http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:11:44 -0700 MyBB http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=250 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:54:41 -0700 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=250 ------> JUNE 7 TH @ 2 PM ]]> ------> JUNE 7 TH @ 2 PM ]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=249 Sat, 24 May 2008 14:13:31 -0700 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=249
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, MO 63118

Opening reception July 11, 2008 from 6 to 9pm

This exhibit will feature artists that have suffered from some type of abuse (physical, emotional, mental, sexual), neglect and mental anguish or their artwork someway teaches awareness, helps express what others who have been abused can’t.

http://www.ddalw.com]]>
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, MO 63118

Opening reception July 11, 2008 from 6 to 9pm

This exhibit will feature artists that have suffered from some type of abuse (physical, emotional, mental, sexual), neglect and mental anguish or their artwork someway teaches awareness, helps express what others who have been abused can’t.

http://www.ddalw.com]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=248 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:02:18 -0700 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=248
I has free tickets, it's June 6th at 9pm at Blueberry Hill in the Duck Room.

I realize that's the night of the first Crammed Org. show, but if you're done hanging out at a reasonable hour, you can still cruise by the gig and see a helluva show!

~J]]>
I has free tickets, it's June 6th at 9pm at Blueberry Hill in the Duck Room.

I realize that's the night of the first Crammed Org. show, but if you're done hanging out at a reasonable hour, you can still cruise by the gig and see a helluva show!

~J]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=247 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:09 -0700 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=247
Well, hi, my name's Jason and I'm lead singer of The Orbz.

Will our mystery guests please sign in?

~J]]>
Well, hi, my name's Jason and I'm lead singer of The Orbz.

Will our mystery guests please sign in?

~J]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=246 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:37:59 -0700 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=246
One of my roommates was called to jury duty. Everyone we know who has had to go for jury duty and lives more than 30 mins from wherever they were called from got out of it. She lives two hours from where she was called and they told her she still had to go. Now she's freaking out about her classes because she can't postpone her jury duty over summer.
Another one of my roommates was just doing the dishes when a glass broke under her hand and she had to get 11 stitches; 8 on her thumb and 3 on her pinky.
Now me, I found out that my identity has been stolen. I don't have any credit cards so the person has just been taking advantage of my social security number.

All of this collective negative energy in our apartment is gathering up and making all of us ready to throw a shit fit at an anonymous person (we're not mad at each other, just life).]]>
One of my roommates was called to jury duty. Everyone we know who has had to go for jury duty and lives more than 30 mins from wherever they were called from got out of it. She lives two hours from where she was called and they told her she still had to go. Now she's freaking out about her classes because she can't postpone her jury duty over summer.
Another one of my roommates was just doing the dishes when a glass broke under her hand and she had to get 11 stitches; 8 on her thumb and 3 on her pinky.
Now me, I found out that my identity has been stolen. I don't have any credit cards so the person has just been taking advantage of my social security number.

All of this collective negative energy in our apartment is gathering up and making all of us ready to throw a shit fit at an anonymous person (we're not mad at each other, just life).]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=245 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:39:34 -0700 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=245








I didn't make these, but they made LOL so I have included them:





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I didn't make these, but they made LOL so I have included them:





