Lose-the-Cynicism Blog

Lose the cynicism.  I say: lose it or it will never go away…

“Iran's
embassy in France said about 10,000 people might have been killed in a
powerful earthquake in the ancient city of Bam in southeastern Iran on
Friday.”
     - China View

What else should you have expected if you lived in a place called ‘BAM!’ ?

Other places to avoid if you know what’s good for you :

Disaster Peak Reservoir, OR

Hazard, NE

Tornado, WV

Calamity Ranch, NV

Terror Trail, CO

Explosion Lake, WI

The Apocalypse (peak in the Revelation Mts.), Alaska

Tidal Wave Church, KY (do they expect one to reach their doors?)

Rape Place, ID

Destruction Island, WA

Morgue Fork, KY

Smallpox Well, TX

Murder Hole, VA

(All above locations were randomly ‘top-of-my-head’  located by me through the USGS National Mapping Information search form.  However, I was unable to locate an ‘Orgasm Chasm’.  That is really hard to believe.)

 

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Remember
that ‘trampled’ Wal-Mart Christmas shopper from a week or so
back?  The one that became a symbol of the dark side of marketed
materialism?  Well, it looks like she’s an appropriate symbol for
the dark side of litigation, too:

'Trampled' Wal-Mart Shopper Has History Of Injury Claims
Report: Woman Has Filed 15 Previous Claims, 8 At Wal-Mart Stores

Remember the slogan: “Shop until you drop.” ?  Apparently, “Drop so you can shop.”  has its advocates, too.

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Do you believe in Robin Hood?

"Dennis
Cheatem, 47, went so far as to buy a used cable company repair van,
prosecutors said, and was known around his neighborhood as "the cable
guy."

Cheatem
claimed to be a modern-day Robin Hood, telling authorities he provided
cable to needy families with children.  But in at least one case,
prosecutors say, he stole cable service to turn a profit."
     -IndyStar

Cheatem…hrm…do you still  believe in Robin Hood??

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So…when
is Xanga going to come out with “The Best of Xanga” hardcover for
$19.95 that you pre-order and then, lo and behold, your very own “best”
post (which you indicated in your order) is there right along with all
the other pre-paid 'renowneds' of Xanga? !!!