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<title><![CDATA["EL JUEVES" CON PREMEDITACIÓN, NOCTURNIDAD Y ALEVOSIA]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; Monti presiona al Consti El President pide que el TC espabile con el Estatut, y que no]]></description>
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<h2>Monti presiona al Consti</h2>
<h3>El President pide que el TC espabile con el Estatut, y que no se lo recorten mucho: «Soy un creador, no admito retoques»</h3>
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<p><strong>Montilla</strong> tiene la propiedad de pertenecer a la escuela de políticos Chufi, por lo de la horchata en las venas, y al mismo tiempo ser capaz, en su tono pausado y narcoléptico, de hacer declaraciones en plan «ahora estoy enfadado» que misteriosamente emocionan al PSC logran erizar los pelos del rabo a la plana madrileña. Como el domingo, sin ir más lejos<!--more-->, cuando el President pidió al <strong>Tribunal Constitucional</strong>, que lleva ya tiempo columpiándose con la sentencia del <strong>Estatut</strong>, que espabile un poco, y advirtió de que recortarlo demasiado pondría en entredicho la mismísima y muy sagrada <strong>Constitución</strong>. <em>(Rumor entre el público: «¡Uala, lo que ha dicho!»)</em></p>
<p>En el TC, por su parte, admiten que la revisión les lleva más tiempo del previsto porque «el manuscrito tiene muchas faltas», y recuerdan lo que ya se objetó hace más de un año, la aparición repetida en el texto del insólito sintagma «nacionalidad catalana», aunque «seguro que no es una falta deliberada —declaró un juez, comprensivo—; más bien se tratará de un error de sintaxis».</p>
<p>Montilla ya ha repetido que de errores, nada. «Es mi estilo literario; soy un creador y la obra es mía, así que cuidado con los retoques.» ¿Pensará cambiar de editorial?</p>
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<h3>No podía faltar</h3>
<h2>Esta es la tipica noticia para recordar que Franco palmó hace años</h2>
<h3>La memoria histórica está bien, pero da hasta pereza escribir sobre él</h3>
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<p><strong>Francisco Franco</strong>, un señor que tenía el culo blanco según una canción popular, y un <em>hijoputa</em> con todas sus letras según los que tienen ojos en la cara, murió hace exactamente 34 años. Hay que recordarlo para que no nos olvidemos de quién es, y para que cuando alguien nos diga que no fue tan malo, <!--more-->nos lo tomemos como un chiste. O sea, que los distintos políticos del PP que no condenan el franquismo ni le quitan al <strong>Generalisimo</strong> los distintos honores que él mismo se otorgó (así cualquiera los consigue) tienen que ser todos unos cachondos. O eso, o unos <em>hijoputas</em> también.</p>
<p>Y no hay mucho más que decir. Que esperamos que siga enterrado y que el día en que los fallecidos empiecen a andar por las calles transformados en muertos vivientes, <strong>Paquito</strong> no pueda salir de su majestuosa tumba porque está enterrado a mucha profundidad. Que esperamos que lo esté viendo todo desde alguna parte y se tire de los (pocos) pelos cada vez que contemple una boda gay. Y, por supuesto, que esperamos que esos señores trajados que dicen ser de un partido que defiende la moral y las buenas costumbres condenen de una vez por todas una costumbre tan mala como la que tenía Franco, que era matar gente. Por pedir que no quede.</p>
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<p><strong>Alakrana, Gripe A, paro, incompetencias&#8230;</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Opinión Satírica - Fortuño Y El Bono De Navidad ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNA DE "EL JUEVES" QUE ES JUEVES]]></title>
<link>http://ramrockmanchesterunited.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/una-de-el-jueves-que-es-jueves/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  Maradona carga contra la prensa tras clasificarse Camps destituye a Costa como secretario general ]]></description>
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<p><strong>Maradona carga contra la prensa tras clasificarse</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Camps destituye a Costa como secretario general del PP y como portavoz en las Corts</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Viaje por la paz de Zapatero a Israel y los territorios palestinos</strong></p>
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<h2>«La Tierra gira alrededor de los cojones del Papa»</h2>
<h3>Algo así diría Galileo, que en paz descanse, si supiera que la Santa Sede acoge ahora una exposición sobre él</h3>
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<p>Es considerado por <strong>Stephen Hawking</strong> «el padre de la ciencia moderna»; publicó sus muchos descubrimientos como astrónomo en el <em>Sidereus nuncius</em>; apoyó el heliocentrismo (lo de que la Tierra gira alrededor del sol, teoría condenada por la iglesia de entonces como contraria a las Escrituras), fue denunciado a la Inquisición Romana y condenado por herejía, y murió bajo arresto domiciliario.</p>
<p><!--more-->No sabemos si el hecho de que tuviera razón consolará mucho a su alma (si la tuviera o tuviese, es una forma de hablar, no es por ponernos metafísicos), pero sí estamos bastante seguros de que <strong>Galileo Galilei</strong> se cagaría en el Santo Padre si supiera que el <strong>Vaticano</strong> acoge a día de hoy la exposición <strong><em>Astrum 2009</em></strong>, en la que se cantan alabanzas a su visión científica y ni se menciona su encontronazo con la iglesia.</p>
<p>Según el diario <em>La Vanguardia</em>, al ser interrogado por los periodistas sobre estas omisiones, el arzobispo <strong>Gianfranco Ravasi</strong> consideró que no vale la pena descalificar a los que condenaron a Galileo, porque «no se puede tener siempre abierto el tribunal de la historia», aunque sí comentó que «hubo errores por ambas partes». Claro&#8230; Y el error de Galileo, en concreto, ¿cuál fue? ¿No meterle un telescopio por el culo al dogmático que le condenó?.</p>
<h3>Venancio Astúrdiga .The Arrancapapas</h3>
<h2>Se atreve a denunciar a un fumador por infringir la Ley del Tabaco y le queman vivo (en pro de la tolerancia)</h2>
<p>Salustiano Borcilla, alias “El Trunko” por su semejanza con una alcachofa, fue ayer a trabajar en la gasolinera donde había servido combustible durante 40 años y, sobre las diez de la mañana, un cliente de apariencia farruca detuvo su automóvil y pidió que le llenara el depósito.<!--more-->Dicho cliente malhadado, cuyo nombre permanece bajo secreto sumarial pero ya les podemos adelantar que se llamaba Ramiro Tejón y vive en la Calle Adoquines 14 (Palencia), se aprestó a encender un purazo tamaño familiar mientras Salustiano procedía a insertar el surtidor de gasolina en el vehículo.</p>
<p>A la vista de lo cual Salustiano le conminó a que apagara aquello bajo serio peligro de reventón de los depósitos de gasolina y consiguiente armaguedón. Ante la resistencia cojonera del tal Ramiro Tejón, Salustiano procedió a amenazar al fumador con denunciarlo de acuerdo con las disposiciones de la reciente Ley del Tabaco.</p>
<p>Sin embargo, el ofendido cliente, no sólo se negó a apagar el cigarro apelando a la tolerancia y su derecho a provocar cáncer a los demás, sino que, según testigos presenciales, se cagó en la ley literalmente, sacando un ejemplar del BOE que tenía en la guantera y defecando sobre la legislación, para solaz del resto de automovilistas que hacían cola.</p>
<p>Acto seguido, el enfurecido Sr. Tejón propinó una paliza brutal y merecida a Salustiano con un bate de béisbol y un candelabro, clamando tolerancia para los fumadores por la gracia de Dios. Poco después le roció de gasolina y le prendió fuego, profiriendo gritos en pro de la convivencia pacífica y contra la marginación injusta de los fumadores.</p>
<p>La policía investiga ahora el paradero del posible asesino de Salustiano, si bien el Comisario Tarrasco, a cargo del caso, reconoce que “el tal Salustiano, alias Cagarruta, se la jugó por provocar a un fumador. Y se la jugó porque todo el mundo sabe que las leyes en España están para incumplirlas, y el que quiera aplicarlas se arriesga a que sus semejantes, con toda la razón del mundo, lo vapuleen por incordiar. Y fumar es un derecho fundamental, en gasolineras o donde te pille. Yo que quiere que le diga: este tal Salusatiano se lo buscó por su intolerancia clara”.</p>
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<h3>Rubén Bravo</h3>
<h2>Traumas infantiles</h2>
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<title><![CDATA[PARA UN LUNES FIESTA, "EL JUEVES"]]></title>
<link>http://ramrockmanchesterunited.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/para-un-lunes-fiesta-el-jueves/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[  Esta semana, en «El Jueves» Los ricos crean la crisis, los pobres la pagan   ¡Viva y bravo por Zap]]></description>
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<h3>Esta semana, en «El Jueves»</h3>
<h2>Los ricos crean la crisis, los pobres la pagan</h2>
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<p>¡Viva y bravo por <strong>Zapatero</strong>! Resulta que tener un país a tu disposición mola mazo, pero también hay que pagar facturas. Y para eso necesitas dinero. Y como se ve que en la caja no quedaba mucho, <!--more-->muestro querido ZP ha optado por subir los impuestos. Como el <strong>IVA</strong> (a partir de julio), que tiene la particularidad de aplicarse a todos los productos y, por lo tanto, nos afecta a todos por igual. O tal vez no, porque para alguien con posibles pagar más por un producto seguramente no le importará, pero al pobre que está en el paro le joderá vivo. Si a eso le sumamos la reducción de las ayudas (como la de 400 euros, que fue la propuesta estrella de su candidatura en las elecciones, y ha durado dos miserables años), el resultado es un cabreo monumental y una posible victoria en las futuras elecciones del otro partido que parece existir, el <strong>PP</strong>, formado en parte por señores repeinados que creen que los homosexuales son unos degenerados, los catalanes y vascos unos monstruos que se comen a los niños y, sobre todo, están convencidos de que mangonear el dinero público está la mar de bien (siempre que lo hagan ellos, eso sí). Y luego se quejan de que a la gente no le interesa la política.</p>
