January 18th, 2008 by 5cents
With the US firmly entrenched in the political process ahead of their general elections, it’s easy to get swept up in all the hyperbole and propaganda. The Clinton-Obama Race Wars, the McCain-Romney Bore Wars and so on. What we have noticed, however, is that a lot of people are simply fed up with the Bush administration and current state of everything (economy on the verge of recession, never-ending war on terror, paranoia everywhere, etc.). Indeed, several people we got in touch with mentioned that regardless of the candidates, they were going to vote Democrat so as to remove from office a power-hungry, elitist, misguided administration. Well, we think it pays to be discerning and that both major parties should be considered regardless of the current Republican track record. A little parable to illustrate, yes? Read On! »
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December 19th, 2007 by 5cents
Long-time readers will know we hold the internet comic strip Jesus & Mo in high regard around these parts. It’s not all just simply poking fun at religion though. In fact, belying the crude nature of the cartoons, the author somehow manages to illuminate the subtle characteristics of religion and society; Things that we know deep down but have a hard time elaborating. It’s really quite intelligent.
Consider the interaction between religion, science and homosexuality. For most of its development, science has challenged the stranglehold of religion. Similarly, homosexuality seems to be at odds with the three Abrahamic religions even though science can prove it predates them all. Blast! What I’m struggling to articulate is best conveyed by the comic inside, hit the “Read On” link to see it. Read On! »
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November 30th, 2007 by 5cents
When I started the first Third World article, I figured it was a one-time thing. Fortunately, there seems to be no dearth of stories when concerned with animals and humans cohabiting under the strangest of situations. And so, following up on Third World Dog Dilemmas and Third World Monkey Mania, we have the rather surreal story of a boy and his 5 meter long (16 ft) snake-sister.
Sambath Uon is a 7 year old lad from the village of Sit Tbow in Cambodia whose best friend is a huge bloody Burmese python. The snake, named Chomreun (Lucky, in Khmer), “moved” in when Sambath was just a few months old and they’ve grown together despite the best efforts of the parents to repatriate the reptile to the jungle. Indeed, Chomreun is now fed, bathed and worshipped by the villagers who believe she has mystical Read On! »
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November 18th, 2007 by 5cents
It was only a short time ago I was in stitches over the unprecedented case of a troop of monkeys killing the deputy mayor of India’s capital city, New Delhi. Now, via that illustrious aggregator of world news, the Beeb, I find yet another Third World tale that piques, nay, arouses my interest. Long time readers may remember my exhaustive piece on feral dogs in my hometown (article HERE) from a year ago. Well, this story is a fitting add-on to my ruminations of yore. You can read the article HERE.
Long story short, a man who stoned two dogs to death and then mysteriously suffered paralysis and loss of hearing was directed by his astrologers to marry a dog to atone for his sins. The wedding took place in a Hindu temple with a sizable gathering of friends and relatives cheering on the procession. I don’t begrudge superstitious people, to each his/her Read On! »
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October 31st, 2007 by Sir Reverend Gonzo
Editor’s note: A warm welcome to Sir Reverend Gonzo. A learnéd individual with remarkable experience in life, Reverend Gonzo begins by tackling the massive issue of whether or not global warming is worth our time.
As we all know, global warming is melting our ice caps. Well, who cares? Nobody lives in the ice caps. It’s making our winters warmer, and soon enough, Chicago will be tropical. How is this a bad thing?
Well, I’ll tell you how. There’s one person we forget about not living in the ice caps. And that, my friends, is Santa Claus. Read On! »
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October 26th, 2007 by 5cents
I’m proud of being Third Worldian … a Third-Worlder … Third-Worldese … Thirdese-Worldian … well, I’m proud of being Indian, oft the prototypical example of a Third World country. I’m also quite a fan of the BBC World News website not the least because of its broad coverage and analysis and its fairly unbiased reporting (unlike that denizen of the tabloid-news-world, CNN).
It goes without saying, then, that when the BBC reports on some stereotypically idiosyncratic Indian news event I get somewhat aroused. Consider the following story I picked up at the BBC a few days ago (original article HERE). Yes, you read right, the deputy mayor of India’s capital city, New Delhi, was killed after being attacked by a ferocious troop of monkeys. Not only did the primates gouge the Sikh out of him, they pushed the man off Read On! »
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October 10th, 2007 by Principessa Coolness
Editor’s note: Say hello to new author, Principessa Coolness. Our first female writer (well overdue really), Principessa writes primarily at her own blog HERE but we’ll be syndicating her material over to the Womb. A cancer survivor and frank conversationist, she begins by exploring how exitways sometimes become entryways in the quest for the next high. Welcome!
Okay, so it’s been a while since I posted the blog about ass rockets (a.k.a suppositories) but since y’all seemed amused by it, I have more to contribute to the topic. With that being said, let’s turn our attention to the subject of, well, ass rockets …
So, my ass is the only orifice of my body that has not been violated Read On! »
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