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Instead of War
StLSpeaksOut]]>
Instead of War
StLSpeaksOut]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=243 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:53:31 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=243 The Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Gallery is calling for submissions to
"I See Music", a juried exhibition of local artists from April 10th-May 11th, 2008.
Work will be displayed in the main gallery along with our studio artists.
Each artist can submit up to 2 original works. We accept most media (Sorry, NO video or ceiling-suspended artwork.)
Submission Guidelines:
- No more than 2 Pieces of work to be juried.
- Sculpture should be no larger than: Height: 10 sq ft (Height: 6ft, Width: 2ft.) -sculpture must have a stand or be displayable on a 10" deep windowsill.
- Framed 2D artwork must be ready for hanging (no saw tooth hangers).
- All artwork for consideration MUST be submitted via JPEG/JPG image.
- Accompanying e-mail must include title/ media/measurements, contact e-mail
address, and phone number.
- File size for each work cannot exceed 500kb and must be attached in jpg (jpeg) format.
- Website address submissions will NOT be accepted.
- File Name should be named as such: Artists Name_Name of Piece_Dimensions.jpg (John
Smith_Artwork1_16x20.jpg)
Send e-mail and JPEG/JPG(s) to:
jury@soulardartmarket.com.
All submissions are to be received no later than April 2nd for consideration.
Submission is FREE!
Accepted artists must submit an operational costs fee of $30. We will accept cash only, payable upon delivery of artwork.
There will be no commission; artists will retain 100% of sales.
We look forward to seeing your art in the upcoming exhibition.
We are anxious to view how you "See Music". Please note: your work must have a music related theme to be considered.
For more info:
http://www.soulardartmarket.com
e-mail: info@soulardartmarket.com
cinroyal@sbcglobal.net
Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Art Gallery (314-258-4299)]]> The Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Gallery is calling for submissions to
"I See Music", a juried exhibition of local artists from April 10th-May 11th, 2008.
Work will be displayed in the main gallery along with our studio artists.
Each artist can submit up to 2 original works. We accept most media (Sorry, NO video or ceiling-suspended artwork.)
Submission Guidelines:
- No more than 2 Pieces of work to be juried.
- Sculpture should be no larger than: Height: 10 sq ft (Height: 6ft, Width: 2ft.) -sculpture must have a stand or be displayable on a 10" deep windowsill.
- Framed 2D artwork must be ready for hanging (no saw tooth hangers).
- All artwork for consideration MUST be submitted via JPEG/JPG image.
- Accompanying e-mail must include title/ media/measurements, contact e-mail
address, and phone number.
- File size for each work cannot exceed 500kb and must be attached in jpg (jpeg) format.
- Website address submissions will NOT be accepted.
- File Name should be named as such: Artists Name_Name of Piece_Dimensions.jpg (John
Smith_Artwork1_16x20.jpg)
Send e-mail and JPEG/JPG(s) to:
jury@soulardartmarket.com.
All submissions are to be received no later than April 2nd for consideration.
Submission is FREE!
Accepted artists must submit an operational costs fee of $30. We will accept cash only, payable upon delivery of artwork.
There will be no commission; artists will retain 100% of sales.
We look forward to seeing your art in the upcoming exhibition.
We are anxious to view how you "See Music". Please note: your work must have a music related theme to be considered.
For more info:
http://www.soulardartmarket.com
e-mail: info@soulardartmarket.com
cinroyal@sbcglobal.net
Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Art Gallery (314-258-4299)]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=242 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:11:02 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=242


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I did this one a few years ago after watching about 8 billion hours of footage of Hurricane Katrina.



I called this one "Symbolism":



okay, time for chamomile tea.]]>


I did this one a few years ago after watching about 8 billion hours of footage of Hurricane Katrina.



I called this one "Symbolism":



okay, time for chamomile tea.]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=240 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:31:48 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=240 Venus Envy 2008
10 Year Anniversary opening reception party:

March 7, 2008 from 8 to midnight
The Mad Art Gallery
2727 S. 12th Street
ST. Louis, MO 63118

Venus Envy is a Missouri-based non-profit organization dedicated to
empowering women through the arts. It is a celebration of visual and
performing arts taking place every year. This organization which is driven by
women which positively affects everyone by empowering women through the arts. (that 'empowerment' means community wide programming and partnerships with other organizations to improve our city via arts training, awareness, and beautification. ..)

The founder, Mallarie Zimmer’s vision was to create female-produced arts events, the loyal and tenacious board's vision; to create outreach and education programs that strengthen feminine diversity and promote said empowerment. Venus Envy has become a widely recognized source of inspiration for championing women’s artistic, civic and creative pursuits in communities along the Mississippi and beyond. (Also the source of much copycatting, controversy, and 'competition' ) Leading us to believe that it is time for a shift, a new format, curated by Dr. Jackie Lewis- Harris, honed to diamond headed precision- a new vision... and having accomplished our mission, possibly the final exhibition-

Celebrate Venus Envy’s 10 Year Anniversary
with a Sparkling Evening of Dazzling Artistry,
Tempting Treats and Captivating Entertainment. Mission Statement Venus Envy is an organization driven by women which
positively affects everyone by empowering women through the arts. VENUS ENVY 2008 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 8:10-8:40 :: Auset (music - folk/acoustic)
8:50-9:20 :: Belly Dance Mirage (dance - belly dance)
9:30-10:00 :: Terri Langerak (music - harp/vocals)
10:10-10:40 :: Chuvani Bellydance (dance - group dance/fire performance)
10:50-11:20 :: Celia (music - rock band)
11:30-12:00 :: Gravity Plays Favorites (dance - burlesque)

Artists 3 National Artists Jewel Castro
Mary Dritschel
Joyce Owens

15 Local Artists Jane Linders
Lindsey Nichols
Bonnie Murray
Sarah Zickler
Sandy Miller
Melissa Bales
Heather Haymart
Mary Beth Shaw
Libby Reuter
Suny Santos
Katie Lang
Cindy Tower
Julia Clift
Adrienne Patel
Amy Lee Ball

For more information contact program coordinator Michele Racanelli at
vmrac@sbcglobal. net or 314-324-4912
or Board President Kate Poss at kateposs@aol. com or call 314-922-3914.

