A national icon was downed by misguided youths with chain saws. The Oregon Chainsaw Massacre occurred last week as the eight-foot Monterrey cypress sculpture of Charlie, "that used to greet visitors to the coastal fishing town was filleted by two young men who stole it as a prank and then, panicked they would be found out, took chain saws to it."

Link: Men fillet Charlie the Tuna statue in Oregon

Where are PETA and the vegans? Where is the main stream media when a national hero is gone? Where are the tree-huggers when this majestic cypress statue met its death by chain saw?

jim

PS: In a related footnote, Paris Hilton was seen with a unknown tuna.

One of my "Pet Peeves" is the misuse of words. Individuals all make mistakes, but increasingly the misuse of words is not a typographical error, slip in spell check, ... etc. Take this story as an example:

Link : Judge Compliments Sex Offender Before Rendering Guilty Verdict

Put aside the obvious incredulous nature of a compliment to a sex offender and consider this line, "I have to come to the conclusion that you are either the wisest guilty man or the guiltiest wise man in the county."

The flasher may have defended himself well, but that is unlikely "wisdom." Remember the phrase, "A individual who defends himself has a fool for a client?" "Skill" is not "wisdom."

These words and phrases are not identical in meaning:

a. intelligence - an intellectual capability, think I.Q.
b. knowledgeable - the accumulation of facts, skills, ...
c. wisdom - knowledge is acquire by experience and age and is accompanies just judgment
d. common sense - the practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training

Thus the pervert in question was intelligent enough to learn the law and knowledgeable enough of the law to defend himself, but lacked the wisdom to get a defense lawyer and the common sense to not get caught flashing again.

The Judge lacked the common sense to not compliment a sex offender.

The Florida Bar, the Judge would seem to imply, lacked the intelligence and knowledge of a pervert.

Florida must be so proud.

Not since President Bill Clinton told the nation that he "did not inhale" has such a bold liar spun one like this:

Link : Man says he planned to compost pot, not smoke it

Do you have any gardeners in your neighborhood?

Of course, this brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, "That is pretty good $hit!"

What has happened to the country? In a high technology world how does one explain these :

First, one would expect robbers to know the tools of the trade. Not this guy:

Link : Bank Robber Holds Gun Backward During Crime

Any small child who has formed a pistol with his fingers knows the barrel is pointed away, but not this MENSA candidate. With all the money spent on the prison system, one can only conclude common sense is not in the curriculum.

Second, is showing up for a robbery in drag considered a disguise? This "guy" thought so; I use "guy" loosely here:

Link : Drag Queen Robs Burger King - Man Climbed In Takeout Window

Wouldn't a guy in a dress be easy to spot? In addition, if one is in high heels and a cocktail dress, would one really choose to climb in the drive-though window?

Lastly, does it really help do place your monkey in drag too? I often wonder if dressing up animals is criminal, but dressing an monkey in drag is definitely a crime. ( see below )

Soon to be in a crime show, Drag Monkey!

Here is an interesting article that would seem to indicate one's choice of operating system (OS) and Internet browser is related to one's intelligence quotient (IQ).

Link : Smartest Browser and OS

The smartest would seem to use a Apple Mac PC with Mozilla. The least intelligent would seem to be Windows users. Windows 98 with Explorer rolls in at five points below normal IQ.

What's next IQ based on OS and browser choice versus hair color? Do Windows blonds have an IQ proportional to hair pigment?

What about people still using WebTV and MSNTV? Are their IQs at moron level?

What about AOL users? Is there brain function?

jim