<p>Volviendo al tema que nos ocupa, no culpemos a nuestro presi de la subida del IVA. El pobre Zapatero no tenía otra opción. ¿Qué iba a hacer? ¿Cobrar más a la rentas altas? ¿Hacer que las <strong>SICAV</strong> (sociedades anónimas de gente de mucha pasta) tributen más que al ridículo 1% que pagan actualmente? Sus amigotes ricos le iban a mirar muy mal. ¿Bajar de forma drástica los sueldos de diputados, altos cargos, realeza y otros chupópteros? Incluso le iban a mirar peor. La opción menos dramática es hacer pringar al populacho, que a estos sólo les ve cara a cara cada cuatro años, cuando necesita los votos y baja a los mercados para besar niños. Un mal menor.</p>
<p>De todas formas, no todo está perdido. Siempre nos queda el derecho a pataleta, y en <em><strong>El Jueves</strong></em> lo ejercemos con conviccion.</p>
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<p><strong>El PP valenciano propone el «cese temporal» de Costa</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Obama, Nobel de la Paz</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Maradona se juega estar en el Mundial</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.eljueves.es/medio/2009/10/09/maradona_don_bolon.jpg" alt="" width="457" height="643" /></p>
<p><strong>Campaña del Ministerio de Defensa con Del Bosque, Ferran Adrià y Concha Velasco</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.eljueves.es/medio/2009/10/09/campana_del_ministerio_de_defensa_con_del_bosque_ferran_adria_y_concha_velasco.jpg" alt="" width="455" height="696" /></p>
<h3>Otra entrega de la emocionante serie de El Jueves «¿Qué fue de?»</h3>
<h2>El año 1984: «Orwell no dio ni una»</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.eljueves.es/medio/2009/10/09/1984.jpg" alt="" width="458" height="329" /></p>
<p>Entrevistar a personas no está mal, pero es más de lo mismo. Todos hemos visto en incontables ocasiones gente a la que le preguntan y da la brasa. En cambio, ¿cuántas veces se ha entrevistado a un año? ¿Cuántas? ¿Eh? Bueno, a lo mejor alguna, no tenemos controlado todo lo que pasa en el mundo, pero en todo caso está menos visto.<!--more--> Así que hoy, para vuestro uso y disfrute, nos hemos ido a buscar al <strong>año 1984</strong>. Lo de los años es realmente jodido. Nacen un uno de enero siendo rollizos bebés y sólo 365 días más tarde ya son viejos pellejos totalmente demacrados. La creencia popular es que, entonces, el año muere. ¡Falso! Lo que hace es ir a pasar el resto de sus días en un geriátrico. Y eso es precisamente lo que le ha hecho 1984. Le encontramos jugando una partida de ajedrez con <strong>1999</strong>, al que recrimina ser demasiado moderno y descarado, aunque sobre todo se le queja por haber permitido que durante su mandato <strong>King África </strong>triunfara internacionalmente. Cuando llegamos, nos escruta con la mirada de arriba a abajo, y algo parece no gustarle. “Vaya pintas…  ¡Este <strong>2009</strong> no tiene vergüenza!” sentencia finalmente.</p>
<p>Esperamos escuchar un relato apasionante sobre el ser que vivió aquel año con más intensidad pero, por el contrario, 1984 se muestra decepcionado. “<strong>George Orwell </strong>había puesto las expectativas demasiado altas con su novela: lo del gobierno totalitario controlando el mundo, manipulando la información y espiando a cada uno de sus habitantes sonaba, por lo menos, interesante”. Sin embargo, tal y como él nos confiesa, 1984 fue un año muy tonto: “<em>Asturias Patria Querida</em> fue declarada himno oficial de Asturias, se firmó la declaración de <strong>Caracas</strong>, que ya me dirás quién se acuerda, Nicaragua aprobó su ley electoral… ¿¿Qué manera de pasar a la historia es esta??” Intentamos consolarle y le decimos que fue el año en que se cargaron a <strong>Indira Ghandi</strong> en la India, que eso seguro que está en los libros. Él, furioso, nos contesta que el Ghandi que molaba era <strong>Mahatma</strong>, y que el año que se llevó la fama con éste es <strong>1948</strong>. Definitivamente, tenemos que darle la razón: 1984, si tenemos en cuenta los hechos históricos, fue un poco una mierda.</p>
<p>Abandonamos el geriátrico con una sonrisa en los labios. Parecía improbable, pero finalmente hemos hecho feliz al pobre anciano. Ha bastado con contarle que <strong>Scarlet Johansson</strong> nació precisamente en 1984. Cuando subimos al <strong>Seat Ibiza</strong> para volver a la redacción, todo parece haberse arreglado. Oímos de fondo como, dentro del asilo, nuestro viejo amigo alardea de su reciente descubrimiento. Y, de repente, le oímos llorar otra vez. <strong>1986 </strong>le ha dicho que Scarlett Johansson ya no importa ahora mismo, la buenorra que está de moda es <strong>Megan Fox</strong>, y ésta nació en su año. Realmente, 1984 no gana para disgustos.</p>
<h3>El Nota</h3>
<h2>Parlamentando en el Congreso</h2>
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<h2>Realizado con éxito el primer trasplante de hostia</h2>
<h3>Un señor de Massachussets la tenía malísima, y ahora, gracias a un donante que era un santo, rezuma buen rollo</h3>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.eljueves.es/medio/2009/10/08/operacion_hostia.jpg" alt="" width="442" height="246" /></p>
<p>El héroe del bisturí es el doctor <strong>T. H. Quackstaff</strong>, que ya llenó portadas al realizar el primer trasplante de cerebro. En aquella ocasión murieron donante y receptor, pero la osadía del cirujano bien merece una mención en los libros. <!--more-->Con este brillante currículum, y cumplidos los diez añitos de rigor por incompetencia peligrosa, Quackstaff persistió en el perfeccionamiento de su técnica, limitándose a sustituir pedazos pequeños de materia gris. Y miren por dónde, su clínica particular, situada en el sótano de su casa, volvió a ser el lunes foco de atención de los medios, y esta vez por algo no delictivo.</p>
<p>El receptor fue <strong>Karl W. Vannagut</strong>, paciente de lo que la ciencia médica conoce como «mala hostia congénita». Condicionado por su enfermedad, a sus 51 años este profesor de literatura de la Miskatonic University era hombre divorciado, de escasos amigos, a menudo atacado por sus propios perros, despótico con sus alumnos, grosero entre sus colegas, cretino en sociedad, un energúmeno al volante, e incluso fue despedido de una tertulia radiofónica entre republicanos por virulencia excesiva. Harto de la escasa comprensión social que recibía por su problema («¡son todos unos hijos de puta sin sentimientos!», solía decir), acudió a varios psiquiatras, el último de los cuales, herido por las críticas de Karl hacia su peinado, le mandó a la clínica del doctor Quackstaff, para que aprendiera.</p>
<p>El donante, por ley, debería permanecer en el anonimato, pero eso es difícil cuando en vida se han cosechado tantos amigos como <strong>Conrad W. McIntyre</strong>. Descrito por sus paisanos como «un tío cojonudo, la alegría del pueblo» (lo que tiene mérito, porque el pueblo es Boston), McIntyre, fallecido al rescatar unos gatitos de un incendio, legó al mundo todas sus pertenencias, recetas de cocina y órganos. El doctor Quackstaff requirió el pedacito del córtex cerebral que, según sus estudios, alberga el buen humor, y lo insertó en la región ocupada por la mala hostia de Karl, que ya se había expandido hasta el área que contiene las capitales del mundo. Desde la operación, Karl falla todas las preguntas azules del Trivial, pero encaja cada derrota con humor y campechanía. Otra historia con final feliz gracias a nuestra amiga la cirugía temeraria.</p>
<h3>Los historiadores destapan el escándalo</h3>
<h2>Herodes jamás dijo «Te jodes»</h2>
<h3>La gente creía estar citando a un señor de la antigüedad cuando en realidad sólo decían una vulgaridad muy gorda</h3>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.eljueves.es/medio/2009/10/08/herodes.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>Herodes I</strong>, rey de <strong>Judea</strong>, <strong>Galilea</strong>, <strong>Idumea</strong> y posiblemente otros sitios que también acaban en “ea” ha pasado a la historia por dos cosas: instigar la matanza de los inocentes y pronunciar un aforismo tan culto y refinado como “Te jodes”. Hoy, un equipo de<!--more--> la universidad de <strong>Cambridge</strong> nos ha sacado del error: Herodes jamás dijo tal cosa. El famoso rey, cuentan los expertos, pudo haber pronunciado frases como “Claro que me gustan los niños, sobre todo al ajillo”, “No te recomiendo abrir una guardería en esta zona, no hay muchos clientes potenciales” o “Sé que ahora es una putada, pero dentro de unos siglos Paula Vázquez hará un programa sobre esto de los inocentes y me lo agradeceréis”. No obstante, nunca hizo ninguna increpación al fastidio de su interlocutor.</p>
<p>Los historiadores, sin embargo, no saben qué es lo que motivó esta falsa creencia. Algunos afirman que Herodes tenía un negocio de tejidos y por asimilación fonética, la palabra se acabó confundiendo con “te jodes”. Otros se decantan por la teoría de que no fue Herodes quien lo dijo, sino J<strong>esucristo</strong>, pero como quedaba poco cristiano tergiversaron los hechos. Ni uno solo de los supuestamente entendidos cayó en que la frase podría haberse generado porque, simplemente, rima. Al serle planteada esta posibilidad, el responsable de la investigación afirmó “¡Somos historiadores, no poetas!” y abondonó la sala visiblemente disgustado.</p>
<p>Más allá de la anécdota, lo cierto es que ha caído un mito. Y puede no ser el único. Fuentes cercanas a <strong>eljueves.es</strong> afirman que se está a punto de demostrar que <strong>Jack el destripador</strong> tampoco dijo “Vamos por partes”, lo que sería todo un <em>shock</em>. Os mantendremos informados.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[em estética da garoa]]></title>
<link>http://pensamentosdestoados.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/5/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>robertoiwai</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pensamentosdestoados.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/5/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[recomeço. I em estética da garoa, sofro minha redenção: em mente encharcada pelas últimas notícias, ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><blockquote><p>recomeço.<em></em></p></blockquote>
<p><em>I</em></p>
<p>em estética da garoa, sofro minha redenção:<br />
em mente encharcada pelas últimas notícias,<br />
eu pertenço aos passos largos e a sensação<br />
que acredito ser apenas tão satírica.</p>
<p>(me desviando das pessoas desprovidas<br />
de algum cabimento nesta situação.)</p>
<p><em>II</em></p>
<p>caminham ilesas e sem fraquejar,<br />
e nem perduram pela máxima estética<br />
