Wow, what a week! Glad this one is over.
It was recently the Epiphany celebration in the Eastern Churches…so get blessed, take a cold dunk in a frozen river or lake, and grab a shot of vodka on your way to the sauna! Leave the negatives in the water and relax, ease into the weekend
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Some people just can’t cope with the human condition, so they try to legislate it out of existence. Case in point:
Breaking wind is set to be made a crime in an African country.
The government of Malawi plan to punish persistent offenders ‘who foul the air’ in a bid to ‘mould responsible and disciplined citizens.’
But locals fear that pinning responsibility on the crime will be difficult – and may lead to miscarriages of justice as ‘criminals’ attempt to blame others for their offence.One Malawian told the website Africanews.com: ‘My goodness. What happens in a public place where a group is gathered. Do they lock up half a minibus?
‘And how about at meetings where it is difficult to pinpoint ‘culprits’?‘Children will openly deny having passed bad air and point at an elder. Culturally, this is very embarrassing,’ she said.
I happened to mention this to an attorney, who pointed out that such asinine-sounding laws are often enacted to create an opportunity for selective enforcement against anybody whom the “powers that be” want to punish.
Despite the efforts of Beano, it is obvious that flatulence won’t be going away anytime soon. Flatulence in livestock has been blamed for “global warming,” even though the latter is obviously not occurring at all. The causes and effects of flatulence have been explored on Mythbusters. Before long, it will come out, despite one’s efforts to hold it back.
Where did the rescue take place? Who is the firefighter? What type of cat is this?
(From: EU Referendum: Dedicated to Booker)
Caution: Some rough language here…
Today we continue with Prof Weber’s series “The Western Tradition”
20. The Feudal Order
Bishop, knight, and peasant exemplified some of the social divisions of the year 1000 A.D
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Follow this Link out to lecture 20. The Feudal Order
Also: This blog has many people with a very divergent set of expertise and knowledge. Therefore, I am opening this slot for guest ‘lectures’ for anyone who submits a well written, fully cited, submission on a topic that is normally not covered on the blog. The submission can be on a topic that is covered but it will have to be very in depth and go into new detail that would greatly increase the understanding of the subject at hand. Submissions may be made to the blog’s email address with the subject line ‘Saturday Lecture Series’. I reserve the right to edit, approve, and publish at my discretion. So, who is up for the challenge?
The Diary of Daedalus
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