Virginia

Sorry about lack of postage, life is busy!
I promise to do better in future.

Sign of the Beast?

It seems Blair has new worry lines...in the shape of a "W" on his forehead...

Suggestions for what it stands for please? The poor guy seems to be ageing in dog years!

Whatever happened to Papal infallibility?

Just a quick thought, I know that perhaps the Pope's recent verbal-accident wasn't Catholic related, but isn't everything he says supposed to be completely infallible?
Later research told me this: According to the Catholic Church "the Bishop of Rome IS infallible - but only in specific cases."

But someone who has to retract an earlier statement...surely shouldn't be given the responsibility for millions of Catholics? If I were one, I'd rather like my leader to think before saying rather silly things..

On the other hand, he does have a rather nice hat. I have one too, they're half price in Gap at the mo.

Irony Lost...

The Pope made some inflammatory remarks about Islam the other day, connecting the religion to violence.

How did a few Muslims attempt to counter this argument?

By burning an effigy of the pope, and calling for him to be killed. But I'm pretty sure thats the Islamic equivalent to "No hard feelings mate."

Is irony just a Western thing? If someone connected ginger people to violence, I'd march the streets stroking a rabbit; acting in a way that could only be described by the words "aww". Wouldn't that make a more useful statement than this?:

"Death of a President" WILL be found in USA

The new ficticious feature, including the assassination of George Bush in 2007, has been sold to the American "Newmarket films", and so will be distributed in the USA. The film has received a large amount of criticism, and has been labeled "irresponsible" by many conservative critics; however the directer states:

I don't think anyone would get the idea of assassinating Bush from this film

Gabriel Range

Newmarket films, which also distributed The Passion of the Christ, is expected to give the film a wide release over the coming months.

Finally, a gritty and biting look at our post 9/11 world from the liberal viewpoint.

Welcome!

I'd like to take this opporunity to introduce you all to

The New Adventures of SuperCal.
(previously mynameiscal.blogspot.com)

It's going to be better than ever.
There are still the old posts on the old page, but TNAOC holds "the best of" as it were, and I will only be updating this from now on!

Many thanks,
Cal

Banksy's Latest

Banksy strikes again, and love him or hate him...(most liberal Brits love him) his work strikes a chord across the world.
A life size replica of a Guantanamo bay detainee was placed in Disneyland inside the "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad" ride in California. It remained in place for 90 minutes inside the ride, before being taken away.

I don't know about you, but I can't help but smile at Banksy's subversive stunts. Last week, he smuggled 500 faked copies of Paris Hilton's new album, with his own remixes included such as "Why am I famous?" and "What have I done?"

It's hard to spend a day in London without stumbling across a Banksy; whether it's a small stenciled rat on a lamp-post, or an enormous mural of two police officers kissing. He's popular too.. in Bristol, the council wondered what to do about one of his works of art;
The stencilled image, which showed a naked man hanging onto a window ledge, won a 97% approval rating from residents on an internet discussion forum.

Even though it's strictly illegal, many Britains feel that Banksy is exercising our right to free-speech. He daubs what we think...so why not? It also gives character to the metropolis.

AND it pokes fun at the establishment...

My Favourite Stamp

These were the stamps sent to me on a letter from my Auntie Deb from Iraq during the 90's. I just thought they were priceless, so I kept them. Looking back, I'm surprised her assests weren't frozen for directly funding a terrorist. I suppose stranger things have happened. In case anybody from Mi6 reads my blog, I don't actually say "Yes Saddam".

Credit should go to
http://calami.blogspot.com/

Paris Arrested for DUI

About time she was arrested, as her entire "career" of television and musical abominations has been, frankly, criminal.
But early on Thursday morning, it is alleged that she was seen driving erratically and pulled over. Then they found traces of alcohol on her breath.

In her own words;
“I was just really hungry and I wanted to have an In-N-Out burger”

Robin Hood Moves with the Times

Sadly I think it might only be us Brits who are honoured with this one; but I'm not the only one who's a little bit excited. Taking the spot that "Doctor Who" took on the Saturday night television schedule, Robin Hood's latest incarnation is hoping to be big down our way.

