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The Evolution of the Horse

I Know how much some people on this site love horses, so here are some illustrations that show the evolution of Horses.

Thought you might like them!

The smaller horses are from earlier time periods, when horses were very similar to smaller cloved animals, like goats. Gradually, over millions of years, they evolved into faster, larger animals that could gallop away from potential predators like the Sabretooth tiger, and later human beings.

This illustration shows the time line of the changes of the line that gave birth to the modern horse that we know and love!

This shows the layers of strata (rock and earth) that tell us how old a particular fossil (bones) is in comparison to other fossil bones.

Bush's war has lead to over 4000 dead American troops, and over 40,000 wounded American troops!

McBush!

John McCain + George W. Bush= McBush!

Old people having a tough time attracting young voters fed up with the system!

Arch Conservative Republican Archie Bunker "What me vote for a black guy? Are you kidding me?"- Typical bigot and angry sleezeball that typifies many Republicans on this site (some of which are proud of the Archie Bunker label!)

Bob Dole supports John McCain! Bob Dole supports the Occupation of Iraq! Bob Dole is alot like John McCain- out of touch with the young people.

Breaking News! Conservatives are now saying that Vaginal Birthing is "just a theory" and that they want to teach the Stork Theory of child creation because it represents Conservative values.

Funny Conversations!

Bush- "What's up?"

Senator Larry Craig (R) of Idaho- "Whatcha doing?"

Bush- "Starting another war"

Craig- "Wanna come over tonight?"

Bush- "Nah, Better not, Cheney said I have to concentrate on this new war stuff, sorry"

Craig- "That's too bad, cause I thought we could talk... You know... about stuff."

Bush- "Yeah, well I've got this whole new Iran thing to start up, its been tougher since all that reality getting in the way of success in Iraq."

Craig- "I'll call you tomorrow night then, ok?"

Bush- "Better not, Lar, I've got, uhhh, another war for tomorrow."

Craig "You liar, you're just trying to get rid of me."

Bush- "No really, I'm invading Irad."

Craig- "There's no such country!"

Bush- "Did I say that? I meant Venezuala, yeah! I'm working on invading Venezuala tomorrow night"

Craig- "What about Saturday?"

Bush- "I'm pretty busy for most of the week and weekend, tell you what, give me a call on Friday and I'll let you know."

Craig- "You said that very same thing last week!"

Bush- "click, whrrr, beep"

Craig "??????"

Bush- "Oh dear, the Telecom spying bugs must be interfering with our conversation, darn."

Craig- "Not this again!"

Bush- "Beeeep... CLICK.... O..ur Conbeep sat...whhrrr. . breaking upbeeeep.

Craig- "You b@astard!"

Craig- "I'll have to go through the phone book now!"

Part 2

David- "Hello, yes my name is David, may I talk to Mr. Craig?... ummm yes.. Certainly Mrs. Craig"

Larry(in a angry and hushed whisper) "I thought I told you not to call me here, wait, how did you get my number!"

David- "You still owe me $200 bucks! And I got your number, its on my caller id!"

Craig- "I paid you d@amn it!"

David- "That was for this past weekend, what about last months tab!"

Craig- "I'll pay you on Saturday!"

David- "I'm afraid I'm going to need the money today."

Craig- "More money for Meth?"

David- "What?.. No, because I don't want to meet with you anymore, I'm sorry Larry."

Craig- "Why? What's wrong? Don't get all worked up, did someone tell you I was seeing someone else? What did they say!"

David- "No, Larry.... its not that...."

Craig- "Oh"

David- "I don't think we should see each other anymore."

Craig- "Oh"

David- "Its just that I don't think we're, you know... .connecting."

Craig- "But I thou.."

David- "Physically"

Craig- "Oh"

David- "I'm sorry to break it to you now, like this, but I kinda need the money soon, cause I'm already late for rent and stuff.. so could I just come by and pick it up or something? I feel kinda awkward asking."

