Mr. KentuckyFriedCruelty.com Changes Name
Last year Christopher Garnett officially changed his name to "Kentucky fried cruelty.com". (It was a PETA publicity stunt.) Now he's had enough and is changing it back. Anyone feel like changing their name to "Museum of Hoaxes.com"? I'll give you a free book if you do. (Thanks, Beverley)
Thames Town, China
The cobbled streets, Georgian houses, and Tudor-style pub might make you think you're in England. But you're really in Thames Town, a faux British village being constructed in China. I've heard of faux English towns in Korea also, but the Korean ones are used for English-language instruction.
Imitation French Fries
In response to a ban on fried food in school cafeterias, some Arizona schools are now serving "imitation fries." Or so claims the headline of the article. In reality, they're just fries that have been baked rather than fried. I don't think that really makes them imitation fries. Baked fries can taste pretty good, especially the curly ones seasoned with chili powder.
Religion-Related Fraud Worsens
Scams targeting churchgoers are on the rise. One passage from this article caught my eye: "Leaders of Greater Ministries International, based in Tampa, Fla., defrauded thousands of people of half a billion dollars by promising to double money on investments that ministry officials said were blessed by God." Instead of Sunday school, maybe churches should offer classes in critical thinking. Just an idea.
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If they did that, I think it would be like mixing matter and anti-matter, causing the Universe to implode.
That would be a true honor. And you can always call him Moh, or just Mo, for short.
Sorry. . . "Freedom Bakes"
although I got that was a joke and I don't want to make it sound serious, but the House cafateria's actually re-named their "Freedom Fried" back to French Fries recently. Not so much a correction as a piece of odd news (in the fact that it made news). Thank you The Colbert Report.
If you want a real faux city, though, visit the DMZ in Korea and look across at the North side of the line. You'll see what looks like a big, modern, high-tech and thriving city. . .only it's all made of two-dimensional ply-wood buildings and fake fronts and things like that. They built it to try to make people south of the DMZ think that the North is prosperous and great. If you don't look at it closely, it really can look rather impressive.
Also to most forms of politics, not to mention casinos and state lotteries.
Lotteries are voluntary taxes. Where I live they go for state parks that I actually use and enjoy. Obviously if I spent a significant amount of money on the lottery in the hope or delusion that I might win would be irrational. But I don't.
And for the religion and critical thinking, not every religion is a fundamentalist-no-thinker type but bigots can make points with their crowd by painting with a broad brush.