Mad Art Gallery is proud to welcome Venus Envy on Friday, March 7, 2008. Venus Envy is an all-female art event showcasing painting, sculpture, installations, collage, and music. This year's exhibition is curated by Jackie Lewis-Harris, the director of the Center of Human Origin and Cultural Diversity at University of Missouri St. Louis. Ms. Lewis-Harris has been involved in the visual arts as both an artist and consultant. She has curated many exhibits at the St. Louis Art Museum and St. Louis Artists' Guild. In addition to many talented local artists, Venus Envy 2008 features work from national artists Joyce Owens, Mary Dritschel, and Jewel Castro. An opening reception for the exhibit will be on Friday, March 7, 2008, from 8:00 p.m. until 12 midnight. Admission is $5 at the door. There will be live music throughout the evening. Cash bar available.
This is Venus Envy's tenth year, and to celebrate they are hosting a special VIP opening reception from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Admission is $45 in advance and $55 at the door which includes food and refreshments.
More about the curator, Jackie Lewis-Harris: Ms. Lewis-Harris has her doctorate and master's in anthropology from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. She has traveled and worked extensively in the Pacific for 25 years with an emphasis on Papua, New Guinea, and the Pacific island, Diaspora. In her former position as Assistant curator at the St. Louis Art Museum, she curated several exhibits including Art of Papua, New Guinea, Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art, Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series, Visions of the People, Faith Ringgold, Masterpieces of Central Africa, and the reinstallation of the museum's African and Pacific galleries. She currently consults for several national and international museums as an independent curator including the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Bishop Museum, the East West Center Gallery, Bellas Artes Gallery, the St. Louis Artist's Guild, RAC, University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology, and Gallery Visio. She has also published numerous articles and catalogs on women artists, Pacific art and cultures, and African American and West African cultures in relation to identity, art and contemporary society.]]> Venus Envy 2008
10 Year Anniversary opening reception party:

March 7, 2008 from 8 to midnight
The Mad Art Gallery
2727 S. 12th Street
ST. Louis, MO 63118

Venus Envy is a Missouri-based non-profit organization dedicated to
empowering women through the arts. It is a celebration of visual and
performing arts taking place every year. This organization which is driven by
women which positively affects everyone by empowering women through the arts. (that 'empowerment' means community wide programming and partnerships with other organizations to improve our city via arts training, awareness, and beautification. ..)

The founder, Mallarie Zimmer’s vision was to create female-produced arts events, the loyal and tenacious board's vision; to create outreach and education programs that strengthen feminine diversity and promote said empowerment. Venus Envy has become a widely recognized source of inspiration for championing women’s artistic, civic and creative pursuits in communities along the Mississippi and beyond. (Also the source of much copycatting, controversy, and 'competition' ) Leading us to believe that it is time for a shift, a new format, curated by Dr. Jackie Lewis- Harris, honed to diamond headed precision- a new vision... and having accomplished our mission, possibly the final exhibition-

Celebrate Venus Envy’s 10 Year Anniversary
with a Sparkling Evening of Dazzling Artistry,
Tempting Treats and Captivating Entertainment. Mission Statement Venus Envy is an organization driven by women which
positively affects everyone by empowering women through the arts. VENUS ENVY 2008 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 8:10-8:40 :: Auset (music - folk/acoustic)
8:50-9:20 :: Belly Dance Mirage (dance - belly dance)
9:30-10:00 :: Terri Langerak (music - harp/vocals)
10:10-10:40 :: Chuvani Bellydance (dance - group dance/fire performance)
10:50-11:20 :: Celia (music - rock band)
11:30-12:00 :: Gravity Plays Favorites (dance - burlesque)

Artists 3 National Artists Jewel Castro
Mary Dritschel
Joyce Owens

15 Local Artists Jane Linders
Lindsey Nichols
Bonnie Murray
Sarah Zickler
Sandy Miller
Melissa Bales
Heather Haymart
Mary Beth Shaw
Libby Reuter
Suny Santos
Katie Lang
Cindy Tower
Julia Clift
Adrienne Patel
Amy Lee Ball

For more information contact program coordinator Michele Racanelli at
vmrac@sbcglobal. net or 314-324-4912
or Board President Kate Poss at kateposs@aol. com or call 314-922-3914.

