Here's another one from Mike Sid. The article can be found at BBC News
Doctors' kitchen knives ban call
Doctors say knives are too pointed
- Isn't that the point (pun intended)?
A&E doctors are calling for a ban on long pointed kitchen knives to reduce deaths from stabbing.
A team from West Middlesex University Hospital said violent crime is on the increase - and kitchen knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings.
They argued many assaults are committed impulsively, prompted by alcohol and drugs, and a kitchen knife often makes an all too available weapon.
- So instead of trying to fix the alcohal and drug problem they want to (yet again) screw over the law abiding people.
The research is published in the British Medical Journal.
The researchers said there was no reason for long pointed knives to be publicly available at all.
They consulted 10 top chefs from around the UK, and found such knives have little practical value in the kitchen.
- But I'm sure those chefs still have the 'offensive' knives too (until their houses are raided and they are thrown in jail for owning them).
None of the chefs felt such knives were essential, since the point of a short blade was just as useful when a sharp end was needed.
The researchers said a short pointed knife may cause a substantial superficial wound if used in an assault - but is unlikely to penetrate to inner organs.
- My understanding was kitchen knives where a tool used for cooking. Now they're classified as weapons?
Kitchen knives can inflict appalling wounds
- So can drunk politicians that drive off bridges...
In contrast, a pointed long blade pierces the body like "cutting into a ripe melon".
- Oh the imagery! A ripe melon getting cut! Ban the damn melons too!
The use of knives is particularly worrying amongst adolescents, say the researchers, reporting that 24% of 16-year-olds have been shown to carry weapons, primarily knives.
The study found links between easy access to domestic knives and violent assault are long established.
- Hey instead of banning them, you could force citizens into a 'Kitchen Club' where they would keep their registered long bladed kitchen knives locked up. They would prepare the food there (under guard of course) and then take the freshly prepared meat/chicken/veggies home to cook.
French laws in the 17th century decreed that the tips of table and street knives be ground smooth.
- Pfft! The French have ALWAYS been pussies.
A century later, forks and blunt-ended table knives were introduced in the UK in an effort to reduce injuries during arguments in public eating houses.
The researchers say legislation to ban the sale of long pointed knives would be a key step in the fight against violent crime.
"The Home Office is looking for ways to reduce knife crime.
"We suggest that banning the sale of long pointed knives is a sensible and practical measure that would have this effect."
- I can't believe that anyone takes this shit seriously!
Government response
- Brr! I just got a chill!
Home Office spokesperson said there were already extensive restrictions in place to control the sale and possession of knives.
"The law already prohibits the possession of offensive weapons in a public place, and the possession of knives in public without good reason or lawful authority, with the exception of a folding pocket knife with a blade not exceeding three inches.
"Offensive weapons are defined as any weapon designed or adapted to cause injury, or intended by the person possessing them to do so.
- Ah... intent! My mechanical pencil can take someone's eye out. So all's someone has to do is try and use it in an offensive manner and it gets banned?
"An individual has to demonstrate that he had good reason to possess a knife, for example for fishing, other sporting purposes or as part of his profession (e.g. a chef) in a public place.
- How about 'I have a knife because I may have the need to cut something'? Not good enough? How about 'You pussies banned all firearms and I'm forced to use a stone age tool to defend myself and my family from the rash of home invasions going on'? What? That'll land me in jail?!? Socialism/Liberalism at it's finest.
"The manufacture, sale and importation of 17 bladed, pointed and other offensive weapons have been banned, in addition to flick knives and gravity knives."
A spokesperson for the Association of Chief Police Officers said: "ACPO supports any move to reduce the number of knife related incidents, however, it is important to consider the practicalities of enforcing such changes."
- Well hell, just do an unannounced spot visit to make sure that mommy is not using a knife that is too big to prepare Daddy and Juniors dinner with! And if she is, arrest her and throw her in jail for a month! That'll show that no good criminal mommy to not mess with a government that is far over extending it's authority.
(but that's my problem...)
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Mmm... Xenia!
I found this picture on my hard drive when I was backing up my Mac and I felt that I should share it with my faithful reader(s). This is Xenia Seeburg from The Lexx TV Series and she is one sexy woman. Love them pouty lips...
Monday, May 23, 2005
Episode III (Or What Color Lightsaber Would You Have?)
