Andymatic

Month: May 2004

  • Pat Tillman's Blunt Eulogy

    Just when we thought we had a pure and simple hero, a millionaire athlete who gave up wealth and fame to become the ideal patriot, to make the ultimate sacrifice, his friends and family complicated everything: Pat isn’t with God. He’s fucking dead. He wasn’t religious. So thank you for your thoughts, but he’s fuckin […]

  • The Shining in 30 Seconds, With Bunnies

    Flash movie: The Shining in 30 Seconds, With Bunnies

  • Museum of Flight Attendant Uniforms

    Honey this one is for you. Ever since my early childhood, I have been interested and fascinated by the world of aviation. When I was a small boy, I wanted to become a flight attendant. That was my big dream and my big dream came true! As I travel the world, it gives me the […]

  • Indians Enslaved at US Military Camp in Iraq

    We were slaves in American kitchens. We barely got two hours of sleep. Any slip-ups and we were tortured for days. This is the account of Indians with visas for Kuwait ending up as slaves in US military camps in Battlefield Iraq. Once I told the kitchen in-charge that as I was a devout Muslim […]

  • War of Words

    More than 50 retired US diplomats have written to US President George Bush to complain about America?s policy towards the Middle East claiming that President Bush?s approach was losing the US ?credibility, prestige and friends?. More than 50 former diplomats signed a letter to Tony Blair criticising his policies in the Middle East: “We… have […]

  • Bush's 100 Mistakes

    Remember when Bush said he couldn’t think of any mistakes he’s ever made? The Center for American Progress has a list for you to choose from. 100 Mistakes for the President to Choose From Pre-emptive comment: yes, conservative commenters – Clinton made a lot of mistakes. Why are we always picking on poor George? Because […]

  • Serendipitousness

    One of my friends works for a company that has had tons of layoffs – they’ve laid off at least half their staff since the new year and he got an IM on Thursday that another woman had been let go. He stared at the phone waiting to be called. The phone rang. Instead of […]

  • Soldiers in Iraq Torture Prisoners

    The abuses included sodomizing of prisoners, pouring cold water and chemicals on naked bodies, threatening detainees with rape and dog attacks, hitting them with chairs and broomsticks and locking them in isolation without food, water or a toilet for three days. The clincher: they knew about the abuse months ago. And CBS sat on it […]

  • Shower Curtain Rife with Infection

    I thought all I had to worry about was that David Putty look-a-like shaving his pubes in the shower at Bally’s: “Our results suggest that shower curtains harbor potential opportunistic pathogens that can threaten immune-compromised or otherwise ill patients,” the researchers wrote. “Exposure can be minimized by regular cleaning or by exchanging shower curtains.” Via […]