Craig- "Oh, uh, Now's not a good time."

David- "Well when is a good time?"

Craig- "Maybe I can come by on Saturday, and we can finish watching Lost DVD episodes that we started, ju."

David- "Please, Larry, don't,"

Craig- "But I thought"

David- "No, Larry, please, lets not make this hard."

Craig- "That's easy for you to say."

David- "I don't know what to say, you are making this difficult for me and it was already awkward to start with, just give me you address so I can get the money you owe me, please!"

Craig- "Oh, sorry, wouldn't want to make this any more harder on you than it already is!"

David- "Don't be this way Larry, let's just be friends"

Craig- "We're more than friends"

Mrs. Craig (in the background) Larry? Who is that you are talking to on the phone?

Craig- "No one, I'm just ordering some Chinese"

Mrs. Craig- "No, I heard you talking to someone on the phone up there! I want to know"

Mrs. Craig (apparently on the other phone downstairs) "WHO IS THIS! What do you want with MY husband?"

Craig- "Get off the phone, you're interupting us"

David- "Mabye I should call back"

Craig- "What? No, that's stupid, now repeat my order back to me so you don't get it wrong like last time."

David- "Oh, um, Wanton Soup, ummm, Crab Rangoon, umm,,, Sweet and Sour Shrimp,,uuhhh and a Diet Coke"

Mrs. Craig- "I don't like Diet Coke, change it to Cherry Coke, and I'll also have the Crab Rangoon, but with Soup and Shrimp, I want a General Tsao's Chicken, and Egg Foo Young"

David- "I'm, ok, uhh, so Wanton Soup, 2 orders of Crab Rangoon, uhh let's see, Sweet and Sour Shrimp, CHERRY Coke, General Tsao's Chicken, and Egg Foo Young"

Craig-"Uh, that sounds about right, that will be all, thank you! Goo."

David- "Wait!"

Mrs. Craig- "What?"

David- "The address?"

Craig- "Wait!"

Mrs. Craig- "Larry, you silly!, Ok, it s 37821 Republican Drive, Treemore"

David- "I,ll be right there"

Craig- "Noo, please"

Mrs. Craig- "What is the matter with you?"

Craig- "My card, is uhhh, I mean my wallet."

Mrs. Craig- "Quit being such a cheapskate Larry!, Fine! I'll pay for it, just like last time! How much?

David- "What?"

Mrs. Craig- "How much for the order?"

David- "Oh yeah, that'll be 200 hundred dollars"

Mrs. Craig- "???? (to Larry) I think we have some college kid messing around (to David) Ok  let me speak to your manager immediately mister!"

David- "Uh, ok, yes m'amm- Um George! (whispering on the phone)

George- "Hello, M'amm!"

Craig- "!!???"

TO BE CONTINUED!

Old Man Ted Stevens of the Republican Party is up for reelection in 2008

Just as a reminder- Ted Stevens thinks the internet is a series of tubes!

LOL!

Here is John Stewart Mocking the old Senile Republican!

That was a pretty funny show!

Not so funny is that these old geezers who don't know what is going on anymore are still in Congress!

Many Famous Art Pieces

Depict the Human Body in Full Frontal Nudity

Above- A sculpture by Michelangelo

Above, a famous sketch drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci with frontal male nudity

Some states in the Conservative/Republican south have over the past 2 decades began either banning nude artwork, or censoring or covering up the nude portions of the artwork to "shield" the public from un-christian nudity

What Is YOUR personal opinion on frontal male/female nudity in artwork? Is it against the Christian Bible? Does Conservative principles demand they be destroyed, banned, or censored?