I saw Revenge of The Sith on opening day and I really enjoyed it. It was far, far better than the Eps I&II and (to me), the CGI was better and not as in your face as the first two (but there was still a lot of it). Being in the Star Wars mood I found this 'What Color Lightsaber...' quiz on the net. The questions are stupid and the web site is slow but the results came out better than 'What D&D Character Are You'.
Your Lightsaber is Blue
Blue is often associated with depth and stability.
It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom,
confidence, and truth.
What Colored Lightsaber Would You Have?
brought to you by Quizilla
Your Lightsaber is Blue
Blue is often associated with depth and stability.
It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom,
confidence, and truth.
What Colored Lightsaber Would You Have?
brought to you by Quizilla
What D&D Character Are You?
I saw this in an old email and I thought it was kinda neat until I found out that I was a tree hugging psychopath...
I Am A: Chaotic Neutral Human Ranger Druid
Alignment:
Chaotic Neutral characters are unstable, and frequently insane. They believe in disorder first and foremost, and will thus strive for that disorder in everything they do. This means that they will do whatever seems 'fun' or 'novel' at any given time.
Race:
Humans are the 'average' race. They have the shortest life spans, and because of this, they tend to avoid the racial prejudices that other races are known for. They are also very curious and tend to live 'for the moment'.
Primary Class:
Rangers are the defenders of nature and the elements. They are in tune with the Earth, and work to keep it safe and healthy.
Secondary Class:
Druids are a special variety of Cleric who serves the Earth, and can call upon the power in the earth to accomplish their goals. They tend to be somewhat fanatical about defending natural settings.
Deity:
Silvanus is the True Neutral god of nature. He is also known as the Patron of Druids. His followers believe in the perfect balance of nature, and believe that nature's bounty is preferable to any other 'civilizing' method. They wear leather or metallic scale mail, constructed of leaf-shaped scales. Silvanus's symbol is an oak leaf.
Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy of NeppyMan (e-mail)
I Am A: Chaotic Neutral Human Ranger Druid
Alignment:
Chaotic Neutral characters are unstable, and frequently insane. They believe in disorder first and foremost, and will thus strive for that disorder in everything they do. This means that they will do whatever seems 'fun' or 'novel' at any given time.
Race:
Humans are the 'average' race. They have the shortest life spans, and because of this, they tend to avoid the racial prejudices that other races are known for. They are also very curious and tend to live 'for the moment'.
Primary Class:
Rangers are the defenders of nature and the elements. They are in tune with the Earth, and work to keep it safe and healthy.
Secondary Class:
Druids are a special variety of Cleric who serves the Earth, and can call upon the power in the earth to accomplish their goals. They tend to be somewhat fanatical about defending natural settings.
Deity:
Silvanus is the True Neutral god of nature. He is also known as the Patron of Druids. His followers believe in the perfect balance of nature, and believe that nature's bounty is preferable to any other 'civilizing' method. They wear leather or metallic scale mail, constructed of leaf-shaped scales. Silvanus's symbol is an oak leaf.
Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy of NeppyMan (e-mail)
Sunday, May 22, 2005
We Still Hate The French Right?
I've always liked making fun of the French for being a bunch of snail eating pansies. Sure they love our Marlboro's, Levi's and Coca-Cola but what have they done for us lately? With the war in Iraq 'over' (for lack of a better word) we haven't heard much from them, so this is just a friendly reminder; Yes, We Still Hate The French.
Some fun stuff: If you Google 'French Military Victories' and press the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button you'll get this search page back.
More Fun Stuff: Go to Albino Blacksheep's page for a quick and dirty listing of The Complete Military History of France.
Some fun stuff: If you Google 'French Military Victories' and press the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button you'll get this search page back.
More Fun Stuff: Go to Albino Blacksheep's page for a quick and dirty listing of The Complete Military History of France.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Never Upset A Fan (or Super Hot Pants No More)
I came across this fan manipulated picture off of The Caped Wonder web site. Starting from the top, Superman now has a haircut, a little darker blue and a little lighter red in the costume, the same style 'S' only bigger, no 'S' symbol on the belt buckle, NO HOT PANTS and taller boots. This is what he should look like, it keeps the new updates but blends it in with the old very well. Click on the picture below for the full sized version.
ETA: I resized the picture in iPhoto and it looks great (Mac's rule). I also posted a side-by-side comparision of the two pictures on my .WebSite.
