This from a Mason, Michigan, police blotter …

A Mason resident called to report receiving subliminal messages he detected while watching a pornographic movie purchased in Jackson on Jan. 1.

The complainant replayed the portion of the DVD in slow motion for the officer, who did note four words he could read and a series of other words that passed so quickly they could not be read.

The complainant stated he reported the incident only because he had read where Al Qaeda was inserting messages into pornographic movies.

I found it on the blog “and far away…” which already resides on my blogroll over there –>

What a patient cat. And what a fun gift it would make.

I found this on Loonwatch, a terrific blog that I highly recommend.

Merry Christmahanukwanzika to all!

An inside look at a profession we all take for granted, cat herding.

I wasn’t going to post this neat video Cute Overload sent me in their daily email, then I got to this comment,

bahaha, this reminds me of when I was little and would find my dad praying (muslim-style), I’d jump on for the free piggy-back ride. Somehow, he had the same patience as this lady.

which was too charming not to share.

Found on Pleated Jeans.

Song Review: “We Will Fight the Heathens”

I had heard the above-named song and I thought of Snarla’s website, and her theme. I thought a review of this song might be fitting. My thanks, Snarla.

And now to the song; I’m a long-time fan of this band, and I rate this song a success. The instrumentals, the beat, the double-edged vocals of Daren Malakien, the rasper and the sonneter, all in one man. And then there’s the lyrics.

They are poignant, they are evocative, they are good. Astride the music they paint a picture of the early crusades.

The lyrics feed our senses, give us what perhaps all good stories give: controversy.

I think the song can be enjoyed– was meant to be enjoyed– without screwing some weighty political tag to its context. We’ve heard that kind of thing before– shame on the Christians, shame on the Moslems, shame on the Jews. I think we’ve had our fill of this. After all, isn’t it that kind of thinking, that kind of blame-me bullshit, that created the strife that inspired the song in the first place? “–beliefs are the bullets of the wicked…”

The song is good and– just for fun– it makes you think. I won’t delve into specifics but rather let you savor that for yourself. Let you find out who the “Partisan Brother of War” is. Enjoy.