May 12th, 2008
by Robert Starvation
See the crazy-looking man in the wrinkled suit who bears a passing resemblance to Gary Busey? That’s Boris Johnson, London’s new Mayor. As is the case with Americans and George W., you can’t help but wonder what was going through Londoner’s heads. One of Johnson’s first acts after assuming power was to ban the consumption of alcohol on public transportation, effective June 1.
Perhaps things are different in Jolly Ol’ LimeyLand, but in America you drink alcohol on public transportation to make it bearable. Take buses. Let’s say that (hypothetically) someone I may or may not be related to by blood is taking a bus to work in downtown Seattle. This person (hereafter referred to as “My Sister”) expects to arrive to work on time, but finds this to be impossible when the bus has to stop because a hobo fight has broken out.
It is not altogether irresponsible to suggest that “My Sister” would be better served by legal laxity that would allow her to assuage the mounting frustration a prolonged hobo scrap can engender with alcohol, which by and large is not permissible this side of the Atlantic. Londoners have a good thing going. A hobo fight breaks out on a bus or train, they can get perfectly sloshed while placing bets on which hobo is going to lose an eye.
Mayor “Crazyface” Johnson is urged to reconsider. If there’s anything worse than obnoxious public drunkenness, it’s having to deal with an angry dry drunk you can’t get away from (cue further references to George W.).
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May 6th, 2008
by Robert Starvation
First, let me preface this with the caveat that operating a motor vehicle is irresponsible and dangerous; in some cases, that irresponsibility can be fatal. No one under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or being too old and confused to figure out how to set up an email account should drive in those states of being. Period.
That said, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers are off their fucking rockers if they insist on being the thought police for a generation of gamers.
Video games are interactive escapism, pure and simple. They allow the player to perform actions they would never do in real life without the harmful consequences. Indeed, there are indications that sustained immersion in simulated violent scenarios make one less prone to violence.
Does playing Rugrats Studio Tour make you Tommy Pickles? Will playing God of War II cause you to slaughter hundreds in obsessive pursuit of the godhood Zeus robbed you of? No more than playing drinking and driving in Grand Theft Auto 4 will make you drink and drive in real life.
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April 30th, 2008
by Sam Pagan
This image of a revolutionary Hello Kitty was not found on a poster, or as inspirational graffiti, or even in a toy store. Nay, the image you see above was found donning the lids of crates filled with 1.2 tons of glorious, glittering cocaine. An attempt to try and be more inconspicuous, I assume, which unfortunately didn’t work.
It’s a clever trick though. Try to mask something tainted and evil with something sweet and innocent. Or seemingly innocent, at least. But for some reason, drug lords really like Hello Kitty. As they say, you can’t judge a book by its cover, or by the amount of illegal substances in their bloodstream.
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April 28th, 2008
by Robert Starvation
Holland is considering a ban on fresh Psilocybin because ingestion of mushrooms could put someone, somewhere in a life-threatening situation. Unlike crossing the street, riding a bicycle, driving a car, taking a transatlantic flight, skydiving, drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, having sex without a condom, jumping into a mosh pit, speaking one’s mind or any other number of potentially life-threatening activities, mushrooms may be outlawed because
a teenage French girl who had eaten mushrooms died jumping from a bridge in 2007.
If Dutch lawmakers are to embark on a nanny state protectionism binge with the full intellectual rigor required to truly protect their citizens, I expect to see going outside the house for anything other than work and exercise outlawed in six months time.
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April 21st, 2008
by Jessica Nitowski
Ron Paul’s all for legalizing it. Are you?
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