Funny Comics That Help Us Understand the Global Warming "debate"

Fake Exxon Mobil "Scientists" Who are coached to play "expert" on television for the all to compliant media

Global Warming deniers, who change their position constantly, depending on how much the public knows about Global Warming- first saying it doesn't exist, then saying it does but its not our fault, and then that it is our fault and it is happening, but its too expensive to fix

I'm a big fan of the Simpsons

Xena Warrior Princess: Feminist and Lesbian Cultural Icon 

Xena was very popular in the Lesbian and gay communities and still is today, though it has been eclipsed by more overt and less ambiguous tv shows and movies. Many of the fans were openly gay in the 1990s and they saw Xena and Gabrielle as a couple and embraced them as role models and lesbian icons. A group calling themselves the marching Xenas has participated in many gay and lesbian pride parades.

Xena Warrior Princess was created by John Schulian, Robert Tapert, and R.J. Stewart. and it starred Lucy Lawless (as Xena) and Renee O'Conner (as Gabrielle). It was produced in the United States but was shot on location in New Zealand. The Executive Producers were Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi (of Evil Dead fame). It ran from September 4th 1995 to May 21st 2001.

Originally it wa a spinoff from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (which starred Kevin Sorbo as Hercules). The show was Historical Fantasy set in Greece, Rome, and other Classical and ancient places and times (it was very loose with facts).

Xena was originally a villainess from the Hercules show (Lucy Lawless), who became a reformed warlord on a quest to redeem her past crimes. She is accompanied by her friend (and possibly lover) Gabrielle (Rennee O'Conner). The show would freely borrow names and themes from various mythologies, mainly Greek mythology adapting them to the storyline. Real historical figures and events are included in the show in non historical storylines along with various Pagan Greco-Roman as well as Egyptian and Celtic mythological characters. Xena encounters the poet/philosopher Homer, Caesar (who is captured by pirates) and is present during the fall of Troy.

The Tone of the show is a mixture of melodrama, slapstick comedy, action and adventure, as well as romantic. It was intentionally cheesy and B grade. The themes of the show were taking responsibility for past misdeeds, the value of human life, personal liberty and sacrifice, friendship and love. The show poses questions about the morality of pacifism and nonviolence, but not in a preachy or one sided manner.

Other supporting characters were the villains Ares (Kevin Smith) Alti (Claire Stansfield) and Callisto (Hudson Leick) and some friendly allies such as Salmoneus (Robert Trebor) Virgil (William Gregory Lee) Autolycus (Bruce Campbell) Eli (Tim Omundson) and Joxer (Ted Raimi).

Another feminist storyline that would appear from time to time dealt with the Amazons, or tribes of scattered female centered woman. The Amazons (in the show) trace their heritage to the Godess Artemis, and value female rights and power, each tribe being headed by a Queen who either inherits it or gets it as a "right of caste" or by defeating another Amazon Queen in single combat. Amazonian tribes practices collectivism and socialism, and they suggested to be societies that accept and even promote lesbianism. Xena and Gabrielle mainly deal with the Greek and Siberian Amazonians, but they also encounter others. Xena is not an Amazonian, but Gabrielle eventually becomes one and leads one as a Queen.

Female movie/tv action heroes are accepted today without question because of the influence of Xena Warrior Princess. In Lord of the Rings, director Peter Jackson changed the character Arwen from an innocent Rohan Princess, into a amalgamation of Xena and Arwen (from the book series by Tolkien) and some fans were furious, calling her XenArwen.

In 2005, a team of astronomers discoverd a tiny planet 2003 UB313 which they called Xena, and called its tiny moon Gabrielle Unfortunately the International Astronomical Union named them Dysnomia and Eris. Dysnomia is Greek for Lawless, and Xena was played by Lucy Lawless.

In 2003 in an interview with Lesbian News, Lucy Lawless was asked about the shows finale, where Gabrielle revives Xena with a mouth to mouth water transfer, filmed to look like a full kiss.

Xena Warrior Princess was a show (like Star Trek, Captain Planet, and X-Men) that promoted/taught tolerance and diversity to regular everyday people and helped put issues like Equality and Social Justice to the forefront of the nations conscience.

Republican "Science"

Very funny!

