We at the Earth Summit are very concerned about making sure the poor do not breed as much, thus allowing us to maintain our own opulent lifestyle. So drive that BMW SUV, eat your Chilean sea bass, but just be sure to send that check to Zero Population Growth on time to maintain your positive environmental karma! Oh yeah, and blame it all on the United States while you're at it. 😉
Oil changes and home repairs are one thing, but do-it-yourself surgery is outrageous. I feel so bad for this guy.
Pensioner forced to chop off rotting finger due to surgery delay
A New Zealand pensioner chopped off one of his rotting, gangrenous fingers with a pair of scissors because he could no longer stand the pain after waiting 20 months for surgery, it was reported yesterday…Matthews is suffering from dry gangrene following cardiac surgery 20 months ago in Christchurch Hospital and his fingers are rotting and dying as a result. Two of his fingers have already rotted off and he is desperate for surgery to amputate two remaining fingers.
A picture of this poor fella can be found here.
Moral of the story? Socialized healthcare sucks and lowers the standard of care for everyone.
This guy’s pretty puffed up for a fella who runs a country the size of the average American bathroom.
President Of Turkmenistan Renames Month After Himself
“ASHGABAT (Reuters) – Turkmenistan’s flamboyant President Saparmurat Niyazov, after whom cities, airports and even a meteorite have been named, has proposed a new honor for himself — the month of January will now bear his name.”
State debuts its ‘do-not-call’ list
The aim is to provide protection from those pesky telemarketers
Linda Och of Knoxville was thrilled yesterday to put her name on the new statewide “do not call” list. It means that she no longer has to screen her telephone calls to avoid those annoying telemarketers. She had been getting as many as 30 calls a day. One came on Christmas Eve. She said a phone salesman lured her into a credit card scam that cost her $400. Never again. “We’re all victims of telemarketers, I think,” she said as she registered her phone number on the do-not-call list. “This is the best thing since sliced bread. I’m thrilled.”
To complement this wonderful service, we need the following:
It’s funny how diversity education never includes tolerance for orthodox religious views.
Bible-Reading Prison Workers Win Minnesota Lawsuit
“ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) – Two prison employees reprimanded for reading their Bibles in silent protest of an employer-sponsored training session on homosexuality have been awarded $78,000 in damages by a federal jury, their attorney said on Friday. “