February 21st, 2008 by 5cents
Despite having been teenagers not long ago, we find we can barely stand many of them today what with their excessive drama, perpetual angst and know-it-all attitude. Something to do with raging hormones at that age the medicos tell us. Nevertheless, we are sympathetic to their struggle and rebellious nature. We believe non-conformity at a young age will be channeled as creativity in adulthood, surely a worthy characteristic.
Sadly, the same can’t be said of many figures of authority who have been restless in their quest to tame the wild hordes that are teenagers. Curfews, age-restrictions, inane laws have all been bandied about in the past but now, they’ve resorted to high-tech weaponry. Behold the Mosquito, a device that emits a high-pitched sound supposedly inaudible to those older than 25 years. Approximately three and a half thousand such devices Read On! »
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February 21st, 2008 by 5cents
The search for the perfect partner is as old as time itself. Tall, brunette, smart, kinky, successful, ambitious, the wish-list is endless. To this end, there has been no dearth of entrepreneurs trying to cash in love and matrimony. Witness the profusion of websites such as eHarmony, Lavalife and dare we say, Myspace.
It takes an entrepreneur of a whole different mindset, however, to come up with the following outrageous, nay, mind-blowing concept. Conjugal Harmony is the brainchild of some clever Californians (who else?) and seeks to join discerning men and hardened female felons in holy union. Their tag-line? The nagging stops when the bars slam shut. Evocative stuff.
From the website: Read On! »
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February 12th, 2008 by 5cents
Multiculturalism has brought about the need to consider other ethnic and religious groups’ sensitivities for many aspects of life, such as foreign policy, the educational system, the medical establishment and so on. It makes sense that we be open-minded when it comes to those who are different if we’re ever to hope of living in harmony. In the midst of all this hyper-culturalism and globalization, however, it struck us that today’s society is becoming inevitably entangled in a web of political-correctness and the overwhelming desire not to offend others, to the point where even general conversation is becoming a ridiculous affair fraught with pitfalls.
Consider the following story of a digital children’s book, the Three Little Cowboy Builders, released in the UK that was based on the age-old Three Little Pigs fable. Read On! »
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February 7th, 2008 by 5cents
We at the Womb tend to be quite outspoken when it comes to the plight of African nations, though not in the usual manner. We believe African nations should practice self-reliance, self-improvement and proper self-governance instead of relying on the UN, sympathetic countries, foreign aid & troops (except in cases of, say, natural disasters). Africa is the cradle of life and it is astonishing that millennia of human habitation have little to show on the whole continent barring a few pyramids. Communal strife, genocide, corrupt governance, famine and the like plagues much of Africa even unto this day and to be frank, it seems as though many African nations are not deserving of sovereignty. Case in point, Liberia, where a Truth & Reconciliation Council (TRC) recently begun hearing cases in an attempt to heal wounds from the brutal civil war (which lasted from 1979 to 1993). Read On! »
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January 20th, 2008 by 5cents
Let’s begin by stating we at the Womb think Al Sharpton is a douchebag. So he’s done some good deeds for the black community but lately, it seems as though he’s made it his personal quest to become savior to American blacks, a colored Jesus Christ if you will. But the Reverend’s douchebaggery isn’t in question for us, the issue at hand is racism in conversation.
In the first week of this year, Kelly Tilghman (Golf Channel anchor and former touring professional) and Nick Faldo (Golf channel lead analyst and golfing legend) were on television as usual for one of the channel’s PGA tour telecasts. They were discussing Tiger Woods’ sublime form and his tendency to rout the field. Faldo casually suggested an effective technique would be for other players to collectively play strategy against Tiger Read On! »
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January 17th, 2008 by Tart
Editor’s note: Original title – Jumping Through Hoops: A Criticism of Modern Woman.
I will begin at the place where the idea started, shivering to keep itself alive; wrapped in a newspaper like a thrift-shop gift. I was reading an article one day, not too long ago, the kind of sensible, instructional, “for-your-own-good” piece of printed charm. The content? Nothing other than the slightly insistent, slightly nagging, slightly droning voice of feminism, a voice that is so misunderstood (and, more tragically, so misnamed) by so many smirking, self-righteous women and men, that it is beginning to breed confusion rather than liberation. Just as the author, Wallace Immen, was stumbling through the tirelessly saturated topic of women in management, a punch-line quote cooked up by a certain consultant named Elaine Allison was suddenly presented on a fool’s gold platter of wisdom: “If women Read On! »
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January 13th, 2008 by 5cents
Stupidity events are by no means a rare occurrence. It is, however, not often that the judicial system supports and rubber-stamps a stupidity event. Consider the case of 23 year old Canadian, Sandra Bergen, who successfully sued her drug dealer for selling product that put her in a coma. The product in question: crystal methamphetamine (angel dust*, shabu, blade, quartz, super ice or what have you).
Sandra Bergen of Saskatchewan successfully sued her drug dealer, Clinton Davey, for knowingly selling her a drug that was highly addictive and dangerous and with intent to injure. After dosing on her new purchase, Bergen promptly had a heart attack and spent 11 days in a coma (time that was clearly spent dreaming of ways to cash in on her misfortune). Apparently, addicts aren’t already familiar with the side-effects of drugs such as Read On! »
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