Many Conservative Repbulicans do not believe in Evolution

Many Conservative Republicans do not believe in Global Warming

Many Conservative Republicans do not believe that Acid Rain is all that bad

Many Conservatives believe the Earth is 6000 years old- when it is actually 4.5 Billions years old

Right Wing Republican

And Nuclear Power Executive Mr. Burns Endorses Candidates who support Nuclear Power!

Political Experts say that his endorsement of various Conservative Candidates means that we can expect a drastic increase in Reublican candidates in both State and Federal Government.

In related News, Right Leaning Executive C.M. Burns gives a press conference on how we can reduce Global Warming with Nuclear Power-

Executive Burns "Wind and Solar Energy systems are supported by liberals- therefore they must be bad! Clean renewable energy is great, and Nuclear Power is both clean and renewable. Nuclear Power doesn't contribute to Greenhouse gases."

Burns and his assistant Smithers were later seen cackling in the hallway of the U.N. and one witness reported hearing one of the two say "Ha ha, we got one over on those suckers once again!"

Even more bizarre, according to political expert Philip McGee, a political scientist from Boston University- "

The Mutant Community has warmed up to the idea of supporting the plan outlined by Burns, and have put out a series of television ads targeting the "Silent Majority""

Here is one of the ads

This comes as a surprise to some experts, such as Otis Crocker, chairperson of the Clean energy council, a group formed in 1994 to help prevent incidents such as the 3 Mile Island and Chernobyl from occuring, and fights for inclusions of the mutant community.-

Otis Crocker-"It is simply amazing to us in the clean and renewable energy movement, that the people who suffer the most damaging effects of birth defects caused by radiation would endorse such a plan, undoubtedly it is the massive and uncontrolled influx of Nuclear Power industry lobbyists in Congress, who have poured in excess of 5 million dollars into state and local campaigns, in order to get a more sympathetic republican party to relax current regulations."

Skeevok, a 2 headed, 7 armed squid/man mutant, living in Lima, Ohio has decided to "give the Republican party a chance to deliver on their promises" and "Sure, they seem to demonize mutants and are always voting against mutant rights legislation like the anti work place discrimination laws, and voting against adding mutants to the Hate Crimes Legislation of 2007, but I am against abortion- and so are they"

The Burns plan intends to double the nuclear power plants in states such as in the Midwest- like Ohio, and in the West and Southwest states such as Utah and Colorado- where people are more sympathetic to the Republican party.

Here is a map showing where current Nuclear Power Plants are located, Burns plan, endorsed by the Conservative Wing of the Republican party would nearly double this amount.

Captain Planet Supports Energy Policy Reform

And So Should YOU!

Captain Planet Cares about the Environment and Stopping Global Warming! He supports Clean Renewable Alternative Energy sources such as Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Biomass, and Other Exciting New Energy Technologies!

Some People Hate Captain Planet, And Hate Legislation that will Help keep our Environment liveable and clean

The X-MEN

The X-Men are a team of science fictional comic book characters- who instead of being normal "superheroes" like the Fantastic Four, Justice League (I HATE DC), and the Avengers- are mutants, and were born with their amazing powers.

The X-Men was created by Stan (the man) Lee, and Jack Kirby in The X-Men #1 September 1963. Stan Lee said that he created the X-Men to mirror the Civil Rights Struggle in the 1960s, and to show how human beings would trully react towards people with extraordinary powers- unlike previous super hero teams such as the Fantatic Four who gained their powers by accident and were seen as saviors of humanity- the X-Men are born with their powers, and often are freaks of nature and are seen with suspicion and parania, similar to the way Gay people are seen in the South, or by Blacks during the Segregation Era.

Instead of the usual bad guys, the X-Men battle hatred and prejudice of a fearful human (Homo Sapian) population- Mutants are called (Homo Superior). Humans who fear and hate them have powerful political Right Wing Senators on their side (Senator Trask- a Human Supremacist)- They also battle angry and disaffected mutants in the Brotherhood, or the Homo Sapian/Mutant Supremacist Magneto and others like him.

