it should have been brilliant
theres jimbo jarmusch making a gorefest zombie flick
starring bill fucking murray!
crispin glovers brother!
that hot bird!
steve legend car buscemnot!
tilda class act swinton!
that blonde chick from those films!
that bloke who was darth vader or his step uncle or something!
with cameos from tom icon waits!
and iggy bloody pop!
and i'll be the first in the neighborhood
to say, its just no good
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a florentine diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer,
playwright, poet and dub fusion dj of the Renaissance period. He has often been called
the father of modern political philosophy, political science and a human-badger hybrid called Trevor.
Chickens exhibit Machiavellian tendencies, new research shows
Chickens are just as intelligent
as many of their feathered friends, demonstrate thinking skills on par
with mammals and primates, and even exhibit Machiavellian tendencies, a
US scientist has discovered.
A new study, published in the journal Animal Cognition,
has reviewed previous research to find that, despite popular belief,
chickens are intelligent and emotional animals with individual
personalities.
That innocent chicken (Boris of Dorset) may be smarter than you think."Chickens
are behaviourally sophisticated, discriminating among individuals,
exhibiting Machiavellian-like social interactions, and learning socially
in complex ways that are similar to humans," the report revealed.
They
were found to be masters of manipulation and counter-strategies, with
males making false food calls to attract nearby females, and females
eventually ignoring those who made false alerts too often.
Author Loro Marino, a senior scientist at The Someone Project,
a venture focused on changing public perceptions of farm animals, said
that chickens exhibit logical reasoning that humans do not develop until
the age of seven.
"Unlike many other birds, chickens are
categorised as a commodity, devoid of authenticity as a real animal. But
chickens have the capacity to reason and make logical inferences. They
perceive time intervals and may be able to anticipate future events," he
said.
The farmyard bird was found to exhibit social awareness;
capable of waiting for a better food reward, and recognising their
status in the pecking order.
They also have distinct
personalities, with mother hens exhibiting different "maternal styles",
thought to influence the behaviour of their chicks, and have a complex
system of communication, consisting of a wide range of visual displays
and at least 24 different vocalisations.
Some chickens (such as Vladimir, woollongabba) were even observed to display Machiavellian tendencies.Dr
Marino said that the scientific literature on chickens has historically
been skewed by dominant perceptions of the bird as "cognitively
simple", almost exclusively focusing on their potential as a food
source.
"Chickens are misperceived as lacking most of the
psychological characteristics we recognise in other intelligent animals
and are typically thought of as possessing a low level of intelligence
compared with other animals," he said.
Many scientists think that corvids - the family of birds that includes crows, ravens, rooks and jays - may be among the most intelligent animals on earth,
based on their ability to solve problems, make tools and apparently
consider both possible future events and other individuals' states of
mind.
Meanwhile, songbirds can be trained to understand non-language aspects of human speech, a study has found. And who can forget goats? The quickly learn how to solve complex tasks and have excellent long-term memories, scientists say.
the zim currency was epically todgered by mugabes policies, with daily inflation reaching a lazy 195%
anti mugabe protesters when they rarely werent being beaten or killed
and in good news
robert mugabe is dead
may he rot in non existent hell
piece of shit
he was a leader of zanu pf
one of the major parties fighting to end racist white rule in zimbabwe
in a brutal struggle
they overthrow the old rhodesian scumbag government
and brought democracy to zimbabwe
he was a hero to many for his fight against racist filth colonialists
but when he got into power
he did whatever it took to keep it
and ending up fucking his country harder than the white fuckers
as southern rhodesia
it had been one of the richest countries in africa
with its wonderful climate for agriculture
it had been known as the bread basket of southern africa
unfortunately that had come about because the colonialist pricks
stole all the land
and farmed it in a modern productive manner
following independence
mugabe and cronies
took measures to redress the unfair land distribution
by using murderous means
and then giving the land to his mates
his 'veterans'
only some of which were veterans
and all of which belonged to his political party
thus replacing white shits with ... black shits
that caused a collapse in food production
and the economy in general
causing extreme poverty and malnutrition
as the situation got worse
and people turned against him
he persecuted the ndebele speaking minority
and he used many of the same methods as the colonial turds that preceded him
violence, intimidation, election rigging and general cuntery
he was an utter piece of shit
causing untold suffering to millions of people
which still plays out today
including in the townships of south africa
where they are treated terribly by the locals
(the thompson twins, 80s synth groovers, hairspray addicts and perhaps surprisingly, yuma fans)
yuma is a town in south western arizona
it was the ultimate resting place of alphonse
our trusty and very gringo steed
alphonse died in the evening on the highway from arizona to san diego
not a massively long time after i took a turn behind the wheel
fuck you alphonse!