Mad Art Gallery is proud to welcome Venus Envy on Friday, March 7, 2008. Venus Envy is an all-female art event showcasing painting, sculpture, installations, collage, and music. This year's exhibition is curated by Jackie Lewis-Harris, the director of the Center of Human Origin and Cultural Diversity at University of Missouri St. Louis. Ms. Lewis-Harris has been involved in the visual arts as both an artist and consultant. She has curated many exhibits at the St. Louis Art Museum and St. Louis Artists' Guild. In addition to many talented local artists, Venus Envy 2008 features work from national artists Joyce Owens, Mary Dritschel, and Jewel Castro. An opening reception for the exhibit will be on Friday, March 7, 2008, from 8:00 p.m. until 12 midnight. Admission is $5 at the door. There will be live music throughout the evening. Cash bar available.
This is Venus Envy's tenth year, and to celebrate they are hosting a special VIP opening reception from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Admission is $45 in advance and $55 at the door which includes food and refreshments.
More about the curator, Jackie Lewis-Harris: Ms. Lewis-Harris has her doctorate and master's in anthropology from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. She has traveled and worked extensively in the Pacific for 25 years with an emphasis on Papua, New Guinea, and the Pacific island, Diaspora. In her former position as Assistant curator at the St. Louis Art Museum, she curated several exhibits including Art of Papua, New Guinea, Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art, Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series, Visions of the People, Faith Ringgold, Masterpieces of Central Africa, and the reinstallation of the museum's African and Pacific galleries. She currently consults for several national and international museums as an independent curator including the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Bishop Museum, the East West Center Gallery, Bellas Artes Gallery, the St. Louis Artist's Guild, RAC, University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology, and Gallery Visio. She has also published numerous articles and catalogs on women artists, Pacific art and cultures, and African American and West African cultures in relation to identity, art and contemporary society.]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=239 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:11:47 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=239
I think more investment should be put towards biodiesel. I recently bought an old diesel truck (~20 mpg) and quickly began missing 35 mpg in my old gas Escort, so I thought I'd look this stuff up and hopefully I can start making it soon.

Biodiesel is made of vegetable oil, which is broken down chemically to allow it to run in diesel engines. Methanol (which can be made from plant materials) and lye are also used in its production. Vegetable oil is a renewable resource, and a certain type of algae can produce several hundred gallons per acre.

Since biodiesel is made from plant material, which was made from atmospheric carbon, biodiesel emissions are basically carbon-neutral. Other pollutants from biodiesel are at about 1/10th the amount per gallon compared to petroleum-based diesel. Plus, it makes your car smell like French fries. :D

Biodiesel is also biodegradable, according to one book I've read it's "as safe as sugar, environmentally speaking".

Biodiesel can be used in almost all diesel engines, with little or no modification. Older vehicles (such as my 1986 Blazer) with natural rubber fuel lines will need newer, biodiesel-resistant lines, and the fuel filter may have to be changed more often at first.

Since biodiesel is made out of vegetable oil, it lubricates the engine as it runs through it, allowing the engine to last much longer. Other chemical properties of biodiesel are also beneficial for a diesel engine. Engine performance is slightly increased in some cases due to better lubrication. MPG remains about the same or slightly higher.

Plant material for biodiesel can be grown pretty much anywhere, including here in the Midwest, where it could help farmers by giving them a profitable crop to grow. Or, waste vegetable oil from restaurants can be used. No need to drill for oil anywhere (like Alaskan wilderness), no need for oil wars.

And, it can be made at home for about .80 - $1 per gallon relatively easily. As an added bonus, a byproduct is glycerine, so you could make your own soap,too, if you wanted to.

There are plenty of diesel engines on the road (and at sea) already. The technology is there. Americans love their cars (I know I do) and would hate giving up personal vehicles altogether. As biodiesel would give us a cleaner environment, less foreign involvement in the interest of oil, more income for farmers, more reliable cars, AND we could keep our cars, I think biodiesel is worth a closer look.

More info]]>
I think more investment should be put towards biodiesel. I recently bought an old diesel truck (~20 mpg) and quickly began missing 35 mpg in my old gas Escort, so I thought I'd look this stuff up and hopefully I can start making it soon.

Biodiesel is made of vegetable oil, which is broken down chemically to allow it to run in diesel engines. Methanol (which can be made from plant materials) and lye are also used in its production. Vegetable oil is a renewable resource, and a certain type of algae can produce several hundred gallons per acre.

