Happy Birthday Van Gogh
March 24, 2007
New Russian Totalitarian State?
Russia’s next parliament is likely to have no genuine opposition after a court in Moscow yesterday banned a leading liberal party from standing in elections.Russia’s supreme court announced that it had liquidated the small Republican party, claiming that it had violated electoral law by having too few members. The party is one of very few left in Russia that criticises President Vladimir Putin.
March 21, 2007
Myspace Surveys (Filling in the Blanks for Big Brother?)
It’s not only Myspace but most if not all “social-networking” sites. These sites create an innocuous, friendly atmosphere that lead millions of people everyday to fill in answers to apparent lists of inane questions. These questions often inquire about their past or their relationship with members on their “friends” list. Below are many of the questions that appear on these sites. Note the background and connection questions. Imagine the database and the people that would love to have their hands on it. Now imagine the people that do.
“name game”
1..YOUR REAL NAME
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME (first 3 letters of real name plus izzle):
3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME (color and fav animal):
4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, and childhood street):
5.YOUR STAR WARS NAME(first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, first 3 letters of mums maiden name).
6. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME (favorite color, favorite drink):
7. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME (grandmother on your moms side and grandfather on your dads side first name)
9. YOUR GOTH NAME (black, and the name of one your pets):
10. YOUR PORN STAR NAME (Your first ever pets name, your middle name)
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“top 11″
How did you meet # 4?
Do you like anyone on here?
What would you do if 6 and 2 were going out?
How did you meet 8?
What do you think of 7?
What would you do if 5 confessed they love you?
where does number 7 live?
Is number 2 your best friend?
Whose 10s best friend?
Do you miss number 1?
Who’s 11 dating?
Did you ever go out to eat with 9?
Is number 9 cool?
What is your opinion of number 6?
What do you think about number 3?
What would you do if 3 and 7 were going out?
Who does number 2 like?
Do you have any special thing you do with 11?
Have you ever been inside 10’s house?
Do you love #8?
Ever slept in the same room as any of the numbers?
Do you trust all of them?
Have you ever real kissed any of them?
Who is the hottest one?
Have you ever seen any of them naked?
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“i’m bored…”
1. When is the last time you held hands with someone?
2. You wake up as the opposite gender, what’s one thing you’d do?
3. Have you ever crawled through a window?
4. Where is your mom?
5. Morning or night person?
6. What was the last movie you watched?
7. Favorite number?
8. Any cool scars?
9. Things about the opposite/same sex you notice first?
10. What do you do when no one is watching?
11. Ever been in love?
12. What’s something your friends make fun of you for?
13. What is your curfew?
14. Do you talk a lot?
15. You + alcohol =
16. Do you miss someone?
17.Would you marry for money?
19. If you could live in any past time period, where would it be?
20. Do you drink enough water?
21. Do you wear shoes in the house or take ‘em off?
22. What is your favorite fruit?
23. What is your favorite place to visit?
24. Are you photogenic?
25. Do you dream in color or black and white?
26. Why do you take surveys?
27. Where do you want to vacation?
28. What is the most beautiful language?
29. Do you like being kissed when you are asleep?
30. What do you like most; sunrise or sunset?
31. Do you want to live till 100 yrs old?
32. Is a flat stomach important to you?
33. When you watch movies at home, do you like the lights on or off?
34. Do you believe in magic?
35. Do you like to watch cartoons?
36. At what age did you find out that Santa Claus wasn’t real?
38. Do you snort?
39. You sleep more on your back, front, or sides?
40. Would you rather have a poodle or a rotweiler?
41. Are you basically a happy person?
42. Are you tired?
43. Did you drink anything with caffeine today?
44. How many landlines/cellphones do you have in your home?
45. Do you get along with your parents?
46. Do you like/love anyone now?
47. What do you do when you’re sad?
48. What do you need most now?
49. What song are you listening to now?
50. What are you craving for now?
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etc, etc, etc…