(and he'd already shat himself at the border crossing at nogales
that was a classy look, the twat!)
we had to hitch in the dark
in the fucking desert
trying not to think about all the gun nutters in gringo movies
but we got a lift from a lovely bloke
all the way to yuma yuma yumust pay
after our night at hotel 498739 chain
alphonse was fetched and towed back to yuma
to a garage where lots of
tsk, tsking and air was sucked between teeth
and alphonse was pronounced dead fred
the towing cost a bomba
and the leftovers were barely enough to hire a ren'al car
to get us back to mission bleach
and that
was the price that yuma yuma yumust pay...
io adoro i cini
sono stato molto fortunato di averne conosciuti 5
almeno
5 umani
perche ci sono stato vari cini animali
anche qualche giorgine!
e vero se si mette un cino a qualsiasi bestia
si funziona..
e bene
ma
parlo dei cini miei
no dei 1 milliardo e mezzo spagnolo-cinesi
infatti
conosco un argenchino
e lui e super cool
lui sarebbe un cino cino
non si puo essere piu cino di quello
immaginatevi!
cmq
anche se non lo sapranno mai
sopratutto perche non sanna leggere l'italiano
dunque
esistera per sempre
questa dedicazione d'amore
gli dico
grazie mille per la felicita
che mi avete regalato
siete stati la parte piu bella della mia vita
da tanti anni
vi voglio bene...
its true that the 70s music scene
was full of smugly self righteous stupidly side burned hippies with their fucking hammers of love
and indulgent proggers setting the controls for the heart of their oh so clever clog buttholes
which all gave way to john travoltingly lapelled disco sick
and punk rock saved our saouls etc etc
which is a good enough reason to steer clear of it
for a healthy couple of siecles
but yet!
under all that distasteful schlock
that look at me, look at me, i got an b in applied mathemathics
and nauseous preachy twattery
there was a triumvirate of magnificence
legends of cool
icons of not giving a fook
and part time doughnutters
BOWIE!
IGGY!
and
LOU FUCKING REED!
the phrase 'legend cars' doesnt get used much these days
hopefully not at all
but these particular vehicules
were light years beyond legendary...
j'adore la langue francaise
elle est tres tres douce
elle est la langue plus sexy
elle est la langue de mes amis
mes amis a paris
mes amis a tanger, casa, rabat et plus
les amis de l'algerie et tunisie
mes amis dans la dordogne
mes amis rhonais
et les amis des autres partis du hexagon
mes amis dans la costa azzurra
(sorry)
gli amici corsi
(sorry, not sorry)
et mes amis italiens
de ma prof a la coree
et sa famille au canada
de mes amis inconnus en senegal
en benin et mali
tous mes amis francofones africains
au nouvelle caledonie et tahiti
la maman du super stronzo
les amis belges
et mes amis suisses
des seychelles, martinique etc
grace a la langue francaise
je fais partie de cette societe
a long time ago
on an island not so far far away
i burned down stephen cummings
it wasnt entirely intentional
but neither was it completely accidental
he was there
in that car park
with all the nobbies
and we were there too
i certainly didnt rock up to the carpark with a flamethrower
though it might have been prescient
but as we got down
and viddied our surroundings
i thought i recognized him
was it because he was a bit of a smug git?
was it because i knew he would diss my hero in years ahead?
was it because i had just been listening to porno for pyros?
its a mystery for the ages
but i was taken away by a non nihon divine wind
and
before i knew it
the lighter fluid had been liberally applied
and i was dancing around his flamin body
calling to the gods xyslsyslphone
and tlocacpslockoff
calling on them to accept my sacrifice
in their honour
and to provide rains for our crops
fertility for our women
and another nasty slab of amber funtimes...
c'era una volta un paese
che e ormai scomparso
un pease mistico
dove ci abitavano gli orsi con salame
dove c'era la neve abbondante
dove si davano lavori importanti a stronzi brutti e puzzolenti
e uno spazio che si chiamava porko nero
non era lontanissimo da firenze
dove si potevo andare a un teatro e parlare cazzate televisate
e c'era anche una biancaneve fighissima
ma ora non esiste piu
come il tilacino
era troppo ganzo per questo mondo moderno
e questo paese di meraviglie
come si chiamava?
si chiamava lunigiana
dove si incontravano i lunatici
(utter dildo)
U.S.
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after meeting
with President of Romania Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White
House for the second time.
Alex Wong/Getty Images
Topline:
U.S. President Donald Trump has scrapped a state visit to Denmark after
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen shot down his idea that Copenhagen
could sell Greenland to the United States.
Trump
tweeted on Tuesday: “Denmark is a very special country with incredible
people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that
she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I
will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another
time........The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense
and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I
thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the
future!”
