That thing can't see or hear. It's a dumb idol!

[vovat]

Here's the latest Chick Tract. Apparently Catholicism is just as bad as idol worship. And following religious leaders is "stupid," although I'd be willing to bet Jack Chick would make an exception for leaders who agree with his ideas.

Speaking of Chick, here is a page dedicated to a prank someone pulled on Chick Publications.

Last night, bethje and I watched Candyman 3. It was easily the weakest of the series, in that it wasn't particularly scary, and some stuff about it didn't make much sense. I think it went straight to video, which is no surprise, really. I wanted to see it for the sake of completeness, though. I've heard that they're planning on making a fourth Candyman movie, and I have to wonder how that would turn out.

Today, we were supposed to volunteer at WHYY, but they apparently didn't have the envelopes ready to stuff (or whatever it was we were going to do), so we didn't go. Instead, we went back to bed, and I had a dream about calling up some kid I was friends with in elementary school. The kid in the dream wasn't real, but I guess there are some people who fit into that general category. I don't think I'd ever consider calling them out of nowhere, though.

After getting up, I played a little bit of Paper Mario. I had previously beaten the Koopa Brothers and taken the train to Mount Rugged. Today, I climbed Mount Rugged, beat Buzzar, and reached Dry Dry Outpost. I still have to get a lemon to give to Moustafa, so he can tell me about the Dry Dry Ruins.

I'm afraid my new ear medicine isn't helping. I guess I can't tell for sure, but my ear doesn't seem to feel any less blocked. Beth suspects that it won't help at all, because the medicine is for infections, and my problem now is just blockage. She might be right, which means I would have wasted my money. I am wondering whether I should consider getting one of those over-the-counter medicines that supposedly remove ear wax. Does anyone know if those work? Would it be a bad idea to use some other kind of eardrops when I'm still using the prescription ones?

More Scientific You have: 62% SCIENTIFIC INTUITION and 55% EMOTIONAL INTUITION

The graph on the right represents your place in Intuition 2-Space. As you can see, you scored about average on emotional intuition and above average on scientific intuition.Keep in mind that very few people score high on both! In effect, you can compare your two intuition scores with each other to learn what kind of intuition you're best at. Your scientific intuition is stronger than your emotional intuition. Your Emotional Intuition score is a measure of how well you understand people, especially their unspoken needs and sympathies. A high score score usually indicates social grace and persuasiveness. A low score usually means you're good at Quake. Your Scientific Intuition score tells you how in tune you are with the world around you; how well you understand your physical and intellectual environment. People with high scores here are apt to succeed in business and, of course, the sciences.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 0% on Scientific You scored higher than 0% on Interpersonal

Link: The 2-Variable Intuition Test written by jason_bateman on Ok Cupid

This was posted by someone on the tmbg community.

Your They Might Be Giants Future by kimioftheorange
Choose your weapon:	SwordStaffShieldNunchuksGopher-chucksBrass KnucklesColt .45AK-47A lucky ball and chainUkelele
Favorite They Might Be Giants song:
John Flansburgh will:	be angry that you stepped on his toe
John Linnell will:	admire your lint collection
They will know you as:	Doodles
Marty Beller will give you:	Flansburgh's pipe
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The Patrician Well done for sitting through the whole test! You scored 88%!

You know a lot about Discworld....but not quite enough to get into the top category. Very well done anyway!

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 76% on pratchett

Link: The New Discworld Test written by Gorefreaky on Ok Cupid

You scored as Frodo. You're Frodo Baggins! Frodo is a somewhat timid hobbit of the Shire, but he sets out on a dangerous journey to save Middle Earth, though the quest will change his life forever. Frodo is a selfless being, and his loyal friends will help him through his hardships. "We set out to save the Shire, Sam, and it has been saved... but not for me." </td> Frodo 75% Samwise 63% Arwen 56% Pippin 56% Faramir 38% Gollum 38% Eowyn 38% Gandalf 31% Aragorn 13% Which LOTR character are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Comments

[rockonliz.livejournal.com]

I read the prank and laughed heartily. That was hilarious.

Sorry about your ear--I would seriously consider seeing an ENT. I really think your problem may be muscle pain, which can really feel like blockage. I've done the ear wax things too, and they're quite helpful.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Well, my problems all started when I got some water in my ear while swimming, and seemed to get worse when I got more water in there during a shower. I think there might be some waxy buildup in there, too. I guess it's possible that it's a muscle problem, but it still certainly wouldn't hurt to get all that other stuff out of there!

I've done the ear wax things too, and they're quite helpful.

Are they drops, or what? And would it be okay to use them when I'm already using the prescription medicine? I know you're not supposed to mix medicines, and all that.

[revme.livejournal.com]

I dug that link too, and totally copped it.

But yeah -- sucks about your ear. If only you were a mad painter, you wouldn't have these troubles!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I've often found myself wishing that I could remove my ear, take out whatever's causing the problems (assuming that's possible), and then put it back on. Hey, maybe that's what Van Gogh was actually trying to do! {g}

[twobitme.livejournal.com]

You may want to try going to a health store and picking up an ear candling kit. I was weary at first, but after seeing how much gunk it cleaned out of my ears, I am a convert.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I thought I read on WebMD that those don't work. I guess they could be wrong, though.

I have tried using a blow dryer on my ear, which made it feel a little better, but didn't totally remove the clog. Beth says that the doctor once flushed out her ear, so maybe I'll ask about that, if the problem isn't over by the time I'm done using the eardrops.

[slfcllednowhere.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your ear.

The Chick thing--I love the way it tells you that you can do whatever the fuck you want and as long as you ask for forigiveness it will all be fine, and I really love that the woman is Catholic but has NO idea that people are supposed to believe in Jesus to get to heaven.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your ear.

Thanks.

The Chick thing--I love the way it tells you that you can do whatever the fuck you want and as long as you ask for forigiveness it will all be fine

Yeah, I know. That's one reason why I have problems with the salvation-by-faith-alone concept. It means all kinds of basically good people will go to Hell because they don't have faith in Jesus (or, in some cases, simply because they've never HEARD of Him), while mass murderers who repent on their deathbeds receive a free ticket to Heaven.

I also love how the old guy says that other religions "demand you do 'good works' and set impossible goals to control you." Actually, a lot of religions have pretty simple standards, and I'd say doing good works is a lot easier than having faith (not to mention a lot more practical in THIS life).

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

And following religious leaders is "stupid," although I'd be willing to bet Jack Chick would make an exception for leaders who agree with his ideas.


uh... hopefully, because obviously, by his own admissions, following what HE says would ALSO be "stupid" wouldn't it? *sigh* I just ranted a bit about fundamentalism in my own journal today already... but personally I don't think the prank played on Chick was that funny. I mean, obviously the people he was pranking were nice people, and a lot smarter and with a better sense of humor than the guy was expecting, it seemed kind of cruel to me of him to continue yanking their chain just because they've got their delusions-- don't we all? (Have our own delusions. Just because he doesn't agree with THEIR PARTICULAR delusions). I'm fond of pranks that EVERYONE can laugh at afterwards, including the pranked ones. Jim Henson was good at that (total off-topicness).

[vovat.livejournal.com]

uh... hopefully, because obviously, by his own admissions, following what HE says would ALSO be "stupid" wouldn't it?

Yes, a lot of fundamentalists are eager to attack other people's beliefs, yet don't stop to think whether those same attack methods would apply to their own. Chick's attacks on Islam, for instance, include a lot of points that could just as easily apply to Christianity.