdish leaders, Biden learned “that left to their own devices, they were doing pretty damn well. And they were worried that things might spin apart [after an invasion] and wanted to know, Are you guys gonna stay, or are you gonna do what the other Bush did to us?”

Maybe others already knew about this, but the thought of sitting US Senators clandestinely visiting Iraq a few months before the war kinda blows my mind. I’m not naive and realize that we’ve had covert military ops there for the better part of two decades at least, but sitting US Congressmen? That surprised me.

Donkey Kong loves bathroom stalls

Posted on August 23, 2007 by nanoAdmin

Somebody was telling me about this, a new documentary about Donkey Kong. Check it out if you get a chance.

Also, be sure to check out I Love Bathroom Stalls.

Die Hard by GuyzNite

Posted on June 26, 2007 by nanoAdmin

Feel good song of the year. Hands down.

Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker!

UPDATE: J.p. said…

For the love of god, if you’re going to post music that awful you should put up some kind of warning.

Hey, J.p., I believe my blockquote of “Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker!” should’ve been sufficient warning. It’s POPULAR culture, it’s not Jenufa.

You’re probably the same J.p. that didn’t appreciate Armageddon for all it’s popcorny goodness. Yet another Bruce Willis saves the world film. Don’t be hating on my boy Bruce. Seriously, Die Hard is in my all time top 10 alongside Last Year at Marienbad and Groundhog Day. And all three of those examples are in for very very different reasons.

Next, I bet you’ll tell me that Transformers sucks…

Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy, part 4

Posted on May 27, 2007 by nanoAdmin

For Part 3 of Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy, click here.

Last night, I was the only person in the high-limit slots section of the casino resort I’m staying at. I overheard a pair of employees talking quietly at the far entrance to the high-limit area.

“Is that kid supposed to be in here?”
“I dunno, but he just put a shitload of money into that machine.”

For the first time in my life, I’m part of the target demographic, the one that gets all the privileges. This is the complete opposite of college admissions, where I am in what’s probably the most fucked-over demographic. It’s about time us paintbrush-heads got some love.

Big casinos love young Asian males. Said demographic is usually associated with large disposable income, an addiction to gambling, and a willingness to make all sorts of stupid bets.

I started play at the resort on Sunday night. By last night, I had already qualified for the top tier(out of 4) of their Player’s Club. This led to the following conversation:

Kyle: You qualify for airport limo service. You should get that next time.
Me: But seeing how I’d have to rent a car anyways, it means I’d have to go right back.
Kyle: Oh. Well, you should do it anyways.
Me: Hmmm. I’d have to dress for the part.

At this point, Kyle reacts along the lines of “Why the fuck would you want to be dressy, etc.”

Me: No, no, you don’t understand. It means I have to wear the rattiest clothes I have.
Kyle: *LOL*
Me: Dude, it’s me we’re talking about here. Wtf were you thinking?

For Part 5 of Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy, click here.

Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy, part 3.

Posted on May 9, 2007 by nanoAdmin

For Part Deux of Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy, click here.

The surreality continues. A few days ago, I drove south to Tahoe by way of Carson City. On the way, I passed a strip mall with the following signs in sequential order: “GUNS”, “SLOTS”, and “BUNNIES”. Across the street was a liquor store and a “Payday Cash Advance” store. A few blocks down is a restaurant which serves a peanut-butter topped cheeseburger. I remain convinced that someone needs to stage an intervention for the entire state.

Later that evening, I was sitting in a hotel room with Kyle. Kyle had turned on the air conditioner, but it was making an annoying rattling noise because of a loose panel. Kyle goes “Hey, give me something heavy to put on the panel.” In response, I toss him the inch-thick roll of C-bills that I had left the casino with.

Yeah. Before we used the Gideon bible instead(about the only use I’ve found for those things), we were using $11,500 to quiet a noisy AC unit.

Did you know that casinos will cash paychecks? In fact, they advertise this as being community-friendly. Yup, welcome to Reno, The Biggest Shitty Little City in the World.

For Part 4 of Wretched Hives of Scum and Villainy, click here.

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