From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V13 #173 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, June 13 2004 Volume 13 : Number 173 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Movie time [James Dignan ] Re: Movie time ["Michael Wells" ] Bush/Zombie Reagan 2004 ["craigie*" ] Mary the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye from the gallows... [] Re: Mary the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye from the gallows... [Ken Weingold Subject: Re: Movie time >And proof that Ray Bradbury takes himself far too seriously - > > > Legendary SF author Ray Bradbury has ripped into filmmaker Michael > > Moore for using the title Fahrenheit 9/11 for his new Bush-bashing > > movie, an obvious takeoff on the 84-year-old's science-fiction classic > > Fahrenheit 451, the WorldNetDaily.com Web site reported. Bradbury > > reportedly told the Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter, "Michael > > Moore is a screwed asshole, that is what I think about that case," > > according to an English translation of the story. "He stole my title > > and changed the numbers without ever asking me for permission." > > > > Bradbury added, "[Moore] is a horrible human being. Horrible human!" > > When asked if he agreed with Moore's political positions, Bradbury > > replied, "That has nothing to do with it. He copied my title; that is > > what happened. That has nothing to do with my political opinions." This from the author of "The machineries of joy", "The golden apples of the sun", and "I sing the body electric"? William Blake, W. B.Yeats, and Walt Whitman are currently spinning in their graves. James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:46:25 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: Re: Movie time James opines: > William Blake, W. B.Yeats, and Walt Whitman are currently spinning in > their graves. Considering the amount hot air involved, how much power do you think we're generating there Stewart? Michael "a poet in every home" Wells ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:57:00 +0100 From: "craigie*" Subject: Bush/Zombie Reagan 2004 >> And how much hay will GWB try to make of >> this at his convention? >> >A shamelessly tearjerking convention speech by the Widder Reagan seems >almost inevitable, doesn't it? >I think Ronnie finally may be underground now, but there's a good >chance that his coffin will be dug up in another year for an >anniversary tour. you mean like this? http://www.bush-zombiereagan.com/ craigie* ...better late than never, until proven otherwise... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 15:30:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Mary the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye from the gallows... http://www.blueridgecountry.com/elephant/elephant.html ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin "I'm going to keep playing music until somebody shoots me." -- Scott McCaughey "It would not now surprise me in the least if, one night on TV, right there during The Memo, [Bill] O'Reilly declared himself to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia." -- Charles Pierce on MSNBC.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 18:50:26 -0400 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: Mary the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye from the gallows... On Sun, Jun 13, 2004, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > http://www.blueridgecountry.com/elephant/elephant.html Could you guys please make a warning of shit like this, sort of like the NSFW type thing? One of the things that upsets me more than anything, to the point of not wanting to listen, is cruelty to animals. - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 16:19:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: Mary the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye from the gallows... Ken Weingold wrote: > On Sun, Jun 13, 2004, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > http://www.blueridgecountry.com/elephant/elephant.html > > Could you guys please make a warning of shit like this, > sort of like the NSFW type thing? One of the things > that upsets me more than anything, to the point of not > wanting to listen, is cruelty to animals. I thought I had, albeit in a semi-joking manner in the Subject line, but I guess I wasn't clear enough. The story is really fucked up. ===== "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin "I'm going to keep playing music until somebody shoots me." -- Scott McCaughey "It would not now surprise me in the least if, one night on TV, right there during The Memo, [Bill] O'Reilly declared himself to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia." -- Charles Pierce on MSNBC.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 18:42:50 -0500 (CDT) From: tanter@tarleton.edu Subject: Re: Mary the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye from the gallows... It's a sad picture and story, but there is a point to it. It's not gratuitous. Marcy On Sun, 13 Jun 2004, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > Ken Weingold wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 13, 2004, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > > http://www.blueridgecountry.com/elephant/elephant.html > > > > Could you guys please make a warning of shit like this, > > sort of like the NSFW type thing? One of the things > > that upsets me more than anything, to the point of not > > wanting to listen, is cruelty to animals. > > I thought I had, albeit in a semi-joking manner in the > Subject line, but I guess I wasn't clear enough. The story > is really fucked up. > > > > ===== > "Life is just a series of dogs." -- George Carlin > > "I'm going to keep playing music until somebody shoots me." -- Scott McCaughey > > "It would not now surprise me in the least if, one night on TV, right there during The Memo, [Bill] O'Reilly declared himself to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia." -- Charles Pierce on MSNBC.com > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. > http://messenger.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 11:09:48 -0600 From: "Cadtharsis" Subject: Beating a live horse. warning: Welsh content History made as man beats horse. A man has won the annual Man versus Horse race for the first time in its 25-year history. Crowds of spectators at Llanwrtyd Wells in mid Wales saw Huw Lobb pick up the L25,000 prize - until Saturday, one of the biggest unclaimed prizes in British athletics. He completed the 22-mile course in two hours, five minutes, and 19 seconds. Bookies William Hill had to pay out on scores of bets struck at odds of 16/1. This year's contest had a record 500 runners and more than 40 horses and riders competing for the winning title. The event in the tiny Welsh town attracts competitors from throughout the UK and Europe. South Londoner Mr Lobb, 27, is an experienced marathon runner but he admitted to being "ecstatic" when he realised he had won. "It is a very unusual event with men running against horses," he said. He said he managed to break away from the pack at about the 10-mile mark. However, despite crossing the finish line alone, he had to wait 15 minutes before finding out if he had won. "When I crossed the line it became a bit of a waiting game to see if anyone had got over the line in a quicker time. "Then we had a big count-down and then they told me I had won. "I was ecstatic, I couldn't believe it. "Everybody was cheering and shaking my hand and telling me I'd have to buy them a drink with my prize money," he said. It was the first time that Mr Lobb, who has taken part in several marathons, had participated in the sporting calendar's most unusual race. "I will definitely do it again, it is a fantastic and very unusual event, not something I have ever done before," he said. The prize money for the winning runner has remained unclaimed until now. Every year, the prize grows by L1,000 and Mr Lobb scooped L25,000 for running the 22 mile race. "The first thing that I will do with the money is buy myself some decent training shoes," said Mr Lobb. "Then I may take myself off on some training holidays before taking part in some marathons in the autumn," he added. Graham Sharpe, spokesman for William Hill, said : "This is a fantastic achievement which I have always believed could be done in the right circumstances." The first horse home was Kay Bee Jay, ridden by Zoe White, in a time of two hours, seven minutes, and 36 seconds. Event organiser Gordon Green said it was a "fantastic day". "It has been brilliant because it is our 25th anniversary this year. "I've always thought someone would do it one day and today it happened. "Everybody was excited by the win and I'm sure there is going to be a big party tonight," he added. A memorial was unveiled before the race to Screaming Lord Sutch who had been a strong supporter of the event. The race is run over 22 miles and takes competitors through some of the most picturesque scenery in Wales via farm tracks, footpaths, open moorland and tarmac. ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V13 #173 ********************************