The unimportant news thread

[Brian]

Speaking of Apocalypse, I have learned from a billboard in my great state that a church in Texas has pinpointed August 2, 2027 as the date of the Apocalypse, specifically at noon Jerusalem time, when Jesus will cause a solar eclipse and a global earthquake to win the Battle of Armageddon.

I have added the date to my Google Calendar with a note reminding myself to engage in wanton hedonism, and suggest you do the same!

[Karl Henning]

Speaking of Apocalypse, I have learned from a billboard in my great state that a church in Texas has pinpointed August 2, 2027 as the date of the Apocalypse, specifically at noon Jerusalem time, when Jesus will cause a solar eclipse and a global earthquake to win the Battle of Armageddon.

I have added the date to my Google Calendar with a note reminding myself to engage in wanton hedonism, and suggest you do the same!

If you expect me to wait for 2027 to engage in wanton hedonism, you've another think coming!

[Karl Henning]

Hermione Granger is graduated from Brown Univ.

[Moonfish]

Hermione Granger is graduated from Brown Univ.

Wait! I thought she went to Hogwart's? 
But they are probably not accredited....

[Karl Henning]

Kiss band member Paul Stanley discusses his new autobiography

[Todd]

I suppose this was inevitable.  I just hope Jesse Eisenberg isn't tapped to be the lead.

[North Star]

My city is such a beautiful place

[ibanezmonster]

Interesting.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/30/23-year-old-virgin-elliot-rodger-sex

[Wanderer]

Google Finally Launches Street View in Greece

[Todd]

This may actually explain some of snyprrr's posts.

[Karl Henning]

This may actually explain some of snyprrr's posts.

For the first time, a team in Russia has managed to dupe more than 30 percent of human interrogators into believing it's human.

But Chris Matyszczyk (or, the editor) has not managed to dupe me into thinking he understands how to use pronouns.  Good for that Russian team, convincing 30% of their human interrogators that their team are human!

[Todd]

But Chris Matyszczyk (or, the editor) has not managed to dupe me into thinking he understands how to use pronouns.

Grammar are hard.

[Karl Henning]

Grammar are hard.

Sure do!

[ibanezmonster]

"Americans are lazy"

[Todd]

The buck stops somewhere.

[ibanezmonster]

My state is #1!
Good job!  Teach those other states how to do things properly now! Comfort and peace of mind is an evil coming from Satan! 


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/most-stressed-out-state_n_5474137.html

[ibanezmonster]

I've seen a swastika in probably nearly a third of the public restrooms I've been in...

[ibanezmonster]

Well you do live in Florida if I'm not mistaken so I'm not surprised. This is the first one I've seen in years.

Yeah, that might be why. Haven't lived in other states, so I couldn't compare...

[Todd]

Stockman requests NSA metadata on Lerner:
http://stockman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/stockman-asks-nsa-for-lois-lerner-metadata-after-irs-claims-glitch

Well, come on, now, if you've got the technology, why not use it?  What could go wrong?

[Todd]

I see.