do planeta em falso movimento<br />
e suas mínimas vidas em lenta translação.</p>
<p>avistam o seu nada com um imenso futuro<br />
mas ainda se encontram por detrás do muro:<br />
pichando perfeitos argumentos<br />
sem bem alguma explicação.</p>
<p><em>f.</em></p>
<p>em estética da garoa &#8211; a derradeira<br />
lamento o tormento ignorado<br />
e a múltipla satisfação.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawrence Dagstine: "FRESH BLOOD Aftermath..."]]></title>
<link>http://lawrencedagstine.com/2009/08/04/lawrence-dagstine-fresh-blood-aftermath/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lawrence Dagstine</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lawrencedagstine.com/2009/08/04/lawrence-dagstine-fresh-blood-aftermath/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Or&#8230; The BEST WEEKEND EVAH! Thank you sooo much to everyone who stopped by my booth and picked ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Or&#8230; The BEST WEEKEND EVAH! Thank you sooo much to everyone who stopped by my booth and picked up copies of my books, pulp magazines, and other wares.  Many of you told me you&#8217;ve never read genre before, many of you took my card, and a couple of you even stood in line and actually waited.  You don&#8217;t know how good that made me feel.  Thank you again.  Here I thought folks don&#8217;t read anymore (well, that was before this weekend, assuming I <em>now</em> have new readers &#8211; I really hope you enjoy the tales and stay tuned to this spot). </p>
<div id="attachment_4496" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 478px"><img class="size-full wp-image-4496" title="FRESH BLOOD" src="http://lawrencedagstine.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/fresh-blood1.jpg" alt="ISBN: 978-0-9819696-2-6" width="468" height="351" /><p class="wp-caption-text">ISBN: 978-0-9819696-2-6</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Good news:</strong> I&#8217;ll be back next weekend.  Some marketing, diversifying, and injecting the right pitches clearly doesn&#8217;t hurt, I see.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Bad news:</strong> If you&#8217;re new here, I&#8217;m temporarily sold out of Fresh Blood.  I only have five copies left, and at the moment I need to mail out to review venues.  I will, however, still have a few copies of <em>other</em> books and pulps on hand.  But these will be <em>sparse</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Oh yeah, and I&#8217;m planning a contest too!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Order FRESH BLOOD<em> direct</em> from The Genre Mall:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="http://www.genremall.com/anthologiesr.htm#freshblood">http://www.genremall.com/anthologiesr.htm#freshblood</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Check out some of the <em>other</em> goods:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://lawrencedagstine.com/books-anthos/"><strong>http://lawrencedagstine.com/books-anthos/</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://lawrencedagstine.com/magazine-credits-dagstine/"><strong>http://lawrencedagstine.com/magazine-credits-dagstine/</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Order the Post-Apocalyptic SATIRICA ANTHOLOGY:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://lawrencedagstine.com/2009/04/27/satirica-anthology-nominated-for-ippy-award/"><strong>http://lawrencedagstine.com/2009/04/27/satirica-anthology-nominated-for-ippy-award/</strong></a></p>
<div id="attachment_4457" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 478px"><img class="size-full wp-image-4457" title="Fresh Blood Aftermath 1" src="http://lawrencedagstine.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/fresh-blood-aftermath-1.jpg" alt="Some of the merch, some of the profits." width="468" height="311" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Some of the merch, some of the profits.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_4487" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 478px"><img class="size-full wp-image-4487" title="Fresh Blood Aftermath 2" src="http://lawrencedagstine.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/fresh-blood-aftermath-21.jpg" alt="Fresh Blood scores BIG in Brooklyn, New York!" width="468" height="311" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Fresh Blood scores BIG in Brooklyn, New York!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_4568" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 478px"><img class="size-full wp-image-4568" title="Dagstine Merch 1" src="http://lawrencedagstine.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/dagstine-merch-1.jpg" alt="Even more merch; Dagstine bulk filled almost two big suitcases" width="468" height="311" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Even more merch; Dagstine bulk filled almost two big suitcases</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">It was a great few days.  My count may be off, but I pushed somewhere well over 130 <em>mixed</em> Dagstine titles: hardcovers, softcovers, magazines, etc.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">With that said, I&#8217;m off to eat in my favorite sushi restaurant.  I feel like a kid living his dream.  Once again, thank you!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Lawrence R. Dagstine ;-)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Child Soldiers]]></title>
<link>http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/child-soldiers/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bill Housley</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/child-soldiers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Children and teens, as is well known, don&#8217;t have the same respect for their own vulnerability ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="www.cowboylogic.net/Guarding_Antoine.wav"></a>Children and teens, as is well known, don&#8217;t have the same respect for their own vulnerability that a more seasoned adult does.  They are more likely to be trusted by their target, and their innocence makes them a more volatile media focus when their target uses deadly force against them.</p>
<p><a href="http://esenatorehumanrights.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/eat-this-heart-if-youre-courageous/"><img class="alignnone" src="http://esenatorehumanrights.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/20061011_fey_childsoldiers_en.jpg?w=251&#038;h=360" alt="" width="251" height="360" /></a></p>
<p>Adults, with ambitions for power, wealth, and control over others, are exploiting the innocence and media sensitivity of children to further their aims.  They don&#8217;t care about the harm they are doing.  It is a <a title="Think Again: Child Soldiers" href="http://hiddenunitiesnotebook.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/think-again-child-soldiers/" target="_blank">human rights issue </a>that modern armies, <a title="News // Nicolas Cage Donates $2 Million to Help End Suffering of Child Soldiers" href="http://esenatorehumanrights.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/nicolas-cage-donates-2-million-to-help-end-suffering-of-child-soldiers/">celebrities</a> and <a title="Convention on the Rights of the Child" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child" target="_blank">international organizations</a>  struggle to find a solution for.</p>
<p><a href="http://books.google.com/books/p/pub-3634446850708548?id=DElujgKthQkC&#38;pg=PA109"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15" title="bombing_small" src="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/bombing_small.jpg" alt="bombing_small" width="238" height="358" /></a></p>
<p>This is one of the reasons I wrote the science fiction story <a title="Another Man's Terrorist -- Satirica preview" href="http://books.google.com/books/p/pub-3634446850708548?id=DElujgKthQkC&#38;pg=PA109" target="_blank">Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist</a>, to draw more attention to this aspect of terrorism and how it robs a child of their childhood, their future, and often their lives.  Children are used as targets, human shields, soldiers, and propaganda tools the world over, to perpetuate the political issues and aspirations of adults.  I hoped that by writing a fiction story about it, and getting it published, could help people get to know more about this terrible tragedy.</p>
<p>Other fiction stories about child soldiers:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 290px"><a href="www.cowboylogic.net/Guarding_Antoine.wav"><img class="    " title="Guarding Antoine" src="http://www.cowboylogic.net/images/TeddyBear.jpg" alt="Guarding Antoine" width="280" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Guarding Antoine -- written and narrated by Roger Haller (.wav file, download may take several minutes)</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 227px"><a href="http://books.google.com/books/p/pub-3634446850708548?id=DElujgKthQkC&#38;pg=PA106"><img class=" " title="Satirica -- An Anthology of Satirical Speculative Fiction" src="http://www.cowboylogic.net/images/Sat_Cover.jpg" alt="" width="217" height="307" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">From the pages of Satirica -- The Babies at Nae-Long -- by John Parke Davis</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.warchildholland.org/nieuws/1556/sam-okello:-fiction-meets-reality.html" target="_blank"><img class="  " title="Filming of The Silent Army" src="http://cms2.warchild.nl/admin/download.php?pagina=www.warchildholland.org/download.php&#38;fileId=3607" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Silent Army -- Written and directed by Jean van de Velde</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 325px"><a href="http://www.backpackerfiction.com/2009/02/child-soldiers.html" target="_blank"><img class=" " title="Backpacker Fiction -- Child Soldiers" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mpLbRkqZkxk/SaleXV9OlXI/AAAAAAAAAZo/ZiLwsOnGzH4/s400/wd1.jpg" alt="" width="315" height="212" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Backpacker Fiction -- by Matthew R. Loney</p></div>
<p>Online Articles, Groups and Blogs:</p>
<p><a title="War Child" href="http://www.warchildholland.org/">War Child</a></p>
<p><a title="The Child Soldiers" href="http://thechildsoldiers.wordpress.com/child-soldiers/">The Child Soldiers</a></p>
<p><a title="Think Again: Child Soldiers" href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4944&#38;page=1" target="_blank">Think Again: Child Soldiers</a></p>