Since biodiesel is made from plant material, which was made from atmospheric carbon, biodiesel emissions are basically carbon-neutral. Other pollutants from biodiesel are at about 1/10th the amount per gallon compared to petroleum-based diesel. Plus, it makes your car smell like French fries. :D

Biodiesel is also biodegradable, according to one book I've read it's "as safe as sugar, environmentally speaking".

Biodiesel can be used in almost all diesel engines, with little or no modification. Older vehicles (such as my 1986 Blazer) with natural rubber fuel lines will need newer, biodiesel-resistant lines, and the fuel filter may have to be changed more often at first.

Since biodiesel is made out of vegetable oil, it lubricates the engine as it runs through it, allowing the engine to last much longer. Other chemical properties of biodiesel are also beneficial for a diesel engine. Engine performance is slightly increased in some cases due to better lubrication. MPG remains about the same or slightly higher.

Plant material for biodiesel can be grown pretty much anywhere, including here in the Midwest, where it could help farmers by giving them a profitable crop to grow. Or, waste vegetable oil from restaurants can be used. No need to drill for oil anywhere (like Alaskan wilderness), no need for oil wars.

And, it can be made at home for about .80 - $1 per gallon relatively easily. As an added bonus, a byproduct is glycerine, so you could make your own soap,too, if you wanted to.

There are plenty of diesel engines on the road (and at sea) already. The technology is there. Americans love their cars (I know I do) and would hate giving up personal vehicles altogether. As biodiesel would give us a cleaner environment, less foreign involvement in the interest of oil, more income for farmers, more reliable cars, AND we could keep our cars, I think biodiesel is worth a closer look.

More info]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=238 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:28:11 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=238
We apparently are ranked 14th (TOP TWENTY BITCHES!) in the "Cooking Light Top Twenty Rankings". Cities that best match the organizations healthy food and exercize philosophy are ranked in order of their healthfulness! Somehow, Saint Louis managed to get on the list despite being one of the fattest cities in the country.

At least we have options for people who don't want to die of a corroded artery at the age of 26.]]>
We apparently are ranked 14th (TOP TWENTY BITCHES!) in the "Cooking Light Top Twenty Rankings". Cities that best match the organizations healthy food and exercize philosophy are ranked in order of their healthfulness! Somehow, Saint Louis managed to get on the list despite being one of the fattest cities in the country.

At least we have options for people who don't want to die of a corroded artery at the age of 26.]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=237 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:21:37 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=237
I drew this picture for Octary's contest. He's the one that let me in on this place and is thus a rad person. You should all enter his contest of your LAME!

And I addressed this on my deviant art submission of this, but I know I'm not very good at drawing anthromorphic characters so if you want to critique please be gentle.]]>
I drew this picture for Octary's contest. He's the one that let me in on this place and is thus a rad person. You should all enter his contest of your LAME!

And I addressed this on my deviant art submission of this, but I know I'm not very good at drawing anthromorphic characters so if you want to critique please be gentle.]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=236 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:13:48 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=236

At some point I talked to them about Leviticus 20:13, which forbids men to lay with men on pain of death.

I asked them, repeatedly, why a perfectly good god would actually instruct the Jews to kill people who were doing no real harm to anyone else. These were the major answers I got:


1. Well,er...but it was a differen't time!

2. We are not supposed to question our lord and master, we are his humble slaves!

3. Those people brought death upon themselves by sinning.

4. That passage doesn't exist.

5. That passage exists but it doesn't tell you to kill gays.

6. That passage exists and tells you to kill gays but only because the gays were a bunch of rapists and "debaucherers".

(The above three statements came from the exact same person in succession).

7. Homosexuality is harmful because you get ass pains and mouth pains.

(This one came from a "former" homosexual. Not only does he not realize that women are frequently injured by penises, especially when they are young and unexperienced, but "mouth strains" also afflict women.) Also, not using enough lubrication is bound to hurt your ass.

Do I even need to list all the medical problems (physical and viral) that come from heterosexual sex?

8. Homosexuality is harmful because gay people have a high rate of mental disorder.

First off, it is probably true that we have a higher rate of mental disorder. The cause, of course, is social alienation and lack of social support for our relationships, lack of guidance and real role models.

Secondly: Mental disorder is still a minority affliction, most gay people do not have mental disorders, so it cannot be that homosexuality itself causes these problems.

Thirdly: Young adults and seniors have the highest rates of suicide and mental disorder. Does being young or old make you have mental disorders? Maybe being a teenager should be a sin as well?

Fourthly: It is also true that African Americans have a higher rate of incarceration and criminal behavior (still, most African Americans do not commit crime). So it must follow that black people are inherently criminal, right? Their blackness makes them commit crimes?