ETA: I resized the picture in iPhoto and it looks great (Mac's rule). I also posted a side-by-side comparision of the two pictures on my .WebSite.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Assault weapons ban comes to end: A dud?
This was emailed to me by my buddy Mike Sid;
By Deborah Sontag The New York Times, APRIL 25, 2005 (subset)
Despite dire predictions that America's streets would be awash in military-style guns, the expiration of the decade-long assault weapons ban in September has not set off a sustained surge in the weapons' sales, gun makers and sellers say. It also has not caused any noticeable increase in gun crime in the past seven months, according to several city police departments.
The uneventful expiration of the assault weapons ban did not surprise gun owners, nor did it surprise some advocates of gun control. It underscored what many of them had said all along: The ban was porous - so porous that assault weapons remained widely available throughout their prohibition.
Shut your freakin' pie-hole ya skank! 'Assault weapons' are full auto's (that's machines guns to you others) - B
"The whole time that the American public thought there was an assault weapons ban, there never really was one," said Kristen Rand, legislative director of the Violence Policy Center, a gun- control group. What's more, law-enforcement officials say that military-style weapons, which were never used in many gun crimes but did enjoy some vogue in the years before the ban took effect, seem to have gone out of style in criminal circles.
"Back in the early '90s, criminals wanted those Rambo-type weapons they could brandish," said Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police. "Today they are much happier with a 9-millimeter handgun they can stick in their belt."
Well Duh! It's a helluva lot easier to conceal a Glock than it is a AK-47 - B
When the ban took effect in 1994, it exempted more than 1.5 million assault weapons in private hands. Over the next 10 years, at least 1.17 million more assault weapons were prod- uced - legitimately - by manufacturers that availed themselves of loopholes in the law, according to an analysis of firearms production data by the Violence Policy Center.
Oh here we go again! 'Loopholes', if it served a Liberal anti-gun agenda it wouldn't be called a 'loophole', it would be called 'complying with the law' - B
Throughout the decade-long ban, for instance, the gun manu- facturer DPMS/Panther Arms of Minnesota continued selling assault rifles to civilians by the tens of thousands. In compliance with the ban, the firearms manufacturer "sporterized" the military- style weapons, sawing off bayonet lugs, securing stocks so they were not collapsible and adding muzzle brakes. But the changes did not alter the guns' essence; they were still semiautomatic rifles with pistol grips.
Ha bitch! You just said 'in compliance'. So bayonet lugs, 'secured stocks' and muzzle breaks are OK. Can you please explain why a fucking pistol grip on a semi-auto rifle is so bad? Moron. - B
After the ban expired in September, DPMS reintroduced its full- featured weapons to the civilian market and enjoyed a slight spike in sales. But that increase was short-lived, and predictably so, said Randy Luth, the company's owner. "I never thought the sunset of the ban would be that big a deal," he said.
It is a big deal fucknut! We have just proved it did NOTHING! - B
No gun production data are available for the seven months since the ban expired. And some gun-control advocates say they do not trust the self-reporting of gun industry representatives, who may want to play down the volume of their sales to ward off a revival of the ban.
A replica of the ban is again before the Senate. "In my view, the assault weapons legislation was working," said Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, a chief sponsor of the new bill. "It was drying up supply and driving up prices. The number of those guns used in crimes dropped because they were less available."
Assault weapons account for a small fraction of gun crimes: about 2 percent, according to most studies, and no more than 8 percent. But they have been used in many high-profile shooting sprees.
OK, let's look at these last two paragraphs; Diane 'If I had my way, Mr and Mrs America turn them all in' Feinstein the woman who wants to repeal the 2nd amendment, says it's 'working' when the next paragraph it states only 2% (actually less according to the FBI) of all gun related crimes use them. The tactic is to start on the scary looking stuff to fool the ignorant and then go after everything else. -B
Gun crime in the United States has plummeted since the early 1990s. But a study for the National Institute of Justice said that it could not "clearly credit the ban with any of the nation's recent drop in gun violence."
Gee, y'think it might have to do with more states allowing their citizens to carry concealed weapons? - B
By Deborah Sontag The New York Times, APRIL 25, 2005
Despite dire predictions that America's streets would be awash in military-style guns, the expiration of the decade-long assault weapons ban in September has not set off a sustained surge in the weapons' sales, gun makers and sellers say. It also has not caused any noticeable increase in gun crime in the past seven months, according to several city police departments.