Anyway, this is what people are saying:
The show, which has been filmed in high definition, is full of the expected swordsmanship, archery, fast-paced action, goodies and baddies - but the story has uncanny parallels with the war on terror and modern politics. In the opening episode, nobleman Robin returns from a war in the Middle East to find Nottinghamshire controlled by an unpopular leader where taxes are heavy and a climate of fear reigns.
"In one episode I say 'we can hold and execute outlaws without trial', which is not far removed from what's happening now," says one of the actors.

2016

Here's something I drew a while ago, while the bombing of Lebanon was at its worst. I don't mean it in bad taste, so please take it as satire!

Death of a President

A scene from the More4 drama Death Of A President, which portrays the assassination of President George W Bush at a Chicago rally in 2007. The White House has refused to comment on the programme, saying "it does not justify a response".

Terrorism is NOT just taking bombs and commiting suicide.
'Nuff said.

Please...think of the kittens

YE hypocrites! are these your pranks?
To murder men and give God thanks!
Desist, for shame!—proceed no further;
God won’t accept your thanks for MURDER!

Robbie Burns

Steorn - Perpetually clean energy?

An Irish company have made a substantial claim. That they have found an energy source that does no harm to the environment, and creates contstant "free" energy.

Trouble is, nobody believes them. They have called for scientists to contact them in order to have a 12 man jury to examine the invention. Trouble is, most people don't want that to happen.

I'm sceptical, just like most of the people who have heard of this. However, I haven't seen the invention. The general idea is to use magnets which pull a moving magnet round in a circle. This movement (similar to any kind of dynamo) cuts through the magnetic field, therefore inducing an electrical current. So, in theory, the invention could work.

It's up to you; hopefully you can be more open-minded about it than many others. My only worry is that if the idea turns out to be true...how long is it before hitmen hired by Shell or Texaco come for the inventors?

www.steorn.net

Where's Osama Bin Hidin?

In my mind, Osama reminds me of Michael Jackson.

Granted, I have a fairly unique mind, and that sentence has probably never been uttered before, but I think that the sentiment is valid.

He releases new material every now and then; he surprises the world with his dramatic and often dangerous antics; his voice is distinctive, and the majority of the world are slightly worried about what he'll do next.

See? I could be talking about either.

The only different is that one lives in a cave, and the other (ahem) in a rather large novelty ranch-cum-fairground.

I think the reason the USA declared Osama to be Enemy Number 1, was that they were so supremely confident that he could be caught. A man with a beard like that? Going about his terrorist business undetected? I think not.
The USA were rather bargaining on Bin Laden owning his own Afghani restaurant in Kabul, where they could steam in and arrest him; perhaps picking up a couple of Samboosaks to go.

I'm not trying to be too cruel to the USA here, it's the same with Britain; apparently we are caught on camera over 300 times a day in the cities, (except those of us who stay in and browse YouTube 24/7) and so our presence is monitored closely in our own nation. Ask the police where I am at any given point during the day; and they'll probably know.
(I've seen CSI, I know how it works.)

However, when it comes to searching for someone in caves around the Afghan desert; and when it seems most of the Afghan population have abundant facial hair; finding the Big OBL might be a wee-bit tricky.

Cuba's Future

Castro, either the heroic thorn in a dastardly superpower's side, or the oppressive and dictatorial leader of a poor and badly-treated population; Castro is the most enduring figure in the western world to this day. Having ruled Cuba for 47 years, over three quarters of the population have known no other leader.

Whatever we can say about him, his revolution and subsequent rule of Cuba has greatly affected the world in which we live in today.

As his health takes a turn for the worse, and he relinquishes power to his brother Raúl, the USA hovers in the wings, waiting for the opportune moment to "suggest" that the nation embraces democracy.

However, is it just me that worries about the kind of democracy that would result? From the way that Western democracies behave, it seems that one small island intent on antagonising the USA could prove fairly useful.

My cynicism bubbles to the surface as I begin to question what the motives behind the suggestions of democracy. Even in his dotage, Castro remains a divisive figure.