<p><a title="Child Soliers -- Alarming Global Situation" href="http://esenatorehumanrights.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Child Soldiers &#8212; Alarming Global Situation</a> </p>
<p><a title="Child Soldier Relief" href="http://childsoldierrelief.com/" target="_blank">Child Soldier Relief</a></p>
<p><a title="Statistics on Child Soldiers" href="http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/stats-on-human-rights/statistics-on-war-conflict/statistics-on-child-soldiers/" target="_blank">Statistics on Child Soldiers</a></p>
<p><a title="Fact and Fiction About Child Soldiers" href="http://globalcrim.blogspot.com/2009/05/fact-and-fiction-about-child-soldiers.html" target="_blank">Fact and Fiction About Child Soldiers</a></p>
<p><a title="A Long Way Gone: The True Story of a Child Soldier by Ishmael Beah" href="http://www.amazon.com/Long-Way-Gone-Memoirs-Soldier/dp/0374531269/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#38;s=books&#38;qid=1244311272&#38;sr=8-1#reader">A Long Way Gone: The True Story of a Child Soldier</a> <span>by Ishmael Beah</span></p>
<p><span><a title="Child Soldiers" href="http://heatherlynn66.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/child-soldiers-2/" target="_blank">Child Soldiers</a></span></p>
<p>International Organizations:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/children">http://www.amnesty.org/en/children</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Preview of Satirica now available online!]]></title>
<link>http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/preview-of-satirica-now-available-online/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bill Housley</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/preview-of-satirica-now-available-online/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cowboy Logice Press, publisher of IPPY Award nominee Satirica &#8211; An Anthology of Satirical Spec]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a title="Cowboy Logic Press" href="http://cowboylogic.net" target="_blank">Cowboy Logice Press</a>, publisher of <a href="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/satirica-nominiated-for-an-ippy" target="_blank">IPPY Award</a> nominee <a title="Get Satirica" href="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/getsatirica/" target="_blank">Satirica &#8211; An Anthology of Satirical Speculative Fiction</a>, has made a limited preview of the book available online through Google Previews in Google Books.</p>
<p><a title="Read a limited preview of Satirica" href="http://books.google.com/books/p/pub-3634446850708548?id=DElujgKthQkC&#38;pg=PA109&#38;dq=&#34;Bill+Housley&#34;" target="_blank">Check it out by clicking here.</a></p>
<p><a title="Bill Housley's Interview with Mark Madia on KEVA" href="http://www.cowboylogic.net/files/Bill_Housley.mp3" target="_blank">Click here to listen to the co-author Bill Housley&#8217;s radio interview on KEVA about Satirica, and his story, Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist</a></p>
<blockquote>
<h2 style="text-align:center;">&#8220;This anthology is an irreverent look in the mirror for Mankind.&#8221;</h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><a title="Cowboy Logic Publishing" href="http://www.cowboylogic.net" target="_blank">Roger Haller</a> &#8211; author of &#8220;Visitation&#8221; and &#8220;Return to Oz&#8221; in Satirica</h2>
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<p style="text-align:center;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<blockquote>
<h2 style="text-align:center;">&#8220;In Satirica, the authors capture some of the problems in our culture—then take turns beating them with a blunt instrument.&#8221;</h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><a title="Bill Housley, Satirica author, blogs about the book." href="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/announceamt/" target="_blank">Bill Housley </a>- author of &#8220;Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist&#8221; in Satirica</h2>
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<p style="text-align:center;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
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<h2 style="text-align:center;">&#8220;This project has turned up some of the most professional and promising stars of speculative fiction today&#8230;more than 110,000 words and 24 stories set in futuristic societies, post-apocalyptic dystopias, and featuring dozens of speculative characters.&#8221;</h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><a title="Lawrence Dagstine, Satirica author, blogs about the book." href="http://lawrencedagstine.com/2008/09/05/satirica-an-anthology-of-satirical-sf-now-available/" target="_blank">Lawrence Dagstine </a>- author of &#8220;Human Transfer&#8221; in Satirica</h2>
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<p style="text-align:center;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<blockquote>
<h2 style="text-align:center;">&#8220;Each story is interesting, unique, and will hopefully go a long way toward making you think about society in general, the human condition, and the world around us.&#8221;</h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><a title="Jason Chapman, Satirica author, blogs about the book." href="http://www.jasonkchapman.com/category/tags/satirica" target="_blank">John Parke Davis </a>- author of &#8220;The Babies at Nae-long&#8221; in Satirica</h2>
</blockquote>
<h1 style="text-align:center;"> </h1>
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<link>http://johaha.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/daggy-pimps-but-no-ones-buying-and-no-you-cannot-be-nominated-for-an-ippy/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://johaha.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/daggy-pimps-but-no-ones-buying-and-no-you-cannot-be-nominated-for-an-ippy/</guid>
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<p><strong>First, he pushes his crap coming out in Nova. First of all, who the hell is Nova? Well, after a little research&#8211;you know, Daggy, research&#8211;I found them to be, well, a big, fat NOBODY. </strong></p>
<p><strong>If you want a whole lotta crazy, read their guidelines; they actually want you to send them proof of your education, so that they can consider your work and pay you half a cent a word&#8211;below semi-pro rates. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Okay. Sure. I&#8217;m gonna prove myself to some little nobody publication that can&#8217;t even pay properly. NOT! Who do they think they are? Asimov&#8217;s? </strong></p>
<p><strong>Wait. It gets better. Next, he tries to give Vern, publisher of Phobia, some advice on blurbs. HUH?  He tries to get Vern to see how the positive review he got from someone was not worth having. Now, that is rich coming from a nobody like Dagstine. Dagstine first needs to be recognised as a name and not the jackass he is. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Seriously, Daggy, everyone I know in “da industree” has no clue who you are. The odd few who have heard your name think you are a moron.</strong></p>
<p><strong>If you’re thinking of starting a magazine, don’t. You tried that once and look what happened. </strong></p>
<p><strong>You’re toast, Daggy. Dry and unwanted.</strong></p>
<p><strong>And the best of all&#8211;this: Daggy pimps Satirica as being nominated for an IPPY Award, as if that were some great feet. </strong></p>
<p><strong>First, Dagstine, you cannot be nominated for an IPPY. </strong></p>
<p><strong>What happens is you pay money to enter a book.  So the guy who put together Satirica paid up. Then, you simply wait to see if you won first, second or third place. THERE ARE NO NOMINATIONS! </strong></p>
<p><strong>You pay and they say yes or no to your work. Simple as that. </strong></p>
<p><strong>The fact the someone like Harvard Press can enter does not give it legitimacy. You&#8217;re still paying money, and no respectable award asks you to pay money.<br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>Next up, Daggy&#8217;s new story, &#8220;Plague Planet&#8221;. Get ready for a bowel moving experience.<br />
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<link>http://lawrencedagstine.com/2009/04/27/satirica-anthology-nominated-for-ippy-award/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lawrence Dagstine</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Cowboy Logic Press&#8217;s 400+ page post-apocalyptic, scifi blockbuster of an anthology, featuring ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Cowboy Logic Press&#8217;s 400+ page post-apocalyptic, scifi blockbuster of an anthology, featuring such talented writers as Steven J. Dines, Bill Housley, Jason K. Chapman, Roger Haller, Gary Cuba, Mike Philbin, Lawrence Dagstine, and various others have been nominated for an IPPY award.  Stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed.</p>
<div id="attachment_3867" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><img class="size-full wp-image-3867" title="satirica_final2" src="http://lawrencedagstine.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/satirica_final2.jpg" alt="Satirica Anthology" width="450" height="202" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Satirica Anthology</p></div>
<p style="text-align:center;"> <strong>Published by Cowboy Logic Press; Edited by Roy Dudgeon</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>IPPY AWARD NOMINEE 2009</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.cowboylogic.net/CLP_Books.htm"><strong>http://www.cowboylogic.net/CLP_Books.htm</strong></a></p>
<div id="attachment_3868" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 372px"><img class="size-full wp-image-3868" title="satirica_final1" src="http://lawrencedagstine.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/satirica_final1.jpg" alt="Edited by Roy Dudgeon; published by Roger Haller" width="362" height="512" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Edited by Roy Dudgeon; published by Roger Haller</p></div>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Also available on AMAZON</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>and through various book retailers</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_3869" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 142px"><img class="size-full wp-image-3869" title="satirica_ippy_awardfinals" src="http://lawrencedagstine.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/satirica_ippy_awardfinals.jpg" alt="Satirica Author Ballot" width="132" height="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Satirica Author Ballot</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">In other news, chalk up another six stories.  Two repros and four new diddies.  Some genre, some not.</p>
