From the Christian Aquarium: Games

Cactus Game Design specializes in board games for the churchy. Following the rule that everything in the secular world must have a Christian knock-off, they’ve been proud to bring us Redemption: The Gathering®, which takes the nerdy card collector game a step further into evangelically sound nerdiness.

prominent women are evilA quote from the rules:

Special abilities on sites are not affected by character or enhancement cards. New Jerusalem (Site Card), Dragon Raid, and Promised Land are mainly used offensively as “access sites” and therefore their special abilities are written to take effect when they enter battle and at no other time. All the single color sites are mainly used defensively as “lost soul sites”. The special abilities on single color sites like Nero’s Realm and Leper Colony are written to take effect when they are holding a lost soul. Therefore, if you are using an “access site” defensively or a “lost soul site” offensively the special abilities don’t activate.

From a sample game:

Kurt
Draw 3: (Servant Angel, Lewd Men, Lost Soul). Lost Soul in Land of Bondage, draw
replacement (Angel of the Lord).
Prep: Lost Soul in Tree of Knowledge site.
Battle: Rescue attempt with Angel of Revelation (8/8 silver hero). Bryon blocks with
Oppressive Women (7/7 gray evil character). The evil character is losing, so Bryon has initiative.
Bryon plays Deluge of Rain (Gray enhancement “Discard all cards in battle, including yours.”).
Kurt has no silver enhancement that can negate that effect, so all cards in battle are discarded.
This is mutual destruction by mutual removal, so no Lost Soul is rescued. The score is still tied
2 to 2.
Discard to 8: Kurt places Servant Angel, Servant Girl, and Guiding Angel in his territory.

Card image courtesy of this Flickr set from Chris Noessel.

Welcome to Double Standard, GA

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060404/us_nm/crime_sextourism_dc

Hey! Surprise! Underage prostitution right here in these here now United States! Thriving! The bit on how Georgia is a destination because the penalty is “Only 5 to 20 years” is kind of weak, though. No one wants a 20-year prison sentence.

Best quote: “Another man drove from North Georgia, with a bag containing a teddy bear, a love note and condoms, snorting methamphetamine on the way.” Worst. Red. Sovine. Song. Ever.

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Best day at the mall ever

firecartThis pamphlet was distributed at a shopping mall by the artist. It is an instruction manual of sorts, done in DMV/air safety style, showing exactly how a day at the mall should go.

It’s the work of Packard Jennings, for whom I would like to buy a beer.

His next project needs lots of business reply envelopes, since it’s intended as an instruction manual for the hapless drones who work processing mail for large companies.

Old Ladies Kick Ass.

Country stolen by criminals with intent to devastate
4/4/2006

Dear Editor,

I am 92 years of age and I have followed politics in this country for nearly as many years. There were tough times. I became an RN during the Great Depression and have known times of very little; never, however, have I feared more for this country than now.

Our country has been stolen by criminals who I fully believe intend to devastate all of the poor and working classes to benefit this small group of extremely greedy people, the same people who planned to steal our government and managed to pull it off.

I call radio shows and I send letters to members of Congress and to the newspaper. My hope is to make all aware that our government is in the worst of hands largely because of crooked trick voting machines. I have observed that even in very small voting places one machine can deliver several thousand more votes for the neo-con candidates. That is several thousand more then they have registered to vote. Many call for recounts where this kind of things happens only to learn that recounts are not possible. These machines were deliberately designed with no permanent records so there is nothing that can be recounted. That is exactly what has delivered to us the quality of leaders who are presently devastating our country.

I am calling upon all who care, as I do, to do all that we can to bring back honest elections. To make good members of Congress aware of how bad this problem is. We need to try as hard as we can to save this country from devastation. Be assured that the greedy cons have no plans for giving up any of what they have stolen and they are the type that will cheat in all ways they can and probably as much as they need to hang on to it all. I believe our country is truly at stake and we must do what we can to save it.

Alyce Fretland
Eureka

From today’s Eureka (CA) Reporter: ( http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=9771 )

Worst Dressed Guy

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Worst Dressed Guy, originally uploaded by conradh.

At the supermarket.

Sport coat, tiedyed/spatter board shorts, black socks, athletic shoes, cellphone, those thin frame elvis costello-y glasses.

He left in a brand new lowered 300C.

QOTD, via switchstatement

“I do meme poisoning professionally.”

We have questions, here.slimer

  1. What’s that kind of work pay at the entry level? Are paid internships available for students?
  2. What training is necessary? Is there a formal certification process, or do meme poisoners learn ad hoc or on an apprenticeship basis?
  3. Does meme poisoning require special equipment? If so, how much does it cost and can it be provided by my employer or professional group?
  4. Is this profession regulated? Does a prospective meme poisoner need to obtain local or national accreditation or approval in his or her area of practice?
  5. What advice would you give a young person intent on a career as a meme poisoner?

And once again with the Belgians.

When they’re not trying to sell me suits, I get their resumes. This is literally the tenth Belgian youth who has sent me a C.V.Madame, Monsieur,

Je vous serais gré de bien vouloir prendre connaissance de mon Curriculum Vitae personnel ainsi qu’une lettre démontrant ma motivation à travailler dans votre entreprise.

Afin de ne pas alourdir ce message inutilement, j’ai préféré vous envoyer un lien vers ces documents plutôt qu’en pièces jointes.

Format Adobe Acrobat (PDF – 66,8 Ko) :

Click to access cv.pdf

Format Microsoft Word (DOC – 49,5 Ko.):
http://www.myfilebe/myfile/juliegancik/cv.doc
En vous remerciant d’avance de l’attention que vous porterez à ma candidature et dans l’attente de vos nouvelles, je vous prie d’ agréer, Madame, Monsieur, l’expression de mes salutations distinguées.

Respectueusement,

Julie Gancik
0495 92 60 30
julie@myfile.be

Recruiter Email We Never Finished Reading

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