The U.S. President had been due
to visit Denmark between September 2 and 3 at the invitation of
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II and was expected to meet Prime Minister
Frederiksen.
Trump’s move was met with shock and confusion in
Copenhagen. Former Danish foreign minister Martin Lidegaard said the
incident was a “diplomatic farce.” Former prime minister Helle
Thorning-Schmidt wrote that the move was “deeply insulting” to the
people of Denmark and Greenland.
Officials in Copenhagen and
Nuuk, capital of Greenland, had been firm but direct in their refusal to
consider the sale of the semiautonomous territory on the world’s
largest island. Frederiksen’s comment that Trump’s largest ever real
estate gambit was “absurd” appears to have triggered the anger reaction
from the Oval Office.
What to watch for:
The Greenland spat has dominated headlines ahead of a tough week for
Trump, who will meet G7 leaders in Biarritz, France, later this week.
Trump has faced criticism for his calls to readmit Russia to the group
after it was booted out in 2014 over its illegal annexation of Crimea.
Meanwhile, despite his claims that the U.S. economy is performing well,
Trump is pushing the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by at least a
full percentage point as concerns about the global economy and the
impact of his trade war with China mount.
The release of
Federal Reserve minutes later today and Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s
speech on Friday at the central bank’s annual meeting in Jackson Hole,
Wyoming, will hint at the next steps. Key background:
Trump’s declaration that he wants to purchase Greenland has been widely
met with disbelief in Washington and Copenhagen, with ex-prime minister
Lars Lokke Rasmussen suggesting that the move was an “April Fools’ Day joke.”
Trump confirmed to reporters on Sunday that he had discussed the
“strategically interesting” concept, which he described as “essentially a
large real estate deal.” On Monday, he tweeted a meme of Trump Tower
superimposed onto a Greenland landscape, and said: “I promise not to do
this to Greenland!”
In
a diplomatic response, Kielsen said that Greenland was not for sale but
that “Greenland is open for trade and cooperation with other countries,
including the USA.”
The U.S. has tried to buy the strategically
significant but largely icebound island on at least two other occasions,
and the U.S Air Force continues to operate a large airbase there.
ian dury thought that golf carts were invented by the devil
lemmy was a compulsive whittler
joey ramone collected butterflies
bowie always breathed on his left side when swimming crawl
marc bolan eschewed lego, but love duplo
suggs sold his left bollock to a marshall at the stadium of light
debby harry thinks that stone rubbing is the path to nirvana
billy idol was into baking blueberry tarts
iggy hoarded embroidered cushions
johnny thunders thought that the moon landings werent faked but penicillin was
roky erickson had a large collection of danish royal crockery
jah wobble insists on 3 snow globes per room in his studio
hugh cornwell fluently speaks hmong
alex chilton spelt kangaroo the italian way
peter perrett wont step on pavement cracks
deniz tek thinks he has two left feet
bryan ferry ironically is scared of water
henry rollins counts llamas when he cant sleep
sid vicious' thought his name was spelled viscous
john cale believes he can speak with the ghost of llewelyn the great
lou reed thought he was a mentalist
ray manzarek chants 'jimbo is a twat' if you play his records backwards
kim salmon prefers tuna
angus young is allergic to knitwear
captain sensible is notoriously easily distracted
the easybeats were a pushover
pete townsend refuses point blank to eat cheese with bits in it
grant hart thinks that rice in the salt is really maggots
and
nick cave thinks that people are really quite nice
we have all heard of the famous explorer
you know the one
hell there was even a huuge and pricey drama series about him
he is famous as all fuck
he allegedly crossed the deserts on a handcart of solid fuck
ate camel chips with the k.ubester
and invented china
until as recently as last year
it was accepted fact that he was from venezia
but not friuli venezia giulia
no
that would be too sensible!
but last year and intrepid adventurer
bravely set forth into the great unknown
of a shopping mall in xi an, china
it was whilst in the untamed wilds of that shopping mall
and looking for a cash machine
that he discovered this remarkable fact
not only wasnt he from friuli venezia giulia
but he wasnt even from venezia!
madness!
he was actually from eire
yes that green and broguey island
with guinness and horrible folk music
most probably from whatever the irish equivalent is
of soapy tit wank
...
yes
its not the forest
the lack of trees
and fog make that plain
and theres no hair product to be seen
no basketball boots
stylishly undone
no pancakes to be slapped on
and no kiss me kiss me kiss me wuby wed lips
but for any bewildered teen
standing on the beach
staring at the sand
it made the side b highlights really reel
(and importantly no arabs were harmed in the making of the track)
and it was oooh so mysterious
who was jumping?
whos train were they jumping?
where the flying fook was the train going?
and how much fun
must it have been
if they kept doing it
again and again and again and a...
(its almost enough to make one take another journey...)