<p><strong>Other New Entries:</strong> <em>&#8220;Books &#38; Anthos&#8221;</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Satirica Nominated for an IPPY!]]></title>
<link>http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/satirica-nominiated-for-an-ippy/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bill Housley</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/satirica-nominiated-for-an-ippy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My publisher just informed me that he nominated Satirica for an IPPY Award for 2009. Click here for ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>My <a title="Cowboy Logic Publishing" href="http://www.cowboylogic.net" target="_blank">publisher</a> just informed me that he nominated <a title="Get Yours Today!" href="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/getsatirica/" target="_self">Satirica</a> for an <a title="Independent Publisher Book Awards" href="http://ippyawards.wordpress.com/what-are-the-ippys/" target="_self">IPPY</a> Award for 2009.</p>
<p><a title="Announcing &#34;Another Man's Terrorist&#34;" href="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/announceamt/">Click here for more on the Satirica anthology and my story &#8220;Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist.</a>&#8220;</p>
<p><a title="Another Man's Terrorist" href="http://books.google.com/books/p/pub-3634446850708548?id=DElujgKthQkC&#38;pg=PA109&#38;dq=&#34;Bill+Housley&#34;" target="_blank">Click here to read Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist in a Google Preview of Satirica.</a></p>
<p>The <a title="www.independentpublisher.com" href="http://www.independentpublisher.com/" target="_blank">Independent Publisher</a> Book Awards select books by independent publishers from a field of over 3000 entrants and give somewhere around 450 Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards to the previous year&#8217;s best books in a number of categories.  <a title="2007-2008 IPPY Award Winners!" href="http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1231" target="_blank">See the 2008 winners here!</a></p>
<p>The judges for the 2009 contest are making their determinations now.  Independent Publishers will begin announcing semifinalists on May 1st. </p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fidest</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fidest.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/banditen-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[San Polino (Brescia) 18 aprile, ore 21 Piccolo Teatro Libero corso Bazoli 89, spettacolo con la regi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial;font-size:15px;">San Polino (Brescia) 18 aprile, ore 21 Piccolo Teatro Libero corso Bazoli 89, spettacolo con la regia di Marco Cavicchioli musiche in scena Salvatore Panu e Mila Vanzini. Sono racconti inediti scritti per lo spettacolo da Roberto Alajmo, Laura Pariani, Carlo Lucarelli, Paolo Rossi, Ivan Cotroneo, Matteo Bortolotti, Mauro Covacich, Marco Cavicchioli, Andrea Schianchi, Aldo Nove, Marcello Fois, Massimo Carlotto  Banditen è dedicato a coloro che hanno lottato e continuano a lottare per la libertà intesa nella sua accezione più ampia e perseguita attraverso ogni forma di lotta: pacifica, militante, ideale, surreale, di opinione, satirica, di linguaggio, ironica, disobbediente&#8230; Lotta che si scaglia contro regimi, invasioni, finte democrazie, mafie, colonialismi, divieti&#8230; http://www.cooperativateatrola boratorio.it/libero/pag1.htm</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy zombie day!]]></title>
<link>http://planetologist.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/happy-zombie-day/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Planetologist</dc:creator>
<guid>http://planetologist.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/happy-zombie-day/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s wishing everyone a good time today, but remember that even though zombies can be fun, t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Here&#8217;s wishing everyone a good time today, but remember that even though zombies can be fun, they can also be dangerous if you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re doing. Always have an adult present when attempting to raise the dead, in case something goes wrong and instead of a harmless dancing skeleton you accidentally summon up a horde of terrifying revenants bent on consuming the life force of all humanity. Please be courteous to others and always dispel your zombies when you&#8217;re done with them. It only takes a few moments to clean up your mess by filling the mouth with salt and sewing it shut, then cutting off the head before disposing of your zombie safely in an approved container.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://sanchezkisser.com/images/zjly-web_print.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="Happy Zombie Day!" src="http://sanchezkisser.com/images/zjly-web_print.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="270" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sabina Guzzanti e il suo Vilipendio in Sardegna]]></title>
<link>http://infopointcagliari.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/sabina-guzzanti-e-il-suo-vilipendio-in-sardegna/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Infopoint  Cagliari</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Sabina Guzzanti ritorna in Sardegna.  A distanza di quasi cinque anni dall&#8217; ultimo spettacolo ]]></description>
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<p>Sabina Guzzanti ritorna in Sardegna.  A distanza di quasi cinque anni dall&#8217; ultimo spettacolo &#8220;Reperto Raiot&#8221; all&#8217; Anfiteatro romano di Cagliari e di due dall&#8217; esperienza cinematografica &#8220;Le ragioni dell&#8217; aragosta&#8221;, girato in località&#8221; Su Pallosu&#8221;, l&#8217;artista romana approda il<strong> 20 marzo</strong> al <strong>Palazzetto dello sport di Sassari</strong> e il <strong>giorno dopo </strong>a<strong> </strong>quello di <strong>Carbonia</strong>.</p>
<p>Vilipendio è un comico e  irriverente sguardo sui temi dell&#8217; attualità italiana anche attraverso gli occhi di una lunga carrellata di personaggi più o meno famosi cui l&#8217; attrice dà vita con la consueta verve satirica.</p>
<p>Per venire incontro alle esigenze dei cittadini cagliaritani che desiderino partecipare alla rappresentazione teatrale, l&#8217;Associazione culturale Shannara, con la collaborazione di Trenitalia, organizza un treno speciale in coincidenza con la recita in programma a Carbonia.<span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#000000;">Partenza da Cagliari alle 19:20, rientro dalla città mineraria al termine dello spettacolo (intorno alle 23:30). Il viaggio, senza soste intermedie, dura circa un&#8217;ora; il biglietto di andata e ritorno costa 10 euro: </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>prenotazione obbligatoria</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> telefonando al numero </span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>079 30 73 905.</strong></span> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><strong></strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><strong></strong></span></span></p>
<p><strong>Biglietteria: </strong>poltrona € 27.00</p>
<p>poltroncina €24.00</p>
<div>gradinata non numerata € 17.00<br />
<strong>Cagliari</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>Sarconline, via Sulis, 41 &#8211; tel. 070 68 42 75;</li>
<li>Box Office, viale Regina Margherita, 43 &#8211; tel. 070 65 47 38;</li>
<li>Furious Fish, via San Simone &#8211; tel. 070 27 61 56;</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Carbonia</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>Biagetti, viale Gramsci, 111 &#8211; tel. 0781 64 429 (unico punto vendita a Carbonia ad avere i biglietti per la platea);</li>
<li>Bar centro commerciale Leclerc, via stazione &#8211; tel. 0781 66 79 204;</li>
</ul>
<div>
<p><strong>Iglesias</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>edicola Defraia, via Gramsci &#8211; tel. 0781 32 760;</li>
</ul>
<div>
<p><strong>Sassari</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>Messaggerie Sarde, piazza Castello, 11 &#8211; tel. 079 23 00 28;</li>
<li>Ticketok, via Tempio, 65 &#8211; tel. 079 28 22 015;</li>
</ul>
<div>
<p><strong>Alghero</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>Discofever, largo San Francesco, 15 &#8211; tel. +079 97 31 057;</li>
</ul>
<div>
<p><strong>Macomer</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>Logozzo, via Puglie, 1 &#8211; tel. 0785 71 077;</li>
</ul>
<div>
<p><strong>Nuoro</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>Nonsolomusica, via Lamarmora, 153 &#8211; tel. 0784 25 50 60;</li>
</ul>
<div>
<p><strong>Oristano</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>F.lli Demontis, via Cagliari, 162 &#8211; tel. 0783 21 00 57</li>
</ul>
<div>
<p><strong>Tortolì</strong>:</div>
<ul>
<li>Il Tabacchino, via Contu, 2</li>
</ul>
<div>
<p><strong>Per informazioni</strong>: tel. 079 30 73 905; <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shannaraspettacolo.it/" target="_blank">www.shannaraspettacolo.it</a></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Best idiot-hushing ever]]></title>
<link>http://planetologist.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/best-idiot-hushing-ever/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Planetologist</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[And my favorite scene from the entire West Wing series. Obama should take lessons.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Madlib science abstract]]></title>
<link>http://planetologist.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/madlib-science-abstract/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Planetologist</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This is more accurate than most people may realize. No doubt this abstract is for a manuscript submi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This is more accurate than most people may realize.</p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YtxGNf8GgRA/SXB3z36ZMXI/AAAAAAAACg4/K9O2RdSW7_0/s1600-h/phd_madlibs.gif"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-676" title="phd_madlibs" src="http://planetologist.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/phd_madlibs.gif" alt="phd_madlibs" width="497" height="497" /></a></p>