The uneventful expiration of the assault weapons ban did not surprise gun owners, nor did it surprise some advocates of gun control. It underscored what many of them had said all along: The ban was porous - so porous that assault weapons remained widely available throughout their prohibition.
Shut your freakin' pie-hole ya skank! 'Assault weapons' are full auto's (that's machines guns to you others) - B
"The whole time that the American public thought there was an assault weapons ban, there never really was one," said Kristen Rand, legislative director of the Violence Policy Center, a gun- control group. What's more, law-enforcement officials say that military-style weapons, which were never used in many gun crimes but did enjoy some vogue in the years before the ban took effect, seem to have gone out of style in criminal circles.
"Back in the early '90s, criminals wanted those Rambo-type weapons they could brandish," said Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police. "Today they are much happier with a 9-millimeter handgun they can stick in their belt."
Well Duh! It's a helluva lot easier to conceal a Glock than it is a AK-47 - B
When the ban took effect in 1994, it exempted more than 1.5 million assault weapons in private hands. Over the next 10 years, at least 1.17 million more assault weapons were prod- uced - legitimately - by manufacturers that availed themselves of loopholes in the law, according to an analysis of firearms production data by the Violence Policy Center.
Oh here we go again! 'Loopholes', if it served a Liberal anti-gun agenda it wouldn't be called a 'loophole', it would be called 'complying with the law' - B
Throughout the decade-long ban, for instance, the gun manu- facturer DPMS/Panther Arms of Minnesota continued selling assault rifles to civilians by the tens of thousands. In compliance with the ban, the firearms manufacturer "sporterized" the military- style weapons, sawing off bayonet lugs, securing stocks so they were not collapsible and adding muzzle brakes. But the changes did not alter the guns' essence; they were still semiautomatic rifles with pistol grips.
Ha bitch! You just said 'in compliance'. So bayonet lugs, 'secured stocks' and muzzle breaks are OK. Can you please explain why a fucking pistol grip on a semi-auto rifle is so bad? Moron. - B
After the ban expired in September, DPMS reintroduced its full- featured weapons to the civilian market and enjoyed a slight spike in sales. But that increase was short-lived, and predictably so, said Randy Luth, the company's owner. "I never thought the sunset of the ban would be that big a deal," he said.
It is a big deal fucknut! We have just proved it did NOTHING! - B
No gun production data are available for the seven months since the ban expired. And some gun-control advocates say they do not trust the self-reporting of gun industry representatives, who may want to play down the volume of their sales to ward off a revival of the ban.
A replica of the ban is again before the Senate. "In my view, the assault weapons legislation was working," said Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, a chief sponsor of the new bill. "It was drying up supply and driving up prices. The number of those guns used in crimes dropped because they were less available."
Assault weapons account for a small fraction of gun crimes: about 2 percent, according to most studies, and no more than 8 percent. But they have been used in many high-profile shooting sprees.
OK, let's look at these last two paragraphs; Diane 'If I had my way, Mr and Mrs America turn them all in' Feinstein the woman who wants to repeal the 2nd amendment, says it's 'working' when the next paragraph it states only 2% (actually less according to the FBI) of all gun related crimes use them. The tactic is to start on the scary looking stuff to fool the ignorant and then go after everything else. -B
Gun crime in the United States has plummeted since the early 1990s. But a study for the National Institute of Justice said that it could not "clearly credit the ban with any of the nation's recent drop in gun violence."
Gee, y'think it might have to do with more states allowing their citizens to carry concealed weapons? - B
Super Hot Pants
What is up with mangling classic super-hero costumes? I can live with the dark red looking leather, I can even deal with the smaller 3D rubber 'S', but seriously, the hot pants have got to go!
I Have A Reader!!!
Holy Shit! I have a reader... and he's Offended by me! My life is complete, I can die happy.
Here's his email to me;
What is the sense of owning a blog spot, if you don't use it. I now know why you have no readers, because there is no new material. I'm Offended at the fact, that it has been several weeks since you last posted. You should be offended that I must write this email to you, and that you may have just lost your last faithful reader.
Sincerely
Your last devoted reader.
Here's his email to me;
What is the sense of owning a blog spot, if you don't use it. I now know why you have no readers, because there is no new material. I'm Offended at the fact, that it has been several weeks since you last posted. You should be offended that I must write this email to you, and that you may have just lost your last faithful reader.
Sincerely
Your last devoted reader.
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