Places with interesting names !

Just when you start thinking that South Park is the funniest thing on earth, God gives you more. I mean this is not that funny, but it will pop your eyeballs for sure. In one of my erratic searches on google and wikipedia to maintain a healthy level of insanity my interest was aroused by a list of places with unusual or interesting names.

Now this is no ordinary list and when it says unusual, how far can you stretch your imagination to think of a really unusual name? At first I couldn’t believe, I thought that this was a prank by someone. But then you don’t have pranks on Wikipedia! And even if there are any they are edited faster than anyone is able to see them. And then the reality started sinking. That there are places with such names!!

There are people who say “I stay in Fucking” when you ask them where you do stay!!
There are people who say “I stay in Dildo” when you ask them where you do stay!!
That there is a place called “Boring”
That there is a place called “Shag Point” in New Zealand!
That you can stay in a place called “Truth or Consequences” in Mexico

(Obviously, names of places which arouse interest, specially those related to sex have been featured here. For the full article go here)

PS : Do check out the cool "AK" logo in the address bar on the top.

The Unofficial Guidelines for (New) Bloggers

Shamelessly copying from where I read it. As I think it will be relevant for every blogger.

1. Somedays, you will write crap. Others will post cruel comments. Take it with a pinch of salt.

2. Somedays you will write beautiful stuff. Others will post dumb and crappy comments on it. Take it with a pinch of salt.

3. Somedays, you will write beautifully and receive praise for it. Take this with a pinch of salt, too, and don’t get used to it. It will happen very rarely, but keep lot of salt handy.

4. Learn to write what you actually want to say. It doesn’t matter what anyone else says - if you need to say something, then you have to say it. When you gotta go, you gotta go.

5. If someone posts dumbass stuff, you can tell them where to shove it. But you can do it politely. Remember, writing is like making love - you make yourself vulnerable. How would you feel if you took off your pants in front of a girl and then she kicked you on the balls? Do give your opinion, but be kind.

6. When someone else kicks you on your balls for writing stuff that meant something to you, take it like a man. Say, Hah, you don’t faze me! Or, better still, take it like a woman, and act like you really love taking it in. Either way, deal with it without running to mommy. This is life, dude. Just because you ran to a PC to avoid it doesn’t mean its gonna let you go uneducated.

7. Some will write for others. Some will write for their own selves. You have to decide who is important for you.

8. You don’t have to only write only sensible stuff. You don’t have to only write only politically correct stuff. So, why not be the real you?

9. Be polite and gracious. This is an art, and you can learn it here. All of your learning and wisdom and class will reflect through every letter that you type. This is a place where your mind shows through. Not your wallet thickness, not your govinda-cuteness, not your beemer. What shows, is your actual bare-naked self.

10. Blogging is great. Blogging is lovely. But it’s not life. If possible, get a life.

Scientology !!!

Whoever thought that you cannot learn anything apart from new swear words from South Park. I actually did find out about something, I had never heard of before. This was when I was watching one of the episodes recently where they made fun of it. Ever heard of Scientology ?

It’s a religious movement based on a system of beliefs originated by L. Ron Hubbard. He was a fiction writer and the guy who wrote Battlefield Earth. A movie was made on this book a few years ago with John Travolta in it, who also happens to be a follower of Scientology. The church of Scientology is frequently labeled as a cult. Why? I won’t divulge into details of how they work and what do they do. But one thing which I found extremely hilarious (and this is what they’d shown in South Park too) was the story of Xenu, (this is what they actually believe)

The galactic tyrant who first kidnapped certain individuals who were deemed "excess population" and loaded these individuals into space planes for transport to the site of extermination, the planet of Teegeeack (Earth). These space planes were said to have been copies of Douglas DC-8s, except with rocket engines. He then stacked hundreds of billions of these frozen victims around Earth's volcanoes 75 million years ago before blowing them up with hydrogen bombs and brainwashing them with a "three-D, super colossal motion picture" for 36 days, telling them lies of what they are and what the universe should be like and telling them that they are 3 different things: 'Jesus, God, and The Devil.'

The traumatized thetans subsequently clustered around human bodies because they watched the motion picture together, making them think they are all the same thing, in effect acting as invisible spiritual parasites known as "body thetans" that can only be removed using advanced Scientology techniques. Xenu is allegedly imprisoned in a mountain by a force field powered by an eternal battery. He is said to be still alive today.

Interesting stuff!! After reading this who wouldn’t want to be one of them 

Tom Cruse who also happens to be a follower was made fun of in this episode.(He shuts himself into a close and dosent come out, and there are questions raised on his sexuality). As a rezult the rerun of this episode was stopped from airing. Another interesting thing which happened is that Issac Hayes who gave the voice of "Chef" in South Park, left it. It turned out that he too was a follower.

Hayes announced he was asking to be released from his contract with Comedy Central, citing recent episodes which satirized religious beliefs as being intolerant. "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," he was quoted in a press statement. Hayes, however, did not directly mention Scientology. A response from Stone said that Hayes' complaints stemmed from the show's criticism of Scientology and that he "has no problem -- and he's cashed plenty of checks –– with our show making fun of Christians.".

Stone adds, "We never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin." A news story quoted Stone as saying, "In 10 years and over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslims, Mormons or Jews. He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show."

On a different note, here’s another Eric Cartman quote.

Kyle: Wow! That's a lot of seamen, Cartman.
Cartman: Yeah, I bought all that I could at this bank, and then I got the rest from this guy Ralph in an alley.
Stan: That's cool.
Cartman: Yeah, and the sweet thing is, the stupid asshole didn't even charge me money for it. He just made me close my eyes and suck on a hose.

And another one as a bonus!!!

Cartman: Butters will give hand jobs in the corner for a dollar.
Butters: Sure! I'm good at all kinds of jobs.