<p>No doubt this abstract is for a manuscript submitted to the Journal of __(name of an impressive science topic)__ Research&#8230;</p>
<p>One White Russian is owed to <a href="http://amandabauer.blogspot.com/2009/01/paper-abstract-mad-libs.html">Astropixie</a> for the link.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Aula de Literatura: Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas]]></title>
<link>http://liverig.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/aula-de-literatura-memorias-postumas-de-bras-cubas/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>liverig</dc:creator>
<guid>http://liverig.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/aula-de-literatura-memorias-postumas-de-bras-cubas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Estou disponibilizando aqui uma aula de Literatura sobre o livro Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas, es]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="color:#008000;">Estou disponibilizando aqui uma <strong>aula de Literatura</strong> sobre o livro <strong>Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas</strong>, espero que seja útil assim como <img class="alignleft" title="Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" src="http://www.nanquimhq.com.br/files/bras-cubas.jpg" alt="" width="347" height="500" />foi para os meus estudos e até mesmo para refelexão. Caso tenha dúvidas, leia esta aula e se gostar do que ler, leia o livro.<br />
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<p style="text-align:left;">Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas -&#62; Feito por Machado de Assis,<br />
foi o início do Realismo Brasileiro, em 2008 foi 100 anos da morte de Machado.</p>
<p>Memórias Póstumas de Bras Cuba (MPBC ) é uma narrativa de Machado&#8230; a 1ª fase dele é romântica e a 2ª é realista (aí entra o MPBC).</p>
<p>O livro causa certo espanto pois o narrador está morto desde o início do livro.</p>
<p>Ele se determina como um defunto autor, primeiro ele morre pra depois escrever (por isso defunto autor).</p>
<p>Autor defunto é aquele que escreve e depois morre.</p>
<p>Na campa foi um outro berço, na campa (lugar onde é posto os mortos) nasce um novo Brás Cuba (um novo autor, escritor).</p>
<p>Memórias Póstumas é um livro em que ele pode denunciar tudo (segredos, romances, críticas) pois não pode ser punido por já estar morto&#8230;</p>
<p>-&#62; Crítica Social, tema do adultério, todas as tendências realistas mas Machado aprofunda o personagem (com intensa análise psicológica)</p>
<p>Os comentários que Brás Cubas faz é um comentário de morto, é um morto que conta sua vida conforme o que ele vai lembrando.</p>
<p>Um livro de memórias geralmente começa pelo nascimento, mas Brás Cubas já começa com a morte (o final dela), rompendo o padrão de um livro de memórias.</p>
<p>Ele lança suspenses &#8220;daqui a pouco lhe falo quem é&#8221; o que faz segurar o leitor para o capítulo ou página seguinte com intuito de segurar o leitor, o gancho típico dos folhetins &#8212; ganchos para sustentar o leitor durante toda a narrativa.</p>
<p>-&#62; Traz freqüentes citações, que servem como suportes para a reflexão<br />
tudo tem uma função no livro (proposta psicológica).</p>
<p>A obra realista tem um relato lento, é uma narrativa que não é cronológicamente linear (afinal é uma memória)</p>
<p>*É inverossímel pois é um morto que conta a história e o morto conversa com o leitor, mas conversa-se com um morto que nunca existiu (um romance insólito).</p>
<p>Bras Cubas tem um ponto de vista pessimista, uma figuração negativista com relação o que é a própria vida, um descrédito as pessoas. Cubas defende que os bons sentimentos são máscaras do egoísmo &#8212; ele não<br />
acredita no ser humano.</p>
<p>No Memória Postumas há dois Bras Cubas diferenciados:  um Bras Cubas morto que fará uma série de disgresões,reflexões e análises e há um<br />
Bras Cubas vivo que vive a história.</p>
<p>As sequências narrativas do livro são do Brás Cuba vivo, as sequências disgressivas do livro são as passagens que possui o Bras Cubas morto.</p>
<p>Na obra de Dom Casmurro há também este jogo, já que há um Bentinho jovem (vive a história) e um Bentinho Velho (relata a história).</p>
<p>Apresenta traços do realismo, elementos clássicos [clareza do livro é nítida],antecipação de valores modernos, em &#8216;Velho Diálogo de Adão e Eva&#8217;, é um diálogo expresso não por palavras e sim por pontinhos<br />
e pontos que denotam surpresas, satisfações&#8230;</p>
<p>Machado está além do seu tempo com a sua obra.</p>
<p>A idéia fixa do Brás Cubas é a fama, tudo o que ele faz não acaba dando certo.</p>
<p>Escrevendo o livro de memórias ele também busca a imortalidade.</p>
<p>Bras Cubas é uma figura satírica, irônica e observadora de uma realidade que não é só a dele e que combina a fraqueza, a piada e a franqueza.</p>
<p>Ele zomba daquilo que ele mesmo fez, mas apesar de morto ele está muito preocupado com o mundo dos vivos. Ele é um derrotado que está se vingando.</p>
<p>Por Defastio, é assim que Brás Cuba define o motivo de estar escrevendo suas memórias, mas o principal fator seria uma última tentativa de glória e fama.</p>
<p>No último capítulo já é possível compreender que ele é um perdedor que nada conseguiu na vida, é um vagabundo, mentiroso, cínico, o que o torna<br />
uma pessoa em quem não se pode dar crédito.</p>
<p>Cubas diz que sua morte foi causada por uma idéia, pois ele morreu de pneumonia enquanto descuidou-se e deixou uma janela aberta enquanto se iludia com a invenção de um medicamento contra a melancolia<br />
em sua busca pela fama (implastro Brás Cubas) &#8211; ele é um advogado, quer a fama e não realmente salvar as pessoas da melancolia.</p>
<p>Ao sepultamento dele foi poucas pessoas pois estava chovendo e não foi anunciado sua morte.</p>
<p>Cubas relata um delírio (pois estava febril por causa da pneumonia). O gato juntão transforma-se em Hipopótamo e este levará Bras Cubas a uma<br />
longa viagem e esta viagem é sem destino, uma viagem à origem dos séculos.</p>
<p>E aí surge Pandora (figura mitológica) e esta mostra para Brás Cubas as disgraças do homem, uma polimetáfora e uma disgressão que leva a refletir sobre a própria condição humana.</p>
<p>Quando criança aprontava muito, denunciava amantes, ele cresce e terá sua primeira grande paixão: Marcela, uma prosituta, e gastará muito dinheito com ela, na verdade o dinheiro de seu pai, já que ele não<br />
trabalhava. Seu pai ao ver infame situação resolve mandá-lo para estudar Direito em Coimbra.</p>
<p>Cubas pede para Marcela acomapanhá-lo, mas ela se recusa, pois ela não é mulher de um homem só.</p>
<p>Ele vai a faculdade mas não cursa, frequenta os bares ao redor da faculdade, tendo uma vida Boêmia.</p>
<p>Brás Cuba se forma e recebe um chamado do pai para que ele volte ao Brasil porque a mãe estava morrendo.</p>
<p>No tempo que Brás Cubas volta, a mãe revê o filho mas morre de câncer logo depois.</p>
<p>Sete dias de luto e vizinho a residência na Tijuca mora Dona Eusébia que possui uma filha de nome Eugênia (alcunhando-a como flor da<br />
moita, pois ela nasceu do fruto de uma relação extra-conjugal), é uma filha ilegítima que por esta razão não será digna de um Cubas.</p>
<p>O mordaz Cubas flerta com Eugênia, mas eles não vão ficar devido a alguns fatores como por exemplo a inferioridade social e a imperfeição física (pois ela era bonita, mas coxa).</p>
<p>O Pai de Bras Cubas morre desgostoso pois roubam de seu filho a mulher (Virgília) e uma candidatura a Deputado.</p>
<p>Cotrim &#8211; cunhado de Cubas &#8211; é extremamente ganacioso e passa por cima de todos para conseguir o que quer&#8230;<br />
E este cunhado discute entre os familiares para ver quem vai<br />
ficar com os bens.</p>
<p>Bras Cubas reencontra seu amigo de infância Quincas<br />
Borba (uma história se intersecciona a outra [livro<br />
quincas borbas])</p>
<p>Dona Plácida é uma medianeira (Virgília e Cubas eram amantes)<br />
que não gosta do que faz, mas quando Cubas dá um dinheiro a ela ela perde o nojo. (e assim o nojo da Plácida acabou).</p>
<p>Posteriormente ela perde este dinheiro &#8211; um dinheiro que não é de ninguém (um rapaz se envolverá com ela e levará seu dinheiro).</p>
<p>Cubas vê um negro chicoteando outro negro, o negro segurando o Vergalho era Prudencio,  este era um escravo da família de Brás Cubas<br />
o qual ele humilhava e maltratava.</p>
<p>Prudêncio ganha liberdade, junta dinheiro e compra um escravo. Ele faz a este escravo o que faziam com ele (lei de compensação), ele compensa o mal que recebeu transmitindo-o.</p>
<p>Machado de Assis está preocupado com a relação psicológica do homem (não com a escravidão) ele irá discutir porque a ação opressora vai se<br />
propagando.</p>
<p>Cubas foi convidado a ser um secretário pelo marido de Virgília (Lobo Neves) mas não vai por ser no dia 13 (e ele tinha muito medo desta data,<br />
devido a diversos fatores).</p>
<p>Bras Cubas vira Deputado, mas apenas propunha leis insensatas o que lhe faz perder o cargo, nisso ele abra um Jornal de Oposição e em Minas Gerais<br />
Quincas Borbas enlouquece e morre, o Jornal de Oposição Bras Cubas é fechado. &#8211;tudo que ele  tenta fazer para ser alguém na vida não dá certo.</p>
<p>Cubas visita um cortiço e encontra a flor da moita (Eugenia) e a Dona Plácida havia morrido praticamente abandonada.</p>
<p>E Bras Cubas fica obcecado na idéia de criar um remédio contra a melancolia: o Implastro.</p>
<p>O último capítulo é o das Negativas e ele conclui que: &#8220;não tive filhos, não transmiti a nenhuma criatura o legado de nossa miséria&#8221;.<br />
Esta frase é uma adptação que Machado de Assis faz de uma carta de Gustave Flaubert (um dos maiores escritores universais).</p>
<p>Machado de Assis lia muito, e muito do que ele lia é presente em suas obras, tornaram-se influenciadores nas suas obras, o que faz a grandiosidade das obras Machadianas.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Pergunta e Resposta</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>É uma característica apenas do Machado de Assis colocar o Narrador conversando com o leitor?</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#339966;">R</span><span style="color:#339966;">esposta</span><span style="color:#339966;">:</span></strong> Não é uma característica só do Machado, se você<br />
