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Tuesday, 17 July 2007

Rain Man

From the Telegraph:
Pagans have pledged to perform "rain magic" to wash away Homer Simpson, the cartoon character, who was painted next to their famous fertility symbol, the Cerne Abbas giant, yesterday.
I love the "their" that the reporter tucks into the sentence. Apparently, the rule is now that a 21st century lunatic-fringe group can now claim ownership of an ancient monument built millennia ago by a people with whom said lunatic-fringe group have no actual connection by misappropriating a name attached to said ancient people by a third party.

By that logic, I shall now call myself Pharaoh and claim the pyramids for my own.
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousWednesday, 18 July 2007 at 03:52:00 GMT-7

    ...ALL HAIL PHAROAH ZONDY!! HAIL ZONDY, AND HIS SLIGHTLY PARANOID (BUT INCREDIBLY FUNNY) SATIRE!

    *builds obelisk with Ingsoc logo*

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