Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Over 140 "new" Nazca Lines discovered in Peru

- Interesting look at how the American Bison shapes its environment

- Paint me like one of your French girls Jack

- Slate's list of the 50 best nonfiction books of the past 25-years. Love book lists but puzzled by this one. I've only read one book on this list (and I wouldn't recommend that book to another person)

- How NBA executive Jeff David stole $13 million from the Sacramento Kings. "David was earning a low-to-mid-six-figure salary. But he had a desire for more." Greed is an awful thing. 

F Greenpeace

There's a logging company that is suing Greenpeace and if they are successful there might not be a Greenpeace any longer. I say good! Screw Greenpeace!

I haven't forgotten the marketing stunt they pulled 2.5 years ago that permanently scarred a world heritage site.  Screw Greenpeace! Especially since their eco-terrorism just got a slap on the wrist. Screw Greenpeace.

The lawsuit in Canada says Greenpeace is an illegal organization whose only goal is to raise money. Spot on! Screw Greenpeace.

And screw you too if you donate money to these assholes.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The Simpsons first aired 25-years ago today. Here are 17 facts you might not have known about the first episode.

- Footage of the extent of the damage Greenpeace did to the Nazca Lines. Fuck Greenpeace!

- Heh heh - don't ever change Slick Willy - don't ever change.

- Nice remembrance of Christopher Hitchens who died three-years ago yesterday.

- 40-years ago Young Frankenstein was released to the world. Here's 15 fun facts about the classic comedy.

Greenpeace and the Nazca Lines

You should be outraged when you read what the clueless, self-absorbed, entitled idiots at Greenpeace did to the Nazca Lines in Peru. It was an unprecedented desecration of a 2,000-year old UNESCO site and for what? So Greenpeace could have a centerpiece to a new marketing campaign!

The "ad" they placed was in English. Not Spanish so they could send a message to the host country of Peru. Not Japanese - for whom Greenpeace is best known for combating in their anti-whaling campaigns. Not Chinese - the most populous nation and the country who needs the most change when it comes to pollution and carbon emissions. The "ad" was in English because that's the language that gets Greenpeace the most return when they do fundraising.

Imagine the outrage if Chick-Fil-A spray painted "Eat More Chicken" onto the rocks of Stonehenge. Imagine the outrage if Coke chiseled their logo onto George Washington's forehead  on Mount Rushmore. There would rightly be a world-wide boycott of those products if those companies did that. That's the type of lasting damage that Greenpeace just perpetrated on the Nazca Lines. There is not enough outrage over this. Fuck Greenpeace!

I hope the Peruvian government not only throws the book at the Greenpeace folks who did this - I hope they also go after anyone at Greenpeace who had a hand in planning this "ad" or helped in the logistics of making it happen.

Fuck Greenpeace! And fuck you too if you send them even one dime in contributions.