This is a common problem with racists and bigots: lack of an ability to put things into a proper context.


They also like to spout off bullshit like: EVEN IN COUNTRIES WHERE THEY LIKE GAYS GAYS BE SO CRAZY!

Places like the Netherlands may have provided equality for their homosexual populations in law, but that's the same as in the United States for African Americans. By law African Americans are to be treated equally, that isn't exactly the case now is it?

Also, there is this problem with people: they don't mind gay people in general but they do not want their children to be gay. My mother has this sort of problem; she never really had anything against gays before, but she went nuts when she found out I was a raging homo.

In big "liberal" cities like New York, it is estimated that 40% of the youths are homosexuals, and a high proportion of young prostitutes.

Is it a problem? Yes. Does it show how evil and delinquent homosexuals are? No. Any oppressed population not given the same amount of social, emotional, and political support as the rest is going to have a higher proportion of these troubling behaviors. It is probably worse for homosexuals due to the fact that, unlike most other minority groups (especially races) we are almost always born into the opposite or majority group. Our parents are almost always different from us, and usually disapprove or abosolutely hate/oppose who we are.

Rarely will an African American boy be raised by parents that think he is a sinful, evil bastard just because he is black. We find regularly cases of parents disowning, torturing (physically and mentally) their children, sending them to anti-gay bootcamps, and otherwise harrassing their children due to their inherent homosexuality.

Also, the Netherlands does treat its homosexual population with greater tolerance, and the suicide rate in that country is, on the whole, only about 6%. There is no way that that is all homosexuals, so it stands to reason that their suicide rate is also lower.

The Netherlands, perhaps one of the most tolerant nations on earth, also has an extremely low suicide rate, imagine that?


Even if all the stereotypes of homosexuals are true and caused by our homosexuality itself.....why on earth should we be murdered for it? At any point in time?

They kept making excuses, especially that it was an old policy meant only for the Jews in order to keep them in line and help them survive and that we are now in a "grace" period. Of course, it doesn't matter if a criminal changed his or her ways later on, if they killed or ordered people to kill for no good reason or innappropriate reasons they still did wrong; they are certainly not "perfectly good" people.

A god that orders his followers to commit acts of violence on innocent people, people who are doing no harm to others, is not a good god. I don't mind them worshipping the bastard, but could they at least be honest about him and admit that maybe he isn't so perfect after all?

I also get this one alot: Well, that was never meant to be in the bible in the first place!

Well, if that's true how can you trust ANYTHING the bible says? I thought it was supposed to be the word of god; if you know it has been tampered with it can't be 100% reliable. So how come you are 100% sure that you are right if your holy book is known to contain errors?


In conclusion: Evangelical Christians need to stop reading that damn wad of poorly written, poorly edited, and downright ludicrious paper and start thinking.

They actually told me that reason and thought were the enemy of god, that's a direct quote "enemy of god". They told me they KNEW they were right because they felt stuff. Anything I said was literally the work of the devil if it contradicted anything they thought.]]>

At some point I talked to them about Leviticus 20:13, which forbids men to lay with men on pain of death.

I asked them, repeatedly, why a perfectly good god would actually instruct the Jews to kill people who were doing no real harm to anyone else. These were the major answers I got:


1. Well,er...but it was a differen't time!

2. We are not supposed to question our lord and master, we are his humble slaves!

3. Those people brought death upon themselves by sinning.

4. That passage doesn't exist.

5. That passage exists but it doesn't tell you to kill gays.

6. That passage exists and tells you to kill gays but only because the gays were a bunch of rapists and "debaucherers".

(The above three statements came from the exact same person in succession).

7. Homosexuality is harmful because you get ass pains and mouth pains.

(This one came from a "former" homosexual. Not only does he not realize that women are frequently injured by penises, especially when they are young and unexperienced, but "mouth strains" also afflict women.) Also, not using enough lubrication is bound to hurt your ass.

Do I even need to list all the medical problems (physical and viral) that come from heterosexual sex?

8. Homosexuality is harmful because gay people have a high rate of mental disorder.

First off, it is probably true that we have a higher rate of mental disorder. The cause, of course, is social alienation and lack of social support for our relationships, lack of guidance and real role models.

Secondly: Mental disorder is still a minority affliction, most gay people do not have mental disorders, so it cannot be that homosexuality itself causes these problems.

Thirdly: Young adults and seniors have the highest rates of suicide and mental disorder. Does being young or old make you have mental disorders? Maybe being a teenager should be a sin as well?

