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Bob Jones University, Oh yea... and HO HO HO!

I recently finished Al Franken's book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. In it Franken discusses a comical ruse executed by him and a research assistant at Bob Jones University. I'm not going to relay the story in its entirety, you can buy the book for the whole thing, but lets just say it involves a widowed born-again mother, a box of blood, and evolution... Regardless, It's just the kind of civil and polite irreverence I enjoy. The mentioning of one particular article titled "Three College Shipwrecks" really demanded my personal investigation. Al claimed it to be written by Bob Jones, founder of the University, and treated me to a small sample. Though I never hastened to call the writer a "liar", some of the things he relayed, through his telling, defied belief. Though the radical right rarely disappoints…

Below is a link to the article in question, being freely displayed on the BJU (the 8th grader in me chuckles) website. If you do a little poking around the University Policies area of the site, I think you'll be particularly shocked at just how RADICAL BJU's policies are. In fact, BJU supplies several explanations as to why parents should not allow their children to make their OWN choice when it comes to where they pursue college education. I'm also greatly entertained by the section explaining to parents why they shouldn't care that BJU is NOT an accredited University. << Your Feedback is MOST welcomed >>

Article By BOB JONES - Three College Shipwrecks - Apparently all of us attending non-Christian 'accredited' universities are doomed to "blow our brains out".

BJU's Special Articles Section - A Sort of FAQ - check out the Religion on the Gap Theory Section... perhaps this is not the best place to go pre-med.

... thank you in advance for you observations ...

First's & Last's

Firsts...

First real memory of something: Yellow Plastic Skis In My Driveway
First car: (Current Car) 1993 Toyota Camry XLE V6
First real kiss: Real?... Ummm... Define real in terms of a kiss?
First break-up: Emma - 9th Grade
First job: Barback - The Mansion
First screen name: (Internet Handle) Gr0und-Zer0
First self-purchased album: Classic Queen
First funeral: Grandfather
First pet: Richard & Patrick (Gerbils)
First credit card: (Current Card) - Citibank Platinum MC
First true love: Skiing
First enemy: Christen (neighbor)
First big trip: Disney?
First music you remember hearing in your house: Alan Parsons & VH
First broken bone: Arm (compound fracture)
First concert: Smashing Pumpkins w/ Garbage (7th Grade)
First serious illness: serious?

Last's...

Last cigarette: one of Andrew's a while back... can't remember
Last car ride: Drove to work
Last kiss: Maria
Last good cry: Can't remember
Last book read: (Reading) Prozac Nation; (Read) Preacher Vol.4
Last movie seen: Love Actually
Last restaurant visited: Some Chinese Place? (Pretty Good Though)
Last dream: Secret Agent Infected With Virus During A Raid
Last curse word uttered: fuck
Last beverage drank: Coffee
Last food consumed: Orange Beef (Chinese Place)
Last show watched: (Ashamed) Tough Crowd - Though it was more 'On In the Background'
Last time showered: 7:30am Today
Last shoes worn: Steve Madden's ummmm... Black Leather w/ Stitching
Last outfit worn: Outfit?... I wore Jeans & a black shirt last night?... A Sweater & Gray Pants @ the moment
Last cd played: Played or Ripped? - We're going to go w/ MP3 album here, from my iPod - Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
Last wish: to understand EVERYTHING
Last disappointment: Bowie postponed
Last item bought: Is Gas an item? -- 16 Gallons of Gasoline
Last annoyance: alarm clock
Last soda drank: A Sip of Mtn. Dew code red @ taco bell on Monday
Last ice cream eaten: Turkey Hill Neapolitan (Philly Style) @ Grandma's
Last alcohol drunk: Yellow Tail Merlot
Last webpage visited: TypePad

A Little Fun For Your Tuesday Morning

A little civil disobedience never hurt anybody...

I came across a few of these Google anomalies while browsing around the web, the whole idea is to get them to the top of the Google listing by rampant cross-linking. I'll save you the explanation of why all of this occurs, but it's still VERY amusing. Anti-Bush, Anti-War, messages distributed in this fashion have become so common that they were recently featured in a New York Times Article.

Please follow the instructions below for a good little chuckle...esp if Bush is not your preferred war criminal.

1. Go to http://www.google.com
2. Type the following string into the search field: "miserable failure"
3. Click the "I'm Feeling Lucky" Button

For a 2nd laugh, complete the same process using "weapons of mass destruction" as your search criteria.

I've Always Said He Reminded Me of 'Curious George'

The RIAA's Plan May Backfire

It's no secret that the RIAA's attack on the consumer has been effectively reducing the number of persons willing to share copyrighted audio through P2P networks. What is becoming apparent is that a reduction in P2P usage is not resulting in a resurgance of pre-recorded CD sales. Read this article for more details.

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