pegar as obras românticas, por exemplo, o Romantismo<br />
Português de Camilo Castelo Branco também já faz isso.<br />
A Referência ao leitor tambem é presente na Divina Comédia de Dante Alighieri. Machado não inventou esta característica, ela já existe ao longo da literatura mas Machado freqüentemente usa a conversa com o leitor, a metalinguagem, a ironia, a digressão &#8211; presente em praticamente todas as obras de Machado de Assis.</p>
<p>_____________________________<br />
Esta obra é muito requisitada nos vestibulares e ao assistir e escrever esta aula, tive a intenção de ajudar aos futuros vestibulandos (aliás prestei vestibular em 2008 <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' />  ) e aguçar seus sentidos literários.</p>
<p>Tenha muito sucesso, leitor !</p>
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<dc:creator>Bill Housley</dc:creator>
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<p>I finally succumbed to peer pressure and read &#8220;<a title="Small, 6 dollar paperback" href="http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Saga-Book-1/dp/0316015849/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&#38;s=books&#38;qid=1228867352&#38;sr=8-2" target="_blank">Twilight</a>&#8220;&#8230;here are my comments.</p>
<p>Before picking up this book, make sure you have a loved one available to take care of your personal needs&#8230;</p>
<p>They will need to make sure you get enough fluids.</p>
<p>They will have to arrange for you to recieve three square meals a day.</p>
<p>It will be necessary for them to take the book away from you at bedtime, so that you will get enough sleep to function.</p>
<p>A person can starve to death reading &#8220;<a title="Film School Rejects - more Twilight Goodness" href="http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/twilight-y-goodness.php" target="_blank">Twilight</a>&#8220;—it is impossible to put down.  The children will howl about how hungry they are and you will walk to the &#8216;fridge, open it, point, and walk away.  All while still reading.</p>
<p>My adult daughters warned me, and I didn&#8217;t listen.  I took two <a title="Get Satirica" href="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/getsatirica/" target="_blank">Satirica</a> bookmarks and wrote a &#8220;B&#8221; on one of them and a &#8220;J&#8221; (for Julie, my wife) on the other.  I managed to squeeze in about 30 pages, on and off, while her and I took turns for three days.  We dared not set it down because the other would snatch it up and not give it back.  Once she finally finished reading it, I got nothing else done for two days.</p>
<p>I vowed to catch up on all the things that I am responsible for before I start in on &#8220;<a title="New Moon" href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/newmoon.html" target="_blank">New Moon</a>&#8220;.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve already read the first two chapters.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m hopeless.</p>
<p>Nov. 13, 2008</p>
<div class="postbody">On rethinking this, perhaps I should offer a more detailed review. Don&#8217;t worry, there are no spoilers here.</div>
<p>Twilight is another one of those novels that, while it may be appropriate for older teens and written for young adults, it is entertaining for adults as well.  It is categorized as a young adult novel.  It is also a quick and easy read.</p>
<p>The POV in the story is Bella, 17, who has a dangerous love affair with a badboy.  In this case the badboy in question is a mostly-reformed vampire.  It is not the typical vampire story in that this book is a romance novel with vampires, not a vampire novel with romance.  The book is riveting, as I commented earlier, with the low-level tension and suspense rarely giving the reader room to breath, and it sometimes pulls moisture from the reader&#8217;s eyes.  The higher-level action flushes the reader and makes the heart race.</p>
<p>Even though it takes a while for Bella to realize the true nature of her boyfriend, Edward, it seems obvious, from the book&#8217;s synopsis, that the author wants the reader to be aware of the fact upfront.  However, that knowledge doesn&#8217;t seem to spoil any suspense for the reader, since there are plenty of other uncertainties to keep people guessing.</p>
<p>The story is told from first-person POV and the character telling the story is alert, interesting, and witty.  This is part of the lure that keeps the reader present—it is a lot of fun listening to Bella talk. She is cynical, but she doesn&#8217;t share her innermost thoughts, feelings, and fears with those she encounters in the story (until she gets closer to Edward), but she does share them with the reader, often through sarcasim.</p>
<p>One thing more you might want to know upfront. The author, <a title="StephenieMeyer.com" href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/" target="_blank">Stephanie Meyer</a>, is a <a title="Page 3 -- Famousmormons.org" href="http://famousmormons.net/auth3.html" target="_blank">Mormon</a>, like <a title="Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show" href="http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com" target="_blank">Orson Scott Card </a>and <a title="My MySpace" href="http://myspace.com/sfandf" target="_blank">myself</a>. She does not preach her <a title="mormon.org" href="http://mormon.org" target="_blank">religion</a> in the book, but she does follow certain standards with regard to content that some readers of Card&#8217;s or my work may have noticed.  I seem to recall that Card teaches in his classes, and mentions in his book &#8220;<a title="How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy" href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Science ... 976&#38;sr=8-1" target="_blank">How to Write Science Fiction &#38; Fantasy</a>&#8221; that profanity is a powerful tool, to be used only carefully and with purpose.  I believe in this, and so, apparently, does Stephanie Meyers.  You will find the same level of profanity in Twilight, less in fact, that you can expect to find in mine or Card&#8217;s stories.</p>
<p>Sexual content is another matter.  Twilight is a romance novel, and so the Twilight world does not completely ignore sex as a topic.  It does, however, refrain from covering it in any level of detail and flat refuses to condone teens engaging in it.  It also deals with passion at another level that I would have to place under spoiler alert to discuss properly.</p>
<p>All in all, I enjoyed the book tremendously and recommend it to young and old alike.  If you are an aspiring spec-fic author like myself, or if you plan to write romance novels, this is a very useful and educational book for refining your craft.  Vampire stories in general, and vampire-human romance stories in particular, are seen by some as over-covered.  But Twilight applies a new and fresh approach to the idea and does it very skillfully.</p>
<p>I have placed the entire series firmly on my list of books that are worth taking a break from my novel to read, however I will take my time doing so, with long gaps in between each of them.  I am on too tight of a schedule to frequently shut-down my life to read a book, and I anticipate that the rest of the novels in the <a title="Twilight Series" href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilightseries.html" target="_blank">Twilight series </a>will engage me too deeply to get anything else done, just as <a title="Twilight" href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html" target="_blank">Twilight</a> did.</p>
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<dc:creator>Bill Housley</dc:creator>
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<p><a title="Satirica Nominated for an IPPY Award." href="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/satirica-nominiated-for-an-ippy" target="_blank">This just in!  Satirica has been nominated for an IPPY Award!</a></p>
<p><a title="Preview Satirica" href="http://books.google.com/books/p/pub-3634446850708548?id=DElujgKthQkC&#38;pg=PA109&#38;dq=&#34;Bill+Housley&#34;" target="_blank">To Sample Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist and Satirica, Click here!</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cowboylogic.net/files/Bill_Housley.mp3">Click here to listen to the author&#8217;s radio interview on KEVA.</a></p>
<p><a title="Satirica Press Release" href="http://bhousley.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/satirica-press-release.pdf" target="_blank">Satirica Press Release</a></p>
<p>A scifi story of a war orphan who travels with her brother to a different planet to find peace, only to discover that the war has beaten them there.  The reader joins her struggle as she works to make a safe life on a war-torn planet for what&#8217;s left of her family, and learns the true meaning of friend and enemy.</p>
<p>This story is cultural science fiction.  It strips away the layers of cultural, political, and religious dogma that surround <a title="Wikipedia essay -- Terrorism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism" target="_blank">terrorism</a> and leaves it standing there, naked, for the world to see.  It is a view of terrorist war through the eyes of two child soldiers.</p>
<p><em>Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist</em> is available in print in the anthology<em> </em><a title="Roy Dudgeon -- MySpace blog -- SATIRICA HAS LANDED!" href="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&#38;friendID=246736930&#38;blogID=428526548" target="_blank"><em>Satirica</em></a>, available in stores, from <a title="Cowboy Logic Book Store" href="http://www.cowboylogic.net/CLP_Books.htm" target="_blank">Cowboy Logic Press</a> or <a title="Get Satirica" href="http://http://bhousley.wordpress.com/getsatirica/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>The History</strong> </p>
<p><em>Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist</em> was a learning exercise for me.  It evolved over about twelve separate revisions in the <a title="Baen's Bar" href="http://bar.baen.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fDefault.aspx" target="_blank">Jim Baen&#8217;s Universe slush forum</a> and was my practice bed for the lessons I was learning there in refining my writing skills.  Gary Cuba in particular, one of the other authors in <em>Satirica</em>, coached me extensively as AMT evolved, and it benefited greatly from his editorial pickiness and skill.</p>
