Sunday, September 28, 2008

Mark Frauenfelkov: James Howard Kunstler's "Eyesore of the Month"

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Author and social critic James Howard Kunstler has a section on his website called "Eyesore of the Month." It includes photos of things in and around his town (Saratoga Springs, NY) he doesn't like, along with comments explaining why they irk him so. In August, he trained his crosshairs on a tattoo parlor.

The manufacturer describes [the Wasp Knife ] as perfect for downed pilots, soldiers and security guards and boasts that it will "drop many of the world's largest land predators".

It can snap-freeze all tissue and organs in the area surrounding the blast.

A source close to West Midlands Police said: "The Met is obviously concerned about this and that is why they have circulated the information.

"This knife will almost certainly kill and the Met must have intelligence that they are in circulation.

"I don't feed the flies dry?" asks someone else.

"I don't feed the flies dry?" asks someone else.

"I don't feed the flies at all," Dr. Frankensnyder quips.

"You wet it, then feed it," another member advises.

"But don't get the flies wet or you'll get all kinds of mold growing in there," someone cautions. "You can get sick from sniffing it."

"Don't be sniffing your dried flies, guys!" still another knowledgeable member of the society chimes in.

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