Fourthly: It is also true that African Americans have a higher rate of incarceration and criminal behavior (still, most African Americans do not commit crime). So it must follow that black people are inherently criminal, right? Their blackness makes them commit crimes?

This is a common problem with racists and bigots: lack of an ability to put things into a proper context.


They also like to spout off bullshit like: EVEN IN COUNTRIES WHERE THEY LIKE GAYS GAYS BE SO CRAZY!

Places like the Netherlands may have provided equality for their homosexual populations in law, but that's the same as in the United States for African Americans. By law African Americans are to be treated equally, that isn't exactly the case now is it?

Also, there is this problem with people: they don't mind gay people in general but they do not want their children to be gay. My mother has this sort of problem; she never really had anything against gays before, but she went nuts when she found out I was a raging homo.

In big "liberal" cities like New York, it is estimated that 40% of the youths are homosexuals, and a high proportion of young prostitutes.

Is it a problem? Yes. Does it show how evil and delinquent homosexuals are? No. Any oppressed population not given the same amount of social, emotional, and political support as the rest is going to have a higher proportion of these troubling behaviors. It is probably worse for homosexuals due to the fact that, unlike most other minority groups (especially races) we are almost always born into the opposite or majority group. Our parents are almost always different from us, and usually disapprove or abosolutely hate/oppose who we are.

Rarely will an African American boy be raised by parents that think he is a sinful, evil bastard just because he is black. We find regularly cases of parents disowning, torturing (physically and mentally) their children, sending them to anti-gay bootcamps, and otherwise harrassing their children due to their inherent homosexuality.

Also, the Netherlands does treat its homosexual population with greater tolerance, and the suicide rate in that country is, on the whole, only about 6%. There is no way that that is all homosexuals, so it stands to reason that their suicide rate is also lower.

The Netherlands, perhaps one of the most tolerant nations on earth, also has an extremely low suicide rate, imagine that?


Even if all the stereotypes of homosexuals are true and caused by our homosexuality itself.....why on earth should we be murdered for it? At any point in time?

They kept making excuses, especially that it was an old policy meant only for the Jews in order to keep them in line and help them survive and that we are now in a "grace" period. Of course, it doesn't matter if a criminal changed his or her ways later on, if they killed or ordered people to kill for no good reason or innappropriate reasons they still did wrong; they are certainly not "perfectly good" people.

A god that orders his followers to commit acts of violence on innocent people, people who are doing no harm to others, is not a good god. I don't mind them worshipping the bastard, but could they at least be honest about him and admit that maybe he isn't so perfect after all?

I also get this one alot: Well, that was never meant to be in the bible in the first place!

Well, if that's true how can you trust ANYTHING the bible says? I thought it was supposed to be the word of god; if you know it has been tampered with it can't be 100% reliable. So how come you are 100% sure that you are right if your holy book is known to contain errors?


In conclusion: Evangelical Christians need to stop reading that damn wad of poorly written, poorly edited, and downright ludicrious paper and start thinking.

They actually told me that reason and thought were the enemy of god, that's a direct quote "enemy of god". They told me they KNEW they were right because they felt stuff. Anything I said was literally the work of the devil if it contradicted anything they thought.]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=235 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:03:44 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=235





(I have an Evangelion background too, but I don't have any pix of that yet.)]]>





(I have an Evangelion background too, but I don't have any pix of that yet.)]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=234 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:01:14 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=234 I make comics and zines.
I like zombies.
And quantum physics, and theology, and coffee.

Oh, and myspace: http://www.myspace.com/subcultureclash
Glad to be here!

P.S. The Large Hadron Collider currently being prepared for operation in May is a very big concern for me. I get twitchy when it comes to black holes.:(

]]> I make comics and zines.
I like zombies.
And quantum physics, and theology, and coffee.

Oh, and myspace: http://www.myspace.com/subcultureclash
Glad to be here!

P.S. The Large Hadron Collider currently being prepared for operation in May is a very big concern for me. I get twitchy when it comes to black holes.:(

]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=233 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:49:15 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=233
Poor Haitians Resort to Eating Dirt
By JONATHAN M. KATZ – 1 day ago

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It was lunchtime in one of Haiti's worst slums, and Charlene Dumas was eating mud. With food prices rising, Haiti's poorest can't afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies. Charlene, 16 with a 1-month-old son, has come to rely on a traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs: cookies made of dried yellow dirt from the country's central plateau.

The mud has long been prized by pregnant women and children here as an antacid and source of calcium. But in places like Cite Soleil, the oceanside slum where Charlene shares a two-room house with her baby, five siblings and two unemployed parents, cookies made of dirt, salt and vegetable shortening have become a regular meal.