<p>After it was obvious that AMT wasn&#8217;t a fit for JBU, <a title="Roy Dudgeon -- MySpace blog -- SATIRICA HAS LANDED!" href="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&#38;friendID=246736930&#38;blogID=428526548" target="_blank">Roy Dudgeon</a>, who had read it in the slush forum, invited me to submit a story to the Satirica project.  I submitted this story and one other, and this was the one that he chose for inclusion in the anthology.</p>
<p><strong>The Publisher</strong></p>
<p>For the small-press publisher, <a title="Cowboy Logic Press" href="http://cowboylogic.net" target="_blank">Cowboy Logic Press</a>, <em>Satirica</em> is their second major project.  Their first, <a title="Shelfari.com -- Guardian of the One " href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/4297371" target="_blank">Guardian of the One</a>, is authored by the company&#8217;s founder, <a href="http://cowboylogic.net/Roger.html" target="_blank">Roger Haller</a>.</p>
<p>After accepting <em>Satirica</em> for publication, Roger opened up several forum threads on his website for artwork, editing, formatting and marketing development and he and Roy invited all of the <em>Satirica</em> authors to participate in every stage of the process.  Every element of <em>Satirica</em> is truly a combined effort by all of us.</p>
<p><strong>The Artwork</strong></p>
<p>The ad posters above, and the cover art for <em>Satirica</em> were painted by <a title="www.paper-nautilus.com -- Chelsea Conlin's website" href="http://www.paper-nautilus.com/" target="_blank">Chelsea Conlin</a>.  I had the opportunity to meet Chelesea and see some of her work at a writer&#8217;s retreat in Eden, Utah, and begged her to participate in the <a title="Cowboy Logic Forum" href="http://cowboylogic.net/CLPforum/" target="_blank">Cowboy Logic forum </a>that we were using to vet the cover art and artists.  As it turned out, her skills and professionalism far surpassed my expectations.   After she was selected to do the cover art, I asked her to do some posters for my publicity campaign.  </p>
<p>I had her read the story, and pretty much let her pick the scene for the first poster.  Here is what she said about the shuttleport scene: </p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;There were a couple scenes that really stood out to me visually, one of which was near the end.&#8221;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>&#8230;</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;That scene was almost like slow-motion, and very quiet. I could see people moving around Jessica, Bobbie, and the man, but they were almost frozen in time as Jessica decided their fates.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p>The bombing aftermath scene, depicted in the second poster,  is one of the most powerful in the story for both the reader and the main character, Jessica.  It was inspired, and the poster artwork influenced by, a news video that I saw once of a U.S. soldier crying over an injured Iraqi child.</p>
<p>This project has been a huge learning experience for me, and I am fortunate to have been brought into it.  I gained a number of new freinds and business contacts, including <a title="An Anthology of Satirical SF… (Now on Radio!)" href="http://lawrencedagstine.com/2008/11/16/satirica-an-anthology-of-satirical-sf-now-on-radio" target="_blank">Lawrence Dagstine</a>, who introduced me to <a href="http://wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a> and continues to help me learn how to do book promotions.  I may have also gained a publisher for my upcoming novel, &#8220;<em>Into the Dark</em>&#8220;, as Roger has shown an interest in it.  More on that in future blogs.</p>
<p><strong>More blogs by Satirica authors</strong></p>
<p>This is all I&#8217;ve put together so far.  I know there are others.</p>
<p><a title="SATIRICA: An Anthology of Satirical SF… (Now on Radio!)" rel="bookmark" href="http://lawrencedagstine.com/2008/11/16/satirica-an-anthology-of-satirical-sf-now-on-radio/"><span style="color:#105cb6;">SATIRICA: An Anthology of Satirical SF… (Now on Radio!)</span></a> — Lawrence Dagstine</p>
<p><a title="Satirica: An Anthology of Satirical SF… (Now Available!)" rel="bookmark" href="http://lawrencedagstine.com/2008/09/05/satirica-an-anthology-of-satirical-sf-now-available/"><span style="color:#105cb6;">Satirica: An Anthology of Satirical SF… (Now Available!)</span></a> — Lawrence Dagstine</p>
<p><a title="Satirica In The News" href="http://www.jasonkchapman.com/content/satirica-news" target="_blank">Satirica in the News</a> — Jason Chapman</p>
<h2 class="title"><a href="https://bhousley.wordpress.com/content/satirica-hand">Satirica in Hand</a> — Jason Chapman</h2>
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<link>http://lawrencedagstine.com/2008/11/16/satirica-an-anthology-of-satirical-sf-now-on-radio/</link>
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<dc:creator>Lawrence Dagstine</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">The most promising-filled anthology of science fiction is now available from Cowboy Logic Press, and it&#8217;s slowly creeping up in bookstores.  With over 110,000 words and 24 stories set in futuristic societies, post-apocalyptic dystopias, and more! Featuring pro authors such as Steven J. Dines and David Thorpe (Harper Collins Children&#8217;s Books). It&#8217;s also available on Amazon.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>SATIRICA: An Anthology of Satirical Speculative Fiction</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Published by Cowboy Logic Press; Edited by Dudgeon</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="http://lawrencedagstine.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/satirica_final11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1179" src="http://lawrencedagstine.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/satirica_final11.jpg?w=362&#038;h=512#38;h=512" alt="" width="362" height="512" /></a></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Last I looked, the book was riding at around 900,000 on Amazon; I&#8217;d like to see that number drop below the 100,000 mark again.  I&#8217;d especially like to congratulate one of the book&#8217;s authors who helped get SATIRICA carried in the state of Wyoming and has been interviewed on radio.  Major thanks go out to <strong>Bill Housley</strong>, who can be friended at: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sfandf">http://www.myspace.com/sfandf</a> </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Other promotion efforts include the Midwest, Canada (British Columbia &#38; Winnipeg), Great Britain, and NYC locals Jason K. Chapman and Myself.  But Bill, nobody&#8217;s done a better job so far than you.  Thank you!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Bill Housley in the Unita County Herald:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.uintacountyherald.com/fe_view_article.php?story_id=1664&#38;page_id=75&#38;heading=0"><strong>http://www.uintacountyherald.com/fe_view_article.php?story_id=1664&#38;page_id=75&#38;heading=0</strong></a> </p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Bill Housley on Evanston Radio:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.evanstonradio.net/calendar/calendar_day/2750320/2008-11-7.htm"><strong>http://www.evanstonradio.net/calendar/calendar_day/2750320/2008-11-7.htm</strong></a></span></span><a href="http://www.evanstonradio.net/calendar/calendar_day/2750320/2008-11-7.htm"></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Bill Housley is the author of the very topical piece, &#8220;Another Man&#8217;s Terrorist&#8221;.  A science fiction writer, he can often be found at Jim Baen&#8217;s place (the JBU slush). </p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Other New Entries: </strong><em>&#8220;Books &#38; Anthos&#8221;</em></p>
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<link>http://logosytitulos.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/opinion-satirica-partido-popular-admite-que-ppd-realmente-significa-partido-pornografico-de-delincuentes/</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Hace cinco años atrás, yo fui parte de un grupo de personas que se dedicaban a satirizar las noticia]]></description>
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<link>http://planetologist.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/a-committee-might-have-worked-better/</link>
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<dc:creator>Planetologist</dc:creator>
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<dc:creator>Planetologist</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I actually did a spit take, with iced tea going everywhere, when I pulled this up&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/images/x_2008/putinrearshishead.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-208" title="putinrearshishead" src="http://planetologist.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/putinrearshishead.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="444" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Odin Saves (and takes half damage)]]></title>
<link>http://planetologist.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/odin-saves-and-takes-half-damage/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Considering how obvious the flaws are in Pascal&#8217;s Wager, it makes one wonder what Pascal was d]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Considering how obvious the flaws are in Pascal&#8217;s Wager, it makes one wonder what Pascal was drinking when he came up with it. Especially when all it takes is a couple of <a href="http://www.cectic.com">cectic.com</a> cartoons to dismantle the whole concept&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://cectic.com/022.html"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-162" title="cectic022" src="http://planetologist.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/cectic022.png" alt="" width="497" height="213" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://cectic.com/082.html"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-161" title="cectic082" src="http://planetologist.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/cectic082.png" alt="" width="497" height="426" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230; and that&#8217;s why I worship Aphrodite and Dionysus.</p>
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