Magneto is like the early version of Malcolm X- while Professor X- the handicapped and parapalegic creator and professor of a small liberal arts college/boarding school in upstate New York is like Martin Luther King mixed with Winston Churchill (because he does use violence, but only as a last resort)

Professor X calls the home for gifted youngsters the Academy, and noone really knows that the X-Men operate out of their- he also lobbies in Congress of Mutant Rights with his student lawyer Beast (the furry and muscular blue guy) and Jean Grey (the red haired woman who can move things with her mind, or telekenisis)

In 1975 a more diverse character/team membership was introduced by Dave Cockrum and Len Wein, John Byrne, and Chris Claremont

The X-Men paved the way in Diversity and multiculturalism in Comics, during the 1970s the Team underwent a RADICAL change, and included a more diverse team- such as a Canadian named Wolverine (one of the most popular comic book characters ever created) who had the ability to heal from almost any wounds very quickly and had adamatium metal skeleton and 3 sharp claws that extend from his hands and has a mysterious past.- a Native American character (whose name I don't recall, someone let me know) The German Nightcrawler- a dark blue skinned devil looking character with a tail and the ability to teleport and a member of the circus as well as a Monastic Monk, Banshee, an Irishman who can scream really loud, enough to collapse buildings, and fly, a lesser know X-Man whose name I can't remember (someone let me know) who was on fire and could fly and shoot flames as a weapon, a Communist from Soviet Union named Colossus, whose skin turned into steel when in danger with incredible strength, and an Egyptian and African named Storm- an early and powerful African comic book character with grey hair and the ability to manipulate the weather.

The X-MEN's main goal is to promote tolerance, civil rights, equality- Many of the storylines reflect the politics of the time- from Apartheid Regimes of South Africa, to the Gay Rights struggle of the 90s and today, as well as religious and racial intolerance.

Without a doubt, the X-Men are the most popular Mutant/Superhero Team of all time- outpacing other superhero teams of Marvel and DC comics, even Superman and Batman are less popular.

The Most popular and famous storyline of the X-Men comic books was a storyline called "God Loves, Man Kills" put out in 1982 and written by Chris Claremont, about a Right Wing Reactionary Reverand William Stryker set out to control Professor X with brainwashing in order to genetically cleanse the planet of Mutants, and the X-Men team up with Magneto to defeat him.

Who is your favorite X-MEN Character? Why? What do you like most about the X-Men?

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Ant and Grasshopper

The Ants were busy working together in unison, they were busy building solar power cells and wind turbines, in preperation for Peak Oil and to fend off Global Warming and become energy independent from their enemies.

The Grasshoppers were busy having fun listening to Toby Keith in their SUVs and were too individualistic and could not stand making sacrifices or working as a group.

Some Ants saw the Grasshoppers and said to them "Why aren't you preparing for the coming Energy crisis?"

In which case the Grasshoppers responded "Global Warming is just a theory, Peak Oil may not come in my lifetime, and no, our energy isn't feeding our enemies."

So began a destructive and futile argument, where the Ants went back to work, some of them still trying to convince the Grasshoppers, who were "busy" having fun and listening to music and being individuals.

Finally, Peak Oil came, and energy was too expensive and the Grasshoppers became poor and destitute, their quality of life was severely diminished, and they could no longer drive suvs and listen to music all day! The Ants, who made sacrifices early on were getting by just fine with their Clean and Renewable Energy, they also were able to reduce Global Warming and dependence on the energy of their enemies.

Some of the Grasshoppers were too proud to ask the Ants for help, others begged to be able to join the Ants- which the Ants (being a good and decent group) allowed them in to their society.

The Grasshoppers who were too proud suffered, and ended up having to switch to solar and wind energy anyway, but it was more difficult since they did not have the old energy to work with.

The Grasshoppers who joined the Ants had a tough time adjusting, but were able to fit in more or less enough to get by.

Prominent Republicans Endorse Guiliani