"When my mother does not cook anything, I have to eat them three times a day," Charlene said. Her baby, named Woodson, lay still across her lap, looking even thinner than the slim 6 pounds 3 ounces he weighed at birth.

Though she likes their buttery, salty taste, Charlene said the cookies also give her stomach pains. "When I nurse, the baby sometimes seems colicky too," she said.

Food prices around the world have spiked because of higher oil prices, needed for fertilizer, irrigation and transportation. Prices for basic ingredients such as corn and wheat are also up sharply, and the increasing global demand for biofuels is pressuring food markets as well.

The problem is particularly dire in the Caribbean, where island nations depend on imports and food prices are up 40 percent in places.

The global price hikes, together with floods and crop damage from the 2007 hurricane season, prompted the U.N. Food and Agriculture Agency to declare states of emergency in Haiti and several other Caribbean countries. Caribbean leaders held an emergency summit in December to discuss cutting food taxes and creating large regional farms to reduce dependence on imports.

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On a side note: This is the nation that had its democratically elected leader overthrown by the United States (and I think Great Britain had some involvement as well). As usual the United State's policy seems to be rape and pillage when it comes to the third world.]]>
Poor Haitians Resort to Eating Dirt
By JONATHAN M. KATZ – 1 day ago

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It was lunchtime in one of Haiti's worst slums, and Charlene Dumas was eating mud. With food prices rising, Haiti's poorest can't afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies. Charlene, 16 with a 1-month-old son, has come to rely on a traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs: cookies made of dried yellow dirt from the country's central plateau.

The mud has long been prized by pregnant women and children here as an antacid and source of calcium. But in places like Cite Soleil, the oceanside slum where Charlene shares a two-room house with her baby, five siblings and two unemployed parents, cookies made of dirt, salt and vegetable shortening have become a regular meal.

"When my mother does not cook anything, I have to eat them three times a day," Charlene said. Her baby, named Woodson, lay still across her lap, looking even thinner than the slim 6 pounds 3 ounces he weighed at birth.

Though she likes their buttery, salty taste, Charlene said the cookies also give her stomach pains. "When I nurse, the baby sometimes seems colicky too," she said.

Food prices around the world have spiked because of higher oil prices, needed for fertilizer, irrigation and transportation. Prices for basic ingredients such as corn and wheat are also up sharply, and the increasing global demand for biofuels is pressuring food markets as well.

The problem is particularly dire in the Caribbean, where island nations depend on imports and food prices are up 40 percent in places.

The global price hikes, together with floods and crop damage from the 2007 hurricane season, prompted the U.N. Food and Agriculture Agency to declare states of emergency in Haiti and several other Caribbean countries. Caribbean leaders held an emergency summit in December to discuss cutting food taxes and creating large regional farms to reduce dependence on imports.

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On a side note: This is the nation that had its democratically elected leader overthrown by the United States (and I think Great Britain had some involvement as well). As usual the United State's policy seems to be rape and pillage when it comes to the third world.]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=232 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:54:24 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=232 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=6010+Kings...St+Loui...

I'll be playing, among other things:

Ethiopian jazz
Mexican electronic music
Dutch IDM
South Korean hip-hop
Beninese psychedelic rock
French electroclash
Argentine punk
Japanese R&B
Brazilian '70s funk
Taiwanese goth-pop
Russian indie rock
German Bhangra (you did read that correctly)

Feel free to come down!]]> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=6010+Kings...St+Loui...

I'll be playing, among other things:

Ethiopian jazz
Mexican electronic music
Dutch IDM
South Korean hip-hop
Beninese psychedelic rock
French electroclash
Argentine punk
Japanese R&B
Brazilian '70s funk
Taiwanese goth-pop
Russian indie rock
German Bhangra (you did read that correctly)

Feel free to come down!]]> http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=231 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:48:12 -0800 http://www.crankyyellow.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=231
So far I havn't gotten anyone to help me, but I am sure I can find a few with a little advertising and a heavy dose of guilt and peer pressure. We'll see, I may even get my fellow group-members in one of my classes to help out (seeing as doing community service/activism work is required).

I have a good feeling about this year, I really do. Hopefully I am not being overly optimistic.]]>
So far I havn't gotten anyone to help me, but I am sure I can find a few with a little advertising and a heavy dose of guilt and peer pressure. We'll see, I may even get my fellow group-members in one of my classes to help out (seeing as doing community service/activism work is required).

I have a good feeling about this year, I really do. Hopefully I am not being overly optimistic.]]>