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Friday,Jan 21 2005, 12:12:27 AMeerie blobs from “boohbah" land Anyone...
eerie blobs from “boohbah" land
Anyone ever heard of “Boohbah”? I’ve just learned about it through a classmate. We searched it on the Internet, and it’s… I don’t know… unbelievably weird, to say the least.
To my surprise, Boohbah is actually a children’s show, specifically targeting an audience of pre-schoolers. The show features chubby blobs of strange alien-like creatures, kind of like severe obese versions of the Teletubbies, but scarier. (Gosh, get the Teletubbies tune out of my head…) In the hopes of encouraging the children to coordinate their reflexes, the show’s creators incorporate lots of movement in the Boohbah characters; I guess that explains the characters’ silly and annoying dance steps. However, I'm still wondering how did they get to be so sloppily fat considering that they don't even have any mouths?
(Note: If you see nothing, right-click the flash video and press play)
My classmate said that these Boohbah creatures look like small babies (more like fetuses to me) wrapped in blankets—which she finds somewhat scary. Personally, they look like happy colored marshmallows. I hope they're edible too.
Tuesday,Jan 18 2005, 06:35:15 AMthe hidden dangers of chat rooms
the hidden dangers of chat rooms
Nowadays, instant messaging or chatting through the Internet is fast becoming a popular way of communication and pastime not only for teens, but also for unscrupulous perverts. The fact that you can easily change your persona—in terms of age, gender, financial status, hairline status (i.e. whether your hairline’s receding), clothing status (i.e. whether you wear pants during the day and cavort in mini-skirts during the night—That is such a drag, I’m telling you…), etc.—in an instant without the suspicion of the other (gullible) party is what makes this type of communication strikingly appealing to sexual predators.
Typically displayed on the computer screen during a chat session are, of course, 1) words (what do you expect?), 2) standardized Internet abbreviations (e.g. HCB – Holy Cow Batman; IARTPFWTSIOWIM – I Am Repeating This Parrot Fashion Without The Slightest Idea Of What It Means; etc.), and 3) the ever-rampant fake cutesy smileys—all of which are used simultaneously to convey and exchange flirtatious messages. Unfortunately, without the tone of voice and actual facial expressions, it is difficult to differentiate whether a person is withholding the truth—a situation ideal for deviants with ulterior motives who can then slyly conceal their actual feelings by hiding behind sweet words, ensnaring their incautious victims.
This shocking photo on the left speaks in volumes about the hidden dangers of chatting. Like what the old adage says, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Clearly, without the need for excessive words, this photo, featuring a thousand-pound man using a computer, perfectly translates every pound of risk associated with chat rooms in picturesque (and rather grotesque) detail.
In any event, if you’re planning to chat with random people and then meet with them personally, be extra careful because, who knows—someone like Osama Bin Laden, a suspected animal fornicator, might be on the other line. So, with all my sincerity, I implore you: **says with a dramatic and theatrical Shakespearean-like voice** Spare thy bums, folks. SPARE THY BUMS!
Friday,Jan 14 2005, 12:27:00 AM“holy” urinals from the abyss “Hey,...
“holy” urinals from the abyss
“Hey, sister, what are you looking at?!”
Now this photo above is just downright disturbing (but whimsically hilarious). Urinals with carvings of hooded damsels? Hmm... What if those figures have itsy-bitsy surveillance cameras furtively installed in their ogling eyes? I guess that's a clear and chilling reminder that someone's always watching over us.