The man who was being tried for assault via a handshake was acquitted. The accused rubbed olive oil from a small vial on his hands and then insisted on shaking hands with a baliff, cop and the prosecutor involved in his case over a speeding ticket. The three claimed to fall ill from the substance ( the composition unknown at that point).
The three insisted they felt tingling sensations and were convinced they had been harmed in a physical manner. This is how curses work. Individuals become convinced that someone has put a curse on them, given them the "evil eye" and so forth. It is not difficult to see that under the circumstances, people will often make themselves ill by refusing food, taking to bed, etc. all the while certain that the curse has power to harm them. This sheds some light on why healings through the works of a shaman are so effective. The harmed person is open to the suggestion that they can be supernaturally harmed, therefore they can be cured as well.
I’m certainly glad to hear that the courts won’t be prosecuting people for sorcery though!
Children as young as six will be required to have fingerprints on file as part of an EU programme for secure passports. According to the article, what other uses those prints might be subjected to while sitting in a vast database is unknown.
Think about this-fingerprint identification has previously been used for identifying "criminals." We have now approached the point where everyone (at least those six and over) are to be considered potential criminals. We already have this sort of thing randomly in place in the US (you can be forced to provide fingerprints and DNA at traffic stops in some localities-even if never issued a citation). It seems only a matter of time before it is universally required.
Canadian workers coming to the US may be required to provide fingerprints to prove they are not filthy terrorists. In response to this action by the US, Canada has implemented a programme requiring visiting American males to provide genital measurements via a procedure known colloquially as "The Dick Tester."
Due to rigid security measures erected by the Mounties, I am unable to provide photographic images of the Dick Tester, though my super-secret sources tell me that girth is measured by instering the member in question into the hole of a Tim Horton’s Donut. If it is a secure fit, a light flashes on a computer screen and beeps, "Come on in, eh" and the visitor is promptly handed a Molson,a condom, and the donut.
For those who fail to fit Canadian standards of "bigness", the deportation process keeps with the Canadian reputation for politeness. The deported are given a Schlitz and a coupon for Dunkin Donuts Munchkins to be redeemed back home in the land of "littleness."
When asked about this policy, Dick Biggler of the RCMP was quoted as saying;
"Well, we can’t just let *everyone* in you know-we DO have standards."
I think most of my links are transfered now. Did I miss anyone? Please let me know if I did-no slights intended.
Here is the new blog location. It will likely take a few weeks to iron out the kinks involved in transfering archives (if that’s even possible). I expect that will place me in tinkering mode, as opposed to content. That might be a welcome relief, given the state of the world at present.
As I enter new links, feel free to suggest new ones I should look at. I seem to be the kiss of death to blogs though-as soon as I link people, they stop blogging! I feel like that cartoon character that always roamed about with a cloud above his head pouring rain.
